The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
PLANS OUTLINID ron 4 n LE1GTE
OFIICIAL ORGh,
The Future Bulletin to he n Monthly Con-
tract With the Present Publisher Not
Likely 10 u. Renewed Colony OF Rae
Ing Candidates to Train NJ Louisville.

tract with the Present Publisher Not
Likely 10 u. Renewed Colony OF Rae
Ing Candidates 10 Train NJ Louisville.
Since Tuesday, when the Comments Of some
l.. \. " member v hu called AT the Offices VI the
New York State DIVISION were printed in THE
SIN, the question ~ what Is 10 br done about
the IialisitH contract" has ls-r upp-rIuOst nj the
League hraduuHEprs, and among the active
members GENERALLY II srrms To he conceded
by evrfy one hat the BUiritH fDHtter - the most
one with which the League has 10 deal
Some more light l. shed on thu subject by what
WAS learned Yesterday In an interview between
n reporter Of TIM 81 y aud a man who has been
u member 81 the lIagu" Tor twelve wears and
prominent IN the lrnd- for tvr yeats The latter
stated that Elliott viii not again be- the publisher
and that he BolIrtH viii he a monthly. This
Information is from the inside and may he con
sidered ~ absolute according Ia TiIE ~ NJ
informant lie T. n man In n Position I" hio"
what The proceedings 81 the committee have been.
II is known tina, the idea ut the com lnitt'r l. I"
and SOM, good sporting magazine that would
become the l., \ v organ,
There il one a, pet Of he situation that II Of
peculiar interest and l., likely 10 engase ihe !" A W.
In a legal controversy with Sterling Elliott, the
pItNfIl PNDlN1tI " luf bNfftfN ~ w
the custom for the ]. A. " treasury 10 pay over
i'm mediately Ia the publisher the quarters I-
oei'ed for subscription to Nae Buiissin. but Tor
some weeks past TINS has not been done.
The member Referred 10 said The new B1IiriiH
should handle mechanical matters Without fear
or favor praisins ar consuming. over the signatuie
i IN !et Sixb Gat F1y't de- Just E :, tHe m /, ystsl' d i0 the
[, i. [. in England knot vs. that the matter pinteu
IL reliable II makes no difference, when the critic
wants 10 praise, that the maker ~ the comlnenda
ba AFtlrl. 4 = pnt AN yttnftLnT Ii makes M
difference when the paper %cri,icifes, II the makers
desert II Ii proceeds II has the circulation
among riders and all have had 10 recognize that
TACT II - the authority, and 80 1t makes money
and satisfies It's readers II Is worth many time
what they pay for II. That Is The kind 81 paper
we want Tor the H. \. ", bgtIein"
The Columbia cycle team began road riding
yesterday afternoon ;or the first tine. Capt.
a. Man led the men on an ,ight-mile ride
to Hlghbridge and return. indulging IN a mum
Der Of spurts on the home stretch. Tho rider.
were Havilan1. Allan, Coe. knoell. Rae. Modry.
Korn, Field, Wel!es. Waters and Rose.
II. $. Earle. Chief Consul OF the Michigan
division. l.. A. W. has taken up the sidspath
idea. and is pushing 1t with an enthusiasm and
originality that promise TO make his State a
great one for cycling. He has made plans to
In an unique manner. by siiepath building He
has been travelling around and arranged IN the
towns 10 have the wheelmen and as many
friends as they can muster tnru out ana WORK
with rakes and shovels. He says that there will
be 10000 men working and that moretlan one
hundred miles of paths will be built during the
day few such felebrati2nS IN ms state
would soon result In Il trunk-line path from
New York 10 Buffalo being completed,
Most OF the racing men are preparing TO 60
10 louisyill. TO 30 their spring train ne ana In
another. week there. will be a 20 .ony o. them
there. Bald has made definite plans to he one
OF the number. Jimmy Michael Is now at work
IN 4 gymnasium aud says that he vii! remain
and Mcfarland were 10 cave San Francisco for
Louisville yesterday. Philadelphia has an In.
teresting group Of tho circuit chasers who are
ing at the Pythiau A G These are Bobby
Thompson and Archie McEachren, the cana.
dams; Fred sims, THO former intercnllegiate
Champion OF %. They. too. will go 70 The
Louisville track. Sims had retired. but lie z I
the fever again ant refused u position Win
there Will be many new men and lot OF the
old-timers in the field this season. McEachren
says that no VIII tight 10 retain his title OF The
unpaced champion AMI will also ride in paced
races.
