New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
UHEELMEN OUT IN THE SPRING.
GETTING THEIR BICYCLES READY.

INTEREST IN THE ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION
CLUB LIFF.
The warm, bright weather of the last few
weeks has put the wheelmen on their feet 10 speak
6gurasvey, aud the wheels to speak literally The
roads in hborhoot In goot condition and tho
spring attack OF bicycling tower begins to in the
veins OF every true wheeiman The road to ionkers.
which u much frrquonted by NewYork riders. Ia In
excellent condition, and one stretch which was ior
,perIy dirt has been macadamzed. Brooklyn wheelmen
report their roads rapidly getting into shapu, only
the clay stretches IN the outlying districts being still
little ruity Out In Jersey the hardy roadhers OF tue
Orange and Elizabeth clubs ara pounding away over
hill and dale to get such as to capture the
medals and the cuu trophy at the coming meet OF the
Road Racing Association.
The said oad.racing with the long OF contem'
poraie0us geographic Interest Is thoroughly organized
and on the following basis: Tho sixteen clubs which
went Into the scheme have paid. are TO pay each an
initiation fee OF S5 the snm to be expended In suit
able trophy This Is u be sort OF perpetual challenge
cum Whichever cluD wins II Is TO hold II for time ana
have its name inscribed IN reon The cub Winning al
the ne 1t race viii then hold and The course
was fixed at niles and each CLUB Is TO enter
a team OF four riders The club showing the best aver
age will take tho trophy while medals VIII 10 PROVIDED
for and second the races are to be held
Decoration Day and Election Day. and. rs there VIII
be large turnout of cubmen to encourage their re-
spectve teams and all OF the spectators VIII ride at
east partly the tho spectacle viii De ono
worth sesing and calculated to impress the unre-
generate with Of the growth and usefulness Oh
the wheeling interests.
Club life among wheelmen is growing stronger ana
more heathful all the time. The New York Club which
has exhibited lit lie interest In heretofore came
and took active In the formation Of THIS
road-rscing association. The wheelnan who was eject
club. The Ixon Club Is well settled In its
new house in West Fifiy-nintn.st. ami
housewarmngs It has settled down to spring riding ms
club is composed manly OF young men. The Ctz.ns
Committee with characteristic energy. began To move
about a month ahead. that perhaps II isn't May
agony. Tho lockers have been torn out or tue
old housra No. 81 West FIFTY and the Se'Sn s
awaiting transportation TO the new house at NO. %
house but il rapidly being fitted for club accon,
mOdsfion and the regular monthly meeting VIII DE ncu
there ON April 49, Que result Of this improvement III
accommodations been the receipt OF many apica.
lions for membership. Three weeks ago seventy,h's VI
the club members gave n dinner a. Seighortners NO:
80 Lafayette place. to Philip Foniaine. who WAS about
to move Philadelphia MIR. Fontaine was hAily
rosdrder and his popularity was attesed by the
OF men To ana drink III his honor. on sst
Monday the club friends Of F. g. Bourne Assembled In
tho same place and Tor much the same pr
Bourne, who has al WAYS been active and hnteh.A
member OF the club and did much toward info~is t w.,
Park open to wheemen. wac about 10 san 10
Euiope for his health. lie received roys
ana ne h or Ssy %ays him plenty
advice Colonel Pope. OF Boston, who was the ms. ~
undertake he manufacture OF bicycles la Ainefcd,
Mr. Harrington, Of England the very father OF "neef
ing, were present ut the dinner. ..p,u
TAe Drive below seventy second st., aud the KY
erside Drive open at all hours Of the day 10 wne.
wearing badge ordered by The Park Conns,inVn
These badges issued to all CLUB members anu W
those over fifteen years OLD who can eivo IL
Of the Citizens Club proof that they can r1 rs
Nearly 500 OF these bs iges have been given out
committee has delegated It's powers 10 MOTIFS no
good natured Janitor or the cuDhouse, and mat
scentious fuDctl"nary puts every applicant throux
of riding over the cobbestoDes before no a"h
the desired badge they must mount ana urn an" Morr,
mount they roll the JotnR stones. whiie mo.
looks critcay The ordeal not severe one
ana there are few who fail 10 pass and ride away
the plated badge their hearts and JOY "n'n
hen