The New York herald., 1869-05-02
VELOClPEDE NOTES.


Open air riding is becoming quite popular, and
every fine afternoon parties OF veloce riders ambe
through the Park, up to High Bridge and McComb's
Dam.
veloce riding Is permitted in the Park on Sundays
up to noon. After that time they are forbidden,
owing to the fact that large numbers OF ladies and
children are present, and careless clumsy riders
might hurt them.
Important improvements are now being made in
the machines, which Will preclude the jarring sensa
ton experienced in the arms when riding over
rough ground.
code Of rules and regulations for racing is greatly
needed, and it Is understood that set will be agreed
upon at the grand national velocpede exhibition TO
take place this month at the Jersey City Veloci-
pedrome.
The exhibition will from present indications be a
great success, manufacturers In Chicago, Cincinnati
Cleveland, Bufralo St. Louis and other cities having
expressed their intention to be present and display
their various styles Of manufacture and their skill
in riding the bicycle.
"Ab' Brady's velocipede arena ION the beach at
Long Branch" will have track 450 feet in length
The course will be eiptica and twenty-five feet in
width. The centre of the course will be fitted with
gymnastic appliances and apparatus and the estab'
iishment will be located near the Stetson House.
Abner has also secured the use for velocpedisls OF
all the hotel squares and Will keep bicycles for hire
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Cammeyer's AmpmcycOtheatron affords admira-
BILE opportunities for outdoor riding, and IS largely
patronized day and evening. The ball playing does
not interfere with the riders any way and the 900
feet track is undoubtedly the best racing ground IN
the country.
have a big point because the races at the tUnion
Course did not prove successful. They believe 1t
has put the quietus to open air riding, when,s In
fact it demonstration Of the practicabilty Of
tie machine at ALL Skaters don't skate when there
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inches Of sand. A mile in SIX minutes doesn't look
like Failure" though.
next will tell whether the machine failure on the
road or not.
rowed a veloce 'just to try whether he could
ride it, and the "city blood" who was resting by
the roadside accommodated him. After wrggling
| about q dozen yards ''countryman" started at u
splendid gait for the city, ten miles distant Three
hours later a disordered swell" tramped into town
| on foot, and heard inqulring whether anybody
had seen a runaway yeloce pass that way. :.
| s'Ab'' Brady and William Pickering PLAYED 'tag''
and showed of the vehicle very skilruhy at "By''
Moore's benefit, on the stage OF the Broadway
| theatre Wednesday night.
pede with two wheels, with seat suspended between
| them. The motive power Is furnished by the hand:
feet separately. or both powers together Either
wheel can kept stationary while the other revoves
for turning and the machine can also be guided by
the motion of the body. 1t Will be easy to ride and
Mr. Carpenter, Of the American veocipede Club,
In this city, rides, standing with both feet IN the
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| front wheel, giving 1t serpentine movement. He
| rides side saddle, with his hands behind his back,
and turns right and left with perfect freedom and
grace. He took 500 gold badge for 1t at Pearsalls
on Thursday night.
The Butlalo velocpede Club rides and drills Ia
| nltiitdire.
| Paris newspaper states that the streets OF New
| York are crowded with velocpedes, and that the
| postmen have been furnished with velocipedes u
| make their rounds in delivering letters. Oh
John st. Leger Partridge, OF London, Eng, is the
inventor Of wheeled veloce which he calls tht
"victorinen IL cost fourteen years OF labor to per
feet his principle and he now challenges all cOmers
with velocipedes Of any pattern, To race at som'
| town not more than 100 miles nor less than fifty
miles from London. He also offers TO give one mit
start for every twenty miles OF the course agreed
upon the race to take place on road with fair
| age ascents and descents.
Chase OF the Astor velocipede Halls, vesey street
| has eight lady pupils and some OF the fair riders
| manage their steeds very gracefully.
| Carrie A. Moore closed first rate engagement a
| the Jersey City Veloclpedrome last night.
| Jennie Peterson, "bicycledrienne" Is performing
| at Cleveland, OHIO.
"Abn Brady is at Long Branch cup 10 the neck'' II
| business setting his arena in shape. He Is sal
veocipedist and gymnast and VIII know exactly
how to run such an establishment.
The Hanons have closed their velocipede hall fol
| the summer season. They sent a machine to Mexico
| last week and another TO Hoboken, village said to
| be located on the Hudson river
new invention has Just been patented by an
architect at Brunswick, Germany. IL is q water
velocpede said 10 work admirably, consisting Of
chair, buoyed up pontoon, fashion and with a pro
pellng screw behind The person sitting in the chalI
| can make the screw revolve by the motion OF his
| feet and steer at the same time.