New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
roy1v 4 WITS ARRIVES IN THIS CITY on HIS
WHEEL FROM SAN FRANCTsCO-THE RE

WHEEL. FROM SAN FRANCTSCO-THE RE
TURN CYCLE PATH PARADE.
John A. Wits. the long distance cycis,. was tired
man last night and he Will enjoy his next few days
OF absolute and quiet. Wits left San Francisco
on MAY Il last - ride 10 this city wheel. to try
70 break A record and to capture reward Of 5000
II he succeeded In doing So He arrived In this city
al ; 30 D. m yesterday. breaking the Old record by
about seven days Wits has had series OF expert
enccs since h, left the Pacific Coast In May when
would fiji Il book Frederick TITUS and Henry CT.
ford OF the Riverside Wheelmen. met Wits at
the three men rode up to Eighty thrf-st and the
Boulevard In the RAIN yeSterdSy allrrnoo" a T'Umu
Wits allowed himself eight minutes for his break
fast ~ Poughkeeps!e yesterday. which consisted Of
nine Frankfurter sausages ana "a many rols vain
coffee. Hts best record during the Trip was maze
between Omaha and Hammond. Ind. when he COW
cred GO mites In five days
All members Of the Goods Roads Association arc
requested to Join In the return cycle path parade
next Saturday as it IS entirely Good Roads cele-
braton. II You do not belong to a club. you should
parade with the una,tached members OF the associa-
lion at the head of the Third Division. Alexander
Schwalbsch. marsha. which VIII form az the
Soldiers Arch near the main entrance TO Prospect
Park al 80 D. IN. Five hundred Of the new badges
OF the association hav" been received ana mem
can now obtain them AZ the eatquarters. NO l.ls1
Schwalbach No. Al Flat bush-ave. Brooklyn. and at
Howe's Hotel, the boulevard. by showing their
membership tickei and paying % cents each
The committee appointed by the Century Wheel
men to larger and more desirable quarters
for that organization. until such time arrange
ments can be perfected build clubhouse of their
own. have been successful in obtaining the refusal
OF a handsome dwelling in a very desirable neigh
Drive and Central Park. The house in question Is
well adapted for club purposes and II the memDers
settled in new quarters sooner than was icpated
Next Sunday d ladies, day" with the Century
y. j.. starting from the clubhouse. No. $40 West
Fify-third-st at $50 a M only women invited Dy
.paha Of ha al n
them on these runs.
Colonel c. F. Atmore. OF the Transportation Com
mittee 30 Meet Club. is In New-York to arrange
with Eastern trunk lines for one-fare rate TO the
National meet: August 1918. All railroads between
caso have given this rate and il is believed the
Eastern and the Western roads Will also concede H.
The Newly York Consulate OF tho League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmen will hold a meeting at the house OF
the Senior Consul James b. Townsend. NO 100 EAST
Thrtieth-si o-nsht Reports from various Ih some ONE,
thing definite will be known to tho action Inc
Street SprinklIng Association Will take ABOUT ul'o
nooding or the streets.
Lively interest has been felt In the race FOR police
men, which will take place at the Manhattan heac"
track on July 25 Police Commissioner Andrews r.
ceved Yesterday a letter from Mr. Schryver, the
president Of the Board OF Police Commiss,o,ners OF
entered in tho race Mr. schryyer was Informed
that his Orole scorchers could take part
An effort Will be made to match +. r. GOODMAN,
OF the Riverside Wheemen and l. A Powell OF the
New-York Athletic Club for nile race, TO take
place at either the Riverside Wheclneh race meet
In July or at the Qu.ll club heelmen race meet
TO be held al the Manhattan Beach track on sep
TENDER 49, Powell Is the hall mile amateur state
champion while Goodman Is the one-fne state
champion In the same class
Henry Decker a well-known wheelmnn OF this
State SAILED for Europe the steamship Britannia
AT noon Yesterday. Mr. Decker Will combine bust
with pleasure.
Cyclists desiring to join the League Of American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
MEMBERSHIP blanks by sending name and address
10 the cycling Editor. Tribune.
GRAY WINS THE MASSASOIT ROAD RACE
Springfield. Mass. June 2i.-rhc Massasot road
race WAS held yesterday afternoon. and big
affair There 1875 entries. and OF these all but
about twenty started. The scratch men were: W y.
Wauiston Boston; Robert Urquhur Dorchester. j.
c. Penseyres Buffalo; Monte Scott Providence; II.
T. Caldwell Manchester. y. H. The course OF the
race was about eighteen miles. a road that
to.eraby level but very dusty. The falls nu-
but injured seriously. The field
fast, and. although the handicaps were small,
the scratch did not finish anywhere near the
front.
The race was won by NJ. w. Gray. OF Beverley.
Mass. from the ESQ mark In l6 minutes a 20 seconds