New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06
PART Ill.
PAGES % TO 80.
m THE CYCLING WORLD
CLUB RUNS ARRANGED FOR TODAY.

Some of the interesting Vl"r iu'i' "''""e'u
az to-day will be found in the appended list:
South Brooklyn wheelmen century run from ia
se ST. 20 Patchogue Leave Jamaica AT a. m
Mman,rr,ans division leave Jamaica AT at '"o a. m
lexington wheelmen century run to New-Bruns-
xck y j. Leave West forly-secohu-s a. d. III
~ryork Wheelmen. TO Pompton y. j. Leave
.,NsSopse No lO3 West ne-hundred-and-twenty-
seventh-st. al a. H. ,,
New beelery in West Sixtieth-st at iOSo a. m.
-, cycle Club to Tenaiy, y. J. Leave Twen-
,ysixth-st and Madison-ave. at = a m
:, George &C. Wheelmen; to Morristowns \. j.
-, nTyrenty-sixth-st. and Madison-aVe. at a. m
Bushwick wheemen to College P9,nt Long ISL
.nd Leave clubhouse, No. 81 LeNington-aVe'
brooklyn at $50 a. M
1ourist Cycle club to Tarrytown. y. !. Leave
.,Sbonse 10 li5 Broadway. Paterson. y. j. at .
p,yers,de wheelmen. to Morristown, y. }. Leave
clubhouse No ~ west o''e-'''''''
atsa m. -. ,,
,csSe Clubhouse No 1855 Broadway at $50 a. m.
Harlem s Mnee."'eHS 10 il West One-hundred- and
twenty -fourth-st. AT e''o d. ILL., :. -
Greenwich wheemen TO Port Chester Chester IA a
Leave clubhouse NO ''' "eS' 'o''
Knickerbocker wheemen, to Toitenyille; staten
Island Leave clubhouse, No. ~ hiV'hs'oh-s"' a'
s@am ,,,u,..
ninth-st and Coumbus-ave. at a. N.
Century Wheelmen. to Hastings ~ IA Leave az
clubhouse. NO. GU " 80 i''e' N''' '
MA van ever ;,v TO warn junkman to get out
NJ YOUR way by ringing your bell! ii you ever
did. YOU will probably not undertake it second
time A friend If the writer once made the at
,empt. forgetting that the wrangling and janglins
~ the iunkmans bells would drown ten times
.ver the noise of the bicycle bell at its best and
nearly came to grief in consequence. Now ne
gives the junkman wide berth, or, IN case Vi
necessitV will shout vigorously al MIN.
= There are bells and bells. Some OF the smaller
ones make 90 little sound that on a noisy street
they are practically useless bell TO be OF real
service must give quick loud ring, but II should
never be used unless il is really necessary. New
riders are inclined ring their bells too freely,
but some riders II considerable experience say
that II is their custom to ring frequently. some
times when there il no real need or doing 50. be
cause in case 0f an accident they think II would
be 10 their advantage to say that they gave 'ne
proper warning in time. Ihere is something III
that no doubt. but at the same time too much
bel-ringing is a bad thing Probably few riders
know that the ordinance in this city requires the
ringing Of his bell by the bicycler at every street
crossing. a rule that. of course. hardly any one
thinks Of observing. Not long ago young man
went into one of the big bicycle stores down town
10 get a bell. He purchased the cheapest one TO
he had costing 90 cents. remarkng as he DID s.
that all he wanted it for was TO keep him out OF
the police station.
one Sunday afternoon last month rider from
Staten Island took the ferry to New-York in
tending 10 cross TO Brooklyn and see what the
Coney Island bicycle path was like. There were
several other wheelmen on the Staten lsland
boat two OF whom happened TO he from Brook
lyn With them me Staten Islander CHANGED TO
get into conversation. and when he learned that
they were Brooklynites he gladly availed himself
OF the opportunity to obtain information regard
ing the route he must take to reach Coney ISL
and He certainly had a good memory II he Kept
clearly in mind the directions given him and
was able to follow them. both going and coming,
without asking further assistance. This is what
they told him: After crossing South Ferry 10
Atlantic-ave the first thing to do is 10 get to
Prospect Park You must go straight up At
lantic-ave for three or four blocks, until you
come 10 ClintOn-st.. which has an asphalt pave
ment Turn To the left in Clnton-st. and go two
blocks when you turn 10 the right into Schermer-
horn-st. Follow this phalt all the way, nearly
q mile TO Nevins-st, where you turn 10 the right
on granite pavement for four blocks. Thls brings
YOU 10 Dean-st. and from that point you VIII
have asphalt all the way 10 the Park Turn Ielt
at Dean-st. and go along that street TWO DOCKS
10 Fourth-aVe where you turn rgnt ana 90 Two
blocks 10 ST Narks-ave. Follow this for TWO
long blocks 10 Sixth-ave.: then turn right ana
20 five blocks to Lincoln Place; turn left ana go
straight ahead for two long blocks and one very
short one That will bring you to Plaza st, where
by keeping 10 the right over macadam and Bel
gian pavement for a few rods you VIII come 10
the main entrance of Prospect Park After en-
tering the Park keep to the right all the way,
on the West Drive but be careful not to go out
of the Park anywhere. until after you have gone
down a long hill and then along a nearly Level
road for about quarter OF a mile lheh .uln
right and e. out Of the Park cross the open plaza
at that point and go right ahead for one DOCK
along the fine. broad drive Ocean PARKWAY
which you will find there and then on the rislt
hand side Of the main drive. after it turns around
10 the left almost at right angie you VIII Hhu
the Coney Island path"
Needless to say, the Staten Islander looked
mystified long before the directions had been
con pleted and pulling out notebook con-
surned the rest Of the time on the trip to New
York in writing down much Of the informa-
ton given him as he could crowd into two or three
pages. Whether ne made the trip successfully
the Brooklyn wheelmen can only conjecture
The information which they gave was absolute
ly accurate; and the route described is from the
corner of Clinton and Schermerhon SITS, the
same that any one crossing the Bridge from
New-York and going Coney Islandward would
take 1t is not singular that New York riders
and others unfamiliar with Brooklyn find 1t no
easy matter TO MAKE their way through the
streets Of that city which run in every imagin-
2 BILE direction. The main tnOroughtare leading
10 Prospect Park is F'atbush-ave.. which is
largely given over to a trolley line. For some
distance. however. IL has an asphalt pavement
on one side. and the trip from the Bridge, or
from South Ferry. can be somewhat simpiihed
BY following Schermerhorn-st as far as II goes
turning then into Flatbush-ave. and going 10
sixth ave. and then following the route as pre-
vfously described.
At last the work Of repairing the tornup as
been undertaken About three months ago a
strip OF asphalt between Marcy and Nostrand
aves was removed 10 permit the building of
sewer, and the long cash running the whole
length Of the block was permitted to remain I'M
touched until a few days ago. when prepara-
tons were begun for relaying the pavement
About one-third Of the street has thus been out
OF use for fully one-quarter Of the year, and as
Hancock-st. is becoming more and more Of
thOroughfare through the extension % the as
...1. raY1f mis- Fl
OF this block has been a source of great incOn-
venience For time. too. while the sewer was
under way II was impossible 10 Use this block
al all Now. IL Is an interesting question whether
the asphalt surface can be 50 nicely restored
that the two lines OF junction between the old
and the new VIII be completely eifaced If 80.
the work will need TO be dere with greater care
than is often given 10 repairs In mat sort OF
pavement
One Of the trunk line railroads which carries