The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-14
DROVE OYER BICYCLISTs.
Men and Women Overturned In Lenox Ave-
pue-A wheeIman Injured.

John A. Dodge and J. r. Eorell OF 211s Third
avenue went out driving last evening, and at a
few minutes before 0 O'Clock started their horse
up Lenox avenue. The lights on their carriage
were not burning. When they reached l17th
street they met q party Of men and women on
bicycles who were coming down the avenue at
o lively rate. Leading the party was G.. E. Ball
of 81 East Tenth street. The wheelmen were
well on their side of the avenue and Dodge and
Eorell were on the other side.
As soon as the young men saw the cyclists
they refined their horse sharply to the left, and,
crossing the street. deliberately drove into the
middle of the party. The shaft Of the buggy
struck Mr.. Balls wheel. throwing him Off al
most under the feet of the horse. The driver
turned the animal a little to the right to avoid
running over Ball, and. in doing 80, knocked
one OF the women of her wheel. Several other
members OF the party were forced to dismount
and drag their bicycles out of the way Of tho
horse. As they did this. Dodge and Eorell
laughed and shouted with delight.
They had not noticed that another wheelman
was standing on the corner and had seen them.
He was Bicycle Policeman Casey OF the East
l26th street station. As soon as he saw what
the men In the buggy were up to he started
after them. They were SO interested in the
antics OF the W heelwomen that they had forced
to dismoun Mt that they did not hear his orders TO
stop until he was alongside OF them. When
tney saw MIN anu Caught u Rllinpbe u Ills MEL
they whipped up their horse. and. turning
toward their own side of the roadway. started up
the avenue with the horse on tho run. 1t took
Casey a moment or two to mount his wheel,
and by that time Dodge and Eorell were a
hundred feet away. Casey bent to his pedals
and put after them. Their horse was n fast ono,
and they raced up the avenue at the top OF Its
speed. Casey pumping away behind them, and
rapidly shortening the distance that they had
gained on him ut the start. The chase attracted
the attention of the wheelmen and drivers on
the avenue. and many of them fell in behind to
see itR end.
Casey rapidly overlook the carriage. and at
One Hundred and Twenty fourth street he ped
allied beside the horse and Rrasped 1t by tho
bride. The horse was easily controlled, and
then Casey put Dodge and Eorell under arrest.
They refused to go with him. and he called
another policeman. The two took the men to
the station house. where they were locked up
for malicious mischief and violating u city or
peared as com p~lainant. None of the women
overturned was hurt.
George Belden, 10 years old, of III West
Seyenty-eiRhth street, and Earl Bancroft, 20
years old. of 81 West EiEhty-third street. while
riding a tandem bicycle ran into n cab driven by
Dennis Burns OF 207 West Sevcnty-nft!l street,
at Eigty-irst street and the boulevard yester.
day. They were both thrown from their wheel.
Belden was pretty well shaken up. but after
Roosevelt Hospital went home. No arrests
were made.
Frank Cooney, rs years old, of 544 West
Forty fourth street was run into and knocked
down by a woman bicyclist on Riverside DRIVE
near l2Sth street Yesterday afternoon. He re-
ceived severe cuts about the face and shoulders.
The escaped.