New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-02

IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE MEET OF THE RIVERSIDE WHEEL
MEN.
, x,-,,rrp OF GOOD RACING CONTESTS SEIZED
lied FOR THE FOURTH-RAY MDoNALD
prrr,Rxs A PROFESSIONAL RIDER.

RETURNS A PROFESSIONAL RIDER.
Tho sixth annual race meet OF the hVers'oe
Wheelmen will be held ut Manhattan he@io" ."
July H. The result promises to be the nos' sue
ces<,u held by that organization. as all OF 'he "
racing mon in the metropolitan district have already
-, Including the Riverside's racing men, who
~ themselves would make an attractive race meet
Az ,hs ia Teddy Goodmans club. he VIII endeaVoF
10 appear a; his best AMI break ms previous ie0''
The Riverside has always been racing c.up anu
has on the track ths year string OF racers hiru "
roa. including Goodman. Barbau. Ertz. Hensna"'
Granger Hedstrom. Brown. biebod Judge boa'"'
Magic Schneider John. HOLMAN. Mosher' llH0fo'
1,,ho,e HofYineer Bedeil. Stevens Tomlnsoh'
roul.r Riley Mccoy. Ottlnger and Barth. Inc
contests and prizes as follows: one miie
First. god medal second, soa s, r,m pr,zs
dt,m,nl stud sS5 second. diamond scartpn. ~
third par Of tires ,3o ibirl
nj ni~ ~ tire Ore-m.lc tandem-Two diam:ni
studs each $685. second two diamond pins, eSfn 90
third two lanterns. each 80 Iwo-nie biri
First diamond stud: second. scarflhn uh'Tu' sc'
PIN fourth. pair OF tires
Tha Fourth Of July will prove another lively Gay
Tor vhealmen Thousands OF riders are arranging
fer a two DAYS run. The race meet OF the TOURIST
(vc,e club at Paterson, tomorrow ana Sdturuas,
promises to be OF the most Interesting ever '''
IN Ncw-Jersey. Then the Associated Cyc.ihg 'i"o
Of Long Island will hold twenty-five mile road race
on the Merrick road. July I. There are e.gh'y-
,%rs entries in this race and as IL VIII be mace an
annual affair 1t promises in time to rivai IN IN IN
str,ng,st road riders in the Eastern section nave
sent in their entries. The committee IN chttse y,
the race has refused to accept the entry u O''''
Hadficld.
RAYMOND Mcdonald. one Of the Eck-Johnson com
bination. went abroad an amateur and has returned
nor,o nrofess,onal Mcdonald eight out OF
.bs Twelve races ne competed in on the other side
Vie returned home because he could not agree with
Eek Mcdonald viii probably Jon 1ne Ha,l ba
exyerms.:lting with high gears and that he THINKS
the Americans will do better from 10" OIL
Colonel Albert A. Pope with his secretary "A. H.
paotison. sailed for Europe on the steamship 81
PAM Yesterday morning The Colonel Will be gone
abou, two months 4 large party OF MS irlc'luS
were at the pier wish him pleasant trip lie
did not to talk about prices ior mex Head -,
about price-cutting Coone. Pope VIII iooh 49,
the market on the other side and he Is likely to nav
some Interesting Information for whee'nie" vi ''
return.
Cyclists in Brooklyn are complaining loudly about
tho condition OF the new cycle pain, WHICH "as
ocsned on Saturday The crushed stone on TOP Oh
tho nath has not been rolled properly ana numerous
nIInctIJres TO tires are the result niue wa,er ana
a heavy steam roer such as is used y. naklns TIC
maca t3mized road would do the path much g0oi'
II r,,,,,tno a single tube tire It Is well 20 exercise
u,,la carr. in estima ding the size of the plug patton
The TIN. IS often condemned when the plug does nos
hold WHILE In reality. the fault lies IN te iiie'o'
material ,,sed 4 plug with blunt edge pucii
sh,u, in al, cases be of ample area az the apr
t,ire in the tire viii permit Of Inserting cy ,h n
mistake Is the application OF thick pug WIN nv
,a Ia which common sense should tell tnc use,
viii not the purpose single tuue ov,,i
be repaired both easily and permliie's'y i 80
,,rocr ca re Is used In the selection OF the material
The prizes won at the Irving -Nli.iourn race OF
Decoration Day Will be distributed at the AS'''
House tonight.
Cvc,istc desiring to join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed Information anu
membership blanks by sending name and address 10
the Cycling Editor, Tribune.