To THr EDITOR OF THr ~suS-Sr,. VIII you kindly
E EnsoIla -l m sh hsihe Ii ,hrra Sn n1 =. !. +. e N,Ss OF ME NE
road race on he ioney Island cycle path m Iecora
tion Day >l'nllar to the one held on LA1or usy. II
not. don lOu think Il 4 good idea to stir Mp tho
clubs about 4, as the MIburh.lrNIns'on is 50 much
ont OF the way j !. c
The foregoing letter is one that voices the
sentiments OF MANY wheelmen about New
York. There are probably more, vince meu in
this city who stay away from the 1rvingtou-
Milhurn because OF the trouble OF getting
Long Island Associated Clubs of holding their
road race on Decoration Day instead Of Labor
Day. but as the precedent OF allowing the
paths 10 be used for 4 race has been established
by the fark Commlssi'ner "A contest on them
on May 80 might be possible II a reliable club
should choose to arrange it,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUv-Sir: After
all the promises made. the bicycle path over
the Bridge seems as far from becoming a
reality a. ever. Considering the convenience
this path would prove 10 thousands, ami thatit
would remove the possibility OF accident while
crossing on u wherI, II seems a shame to lctths
matter rest. That the building o. the path
presents no very difficult engineering feat. you
have more than once proved IN youg columns,
b. well 10 stir ~ those lr'hargi" Officials who
seem rather bent on finding excuses than IN
pushing to completion a work which has he.
BEook.IyS. Mafca - TR.NEIl. DAILY.
Century riding promise, 10 be more popular
this year than in ANY previous season Nearly
al The prominent clubs IN the Metropolitan
district have applied To- the Associated Cycling
Clubs Tor sanction for spring runs Those that
have secured dates include the following
Century Nhep,men, April -: Prospect Nheel.
men ~ North New York. May ~ Wig ant
CyriH ,!un. NAV 20 MetroUo tan Bicycle Ciub.
June !. and Madison NheeInen. June II An
other imror'ant century aunt vii be held by
the Century Road cab ~ America early in
April Besides the usual club trophies oiered
on these runs. President VI l." Brigham Of
the Metropolitan Bicycle club au1 chairman Of
the Race Commute. OF the Associated Cluba
has donated a twenty pound racing wheel TO
the captain o. the club having the largest az
grega'e score oi survivors on runs held before
July |.
SulEs.
4 club that d. tNu. rieuciny marked prusI erty
during the slact season II the ROYAL Arauum
than hti new ne btrs - their rolls TN, wear. The
organization - etIpLaiIcall} awhr cling club. and -
road event., are a!wayS lArg'Iy att nted, Ohl, mem.
DeIs u' III EN'ils anuJ| ~" eilG|hiC
The NASSAU Wheelmru. WHO we're incorporated IN
1897, have m we'd INTO u three story brick house AZ
I2J ~ DNIslnu avenue lhg house II fully pro-
vided with wheel rooms baths, billiard rooms sni u
Their is iu-t about r ON enough IN It to Hc, mmo
dat. N" club
The Defender Nhe lmrn hdic elected the follow
ipg uticrrs. Frank II Patton, President, Louis II
Wtidner. wee President, Frank J. stager. Financial
Secretary. Hem, q laWbaIL, Ir"asur.r. Nalrn,n,
tain, William II Wcllurr. F.rat Lieutenant. FrauL
j, Staper. second Lieutenant. Henri q Helm, First
Color Bearer. Peter hArtt2. Nr'oud color Ertrc..
PRANK Hart. Jr., StryrHut. Valentine Slha'er,
Iugler; SAMUEL Hogan, VI u, Surgeon.
Trap shooting.
Assisted by a very Strong southwosterly brcsye
the pigeons proved a lot ~ hard fycr, at the Dexter