New-York tribune., 1897-02-28


sents has ridden more miles on a bicycle in the last
year than any other person in the country IN l''0
Mrs Rinehart covered Il 0co miles. ncun,g 10 CEN
~ he sport Mrs Rnehar; covered nine miles in
the transcontnenta relay race IN almost ar reco1d nd
fonsb aoads Mr. Rnehar is rider of considerable
ability but denss he haS Wife 2 ses M ne IS '
ceent musician and an Interesting cohVefSa''o"-
ast.
The nolicv and purpose OF the Morris Wheelmen
IN 1897 will be to afford It's members the greatest
amount of wheeling recreation and exercise "i.iin
essonable and proper bounds that united ac'loh
can produce The official club runs VIII be ar
ranged for holidays and Sundays only. and the rate
of sneed will be restricted to not exceeding ten
miles an hour Scorching being physically IN
furious and detrimental TO club sociabity VIII De
strongly and persistently discouraged. women
runs will be held one evening In each week ana
occasionally In the daytime throughout the riding
soason Races will be arranged. open TO members
onIy 10 take place James Buffers private track
at East View. and coasting and hli-clifnpihg con
tests will be held in the course OF the season. put
the vaIue of club prizes will at no time exceed 70
for the first and s. for the second. Ihe \aria'
,n.dal for the mile club championship Will be com
peted for some time in the season Hare ana houno
contests Will also he held Members who may De at
,eisure on weekdays. half-holidays ana In Vaca-
ons arrange TO have e. other n rtfsn notice
with the Road Committee or posting IL on tne ciuD
leisure and the Road Committee will keep os nook
Of reference for that purpose al ede bv tbe club
TO each member in good standing VINO Is iePor,eu @ ny
the Road Committee as having takvn @ pan in he sea-
son or In the course OF his membership provoeu =. ~
, ee bs counted by the committee the place Of
dining and the committee VIII ne al , not - for
punctured tires Mileage medals or extra & bars ~, vii,
Be furnished at the end OF tne yc ridden oo miles
or over The cost thereof TO be paid by the mem0er
~ 'e the wear. open TO club members and friends
only Good roads interests Will be stesutaSty a, tha
raads IN the neghtorhood and particularly those
above Harlem River and the sne ,ree haf mpfov 5pf
men the rss and 1easy and wne
10 aid in procuring good ROADS
CommendabIe enterprise Is shown by the managers
~ the Brooklyn Cycle Show In seeking ior FEATURES
chat will prove interesting 20 Visitors when 'he st"u.
of wheels grows montonous Al the last meeting u
the committee It was decided 10 have loan exhoit
., sn,,oui,es and freaks in cycles such as VIII L.
,us,rate the various stages Of development In cycle
building and will incidentally introduce some spec-
mems calculated be highly amusing The uades-
men a. the meeting volunteered 10 lend enough ex-
hibits 10 make Interesting showing. but 1t was
decided also 10 invite contributions from all in the
trade and from the public generally ANY petso"
having a curio or relic OF bygone days in cycling
can have II displayed at the show. with piacard
on II bearing the name oi the icNuo'' / ~ 40 ~
was appointed a committee 10 take charge of the
loan exhibit and persons having specimens TO lend
may communicate with him at Ffth-ave and Ninth
St., or any bicycle dealer in Brooklyn who Is in the
Board O; Trade VIII take charge OF loans for this
exhibit Tire shJy viii be actually opened IN the
ola A,Jno:y building. Hanson Place and Fiatbush-
ave. Saturday. March 8. but the formal opening
viii be on Monday evening which has been assigned
10 society Mayor WuTster. Lieutenant Governor
woodruff and President Potter Of the League OF
American Wheelmen, been invited 10 make
speeches. The interest taken in the show by Brook
lynites Is marked A novel pan or distributing lUU-
COO buttons was adopted by the committee TWO weeks
ago. and nearly every boy ana girl In Brooklyn is
now walking advertisement for the show The ar
rangement OF spaces in the Armory Building Is
much better tnan IL last year. There Will be
four ais!es feet inches wide. with the exhibitors
spaces on either SIDE OF them The other special
nights beside that for society; are: Tuesday. club
night; Thursday good roads night; Friday. League
OF American Whee.mcn night; Saturday. Long
Island night Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday af-
fernoons be given school children. and 1900
tickets will be distributed in the public schools. Two
S.home- trainer" machines have been engaged, and