New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08

wind as m where he would come out The as
nha,t strins were there before him. and without
any loss of time he turned southwark. lie iou''"
the strips all they ought to be. where ne was
ah,a 70 use them. Two drawbacks presented
themselves. One was the wetting they had re-
ceiyed in many places from the unreguia'eu
.nripk,inr-cart: the second was the NUMBER ol
trucks and wagons standing next to the curo
that had TO be passed. The explorer kept men
raj record OF the number Of times he had 70 tuin
off the asphalt. 1t had reached twenty-five w
the time ne got to Canal-st.. and from '""'
roInt on two-thirds Of the distance 10 tha."
bers-st was made wet and slippery srah ND
blocks. In some places more than a pioch h Ill
to be covered without touching the A SPP.nmr
once and on one or two occasions 1t lie
across the sire It was necessary TO save uis
mounting North of Canal-st the Strips ~
set down by this rider as success. Alll,oo, "
the out-turnlngS were due to standins Ven ~
In one case street-cleaner's cart anu IA , o.
other q hand-organ-and most OF tie -
hound downtown kept inside the aspnait' SiV'i,s
the wheelman a chance to slip by VI coulse af t
disregardcd the rule about passing on u NV
when overtaking another vehicle, anu went ~
on the right at every opportunity. Inc cpii'Iu
sion drawn from his experience IS ina. III. q" b
phalt strips in Hudson-st. below Caha are II put
avoided during the busy hours or the aay ~ ~
on SUNDAYS and in the evenings or week.-mrs. '.e
all-asphalt route between uptown and downto o,i
on the West Side Is an Improvement ioL "''
The exact wording Of the notice to wheelmeh
at the East nty-third-st ferry is as follows:
'"ro avoid accidents to passengers cychsts Will
please dlsmount and walk their wheels going OIL
or off the ferry premises and boats" IL Is MOI
enfor, ed literally. If It was walk wouid DE
necessary every time on this side or the rNei'
The ferry premises at the foot OF East river.
ty-third-st occupy considerable space anu 49, ~
lie frn,u he
begin to the gates Of the ferryhouse' tickets
have to be purchased on weekdays just Deyoiu
the point where the horsecars stop. p't run on
there riders are allowed TO so a-wneei 10 the
gates No objection Is made II one mounts as
soon as he Is outside the ferryhouse when ne
arrives from Brooklyn.
young man was seen starting for a days
run last Sunday having an extra tire strapped
under his saddle or course he was looking
ahead TO the possibility OF a puncture and 10
obviating the necessity OF mending 1t; but II IS
doubtful whether many riders would think SUCH
n precautlon wise. In the first place. the chances
Of "picl,ng up" puncture are exceedingly
small. and in the second, any one with repair
kit can mend one In few minutes. unless IL
should be cut or split. or something out or the
ordinary. To put on a new tire implies the cur
rying OF the cement to fasten 1t WITH ana IL Is
an operation that has to be performed with
care II the Job "a to be good one. In the case
OF a club or n large number of riders gong IN
company one two extra tires might not ne Il
bad idea but on general principles 1t Is simpler
and easier TO mend hosepipe tire In the event
OF a puncture than to attach another tire. In
reality the number Of punctures in proportion
to the number OF wheels ridden Is almost IN
fnitosimal, especially now that the art or max
ing tires has so greatly improved. ana IL IS
noticeable that a large number OF wheelmen are
willing 70 take their chances and start on long
trips without carrying repair Kit with them.
Jerome-avc.. which has been opened for the
speeding OF horses Is in splendid condition for
wheeling 1t IL not macadamzei. but Is what
Is commonly termed dirt road. rolled hard
after thorough sprinkling. From the Central
Bridge northward for n long distance II Is now
as fine n road as is to bc found In the metropolis
or It's envlrons. II is much used by horsemen
who like TO take rafting pace: II WILL how
ever be avoided 10y prudent wheemen. albeit
some cyclists are already saying that II II can
be used for speeding horses they have right TO
"scorch" there at the top Of their speed. when
the Harlem River Speedway IL completed this
same question VIII come TO the front, for under
IN. Liberty bill" bicycles cannot be excluded
from any road In the State