Evening star., 1902-02-05
Representatives Of Numerous Tracks
and Associations in Session.
EATON and STEVENS REINSFAFED
Delaney Urges Champion Jeffries
to Fight Fitzsimmons.
PORTS IN GE NE r A L

At the meeting of the National Cycling
Association, held in New York yesterday
cycle tracks cycle clubs and race-promot-
ing associations were reported to the total
number of about forty.
There was some friction, and the track
owners held numerous meetings and finally
formed a track owners association, which
will be incorporated. P. T. Powers is presi-
dent and Fred Voight secretary of this as
sociation. The track owners succeeded in
carrying through a motion to revise the
constitution
George NJ Hendee of Springfield was
elected chairman of the N. c. A; c. M.
BIoemecke of Newark, vice president; Tom
Roe. New York, secretary, and A. G. Batch
elder, treasurer.
Franchises were granted to Arthur Irwin
for Atlantic City. to c. Ross Klosterman
for Philadelphia, to the Massachusetts Ath-
letic Association for Cambridge. Boston
and Somerville to the Revere Cycle Track
Association.
Orlando Stevens was reinstated by the
meeting and Jay Eaton by the board of ap-
peals Eaton and Stevens had been sus-
pended for life for a bad race ridden July
80. 1899
There were represented at the meeting
Revere, Lowell Charles River Park and
Springfield, in Massachusetts,: Providence
son Square Garden. Jersey City, Philadel-
phia, Syracuse Buffalo (several clubs).
Baltimore. Washington. Atlantic City and
Pittsburg. Salt Lake City, Butte, Vailsburg
and number of cycling clubs and promot-
ing associations.
Incorporation of Tracks.
1t was announced that the track owners
had agreed to incorporate under the laws
of New Jersey. the corporation to be
known as the American Bicycle Track AS
ISOLATION.
A committee, to consist of N. L. Bridge
man. New York: Frank L. Kramer. j. J.
Nevin of Jersey City and Pat Sheehan Of
Providence, was appointed to revise the by
laws.
recommendation Of the board of control
that the punishment inflicted upon +. A.
Mcfarland, for his action in the six-day
race at Boston be reconsidered and that he
be fined $50 or suspended until May Is next
was accepted.
The following boards were elected:
Board of control-A. G. Batchelder, chair
man: r. F. Kelsey. Boston: N. E. Turgeon.
Buffalo: C. r. klosterman. Baltimore
Harry Hartley. Jacksonville. Fla: w. L.
Doty, Denver; W. L. Loos. Los Angeles
Cal; Frank L. Kramer, American Racing
Cyclists Union. Detroit.
Board Of appeals-G. A. Needham. chair
man. Brooklyn: Abbot Bassett. Boston: NJ
L. Bridgeman. New York: Horace S. Fogel,
Philadelphia; 8. A. Miles, Chicago.
Matter of Franchises.
The committee on franchises, in its re-
port. recommended that the franchise be
divided into three classes-permanent con-
ditional and temporary. The report was re-
ferred to the committee on bylaws
A. A. Mclean, who was interested in the
last six-day race in Boston. was called upon
to explain why 81, 100 in prize money had
not been paid He said that others inter-
ested in the race had not made losses good.
A committee was appointed to try to bring
about a settlement of the matter.
The franchise for Lowell was granted to
Fred Lake Pr
A committee was appointed to arrange for
benefit meet. the proceeds to be used to
care for injured riders.
Albert Champion appeared at the meet
ing and objected to the granting of the
franchise to Tom Eek for the Coney Island
velodrome Company. Champion claimed
that Eek owed him money. The board then
withdrew the franchise for the Coney Isl
and track, and the matter was placed in
the hands of Treasurer Batcheider for in
vestiga ton The meeting then adjourned
until April Z.