New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE COMPLIMENTARY DINNER FOR AS
SEMBLYMAN ARMSTRONG.
FAST RIDING IN THE STREETS OF THE cITY-ThE
STATE RACING CIRCuIT-NoTEs AND



COMMENTS.
The complimentary dinner to be given for Assem-
blyman W. W. Armstrong. the father OF the bicycle
baggage bill at the Hotel Savoy. on Friday night,
PROMISES TO be one OF the most enjoyable affairs ever
held by wheemen The dining hall will he taste
fully decorated: there vii! be music and the menu
PROMISES to be one OF the best. Tickets have been
put on sale at the headquarters OF TIE NewrSrik
Building Many prominent people nave oeoh III
1ndiscrim,nate fast riding in the streets and
popular drives by the army Of scorchers should
be stopped and the police the ones 10 do H. inc
inclination to go fast comes u rider almost as
soon as he gets on his wheel but only the foolish
scorch let them go TO the race tracks or 70 inc
country roads, where they Will endanger only 'he'f
own lives and the rest OF humanity VIII be saie
reader of The Tribune writes as follows: Per
NIT me to thank you very much for the valuable In
formation you gave in yesterdays Tribune IN regard
10 the time tables OF the Nyack -Tarrytown ana
other ferries. There is another water route-that
from Canarsie TO Rockaway Beach. which. while
do not believe 1t is ferry yet 1t runs regularly or
pretends to- during the summer months ana makes te
OF about fifty miles, as follows: Via Bedford-ave.
Eastern Parkway. and good country G road TO
Rockaway Beach. thence through Hollands. Ham
mells Averne Edgemere Far Rockaway. 10 Pear
Point and to New-York by College Point Ferry"
The appended letter has been sent 10 the Cycle
Board Of Trade: THE Merchants Association. BIDS
your newly organized Board greeting to the public
spirited work OF securing improved pavemenis.
better roads and attractive boulevards for the city
and county of San Francisco. Assurances OF the
encouragement and cooperation OF the Merchants
Association in your worthy efforts have been given
already to the committee Of your Board; who
ISOLATION. The Board Of Directors desires. further
more, TO extend cordial invitation TO the
all the privileges OF this association including the
use Of It's offices and library In the Mills building.
on Is the Safnpa the Of San
Francisco 1t Is most gratifying TO witness me re-
the vital significance Of these questions In the pres
ent and future welfare Of our city II requires only
these benefcent results and place metropolis in
the vanguard Of the progressive and prosperous
1t is said that the chances Of an alliance between
the League OF American Wheelmen and the Amateur
Athletic Union are not so bright they were
several days ago.
Chief Consul Potter was informed yesterday that
the Parsons bill had passed the Senate. and that 1t
would in all probability pass the Assembly
The State racing circuit will begin at Buffalo on
June g. Then the races will, continue at Rochester.
Troy, Albany and Manhattan Beach. The riders
will get 10 Coney Island TO the Kings County Wheel
men meet on June q.
Bicycle riders who have been over the roads In
Prospect Park. Brooklyn. and In Central Park, New
York. within a few days. have said that the con-
dtion of the roads In Prospect Park IL much better
than the condition OF the roads In Central Park.
When that criticism was called to the attention OF
Colonel s. " X. Cruger. the president OF the Park
Board In this city. yesterday, he sald The roads
in Central Park have not had their spring groom
ing yet. They washed severely by the heavy
rains OF last month. and they need TO have cover
satisfactory condition The Commissioners have
tried to get the gravel for the work on the fat ATM
roads. but there has been delay on account OF me
necessity OF advertising for bids. We expect mat
the roads will be In good condition soon.
ARE WILLIAMS AND BROOKE ELIGIBLE?
Philadelphia, April 2s-It was announced this
afternoon by John c. Bell. chairman Of the Foot
ball Committee Of the University OF Pennsylvania
Athletic Association. that Harvard and Pennsyl-
vana had mutually agreed to leave the decision as
to the eligibility Of the candidates for their re-
spective football teams to Caspar Whitney. The
question at stake is what college or school teams
a man may play on before entering Harvard or
Pennsylvania without being debarred from playing
four years at these latter Institutions In deciding
this question Mr.. Whitney will not attempt to say
what Is or is not college. nor will he lay down
any code hut his decision will be to what colleses
warrant giving rank with the crimson and the red
and blue TO them, The really important issues re-
team OF two Of the ablest players that ever wore
the red and blue-Carl Williams. captain and quar-
entering Pennsylvania Williams played football for
two years at Oberiin Ohio and Brooke had for
smr nSs 0s se n S ssb n % @
would debar both from further participation IN in