The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-12
. BROADWAY CYCLE PATH
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a Eve 1857 " y "uUu ~ y "tuNFhttN
cvc,,s,. re good humored pee ple, and nj
during The wet days OF Februs w and The
-tpav dovs o. March they con ,oled them.
selves with tb.N ''elief that April would bring
,bcm perfcct weaA her for enjoying sheir favor.
Ito pastime. whel n cynic on the Boule'
ward suggested that \ he showers VIII, ch usually
characterized the ncA lest month ON the year
might interfere with tho sport. one We ~ old, but
equally "a enthusiastic. rNler replied;
by no means. April IL Nne OF the most de-
IlRbtful months OF the year for cJ cling. 1t
isn't too cold and 1t isn't too hot. The air Is
bracing without haing biting. And a 4 Tor April
showers. they DON'T do a thing 10 th' ,roads but
isy the 4nst or pack them dowit 1T hd. for any
oliseryant person knows that w ere are only
two kinds Of April showers. One kind reminds
ms. ot those women who fly all I, \ pieces at you
for nothing one minute and the next smile on
YOU MS II you were the only person lin the world
worth considering; thel' are the dt ist layers.
Tile other kind callsNip a pictu re OF u wo-
man who gets angry, pcAhaps jus Wy so, ana
pours out the torrent OF her wra th on your
head until she can pour no longer, \And theh
stops from sheer exhaustion TO fn,h that re-
lievlng her mind In this way has tut her In
her normal state again. These are tn { sh overs
that cause the roads tc be hard antl nrm In
half an hour after the sun comes nut. Oh.
I've Detn btuuylUk MtHNhNl " kiNhN i"" ~ SN'fS'
and April Is a fine month for whcelinit :. After
Easter Sunday we shall have smooth sniling.'
The old man was SO sincere in his b elief and
so convincing in his hrgumen tut even the
cynic was forced to answer u osably So
When Easter Sunday arrived. Wright ard
clear, every body who knows the OLD mmn.
and nearly every one who rides " whel
does. patted their steel steeds affection Ntely rs
they trotted them out to join the Easter parade
on the Boulevard and Riverside Drive and
said. 1.-THE old man is right. Winter has
broken"
When they got out Of their beds on f; ster
Monday. eager for n run on the road such as
they had had the day before. they changed
their tune. Tho day was raw and cold and
gray. and the roads In such II condition that
It was impossible for the most expert rider TO
stick on q wheel. Many who have kept up!
their spirits all through the toughest part of
the winter began to murmur. and when Tues
day came with its embryo blizzard. they swore
outright that Is, a great many wheelmen did.
and the women declared that It Svas Just too
mean for anythinR!'
good spirits were the dealers, for even q May
blizzard would not put a stop to the Y sales.
petite for wheeling. said the manager Of one Of
the hiygest, concerns In the city. 4 nHver saw
n IN Siegsies IKE We We s SSi,n seventy sss' si i OS m y %nss
week before last, and last week the sales were
even larger. Judging from the way we've
the best that we've ever had. And SO it Etes.
and 50 Il will continue to go"
And this man merely voiced the sentimeud
of all dealers who handle nigh grade machlnesS
They are perhaps happier to-day over. their
than any other class o. business men. for trade
is humining with them and shows no sign. of
All who attended the meeting OF the Cyclists
Federation on saturday. evening had some
thing to taik a6ont and look forward to that
railing straight down and from all fonr sides"
as one girl expressed i. and they continued 70
discuss the question throughout the week. It
WAS the scheme for an. elevated bicycle road,
TO be quilt IN the very heart of the Sity. so to
fore the Federation by MIR. Roosevelt himself
Mr.. Roosevelt was at one time Minister TO
Holland; and Is now an officer in the chemical
d SSRk Roo se e ei'o When Sfs n% asked " wh Sas his h,H IDEAS an sTo
about this road for cyclists. he answered; -
II learned to ride a wheel after my 65th birth
day. and that was more than two years ago,
and | am Just as enthusiastic over the sport as\
q small boy could be: Ny children got me into
almost before / knew 1t / was. riding and owned
day when IL was possible to ride. three genera
lions have started out from my house on, wheels
caiy for the exercise. Sevcra!! times i've come
very near getting into an accident, and this set
ms to o shi eYeryb oaW G amd IT f the sa Tt o tim OF , res
everybody out OF their way. At last I have il.
and b-lieye that, | am also about to solve the
rapid transit problem to a great extent.
MY idea Is to build u covered elevated bicy-
Gle path, from the Fifty-nintl! street entrance
Green. This would have many advantages.
In The first place it would a~ccomm"date the
is accessible from both the east and west sides,
and IS q central location. People from the
avenue elevated road. on the cable. BDuleyaru,
Amsterdam avenue, and Central Park West
cars; and be set down within three or four
Park. On the east side the Third avenue ele-
waited and cable cars, the Lexington and Madi-
track It, should be free, and a place should be
can be stored, aud this could be done at a cost
of two cents a dnv for each wheel, which would
tonishing how little room Is necessary for stor-
ing a great number Of wheels. Two hundred
and fifty can easily 10 put In two rows, one
BY sixty feet long,
crosses Broadway Mt Fifty-third and Thirty
fourth streets. but that Is easily ?urmouGted.
In tag bicycle track, and every wheelman and
whe"lwoman likes IN occasional hill To- pull
Mp. OF course, this road must lie covered.
Everybody knows how overcro yded and
stulfy. the ears are in bad weather. Take sew
on y covered bicycle path, where they get the
fresh air. and they as well as those left IN the
cars will be much better in health. and both
VIII get wherever they want to 60 in II much
This cover needn't be SO very high, for a
man sitting on u wheel averages his height
when standing. Seven feet at the caves to
ten In the centre wouldn't shut of the light
from tho houses in Broad way. an wouldn't
tnture property holders a. much ns II would
benefit them hy carving from fifty To II hundred
thousand people IN 'front.' of their doors twice
every day. IL would also promote rapid tran.
sit hv keeping the snow oil the cable car trucks.
AS tn time. The distance from Fifty ninth
TO Fay, Wall street, t. about four and u half
miles. This distance could be made at a very
moderate pace in twenty minutes, aud that Is
as quick rs we cRn get down hy any means Of
travel now In use: stairs should he located
every four or five blocks. and thds the people
living below tiTty -ninth street would 10 re-
lieyed of all difficulty as far as bicycle travel Is
c1pcerned. Tracks should be built dOwn each
side OF the stairs 81 thar n pei Snu would have
no difficulty IN running ms wheel down when
he came 90 hi getting on plucr.
las IN the support Of such a stru lure. that
could be easily effected 10y one tCDt in the mid
die OF the tracks. such as is used on The Ninth
avenue elevated rORl, or u light frame might
DO thrown across the street from columns on