6 THE SPORTING LITTE. April 3O.

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UiiH'ii. SO. l.oui.TlII* Cjcle Club'1 Ten Mils lUodic.p Bund

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tt>», N>atk. N.Y.juxl.

<. Bnrrard DDiTrrdtjr C. A. Rae* Mf*t, CambrMte,Jl Ml.

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Me«t.!». Cr-tr»nt C. C. B»M Mest, Boohetier, N. Y. TiilrJ

Circtiii M*vl.17-18 ,N.w Yoik flair Piru'ou Annual Mretat Buf

S-la. Fituitli Clir,.il Sircl.18 W«| Ijrnn Hoi* i Rue.' Sl"«, »t Gl«i-.m*re 1'ark. l'J--.'2- I'eiiM.yiT-ni. Pi.i-I'D Jl>"-l. Scrum. .n, l'«. SI. Aniiunl I! *'l Ra.-t. at Louiirille. Adilre» Irlnce

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EDITORIAL COMMENT.CURUENT TOPICS OF.TnE CYCLIXG

WOULD DISCUSSED.

The Race Track, the AVorksh'op, New Inventions and the Sport in Gen­

eral Criticising of All Sorts. Tiru "LATE r.srLKASAATNEss" is nothi»K

but a trnilitinn to the mnjoiily of'the riders of lliffe UniHcl Plates, rinl il will be-of in­ terest to ninny of our reader* tn note the ft 1- lowing article, liiken from the c.xtrenic'ly intercKtinz eerics of war news wlin-h tiie Pliilndelpliiu fitquireri* repulilithing from itsfilre of ISul:

"TAUXTON, April !), 1S61. The citizens ofT:HintiiM, Mnn."., IIHVP just iwivcd trmn theAines Jliiniifm'tiirins Conipniiy, of Chicopec,'.. iiinxliilu'fiit Rword, winch they degigu |>re-

,ilinj5 to (he Ritlhnit romiiiiimlcr of Fortmiller. The lilrnJe is of exquisitely temp-rdsleel, hilt ot carved ivory, surroundedill R houvily plsleil fin»re rpprescnliiiff

:ln-rty. The grahnnrd is of the riehcvt gi>ld;ite. \vithn reiirfsetitatiiHi of Tort Sinnlor

.vid niilimry enihledi*. On the handle is aliirjre pild Khielil, wilh tipfiMpriule Lalin[>J;ril.'.'s, nnd nn Ijit'llsh itiscriplion thus:

"The Citizens ot Taunlou, MasfHcliusetUto

MAJOH Rourr.T ANDRRFON, U. .S. A. A Trilitito to Hi" Courii|;« ami Kidelily." Tiio Auicf. il.-uiuiHcturiug Couipuny have

since those stirring days which tried the Nation's ooulgmie into the manufacture of the peaceful hicycle, at one time building the Victors fur the Overman Wheel Company, and now being manufacture of the New Hails, the Sylphs and other u-cU-kuown bi­ cycles.

"WHY, now NOW? Are we going to wit­ ness, by one of Hie unerring laws of retriuu- tjon, a revival of the CJeared Ordinary as against the all-pervading low machines.

Listen:"A. good deal hn« been written ahout the

Crypto u<>nr«l ordinary 'drajrginjj' up bill. We hear that Jiolhrin, who has been thor­ oughly testing n Standi-.nl pattern 44in. C. (.!. O. with lioulhroyd tyres, gives it as his ex. perieiree that he i-iin ride hills f.ifter and tnnre eissily on this machine than on the safety. Such au oju'iiion from stieh « source is very valuable. Jlr. Holbein nlso (inds the g»dille posiiion comfnrlable, and, though not yet in trainine, he cun make excellent spevd on the G. O."

This is according to Wheeling, and Wheel­ ing knows a thing or (wo.

"SKVKRAL OF TFIK FAST MKN Till trnin on the private truck at Wiudle's home Ihis neasiin. Atnunp them ore Harry Arnold and \V.\V. Taxis. The latter hopes 10 rnnke n giM>d itiiiwine, nnd if hard worlc will help any, he will come somewhere near his expeo tatioi^" Muwj Exchangti.

All TV'. W. Taxis ever needed was "hard work," combined with a little "wnd." Tall and muscular.with uunsnal physical streiiu1 '1 and phenomenal spurting powers (In the fin­ ish of a mile race ridden in 2:40 or there­ abouts, in which the riding is nil done on the hist quarter, Taxis is well-ni^h invincible), all the Philadelphia!! requires is common everyday hhrd work, and plenty of it, to make him one of America's fastest men.

