New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-30

Of New Hampshire contains a good proportion OF
sand. and riders who accustomed to nice hard
roads call the riding poor. where New Hampshire
riders call II good fair The route described ny
this writer is through Medford, Woburn. Lowell,
Nashua. Manchester. Concord Franklin. Triton,
Laconia, Plymouth. Francona. Bethlehem the
Crawford Notch. Conway and Ossipee TO Woit-
borough on Lake Winnipesaukee. and the dis
lance is about 240 miles. or course. there are
many opportunities for interesting detours ana
for mountain climbing. provided one does not
make dogma" Of the bicycle and refuse when
on tour to cover any ground save on the wheel
An interesting case is reported from Somer-
VILE y. j.. where was arrested for rid
ing the sidewalk in place where large
cracked stones had been placed on the road,
making wheeling II dangerous II seems
that law was passed last winter imposing
fine on contractors. township authorities or
other persons who repair highways with broken
stone and neglect to cover II with fine stone or
earth within week after the road is opened
for travel The arrested wheelman called the
attention OF the Justice before whom he was
arragned to this law. and the Justice was so
impressed that he allowed him to go without
imposing the usual fine. The law is a good one
and il ought TO he enforced rigidly as the
laws restricting the liberty Of cyclists in various
directions.
Wheemen are not always disposed to give
drivers their due rights. and II is equally true
that some drivers are inclined to crowd wheel
men needlessly 1t is strange, though, that
drivers who evidently mean to be obliginG
sometimes go wide Of the mark. Often on
country road there may be hard path close
to the wagon track on one side. Should that
c ance to he the left side in the direction you
are going and a wagon be coming toward you.
YOU naturally want to stick to the path and pass
on the left hand. one would think that drivers
of ordinary intelligence would perceive this and
keep in the middle OF the road. Not infre-
quently however. some Of them will swing well
over to their right. monopozing the path or
road edge and letting the wheclman make such
Shift as he in the sand or ruts he may
have to turn out in. 1t Is not In many cases
certainly the result OF malice on the part Of
the driver but of ignorance or failure TO OBJ
serve closely.
The Committee of Arrangements in charge Of the
annual fall meet OF the NewYork State Division Of
the J.. 4. W. will visit the track at Manhattan
Beach to-day and sec what Improvements will be
needed before the meet is held Labor Day. Sep
TENDER Z The entries will close with y. r. Nc
Donald room No l. 1876 No. $50 Nassau-st.. to-mor-
row A host Of entries have been received already.
and the remainder to come In on Monday will keep
the Race Committee busy for some time. All the
best riders I'm the State have sent In their entries for
the State championships. the quarter and two
mile The race for the police championship ought
&c furnish exciting struggle All the policemen
entered hard work at the track. and some OF
them a re making excellent time ir their trials. The
district messenger boys race. while an innovation.
will have host of entries. and some OF the young
sters now training at the track rdinG almost
like professionals. The tandem and professional
races have filled we'll and Labor Day ought to VII
moss the most Interesting race meet held the
beach The meeting will be held under the auspices
Of the South Brooklyn Wheemen The run VIII
take place next Sunday from the clubhouse OF tne
South BROOKLYN Wheemen No AS Ninth-st.. BROOK
Ign. and many of the most prominent Wheelmen IN
this district will take part