New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

ductOr put in an objection The urgency OF tne
case was explained to him. and he hnaily salu:
"We,, 7 don't exactly know whether It's right Dut
7 am a wheelman myself and III run the rish.
So the shipwrecked bicycist reached nome Ill uue
season
The fame OF the Merrick Road on Long LELAND
is so great that It has obscured the almost eq'",
" good Jericho Turnpike. One reason TOT 'iiis !.
that the Merrick Road forms the first part u
the route to Babylon and all the resorts on 'he
south side OF the island, while to reach flushihe'
Roslvn and other Interesting points on the north
side IL Is not necessary to use the Jerlcho lurh-
nike at ALL The turnpike Is fine macadahizeu
read. extending about fifteen miles from queens
% Jericho II can be reached directly from
Jamaica by taking the Hemps'eau anu
Jamaica Plank Road, but the ride between
Jamaica and Queens is by no means good
this way. and in Jamaica itself 1t is extra
hazardous TO ride on the sidewalks The Des'
way Of getting to the turnpike s to follow the
Merrick Road as far as Springfield. Here turn
70 the left and ride of less than three miles over
nacadan, brings the rider to Queens where ne
turns 10 the right on the Jericho Turnpike, I'M
mediately after crossing the railroad track For
the first few miles the turnpike is not In nrst-
class condition as there is much heavy traVel
over H. and those who like sidepath riding can
indulge in II without fear Of molestation- Inc
road itself can be easily ridden, however. ihc
villages passed are Floral Park. HYDE fark anu
Westbury while Garden City and Mneola are
close at hand on the right and Hampstead on!
a little further away The Garden III! Nal"e
dral Is the most conspicuous object IN the SOUTH
ward for many miles and the famous schools
in that place can also be seen for long distance
After passing Hyde Park the turnpike is in SUI
perb condition and with favorable WIND rlulhe
hare is delightful The turnpike comes 10 n bind
end at the little hamlet of Jericho. TWO or three
miles away is Hicksville. on the Long Island Rail-
Iy
taken cityward II the rider wishes TO 60 no fur-
Their and does not care to wheel back. rev
miles 10 the north and east however, are oyster
Bay Cold Spring Harbor and other places or IN
terest with fair roads leading to them. The hilly
backbone of Long Island" is encountered here
but there are no hills that cannot be easily sur
mounted and many fine views reward the traV-
eller.
ct had curious experience the other day" re-
marked a wheelman who makes a practice OF rid
ing every day when the weather will permit
For the first time in three years | undertook 10
do a little driving with friend. and he wished
me 10 handle the reins have done a good deal
Of driving in my life. and would have no hesita-
ton in driving any horse that ever saw. but
must confess that am a little out OF practice
and feel more at home on a bicycle saddle than in
a carriage seat had no difficulty whatever and
everything went swimmingly. even though the
thought steam roller which encountered
something to be avoided by wide a distance as
possible. The curious thing was that when we
approached a croeswalk where people were going
from one side Of the street to the other. had
strong impulse 10 ring my bell - could even
feel the muscles Of my left hand grasping the
handehar and the thumb pressing the spring
This was especially noticeable at the beginning
Of the drive but even after q dozen or fifteen
miles the automatic impulse would be felt again.
Another thing that could not help noticing was
the different feeling the bicycst has In a car
rage when he comes up behind another vehicle
and looks ahead TO soc about passing IT. IL re-
quires second thought 10 tell him that an open
ing abundantly wide for bicycle Will not do for
a four-wh,eled vehicle. After three hours In the
buggy with the horse pulling pretty hard at
times. I came to the conclusion that driving was
more firing work than wheeling
What do the ethics Of the cycling fraternity de-
mand when a rider on a road some distance from
town sees two women riders by the roadside en-
deavoring to pump up a tire or make repairs?
The question was brought in practical shape u
the mind Of man who had that experience on
Memorial Day. He had ridden between fifty and
sixty miles and had nearly twenty more to do to
reach home The afternoon was drawing to its
close and the clouds that had been gathering In
the west and north for the last hour indicated
that there might be rain before he reached the
shelter WHITTIER he was bound. BY the side Of the
way two women were busily working on the bi-
cycles that had been laid down In the grass.
Should he stop and spend perhaps half an hour In
getting them into shape again. or should he ride
past without even an offer Of assistance?
Many riders think that the appearance. OF a
wheel is improved by not having tool bag on II.
| and so make a practice Of going out with their
machines 'strlpped' far possible trustng
to luck TO help them out in case they have need Of
a wrench. pump or repair KIT. That may Do
/ oil
| where other riders are likely to be met with or
| repair shops found without long Journey. Ap-
parently. they never stop to reflect that Il is i'm
| posing on the good nature Of another rider when
| they deliberately hail him and ask him 10 dis
| mount and allow them 10 his wrench for a
| moment. The rider who would not comply would
| be set down as mean, surly fellow and perhaps
| not one In thousand would refuse At the same
| time, II Is a piece of assurance bordering on i'm
| pudence for rider TO make such request Of
| another. The. wise thing Is for all ridora. both
| men and women. 10 60 out on the wheel fully
| equipped for any emergencies that are likely to
| arise.
| 1t IL noticeable that In one OF the big depart
| ment stores the bicycle sundres which formerly
| were kept In the basement and were not easy 10
| get at have now been placed on a counter next
| the main entrance. The inference from this is
that the cycling fraternity Is one Of the important
| classes In the community for the storekeepers %
cater to- In another store or THIS kihd the need or
| little education on cycling and general topics
in of the clerks who sells bicycle sundries has
| been made apparent on at least two occasions.
| Once an inquiry made of him az to a wrench.
| and he recommended one bearing the name
| Hercules" pronouncing the name however. as
| II composed of only two syllabea Another day
| he asked II they kept ammonia guns the In
| quirer meaning the instrument that is employed
| by some Wheelmen 10 give a TEMPORARY Quietlis to
| savage dogs that may attack him country
| roads What II that?" said the clerk. "A thing
TO keep dogs In order when you are riding" was
the reply. "Oh, youl find dog collars and every
| thing Of that kind in the basement" responded
| the sapient salesman. The would-be purchaser
| did not think IT worth while to inform him that
what he was after was part Of whecman's out
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