No man can aspire to first honors in nny calling, athletic or otherwise, without putting himself down to hard downright laborious work, and Mr. Taxis needs a liberal allow­ ance of this before he can show what he is really capable of which he liiu never yet really done,

THE PENNSYLVANIA Dmsiox. In accord­ ance with an official notice published else­ where, is nbout to amend its constitution so sis to enable nny club to join the Leaeue by having three-fourth of its me'Dbership unite with the parent organization.

This i.i a move (there can be little question of its adoption by the board of ofiicers at the annual meeting of the Division at Scranton on June 20-22). whose wisdom will lie amply justiSed by ihe immediate benefit which will result to the Division in the rapid increase in League membership which it has etTeeted in other large cycling centres; unltf-s, indeed, the average Pennsylvania club should be so short-sighted as to refuse lo see what is self- evident to everybody who is not wilfully blind and that we can scnfeely believe.

PENNSYLVANIA'S STATE RACING EOAHD CHAIRMAN, Mr. O. S. Jiunnell, whose com­ munication appears in anolher column, is on" of the objectors to the new rule which permits the assignment of division cham­ pionship!! to League clubs only, and hechar- acteri.Ntically voices those objections which, he claims, but reflect the opinion of nearly all the Philadelphia cycling organizations. While we do all justice to the sincerity ot Mr. Cunnell's convictions, a critical analysis cannot but pick a host of futal flaws in his arguments. They cannot bear the cold, clear light of dispassionate and impartial crit­ icism.

Without dwelling on the first paragraph (other than to remind Mr. Runnel] that while it undoubtedly is true that the League's largest practical work is unquestionably in the field of rond improvement, yet it is the brilliant sunset effects and vivid i-pectncular displays that appeal to the popular heart), we lake issue with his second proposition. The rule may be arbitrary; all new legisla­ tion must perforce be sharp nnd decided if it is to secure its own enforcement; but it is no more narrow and inexpedient than an; other of the racing rules.

Is not the sole end and aim of all the laws and legislation of the League of American Wheelmen intended to prnviile for the benefit ot members of that body solely and entirely? Do we not appeal directly to tbe self-interest ot every proselyte whom we make by ap­ proaching him with offers of the many ad­ vantages which he will secure through mem­ bership in its body? "Chromo attachment" is good and decidedly IJnnneliesqne, it we may use the term, but Mr. Bimnell better thnn the majority of men by far knows full well that any and all orgnnizntious are held together by the measureot self interest which each individual member assumes himself to be possessed of iu the parent body. Personal gain, advantage; emolument what yon will - is the standard by which we gauge all, or nearly all, of our actions and endeavors, and while this iact may not be over-creditable or fluttering to our self-esteem, yet it is none the less true.

As we snid before, all of tlic Lea.cne's rules have been framed with the view of enabling its members to profit by its advantages, and the League club championship idea is de­ signed to give to the club organizations nt least a modicum of tbat benefit nbich the iu- dividual enjoys. ___

EDITOR PRIAI, AND THR Wheel are to be congratulated on the final outcome of the libel suit instituted against the Sporting Times for the article which appeared in the columns of the hitler paper last fall, in whii h Mr. Prial nnd the Wheel were handled with­ out gloves. \or is the Sporting Tima to be considered as anything but well out of the scrape. The amende honorable which will be made in the form of a public editorial apol­ ogy in this week's issue, is » happy wiiy out of what might hnve been a very disagreeable nff«ir. Libel suits are always unpleasant and costly; so we congratulate both parties, and say to our e. c.: Don't do itofainl

Trade.TnB FIEST DAMAGE SUIT ever begun

agninst the government was filed Wednesday of last week, at Chicago, by the Wilkinsuri Spurting Goods Company in the United Males Circuit Court. The suit is 10 recover $2t'CK> and i* brought under the act of Con­ gress of 1887, permitting suits to be beeiin Hfjainst the United Slates, whieh until that time could not liemrd. It in claimed that Collector John M. Clark made the plaintiff p:iy $2uOO loo tniicli duty on bicycles im­ ported from England by compelling lue com­ pany to add to the entries over Jo'JUO, upon which added value duty was assessed. This addition of value, it is claimed, wa« not war­ ranted by the market price of bicycles.

One reiisnn why no one else hiis heretofore taken advantage of the law allowing the government to lie sued is the trouble which was experienced in getting a suit into court. The reil Inpe necessary to begin such a suit is discouraging. Yesterday the attorney in the case WHS compelled to make a declaration in court that the suit had been begun and that he believed heliud a bona fide cause of nc- lion. Next, true copies of all Ihe papers in the suit were made up in a bundle and tent bv special delivery to the Attorney General of the -United States. The Ihird and last proceeding wa» a formal notice to the Dis­ trict AtH'niey thnt (lie ease hnd been begun. Theti,uud not until then, was plaiutifl'iu court. __

ONE OF THE LARGEST deals of the se««on was put lltrotigh last we*k. The American Oriuoudj Cycle Company purel;a».'4 tiie

"QUEEN OF SCORCHERS." Imported by Luburg Mfg. Co., 321-5 N. 8th St., Philadelphia.

