New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-22

| MEN-TTIE l.. A. W. IN NEw-JERsEY-
OTHER NOTES AND COMMENTS
50 many suggestions are being n.sde 70 the puA.
lie officials to what the city ought TO do ~
| garding the Improvement Of certain streets ,h,.
| In the end little real good can be accomplIsheA
unless cyclists act In unison. The Cyclists F.d
Grafton. what is left OF Il. wants thne ana
| the League OF American Wheemen wants anothe,
As the loyalty Of the L. A. w. to the cyclists In
terests is not questioned. that organization seems
| to be the proper to make suggestions to The
local officials. General c. II. T. Coils the Com.
| missioner Of Public Works and G. W. Barney tin
Chief Inspector 81 Streets, interested In thu
question Of better paved streets. and they are
working earnestly with that object in view. OF
! the many asphalt connections 10 be made Il IA
hardly probable that many OF them Kill be finished
this summer General Colliss Intention has been
! called 10 the appearance Of the parkway In hs
| centre OF the Boulevard. and he has conclu1ei 10
have the entire stretch put in shape at once, 70
that II will equal In appearance the specimen block
at Seventy -ninth-st. This will add to the a,trac,.
iveness Of the Boulevard A few settees placed al
OF cyclists and the suggestion received favorlsk
consideration.
Cycle parades ard carnivals are bobbing up an
over the country. The success Of the parade q
| Long Branch has caused the enthusiasts at New.
port to think seriously OF arranging parade
There is a chance that parade will be held at
viii Hi be- held on August 20 There will be ten.mss
! road race In the morning and the track races
Guide mile novice. mile scratch mile and haE
mile handicap, fve-mile handicap. and mile In
| vitation race the prizes consisting Of gold and
diamond ornaments
The racing team OF the Harlem Wheelmen vhlA
is winning many prizes for the club The
| track this year consists Of the following Joseph
Harrison Bertram Ripley. l.. l.. Jefferson, J. n
| Lake b. l.. Johnson. George Reith. George
| Cobb. jr, w d. McGurn, S. r. Hall. J. II. visa
c: B Frazier W; W; staylor. George A. Taylof
| y. NJ. Bowes. T. =. Stowe j. b. Van Astyne and
| c. H. Ogden. The silver cup which won By
the club at the Long Branch parade on Saturday
Is on exhibition, at their clubhouse. No. q West
Onehundred- and twenty 1t will be long
time before this club viii forget the reception and
hospitality which extended 10 them wherever
they went at Long Branch
Robert Gentle tn. Chief Consul OF New-Jersey
is we'll satisfied with the good work being done In
that State. The membership in the League Of
American Wheelmen is increasing rapidly Among
those who have sent In their applications for mem.
bershp recently are the following Mrs. A. q
Creery. Miss Milired Naething Mrs s O. G. PEI.
man and Mrs. A c. Trippett.
The Iroqucis Wheelmen. OF Jersey City Heiehta
while young organization has shown itself to b
progressive. The club will have run 10 Rock.
away Beach next Sunday, under the leadership Of
pedan yces hs viii Eo na s nS
IroQuois Club house at
The races which take place at the Olympic Bicycle
Park. at One-hundred -and-thirty -ffthst and
Lenox-ave.. on Saturday, have large entry list
and among the riders will be number Of Well.
known racers from this district. The prizes sskcssd
valuable. For the one-mile novice race ney
will be medals and for all other contests diamonds
the full value allowed under the rules Of the
League Of American Wheemen.
The Montclair Wheelmen Jared we'll In the recent
tournament games OF the Associated Cycling Clubs
of New-Jersey, they secured the first club prtss
in billiards and the two individual prizes. the sec
ond club prize in pool with its two individual przeA
and the two second individual prizes In whist
Cyclists desiring TO Join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending name and address
to the Cycling Editor. Tribune.