New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-29
DECoRArI0Y Day PLANS or WHEELMEN
WHAT THE MERRY RIDERS ARE TALKING ABOUT
New AMERICAN MACHINE

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Decoration Day is at hand, and the biithe-
so,pe vheeIman reiocssin tho approaching realization
NJ the mans which he has becu Celebrating since l'
weather on Good Friday disappointed hlh' ln'
3Oth OF May Is the day OF al o'''"
sacred to the joys OF cycling The fourlh OF J"'
il TOO not and there many couner-nttr"ctl"h'
THANKSGIVING presents many advantages Ont IL come
a., the crd of the seas in and time When the country
il bare Christmas and New Years day are OF c'"I''
practically out OF tn que'iion ana I'pi fi"S ~
gained an unsavory reputation in tue matter oi "e"H
ia,.rv plans for that diy are always subject u
change but the great majority ofbicycer whe'hercup
members or MOI. say in their hearts, we WI"
wait till Decoration Day arrives ana then Ia that d'
ugbtf a. son half spring an half sum n3r' wien tAe
road, are settled and IN weather does NOT prove -
creant TO the trust rcposrd In H. we VIII quietly ""e'
away To somc place whore the ParN~t"ilcrm"n "on'-
isheh not AMI the hood I'm Is unknown ana 'oo"'',,
the openu- of the cycling ~ thr good Old way
Hence il i, that race ctinss, club runs roh races
and t,urYg expeditions without uumbcr are ike upon
that dale nuI whom II doe, happen 10 rhin the re-
,,rl,s M the 5.cycng fraternity would not bear PUB
lcation except in the form OF an eNpu'-aci edition.
rni, wear no less than ten important race meetings
have been arrin ci throu ,hou the country ami every
body of wheemen VIII probably observe th" day in some
manner mos. agreeable 20 the members. II re- IN the
cit, The xon Cluo has r'a race OF MY miles on tue
urorruumc The coug-e is nom Iiiyuu' h-7I % Iiil'
town ard back. There are about lmtil h'' eh,rts w.
cluu. al. th. riders oi - ciup some "l Wh"
nave IN ode good records She roi 10 tt psf aud WI
do hclr nes 10 break them this uuc tue state OF thc
road permitting. a., 49,,
allow The Injuries OF their new clubhouse
to keep them or the road has, however, too
many men of middle anil advanced axe lh
H. ranks To- indulge ~ racing a. au otGii fa'lln the
,,cnl,.rs nave Invited the Long Island VII emen -
ioiu Them and with their mmners thus augmented %
hundred. they Will takr @ quiet spun 10 l"hArfs ann
Trryown dnue at the former plIcc The Other c}'ics
rr., the Iri e W proua rs ruu down 10 'oury Island
mat hrlng the Mecca toward which tue fT"p5h "he'-
man set- Bi. face every possible OCCASION
There whispered riuor thdi ihrrr "a soon 10 ''Ao
ulace a of TRANSMISSION 90 membership b-tWrru
me Citizen- club and the NcwNurK Athletic cub. 10y
virtue Of wLi-h vii. be mutual waving n lnua
lion fees the whcrlmen 0t tue NrW1 YORK can VII
come In aud MI out the membership LET OF the Culrh~
ready near IT, limt-while the cyc,ers 100 th-lr
turn may berone members Of the Athletic tlub.
present Is the new American tight roadster recently
brought ont by leading hrn of Manufacturers. 10,
market has always been Hooded With HEht "I"dl
machines" Of English make, but few OF them nave
proved strong u Withstand the Packing uI
American roads. aud the question whether this product
of Yankee Ingenuity aud experience VIII De
equal to the requirements, i au Interesting
one Opinions -rem 20 hc favorable li
he main ir The new bicycle strong In tho head aud
The f,rs- where prrviOus pc. nave failed II Will ia y
have ridty and pr0mptnrs, ia answering the holm,
"a Ia ak 20 That The rider nuds hi, wheel 10
rut AMI gives the hnudlrhar twist 20 get out OF th
difficulty the wheel viii turn Win the bar ih-tcad ol
-tyus In the ru while the fork, twist through t"o OF
three degrees. thus throwing shaie ~ uncertainty
over the entire performance which does not condncc 70
/ Inc rider a comfort