SPECIFICATIONS: Frame, genuine weldless sieel tube; connection", specially prepared steel of the finest quality, all drop forging?; hnh* and cones of diamond uteri; wheels.2i> inch; tangent spoke«; hollow rims (Warwick's paicut): cork handles; chain, Hrampton's special, with hardened links; ball bearings to all piirts, including steering he:id nnd pedals; special dress guards of patent leather. The usual bright parts plated, other purl* enamelled and elegant]; liued iu color. Weight, 33 pounds. Price, with 1J inch best cushion tires, $UO; with pneumatic tires, $150 and $16J.

balance of the stock of last year's wheels from the II. L. t'olemnu Co. The invoice com­ prised more than 1000 machines of all kinds.

THE VALIDITY OP THE DTSI.OPTIRE PAT­ ENT f* lo be vigorously contested bv H num­ ber of the English lire concerns. A letter to \Yhcrlinrj gives some information ou this sub­

ject us follows:SIK. He amendment of Dunloo pneunmtio

lira [intent, ID,OUT, 1SS3. It ID t r interept your ri'ajera to know ibut on be'mlf of Mrs-ra. \V. ami A. B.ater, Lcici-ji«r; Chits. Mueintui i It Co, Iy i mi til, Jlaiicbe'ter; W. W»rner A Co, lonjun; the India Iluliber Ouit» lVrcli:t and Ta'egmph Works Co.. Limited. Silvertown; the MUlaml India Rubber CViuii»ny. liirtmu^luun, Hud Mcssr*. Cftpon, lli»atoo & Cu., Birtain ;h»u>, » yesterday instructed M«wr». Pliillipa & LrUh. of SuutHa-npion building, patent »geni-, lo ledge nn Apportion to the amendment smi^'u to be iiiaile by ttio patentee in tbe sneuitiOtftiiMi to tbe patent in question.

Oar client* fuel that every le»>l means mint bo adapted to otrrtbrow the itiempl tu amend * p.uenl, ihe validity of wbhb tney propose 10 contest at the pnij.ertiine.

Obediently your-, MANS 4 TATI.OR.

THE GOBMPM.Y & JEFPERY MFG. Co. has l»een shipping Hart saddles to France on a cash order, nnd are now negotiating with a French mnnitfncturer who is desirous of using this celebrated saddle on his wheel. They have nlso made shipments of their lamps to France, England aud other European countries.

A RAMBLER FINISHED IN COPPER PLATE, the first of its kind, we believe, has just been finished by the Uormully <t JeB'ery Mfg. C". and shipped East. ]t is a handsome tiiiish nnd is attracting much notice in their Boston brunch window, as is the white enamel Kumbler in the Chicago retail store window.

I.V PRESENTING THEIR SEW MACHINE, theQueen of Sc»reher«, to the Americuu trade, the Luburg Jlfc. Co. sny:

"\Vhenwestiite that this machine, fully equipped with guards at all points and filled witlrbrake, rubber petals, n two-and-a-hiili pound iinddie and Ijin. pneumatic road tires, only weighs 33 pounds, wn are sureihatit will strike every intelligent cyclist as being n greater 'triumph of mechanical skill' than even the 'King of Scorcher*,' fur this reason: That while the construction of the diamond frame, together with the stripping off of every part that can be in any way dispensed with, oft'ers facilities for reducing the weight of cycles for the nieof gentlemen, it wasihotigbt impossible however desirable it ma-lit lie to materially reduce Ihe weight of cycles for Ihe use of ladies. This belief anise in con°e- qucnce of the peculiar construction of the frame, in which the connection of the two wheels are coupled by a single tube; nlso Ihe it mount of accessories whieh are required tor Ihe rider's safely and comfort, in the form of wheel and chain guards nnd other etceteras. Ladies, ns a rule, have not the eame muscu­ lar strength, neither do they subject their machines to so gre:it n strain; therefore we feel sure tbe boon we are able to offer in ft machine so carefully constructed nnd wilh fuch a considerable reduction in weight will be appreciated by them. It is needless to sny that, in the construction of this machine, we have brought lo bear all the experience we have had wilh the 'King of Scorchers,' and in it have utilized as many of its parts as possi­ ble; iu fact, oue is reailv the outcome of the other." "

