The sun., 1896-10-24
NEWS OF THE wHEEIMrx.
MsHr Read Rurs Scheduled for Tomorrow
Routes and Notes.


Routes and Notes.
Runs have been arranged by the road officers
Of many clubs to the following points to-morrowi
Gotham whsemen. oranEo Brighton wheelmeu.
Kings Highway; Excelsior Cycle CLUB. Ridgewood;
Iorkviilc wheeimen, Piainheld; Mecca Wherlmen,
Ginords; Chelsea wheemen, Nyack: Calumet Wheel.
men, staten Islands Prospect Wheeimen, Conoy Isl.
and; Castle Point whcelmen, West orange; Logan
wheelmen, Pompton; Union County goudstcrs,
hontcnir; Madison wheelmen, MorrIstown; Harlem
Wheelmen, Bergen Point; Long Island city Wheel.
men, Oakdae; silver King Cycle Club New Bruins.
wick; Long Island wheolmen, Ncwburgh: ST. stephens
wheemen, orange; Bushwlck Whcomen, Frecport;
Washington whoclmen, Bayonnc; Dean cycle club
Bergen Point; Atalanta wheomcn, orange; orange
Cycicrs, Greenwood Lake; GrceuwIch Wheeimen
Coney Island; ST, George Whocimen, Passac Falls;
wh!iamsbursh wheelmon, Garden city; orange
whcclmen. PaRsaic; Manhattan Bicycle club. Room
tom Brooklyn Bicycle CluO, Coney Island; Central
whcelmen, Jamaica; Fort Lee Wherincn, EnGlewood;
clio whcclmen, Plalnncid; Liberty Wheclmen, Coney
Island; Lincoln Whcelmen Staten Island.
A. c. EaEleson--To ride from the Jersey side
OF the Desbrcsses street ferry to Newark, go up
Montgomery street to Hudson street; turn to
the left to York street; follow York street to
Henderson street; turn to the right on Hender-
son street to Mercer street. to the Hudson
County boulevard; follow tho boulevard to the
Newark plank road.
Daily Reader F.-To ride from Fourteenth
st rect to tho Hudson County Boulevard, follow
Eighth avenue to Forty-second street and then
turn west to the ferry; cross the ferry to Wee
hawken, and then ride to the Boulevard. To go
from that point TO Sing Sing, pass through Fair
Wow, Ridgehed Fort Lee, Coytesvile. Nord-
hofr, EnKlewood, Hghwood. Tenahy, Gesspell,
Alpine, Closter. Randell, Norwood, Palisades.
and PcrremohIt to SJyack; take the ferry across
to Tarrytowh and follow tho Ponghkeeps!e
route published In The Sun on Oct. 23 to Sing
Sing; then reverse the route to this CITY,
F.E.-To wheel from Newark to Philadelphia,
ride to Central avenue and direct to Irvington:
then 20 to Milburn and through Springfield.
Scotch Plains, Plainleld, Metuchen. New
Brunswick, Franklin Park. Rocky Hill, Kings
ston. prineeton; and LGwreheeville to Trenton;
and then to Philadelphia.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 23.-The Memphis Coliseum
bicycle races began yesterday. The track
promises to be one of the fastest in the country.
As Tom Cooper smashed a record last night
auartor-mie record. and succeeded in lowering
II one-tlfth OF n second. His time was O:25 2-5.
the previous record being o:25 3-5, held by Con
SARATOGA Oct 23-Seven expert bicyclists
started at 10 o'clock to- night in a twenty-tour
consecutive hours contest. The competitors are
W. A. Elkes. John Melvin, 4. e. Smith, w. A.
French. and &. &. Gotta OF this place, and u. Il.
schulze ,oi, Utica. 1t is u test Of endurance as
well as skill.
CHATHAM. Ont, Oct. .23.-At the bicycle
Ganadian record trials here Yesterday, Harley
ord. .flying start paced from 2u5 to :031S In the
half-mile tandem; iying start, Parklns and
l:0lle. John Davidson. amateur in the one
hour run Increased the record from 23 miles
Davidson broke the Canadian amateur mile
recoad, standing start, by one-hfth OF second,
making 1t in 2:US 2-5.
LONDON, Oct. o3.-At the Crystal Palace yes
bicycle records for from two TO five miles. They
covered the latter distance in minutes "a 3-5
seconds.
BRANTFoRD. Ont. Oct 23.-At the bicycle
races here to-day II. o. Baney OF Sitncoe. Ont,
Canadian record. covering the distance in
1:O3 90. from standing start.
NOTES.
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l., Inc i.rswMy Wh.s.men Of this city viii hold an
fSs ssn'nss Mhrf!@sn RsgokIyn elected the
aSy e IN RsSSR4 r
Inc rutherford wnee!rncn lave nlaced time limit
S ni9' hours on their century run I" be held on
The committee o: the Mantle wheslmen Will
p.eerF track srss ssra,S nq .nn
The riverside Naeclmen Will hold a nrc-mie club
championship for the Officers trophy at the Gut.
tenburg track on SOv. J.
The Rrnokyn GOOD Roads Association has decided
ask the Common Council to adopt AN ord. nance
prohibiting OF gongs larger than two inches In
diameter single bicycles anu three inches on tan
dem wheels.
The New Jersey division of tho L. A. W. will ask the
Legislature this winter to pass bill to compel rail-
rOaus TO carry bicycles free.
RAJ Dawson, the well known amateur rider OF
Buoutun, y. D.. mas euterru columbia nverSty ana
will represent the plIe and white In the intercollegiate
bicycle championships next season.
1t is said tnat ali TO brng about nhtch race
between Thomas Cooper ana /. T. bald have failed:
l. D. tabHnne the 81. Ouls racer, announces that
he has retired from the track for good.
The members of the tOnuvCtCui division or the
l. ! W. have placed the folluwInV opposition ticket
tho field Tor election: Chief Consul ". A. Howell
RorKvIlIe: Vice Consul +. y. MONley, New London
Secretary Treasurer T. +. Kelsey, Hartford
The Madison Wheelncn OF this city have organized
with following officers: President. Justus Frankci
Secretary. NJ Joseph: Treasurer. X. j. Nuglc; Cap
tain, u. J.. kellnr