New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
RIDERS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DIVERT AND CONCERN
THEM

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DIvERT-A CONCERN
THEM.
A young man fingered in the lobby of the
ST. James Hotel until the clerk found time to sish
over his abors then be approached that functiouary
and meekly inquired II Captain Conner was In the house.
No CAPTAIN Conner had gone to tue at Sleeps
head Bay
is his tricycle. here !" the young man continued
The clerk doodle up peculiar way and hung over
the back OF chair.
"Trcycle !" he gaspsd, his eyes beginning to o'ge
unaccouutably.
Yes. MS Turkish tricycle.. should Ike very much
to it"
turkish tricycle. " echoed the clerk Then he said
uatheticslly For heavens sake !" THAT seemed To
relieve him aud lie went OF into peas Of Laughter When
they had subsidized and tue ST. james corridors were
again quiet he explained;
my dear SIR said. 1t rs all Joke. captain
Conner couldn't ride a tricycle. to save his ITO, ana
whoever heard OF Turkish tricycle. THIS IL how 1t
happened: two fellows came In here the other night
with their wheels and left them In the lobby ~he they
dined A crowd gathered around the machines ana
some wag explained that they had Just arrived from
Europe having sent present to Captain Conoer
and friend by a United states Consul In Turkey A
sporting paper got hold Of tue story and published IL as
news. Now, that's all there is about It,
The Citizens Bicycle Club still seeking to extend It's
road privileges the parks particularly Central Park
IN which whesnen hitherto have been alowei to use
onr the west drive from the Elghhave. entrance to
seventysecond-s whence they cross over to Riverside
No valid objections to the extension OF hese privileges
are offered but the PARK Commissioners move slowly In
the matter lest perhaps they offend horsemen VINO fee
that they have proprietary rights all fne roads In the
CITY When wheels nrst came into use they frightened
horsss but the become used to tue sight
Of them that one seldom hears complaint even from
drivers OF skittish animals. Certain hOrsemen nave
petltloned the Park Commissioners TO open straight
road through Central Park from Fty-ninth-st to one
hun ana TO provide for side path
twenty feet la width tor the use OF wheolmen Win
such privilege blcycIlsts will rest contented
Ambitious wheemen arc still trying to climb Break
Neck Hill on the road to Yonkers Thls hill Is the
only carry on the road TO arists being tOrced u Walk
up aud down IT, The grade is perhaps. more than MY
feet 10 the stones cover the somewhat
un-gen surtace. Last week two tricycle. Artists
e.sayei 70 cunt steep aud came % grief No one
tries 10 90 down the hill foolhardy youth who uaue
the attempt lost life IN it. His wheel got away
from him ami us skull broken against telegraph
pole upon which he was thrown.
the biggest wheel in the world rolled into the
lobby OF 40 uptown motel FEW nights 40. It's
diameter was declared TO be- feet-si inches
5s.iuch machine Is accounted large by ordinary
bcynli.ts aud to say that any living rde an "a
incu sounds nshy. But tni, Il gotrod maOhino
in wucn tue power is applet b. IN aus Of chain belts
Ths rider never mlgines that he can mount unailed
Tnree men or Ginally required to mold the seed
While he eim tue saddle. Ihen they give hin
push AMI away gues. lie Ia Ia favor of tue -uO"y
the telegraph wires prove 80 great nn annOyanr 10 h
Bnt supI Ose lie should take healer !-and every
wueeluan knows that Tue case Ia a supposabIe one.
II the city ociIs have any regard for the yves or
limbs of their fellow en- way in tue wOrd doh they
remoy, those .ving stones that have Doon drOpPei
care i--sly several OF tue Uptown strees ana arr
Con plant has been made ofsnoh heedIessnrss out
does good OF the stones nave oeen lying Ia tus
way or aui bicycles Tor more than zen Jays
II wheenan should strike one II wouli uouo'iess 70
all over him. and they are bis enough TO LOSS
woman out OF carriage.
The rrst annual cycling tournament OF tho New
r.rssv Cycling and Athletic Association will take place
AZ Roseville station. Newark, n. j., on September
40 ana October and 2 The three-laps track OF this
ASSOCIATION Is OF the safest aud fastest In tue
ceuutry valued 81 900 are 10 be contested
for.
ono OF the Rreatest drawbacks to the pleasures OF
bicyciug Il the header squesmisG wheelnen VIII Do
kad 10 -arn that attachment has been made WHICH,
II !, ss!l VIII actually prevent these uIpieasaht
surprises Win Tue fork OF machine the rider
may rush against s,ons WAL without danger of going
over.