New-York tribune., 1895-10-13

.o,,r OF THE MrsIIAPs INCIDENT TO WHEELING
IS THERE REACTION IN THE BIooMER
MOVEMENT MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Some Of the more interesting club runs ar
vanged for to-day a;e as follows:
Riverside wheelmen century run TO Patenogue; saro
s,ow division. leave East Twenty thrd.s' leI1s a'
sS a. m: fast division, leave on the a m ooa''
Aron Bicycle club. OF Brooklyn; century run to
rstchogue. leave Kings County Elevated road ter
minus a m
"a. St. George A. C wheemen to Tarrytown; leave
rSenfv-sxth-st. and Madison-ave. at a. m.
Colonial Wheelmen to Coney Island: leave head
onsrters, Eighty -ninth-st. and Columbus-aye' at
So,,urv Wheelmen to Belleviile " j.: leave club
house No $40 West Fffty-thrd-s' at $50 a m
excelsior Cycle Club tc Staten Island leave on
the staten Island ferryboat at 10 a. m.
South Brooklyn Wheemen TO orange. y. j.;
sou Clubhouse No is Xinth-s, Brooklyn $50
q. m
leave wheelery. West Sixueth-st., at 1880 a. m.
Manhattan Bicycle Club to Pompton Plains. y. j.;
leave clubhouse, No. 1913 Broadway, at $50 a m.
Knlckerbocker Wheelmen to New-Rochene; leave
clubhouse. No y Rvingion-st. Al $50 a. M
greenwich Wheelmen 10 Morrstown. y. j.: leave
r,ubhouse No 800 West Fourth-st.. at a. IN.
Harlem Wheelmen TO Bergen Point y j.; leave
clubhouse. No. IL West One-hundred -and-twenty-
fourth-st.. al SD a. m
Liberty Wheelmen. OF New-York. to White Plains;
aeave clubhouse No. S53 Thrd-ave., at 2 a. m.
Metropolitan Bicycle Club to the Oranges; leave
extieh-st. and the Boulevard at s15 a. m.
Harry" Wright. who died last week had just
become an enthusiastic cycist. and the time he
could spare from his baseball duties he spent on
his wheel Wright was the chief Of the umpres
Of the National Baseball League. and he was an
honor 70 the sport Wright played cricket origin
ally. but he gradually adapted the ways of the
,eonle Of his chosen country. and he became one
cf the mainstays Of baseball II can be said.
sruthfuly. Of him al least that he was beloved
bv everybody who knew him. In speaking of his
new love the wheel. he said recently: The only
thing that regret is that did not become ac-
ouainted with the beauties Of cycling sooner II
IS a grand sport. and it is doing me great deal
OF good | spend al. of my leisure time on my
wheel and | feel better and stronger for il. ]
can see a grand future ahead for cycling, not
only in this country, but all over the clVlliZed
world
That cycling is making the women who use
the wheel more courageous. more self-reliant and
stronger and healthier is illustrated every day.
There is a woman in Brooklyn. past the half-cen-
tury mark in years. whose face is seen on the
cycle path nearly every day when the weather
is fine She is known to many wheelmen and
fhe occupies practically the same position in
Brooklyn that Mrs Merry. "the bicycle angel"
does in New-York When taking her usual morn
ing spin 10 COney Island the other day the rear
tire OF her bicycle collapsed. The break was so
bad that it was simply impossible to fix H. new
tire being the only remedy. 1t was good three
miles walk 10 Prospect Park, and 10 shove
wheel that distance was no pleasant task. A Dig
lumber wagon was seen coming up the Douie-
ward. and calling TO a wheelman she asked MIN
to speak 10 the driver and see If he would not
carry her and her wrecked wheel to repair shop
near the park The driver was going that way;
and ne complied willingly. The wheel was lfted
up on the load Of lumber and the veteran wheel
woman climbed up beside her bicycle. She is ac.
customed to the luxuries enjoyed by people OF
wealth. and yet she said than she enjoyed that
dc on lumber
The number Of bicycle clubs which have sprung
up IN the last year is astonishing even to those
who have kept a close watch upon cycling There
are organizations Of wheelmen in every ward in
the two cities That the wheelmen will play an
important part in the political situation this year
Is assured. In Brooklyn the newly nominated
candidates are clever enough 10 see the way tiat
the wind is blowing, and they are cutlVallnB
their bicycle friends as they never did before Inc
politicians are making some rash promises. ana
if they keep only few Of them Wheelmen VIII
be benefited materially.
Now that the outdoor season is nearing its
close the clubs and associations In the metro
potan district making preparations for
lively social season. The Metropolitan Assoca-
ton Of Cycling Clubs will conduct bowling
tournament and SO will the newly organized
association Of clubs in Brooklyn There Will
be also pool billiard and whist tournaments.
not to count the smokers" and receptions. The
local armories. where there now are so many
wheemen, will much indoor riding during
the winter The 7th Regiment Bicycle Corps
will be organized soon as some one VIII
volunteer to step in and take up the work where
Captain Landon left off.
II Is said that tires for next season will be
heavier by nearly pound to the pair than
those Of the present season. Makers realize
that greater quantity Of material Is necessary
In tic tires to obtain the desired wearing
nnalf Nl,.a xtsa .4itri hf Nad
the outer part where the wearing surface is pre-
sented.
People who live in New-York and its vicinity
who have been impressed with the growth Of the
bicycle habit. will read with interest what a
young woman has to say Of the use Of the
bicycle in Chicago:
you people III nix that there are many bicycles
in New-York. but New-York is simply not in
It with Chicago. where he magnificent boule-
wards and the equally magnificent distances
have caused people TO take to the wheel by the
thousands" said she Everybody rides. PeO-
pie in all strata Of society. all branches Of bust
ness, OF all ages ana all conditions, ride. Every
body who can buy or borrow. and sometimes |
am afraid steal. has wheel. and the conse-
Quence is that the bloomer woman has ceased
70 be an object Of interest If she is an acquired
taste, Chicago has acquired it and she creates no
wonder excitement, admiration or criticism on
the streets or in the shops Of Chicago The
boomer has In many instances made way for
the knickerbOckers. and altC gether IL does not
require a deep student or a close observer TO
discover how rapidly the bicycle is revolutiOniz-
Ing wOman's dress
While Chicago and some other cities have ac-
cepted the boomer as the proper wheel dress
Tor women New-York and Brooklyn are still in
the meshes Of doubt. Fewer bloomer and
knckerbocker costumes are seen on the streets
ana roads in this part Of the country than was
the case few weeks ago. This is particularly
me case on the Cycle Path and on the Merrick
Hoad across the river. Women who wore bloom
tIs then Mear thom now. but covered with a