New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
PART iii.
PAGES e TO 80.
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE SEASON Is FAIRLY oFHN N0"'

fos 90 on,door sport enjoy, has not yet g!a'ucien
,ho be,r,s Of the populace. The followers OF Sfoi'
- an Li,ds are interested just now in atmospheric
oa,,,ans The local baseball season is scheduled
:. h.cir this week. ami the athletes VINO VIII COM
- the coming international contests are more
"a, anxious TO get upon the path ana he.d anu
r.o,k themselves into condition for the coming ol
their English rivals.
Every pleasant day Of the last TWO W'eNS mas
he, crashed bv cxpec.ant whee.men with aVliity
and the roads throughout NeW-IorK' hr'ohH",
Jersey civ and their suburbs have been crowded
whenever the sun shone. The cond'tlon OF inc
roads, however. generally speaking Is aDomHap''
ana they are a disgrace t. the Greater NeW-A orK
The League Of American Wheelmen has done SooH
work in the effort looking toward better roads ara
the various local COOL roads associations are slow
~ but surely helping along the cause.
4 downtown merchant whose hours OF leisure
are few conceived the idea Of riding % and rom
his place If business. He lives in Harlem. lie
tried it once and then abandoned the proJec'. ne
had an easy time of 1t until he reached HUDSON
st. From there his journey was succeSsIoii
o; bumps over the wretchedly paved streets me
Journey back in the afternoon was even WIS
II guess my cyclometcr did not work well SAD
he when telling his experience the other day /
had 4 hard time of it getting to my office, but the
experience In getting back was Simply horrloe' My
cvclometer registered four niles on the down trip
and it measured eleven miles on the return TRIP.
or course the cycomctcr was out OF gear SUI!
might have unC )nSClOuSlN been rld4HS an "NVI 'c
city on my return trying TO hnl at ieas; one block
where the street was decert.y paved Our city
spends a great deal OF money On streets, and for
one would Ike TO know where al that money has
gone TO for the last few years
EVERYBODY INDORSES IT.
H. s Fuller the Editor Of school who lives at
Fordham Heights. IS one Of the most enthusiastic
supporters Of a cycle path on the Old aqueduci' as
suggested bv The Tribune last Sunday. No cycling
has me
dorsenent and general recognition and appreciation
Tho plan 10 turn the old line Of the aqueduct
into bicycle path is meeting with approval through
the Annexed District" said Mr.. Fuller. AT the
present time the stretch Of three four miles from
High Bridge to Van Courtandt IS only used by pc
destrlans II is one Of the beautiful walks in the
civ during the spring and fail The embankment
has become kind of parkway such as in Western
cities they make Of the levees along the rivers.
The only valid objection to the bicycle path can
come from the pedestrians. by whom 1t is used
solely in the city. But the embankment IS from
,welve TO fifteen feet wide. that there will be
ample room for the wheels and for the pedestrians
without rubbing against each other Nhen IL Is
understood that their rights are not TO be infrnGed
or the pedestrians viii probably be as much inter
ested as the wheeimen
I'm the city limits there are few obstacles TO
the path that can easily he removed. Al ST. James
Ct south of Jerome Park. there is an old Toulouse
on the aoueduct which the adjoining residents have
long wished to have removed 1t is OF no use there
and could be removed few days. The old turn
stiles were removed from the aQueiuct year ago
within city limits and replaced with gates The
surface Of the aqucduc; is now quite as good for
riding as most of the paths along the Ocean Park
way in Brooklyn though there are some steep en-
Lbankments where young riders might take
header and shoot OF thirty feet into air.
These places can easily be fenced in. Up at
Yonkers and through the country beyond l have
Ivhe hat o
surface of the aqueduct but that land belongs 70
the city, | should think that a satisfactory arrange
ment could be made with any Of these tenants 70
permit the bicycle path to through their grounds
II need not do more injury than a simple COW path
way. With a months vigorous effort it seems TO
me- the wheelmen of this city could have ready the
best. longest and most attractive bicycle path IN
the country"
THE BROOKLYN PATH
With fine weather today. the Wheenen Will flock
TO the cycle path in Brooklyn in tremendous num-
bers. Unless falls to-day. the path ought to be
in fairly good condition most of the way from Pros
pect Park to Coney Island The best part of the
path at present is from Parkvl,le TO Kings High
way, and with the exception Of space 200 yards
long. near the creek the whole course ought 10 be
Tidabe in almost any kind of weather.
This space the creek has not been finished
yet, but 1t should be soon as possible. Some %
the whee.men are dissatisfied With the manner in
which the work on the path has been carried out.
and they may ask for the immediate complete
Of the path according to contract
The original contract stipulated that the path
shall be level, and the only objections be found
on this score are the occasional breaks which Oc-
cur where the roadways cross the path. Al these
points the path drops several inches and there
seems 10 be no reason why these rrossings should
not be raised 70 the level Of the cycle path such
move would be appreciated by ,yn-clmen particu-
larry during rainy weather
tvhf
few dollars bucket Of paint and a little elbow
grease 10 carry out you'd be a boon to cyclists.
The present mile-post which line the Boulevard all
face the old roadway, showing blank side 10 the
cycle path. The numbers could be painted on the
side facing the cycle path. and soon the idea
is presented to Park Commissioner Squler he viii
probably adopt II.
1t does not seem 70 be timey jus, now to agltaie
a return path from COncy Island. OF course the
present path will be oyercrowded, but it VIII be
better idea to have Il finished FIRST and then
agitate for return path.
THE ANNUAL MEET.
whee,mcn are looking forward to the annual
meet this year with considerably interest
than usual This refers particularly TO the Metro
pol.tan District.
Down AsbuIy Park john y. Beegle. Of the
Asbury Park Wheelmen. is working hard making
all the arrangements for the meet and the efficient
corps of assistants whom he has appointed will
insure splendid meet and excellent accommoda-
tions for all visiting wheelmen Al recent meet
ing OF the local Executive Committee II was de-
clded to raise fund OF $1,000 FOR the proper re-
ception ard entertainment OF the visiting cyclists,
and the Finance Committee already report they
have met with excellent progress In raising this
amount.
The General Committee is as follows Robert
G S.td' ehairW2n Chief Consul New-Jersey Di-
Newark; James S. Holmes Orange; Frederick
keer, Newark; Dr. G: y. Holmes. Railway: J. ".
Dickinson. Times Building. New-York CITY: J. C.
Tat,ersan Trenton; Il. h. Chiswell. Paterson; C.
X Zacharias, John u. Beegle a. C. Atkins " H.
Beeg!e A. X Parsons. 4. G. Twining A. S Bur
ton. J. L. Oliver, G. II. Tranord. ii. -. Ayres.
~ w. ,fennheId. = A. Patterson. Asbury PARK.
Dr. a. D. Burton Is chairman Of the Finance
G sSYnr,itDg; r. Zacharas Of the Press
transportation Committee A. c. Twinng OF The