The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

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feature OF their road fixtures ills year. The
craze for riding 100 iplles within ten hours
In order TO promote such runs, have arranged
c~entufIes TO, take place at %freauent Intervals
cord reads, IN pleasant weather, while not an
easy task. is by no means u hnrtishtp;, The es-
sentinl qualifications for century riding are n
good machine and previous training to endure
n steady pnce nf ten miles nm hour.
o,l In syfFy 70 OF ths ac OF i: sPition ' Of mc RFis.'s0 i rs
S'ryclo r dhIns . tssse f - g ira SiF ' %o i2Fit Sro " e%,
ahlcl through possessing n strong frame and n
good constitution to ride Ions distances at a
moderate pace. II Is these riders who lake
known as sur vivor medals" which arc pre-
scented to oil who finish the. 10n.mile runs
clubs are offered In the form Of banners to the
c,,ue nrInElns WtH!TTq1IG ng , the irna ! d n%m ner
S very Sq intrinsic in value "i,S ' they o ,rsp greatly sr prlr s3.
The Twepty.scoond Regiment Oyclers Of this
city will hold q run to patchogue to-day: This
south G"f brooilyS. and ifari INV, ,W1hssImcn viii
viii III ride dew to West st"f isllp. ne and ti"t the Giiiigsefrss and
South Brooklyn clubs TO Patchogue. The East
Orange cyclers will hold n century run to Key
The holidays on May 30 and 81 will offer the
l long distance riders 1hu ample ro Sha 1fS, to ,y, t I
Sra Harbor: The fremont Cycle Club Of
Ph !lndtlphia and return on May 40 and ~,
and the Mount Vernon Wheelmen will hold
IN . june the su 'ni Rest " %hs seI%S S' Of Br9d psElS
will hold q century" from sag Harbor to
PTOsk ! eom g%, NO 4 a' Ss has Eiss Hs'n R ss,i oG
will ride from Albany to this city, q distance
of $50 miles. The Greenwich Wheelmen will
The Tianties Wheeimenp of Jersey civ lave
. century run scheduled to New brunswick on
The Manhattan Bicycle Club will try a 200.
mile run over 2 New Jersey course on June
and ao a e is H aass This 5IsG II wv !, VIII ne psed new p ssa !
as riding, throughout, the day ana night with
rests Of short intervals will hardly take:
set VIII hold their annual century run from
Newark to A.hnrS Park and return on June
run will be from Hoboken TO New Brunswick
and return on June "a; 50 far but one long
Cycle Club of this city selecting that date for
their loo-mile ride to patchogue. On July u
the NASSAU W y EEL of B Bro = az VIII mold old
Century Wheelmen of this city will race over
the same route. The popular district for CEN
turv rides IS over the Long Island ana New
jersey roads.
Racing men and attendants at bicycle meets
IN placing six and eight events upon tIeir pro,
gramme this year; They argue that fout or
e eys sye%ts ar" or s 1andas the As' Six fsid to the af a rnslRs
requirs several trial heats for nearly all races,
and this prolongs the afternoons sport.
When six and eight races are run. the pre-
ltminary trials set the finals back until late in
the day; and fre9uently they are run Of IN
events at local meetings Is expected this year.
American racing men who visit France for
n sking methods in vogue In that country.
Banker. Wheeler, and other american riders
ary !, th nsTt taf pa Tha sma III t system aT in s sons fi mn,
OF a drawback to the american rider. at first.
A ,well.known rider. in speaking OF the. pace
,,Nab In DYtc ~ a l ~ Lrn npa nya
There is no country where pacing is carried
gut gut upon s,ons such ha. a s,, scale ,o as it . is IN Fr am ,ri ;2ss
that are used exclusively for this purpose. and
a whole army Of pacemakers Who receive 81
s pr s go for how each ,SS m mee,igT sn and sun IT Is re snaS d a Ssayt
charge in addition to the liz fees paid to the
"But the fact remains that several OF the
manufscturing companies are doing it, and
aid not And Il TO tbsir nd vantaSe' The one
thing aimed 81 now Is to get the maximum Of
speed se,n opt n OF ihe pacing &c nse m sieaiTie "a an net pnts, IL IL
bicycles, the only thing to be- done is to in.
crease the gear and the power employed;
tr,niats and tben IN .nnads's INT the attemnnt
to use euintupiets has not been a success.
Hesidea tha TACT that they can onIv he nsed IN
he largest trt cks. thrv are very liable In tire
troubles, which cause a lot Of Inconvenience
70 fare she nr mfn p eoeaii,v i d,yidd fSdrebs et wecn ns' .o 1nefe
and 'trpIpiieetss. aud T. en- il is a question whether
t ~ Ia are snn q hr' ~ w tbot e"dem ms''i In tHn.
orv r. f. =" ~ rni'r.e ali yer ~ vem tn nut -, ~ fn mv
or Acc T !" men.to nnsb = trenen6nusiy hivh g ,1ut
% m IN nrect,ce n ia fonnd that N Goo mis ;a H de,
u =, ~ roat. ciroies rorn nj" ~ " q manhion
sThe dlhi.nlty lies In rettIng men Who can
wo;S togetner properiy p S inc muiriLnycies;
snm,d sm "r ~ Ava ~ w snS ,v h n n 1 form , h ho, ye.
d 1oomnh,nMus iour OF anI g mtn Inv wh 10 can m ,Urm sn a nome an,
g 8 ,bo oaew anu E Thsr u shnn a. mnr speeu Ou.
~ ~ tne innvHanesi nnrs sy ~ h mork "a 1aIgn
~ harinony a. IL pa,.s vi ~ nlaSn,ne l.sGti.
W Eran very an rev n mem n,s tap amnn OF a6smR , ans
n rEanGe. any IIoni'nunc amhnR tneln uIe
inc OrotheTs fnriman' WHO cah neaI any mutt,
cScie N y soahuos, nuu ,hese men ape az
CLASSY rIaers, WHO Tan inaKo more ON OF
raeinn onah y htta nnn ,ahIGm tnts No.
casslohaiiy take u urn ~ nelulng tnsi, triehas
along. ana ~ 10 generally recGRnlzed that the
ma Wh9 n@pp EN- 20 20 oe nr o me e nro'ners
farlnhh ma q oIs haSantase over o'ners VINO
may pe paced Ny hhii u uoHen iuhus.
oash prize rac'ng mas become SO popuiar IN
France thst Ihe rae promoters are aevising
various sGhemeS 70 increase the interest IN rae
ing. NJ. haduel. tne manaRer OF the leading
race tracks IN : rance, mas ihanRurateu q scheme
t hirr races son nnas : i TbaS r ,o Suu R RreaI interest to
nlCycle cohtehtS. my racihR men are-h the
haDit OF wearing their racing NUMBER on a