New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

A. a ma. gathering ~ wheelmcn the other
.verin, SOM. reference was mad. To- the Liberty
hil; whercupon one Of tn" Younger members "i
the grour said To another. in tone nor loud
enough for all to hear. What - this Liberty hl'I
they're talking abou: 'Confound 1t" VAS the
replv. 'Ive often heard II mentioned. hut I'm
sure | don't know what IT is. Let's 50" II We can
find out" An appeal was then mad" To one 81 the
veteran Is clists near at hand. and h" took pleas
ure I'm explaining II. "Th" Liberty hi SAID ne. ~
IN. law passed by the Legislature giving wheel
men the right to all park drives. and IN fa't
establishing the status OF the bicycl" a. vehicle
and entitled TO all the rights accorded '" N"hlcI"S
I'm penerat THAI nearly ter years AK" VI
course yon young fellows dom remember any
thing about the tim" when wheeIh''il "''" ""'!
allowed on certain drives In the parks ana were
,,arrni,,ed To use certain footpaths al certain
hnurg 81 the day II was great triumph ""'n
this bin was passed. and "" took possession "'
tho drives with something oi a hurrah. Ih,
,r,vers of fas, horses not at all pl"ascd ana
many a lime they undertook 10 fore" the wheel
men To the wall. as II were nose "'l' Wv ~
nf old-siyle high wheels, whll" some men an" II
b.ndfui Of women rode tricycl"s. very soon
after The safety came in The th"nsahas Ml'
eniov i, to-day have little conception o' th' s'rns
pl, M the early days. when II was c"ihiii"
,ht,o ia teer at a cyclisi a. something outlandsn
I, was In those days that club runs we're started
largely for the reason mat nuii'p'' VI nv
wanted To- go out together for mutual pr"'cc''"h'
:, a, IN. ~ interest to note that the so-call"d
, ;n.r,y nil, became a Law on June -. lSS'. 1t
,.r,s out bv saving that "bcyces. tricycles and
all other vehicles propelled 10y nanumotiVe "r
aouo,iv. bower are hereby declared I" he ear
,..s" and proceeds as follows: "The comnis-
,or.rs trustees or other authorities having
h.rua or control Of any public street pub'
,arkwav driveway or other pubic place III 'h'5
S,ate shall have no power or authority 10 pass
enforce or maintain any ordinance rule or resula-
! ,ion Il, which any person using hcy'" OF ''-
cycle shall be excluded or prohibited from Inc fr'r
use Of any public highway, street avenue roa"-
vay driveway parkway or pubil' pia'r d. an,
tim. when the same - open 70 we ,,,ro i c.r
arsor. having and using other pleasure car
riaccs This LAW not passei without
struggle and there was great reJocins a'IIf tYi,t
wheelmen when il was signed ny uo.r'u", dnr 'a
If is difficu for the thousands OF riders vi ''!
,o reaIze that less than ten years ago inc! Wo"u
not have been permitted TO use u, ,he ~ pa, ,,a va
their own sweet will THE worih 90 ""'e'
Wbeelmen going Coney lsand"arh ny 'he
c,.,. path may now enjoy a pleasant change
h turning TO the right tonly half turn) IN
,r.or,vsecond-avc or Bay Parkway. ana RID
inn IN Rensonhurst or Bath Beach. part o'
| ,h,. .venuc was macadamized two years ago OF
rathcr two parts one AT the upper 'ne "''''
., the lower end. Between the ccmpieteu sec
,ions was a mile Of country road snch as INA!
no found in profusion on much OF Long 's'""''
r.s, voar n contract for macadamizing THIS was
r,.do hv the Brooklyn Park Department. under
.hose control Twenty -sccond-ave as PARK
wav is. but the work did not make RAPID prog
ress and only approached completion with'n
. fow davs 1t is now finished. the surface Oh
,,,s reu norton being covered with Roa HOOK
grave, From the cycle Path to the waterside
y, Crovesend Bay II just two and haii mics
~ a ~. riding IL excellent all the way. tntortu-
nau na,eiv Coney Island and the lower end OF @ tne
n m, path cannot be reached Directly from
0annsonhurst but by turning to the right on
Dns.vave Just before reaching the bay.
n,,opp,ontbave also a macadanizcd road. can
-, .'@aached and the return trip 10 fark'he
- Nv Thai way. For the benefit OF those not
niau ,,,or With this part of Brooklyn. II may DE
Ia,a, sma that twenty -second-avc. bears OFT To the
nu ,, ,rnn, the Cycle Path n short distance ne
,In , ,he Manhattan Beach Railroad. wncn
...s low under the Ocean Parkway by tunnel JUST
| beyond ParkVi''e'
A, tho top Of the hill in Sedgwick-ave.. JUST
.hove Macomb's Dam Bridge. there Is sign OF
| "Daneer" and a warning to riders to dismount'