New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-11
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Thc>,. are great days for sport. Baseball i
being played in much If its odtimr glory ton
sticks and lawn tennis rackrtS are swinging
everywhere. anil the good old click or maii''
and bail is heard on many renewed cr"lnr'-
ground Cricket is gaining In popularity every
wear The turf still claims lis votares 10y IN"
ihnu>aud On the clyde and on Narragansctt
Doy the swiftcst yachts that were ever built are
,,t,u,ring for Il battle royal. aud waters else
vvh.r, are white with the sails and foamihG
wakes ~ competing nayics The echoes "i
p,,lphkerpse and Ncwl.ondon ar" revived al
Henley where an innumcrablc company has
hn.n watching 10 see which Of four nations VIII
win supremacy III Craftsmanship In Il thousand
,l,c.s and more men and women. rejoicing In
ihc strength II youth. are displaying their Prov
css in friendly rivalry in a score Of different
games and contests.
To-day occurs at Asbury Park the great annual
festival Of what H.. beyond all question, the most
pomlar and most significant Of AL our alhi'u'
exercises Visiting bicycle riders are assciiph'u
there from every State of this | Mon ana from
some alien lands They represent We har' ho'
say how many hundreds ~ thousands OF RIDERS
Of the wheel an army that Will presently DC
numbered 10y millions Never has any oth'r a'h-
l.tic practice 80 won the fancy 81 Inc mul'l'uue
rs This To call 1t mere sport Is MISSIONER
that dccradcS H. II has become Il common ilapH
of llf,-almos, IN everyday necessity sport
&, IL and q superb one NJ those who daily watch
ia, a.,.yh,clcI racers testify. No contest or
snecd on land or sea * more fascinating Inc
ro,.,rds m,d. by whccmcn are chroniccd and
r.,is,cr,,l by the side ~ those Of Derby winners.
Il + well that II should be- 80. Yet Ait'r I'LL ON!
the mcrc>t corporals guard of those WHO rue
the wheel are racers. For every on" such 'h'r"
ar. hundreds who ride for health. for pleasure
or as simple means ~ business transportation
That l. In. consideration which should be dom
inAnt AZ This great meeting. ana AT All Su'h
whnlmon's gatherings. Their" Is no h''d "l
urging that attention be- paid 10 III" racing II
is bound H. attract the keen attention IL d'-
serves The more prO>aic side II the case. tue
general utility ~ the wheel Tor tn general wei
far, ~ ihc whole public. is what requires To De
brought forward An improvement In cons'ru'-
lion that will make the wheel easier for The aver
NO.. man ar woman - ride or that viii make II
.,for or more comfortable or more health giving
is much more. valuable than one that Will merely
.nahl. a profess onal "scorch'r 10 rid" mile
in 4 second or So less time than b'for" I" set
q
would b., incompnrahy more b,nciccnt than 10
invent a DOZEN new tricks In fancy riding. How
much substantial good has already been don"
hy ih.. wheel and 10y whcrlmcn j. past all reckon
ING TN. health. ~ mind and body. If great
numbers has been restored or Improved IN
..tlmabl,. pleasure has been enjoyed and hnowl-
.lcc through observation. gained The per
f,r,uanc,. ~ daily duties AZ office and workshop
,..taf far ,,,tI
,o,d. =, beneficial 10 all has from this source
received il strongest impulse. These are tr"-
uhics more precious by far than all that may hc
won for track performances.
We do not mean ~ course. in The least degree
T., drcry The fun and the ,xhilaration Of tn"
races let us have races. and more "f them.
They serve m admirable and an important p'r
no.c And Tor ihcu and for all the purposes of
uf. .r,nt m.ctns no better place could have
/ h,.u ,hnsrn than the delightful seaside city Ia
which The Tribune In harmony with Us Is
tc.rncd Contemporaries on ia" imn'Iihi" spoil
this morning Welcomes them Nowhere ar" III"
roads more level and more smooth. Nowhere
are the hotels more hoSpltablc. the bathing S'liis
more becoming the waters ~ old ocean more
inviting Nowhere il the Summer GIN more
numerous and more bcwtchng Nowhere IL
There, "A finer run than along the great highway
that extends from AShury Park southwark. past
Ocean Grove. Bchnlr Spring Lake and Sea Girf
to Point Pleasant. and norlhwarl through FL
| bcr,n Long Branch Monmouth Beach and sea
! hrirht. and thence westward 10 Atlantic lligh
| lands and Rcd Bank and over the peerless KUN
son Road And then. \cw-\ork Is 80 near ana
g., acccs-iblc Hail and success 10 IA" I.'asu" "f
| American Whcclmcn AT Asbury Park