New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16
PART iii.
PAGES % TO 80.
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
W AND OTHER ROAD RUNS TO-DAY.

YORK CITY STREETS
Tho army of wheen,en who turned out yester-
law in the parade along the Coney Island fath'
and who witnessed the L. A. w. races at Man
haitian Beach will spread out to-day over the
roads in and about this city and brooklyn Inc
League Of American Wheelmen has arranged as
4 close to the big State meet six road runs, ana
there will be the usual trips by clubs NO eH-
tremely long Journeys are planned by the L. a.
". but the routes chosen will crafty various
tastes The longest Is to Babylon forty miles
and back and the road is excellent. Most inter-
esting, perhaps. for out-of-tOwn cyclists is the
haunt to Yonkers which gives a sight OF Central
Park Riverside Drive and Grants Tomb.
Among some of the more important runs to-day
for whecmen are the following:
l. W Run to Babylon Long Sand ,hr s5 ris
trip. but slnguiarly free from hills with good
and Bergen-st ir charge of Captain Needham.
X C. W. distance, 50 miles; expenses . cents.
shore abounds in natural beauty. and It's views OF
hillside and harbor are in contrast 10 anyi ih f om
sim grades star, a. h at d I9u Han,an Bcrgr
Bushwck Wheelmen' distance, 80 miles expenses
ful and easy run. Start $50 m. from fountain.
clfordave and Bersen:s in charge OF ro Tap'a a
Babylon run, but shorter; distance. "A miles; eX-
-. A. w. Run to Yonkers. on the Hudson: This is
Of the most popular runs OUT OF Eew1 1a OK
City, fine roads and trip '5ronsh T Tdmh W yarh
ngton Bridge. etc. Leave Bedford and Division
Barton. WILLIAMSBURG Wheelmen; distance. 40 miles
L. 4. W. Run to Staten Island-This island with with
its fine roads and scenery, offers an ideal ride ana
the run includes sail across the Bay and view
Soldiers and Sailors Arch. a m, In charge OF
Captain smith, South Brooklyn Wheelmen dis
l. W Run to the Oranges , H., 5-RglnSSwnedd
along the Passac Riysr Leaye Brooklyn Gye df
Waldo +. Fuller; distance. about forty miles eX-
to Morrstown. y. leave Twenty-sxth-st. and
MadIson-ave. at a, m. r,rr,.,oan ,,o s.ur,,
River-Leave Seventy -hrst-st and West End-ave
Empire wheemen to Pomp,on. y. J.-Leavc No
~ Exceisicr cycle club to Dobbs Ferry.-Leave
s,xiv.sixth-st. and Boulevard at a. m
Harlem Wheeimen to Newfoundland. ~ J.-Leave
No II West One-hundred-a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at
Colonial wheelmen to Babylon, Long Island
Leave Eighty-ninth-st. and Columbus-ave at
Manhattan Bicycle Club to Boonton, n J.. via
View returning via Pine Brook. Verona and
Passaic to Weehawken-Leave No 1855 Broadway
NewYqTk Athletic club wheslmea % to TraverS
ISianQ-l-eaNe
Pastime Athletic Club Wheelmen to Rockland
Lake. n. Y.-Leave Sixtieth-st. and Avenue A
The Quill Club wheelmen to Bath Beach, Long
Island.-Leave Sixtieth-st and the Boulevard at
select Cycle Club to Rockville Centre. Long
Isand.-Leave Twenty-sixth-st and Madson-ave
Yorkyiile wheelmen to PateT:sop n BY way
Of White Plans-Leave No. le2 East Eighty-sev-
' Ienox Wheslmen to Far Rockaway: Long Island
Leave No. GO East Fifty-ninth-st. at a m .
Metropolis Wheemen 10 City lsland.-leave Nos
i46 and lis West Twenty-hfth-st al 3 a m .
New-York Wheelmen TO Rye. n Y-Leave One.
hundred and Twenty-seventh-st. and Lenox-ave at
Nassau wheelmen to Tarrytown.-Leave No 14
Dlvsion-ave at a. m.
Pequod Wheelmen to Morristown. n. J.-Leave
Nc 30 East TipSe,sth,st at a m Park j.
%mphon wheemen to College Point Long Island.
Leave No l02i2 Shefeld-ave. Brooklyn, at 3
Bayonne Rowing Association wheelmen to Totem
vile Staten Island.-Leave Bayonne' ~ J.. at $50
College Point Wheemen century run. from
College Point to Patchogue. Long Island and re-
castle Point cycers. century rum TO New-Bruns-
wick, n. leave No. l'"7 Park-ave' Hoboken'
clio Wheelmen to Morristown y. .J.-Leave No.
~ Monceoayye jersey S SS al a. Athletic
Association. to Morristown y. J-Leave armory a;
Union County Roadsters to Fort Lee. n. J.-Leave
Concord cycle Club to Yonkers.-Leave No 1913
Century Cycle Club to GREENWOOD Lake. y. j.
Leave Broad-st. and Central-ave Newark at
Cycling Division Alcyone Boat. Club 70 Coney
Falcon Wheen"n 70 Passac. s. leave 10 SO2
Manhattan-aye,. BROOKLYN: at 3 a m 1or. Island
Leave No i27s Bedford-ave.. Brooklyn. at a. m.
Monarch Wheemen to Far Rockaway l.. l.
Leave No 1853 Third-ave at $50 a m
Prospect Wheelmen. impromptu run.-Leave Hoyt
and Union st.. BROOKLYN at a m; ,oavo Re,
Bank. " j.. at asm ,, =. ~ ,
Tourist Cycle Club TO Central valley ~ f'-i-eaVe
Select Few DEMONSTRATING TO night from New,
ark the run will be preceded by a moonlight san
through Long island Sound to NewHaven, Conn
The from that place home Will be made to-
East orange ~ j.. Cyclers Delaware Water Gap
Run-The start was maue last evening with captain
pm where the party remained over night. The
from Easton to Port Jervis VII be MADE To-Day
and Tomorrow The tourists VIII take the train TO
Paterson. and wheel from there to East Orange.
Comnlaints have reached The Tribune from time
to time about the sprnkng nuisance. There is
considerable number Of wheemen who ride to and
from business, and one Of these suggests that the
downtown streets be watered only after o'clock
Dr. even $3.50. His assertion that the mud not only
oils ones clothes but makes riding dangerous. Is
y course true Perhaps, however. IT Is too much
10 expect that -sprinking below Fourteen'h-
ST. shall conform itself wholly TO the convenience
of bcyclc riders. The trouble Is that there Is no
recoenized route which Whcelmen follow, a-thOuSh
broadway is naturally more used thah any othcr
thorouynfare. If a line Of asphalt were iaid along
tbe West Side to the Battery, this might DC ieit
unvisited By spfnkling-carts until ~ a. m, pu'
such a rule could hardly be applied 10 an oo"n-
town streets Trucking begins early IN the mo- IL
ing or rather IL never ceases, and the aust is!''
well become a great nuisance by 800 ciooh a.
he mean time 1t behooves the cycling fraternity
10 give serious attention 10 the question ol "e-
IA we'd route to the lower end OF the city.
comnIaints about he excessive use OF water IN
ro,ox-ave and Seventh-ave. above Central PARK
s..m called for There ~ always "A thick coating
Of earth on the macadam roadway ana without
watering there would be veriiaoie plague .,
dust This condition Of affairs calls Tor the hoe'"'
Use of sprinkling- carts. but hardly ior 'he oPe"