New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-24
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

receive entries for their race meet on June %
1t Is the sixteenth annual meet Of this club, and
may exceed all previous ones. provided the
weather IA good Most Of the best reserved seats
have been sod as well as all Of the best boxes
few are yet to be had at the clubhouse In
Grant Square. Brooklyn. where they are on sale
every night One Of the greatest attractions OF
this meet are the two championships to be run
off. On, Of these is the mile championship for
Greater NewYork. which was instituted last
year. and the mile League OF American Wheel
men State championship for tandems. run for
the first time this year There has been con-
siderable speculation among riders az to who
were eligible to ride in these two races. and SO
to clear UP all doubt on the matter Captain
c. A. Needham has consulted the racing OIL
Gals Of the League, and has learned that every
one who lives within the limits Of Ncw-York
City. as 1t will be after January l next year, Is
eligible to ride In the Greater New-York race
that Is. residents Of Brooklyn. New-York, Rich
mond County and that part Of Queens County
which Is to be included in the big city, also the
small part Of Westminster County which Is to be
In the metropolis when the annexation law
goes into effect. There are more limitations as
to the competitors in the State championship
All Of these must be members Of the League OF
American Wheelmen. This Is an important con-
sideration, and should be remembered by all
racing men who intend to compete at the Kings
County Wheelmen meet. If they are not men,
bers Of the league they cannot ride in the state
championship race Then, too. they must be
residents Of this State. New-Jersey riders, OF
whom there will be great many at the meet,
cannot compete in this race. This will bar out
Ray Dawson Jefferson. the Asbury Park crack;
Bert Ripley. Walter Roome and other riders
from Jersey from this race. but they will all
ride In the other contests which are to be run
off for which they are eligible. In making out
their entry blanks for the State championship
race riders should be careful to state their
League Of American Wheemen number on the
blank. this Is held to be essential by Hanoi
capper Batchelder, who is TO be referee on the
day of the meet All male league members In
this State are eligible for this race Entry
blank; can be secured at the clubhouse, and
members OF the Race Committee can be found
there every evening, who will be glad to answer
questions concerning the meet.
The cyclist who desires to take spin early
in the morning will find It convenient to Keep
his or her wheel at the Royal Worcester estab-
lishment, at Nos. 4J9 and 463 Boulevard At
tendants are always at hand day or night
wheels are kept in perfect condition and ad-
justment and the shower baths and many con-
veniences must add much to cycling pleasure
Manager Gerb,reux is succeeding In making his
cycery popular place with uptown wheel.
men. He gives much attention TO renting OF
wheels. and only late models are used for this
purpose.
Last season there existed a great deal Of d.
vcrsity Of opinion as 10 the relative merits or
the rough and smooth tread. Some rough tread
tires that were extremely popular In 1876 are
almost unheard OF in 1897. On the other hand
one Of the most prominent manufacturers. who
has been a strong advocate Of the smooth tread.
has recently put out In addition to his old estab-
lshed smooth tread tire tire with Inquire OF
the fleur-de-ls raised at regular intervals on the
tread forming not only an attractive. but a
wheel 1t is contended by the manufactures
that II does away entirely with the suction
caused by other rough treads. and does not COL
lect, throw or hold mud
The Crescent Wheelmens race meet on Deco
ration Day, May 81. at Plainfeld n. j.. promises
to be one of the most successful and popular
meets ever held by tina: energetic club. The
club feels highly compimented by the liberal
number of entries already received from nearly
all the prominent racing men, both amateurs and
professional that are now In active training In
and around the metropolis also from the numer-
ous letters received from many of the leading
bicycle clubs which have informed the club OF
their intention of wheeling from the lrvington-
Mllburn road race to the meet in the afternoon.
The races begin at o'clock which anords am
pie time for all who wish to attend the meet AFTER
the Irvington- Millburn race. The medal oHered
for the novice race is one Of the most beautiful
ever offered in bicycle race in this nelgnDor-
hood, .and will swell some novce's bosom with
pride