The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-03
TURN OF THE WHEEL
Alderman Mccarthy to In
troduce An Ordinance
for the Relief of
Cyclists.
WITH THE LOCAL BALL TOSSERS
Games Arranged for This After
noon-Payonia Y. @ to Give
Another Hop.

The Catholic Club cyelerS are maksAS
thu best of the present season and every
fne day the c. C. C. uniform be
seen on The roads of the city. The week
iy club runs are a great feature and are
aiways We'll attended. Thomas j. Ken
neay left fer Albany last Saturday Right
and returned ON Tuesday. Charley Key
nolds, Jack O'Mara and John Mccarthy
are fast developing into scorchers. Ihey
are seen almost daily on the New County
Road. Joseph Russell IS the latest ac-
ouisitien to the club. Charles Hornang
and Fred Farrell are spending their va
cation at Allendale. They have their
wheels with them and promise to set
the pace when they return. Mr.. oberg-
fell has recovered from the fall he re-
ceived recently while riding around Ham
ilton Park. Charley Gallagher is becom-
ing a fast rider. He attributes his in
creasing speed to his new diet of Smell
food. The Ladies Bicycle Tea will
take place tomorrow.
Alderman George NJ. Mccarthy pro-
poses to put a stop to the practice of
scattering tacks and broken glass where
wheelmen are wont to ride. At the
next meeting of the Board he will intro
duce the following ordinance
Amy person WIS, Whe shall dal throw ar gIa drop e fe
place. or who shau cause 9I psocuIe ~
upon any road. highway street, or pub
lie place within. the corporate limits OF
dee n elfgll any on o sfaTs' Substance abshs ea1 Witch in.
lure or damage a bicycle. tricycle., or any
o Of RIsG J m aeadIss Of for awh x j siss qm forfeit
and pay a penalty, of not more than go
vt The asS SESSIONS St ! f5at Dg f65rt5fs, bie of ean mas
e aq fha mac fdSs . are au he FL fids Els'' PsT.
SSh / pf For the pdrpose of saie.@.
carry lamps at night while other y Haas
Strong has signed the Vehicle Light
gias viii vii p aoM fave sa to have ! igRfsSd
lamp at night the ami as a bicycle.
An Interesting test case came to an
Payne denied the bill for an lnjunetisn
restraining the owners Of the Fort Dear ssss,
a tenant while taking his bicycle to his
Office on the twelfth floor of the build
ing. The. Judge. who is himself a wheel
not different from a horse and buggy
as far as the right to exclude from the
o oWners of Wa ahe c bailaiag had ahu a t Fight tie to
make regulations regarding the adrnis-
sion of vehicles.
12:4s o,eloeR June s. Completing a ride
on an eighteen pound bicycle from Jack;
s%onville, Florida to Chicago; The 4otal
rift started on his ride June 10. at $40
IA NJ Burritt says that the 1, ride was
s anafe5ae en his ip ride R Reea Weighed 100 S11 sounds IS
He carried baggage Weighing twenty-five
The sum Of 100000 marks was included
in the German army estimates, the
present year for the supply Of bicycles y
relieye the cavalry of a great part Of
i place sh' 81 Teoonte du' erd eaa 70 lzas A ins
military Bicycle with which a very
liarity Of this bicycle is thai the saddle
is placed Very low. The Russian, Port
ugese and Belgian armies have nov
practice and drill being provided for.
Military experts believe that there are
few parts OF any civilized country
cover at least twice the distance pos
sibie to a horseman and in several con
see sesutixe days 1 riding gns the dist san g Is
across country or over almost any line
practicable for a mounted man and
often item where q eoa the r iaeter ro eonio are nod dgs sr
able for bicycles as well as for am.
munition or baggage trains: The Wheel
high fences, and unless the ground has
been too recently titled or the grass toe
high, most open, country is found 70 De
practicable for the expert army "heei-
An efficient electric bicycle lamp has
been devised at last. The 'eleetflcat
posed in Some places of three shells one
half inch in diameter and four inches
long. and I,d n ot hspt st + 5 fgrs IF beass fo ahe ohe
recharging. The current. is regulated by
-f% -. \ a.r0a non he pa
cbarred 1i 81 = a sc cosf 81 t fwen ra.I-g eA cents by
purchasing of 1ocal agents one. or more
Is these Shells; just ia as an : man 81 .d buys s. car ar
lamp are that the yibratlop does not
affect the light at all and there Is no
sIa9k + Is Is far more reliable than an or
binary bicycle damp.
The doorkeeper of the Belgian Chamber
members can dispose Of their wheels on
B mor n9W a gbiD bar re { Rras 6seni 1f f e the
session and arrive at the Legislative
Palace mounted.
n, T6s ,.c s iRsy si esyS the following com
The bicycle is. IN, fact. the agent of
health. and Of a wider civilization; It
generation than their fathers nave had.
and it will bring the city and the country
int gl los s. r. reia at 3ps s than d hayS eSWiE 55ssda
the summer ls6aldef has been deing for
the abandoned farms and deserted vii
laees of New England. the wheelman is
doing for the regions surrounding our
great cities. He is DISTRIBUTING through
them modern ideas and modern ways OF
living. and is f~rnctifxing them with gen
tie destinations of city wealth. Above
oil. he is teaching their people that a
sure way to prosperity lies before them
In the bealtifyiTg of the country in
which they live. and in the preservation
Of AL its attractive natural features.
The first of the series of fnser-rlubs road
ra6ss to be held under The. auspices. of
the Metropolitan Association of cycling
Clubs viii take place On next Saturday
at New Dorp. Among the teams VINO
have entered are the Kings. County
Nheelfnens. Elizabeth Athletic Club Cyc-
1prs, Manhattan Sfcycle Club. Prospect
Nheelmeh, and Castle. Point. Cyclers.
Considerable rivalry. exists between the
various clubs regarding the strength of
tEcir respective racing teams, and az. a
fssnlt some good racing i likely to take
psEee-it was expected that the River
sae Wheelfnen wolils. e ater a team, as
Trey claim to have the champion road
teasl Of tals city, but the fact that all
her racing men are competing in the
yEsso,ls track events this. season, viii
prevent them from antering a team.
PAVuNIAS SOCIAL FEATURES.
Another HOP to Held At the High.