New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23

be learned; the books OF the Park Dener,..
do not show II. No special appropria,,or u,..
made for II and no special fund was draw,
Commissioner Squer simply used Park Mona.
for the purpose. and did not keep a sen.,.,.
account Of the expenditures. The space for ~.
path had to be graded. a considerable oua,,,,
Of stone sidewalk had 70 be removed ana =
laid. and the dressing Of gtone had to be anal.
IL the officials NJ the Park Departmen, a."
asked as to the cost Of the old path. no ,,,, :.
them will give the same answer Az a n.,,..
Of fact. the dressing has been added n g..
time to time. and the amount Of labor in,aiw I'm
has been large. At the time II was onensS ~, ~
use 1t Is probable that the total exrendi,,,,.
on the path was nearly or quite S10O00 d.
Guiding the 5000 contributed by tho u,h.ai
mem. and since then doubtless several ,hou-
sand dollars has beef spent The cost NJ ~.
nAw path was about 10000 but Thai bas
foundation Of broken stone. Hsw great an adj
vantage this Will be Will be seen WHOM a.
ground Is freezing and thawing in the fali az,
spring For four or five weeks each year ~.
old path is too soft for use. and ought M, -
be used II the is hard and dry Nur -
ing that period. the old path should be closed ..
the public, so as to avoid cutting up its sur.
face.
on some Of the roads within radius n, ,o,,v
or fifty miles from this city the procAss =.
working the road" is now in progress IN ri.
made The old primitive methods still prev.n
Working the road" consists OF ploughiny a.,
the sand and sods by the roadside and shovel.
ling the material into the middle Of the high.
way. 1t Is then levelled off 10 some extent ana
the rest is left 10 be done by passing wagons
and horses The result, when a wheslrnan
strikes a piece Of road so treated il a severs
trial Of his patience and temper. especially 10
til
on a good hard road edge. which has now been
pIoughed up and completely destroyed. II Will
be many weeks not to say months before sucn
q road can be ridden in comfort again. II #,
is on a down grade. where the wheeman comes
on II he NAV contrve 10 force his way through.
but woe betde him II he tries 10 go I'D a Mi
that has recently fallen under the hands Of the
rural road-mender. Alas for road improve
ment" as the end Of the century approaches
The annual fall race meet of the New-York
State Division OF the League 81 American
Wheelmen which will be held al the Manhat-
tan Beach track on Labor Day September I.
promises 10 eclipse the meet Of a year ego Ths
meet will be held under the auspices ot the
South Brooklyn Wheelmen. and the programme
as already arranged promises some Of the most
exciting sport in this ncighhorhood this
year The division received a considerable sum
from the meet last year and as the general In
terest In cycle racing now is more than double
what 1t was then. one Of the largest crowds q
the year should turn out 10 witness the various
contests The entries pro Mise 10 be so heavy
that II is probable that the preliminary heats
will have to be started early in the afternoon.
Many of the contests are championships ard
in consequence many OF the fast riders OF the
State will take part. The programme In fun
will be as follows:
AMATEUR CONTESTS
One mile for novces-First prize value so: se>
ond prize value SO: third prize. value s..
Quarter-mile State championship-Pr'z resula-
One-mile scratch-Flrst prize diamond. s5S: se.
ond prize diamond sl' third prize da mond w.
One-mile messenger boys metropolitan isttlt
mponshp-First prize. value $50 second pr1s
value $40; third prize. value s.. --
Two-mie State championss ip-Pr7es' regulation
Two-miie tandem hAndicap-Firs' prize. diamonds
500 each: second prize. diamonds. $40 each' MIRA
p Professonai-on e-rnile handcap-First prize IS;
One-me police State champlonship-Firsi prize.
s75: second prize value so ,hird prize 'a'as
All entries close Monday. Angus! 81. with > x
Macdonald Sc 'retarv Race COMMITTEE room '''@N
No. $50 Mass aust, New-fork CITY
Almost anything in which the bicycle taxes
an important part seems 70 meet with me
hearty support Of the public just now. when
the innovation Of night cycle racing in THIS CITY
was first suggested the doubling Thomases sad
that such a scheme out OF the question:
They said that the public would not support
such racing and that there would be 50 many
accidents that the riders would refuse u enter
The first night meet wa held at the olymp'
track at One-hundred-and -thirty-rf'h-st anu
Lenox-ave on Thursday night. ana the meet
proved 10 be an emphatic success Throughout"
The races were finely contested the attehudnc'
was large and enthusiastic, ana inc tars 49,
few and far between. and none OF the i' 80
we're injured: in fact. there were ieMer ia.s
than had been the case al meet he, ny a. so on
came track on the previous Saturday allsl'.oyy-
Another meet will be held next lhuLsuH, ono,r
and the success Of the hrst racing ndS r,ra.
aoed the MANAGEMENT to offer more nDerd, PIize.
hereafter The races are held under tne l< @s"i
Of American Wheelmen sanction ana ,ht o', 800
are the same as those who conuuc' 'n n,Ims
race meets held in this district IN 'he ia! - -
,rha ,rack is lighted with calcium lights dnl
Tho snectacle Of watching the hying "heens
scudding around in the partial gloom antbu.
the spectators to the highest point OK a ~.
siasm Professional races VIII "c ""~
programme next week
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF amer
can Wheelmen may obtain full printed ''io''"
t,on and membership blanks by senu, ,S,a
and address 10 the Cycling Editor, Iriou"e'
A COMPOSITE JUDICIAL offlOh"
p,cycr.E POLICEMAN WHO Is JUDGE AND JUN
nso-.RREsr. TRIAL. CONVICTION
AND PUNISHMENT WITHIN
4 MINUTE OR TWO
Dawn /, New-Jersey they have judicia oni.s'
who is probably unique In the history - :,
dence either In this county or any"ns'' -,
e.o' 10 ,s more than judicial officer s'ric'y
. .as,' He is Judge jury prosecuting aornty.
DEFENDANTS counsel. sheriff. or constable az a.
or three other dignitaries rolled INFO one ~. 80
road agent" licensed by the Com"o""ea. -.
holds up" unlucky bicycle riders ny me 80
evolution OF this important parsonage ia" -.
brought abou, by the bicycle Inc .,,n
onors,,ors q mainly on the road leading ron
Oceanic TO Red Bank Lab.