New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15
s s~~~ FOR MARCH, APRIL AND MAY!
1ATE NEWS FOR WHEELMEN.
MIC MAss.MEEr1NG ON TUESDAY NIGHT

r,,r POPE coMrANYs Loss-INcREAsE IN THE
Output OF BIcYCLEs-rHE VAN coRTLANDr
wHEELMEN ELECTIoS-CLUB RUNS.
~. riders O. the wheel looking forward with
che rveliest interest to the mass meeting OF wheel
nsn which will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hal
=, r,esday night The meeting will be held to In
snrss the Armstrong Baggage bill. and cyclists
,oro AL over the district will be present. The
.s,,nr will not resemble the unfortunate session
~ the Cyclists Federation. he'd at the Lenox
I,vceum last Saturday night Warning elements Will
not be allowed to create any disturbance ana II
anything Of the sort is attempted the undesirable ;s
Assemblvman Armstrong. who introduced the Dag.
ssassSge that specal committee from the Federation
which went TO Albany and caused so much trouble
without ds,ad n eyclng viii make addresses, and the
meeting will probably call out the argest cro"d VI
whee1ine1an s Sneakers will be Sterling Elliott Of
boston. the president OF the League OF esse
d eyecnnresdent; l. b. Potter the chief consul Of
me New-York state dlvso OF the League OF amer
-, Vyheelmen; Chief Consul Sans or Maryland,
and many others.
The unfortunate conaagration at Boston which
.estroyed so many bicycles for the Pope Manufac-
,,-,rs C,mpany has been generally commented
mon That so many finished wheels should De ue-
stroved at this time Of the year would De oiS-
couraging to some people. The company ho"e'e''
was ouick 20 see the point. and large consignment
of wheels vas ordered to be sent from the iaGtory
- Roston a few hours after the fire Coonel Alper'
4 Pope was In this city attending the poSttfTi a.
hibit. when he was Informed of the hre. ne ,n ue
rriorei The ,oss of course, because ne had nucn
rauable information stored In the oulions i,ahIs
the nertainng to the wheel in the world ana
then his sword. which he rad Tarr,so ,nai tSnueht
grest deal of that sword and its Cd associa,ionSs
and ne grieved more over us loss me. which was
srrSeS into ashes or twisted into useless mass
r,., tho manufacture Of bicycles is a rapidly In
creas,ng Industry one will for moment .e".
nv. few persons are aware Of Its present extent
49, o,,ru, ~ the Western Wheel WORKS ias'
- ras RI 600 bicyc.es and the Crescent people
.xnect that their 1896 output will exceed 'a' Oh ~
season For the last twelve weeks they iia'o -
.h,nning their 1896 models by the carload from 'ne
plant In Chicago to agents IN every "a eaS
1-nued states An average of five caroads "eeA
49, hean shipped 10 their Eastern branch al NO
o. varren-st which is a distributing point lot ,he
Eastern and Southern States. Even inns a.
has been insufficient TO supply the ,,e on Thurs
dsy last special train consisting OF hI.een a,s
furniture cars. loaded With SSso snS Michsan
sonthern Railway and will reach the Hha the
freight station Of the Sx,y large twohorse
viii be required transport the Tee,s of the
NewYork Csnra w yad to es aH sixty Grated
wheels truck 1t Is EXPECTED ,na morning and
will be taken fro oa ,he viii proceed to Eighthaye
thence TO Fifty-fourth-st 10 Rr ocond Of 10
;seond,st, 70 ETgWentSthird-s to sixth-ave to
Fourteenth-st.; to BroadwayW; .t 10 csaiH0'
c.o,ce Ruppert son Of the New-York brewer
n-no has ambitions to become crack racing man,
has gone South with his trainer. Ruppef' ~
wear to gain the C.ass A honors' pu' va
..a,a IN .eversl bad falls which greatly inyuaeen
AShu
on amateur and compete mostly IN the "'''' -
the metropolis
Professionalism Is gaining In FAVOR inns III
formation is cleaned from press reports Du, ~
fact is significant. The National haei'e 49,, ,.ar
received but applications Tor a ooded with
Sisa Most the cycle NEE, pn oer
gauging the SqesT9 nles Seip meet viii give 5000 in
prizes
uu,.,, the president Of the South Brook
-. un..,r,sr has sent the following letter 10 'he
secretary Of the ciuo: ,,. y, vour COM
.I beg TO acknowledge the receipt Va o.. ,ha
,,,r,cation. notifying me Of my nomination ~,
- -, nres,dent OF the South brooklyn vince
80 nd IN reply will say that. although appie
cite ,he honor conferred on me by 'he e'uo' 49,
compelled TO decline and IN pss, ~ number OF
uoh emhers who have repeatedly urged me 70 a.
low my name to go before the cup 3a1y for the en-,
ne wear viii require far more attention .rU viii
out-S business Nitcicots
eIlou, me 10 give. The club is now III aSSarsb,o ri
i,ber Of the remaining candidates IL WI" COLI
tnue 10 prosper
TIL. Van Cortlandt Wheeimen Is one OF the o'oes.
ra hest-known bicycle clubs In the League Vi
American Wheelmen. Their annual meeting was
he,d last night and number Of new members
was admitted Reports showed the club was In
nourshing condition. It was decided not 70 peglh
,he seasoI,'s work until May 30. when Memorial
nav will be observed by a club run Inc iono" .ls
officers were elected for the ensuing year ueoise
Eer1,,son president; A. W. Wyatt. Vlce-presl-
dent: Dudley C. Hasbrouck. secretary ana treas
urer; John W. Sno"ueh captain H~""'N ''
kns. lieutenant
Use the ankle In pedalling. particularly wheh
climbing hills The ankle motion Is hard 70 ADOPT
I'm. when once the knack is learned 1t Will greatly
raI.ve the wheeman ascending elevations Up
fnrned handebars also facilitate the art IL IN diso
a good thing for developing the calf OF the leg
The nrst club OF the season are scheouieo
,or today. but IT is doubtful II all Of them will take
,l.c. "a the roads are not In good condition. The
rvc,,sts hope for change in the weather and GOOD
roads for next Sunday The runs arranged TOT 10
aor are as follows: Dominck Wheemen, 10 on
Iay Harlem Wheemen TO City Island; Rosexne
cycIe Cub 10 Bergen Point; tourist CycIe CIup.
- ocean side Long Island, and the Triumph
Wheemen 10 Coney isiano'
HALL WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
- rrrrArs PERKINS AT THE NETWORK RAG
DUET AND TENNIS CLUB.