New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-09
N THE CYCLING WORLD.
,,,xcFIELD THE MECCA FOR WHEEL
MEN
ar TIE MEN WHO WILL COMPETE AT THE
,,,yoNp ToURNAMENT-A MOTOR CAR
p,.GE ON THE BoULgvARp-RoADs
CROWDED yEsTERDAY-NoTEs
no WILL COMPETE AT THE
AND COMMENTS.

raeid already or are on their way there
- the we-to-do Class r men have been there
week or more. getting into condition to win
7" =, the rich prizes 10 he awarded by the Spring
s r,,vce club. The preliminary heats will be
:, pampden Park tomorrow morning. and the
' CT races Will continue through Wednes-
.r5 THURSDAY Hundreds OF riders and enthu-
80. xil leave this city for Springfield to-day. and
y, ~ them Will take their wheels with them. The
o.. on the railroad will be s. 80 for the round trip
"a. u will cost rs cents TO have bicycle checked
.,.oush 10 Springfield
Mac, Of the hes, riders in the country have en-
- for the various contests and with fair
,,,h.- some splendid sport is assured. The list
', .,,rtes Is formidable one. Among the Class A
,.rs entered the following: f. a. Nelson
e " snow W / Hammer. W. G. Douglass. Ray
,.,,,sv Bert Ripley. Ray Dawson. Oscar He'd
,.,r Thomas Fouls. F. W. Fuller. II. T. Mosher'
r,,ou lock Joseph Harrison and J. F. WEIGH.
,-ons the Glass B men entered are Thomas Cooper
r Titus l. d. Cabanne. f. c. johnson, I. NJ
,,r-,hv Dr. A l. Brown. II. II. Maddox. Nat But
a. Z Bald. W F. Sims. Arthur Gardner Monte
80, 2 p Coulter and Ray Mcdonald. Among the
o,sssorals entered in the for that class are
y = TYLER Watson Coleman Con Baker, w =
s.,rer H C. Wheeler John s. Johnson. J. F.
s,.-huck F w Young and p. j. Berlo.
-. good roads in the neghborhood were crowded
Vhefl-1en Yesterday as usual Oh 'u4i""'S ''-
,,usavs The threatening clouds early in the morn
,,s kept few Of the timid ones at home but as
I've weather cleared finely about 10 a. m, the roeIs
s.ms on. IN droves. In Central Park and along the
SSsnrlsvara and Riverside Drive the. cycle parade
y,s an imposing affair and crowds Lined the si9e-
walks In the afternoon watching the Wheeis 90 ny
The usual big crowds ihronged the cycle path In
tsrsrsi duplex or connecting wheels were seen
r,tor carriage made the trip along the BouleVard
70 Coney Island and the horseless vehicle atracted
wpch attention from the wheelmen The carriage Is
rather bulky cooking affair Of four norsepow ~e
stb sold rubber tires 1t travelled at the rate Of
about miles An hour
venturesome individual proposes to shoot the
water chute at Coney Island on bicycle l1e may
break his neck. and he is pretty certain TO ruin
lis wheel.
Isaac T Potter. Chief Consul of the New.Yo ors
sS'f from his vacation on SATURDAY Mr. Potter
i,oks hae and hearty after his months rest and
/ u affairs hum from now until the National
Assembly meets
The entries at srrineneld this week Include twen;
sxty-three amateurs The entry list is record
treaker
6ntury run on September % 70 New Brrnswlck
and return. The pacemakers will be J. Kausch-
and Adolf stshi TWO handsome prizes will be
given to the clubs having the largest number OF
men 10 fnlsh
The women's bicycle brigade at the floral fete In
Saratoga was one 81 the most beautiful sights seen
n cycling There 80 OF them. all dressed IN
white duck skirts and they rode in fours. and the
members Of each four had waists and hats alike
The women were led by Mrs Miner. Of the Michaux
Club ~ New-York The trimming o. wheels matched
The waists and hats. The parade was led by the
women.
Cyclists desiring 70 Join the League OF American
yvheeln,sn NAV obtain ful. printed Information and
blanks hy sending name and address TO the Cycling
Editor Nev-York Tribune.
BANKER WINS THE GRAND PRIX.
Paris Sept Sat the Velodrome du Seine to-day
American hicvclist won the Grand