New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-08
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
NEW MEMBERS FOR THE LEAGUE OF
AMERICAN WHEELMEN IN THIS STATE
d. PARSONS IS SAID TO HAVE BkohrN i''
orARTER-MrI.E RECORD-CENrrRf WHEEL"
MEN PASS RESOLUTIONS OPPOSING
THE BRAKE-DEI.EGATEs STANI

MEN PASS RESOLUTIONS oPPoslN"
THE BRAKE-pELEGATEs START
FOR BALTIMORE.
,r. oa work accomplished by the New-fork
STATE DIVISION OF the League OF American
mon lac, wear when the membership Oh ''ie
,l.ior vas brought up from 1900 10 over 49,
ough, IN be more Than elualed THIS year INC
state officers are OF the opinion that NE .ynntv
sbfn IN the division will be more tnai 49,;
snip hp III "Taeors nnxt January. During January.
February and March last year tne hui I'M ers, SIX
in.mbers secured was 1852. during me i'ssu go
,,ets ,ols year Al new members nave Deen -
cured or 300 more than joined the l.. - 49, ~, 49,
state during the first three months '"S'
Another alleged puncture-proof tire made i's ap-
,oar,,ce YESTERDAY. The tire shown in one
y, the many stores in "Cycle Row. ana II az
,,ac,ed some attention among those invited 10 Al"
s,e.t il The owner said he had ridden pair OF
,be.e tres on his wheel for more than four nun
dred miles and that they stool the test perieSSiy
He has driven ,acks ana mans thr9usn d ' nrar
piece OF piankng and then riiden MS Wiz r,o,,,r'
IN. sharp po,nts. and yet there vas no puhcture'
The conirivance adds about tfree,quahto ,,a
hound 20 each tire, or a pound am "a. Ia ~,
set Thc arrangement. which is fitted inside OF
thu tire. Is OF thin siee. ana me "''n Rnrer r,,h
rlveted together II Is very piiape An mn, uD
har ,uhe must be used. Another new contrlvancc
seen yesterday has just been patenten ne ne
= I, lo.k which IL built In the wheel ana the
blcvcl" can be locked Ike doo:, with the object
OF beng protected against bicycle thieves
J. . Parsons Of Dickson. H.. has broken the
quarter mile record. Il reports are verified he IS
said TO have made the distance In the remarkable
time OF 10 s-5 seconds. He unpaced. but had a
dying start and fair WIND TO help MN along ne
rode a Columbia. fitted with Bruner grooved stee!
FOR rd,ne on ice Mr. Parsons had two timers. and
the performance Will be submitted 10 the l.. A. ".
FOR acceptance as a record
Saws weli-known rider: For ordinary riding
the handle-bars Of your machine should be kept
as nearly az possible on level with the saddle
at'a and
meet the requirements OF racing men. When the
pedal Is n, the lowest point no mater whetner ,ne
rider may be stopping over or sitting up straight.
the ball Of the foo, should rest on It easily This
nsures the proper ankle motion, and saves I'M
necessary eNertlon and fatigue
At regular meeting OF the Century wheelmen
held at the clubhouse No 80 West Fiftythird-st..
on Monday evening the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
To the Honorable Board Of Aldermen Of the City OF
New-York:
whereas y proposed ordinance is pending before
the Board requiring every rider OF bicycle 10 carry
Whereas The Century Wheelmen believe that the
adoption OF said ordinance would prove rdshtp to
Whereas Tho century Wheoimen believe that the
end can be attained by the enforcement OF the
law limiting The speed Of bicycles upon city
Resolved That the Century Wheemen strenuously
oppose such measure and respectfully petition your
honorable body to reject the proposed ordinance.
The members OF the cycle Club OF Brooklyn. are
BEGINNING 70 work in earnest for their cycle show
which will he held at ths cycle Armory in abush-
ave. from March . to March "a. inclusive There
Will he fortyseven booths on the main floor and the
company rooms and reception rooms upstairs will be
used for the wheeling accessories A booth will be
reserved for the Good Roads Association and
other for the League OF American Wheelmen.
The Liberty Wheelmcn will give n masquerade
ball at Teferts Hall. in Brooklyn next Thursday
night. There will be n buresque bicycle drill trick
and fancy riding and exhibitions OF fancy dancing
William f. Lufz DR. q. W Hales and II. J. Nalen-
tine the committee I'm charge OF the ball.
a large party Of wheelren will leave for Baltimore
this morning in order to bc the early. The
regular New.York and New-Jersey delegation will
leave tomorrow night for the National Assembly