New-York tribune., 1902-05-26
CYCLING.
THE L. A. W. ANNUAL. MEET-FRENCH
CHAMPION AN AMERICAN-NOTES
AND COMMENTS.

Preparations for the twenty-thrd national meet
Of the League of American Whoelmen. which IS
scheduled for Atlantic City July 16, Il, IS and 10
arc progressing rapidly and long before the week
of the meet the executive committee hopes to baye
the bulk of the arrangements completed. Chairman
Al" Allen of the tours and committee has
appointed assistants Samuel Eaton J. II Nc
Grath, Jack George and William Ennis all Of
whom well known in cycling circles for their
ability road riders. The committee will be still
further strengthened hv the appointment Of the
captains of all the organizations composing the
Associated Cycling Clubs Of Philadelphia which IS
meet Should the big W ft of the
Inaterialize-and present advices seem TO indicate
VII also be appointed. J. c. W. Parsons No, 1908
pointed chairman of the hotel and accommodatiobs
committee.
willie" Fem the Nutmeg State blacksmith has
spent the last two months learning to follow mace
He is well fitted for the work. being strong
plucky and man Of stamina and there is every
promise of a grand career for the youngster After
winning the amateur championship of the sprinters
in 1900. Fem entered the professional ranks last
season and gained the title of "Handicap King"
unpaced champion Of the world and two mile ma
tonal champion. AS pace follower he IS anxIous
TO rate with the leading bunch and in the MANY
early races arranged for him will gain that er
Pe[ience Pa winch must come to all riders before the
and f7IIlv 80 IuCn crave Fem is easy rider
b hbnateIy Ed us use No rider has used higher than i50
While the rain interfered with tbc cv,oI ~
srhmme at the Nailsburg track near NeuarI,
yesterday and prevented the running off Of the
nhal heats there were Incidents which Interested
the spectators. The heats In the novice profess
slonal and half-mile amateur contests were run off
In the amateur handicap the New-York Athletic
CIuo team appeared entire for the first time con-
sisting Of Hurley II. and g. Welsing and billing
ton Two heats were ridden in this race when it
began to rain. and the riders sought shelter Then
the rain ceased and the riders came out although
the track slippery Hurley was on scratch
and made of the remarkable rides ever
seem He won his heat by twenty yards in 80 Ia
seconds. The worlds record is IS seconds and on
good track he might have beaten this Bald
again failed to appear
Harry Elkes the follower arrived in this
country on the steamship Fuerst Bismarck on Sat
urday He beaten in all three of his races in
France. Once he fell and twice he had trouble
with his pacemakers. He brought with him Basil
de Guichard. the amateur champion pace follower
chap. He was selected by the committee to repre-
sent France in the international championships,
man at all. He born at Denver. Col, his par
ents being on visit 10 this country. He taken
den with a small American flag about his waist
and this led 10 an investiga ton, which showed that
he was born in this country. He and Elkes will
make their first appearance at Boston on Memorial
Day.
No less than twenty racing men have decided TO
their lot with the middle distance competition
this year, and sport among the followers of the
puttering motors is certain to he of the interesting
kind OF course. many of the men now in training
for middle distance racing may desert TO join the
ranks of the sprinters when the National Cycling
~fact remains that many Will be needed 10