The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-02
i$En Buys a Reliable Bicycle
w That Is the cRAwoRD's Reguisr Price
M. sAVAGE's ROWLING ALLEEs
to rent. 30S West 5Bth st.
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
Road Prospects, for Tomorrow Are Bright
Routes and Notes.

NbbS UT IhE DN'
Road Prospect. for To-Morrow Are Bright
Routes and Notes.
with good weather tomorrow wheelmen will
find the macadam and earth roads hereabouts
in excellent condition for long rides. The weekly
road report is as follows:
New York City-The roads for twenty miles north
OF West 155th street are generally good. Seventh
avenue is almost finished to Central Bridge. The
Kingsbriu ge road IL In poor condition. Earth roads
at Kingsbridge are rather dusty. At Hastings, both
the macadam and earth roads are good. All ROADS al
Sing Sing are In very poor condition on account OF
loose, rolling stones. on the route from this city TO
Poughkeepsie reports from Garrison's and Matteawan
show the roads to be In good order. The route from
here to White Plains is good. Al Bronxville the roads
are also good. The roads at Chappaqua, beyond
White Plains. are generally good. Riding over the
route from this city to Port Chester. the cyclist Will
ind that the roads at West Farms are excellent.
A slight shower would improve the condition OF the
roads at West Chester. Macadam roads at New Ro-
chelle are good. The Shore road Is good, with the
exception OF a few hundred yards. Riders can now
go to New Rochelle from Pelham Manor by the Bos-
ton road. The earth aud macadam roads at Newburg
are good. The same applies to the roads at Cornwall.
The Greek road from Cornwall to Mountainville Is
being repaired. Cyclists should go by the way OF
Cornwall Station or over Chadeagne's hill. Wheel
ing arounI Cornwall is good. No sidewalk riding 10
allowed at Montgomery, Roads at Fort Montgomery
being repaired.
New roads at Newark are nne. as
c.air ana Paterson, Just before reaching the Notch. is
roads ft1rougheu!! the Oranges and adjoining towns Of
al N0 PiSinie! ana are n IN rnt co ! SHioi ' hem 1nS'S shd c eli
are required. At Rahway and Keyport the roads are
tn the very r3a Ssoa fr SSnd Kassile F sG w n s5s ssfnf tn 5Raae aS Hd
Crawford, Al Shrews6ury the roads are good. :, -.
pairs. The road from New Dorp to Tottensille Is
Long Island-The Main Boulevard at Brooklyn is
still unner repair, 4, Fin,bush and fla.iAnds the
son street is being macHdamiztG from Fiat6u;h Ave
ssone 20 the hs'a adSd t IS Roea and irHh from S11f Flushing sSins to t %n \
stone fine. No sidewalk riding at Whitestone. The
sgese li Bss s as T ronds sfe . Ks s e miles At Ser sea h @iia III, he
earth roads are IN fS ar condition n,, = and 1d. the , mnsa diam
Cove avenue to the village. ltis being graded.
DETROIT. Oct. 1.-The national circuit races
here to-day surpassed in interest any bicycle
races ever held in the city. The attendance was
s .arse; t bTse sEsc do IN e Ihe barks SGenshi0 ma Ss' t sse
time impossible. The finishes were good. even
Of the whir ~ fbs eh miI a oncn ana rbs honShe eSin the he
the width of a tire, with the rest closely punched
s sSaind ra eim' Gardiner Ii the and 09 coopes qdRa fI2ltssdi
in the first heat. In the second heat Stevens
o ond s sna in FG 9Ss : dssG he asai Bad Ttin and Su1 Kim ssii
9nalined. With Loughead for pacing. In the
s street when kiser and Loushead shot out
ahead ami made a pretty race to the finish:
Kiscr second and Bald the closest kind of a
third. Cooper was fifth. The Club Handicap
for Detroit wheelmen was won by Fred }; Ellis.
scratch, vas second, and Oscar Wanderer. 80
yards. third.
