New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-15
THE VISITING WHEELnEN.

Tho numerous wheelmen who have been flock
inc 10 Rrooklyn for the last twcniy-four hours
wlII find much 10 interest and delight them in
that city and its environs II Is equally true and
lomcntable that they will find many things not
| calculated To give them pleasure The Concy
Island Cycle Path. AS many Of them, we pre-
sumo. have already discovered. Is something
which they can view with unalloyed satisfac-
ton. II Is notable and significant both IN Itself
and in what it represents. As the first municipal
work of the kind in the country. II cannot nut De
viewed 10y the visitors with peculiar Interest ana
the fame of it will assurcdly be spread lar ana
wide Since it was the first extensive cycle PAIN
To- be- constructed, II was necessarily something
of an experiment. That the experiment has been
successful will doubtless be the unanimous yer
diet of those who now make personal test OF
II FOR the first time: II has been The verdict OF
those who have enjoyed the privilege OF using
This unique whcclway from the time Of It's con
sirllction last autumn.
Not that IN. Concy Island path Il perfect TO
mike II even approximately 50 would have re-
| nuired an expenditure 50 large a. To be pro
hibItiye. In this path We have simply loan
foundation covered with few inches Of crushed
limestone. An Ideal cycle roadway would have
vide for thorough drainage AZ all times Then
this path rs n matter Of course, has |" cross
numerous roads: and AT these points the rrgu'
lary Of the surface i lntrrfcrrd win by the
wheels and hoofs which cross II al frequent In
t,ryals. and the renewal " the gravel which II
necessary now and then does not tend 10 the
comfort II the bicycle rider. Just now, too,
there has been an ugly break In the path owing
..lfr .s.tlnt
is constructing tunnel under Ocean Parkway;
hui the section which has h-n lnlrrIertd WIN
~ seriously for several weeks past appears !"
hnyc been put In fair condition Tor the long me
~ whc,lmcn who win pass over In HE parade
This afternoon. On The whole, We make uo DOUBT
that the visiting whcclmcn VIII u" wen p''aS'u
with the work ~ the Park Department, supple
mcnicd by the efforts nnd contributions al the
cyclists ~ nrookyn, In providing the smooth
roadway which stretches for i've miles from
Prospect Park to The srashor".
I'm when they examine the streets Of brooklyn
they viii have a different story To tell IN"
shor,,r they make IL the better will II he Tor the
fame ~ the fourth city Of the United states. Not
am. ~ th, visitors has been able 10 make his
way Ia the whrclmcns headquarters. In the old
18th Regiment Armory, without travelling Tor
"A longer or shorter time over bonc-racking gran
tie pavrm.nts Nor will they In any part Of the
city find continuous asphalt roadways for any
long distance with one or two exceptions; AMI
some ~ the older asphalt pav"mcnts VIII not
prove agreeable rdn, on account OF urprrSsions
elevations and unrvcnncsses which bctokcn poor
work In The first place and n succession OF re-
pairs which could not make good original de
fccts Nor will the pavemcnis Of N"w-lork rs
a rule create much more favorable Impression
on the whrrlmen who have come hther from
abroad II is only when they get outside OF
these two cities proper that they Will b. able To
enjoy themselves without reserve. on the good
roads of Queens County. New-Jrrsey and Staten
Island and along the Hudson River.
Nevertheless. We predict for them really good
| time in and about the metropolis. The parade
today. In Itself and In the multitude Of spec
iators sure 10 be- attracted by It. will long be
memorable: and so Will be- the initial meeting at
the new Manhattan Beach track. Good weather
il promised for to-day; and that will supply the
only doubtful condition affecting the success Of
what bids fair to b. The greatest cycling demon
stration that has taken place In the country
The Tribune extends cordial greeting to the
| numerous whcclmcn who are 10 take part In 1t
and In the incidental diversions which have been
| dcd for their benefit