New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

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of the par value OF Sl5 each. and each share
will carry all the membership privileges with
1t. The dues will be only nominal. as with
large membership there is no doubt that me
receipts will pay all Of the running expenses
The temporary headquarters are at NO l'-oi
Bedford-ave.. Brooklyn Women will be ad-
mitted. as we'll as rner The Advisory Board is
composed of such we-known wheelmen as
Charles X. Alley. New-York Athletic Club; An
drew Peters the cycle Club Of Brooklyn; Frank
=. Share. Long Island Wheelmen; o. A. Nee1-
ham Kings County Wheelmen; George J. Steo-
bins Brooklyn Bicycle Club; j. W. Dickinson
Riverside Athletic Club. Newark; II. B. Fuller
TON Whirling Dervishes. and u. '. van NieCh'
Kings County Wheelmen. The officers are
W V Manning, president: Augustus Ai' i''0''
treasurer and John r. Pitts. secretary.
sor,e roadhouses IN the vicinity OF the city
have been making unwarrantod use OF the name
l. A w employing Il as NJ ans or attracting
custom when they had no right TO DO SO. lhey
have been called TO account by the onicers u
the League and in some cases the letters Oh t'ie"
signs have been painted out The WORK 'Na' mas
come under observation has rot been thorous"y
done. and beneath the fresh coat of paint lhe H.
A. W" can readily be seen by any one VINO loohs
closely In one instance oniJ the Hnuc 'e'''''
a., has been covered This is sufficient TO show.
however thai the proprietor OF the place mas
hoo, usinr the name of the League without
authority and that fact should be suiIcie't 10
warn loyal members Of the organization 10 give
him a wide berth. II the privileges obtained oy
League members are 10 have value they shoulu
no held in esteem by all the men and women OH
cialIv connected with It. and the League is pouNu
,o see that It's name is lot misused or eiip'oSea
nv those who have no claim TO H. II appears
1s rbe
from an answe. to q correspondent OF Inc L. ~
w u,rie,in.' that reduced hotel rates. when AZ
,',,.d - 7 ooo,ie members are operative az All
,t,,cs and not simply Wher the member u tdN-
cling awhec" This may be accepted as an ON "a "
statement Of a fact not Known P''S"''"''' -
many OF the members
Riding on the cable slot has certain fa"cin"-
t,on .or certain class OF whcelmen. bu; II Ia not
without danger. and Is practc" to d" aVoidea
by an except experts especially when there
oro man, vehicles in the street The recent de-
c,slon Of the courts VIII have tendency TO IN
crease the use OF the slot since II has been ju-
dicially held that the company was responsible
u,ben n rider was hit by a cableca- coming UP
behind him. II is probable that the gripman
thought he was doing a smart thing when he let
his car run into the bicycle. for Il Is perfectly
natural for n railroad company and its employees
70 suppose that they have an absolute monopoly
~ the part OF the roadway occupied by their
tracks and that nobody else has any right there
The fudge writing the opinion held that the rider
could not be expected 10 keep constant lookout
behind him The decision Is "A Wholesome one
but cyclists should not take II as warrant mat
they can do as they please II a car or truck ~
bearing down on them from ne rear; lrudcnce
dictates getting far out OF the reach OF Danger
as possible and II will be small satisfaction 70
know that in case of injury 10 limb or whce! the
person In charge of the vehicle causing the dam
out OF danger as far as 1t lies in ones power TO
do
Complaints are heard. not without Justice. re-
garding the accuracy OF the new road maps re-
Gently issued by the League Division in this
State. on them good roads are indicated by
double red lines. and fair roads by single red
lines while poor unknown roads are not
marked with any color. The riders from this
city who made an excursion into the country a
few days ago for less than hundred miles
found that dependence could not be placed on
the man Where a irst-cass road indi
Gated for one stretch OF perhaps twenty-five
miles they found the road barely rdable. and
In a distance Of fifty miles the best piece OF road
they encountered was among the large number
OF roads supposed 10 be poor or unknown. The
poor condition u the road marked irst-cass
was not due to the working Of II. as is some
times the case with country turnpikes. but was
apparently its normal state, occasioned by the
material employed. one OF the roads marked
as fair with a single red line) is that between
West Hampton and Rverhead, Long Island
which is n stretch OF unridaDle SAND. while there
is nothing on the map to suggest the cycle path
from Eastport to Riverhead. which. while not
an ideal course. is far preferable TO the sandy
rotd from West Hampton
There have been two notable additions to the
League Of American Wheelmen from this city
recently. One is the Rev. DR. Charles II. Park
hurst who was induced by G. w. Benson TO be-
come a member. The other is Colonel 5. Van
Pensselaer Cruger whose address Is put down
in the official list Of The Bulletin No 1S7
Fulton-st
Several cases have occurred where pumps.
urencbes and other articles have been stolen
from toolbags attached 10 wheels that have
heen checked and left by their owners for some
,,,oe II seems TO be out OF the question for the
nerson issuing the checks 10 keep close enough
watch to guarantee his customers from loss In
this way Toolbags are usually fastened only
witb a buckle or simple catch. IL Is possible 10
nroyide them with locks, and that recourse may
he necessary for those who expect to leave their
machines where pifering may occur. leather
tooIbac could OF course be readily cut open by
one intent on gettEg at its contents but bicy-
ic ara not often left exposed where that opera
ZION could be performed with impunity.
Judge Werner. Of Rochester. has given de-
.is,on Of interest and importance in reference
70 riding on sidewalks. II was rendered In an
action brought against the trustees OF the town
~ Newark. ~ Y. who had granted permission
N wheelmen to make use OF the walks on the
pavment OF a small fee. The Judge holds that
the authorities had a right to do this. and says
that the bicycle though classed as vehicle
ord governed by the laws OF the road. never
,rsioss like the baby carriage. mas a sphere or
its own" He also laid down this Interesting
nrinciple: What would amount TO unlawful IN