New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-22
NEWS OFTHECYCLINGWORLD
THE DELIGHTS OF TOURING IN THE
AUTUMN

to-day are follows:
YsvY9rk Atn st..- Club whssmsn to TrayeTs
uarlem wheelmen. to Tarrytown Leave club
house No. Ii West One-hundred- and twenty fourth
St. al a. m
Kings County Wheemen to Yonkers. Leave club
house. Bedford-ave. Brooklyn. at $3.50 a m.
New-York wheelmen, to Nutley. n. j. Leave
clubhouse ne-hundred-and-twenty- seventh-st. and
iNnox-ave, at 1880 a. m.
9, George Athletic Club Wheelmen. to Far Rock
away Leave Twenty-sixth-st. and Madison-ave, at
s a. m
Leave clubhouse. No SAL Lexington-ave.. Brooklyn.
at a. m.
e,ubhouse. No 252 West -hundred-and- fourth-st
al 10 a. m
Select Cycle Club to City Island. Leave Seventy
s,xth-st and Madson-ave. at a. m
peouod Wheelmen, 10 Roslyn, Long Island Leave
clubhouse No. 30 East Nineteenth-st.. at 3 a. m
Pas,me Athletic Club wheemen to Coney ISL
and Leave grounds. Sixty-sixth-st and Avenue a.
at 10 a m
Rova Arcanum Wheemen. to Amityville. Long
Island Leave clubhouse No lOd Bedford-ave.'
Brooklyn, at a. m
Monarch Wheelmen. to White Plains. Leave Club
house No. 37s COllege-ave., al 9 a. m.
Lexington Wheelmen. to New-Brunswick. n. j.
Leave clubhouse. No. 80 Lexington-ave.. at a. m
Knickerboc<er Wheemen to City Island Leave
clubhouse No. y Rivington-st.. at a. m.
Autumnal charms row invite the cyclist to
make tours through the country. 1t is not only
that the weather is more agreeable for the eX-
e-cise but the glories Of the flowers and the
foliage Of fall entce him to wander through
sylvan ways. One of the false impressions about
cycling is that ii is subversive Of the love Of
nature; that the wheelmGn. his eyes bent on the
road Immediately before him. and all his energies
strained TO cover a certain number Of miles by
rightfan. is unmndful Of the beauties Of field
and forest through which he passes. This de
scrpton. Of course, fits some wheelmen, out
there are many 10 whom the flowers and trees
and hills and rivers are Of prime consideration
II is possible to behold the scenery from wheel
when the road is not extremely bad, and the man
who wants to get the full need of enjoyment out
81 the sport will from time to time dismount
10 rest on the grass, or TO gaze on particularly
fine view.
That wheelmen do not go about merely 10
ride is shown by the fact that many tours are
now made through mountainous regions. where,
even II the roads are good there is certain walk
ing I'D and down hill to be done Even the
Adirondacks which are not yet famous for their
fine roads are much visited by cyclists. Tours
through the Catskills and the White Mountains
are made by number Of NEWCOMERS. 1t must
be that all these persons find in the cnarns
and grandeur Of nature. delight wnlch more
than compensates for bad roads and steep NILS.
About New-York City. the same desire Is SHOWN
70 visit regions which are not chiefly attractive
for their good thoroughfares Many persons
could tell of love Of nature greatly stimulated
by If not actually born OF, Indulgence IN 'he
sport OF cycling.
II would be well for wheelmen who pass
through Cresskill. y. j.. to avoid the sidewalks
as II they were pitfalls. Cresskill is few miles
beyond Englewood on the familiar road 10 NyacK
cyclst who last Sunday yielded TO his fond
ness for side path riding was promptly arrested
by the town constable. After a considerable de-
lay ne was arraigned before the local magistrate
and fined g. The road is excellent there, and
there is no real need of leaving It, but as there
were no houses or people nearby, the Wheeimah
thought II would do no harm 70 take the slde
path until he reached the village proper. but
a constable was waiting at each END or the strlp
OF sidewalk so-called and the result was an ar
rest To the cyclists complaint that no notice
OF the ordinance posted. the magistrate re-
piled that copies Of il had been nailed TO trees
two or three times. but had been knocked down
and carried off by indignant bicycle riders ms
certainly was a short-s.ghted way of getting
revenge on the village authorities.
cyclonaeter does add to the satisfaction OF
wheeling. but the worship of this little instru-
ment is sometimes amusing 10 the point OF ao-
surdty Occasionally one meets bicycle rider
whose only object in riding seems 10 be 10 record
as many miles as possible on his cyclometer II
the apparatus should get out Of order while ne IS
on tour his grief is excessive. for he thinks OF
the wasted opportunities to increase the hgures
on the dial. Perhaps on reaching nome anu nay
ing the cyclometer repaired. he Will laDorlousl!
spin mis- front wheel around until he mas recorded
the number of miles which were not credlteu 10
him. One OF this ilk was even heard 10 say tha'
he did not care TO take long ride that DAY pc
cause ne had lost the part of his cyclometer which
fastened to the spOkes and there was no use GOV
ering a lot of ground if there was nothing 10
Show for II.
Anew roadway which New-York wheemen VIII
want TO visit is the Hudson County Boulevard. II
is not yet finished, however. and IT would De wei
10 postpone trips on ii until the spring 1t begins
!n Bergen Point and strikes north. running sew
eral miles west Of the Hudson. 1t ENDS -FOUR mics
south Of Fort Lee and short distance west OIL the
road running along the Palisades. A spur - u
run along ,he Palisades The boulevard affords
some fine views TO the west. The neighoorhooos
through which II runs are not al interesting ~
however but in spite of this the DouieVdiu VIZ
be worth seeing. A convenient tour VII, ps ~
Fort Lee and then 10 go south 10 ns ~ ~
levard and along its length 10 the ierr! acIo1
XII Won Kull This ferry brings one 10 = oit III
nond whence one can Journey 10 80. -. o ia
either Staten Island or aiong tne ,iI
south shore The Hudson County bouleN ~ W" vi
be of especial advantage TO Staten lslahu "neet-
men for by IL they can get TO many IVau9 49,
are now reached only by crossing 10 .iIs W
and riding the cobolestohes VI
City.
Staten Island has some fine roads. and 1t may
soon he made even more attractive TO cyclists py
the erection ~ a complete system OF miie-poS's'
At p meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors II"
DAYS az, Tho suggestion Of Supervisor Doyle tha'
al the county roads be marked WIN iiIep 80
giving names Of towns and their distance zee $500
referred TO the county engineer. IL Is - w n,ber
that the plan will be carried out ana that o'nei
counties will then move in the same direc'io"
son,e IN. has suggested that IL would be
~oo. -, 1. ~ ,akers NJ light bicycles were 70
sunn,v ers,-r.,o cushion tires to those who want
them Such a thing as a cushion tire is not pur-
chasable now since the pneumatic has taken the
field. hut there are few elderly riders who wouio
be glad ~ get them in order TO avoid all fear
Of punctures and 70 make the carrying OF pump
UNNECESSARY rider Of several years standihs
sara L.. .l. LID satisfaction In tne