The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-07
! A GLORIOUS DAY.
The Cycling Isnshusia sts sped Along
Countr Lanes and City streets.

The weather yesterday WAS ds
for cycling especially meant. The loeai
wheelmen were in high feather. the new
County Road being rowde Win ene
pedal pushers. On the aBayonhe, 9resp-
vile and Bergen sections the cyeps
practically had possession OF the foaa
and the many road houses WIN az
convenient side doors did a rush'is
business. Many sof the Clubs heiq runs
to nearby points. The Beuleyara Mhssi-
men went to Paterson. They lutieu up
in large numbefs and started lroni ~
headquarters, Linden Hail az haii7pesN
eight o'clock. Captain Barr pefhg ~
charge. The route was VIA the Wv
County Road, Tonnele avenue
Gus Road, to Seeaueus, fsetheiroi1
Passaic to Paterson. From Fassaio =
Paterson the route was over lhe NV
road which skirts along the BANK OIL lne
Passaic. The mens5ers iFeaany ieoos
nized the latter stream ps ehe iou
odors which it emitted. me water @as
as black as ink and the outhopses aiip
| other sources of pollution PLAINLY vlslpie,
| caused the members TO make q pTohiise
that never again would they bathe ~
the water. even though 1t comes WY
Jersey City reservoir and Believalle. AZ
Paterson. where the boys had arrahset
to have dinner, they discovered ina
emein host had not properly understood
their message and they received the pn-
| welcome news that they would nave 10
| wait until one o'clock for dinner. Inc
spare hour was utilized to advantage,
however the Captain taking the boys
| to the Falls. When they returned they
| did full justice to the excellent meal
which s'mein host had prepared fhe
boys started on the return trip at a
quarter past two O'Clock and made good
| time to Secaucus, arriving, there shortly
after three o'clock. While going through
the latter place, Mr.. Webb who was
riding in the middle Of the road sWooped
down upon a farmer who 1obStlnately
stood still in the road. Webb had TO
execute a double-shufiie to escape hitting
him, and the Secaucns agee-haWk repaid
him by grabbing his wheel and pushing
him violently to one side. Webb collided
with a fellow member and both were
thrown Violently to the ground. For
tunately the only injury sustained was a
broken spoke. 1t looked for a time as
though the hayseed would be violently
dealt with, but the boys decided that
discretion was the better part OF valor
and flowed him to escape with a
tongue lashing, in which each member
participated. The only excuse the farmer
mad to otrer for his unwarranued as
Sault was II was knocked deoWn by
of them gol darneG things once"
George Seitz, who won the club cham
pionshlp races of the Greeny-He Wheel
men recently competed IN the one mile
novice race at the Manchester County
IN. W, fair Saturday. He finished sec
ond in a trial heat, but failed TO secure
a place in the final.
Captain H. c. Lange OF the Castle
Point Cyclers has purchased the trotter
"Madel," registered 2:So class, and IS
now frequently seen on the new County
Road when not engaged in attending to
club runs or increasing his mileage rec
ord.
The members of the bowling COM
mibtee of the Metropolitan Association
day even ng when arrangements will be
made for the winter tournaments This
State. Brooklyn and New York will be
represented. The Hudson County
Wheelnen VII enter a team.
The following tips on the care of a
wheel will prove of value:-Few riders
ever pay attention to the adjustment of
the head of a bicycle, which is often the
cause of an unaecountable rafting. All
that is necessary to do IS to loosen the
clamp slightly and then tighten the
jaw nut. Care should be taken that the
handle-bar is at right angles with the
front wheel before the clamp is tight
ened. Handle grips should never be al
lowed to work loose, as in more than
one case it has been the cause of danger
at critical moments. If loose, there is
a constant liability of the grip sliding
off the bar. throwing the rider m such
a manner that injury is inevitable. As
when you grasp it, the wlsest thing to
do is to take it off entirely and cement
it on firenly. The shorter grips will be
afraa 1ar1 1fo6Ia 10 ~ n soff ar nrnnk b.
In trueing a wheel the best method is
to first discover the portion of the wheel
which is not in line: This can be done
frame, and. while holding a piece Of
chalk close to the rim on one side spin
the wheel rapidly. If the chalk is held
steady the absence of any mark and the
extra heavy line will show You where
the trouble is. If the srim25s inclined too
much to the right at one point, the
spoke nearest that PLACE; which extends
followed and suffeient judgement dis
played as to whether the spoke has been
frightened too much or too title, a SNUG
way to use a monkey wrench is to ad-
just it SO as to fit the nut accurately,
get the nut sauarely between the Jaws
(fat, If possible, take "a purchase from
and then amply your power slowly and
evenly. avoiding jerks and jumps.
Although pure cork grips are 3uSeu en-
tensively. the grips made of cork scon-
bined with other materials are much SUI
perior in many ways. ~
1t is poor policy to let the spokes OF a
wheel get loose. as the wheel will soon
run untrue. and if not careful, possibly
break down completely. 4 is a com
If one has a. spoke7grip. Ora pairs OF
pinchers which can grasp. firmly onathe
nipple. The nipple should be turned until
Mud accumulated during a ride on
flooded th~oroughfares should be allowed
to dry on the frame before removing.
as 1T can be more e~ffeetually taken off
in that state. II should be wiped of
oiled, as there viii be less likelihood Of
A small, stiff brush willabe of much bet
ter service in cleaning the vicinity of
the bearings, owing to the chance of
When you find II necessary to use tire
tape, do not fully initiate the tire. IF the
latter be somewhat soft the additional
pressure will cause the tape to bind all
the tighter. f5sa,s.F.
notwithstanding the general idea pre-
vailing that the wheels must goseillate
for a length of time when lifted soff the
ground in order to be easy runningysit
is q fallacy, and a wheel which starts in
motion and stops in q short while. with
as good, and maybe better. running or
der as the wheels which oscillate back
and forth for q length Of time! The
latter ma be caused by the bearing
being loose for safety NE
HANDBALL BXPEHTa BUSY.
Exciting Games at tho Local Club
Yesterday,
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