MOKE ENTERPRISE IS SELDOM SRES than i* displayed at present at the warehouse of the Brelz & Curtis Mfg. Co., 17 South Fourth street, this city. Every flour is packed to the ceiling with Macintosh cushion and Thomas pnematic. "Scorchers," ready for the rush which is now about to break upon all those who sell gnod machine.'!. Kv r since last No­ vember the factory has been making large weekly shipments of "Scorchers," and Hret/. (i Curtis are now prepared to fill all orders promptly. The company wish to state to their agents that they now have in stock ladies' Scorchers, in both Macintosh ens lions and Thomas pneumatic tires, but only a limited number. First come first served. Warwicks are also being handled by this company, and already many orders are booked ahead for them. The Warwicks are retailed up town by the Central Cycle Co. and J. C. Donnelly, who are making them their leaders, many already beinif placed in the clubs. The Warwick is better than ever this yenr, and Mr. Cnrtis says

' 'Philadelphia will take all we can get of them."

Pr ibably the Solid Comfort Saddle has met with more success than mivlhine ever at­ tempted by the Uretz & Curtis Mt'jf. Co., as they are working overtime at tbe factory mid are still behind their orders. Unques­ tionably with the added improvements which Mr. Curlis intends to make in this Riddle it will have a tremendous season iu 1S93.

IN REFERRINO TO THE PATENT SUIT of H. S. Owen vs. the Overman Wheel Company in our last issue, we stated lhat the Washing­ ton court had sustained the patent and or­ dered a perpetual injunction against the Overman Wheel Company.

This information reached us in the regular course of Washington news, the decision ns rendered having duly appeared in the col­ umns of the Washington pnpcrs; but we are since advised by the Overman Wheel Com­ pany that the case has not been settled at all, but stands appealed, and th.it the statement that a perpetiml injunction bad beeu issued lacks even a foundation of fact.

We take pleasure in making the above cor­ recting statement.

Recent Inventions.A list of recent bicycle patents, reported

especially for THE SI'OKTIXU LlKR.J>y W. }•'.. Aughinbaugh, patent attorney, Washing­ ton, I). C.:

473,493 Bicyclesaddle spring,Ilenry Berg- fels, Newark, N. J.; tiled Sept. 14, 1891. Serial No. 405,599.

473.5S6 Railway velocipede, Geo. W. Mil­ ler, Kalarnazoo, Mich.; filed Jan. 6, 1S92. Serial No. 417,215.

473 609 Saddle for bicycles, Walter Bramp- ton, Birmingham, England; filed Oct.'30,1H91. Serial No. 410,304. Patented iu F,ii«hind June lt>, 1891, No. 10,190, aud Aug. 23, 1SSH, No. 14.211.

473,<>;vs Valve for pneumatic tires, Geo. II. F. Schrailer. New \ ork, N. Y.; filed Feb. 17, 1SU.'. Serial No. 421 S19.

i73,rys Pneumatic tire, Panloa W. Tll-

linghast, Providence, II. I.; filed June 22, 1891. Serial No. 397,137. Patented iii Eng­ land July 7. 1391, Nn. U.XI4.

473.81H- Unll bearing fur bicycles, Wm. H. Binns, Chicago, III., assignor to the Chicago Sewing Machine Company, same place; filed Dec. l». 1891. Serial No. 414,499. . 473,817 Chain adjustment for bicycles, Win. II. Binns^ChiiMgo, 111., assignor to the Chicago Sewing Machine Company, same place; filed Dec\ 9, 1891. Serial No. 414.498.

473,818 Hub and shnft coupling for bicy­ cles. Win. H. Binns, Cl.iengo, 111., assignor 10 the Chicago Sewing Machine Company, same place; tiled Dee. 9, 1S91. Serial No. 414,5(iO.

473,829 Bicycle, James Diamond, Aston, near Birmingham, assignor to Richard Kd- mnud Kin?, Birmingham, Kn?laud; filed Nov. 11, 1S91. Serial No. 411,.r>62.

473,S.'tl- Tire lor w -eels if velocipedes, John B. Dunlop, Belfast, assignor to the Pneum.'itie Tvre mid Booth's Cycle Agency, Limited. Dublin, Ireland; filed Dec. 18, 1.S90. Seri.il No. .'175.160. Patented in England Oct. 10,18.<W. N". lo'.OXO.

473,867 -Uiryi'le wheel lock, Cornelius J. Rrusnan. Springfield, Mass, .assignor of three- fifths tn Frank M. die, Ilenry A. Chapin and I.ymau W. Besse, same place; filed Jan. 27, 1»92. ______

COMMENTARIES."J. McNilty There ore »lmost ns many cv-

clinif paper!" in Ameri'-a. na in thia country. The principn <>n«« nro Thr \\~1irtl. lirnndway, NVw Y"fk; Kiry<-i:»ij H'n.-Yrf, 12 Pearl ftrce'. licstun, Maw., and Tin R-frrcr, Dearborn utreet, Chi- c*t", PI." Tl.c Ci/i-li't.

