New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
NEWS OFTHECYULlNGWO WORLD
VOCAL IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WILL
BENEFIT THE SPORT.

VOCAL IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WILL
BENEFIT THE SPORT.
MILITARY VALUE OF THE WHEEL TO BD CULrI-
yArEp-raE QUESTION OF RAILROAD
Observation-Disclosures ON
STATEN IsI.AND-AsPHALT
Among the club runs to-day are:
rI,rleu, Uheelmen TO Rye Beach.-Leave club
house No. Il West One-hundred- and-twenty-fourth-
81 yvortyfie Wheeinen to Amityville Long Island
Leave clubhouse. No. ia East Eighty-seventh-st''
sy s.rs Athletic Club wheelmen to Travers
,ssri-I.eave Wheelery. West sixtieth-st, at
~Vonsrch wheelmen to Fort schuyler.-Leave
clubhouse. No. rs coliegesave: at a m 11.vs
.sSSouse No. 49, Division-ave.. Brooklyn. at $50
apss,,-ne A. c wheelrlen 10 Staten 1sland-Ieave
nm POUNDS. sixty-sixth-st. and Avenue A. at
70 s. n, ,,-Noo,-,or - rrn,,.vooa \ leave
.,ssSoSse. No 2iO East Nineteenth-st.. at a. m.
Select Cycle Club to Long Branch-Leave Four
"fincon Wheeinlc1 to Valley stream.I-eave club
house Nc q Market-st.. al a. m ..s
rnpire Wheelmen TO Tottenvile-Leave head
quarters. No SOC siHthcave at a m n,, p-,rcn
r.svo Fou-teenth-st. and Broadway at a. m.
Colonial Wheelmen To Morristown. \. leave
heaoua-ters E!ghty-ninth-si and Coiumous-ave''
Fs,con - wheelr,en to South Beach.-Leave club
hIV,,cte-bocker Wheemen TO Paterson-Leave
o,ubhouse No. y Rivington-st., at a m
An important Improvement on Riverside Drive
4 soon 20 be carried out. This is the viaduot
across Ninety-sixth-st., 70 which reference was
made in this column last spring The Park
p,srd has asked John Gillian Howard. an archi-
..r,1ar Nd ~
e~a.ions for a structure of masonry. The cost
I'll no about sl5O.OOO. the Legislature having au-
,ho-,7eS the expenditure of 100000 on Riverside
Drive in 1896. The viaduct will begin at Ninety
fsth-st. and go to Ninety-seventh distance OF
about five hundred feet The Drive VIII not De
ysr-owed az this point: besides space for We
h,cles there will be two broad wall Rows Of
t-aes are 10 BE- planted along the inner edge OF
t,ose walks The broad stone ratings VIII be
capped by lamp posts and vases for flowers
This point has long been a dangerous one Tor
vehicles and wheemen passing up or down the
Drive. as Nine,y-sixth-st. is much used oy
trucks There is pier here at when much cosi
and great quantities Of building material are
,.rsed The street is at the bottom of a depres-
sion. 81 that the approach from either side Is
decline The descent from the south is steep
- unless q cvcllst rides carefully his wheel
- acquire such momentum that ne cannot
stoo y hls way is blocked by teams Inc VIA
duct will end all this difficulty II VIII also save
~ labor OF hil-climbing, even y II Is soHe"-'d'
'-avafed at the centre as 20 give clear space
beneath for trucks. Much OF the wheenhs Il.
Riverside Drive Is now confined TO thAt pa pa,
,o-th OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES When Us
,,fs5uct $ finished the lower end OF the Drive
viii be in greater favor than it now Is
Another work undertaken by the Park De-
-s-,-nAnt Is Of interest to wheelmen. This is the
-e,avinp Of Fitth-ave from Ninetieth-st. TO one
b,,drad-and-tenth-st with asphalt. Last week
,b p,ard ~ Estimate and Apportionment set
ss35o $50 900 for this. Controller Fitch has oeeh
especially active in having TINS approprialS.lon
made Fifth-ave. along the upper part OF IN
,~al Park is now in bad shape, both FOR Wheelhs
and driving.
The vogue ~ wheeling has even affected the
costume Of those who do not ride. At one or the
big Adirondack hotels, situated in region where
tho roads are so wretched that bicycle is al
,nost az great a curiosity camel, nearly
a,arv male guest young and old, wore knicker-
a,.kars this summer OF course. most OF them
had not ridden a wheel but the breeches We're
- comfortable and convenient tnal a coi.sit H.
abl4 number wore nothing else, even IN me
evening In walking and fishing II was posi-
fiv. pleasure to BE- rid OF long uouser Iess
Among the women the sentiment III laNoi @ -.
rational costume was ais conspicuous: -
,rfrg ~ them put on short skirts ana IesS4Hs
whenever they wanted 70 go walking or 20 en-
rare i'm any othe~ form OF outdoor entertainments.
=
especially satisfactory
Tie bicycle in var is the object OF mucn at
,eut.n now. There has just been organized the
United states Military Wheelmen, which aims
=. ai, together cyclists all over the country
having a knowledge Of military tactics. Such
mo-, might he Of great service to the Govern
W.. ion time Of war. Their knowledge OF the
roads would enable them 10 deliver messasgs
with speed and certainty. Inc tenn oiais 20 p.
NC, -a' EN-
C4r-qi- w L. Garcia. and the treasurer: fIIs'
lieutenant \ J. Griffin. are all officers OF the VA
tioral Guard Of This state
Tho eth Regiment already has a bicycle
GU. ana the Sth Battalion Is to nave
q b.rc.e company The 100 men and three
officers are also 70 form regular d.
c.o,a club Of which Charles p Stauoach
8. .a-tain. The club will have company room
T. rho ar1lorv at Ninety-fourth-st and Park-aVe.'
= dr.-sing groom with 100 lockers and Wheelery'
with man il charge u take care 81 me olcE eles.
-. members will have exclusive use OF t"e Hoo1
on. night every week and also Al .eItaI , -
-r. ~l-+ ~ the week There VIII be blcNcle orll4s'
road runs and races, both indoor anu ou'. 80
ADVANTAGES are all In addition 10 the u'ua' III
% me arm0ry such as the tn Members
auey.. rifle ranges. library. etc. ne ne,iiD7l
WI ~ course. perform the regular service OF
National Guardsmen
r.t.sasa that 20 2 Texas cowboy has 70 get an
ohi.c. tba, is 100 feet away. and his morse i
hais that distance in the opposite dlecuon' ne
viii walk TO his steed. mount 1t ana roe 10 'iie
$40. where the thing is lying which he wants
Cyclists often show similar fondness Tor 'neir
wae.L Most hate to dismount for temporary
obstacle. a curious outcome Of this Is sometimes
to be- seen in Bedford-ave, Brooklyn where II Is
crossed by the tracks Of the Long lsiahd HAii-
road When the gates are closed for the pasSase
OF train. some cyclists who thus have the'r p"'"
blocked step to the ground. Others STICK 10 eher
saddles and man0euvre In ana aDou.' We bigb
H. dart ahead as soon the gates are ms"
enough ~ permit It. The scene reIniilu9 oi1e ~
acty Of the jockeying Of yachts awa avail, ,,e
signal u ere - the starting line Inc 9
huf AVOID one dIVtH'l