The one mile amateur was run in three heats.
and there were nine starters in the final; The
last heat was n a w., walk Iv s sm,s F. nr a; sossPhI Yin,
= &a' S$S r.! Ssrs5 Hsa's ;, ? %ss.s 4 ' w % ! Hfs3S5:
man. Becker, Hadfcld. Saunders. and
with Price second and Mertens third. The last
race of the day was the two,mile match race be-
tween Porter. Moross, and Joseph. Porter was
u. lowed by Joseph and Moross. AS they came
down the stretch Porter had a bad fall and was
shot TO the front and won by less than six inches
from Moross.
n. Y, passing through Bloomfield, Montclair and
clair; then take the Valley road TO Main street, 10
f fnlSsssSn; 'G Ra%sSys' .AF Sas~a H.'f suTsSn. f ka%sps.
sloatshurg. Tuxedo and southheld TO Arden. Inc
t mics. u wv
stree, TSssp Po peelsfii. 3. " go to !" i%' syenus. 10
Fiuy.eighth street, to Fifth avenue. to Fifty ninth
s,Stsai f'a s2s 'htS%s" cS SSn1'". t to ion i i,U .!fs sss'f to ' St,
M sas6 IA ey I.,. ers to Tenth so H. ay Wa,S;n to the pKidrssoridss
the bridge to Featherbed lane. TO Macomh's Dam
I enue.. to King.bridge; continue to Yoniers and follow
j.. the turnpike to ulrnwood. Hastings, Dobbs Ferry.
A nrnn;s monument IN s3SH s ito ST. and lG pssk n; Il Church 4Sr 4 70 d the
Is about ~forty.one miles.
Capt. Gentle Of the Riverside wheelmen has de-
S Giis ,I to h'i al I hEn G1@Ss a an Sov ray races on the half
Sylvan;1cordang the Dutch rider. covered ele
! don, on Sept. 10 and 10. This is the worlds twenty.
: DR.. Calvin L. Harrison of the Riverside whe.lmen
has presented a handsome silver cup TO the club
be- ber DC Of sI points . on the i track RI e this season. SF Ganpet H tom
for the trophy now rests between Charley Ertz and
p, Tsf sr h.c seHu Club SP %l, s sos s.ia fo- contest of tho
"a pa,t y Of members OF the AuSSra Grata wheel.
men win take a s~three'day trip through Pike county.
! {. T. Rolf: Pacemakers in a bicycle race arc
used use n to nma, a a .,n y npi to n,i pro 3 Tse ,a, Re ned speed.
4 tions regarding the siI" OF the wheels used In u bicy.
OF ,n fs's type so ' OF Si es iSs used SG"'0'" to the requirements
The A~neriean cvciisi, says; Questions win nAtu-
5 hibit"d under l.. A. W. sanction II the shameful abuse
of Major Taylor at Taunton is allowed to pAss un.
n II Is the intention of the Associated Cycling Clubs of
century run to some point on Long Island the latter
u The clun races o. the Aurora GratA wh.eimen will
cut state record, pared. ! minute SO as seconds,
IT MrDnnie. the l0ston rider. ms issued a challenge TO
- ribe any man n trn'mile paced race; Michael or Lesna
- The incorporators of the Orient wheelmcn of Brook.
Kenyon, {. II N. reliant, Jr, n. h smith, r. +. Mul:
linz. Jr, i. +. Hobby, Jr., oscar 7. Shaw, Jr. & l..
d Will. +. II. Fraser. +. Ailaire, A. Nj. Aiken, and $. A.
Y MarElroy.
I The knights OF Columbus wheelmen will hold the
following runs this month: 10. Tottenyille; II, or
"A ange; -, Belmar.
Athletics.
The New York A. c. proposes to make another red.
letter mark In athletic history this afternoon at
Traver~ Island. For the nifty ninth time since is In
= ccption. the premier American club will treat Its
:, mcmit RS and their guests 20 a track and aeld tourna.
4 mcnt In which the representative athletes ~ the day
will ngurc. These fall games on the picturesque
y island ON the Westchester shore have an established
, popularity among fortunate holders OF invitations,
n but this afternoons M citing will have a speciaI sig.
nihcpncc, In a lditiun 70 tn" routine open comets.
e there will be a sp cial Iucl between the Chicago A. A.
n and the hnnr cluh, which is intended to be the hrst
y Of an annual series.
The WctIern competitions reached Travers Island
y oil Thursday night IN good condition and pre- pared Ia
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