The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-13
GOOD RUAD In SlGHT
The Matchmaking of Ar
lington and Garfield
Avenues Will Be a
Boon to CyClers.
OLD TIMERS TO PLAY THE PURITANS
The Members of the Old Green
vile Stars Challenge the Cracks
Stevens Wins at Tennis.

The local wheelmen who are advocating
the building of good roads in this city
are anxiously awaiting the beginning OF
the work on the Improvement of Car
field and Arlington avenues, which thor
oughfares are included in Mayor Wan
ser's plan to give the city a good thor
oughfare~ from the lower section to Bay
onne. The wheelmen hope that the work
will be begun early and that it Will be
completed by fall, the best season OF
the year for riding. The m"acadamizlng
of Arlington and Garfield avenues Will
furnish the cyclists with a good road
to Bayonne, connecting with the macad-
amized Avenue d. The road passes
through the prettiest section of Green
vile, and when completed will no doubt
be used more than the County Road by
the cyclists.
Jersey City may soon boast of a eye
ling corps, organized on a similar prin-
ciple to that of the Seventh Regiment
of New York. The members of the
Forrdh Regiment who ride the silent
and they are not few in num-
eer, nave for some time been considering
the advisability of establishing a bicycle
corps, but the approach of camp time
compelled them to temporarily abandon
III pIOJCOl. a. oOOh O. AN 0ANA
son opens in the fall. however, the mat
ter will be again agitated and an estab-
lished corps will undoubtedly result. The
rsSe of the bicycle in military service
L soSognized by the War Department of
the regular army, and no better place
to demonstrate it's value can be found
thar the National Guard. General Mel
son A. Miles, commander of the De-
partment of the East, heartily endorses
the bicycle for military service.
At a social gathering of. Greenville
cyclists a few nights ago the course of
conversation drifted to the merits of
different makes of wheels, each express
ing as his opinion that his mount was
the best. There were a dozen in the
party, and strangely enough no two
rode the same wheel. The discussion
waxed warm all the faults of the vari-
GUS makes being picked out. Finally
one of those present. to put an end
to the discussion, remarked, ANY high
grade wheel is..a good one, as only an
eoBetfuc san o 6sI 4 a Wheel oiI ali yon need tn IS
a good high grade bicycle. and fit
1t with-tires, for it is the tires that make
issed wnee Th IS s edds, a fuel st to the the d discus gus
next few minutes was tires" hose
pipe, lie luDG liz lie n II
discussion would probably be going on
yet had not the Captain turned out the
gas.
The annual State meet of the New
York division of the League of American
Wheelmen, which will be held on Satur-
day on the new Manhattan Beach track.
this city. All the local. clubs have made
arrangements to attend. the meet in a
body, while not a few of the local wheel
ade and celebration of the completion OF
the new cycle path. to Coney, Island.
vide racks and Checks for 1000 wheels.
The first race will be started at three
o'clock. and the events will be:--.Class a.
c cap a one m n1xle New ssf YORK State t Hst
ship, scratch; three mile, New York
Scratch. Class Bone mile. scratch,
paced; one mile, handicap ten miles,
scratch s;ls PACED, At eight T. Nh M snbs there
Beach. Sunday will be given up to road
runs in which all wheelmen are invited
to participate. The runs will be as fol-
No. /, run to Babylon. L. T.. including
the New Merrfck road and following the
start at sne eight 4. M. from fountain. Bed
ford avenue and Bergen street, in charge
Of Captain ,Needham. Kings County
penses, IS cents. No. Z. run to Ro,slyn.
l.. l., over good roads on the north shore:
Start at nine A. M, at fountain, Bedford
avenue and Bergen street, in charge of
Captain Bergen, Bushwiek w%heelmen;
distance, fifty miles; expenses, so. cents.
No. 8, run to Freeport, L. l., a pleasant
and easy run, following the same route
as the Babylon run, but shorter and in
tended for riders who dc. not wish to un-
dertake al long distance. Start
from fountain. Bedford avenue and
Bergen street, in charge of Cap
men: distance. A miles; expense. so
cents. No. A. run to ,Yonkers on the
Hudson, a trip through Central Park,
Tp Riversids Drive passing Grants ants
Bedford and Division avenues at nine
Al NJ, in charge of Captain Barton.
- williamsburg Wheelmen; distance, 40
files; expepse, IS cents. No. 5. run to
taten Island. This run includes the sail
ross the bay. Leave Prospect Park
aza at min A M, in charge
6heelmen; distance, 36 miles; expenses.
cents. No. 6, run to the Oranges. a
un famous among cyclists for fine
lcenery and the Iryington-Milburn
curse. Leave Brooklyn Bicycle Club,
10. so Hansen place, at $3.50 A. NJ, in
eharge of Waldo E. Fuller; distance,
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