Yes, Mr. Sturmey, there are almost as many wheel papers here ns there are in England, twenty-seven, I think, counting old and new and good ami bud, and several back counties are yet to be heard from.

Hiit don't yr.ii think you are cutting the list of "principal ones" rather too close to be either truthful or accurate?

Why hiiv you left out of this rating Sear- ings, your namesake,the American (Jyclitt, or TlIKSPORTINli 1,1KB?

Thev are nil in tbe front rank, though per­ haps the very close touch with American cy­ cling nflairs for which you are famous ha* not yet m:ide yf>-j aware of that fact.

I mail you a copy of each to-day, and as­ sure yon that rending of them will convince you they are worthy of the notice of even the great Sturmey.

« »That dear old mud-turtle, the N. C. U., fs

tryine to re-introduce the "gentleman ama­ teur" idea to cycling once more, aud to that end the following resolution was offered at the Union's last meeting:

"Employees of <»yc!e manufacturer* or of cycle ftsrrins shall not be oli^ib'e i<> ounpete in cyc'e rnocs belli unfler the N. C. U rule*. Mechanic* or nrti.-»n? who hire rerrod an appreniicesliin, or hnve been brought up tu the cycle or en­ gineering trud', nnil irho Are fur the time em ( 1 iyed by cycle tnnnuf ioture rs or ncenu, or any person who pliaM ho!>l n specitl tieftiit from tbe zcneral coininiitpe or Centre of the Uni-m (i-ub- jecl to np]ie:il tn tbe Council if such permit be refiKril), sball not b« affeotej by thii resoiu tion."

To convey nn astonishing bit of informa­ tion to these nncient moss-bunkers who think they control the cycling interests of England nnd of the entire world as well, let me tell them we arc in the nineteenth century, and wheelmen nre a oroduet of that enlightened period, so any attempt to declare that a man is nut an amateur because he works, and iherefiire, inferential!}' according to the N. C. U.'s ideas upon tbe subject, is not a "gentle­ man," nnd rniinot compete in amateur racing, i.s the most Hiotic of ideas and will only bring ridicule upon anyone who attempt* to promote it.

. Mr. Sturmey thus comments on the propo­

sition:"The feeling Iff im'toubtedly growing tbat

sninu ehinGre will hnve to be uui'lo in the ama­ teur definition, nn.1 opinion points le either a rjviriil of ihe o'd Ventletuan nmnteur' definition or a imetlting very like it, or an adoption of the rules which hold g««id in rowing, in which boat builder* nnd employees in the bnut yards are b^rrc-l anil row as H separate clnss."

Perhaps it may be in England, but lam prouil to say that such is not, and will not be, the cnse in America, where such old-fogyism would simply cause those advocating it to be laughed out of cycling. Lnter on Mr. Stur­ mey found that he had put his foot in it by advocating this state of things, since one or two of his big advertisers are affected nnd he crawfishes in the following beautiful style:

"The bin* t'» beetui'k in the Dear future i* ii'.t nimrd at Fuch men ai S. T. Brown. Albeit employed as lj<milon innna- ger by Ihe <r.'ll-knnwn firm of Messrs. Taylur, Cupper It Bt'lnell, Mr. Drown enul-l Dor pug.ibly enter into (lie category ci:ed by Hull and Turner. /« the first place, he hat Merer nftoitfii jiace eiiau'jh, mid, in tif tecond, ht enjuya tbe repu'ttlion (if being an honeet man. e, bt le.-ist, would have no trouble in obtaining a permit."

The italics In the foregoing are mine to cnll attention to the fact that, though Mr. Slurmey is a great believer in the "pure amateur," yet he has unintentionally let slip th« fact that he bus accepted my theory that amateursbipis purely aud always a mere question of speed.

"You will mite," Mr. Sturmey «ny» in de­ fending Mr. Brown's amateur status, ''that first, he h:is never shown speed enough to be anything else; icrvnd, he has the reputation of being an honest num.'' In other words, no speed i* better proof of a man's amatenrship than the possession of a ton of honesties. I hnd not hoped to have my opinions in this matter so publicly endorsed by so eminent an authority, but I welcome Mr. Slurmey to the fold nevertheless.

Continuing on the subject, tbe editor of Tht Cyc/iit says:

U'hnlever happens. Had however the trade mar reg'rd tbe iniilt.fr, it is clear ibn.t in acting the Uuinri'd procedure will Dot regard their posi­ tion in >b« mutter. If I bey bad <le*ired ttinl ttiis sbnuld have been otherwise a lenf from the bunk of Colonel Pope would have been advis­ able."

