The evening times., 1896-03-11
PAVING FOR BIKE RIDERS
1oronio's Chief Executive Friend
of the VII ,eImen.
CYCLING is A NECESSITY
Bioomers Responsible for the Antip-
athy to Bicycle Riding as ii Pastime
for Women-A New FOur-Lap Track
to Be Built at West Bergen, n. J..
An Ohio Marshai's Experience.

Inc mayor OF Toronto, viewed from cy-
ciists standpoint, is evidently made of the
right sort OF stuff. He has ordained that
III the construction of streets the council
should pay special attention to the needs of
cyclists by paving a part of each street
with the most suitable material for them.
Where asphalt or brick is not laid down.
he suggests that strips should be put in
iirst-ciass shape for bicycle riders.
1t is actions such as these that tend tn
raise the sport OF cycling to u high level.
1t can hardly be credited there should still
exist people so old-fashiOncd or selfish, TO
put 1t courteousiy. as to bear causeIcss an
tipathy to the ''nIuffled Wheel Ono could
understand the cycle when it was in its
novttiate, so To speak, mourning gibes and
Jeers and chaff; but now that IL has come
To be very necessity of life. surely il and
Its associates should be treated with respect
The Philadelphia Times says: 1t is not as
II the disciples of the bicycle Were limited
to the masses. Nearly every prominent
man and woman, famous histrionically or
socially or politically, can now be seen
pedaling along with the rest OF humanity
To decry cycling is akin TO depreclline hunt
ing, or, say, skating.
There is nothing indelicate in Il woman
riding bicycle. Iudeed, If il were only
more generally recognized how becoming
women do LOOK upon the wheels. the small
minority of dctractors would soon dwindle
to vanishing point.
Itis the bloou:er. W hich ha s. in some ca ses
evolved into oknickerbockers and even tights,
iS for lc,1s. h,.
TO cycling as ras,irTc for women. but one
is glad to see that this sort of rational
costume is being relieiously tabooed this
season.
There is no denying that as a race we
are conservative and ike to see women at
tIrcd in the traditional costume. From a
spectacular point of view, the short skirt,
which is now so generally worn, can give
the boomers Il long start and a beating, and
provided the material is not too heavy the
IA acili,ies affor,ied for comfort and ease
ust be as great If not greater.
Another new track is being talked Of II
plans carry right it will be located in West
Bergen one of the suburbs OF Jersey City,
which is within asy reach Of the metropolis.
The track is TO be a four-lap affair, with
grand stand facilities for . 900 people, and
uncovered stands with Il seating capacity of
3 900. There is also TO be dressing, lunch
md wheel rooms, the latter To he large
.nough TO store coo bicycles. The track.
according To the plans, will be twenty feet |
vide. except in the stretch, where it will |
,e thirty feet. ball ground will be ]
marked out i'll the inrield. The track itself |
nj
,bouts.
Twas "A sad day for the town marshal |
n the town of West Carroliton, o., when |
e tried to clip the biceps OF ''pesky |
Wheel fellow" The marshal's name is
lake Miller and he thought it would be
Mighty smart to shoot q cycliSt who was
iding on the village sidewalk last summer.
L. did not stop to consider what the result
ligbt he. but pumped a slug into the luck
SIS rider. Well. the other day the officer
vas sentenced TO one year in the penten-
larry for his fun. sd viii have plenty OF
me TO reflect upon the folly of getting gay !
pom short notice
A wcli-kDown wheelman gives the fol-
wing as the proper definition OF an anna
'ur bicycle rider "A wheeimaD who is !
bic To buy his own wheel, keep it I'm re-
air, pay expenses To all race meets, hire
trainer, employ Il Pinkerton detective |
see that he does not dispose OF his
rizes and make Il monthly report to the
icing board. The l.. A. W. racing rules
re very stringent and an amateur must,
deed, be self-sastaining to live up to
lem."