New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-22

TIE TRANsPORTArION or WHEELS As
BAGGAGE
,,.r or THE BICYCLE TO woMEN-ANNuAL

VALUE OF TIE BICYCLE TO WohEN-AN"'AL
DINNERS AND MEETINGS.
Nheelmen are much Interested just no" !" ''''
railroad bicycle baggage question. WINE many o'
the riders seem TO think that they viii be aoe 10
compel the roads TO transport wheels as passaE''
the officials of the railroads think differently Inc
rr,e road Yesterday issued a circular to ticket
agents baggage agents and conductors regarding
the TRANSFORMATION OF bicycles. one Of the cohhl-
tons Is that wheelmen returning to this CITY can
not purchase a bicycle ticket to this side OF the
river the bicycle ticket being issued only to 1ersy
City. Here are few oil the CONDITIONS 'SS"e' ~
the Erie to take effect on March J.
Local bicycle tickets may be- sold TO and rom a..
points except Ne~-YSrk Cl On ls [ypS. and
lines O:rc Railroad New ork Inns ana ~,
York and Greenwood Lake Railway. but must not
under any circumsiances be- stl'I 10 - destined
point on connecting me lsSu' 49,, ,iri.c,s
viii consist OF four parts a tag s'up, "n''sp ,'
ton coupon. an Identification coupon ana an hke''
stub All four parts WI pear ih1 sa'r on, ali
tive number In issuing THESE t'ht'N, Ht'i'' -" -
write the destination IN NIX IN bank syac' ~ ti.h
part Of tickc stamp cGh naf ham, o he renaindr
OF ticket TO rurchasei "ho w" q. I'm fnr TIA,
''rynnse These tickets Viii De- good In either dire
Ion hetwecn the stations shown thereon, and being
"hsssr desires Wien the demand Is sufficient 20
warrant u. bicycle tickets win printer -
ls furnished
s,ng.r In charg. having attached the uck"t nl-l
q. iver the bicy a." at door oi hhskdt'-'.t ~ WV
main baggage agent who. upon RECEIVING tA' 'a'.,
vi detscn The Identification COUPON cancel win
"J,'" uunch with winch each train basgas' agent
VII rrVinr AT destination Of bicycle ticket train
Lacgap. agent w.l dctach md cancel th' trans
ION ~ hlcvcle ticket. the train hagshS" agent WI
deliver bicycle to p~rsrns"T "lN on ~ H., i.c, =
zion coupon which together win ihe trhhsr" t"lvh
coupon previously detached, must be 10" u,' ="
auditor OF trafic The tag stub niey he l'it a.
sacSed TO bicycle Particular care must he taken 10
see that the dentinca,ion coupon beus the za'''r
as the tag stub remaining attached 10 Dicyti. VI,
bicycle ticket Will be required ior eSch $780, am a.,
,ranspor. alton from each PASSENGER Bicycles are
NOT 10 be accepted for transportation on trains nav
ing no baggaSe-car.
Said a physician Yesterday The bicycle ms e'
aid TO health now scarcely needs 20 he quoted ana
since IT'S adaptation to women 1T has In many IN
chances proved n vcritablc gOdsend Perhaps us
greatest value In this regard. is in the fact that II
s curative agent for more Ills than the most won
derful panacea ever discovered ana "h''her ''ie
rider has any faith IN It's powers or no', tor IN
somnia incipicnt nervous prosration ana the rest
of the to which the overworktd woman ~ ia,
fcuar Is subjected II proves her greatest DIeS>le
once mounted upon her wheel there ~ no getting
away from It. Ii absorDs her attention. She can
not worry about the children the mouse tie ono
nore on the wheel and to watch her surroundings,
and in doing gets out OF herself in spite OF herself
"a
Mlntai rest, combined with easy exercise and pure
air. explains the secret Of the whole thing.
The annual dinner and theatre party OF the New
York Bicycle Club took place THURSDAY night.
After dinner al the Arena the members witnessed
| the play at Hoyt's Theatre and then adjourned To
nrcsenf was X ingman W Putnam. the first secretary
~ the League Of American Wheelmcn. OF which he
one OF the founders.
Owing to the cold weather. the wheel'nen VIII
| abandon many Of the club runs arranged to cee-
| hrate Wasbngton's Birthday Special entertain
| mcnts however. have been arranged by the cycling
| academies The Cycle club Of brooklyn VIII nav.
! what promises he an interesting programme al
tho cycle Armory I'm Fatbush-ave. The jilgert
Whoeim"n viii have run to I.ynbrook. l.. J.. and
| the Union cycle club will have run u the weather
will permit
rho BOARD Of Trustees of the Metropolitan Asso-
ia,ion of Cycling Clubs held meeting at the house
of President A. T. iIildick. No l22 West Fory-hfth-
ST. last night. The annual meeting Of ne assoc i
| lion viii be held at the Columbia next Friday Tho
been changed from April TO Aprll ~
| Tho National meet OF the League of American
vhee,men will be held at Louisville in July, prob
ably from July to II. The KINGS County Mheelinet
WIN "n Junc n and the Riverside wheclmen have
! applied for July II at the same track
| u w Robinson of Boston. is mentioned as tho
| succeesor Of G d. Gideon as the chairman Of the
| Racing Board Of the L. A. W. II Is thought mat
| G. Batchclder VIII De Il HeDiDci vi INC p'ai" ioi
this city
THE annual dinner OF the wheeling members OF the
| New-York Athletic club was given at the clubhouse
I'm West FIFTY -nfih-st. last night Many OF the
prominent members Of the club were present ana IN,
| dinner one of the most en)oyapic hed by th'
| Mercury Foot club IN many day
AT Alderman Halls request the .Aldermen's Law
| Committee yesterday again considered the pro
visions OF the proposed ordinance requiring bicycles
he. Wit hraL Members
| mittee said after the meeting that the committee
had not changed its purpose to report adversely OF
the ordinance.
| Renewed opposition to the bicycle in Babylon
| O.ong island manifested Itself yesterday by tn,
| village president. The edict all wheelmer
that they will be arrested and fined II found riding
In the streets, resting their machines In front OF
i any building Nothing Is said about the apprehen
| sion and prosecution OF the whcemen
! This move Is repetition OF the attack made last
| summer whcelmen. All bcyclists who wandered
| there on Sunday arrested by village policemen
who waved ordinance declaring the whee, to be
| nuisance.
The village presidents new order yesterday
! in the hands OF each constable. accompanied by al
| injunction to let bicycle escape The wheelmer
regard the threatened arrests as an outrage, an(
cite their rights 10 the roads.
| POOR WING SHOOTING AT DEXTER PARK
Frank Class, the crack wing shot OF Morrlstown
| n. j.. defeated the redoubtable Captain Jake
| Brewer In pigeon match at Dexter Park, Ions
| Island yesterday. The shot at 100 BIRDS each
] and the made were extremely poor. Tn,