New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-10
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
REJOICING OVER THE NEW PATH.

G1pEoys AGGRESSIVE PoLIcY-wHAr MAYOR
STRONG SAYS ABOUT THE PArH-NEw-YoRK
AGAIN LEADS IN L. A. W. MEMBERSHIP
OTHER NOTES AND COMMENTS
OF INTEREST TO wHEELMEN.
Tho massage OF the law for The Tribune's plan for
n cycle path on the surface OF the old aqueduct III
ho,h houses Of the Legislature was received with
delight by all whselmen Yesterday Riders VINO IN
dulge in century or half-century runs were par
ticulnrly pleased for the plan opens up new rou'"
10 them which will. when the new PAIN !" COM
ple,ed be the best graded ms well as thc most
picturesque route for wheclmen In this country M
soon an the path is ready for the riders club runs
will become even more popular than they are TO-
day
Mayor strong has not yet received tho n''h ""' "
will probably reach him to-day tn" Mayor WIN
then nx the date for the usual hearing on IN" "'
II places the execution OF It's rrovlaons IN IN"
h,r1a Of the ponarimcn, ~ Public Works The
Mayor said yestcrisy that he had received no pro-
tests against the measure and that al inc 'e''''H
addressed TO him on the subject had favor"h the
plan The Mayor said some weeks ago th"t 1T
looked favorahly upon the project and " ~ not
probable that anything has occurred since to chang"
his mind As the biz provides for tho protection OF
the owners Of private grounds on the line OF tho
new cycle path no opposition 20 this popular m"is-
IRE WILL it is thought. be developed at the Mayors
hearing.
General Coils. Deputy Commissioner Of Public
Works. sad yesterday that the department was
ready to carry out the law.
There were two things yesterday which Chie'
Consul Isaac Il. Potter felt highly ela;ed over The
first was the passage OF the Cycle Path BILL and the
second tho continued good record IN point oi
membership which is beng made In this state
The official membership record FOR the present week
is particularly gratifying and shows that New-fork
is rapidly leaving Philadelphia FAR behind. and the
State is making gigantic strides TO catch up with
Massachusetts, The list this weeks shows thar
Ncw-York had added 200 names TO the membership
list while Massachusetts, adds 10 and pennsylvania
only 81. or 100 behind NcwYork To date this year
New-York has sent IN over cr more new members
than was sen; In during the whole OF last year
The various committees In charge OF the annual
State meet to be held at tho Manhattan Beach
track on June Il and Is are hard at work ard !,
year Will easily eclipse any yelling meeting Ever
hell in MS neehbGrhood TIE rsf,s
at $50 p. All members IF the committee are
S5ssa 20 be PrSim as I'M T'n%S has
enlarged from that orieinally announce. u"hs
IIa ,,e and Race commiitcc CHEZ Consul Potter
has appointed Frederick w. Burns IN pace Oh
Mclean Burns Is a good man for the place
The manner in which George u. Gideon. chairman
OF The Racing Board. has handed the Johnson ana
other clscs shows that tho successor 70 Howhrh
r Raynoni fears nobody and that ne docs MS duty
REGARDLESS of position or reputation 'iieon mas
ris, declared Charles :. pi"nann ami oscar osen
profcssiona.s ana ne has suspended seVerd! others
pending an investigation.
An entertainment, WI be SVEN By Professor Is'
Johnson ,ric- - tho departure for No"p rt. AZ thr
Murray Hill Ivccum. Thriy-fourth-si ana l.sSns,
ton-ave Tucsdiy night. The enf. iinment VIII
CONSIST Of tr.c. rdine music ana dancing
4 Paris paper just received comments AZ length
upon The ion mat. on % society anihgonl-i1c 10
cycling The society has been formed IN tns'Ahd
and France but a. b.. lonN'fIi II IL ever acc 'm-
rlishcd anything more than 20 MAKE iis m-EbrIs
rtilci.ols After a c.ose lerufal 20 th" Artic.e. "
wncemcn j. that the wheeling !nirf'"is are t@' lm-
ing too powerful. that too many people sfe ni.ng
wheels and ihat yc1esirians cannot have the "hpl'
road when cycling parade hsIr"n' 10 DC passing
AT the carnival Of sports az Bergen Point on May
20 Tho b,cyce racea vii Nf open o. Class \ Fiiefn
only. There vii be one milo handicap ana t"'-
mile handicap Athletes AMI hislr" r'rfs VIII ~
allowed the use 81 the grounds f'r ore week pre-
ylous TO the races on Irescniaton ~ competitor
ticket
cyclists desiring O Join the i".s.. = American
Whccncn may obtain fIl printer inf'Tnit"h AL
blanks ny fenllng name and address to tho cycling
Editor, New York Tribune.
Tn. entertainment Of the Metropolitan B'cycng
C1mpan. for the thtafTl Al people lAti nshi Al ~
ouaricrs SiNuefh-si ana th. boul'vari "aA De-
cicI success The programme consisiei OF iTich
ami fancy Iilns Among the performers we're the
Messrs srhwAihacn tho klpaircks. Master Roy SEQ
and v M4thy. Refreshments ~ese served after
the Performance