The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-11
NEWS OF TIE WHEELMEN.
Irving en-siiliburn Race Given Up Because
Freeholders Ask Too Much.

All plans for holding the Irvington Mill
burn race are up In the air. and II has been
announced By the Century Road Club Associa-
ton that the race is OF. so far as Its being
run by the association IL concerned. The
race has been run every year since 1889. but
now II seems In peril OF being abandoned
The cause for the announcement by the
Century Road Club Association was found in
the conditions required by the Essex county
authorities President X. A: Van Dyke Of
Board Of Freeholders on Monday. when they
granted his written request for permission to
Monday Mon az. The ccnditions imposed were
tina. the permission q The osias Of II the
trolley cars and all other vehicles during the
race. and that the association should furnish
Die for al accidents that might happen during
as sss
Tspent the whole day With the Freeholders
on Monday and when left told them that so
In' Eager Of asara anG Mr. 4e Hare
rison Of Irvtngton, who are Freeholders,
board tx The Whole matter to- to is president
Mr.. Qsletree Of West Orange. and he Is op..
TIC Keep sod ssd tSa
was q, job for the police. The idea Of asking
for bond and agreeing TO assume all liability
releasing the Freeholders and the towns from
gave that soT but ra0Srs
n asked Would sne sn
There would DO a flock Of shyster lawyers at
the race TO pick up cases. ] told them this;
so was /. / do not believe he will give In. at
least not to the Century Association.
pointed towafd sreate s Race than ever beg
fore. The road houses pledged themselves
for, bigger eontribYtions for prize money
Psops sse ssssf dollars
ony thsy 60 cr rae. . tina.
Neg jersey club cal, can get The permission
sanisstion Would undertake to run the race
and invite damage suits for the next year:
Tne1s us sSre of
applied Tor the he race the Bay View Wheemen
Of Newark wanted i. They stepped aside
naySe the Freehoiders viii be reasonablei
dealing with it. have written 70 Capt. +. l.;
81 s s club b. ds s 4R te fsep t Ind
P meet, on Thursday pisht; T The Bay View
70 run the rsoe We Will help them all We can
BcsrcS MaS. prii 10 !: hls;a Mclean
srGS CHI IoH r t The 81 S9%5
jan !. isSa' His petition was heard By Judge
defendant association claiming that he stated
no case emitting him to reins statement.
Mclean finds that his suspe nsion has inter-
fered with the performance OF contracts
which he has entered into IN Australia and
New Zealand. He alleges that Batcheldor
has written letters TO the League Of New South
Wales Wheemlen urging his dis2u al fication
from all cycle racing there until he has pro-
cured his reinststenient here. Ne has been
notified by the chairman OF the New South
Wales Wheelmen that he will not be permitted
TO perform his contracts for riding until he
has been reinstatsd by the y Z. A. lie
claims that he 10 legally entitled to member
ship in the ASSOCIATION. The court reserved
its de cision on the demurrers.
The annual election Of the Kin gs County
Whesmen was OF peculiar interest because
OF the fact that three members OF the Alpha
Motor Cycle Club to which houseroom was
recently given conditional on ten OF Its mem
bers joining the club. were elected governors.
They were all elected for long terms, too.
Messrs. Young, Fontaine and Fisher are all
Alpha MEMBER This looks like a step
toward oblltera ting the dividing line between
the two ORGANIZATIONS and the passing Of a
considerable proportion OF the control Of
Affairs into the hands OF the motor bicyclists.
The ticket elected was as follows:
II. II. Smith. president; l.. T. Perharn. vice -pres
dent: W. r Buckley secretary: W. ID. Fsul, assistant
secretary Thomas II. Ivory, treasurer: L. G. Halnes,
assistant treasurer; governors TO serve unexplred
years. w. Z. Fontaine and George N. Fisher, Jr.