Right yon are, Mr. Siurmey!If Ihe English trade, or yourself for that

mutter, would study Col. Pope's progressive methods of doing business you would have le«s foolishness of the foregoing kind to be aslnmed of; less old women in the sport and iu tbe trade^ and a much-needed advancement

in Fnelish cycling mntters from whatever standpoint they inixht be viewed.

Bv all menus, Mr. Sturmey, advocate yonr trade learning their business frnm Colonel Pope, and while you nre thus advocating a good thing take H ilose of it yntne -if. ns be­ lieve me you need it brnlly, and it will do you a world of good I k::ow it will.

* » *Here's a new one. A mnn who hnd been

arrested for stealing a wheel wns hronsht up before an English jndee to be sentenced, and upon being asked if there was nny reasun why he should not be, replied that be was not responsible for his actions in purloining the machine, because he hnd been hypnotized. Certainly this was a most original excuse, so very original in fact that the judge, who seemed not to prize originality, gave Ihe of­ fender the full limit the law permitted of.

< . «English wheel papers complain of a dearth

of humor among their writers, nnd yet in the sameissuethe complaint is made in, there ap­ pears an item saving that my twin brother, "Aranza." is in great danger nt being prose­ cuted for libelling Mr. Richard Howell.

The trouble with IJiglislimen has always been that they do not know n humorou* item whem they xee one, for if they did the dan­ ger of anyone ever being able to libel Mr. Howell would at once IK* hailed as decidedly humorous. When Mr. Howell convinces a jury or any sane man that he has been libeled by ihe calling of him a bully, blackguard nr hlrjwbard, then Ananias could get a verdict f'ir being called a liar, HP.d Jud.is damages for being dubbed a traitor. Libel, Mr. Howell, eh? Well, that certainly is the most auiusiiij^absurdiiv I ever heard of.

(( *"When the California Division first set op

its plaints against Chinese beinp admitted into the League, I thought it wns inleinlel as one of those periodical kick-ups that division iiai always been famous lor, but I am forced now, by seeing I lie complaint reiterated, to believe that the Pacia'c. Coasters arc really in earnest in the matter. It seems to be the special province of the California Division to always be in hot water over something or an­ other. We hnve had them wail for state sovereieinty, the forming of two divisions out of their one small one,so that every mem­ ber of it might obtain an office and a lot more of fr.eh sort of stuff, and now'it's the Dennis Kesrney act. Not that "the Chinese must go," but tbat they must not come imo the League.

Why not, prny?Is not the dollar of the Chinaman a-i good

tf anyone else wiien he goes with it to pur­ chase anything he mny need? Would any of the California Division refuse to sell him anything he inijlit want because he was a Chinaman? Certainly they wouldn't. Then why should that dollar uot buy him n League memliership if he is progressive enough to want to spend it that v.f ny? What would these Calii'ornians think if the case was re­ versed and they were in far-off China, whose ancient civilix.iition looks down upon them and calls them "barbarians," and Ihey wanted to join some similar association and were de­ nied it for no better reason than that they were Americans; would not their little wail again go UD to htaven, because then they would be tbe gored ox?

Personally I should like to see every man in America who rides a wheel, nnd is other­ wise eligible to membership, join the L. A. W., no matter whether the color of his skin be black, white, red or yellow, and if the California Division can't find anything better to cry about thnn Ihe admission of one Inne Chinaman into an association of over 25,000 members, then it had better disband as a cycling orgni.izntion and donate what funds it may have to ihe "Association fur Promot­ ing of Rabbit Shooting by Blind Babies," or some other equally meritorious organized chnrity.

Really, the Californians do ennui me so.

* *A* nn arousing cartoon as ever came fromMerrick "a bands, and that is equivalent to saying from the best wheel portrayer that there is, is the one in the last issue of /?«</ i/ipa entitled "Another Break." The point pictured is really one so natural to arise that it ia to be \vonoVrKl at that it has never been thought of before, and the change of scene when the announcer informs the public that the one mile novice has been won in 2:14 i BS funny a bit of work as ever appeared. There's but one Merrick, nnd it but pays him a poor compliment to declare that he is the best illustrator of cycling matters that ever put pen to paper, and I have seen the work of every man who ever tried to do it in this country, includiiigth.it of Heed and Howard, who years ago, we thought, never could be equalled; but Merrick as far outclasses them no the wheels of to-day tlo those of Howard

l«iid Reed's time. • >

There can be no doniaj s>f the fact that the presence ol a baby in. a-jureler'n family does

,d<i : imiuh to prevrtii Mj.liStid Mrs. Cycler ifiorthiujo.viiu; active At In-filing, and there is a furtune uwniting tbe .rradrt dealer who will folltiw the exampl* rttiby'pjte of tbe large dry goods stores, whieh nre now checking babiesat thed .... , .. - - -.,

or, giving tags for them ns if they were

, s being cared for according to the bestl/m'J in ueitl^; t d I ru IUI aituinjiif^ I*' int. u\cih

talent that modern improvement can secure.Who will be the first dealer bright enough

to mnke this bid tor the married wheelmen'strade and get rich oil' it?

