New-York tribune., 1895-12-16
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
MANY RIDERS ON THE GOOD ROADo
YESTERDAY.
STYLES OF THE WHEELS FOR NEXT fENi'-
YOUNG MEN WHO PROPOSE TO RIDE TO

STYLES OF THE WHEELS FOR NEXT fEA'-
YOUNG MEN WHO PROPOSE TO RIDE TO
BUSINESS AND WORK IN GOLF SUITS.
The warmer weather yesterday was not greeted
with pleasure by the skaters. but 1t was boo" "
the wheelmen. who turned out in large huHi"e's "
take spin the good roads. The air was c'ea
and bracing. and If warmly clad ne cou'r
wheel along with much comfort and enjoyment
he could in the summer and fall. The sun "dS
not warm enough to thaw out the reads anu Il o"'
kept away from dirt roads. which had frozen rous"'
he found smooth and excellent surface ior 'ne
rubber tires And then that arch enemy OF wheei-
men IN cold weather. the wind. was not strong
enough to interfere seriously with oven the wo'nt b
riders number of cyclists were ,tra seea q" park 9
during the afternoon. and the roads werc hot Wanv
serted, even in the early morning sutc: nIt: sM1is
over their shoulders on their way to the iaNs ~ -.
in Central PARK hoping that the ice would be strong
enough for skating but they were disappointed
In Brooklyn the wheelmen were out In almost as
large numbers as on the previous Sunday IL was
ideal day for wheeling. particularly between the
hours Of a m and noon. II was clear and oalmv'
without wind enough TO interfere with even inc
novice at the sport STILL the crowd was not nearly
so large as it in the afternoon big bunch
Of club members went down the cycle path about
D. m bound for Coney Island. They were moving
along at the scorcher's gait in solid bunch and
;.mid riders gave them wide berth. When near
Twenfv-second-ave two of the wheels in the front
rank must have come together. and that bunch
went down IN a heap. and wnecls ara bcycie 5uIus
scattered all over the path They went up"n up"n
like tenpns and while there some bruises,
nobody VAS seriously injured The scorcntra "a
not get much sympathy from the more sensible rld-
ers in that neighborhood. None Of the bicycle We're
injured apparently. Between and p IN me the
path vas wied and most of the riders made the
trp to the Island. Only for the wheelmen. the
beach yezerdsy would have been desolaIe ., piace:
yet. hut the wheelmen were thankful for the Shelter
as it is
weeks pilgrimage among the manufacturers
and dealers has enabled the writer to fern some
idea about the new models The 96 wheels, or most
OF them, will have narrower tread than those now
in use and shorter handle bars. Heavier tires Will
be used almost universally. which will add to the
weight of the machines on the average. about one
pound The tubing will be thin. averaging 2-gause,
but the tubing will be reinforced at the ends or
joints. The heaviest tubing will be an inch and
quarter but more wheels will be made probably
with tubing OF an inch and an eighth The fact
riders will be well looked after. and higher gears
ers crying for higher gears and longer cranks.
and. they won't have anything else the manu-
Ing tandems for next season VINO have not hereto
fore given that end OF the business any attention
one of the largest makers in II country mas &C.
cided to reduce ;he weight Of his wheels two pounds
The officials Of the League of American Wheel
men are delighted with the manner in "aich the
manufacturers are placing the l.. A. W member
ship blanks in ;heir catalogues. Practically every
ca ialoeue OF much pretention will contain these
blanks. and I viii prove one of the best adyeriise-
ST. The secreiary ' the e. IN ns sttes aIs 10
that far 10000 OF fhese inserts have been supplied
TO the makers, and that this Is only snail part oi
the nn6eT TO be supPedh n 'at ,b Gn Hl w reacb
100000 within year.
Henry George the apostle OF single tax. is an en-
thusiastc bicycle rider The weather yesterday had
no terrors for Mr. George for ne out his
wheel as usual; he attracted some attention as ne
noon. He wears eyeglasses and felt hat when on
his bicycle.
Fred Allart Of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club seems
to be determined TO break the mileage record for
this State. Allart has covered 121OO miles. and,
six weeks EFT t. make the necessary 1900 He has
ridden ffty-hve centuries this season, and ne made
a hundred miles YESTERDAY Allart made the trip
down the bicycle path half a dozen times yesterday
He has ridden the same wheel all year. and he has
yet 10 suffer puncture
movement is to he started in Brooklyn next
spring in which certain members o. the Crescent
Athletic Club and members of several bicycle clubs
promise 10 help. All axe wheemen and. now that
there ere 30 many good roads they propose TO ride
to business nex year iae{ ntse1 ia 10 10 rae n 20 %
they attend to business attired in that way
}rm believers in the knickerbocier and long nose
Whether the movement will spread or not remains
to be seen.
TIE presence Of the wheel police the Boulevard
has had a good effect the score nins brigade.
There less fast riding this thoroushfare yes
terday than is usually the case on Sunday.
Liberty Wheelmen who were seen yesterday
when asked what that club intended to do regard
ing the piano controversy with the South Brooklyn
Wfeemen had nothing to say. As one menber ex-
pressed 1t: we are simply following Brer Rabbits
policy and 'ayin' low.
In the bowling tournament of the Metropolitan
Association of Cycling Clubs Sawyer. of the Golden
Rods has the best average to date-l96ia. The
other leaders for the individual prizes fo,-
lows: starrett. Jersey City. 175iz In six gsmes,
Olozaga Atalanta. 173ia in four games; Hanston,
Harlem l7} in two games; Reardon, C5tno.ic. li-
in TWO games In the Associated Cycling CUBS oi
leads with OlozasA OF the Ila,ahl ~ s-cl."' ~
the Long Island tournament McElioy, OF the l-io-
eriy Wheemen leads.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL GAMES.
There were two good games Of Association foot
ball piaved Yesterday in this region. the National
Association Football League opening It's cham
pionship schedule. The chief game that at
Connmun paw where the International Athletic
club encountered the Scottish Americans. y stub
bornly contested game was expected. but ara"
before good crowd the Cenreville Athletic
Club defeated the New-York Thstles at Bayonn-
city, y. j., yesterday afternoon The score was
goals TO 2.
SLIGHT FIRE N TIE ALPINE.
Albert W. Story. the jantor Of the Alpine mats
at Broadway and Thirty -third-st., having been an
noyed by d smell OF gas in the kitchen of the fiat
house for several days lit candle yesterday after
Ing the metre when explosion occurred which
sent Story nying backward ana ser hre 10 the iui-