New-York tribune., 1895-08-21
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE DIAMOND MEET AT SPRINGFIELD


| FIX THE CYCLE PATH-BICYCLE THIEVES AT
woRK-orHER Notes AND COMMENTS.
Cyclists fond of racing looking forward to the
| coming diamond tournament at Springfield. and
about all the amateur Glass and professional fast
riders OF this neighborhood are preparing 10 make
the trip to Springfield. George II. Hendee, VINO Is
I'm Paris has secured the clever French rlders,
Jacquen and Piette who will come TO this country
and take part in the tournament TO be held on sep
tember II and L. The races Will be held at Hamp-
| ton Park and with good weather some OF the pest
racing Of the year is assured. Jacquelm mas oe-
feated such riders as Edwards, Harris, Schoheld'
Borden and Banker and when the foreigners meet
| Tyler, Sanger. Johnson, Coleman and Wheeler tast
time Will be made
The Springfield Bicycle Club has already had
more applications for entry blanks and prospectuses
than ever before thus early in the season, and the
outlook for a successful meet Is especially encour-
aging. Among cycle manufacturers there Is
strong interest in the tournament. as shown by the
| large number of applications for advertising. Six
manufacturing firms have already engaged space
for In these will be exhibited their best pro-
ducons Applica tions for lodgings have also begun
to in. The directors Of the club are as fol-
ows: D. Edward Hill. president; F. II. Weston.
vice-pres.dent: W. H. Sergeant. secretary; L. H.
Adams, treasurer. and c. T. Newell. O. NJ Hendec
and +. r. swan. directors. II. Trask is captain.
c. +. Newell first lieutenant and c. s. Miller second
lieutenant.
Young l. A. Silvie who is only nineteen years old.
! is doing good work professional one OF
Silvie's valued prizes is bicycle he won at As
bury Park year ago. when he defeated such riders
W. c. Sanger. W +. Murphy a. d. Kennedy.
| Con" Baker. II. r. steenson. W. H. Milliken. A.
II. Barnett F j. Titus c. VI. Murphy, II. c. Tyler
and F.. f. Miller
c. F. Seeley. who holds the New England road
record si9 25 for twenty-f five miles. will sail for
Europe September t. Seeley Will tour awheel
through England. France, Ireland and Scotland
The Humber Cycle Club will open the newly built
track at Westboro September Z. and promises
good trophies for both Class A and Glass riders
Among the riders who have entered for the
are Harry Wheeler and Charles Murphy. Besides
the diamond prizes for the two classes Of riders
ferred to- good purses offered the professionals
The track is said to be one OF the best in the
country. The entries will close on August g. and
applications should be sent TO A. T. Haynes secre-
tary, Westboro, Mass
The old saw that "a stitch in time nine"
applies with force present to the cycle
path in Brooklyn. The path is in need of repairs
in several places present and the cheapest and
wisest course TO pursue would be TO have those
repairs made at Washouts have LEFT the
path uneven and another severe storm will make 1t
worse More crushed stone should be thrown over
the path and il should be thoroughly rolled, then
the wheemen will do the rest
"a at Toronto. More than usual interest is being
taken in the coming meets.
The Parkside track in Chicago will be put in
order and opened Saturday by the American
Cycling Club. There will be sixteen the
programme and G. V. Dasey will try for record.
There are already a number OF entries for the
for riders weighing 800 pounds or over. The prize
list aggregates 500
The police of the opinion that there is regu-
lar band of organized bicycle thieves uptown.
Bicycles have been disappearing in the most mystic
riOus way. The OF the bicycle academies
In the neighborhOOd OF Central Park have been the
greatest sufferers. II Is said that TWO or three
prepOssess!ng young members of the
band. The thieves rent wheels and then fail to
wheel the number erased and the frame is
enamelled.
A "Knickerbocker BALI given last night at
Mason's the Coney Island Concourse. Every
attending cycling costume, the women
served. The following committee was In charge:
Mrs r. L. Stilson, Mrs. l.. Peoples, Mrs j. v
Charles Smith, Mrs. Charles Underhill, Mrs. Will
lam Nash Mrs. Meta Jean BOardman, Frank Nc
Pherson Thomas A. Raisbeck. Sidney B. Bowman,
Stephen T. Moen Adolph Stahl. NJ l.. Brdgman.
Frank Borland. Robert Smith. Carl Won Lengerke
and w. \. Curley.
The Cycle Board OF Trade has received many
appitca tions for membership OF ate. The demand
for stock is considerable and the probabilities
that the capital stock will be increased.
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF American
blanks by sending name and address TO the Cycling
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