New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
IN THE CYCLING WORLD
FALL MEET OF TIE NEw-YORK STAT,
DIVISION.
MANY OF THE CLUBS IN THIS DISTRICT w1,,
JOIN IN RUN ON THE PRECEDING Day

MANY OF THE CLUBS IN THIS DISTRICT MIL
JOIN IN RUN on THE PRECEDING DAY.
THE SPRINGFIELD TOURNAMENT
Captain Greena. of the South Brooklyn Wheel.
men, yesterday sent out invitations to nearly eyerv
club in this district for them 10 take part In thu
run to be held next Sunday in conjunction with thu
annual fall meet Of the New-York State Division OF
the League Of American Wheelmen. The meet VIII
be held at the Manhattan Beach track next Mon.
day. Many visitors from up the State will Re IN
the city. and a run has been arranged TO be held
the day before the reet. With fine weather the
ought 10 be the best attended held In this
neighborhood in long time The start will bs
made from the clubhouse Of the South Brooklyn
Wheelman. No. 47s Nlnth-st Brooklyn. at 10 a. m,
Sunday. The route will be down the Cycle Path
to Coney Island where those who wish can take Z
dip in the ocean. On the way back TO Eighteenth.
the return path will be used The cyclists
Will continue down Eighteenth-ave. TO Avoca villa
where dinner will be served and photograph
those who wish to take sail down the Bay be-
fore remounting their wheels 10 return 10 the CITY,
with Il R, Mcdonald. Room % les No. ,0' 10 ''sa Sas
sau-st
Never before has the list OF entries for the Spring.
field Bicycle Club tournament included so many
fast and well-known riders as this year. In fact
this season. not excepting the National meet At
Louisville The racing the tournam ment. which is
to be held to-day, Tomorrow and Thursday will bs
Of the highest order and will attract the audience
it merits. glance at the entries shows such
names as Bald Cooper; Sanger Gardiner. ZlegeTi
Allen.
The wheelmen OF Company G. 22d Regiment. have
made arrangements for outing. which will In
clude trip to the Delaware Water Gap and tour
through Pike County. Penn. The party will begin
the run on Saturday afternoon from Twenty third.
St. North River. and will return on Monday
Ing.
The Century y'heelmen moved out OF their old
quarters at No. 80 West Fifty third-st last night
to the three-story stone front clubhouse. at
No. ll6 West Seventy frst-st.. which they will
cupy IN the future. 1t had been intended to ceIe-
brate last night with para de and speech-makins
at the new house. but the furniture at the new
house is not yet all in It was decided to postpone
the formal opening. AS It was. about hundred
with Chinese lanterns swung from the handlebars
of their wheels, paraded from the old 10 the new
Se' The new Clubhouse will be Stsd up the best
style with reception-room' billiard-room' card
rooms. library and baths
BY special invitation OF the committee having IN
charge the Carnival Of Flowers 10 be held at Sara
toga to-day the Harlem Wheelmen OF this city VIII
have the place Of honor in the bicycle parade wnch
this year will be OF the principal features OF the
parade A large delegation OF members OF the ciuo
left the city last evening the steamer ADIRONDACK
for Albany They will make the trip from Albany 70
Saratoga in a special train over the Delaware ana
Hudson After taking part In the parade sec}on Oh
the cub will make wheeling tour taroush Inv LAM
George and Lake Champlan country. and on .ns -
turn trip the Catsks ard several places on the hu0
will pe visited.
Many deluded cyclists who are caught al Cohey
Island after dark without light have been ad'seo
tc purchas a Japanese lantern. They do tnis ano
hang the lantern on their handle bars and start ous
bravely They are generally stopped IN sno, .mn 49,,
ty the police and told that lantern is no e. ear.
and that IL they have no lantern tnat tnei WI. %
to walk This happened 10 the writer suhus' "o"
The METROPOLITAN Cycle Racing Association mas w.
cded n have the next night race meet at the O'
track on Saturday night. The racing VIII mol oe co'
fined t. ann teurs alone hereafter. as Two OF .ne
tests on Saturday night VIII DC ior pa. Wheel.
Teddy" Goodman. the Prioe OF .ie iHt ~ rscss
men will take part in the professional races
Emmons-ave the road taken by cychsts ".s"'e =,
90, to Manhattan Beach from the cycle pa'"' 20 -
wre,ched condition and something snooio oe -
The thoroughare mas been torn up ~ 4. aln,sf
car tracks. ard the dust Is 80 ueep '
impossible ride there In safety
Cyclists leesiring to join the League u -. .nd
Wheelmen may obtain full printed i"'o' "a
membership blanks by sending name anu a'1
the Cycling Editor. Tribune.