Verily, some men will always be found to Tenture where angels fear to tread.

I've iu my lime taken hold of eome jobs in cycling that my experience should have taught me I was not competent to handle, but I don't think I ever made to great a mis­ take as to rush into n contest in print wilh Mr. Sterling Hickory Klliott.

No, thanks! nut any in mine. I want some­ thing easier.

Perhaps there are in the immediate vicinityj of D. C. just about this rime some writers who

with they had followed my example and notcrossed pens with the "man what make* themwooden velocipedes."

* f *"Zimmie," you good, old, spotless white­ washes, what ore you doinit over there?

Getting beateu uiue yards iu the half by a novice, eh?

Well, you are a beauty, you are! And you had the old Atuericunttarxaiid stripCKplnned ou your back, so to iptuk, Mlieutliishs

pened, too. Well, I am almost tempted, Zuxrtiie, to tell you to omit the stars from it next time and retain the stripe part of th« emblem, but I'll wait till I get those English wheel papers nnd rend up the affair before I speak my little piece; but, oh, Zimmie, /mi­ mic, won't I ronst you nice nnd brown if they don't satisfactorily explain to me how a novice was nine seconds faster iu a half-mile than you were.

. *I wns asked recently to nnme the ereat

writers upon cycling in America, nnd I'll be blessed if I could get the number of ibem be­ yond three, to save my eon!. It would please me greatly if some of the editors of the various wheel papers would tell me who they ihiuk tbe remaining nine beside themselves nre, naming them ia tbe order their ability en­ titles them to.

Br'r Miles prints the names of twenty- seven wheel papers publi.-bed in America, in which list TIIK SPOUTING I.IFK appears in ihe fifteenth place. If Editor Mil.-s mean* tbat the papers rank in the order he baa named, then I think this paper ought to he moved up at least two positions nearer (he hem) of Ihe list, fur without liciiie conceited, I think it can claim that it is not quite as far back in the procession as at least two of the ones named ahead of it nre. In fact, I myself don't consider it would be misplaced it it wi I very well up in Ihe single numbers, but I suppose there are those who will say that I am of this opinion because I am employed upon the paper.

Perhaps that opinion is true, and then per­ haps very much perhaps it isn't trii".

TllB COMUE.NTAT .B.

NEWARK NEWS.

Tbe Big Hundred-mile Koad Racean Assured Success $10OO

Worth of Prizes.NEWARK, April 26. There is now no

dmibt of the success of the 100-mile road race from Philadelphia lo Newark under the auspices of the Business Men's Cycling League. When it was proposed by the Kacing Board to have a race over the regu- lar century course, to secure over one bun- ored entries and to otter forty valuable prize!,, cyclers ot the mure conservative type smiled doubtfully. The promoters of the idea, however, were possessed of determination, and the present indications are that it will ba even of nioro importance to the cycling world than the century run, which has be­ come of national interest.

James S. Holmes, Jr., with whom entries nre made, rays that the list ot starters will easily reach 150, fully one-halt of that num­ ber being already entered. The list will not l>e closed until the Wednesday preceding May 10', the day ot the run.

THE PRIZES.Messrs. Holmes and Peter Murray, who

have had charge of the collection of prizes, have worked hard and met with great suc­ cess. From leading Newark merchants they have received every encouragement, and the result is over $1000 worth ot prizes, of which, there will be over forty. All Ihe Eastern men will be represented in the race, and on the night of ihe finish, in Prelinifhuysen avenue, thin city, the town will be overrun with wheelmen. Letters with promises ot entries have been received from Baltimore, Wilmington, Del.; Boston, Hartford, Spring- field, Muse., and New Haven. Philadelphia will have n small army of riders, while Brooklyn and New York will also send a number of "cracks," aud the Newark boys who are training will have to bustle lively to hold their own.

