The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
NEWS or THE WHEELxEN.
Riders Como Near Lssing Park Privileges
-Metropsae Clubs Coed work.

fatal blow at the free Use OF the parks by
wheelmen has been warded on by the alertness
and energy Of that 'oid guard Organization.
the Metropole Cycling Club. The danger lay In
the amended Bailey Doughty bill which Is now
pending before the New York State Legislature
and which has been advanced to third reading
AFTER meeting with the approval of the auto
moblllsts. The incident In point is an Illus
tration OF how serious encroachment upon
vested rights might be made were not some
one watchful
The amendment rs originally introduced
by Senator Edwin Bailey, Jr., Of Suffolk
county. was Senate bill $50. an act to amend
the Highway act Of $780, which Is otherwise
known TO bicyulsts as the Liberty bill, =
because 1t chased bicycles az vehicles and
gave them the right to use all highways and
park roads. section Of the act Of 1890 reads
The commissioner, trustees or other au-
thorities having control or charge Of any
highway, public street. park parkway or
place shall have no authority to pass. en-
force or maintain any ordinance. &c. by
which any person using a bicycle. automo-
bile. DC. shall be excluded or prohibited
from having free use of any such highway
The Bailey amendment, as originally
printed. proposed. among other things, to
amend this section. by striking out the word
park. This would enable park commissioners
to exclude bicycles and automob les from any
park under their Jurisdiction.
Alexander Schwalbach Of Brooklyn. one Of
the earliest riders, and for years prominent
as good roads and wheemen y rights advo-
cate, read the bill. discovered the menace
in 1t and aroused his fellow members Of the
Metropole Club to action. A letter was sent
to Senator Bailey. The Senator introduced
the bill as measure to further regulate auto-
mobiles at the request Of Congressman
Townsend b. Scudder Of the Long Island
N.ea Ntxra. laaz l.Ns -
ferrecd TO him. Congressman Scudder wrote.
saying he had no intention OF striking at
bicycles and IN, TIA, the amendment mus, be
made, The printers mist axe OF singing
S" a U oSe and ye, The M IN this form
was in imminent danger Of being passed.
-, The New York and the Alpha Motor Cycle
ins az Flushins The New York elub. WIN
Bsok y1 from Pushna tR h. ner rS
Snd sy ga 90 %
and jamaica to brooklyn.
Floyd Mcfarland and LIVER Lawson arrived
In the city yesterday from Atlanta. Ga.
where they rode in the sly III day race that con
S s6t VIZ aond f1sn n sP aa saa Law ss
s9n Joined The COLONY, that + assembling at
NtNdrh NHItink lot tne NallsDuTk Truck tO
open, The MANAGEMENT Of the track has de.
termined. however not to open Y until u
about the sunday races. petition 10 now
being circu lated in Vallsburg asking the
Mayor 10 permit sunday races and Il h be-
lieved that so many signatures OF the Mayors
supporters will be obtained to this petiton
that the Mayor will not put the prohibitive
license fee Of $500 a sunday on the races.
Chairman Batchelder Of the n. c. a Board
of Control received word yesterday that the
demurrer entered by the y. c. A, counsel
to the suit for mandamus compelling his
instituted by Alexander A.
Mclean had been sustained by the court and
that Mclean must file a new complaint The
attitude Of Mclean Il a peculiar one lie was
suspended for not paying prizes won by
riders in a six-day race run at Boston In JAM |
uary 1902.
Chairman Batchelder said yesterday:
vitiSie the whole I power OF tie y e to con-
troll It's members apd keep the sport clean.
IT the court should decide in favor Of Mclean |
In this case, II would mean that no sport can be
regulated by governing body. |
The y. c. A. will fight the case 10 the uttermost !
and will. II necessary. appeal and carry IL to |
the highest courts. |