New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11


this city last week was one Of the most har-
monious ever hed. 1t also brought out the
largest attendance Of directors. The member
ship increased In direction which Will
add renewed strength to the Cycle Board OF
Trade just when there ia a possible chance that
some strength may be needed The policy so
far pursued by President Coleman has met with
the hearty approval OF tine other manufacturers
Work the arrangements for the coming cycle
shows in this city and in Chicago Is going for
ward nicely The show which will be held at
the Grand Central Palace in February ought
to he one Of tho most interesting and instructive
ever seen In this city
The cycling affair Of the week will he the pa
rade marking the formal opening Of Glenmore-
ave. in Brooklyn, the new road leading through
the outskirts Of that city and connecting directly
with the fine system Of roads In Queens County.
This improvement is one that has long been
desired inasmuch as there was no way OF get
ting through Brooklyn save over several miles
OF stone pavement unless resort was had TO the
elevated roads. which for the last two years
have given wheelmcn the privilege Of having
their wheels carried for charge of 10 cents In
addition TO the ordinary fare The Glenmore-
ave. Improvement as 1t Is comprehensively
known, begins near the end Of the Eastern Park
way as II has existed for the last twenty-five
years, and extends to the city limits at Liberty
ave. Unhappily. the course is not direct; about
two-thirds of mile from the starting place
right -anged turn is made 10 the left for one
block, and then Glenmore-ave. Is reached. The
total length OF the new road measured by cy-
clometer. is three and quarter miles. The
striking popularity about II is that the middle
section. nearly a mile in length. has an asphalt
pavement. while the rest Of the road Is macad
amized The reason for this Is that a part OF
Glenmore-ave. paved with Belgian blocks.
and 1t thought best instead Of removing
them, to cover them with asphalt Another
right -anged turn is made just before the end OF
the road is reached. again to the left bringing
one to the connection made early in the sum-
mer between Liberty ave. and the beginning Of
Broadway Jamaica.
No one go over the Croton Aqueduct path
plan Of turning the surface of the old aqueduct
into a bicycle course failed after passing the
Legislature last year The writer had this ex-
perience last Sunday afternoon and was happy
in having the guidance Of friend familiar with
the entire region. man who got his first
wheel last November and has ridden nearly five
thousand miles since. Coming south they first
saw section Of the aQueduct path that many
metropolitan riders fail to discover-a part that
was not included In the bill vetoed by Governor
Morton, because It passes through private prop
erty. This section Is reached by turning out
Of Broadway south OF Irvngton. and entering
the grounds OF the Ardsley Castro After going
a few roads the a1ueduct is reached and fol-
lowed about a mile. where fence has to be
scaled, bringing one into of the principal
streets Of Dobbs Ferry. After this Broad
way is soon reached again. one Of it's steepest
hills being avoided by the pleasant detour
1t is only by nquring where to go that
stranger can find his way again to the aqueduct
south Of Dobbs Ferry. When found II is a
simple delight to ride it-that is. for all those
wheelmen who And pleasure good side
path. The path is nowhere more than twelve
or fifteen inches wide, and has been worn by
nothing but the impact of human feet. In some
places II Is not more than foot or two from an
embankment that slopes down rapidly for fifteen
twenty feet, and there a nervous or unprac-
tised rider might have trouble. 1t curves and
winds in the most delightful way. OF course. II
must be nearly level. as the fall in the aqueduct
Is slight. but TO one coming toward Yonkers II
seems as IL it Is all downhill. and fairly good
down grade. too
The deduction from the perfect enjoyment Of
the aqueduct path lies in the circumstance that
many dIsmounts necessary to pass the OPEN
ings in the fences that cross Its line. These are
just wide enough. in most cases. for men and
women OF average proportions to pass through
without squeezing One two of them are
capacious enough for a careful rider to ride
through. while In many more cases one can
make the passage without dismountng by
catching one of the posts and wormng his way
past them. But wherever two of the openings
are close together, only separated by the width
Of a road lane. the best plan is to get off.
Despite these drawbacks. the ride Is most EN-
joyabe. and one has the satisfaction. II he
has ever been along Broadway, OF knowing that
he is escaping some muscle and wind eXhausting
hills. In distance OF a little more than three
miles about a dozen OF the fence openings are
encountered. II would be easy to do away with
them by the adoption OF the idea described in
the cycling column of last Sundays Tribune
that is by using a cattle-guard made Of gas
,v,.,ac nvf tth
can readily pass resident OF Westchester
County, who has suffered annoyance many
times by having TO dismount on the aqueduct.
suggests that the trouble could he obviated II
the PEOPLE there should get breed Of large
fat cows that could not pass through II the
openings were ,larged 10 bicycle width. After
entering the limits Of Yonkers. the wheelman
leaves the aqueduct and. with sharp descent
Of a few rods. finds himself in Warburton-ave.
and only a short distance from as perfect
stretch of asphalt Is to be seen in the vicinity
OF New-York.
The sprocket lock for bicycles has so far cap
tured the field that locks with chains are err
hard to ind physician was encountered
the other day in search Of one. He had visit
ed half a dozer shops at least, without success.
Finally the man in charge of one said that he
could fix him OUT by attaching a chain to
the doctors sprocket lock. and II that wasn't
satisfactory he would get a lock and chain the
next time he went to n wholesale place down.
town You see" said the physician, when |
60 70 make a call and am now using bicyc.e
altogether in visiting my patients. 1t isn't suf-
ficlent simply to put lock on my sprochet: l
must be able to chain my wheel fast to fence
or a tree something Of that kind. or course,
when am in house must take the risk that
some malicious person may run pin or stick
a knife into one OF NY tires: that Is the only
forbddng thing about the use of a bicycle by
physician. He cannot take boy along TO look
after his wheel while making calls. although
now that come &c think Of it. do not see why
not IL he can afford to provide the boy with a
bicycle For my part. find the bicycle prefer
able to horse on many accounts. and the diff
ference in the cost Of keeping the two ia i'm
mense None OF my patients object to having
chair doctor come on a wheel and can