The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-15
SUNDAY BIKE RACES
,sorssEp BIZ JACK PRINCE AND
REV. ED f. COOK.
70 TALK MATTER OVER AGAIN.
xcE SEES NO MORE HARM IN
RACING THAN RIDING TO
CHURCH.

.,,,,.ter wouldn't Take This View
:, waiter. but Promised to Consult
t.terixI Association Again-An-
.,ber Conference 10 Be Held This
.,ruiuG-Riders Have Contract
,,..h prince and So Are Protected.
Vat butler I'm City and Training
,o- Sundays Events - Turville
ri. From Trip North for Motors.
rbs motor-paced races advertised to
-. Mace at the Coliseum Sunday aft
'-noon will probably be pulled of
,r,,hout a hitch, although Rev. Ed. F.
Cook, president of the Savannah Min
,.,ar,a1 Association, and Jack Prince.
-.araeer of the Coliseum, had a
lengthy conference yesterday morning,
The minister and the race-meet pro-
r,oter were both silent after the con-
t.rence but it is known that no con-
.,,sion was reached. The question of
holdina Sunday races was gone over
at great length and the gentlemen
,rreed to meet later. The conference
ms held in the office of w. B. Stubs,
Zen and 1t is known that Prince will
meet the president of the Savannah
uinisterial Association at the same
place this morning. e..
Nat Butler arrived yesterday morn
ing. and began at once to train for the
tree-for-all scheduled to come off SUM-
dav Butler, as well as the other fast
~ n rif1n
dav and have taken ne part in the
discussion of the subject, precipita.ed
at the meeting of the Ministerial As
ISOLATION. Charlie Turville has also
orrived and at once began getting
-sadv to ride Sunday. He worked out
during the afternoon with. Butler at
the Coliseum. ~
Prince cannot understand how any
affection can be made to Sunday races
when liquor Is not sold at the track,
and when betting is not . permitted.
Tho National Cycling Association has
stringent rules touching this subject
and no sanctions are granted TO pro-
motors who violate. Without a
sanction no race can be run in the
United States. Under the head Of
"reprehensible conduct" the N. G.. A..
prohibits dishonest racing, bIackmail-
ing SCHelHSSI use VI lhiPAOPCAf toAl6OoSC
and betting on races"
A special rule that is enforced to the
letter says: Gambling gaines of any
description, by riders, trainers, attend
ants or other persons are forbidden
about the training quarters and
grounds of tracks enjoying membership
or permit privileges from the N. c. A.
In the face of these positive INSTRUCT
tons with regard to all vicious incli-
nations Prince cannot. see the harm in
holding Sunday meets. Then, too, he
had closed contracts with riders and
others before the opposition developed.
While the N. c. A. does everything
possible to elevate the game and throw
safeguards around the patrons sane
tons are given for Sunday race meets.
Prince already has his sanction.
Prince holds that he is pretty fair
Christian himself, but says. that he
sees no more harm in having bicycle
races on Sunday than he does in rid
ing bicycle to church, which he
knows is by no means unusual in Sa-
Vannah, as we'll as other places.
Rev. Mr.. Cook couldn't take this view
OF the case, but stated that he will
have another meeting of the Ministe-
rial Association to discuss the matter
furher, and will then have another
conference with Prince.