New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

.os ordared twentv signs 10 be placed at Intervals
on both sides of the Boulevard to supplement- 'he
ordinance requiring business traihc 10 Keep " "e
curh and Measure traffic 10 keep to the centre
rh,s s,gp will consist OF an upright column set near
tho curb with an arm at right angles thereto ana
extending over the carriage-way at an eieVauo', u
about fifteen feet From this arm VIII hai'e se"
reading pleasure traffic keep over 10 'he ie.''
business traffic keep over 10 the curp, anu y" .'e
hack: Stop, Cross to the other sde. In the cei'ie
at the bottom Of the signboard Will be an arro" -
foot horizontally from the curb and which points
the division Of traffic This will give suicient room
for one team 10 pass another without ori'''s nv
Tho Measure traffic territory. and Will leave elshtee"
feet for wheelmen and light carriage tramc eAciu-
sive OF that portion Of the Boulevard used by the
cars. The minimum head room under the sign wiz
he thirteen feet The result of putting stop. cross
70 tho other side" on the back Of signs Will keep
traffic using the wrong side OF the % mevnG
ssn 70 posts were designed by the Commits;
sioners son. Lloyd Coils. and nave Dsca ei as
nv many drivers and horsemen as feasible meth-
cd of enforcing the ordinance.
,nr,,cot,ons for blanks for the Quill Club Wheel
mon meet have been received from Minnesota,
louisiana Illinois Kentucky and West Virginia.
Since the first announcement OF the programme
for the two-day National circuit meet the ciuo iias
added a half-me handicap for professionals u ."e
list for which purse of sl6O Is offered Ins makes
peted for by amateurs and professionals ana Is is
the largest amount ever put up for ~ ~ ~
the cycle racing line. Although entry % nv rid
crs who have not received them ana VINO rn,srv can
ta1n Rane 'He ommittee No 2so broadway NewYork
The Hudson County Wheelmen will have bicy-
Gle meet on Saturday, at the Jersey Clty DrNns
Park foot Of Dunoan-ave. Six races are on tIe
programme and distributed among these are the
drp1
tour ranks The classes will be: One-mile novice.
onemile open, one-me handicap. one-half-mile
handicap. oneand one-half mile tandem tandem r,a ana
eda ine In the tandem
are twenty-three teams entered while the one-miie
open will have thirty contestants.
The handsome prizes to be given by the Associat-
cd Cvcing Clubs OF New-York in the Gentry runs
to Philadelphia on August g. o and are OH eAni-
billion at No. 25 Maiden Lane There are seven sl-
cups in all The SSmmse IS he Gs
anxious 10 have the entries sent in as soon as pos
sble that hotel and other arrangements e"A oe
made
Tho Kings County Wheemen will spend 1000 OF
the profits made their recent meet In Deautiiyihs
their clubhouse In Grant Square, Brooklyn Inc
interior OF the house. from the bowng-aiieys 70
The roof will be handsomely decorated and fres-
coed
There are several well-known cycle mahuiactur-
ers on the Fuerst Bismarck which sailed yesterday
morning. Amoug the passengers on the steamship
were Colonel A. A. Pope. l.. S. Dow. a. O. spaid
Ing, w. A. Redding and NJ. l.. Bridgeman Some OF
the well-known cycle men who went TO the pier
20 Wish heI freHds Masoa psan !'p curts
Sullivan, c. J. Smith and j. Hawiey
The Bergen County Traction Company has in
formed President Slmms If the Associated Cycling
c,,hs hat I, will put a wagon the Fort Lee hill
,or tho TRANSPORTATION OF bicycles TO the top OF the
Palisades on Sundays. The cyclists can take tne
cars while their wheels will be carried TO the top
of the hill In the wagon
Tho Diana Wheelmen, OF Brooklyn, propose to
have n little parade tonight to celebrate the as
nhaiting OF Sixth-ave. to Fourteenth-st.
The open century run Of the Manhattan Bicycie
Club will take place on Sunday The start VIII De
made M Flfty-seventh-st. and Seventh-ave az D
a. IN.
Cyclists desiring TO join the League OF American
Vheemen may obtain full printed Information and
membership blanks by sending names ana ad-
dresses TO the Cycling Editor. The tribune.