New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
ABOUT INSURING BICYCLES.
,.,,,.r r,,ve APorr TRAINING-THE KINGS
cor>,r-v ,vt,rrIMEN TO HAVE a LIVELY
EIECT1oN-THE HANDIcAPPING CUES

rIr1-s TALKS ABOUT TRAlNlNG-THh MINUS
COUNTY yHEELMEN TO HAVE a LIVELY
r1.rcr1oN-THE HANDICAPPING CUES
TIoN A TROUBLESOME ONE.
The formation of the Board of Trade of cycle
dealers in Brooklyn is bound to nave one soou -
feet, even If 1t does not have Sred' "''' 'aa
dealers have of course combined to keep up prices
and 70 nrotect themselves but while doing TINS t"e'
can also protect their friends and customers anu, d"
they show a disposition to be fair and TO look disl
the interests Of their customers, the riders Oh '.e
wheel on Long Island take hvey interest !" ''''
doings of the new local Board OF Trade.
4, q meeting of the board the other night "lie
dealer told a bit of personal experience "hlch WIN
interest wheelmen in this neighporhool, nv ,a
the whole country. Several dealers IN brooA'E" W.
make specially of repairing wheels nave -
the habit of telling the riders that their "heeis W.
,.,.oa ,vbna tho machines were in their repair
shops The dea;er in question had a storage 80,
inserted in his Insurance policy whch ne ~
would protect the strange Wheels ID MS Slo1 %
well as his OWL and he consequently so llior"i'"
his customers . .o a,d
Some time ago there was fire in MS store anu
many of his own wheels a. well as "e''i'' D0''
ing to customers. swere damaged d! ''Ci'
water When il came 10 cOlecuhs u"
from, the Insurance company ne was 'oiu t"'' Nv
would be paid only for his own wheeN- ""'i, NV
dealer protested that his policy covered 'he ""eeI
in the repair shop or in storage the insurance "a
iuster told him that his company was iot i'HI'
eIe unless the dealer had given written s"di
70 his customers that be was responsible LOT 'ne
wheel ,,..,o
rho Rrooklyn dealers consequently will have httie
Sims printed hereafter which they VIII sign an"
give to riders VINO leave their wheels in storage 81
20 he repaired Wheelmen will consequently take
notice aid when they leave their wheels win ue"i-
ems they should insis; upon this little receipt
In eneaking about training for bicycle races. f. D.
Titus the heavyweight racer. who is cohhee'eu
with the Spaldng team. has this to say;
In the spring at the time one starts TO trsl r
cIeanses the stomach and blood; Good blood makes
good strong bone and muscle-il He"''"!'
one should be careful not to overdo the thi in
when BEGINNING the season--it is the nara WV d
which so many ambitious riders are constal'S "Q
ing thinking while they are cong , !, ewercisa
nroper; but instead. start in easy heht iIv
keep gradually increasing the length OF your 1 fr
ride Tor instance the first week let three or lou
radnaIV Increasing this until the mile is travenea
in 2S Finally rdo fo y IS or 200 yards Follow this
nlan for a couple of weeks then you VIII pe III
II is prudent to work into your sp int slowly IN
order that you strain no gaments DO noi rae 700
I0 Tacs bronght In use the digestion suffers and
the stomach is weakened Great s%gn can
show hard and well-deyeoped muscles YET Ho' % "
The Secret in my mind of being great rider is to
have plenty of rubbing with liniments AM anu VIII
s snr win leave as though by magic have
sem a rider come in after a hard race played ont,
his dsn en bs y Gee take hold Of his and in ten
minutes start him out for another re- 20 ali Tt thoSa
little things-he should not have 10 think-a trainer
o9 TSe an huma man body is true machine. The trainer
who does nat make study of MS man VIII posi-
cali themselves trainers pay no attention TO the
upper body WHICH is great ristah., i tbo baari
the centre of al, human machinery the near
the lungs, etc
-,.o o,oual alactiOn Of he KINGS County Wheel
men. which will take place on March n. promises
10 be an unusually lively one this year ana Inc
members are much worked up over the probobie re-
suit There are two tickets and the n C. W.
members are doing lively electioneerng. The posi-
ton of first lieutenant lies between w H. Graham
and J. c. Beckwith. There three candidates
in the field. all anxious for the honors conferred
upon a second lieutenant For the position OF Heh-
Der of the Board of Governors for three years
there is only one candidate, Durant Mclean LOT
member of the board for years. W. b. StillUell
and for one year. c. r. Long. For one year tuneX-
PRED term ". T. Tway is named.
The vaudeville performance Of the Liberty Wheel
men OF Queens County, to be held on Thursday al
Avon Hall. No. 1.217 Beiford-ave.. Brooklyn, -
assuming large proportions. over thousand
tickets have already been sod The talent secured
IS Of the best, and includes the following: James
Mclaughlin. trek pianist; Miss Allie Stah special
ties; Tuxedo Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club
banjos. Ralph Sammis c. +. Fischer r. 5. Den
nison and b. ". West; mandolins d. Scott, H.
Copeland and H. Delapierre; guitars. J. Telfar ana
~ Fischer. and tamborine and castanete. X ;.
KAY: William Tway, comic songs. accompanied
by w. W. Roberts: George G. Wright RAPID sketch
ing and d. A. Samms. tenor A reception and
dance will follow the entertainment the music
will be furnished by Sanford's Orchestra. Car
Won Lengerke will be stage manager and II. j..
Valentine, floor manager, assisted by Frank b. Doup
and William COWenhOven. Clemens Weiss Is chair
man of the Entertainment Committee II. J. Rip
pei. chairman OF the Reception Committee and
Frank w Sutton chairman Of the Floor Commit
tee. The programme issued for the occasion by the
officers and racing men, and will contain short
history OF the club.
81 think that new system Of handicapping
should be tried said a wel-known rider to me
handicappng is unsatisfactory TO the riders, ana
IL is more 10 the OnlOOkers. Under the system
in vogue. The riders are frequently c9nfnsed While
ress Of the race with great difficulty. You see,
where the riders start az different points on the
OF the track have been made
What would you suggest he was asked
at is easy enough find fault with what we
have before us, but it is not so easy TO suggest
new idea which would suit everybody. | have
studied the system in vogue in handicappng horses,
and / would like 10 ii tried In cycling races.
would have TO have bicycles Of half dozen diff
ferent weights because ne would not. Lead pads
could be arranged under the saddle and any weight
required could be quickly arrived at" m
the writer asked Of Isaac T. Potter, the chiei
consul OF the state OF New-York, a few hours
Il DON'T exactly like that idea of handicapping
by weight, because il would be pretty hard on our
good idea 10 start the men separately, and have
the decided on time
THE MICHAUX CLUES FINE RIDERS
WOMEN WHO HAVE ALREADY BECOME EXPERTS