RINK RACING.About three hundred people, a majority of

whom nre interested in bicycling, were in the Belleville Avenue Rink on Wednesday evening at tbe formal opening of E. Alsdorfi bicycle school. There were several bicycle nnd «printing matches for handsome prizes. The first was one mile bicycle, won by A. S. Swartout, who nlso captured the two mile event. The third, a mile and a half, was be­ tween Charles Johnson nnd Henry MHX. It was a return match, and Mnx won, with con­ siderable to spare, after a hot contest. A sprint ot 220yds. was won by A. Tompkins, and one of 440ydn. by F. A. Cadiz. The iiv« mile bicycle race was interesting. Frank Brock finished first, but no decision wnl give because of a foul during the race. Tin prizes fur the first second and third eventl were sterling silver cups; for each of th« sprinting matches, a pair of racing shoes, and fur the five mile race, a solid silver pitcher, Dr. Hull, Charles Dennison, Charles Schaef- fer and N. Mooney were the judges.

TUB NKW JERSF.Y CLUBS MEKT.A meeting of the delegates to the Associ­

ated Cycling Clubs of New Jersey was held in the club house of the Elizabeth Wheelmen on Wednesday evening. Several new clubl were admitted to membership. It was finally decided to apply lo the Racing Board foi July 2, and if the date is granted n race meet will" be held, probably on the new track at Rnhway. The Elizabeth Wheelmen will apply for two or three ol the State chamoioii- ship races, which will be run at the snuil lim*. This committee was appointed: Bon- oett, E.W.; Mecreles, H.C. W.,and lielkuap.

LEFT THE A. A. U.When the Atalnrta Wheelmen decided t«

hold a series of athletic sports and cycle race! in the Belleville avenue rink, two years ago, they joined the Amateur Atlilelic Union, in or­ der to secure a date aud athletic entries. Sine* then, however, they have had no use for Ih8 A. A. U., and at the last meeting of the board of trustees a motion was carried lo resign from that body. The club's resignation wal accepted by the A. A.U. at its lust meeting.

At a meeting of Ihe hoard of governors o( the Business lien's Cycle League on Thurs­ day night arrangements were made to secure a trainer for the members who are to partici­ pate in the 100-mile runs; eleven new mem­ bers were admitted to the club and the house committee was empowered to make au exteu- bion to the building.

While George, Murdock, of Warren street, this city, was coasting on the Fugle Rock avenue grade iu West Orange on Wednesday evening be lost control of his wheel and col­ lided with a wagon. He was taken to the Orange Memorial Hospital, but subsequently sent to his home.

THE 1OO MILE RECORD.

Cut Down by Bates on a Geared Ordi­ nary.

The possibilities' of the Geared Ordinary are widening with the days. Two month! since lie who would have dared to prgpbesy Ihe defeat of the 100 mile truck safely record might at least have been written down as ex­ tremely rnsb for his pains, and yet the thing has actually been accomplished within tb« past week, and no light (hearing of fifths e 'her. liy minutes thu trick mis dune, nnd in fiU frige: J. E. L. Bates fur si>me time imsi has b--en training at Ilerne Hill for his co'iilag twenty-four bourn' struggle sg»in.-t the old eentleman with th« soytbe, »nl as n kind of hi-rn (I'aurra cbar* to go lor a 100 mile» on en.l. Unfortunately for Bates and ilie Marriott A Cooper geared ordinary bo was ridin/, no ufSi'ial time-keeper «»,< on the ground, but ihe px-t'bampi m VVebber, who boM* a miignificcnt Kew certified w«lch, was down, and niinieroui independent clocki were »!KO i.n. As Hie thing was (Tactically an exerei-e canter, no arrange* uipnts for pacing h«d been mnde, Bites nvni ing hiuiieif of tbe >ervieci of anyone who was kind enough to cbip in. Ziuiuierioan w»s one of these, nn I so got bin first leoon of how records nre broken in En«tand. But the Surrey innn was obliged tn ride many wiles uniided, winch only Din km hi« performance the more meiiiori- IIUD. Tb« full time fur the hundred mi'ej w»i Sh. 26m. 36 4-5*., wveral wntrbes acrecinir to » second or two. 'Ibis bents Newlnnd'n uerfi rm- nnce last bnek-fn.1 by 3m. »5 3-5i>., »nd T. A. Edze'« wind a«si»ted riwd hundred by lui. 1 I &*. Let u« bone tlmt Bnte«'-f>MWeM i» the hundred in nn e»rneft <-f wlint h» will do in lue tweniy- four huuri on lllu in*t. Hi. fi'eai.

Tho Orsnd Rupl'U (Mich ) wheelmen have » novel race set fur next ninnlh. A new sienut launch cnnlaininir six persons will compete with a half-dozen wheelmen btmeen Grand tt.pidl .nd Grnn.l Hnven, the losers to |i»v f«r the sup- pji» of toe dozen if ttey a!l get to ihe finisX