The sun., 1901-03-31
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
l.. A. W. Ar WORK TO KEEP AUTOMO-
BILEs OFF CYCLE TRACKS.
sscretAry-Treasurer Clark Of New York NJ
vision CONFIDENT That Bill Now in Senate
WIN Re Amended A. II. &, to Encourage
Amafsura-.as a in a, ,nndiiinn of Rnnds.


WIN Re Amended A. u. q. to Encourage
Amateurs-Gossip- Condition Of Roads.
Secretary-rreasurer John +. Clark Of the
New York Division L. A W went 10 work
with a will yesterday notifying the l.. A. W
men az Albany and the outposts Of the alleged
defect in the Doughty Automobile hill. which
will leave the New York and Brooklyn cycle
paths open to automobilists unless corrected.
Mr. Clark told a reporter Of THE SuN that he
considered the point raised in The SIN Of Fri
day last to be one of vital importance, and that
the bill would undoubtedly be amended In the
Senate before being passed. He thoughtitun-
doubtedly an oversight and deemed II i'm
possible for the bill 20 pass after the short
coming was pointed out There are several
representatives Of the l.. A. W AZ Albany
during the session and the matter will now
pass into their hands The fact that Two
arrests of autOmobilis have already been
made for running on the Coney Island cycle
path indicates the necessity for legal re-
stricton. and this in its present form the
Doughty bill does not give.
This weeks report on road conditions
shows that the recent rains were not heavy
enough 10 make wash.outs, but have left The
earth roads rttty. The high winds OF the
past two days have done much toward drying
all roads ana with continued clear weather
there will be good riding on all the macadam
roads to-day Excerpts from the report
follow,
New York the macadam roads in the vicinity
OF Mount Vernon and Yonkers are in good condition
the earth roads are somewhat ru,ty, The roads Of
weeks time will nr IN fair shape for riding The
Earth roads of Hyde Park are rough and muddy and
In Fou Montgomery are fair only. In Tappdn aud
tiuynard the roads are unsettled and hardly IN good
shape fOr wheeling. The macadam roads Of Manuel
are good and the earth roads are fast diving up.
Long Island on the north shore the roads are IN
frs class condition O Cold Spring ana In the central
section through Hampstead, Jericho and i'cSSNillr
to FafmngdAlc East Of PAtchugur. where earth
roads abound tney from fair 20 poor. The cycle
paths ore all In fair shape through 70 thdghsmrton
,oads are gofd hut IN. earth rpndS are SIN rough
The macadam roads uf Trenton and Railway are IN
excellent shape but the earth roeds are poor and
muddy. The earth roads Of Newark are rather poor,
hut the macadam roads up Ia their usual standard
VI excellence. The condition ~ the stone roads "
bergen county Is improving and they will he entirely
rdahle in u day oT two II 10 more rain fails me
dirt roads Of this vicinity will be unridable until after
!he middle Of nsM month Ihr , old Plan, plank tnad i
street, naCkenSHck. and the Sclfdulruhlrg road Is
nadlN cat UP by teamng
After having announced us intention 70
support racing by hiring teams Of profess
~iouals the American Bicycle Company has
decided 70 "g0 'h9 Whole hog ana Yesterday
teurs and q do II on al extensive plan With
his and in view II has arranged that the
country be divided into twen weight di--
irict- as follows.
Maine. New Hampshire and Vermont MasSa-
chuSettS IthOde Island aud Connecticut Ncw Work.
New jersey Pennsylvania Matvland. Virginia
and West Virginia Norh Carolina end south Caro-
Ina. Geotgla and Florida Nch'gan, Onto. Indiana.
Kcntucky Alabama. Mississippi aud Louisiana:
Minnesota and Wisconsin lNnrS. Missouri Iowa
aud Nebraska North and South Dakota Kansas.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, lr'as Mouiara
and wyoming Colorado, tHh Washington oregon
and Idaho Nevada. New Mexico and Arizona, Can
fOfulA
-Four valuable gold medals uf an elaborate
description will be offered !ur district records
made IN competitions, 'he distances 10 be
one two. five and ten miles under certain
conditions
Areport that was first publish ed in Boston.
10 the effect that movement l. on foot to
form an association IN opposition 20 N"
National cycling Association. L. not disturbing
theN { \ officials in the least. The y {. \
officers say that the dl~-cnSion I- confined
10 iuur mon and two tracks. The Two tracks
ar" those nj Bo"villc. y J.. and Waltham.
Mass which are un bad terms With the y {
Two of the four men who have been talk