New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-11
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
COLLEGE MEN MAY OBJECT TO CLASS B
RIDERS AS AMATEURS


SOME OF THE SUNDAY RUNs-A CIRCULAR FROM
CHIEF CONSUL PoTTER-LONG ISLAND
wHEELMENs PROGRAMME.
The first party of wheelmen on their way Soutn
to begin active training for the coming racing
season will leave this city to-day, bound ior
Savannah, Ga. The riders will sail on the steam
ship Augusta at p. m, and they expect to spend
several weeks In active work in ana near savannah
Among the wel-known wheemen and riders VINO
will sail to-day are the following Charles Murphy,
Willis B. Troy. Harry Wheeler, William B; Young.
Fred Vokes, F. J. Jenny and George Ruppert
Rupert start II the hf ins sss he .
do good work on the track this year.
Trouble is expected by when certain ex-
Class B send in their entries for the inter-
collegiate bicycle championships. 1t s SAID that
the college men may object to the Class men
starting amateurs. on the ground that CLASS d
men .as year were paid riders and that IN coms cs
quence they not real amateurs II Is nice nice
point da s in s the maneso Il viii be inter-
esting note what action the League OF america
sns hndm at ca Ts Of s
that class Of their own accord and when tne ' SEMI
nothing else except put the men back. giving those
who wished TO become professionals the oppor-
tunty to do So
Many club runs have been arranged for tomorrow
and il the weather is fine it will be recognized as
the day for the formal opening Of the outdoor rid
ing season In this district Most OF the roads IN
the neIghborhood are in fair condition. with little
or no frost in the ground. There was large throng
of cyclists on the Boulevard and on Riverside Drive
yesterday, and with fair weather to-day the urn
out VII be larger NUMBER "a snd al Were
delighted at the passage OF the Pill LOT return
cycle path on the other SIDE OF sne vce narsde be-
tween Prospect Park and Coney isiand VIII De
worth witnessing.
The Kings County wheelmen will have score
or more racing men in training for the coming rae
ing season on the track and road. The club Will
going to Avoca villa, Bath Beach. The Kings
County whee.men will be photographed at the yilla
present so that representative wheeling picture
can be taken.
The new road book to be known as Fifty Miles
Around New-York" will be ready for distribution
between May and May Is. Chief Consul Potter
will issue the following circular to members re-
gardlng sIgnboards:
Last fall We effected a settlement with the
managers Of the Manhattan bicycle track ~ which
our New-York state Division received $53 o. to be
improving the roads and for kindred purposes on
Long Island and its vicinity As soon as as the rfos5
Of gudeboards on Long Island and the putting up
OF similar brooklyn to enaDie Syf frs
the usual routes OF ingress TO the city We desire
active cooperation In this WORK, ana 10 tnat
end work will probably be taken up OH the following
lines.
points. or street or road intersections. where these
guideboards may be- placed to advantage Give US X
scrptions each gudeboard should contain II guide
boards are put up at the points suggested oy you,
distance from the point where each gudeboard Is
erected and the points indicated In the inscriptions?
The club runs OF the Long Island Wheelmen for
April ana May. and the men in charge are as fol-
lows: To-morrow-Colege Point. DR.. r. B. eau
W Well Gave at M A Ap1 FEesRss Va
$@.''%si iaS ss5si Ss az. a.?
NAY i7,Mads@9 County B ;sEs via
m; May S-Freepori via Hampstead and ee!llmOrs.
{. $. Sheppard. leave az $50 a. m, May 9-Memon,
1'I p1 Nav A sGCese Point e Wamsey esvs
at 10 a. m; May 30 and 3l-Tour TO Westboro. Mass
P rcH 'T Boat arrive " in New,YorK $50 m
June l.
The of bicycle popularity is not appreciated
by the average man who does not ride until he finds
himself sstrde wheel and subject 10 us influence
wheel has revealed 70 man hst his naurs powers
amour, Of energy required to take one stride rider
ground
Every third Sunday Of each month is Ladies' Day
on the club runs OF the Century Wheelmen. when
the members are privileged 70 invite their women
friends TO accompany the club on its regular run
The first OF these occasions will be Sunday. April
49, when the club will 10 Coney Island, starting
from the clubhouse. No $40 West Fffty-third-st. at
$50 =. m
The Amphon Wheelmen Of Yorkvlle will have |
their first run tomorrow to Whitestone. Long |
Island from their headquarters. No. 1886 Third |
ave. leaving at $50 n. m
The programme OF the Cycle Club OF Brooklyn at
the cycle Armory will be follows: Music ride. |
coasting race bottle race combination race. gen.
eral riding.