New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-06

ROADS N BAD SHAPE AND LITTLE RID.
ING DONE YESTERDAY.
ELECTION OF THE HARLEM wHEEIMEN-CAUsE
OF THE FALLS AT THE GARDEN ON SAT-
URDAY-CYCLIsTS TO AID THE
CUBAN CACSE-NOTES AND
COMMENTS.

- - $1,000. $3.50
u DAN OA' H' AM
COMMENTS.
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Inc weather mas oeeh more man hno 10 c' mss
days Which hovs hem ssnera,Iv fair throughout
49,, ,s,n oaro ,,,ao,.. 49, w. 49, ho,,
have been rainy. rule, for several months
The weather Yesterday would have been ideal
for riding had it not been for the storm OF
,io, opd nc a ,orsoouerce tho ,hronss OF riders
WIZ ~. 'en on ."s .e ~, nha,, s,rso,. a-,od
49,, .r,,,, a = ~. .,.o,,.,s w.,a coon IN tho
no,,a,ard "a T., go osnhol.od streets on tho Eos,
Side Few however ventlred through the drives
in Central Park up Riverside Drive: In Brook
I'm tne aspaI, rou,rs ,ii ' or ,cnc in the after
noon when the enthusiasts came out on their
wheels for short spins. The cycle path was muddy
In many places. ana there was gencray inuu NJ
- III &C., pparLuov and along tho Ncr-
rick Road were in DESPAIR They had provided lib
orally for the coming OF the thousands OF hungry
c|ciis's' pu' 'he! came NOT
.. u,o .,, -
Many OF 'he tho ', ol speo'''. ~ Mo,,sor
nesseu W. c".,n or,.,o,sa ,,o track
81. ,,ouaaaron. ond WIDOW cvcs racing generally
ro ''''''''e'"e''' "''u No. .nro 400 rro-s
Taiis were numerous y, Ill, 49, sroh occ,.
dents 60 long as such tracks are used and so many
won ore started in heats Tn. management made
a mistake in having so many men In the diheren'
races and compelling large numbers TO start IN
each heat WIN the hummer OF "n',, r,.'roS Gov
more races ''''s"t eaS"s -, ~ a,o,,r co,,ss,s
Irl. , ~, IL rana sboud have been splu up az
is done on the horse track when the entries war
rant such change OF programnc. ,le IL III 49,
Is DanKea AZ ~, ne oninon ~ some exper. that the
benEtnp ~ mai il not nearly high enough. Those
who like an element OF danger IN 'h'i, p7ia w,
have plenty ol AT ne sprm;ers begin 10 speed
arnur1 10 Ion o distance men
Everything Is in readiness for III" opening or the
Cuban Fair. which is TO be held In the Arcade
bu''uins' az 40 -. o.o,ooL ,o,ich,
Ar,bur Hernandez Charles F. ST John William
p,da,cL Jo.anh c Spaeth and n committee
,o.ad -, Rrooklvn p,cvcIe Club members have been
poseu vi o'0o"''" ~ =. - 90. e., ~
ming order The proceeds Of this fair are to be de-
voted TO the Cuban cause. There VIII be NUMBER
OF young women at the booths. when NUMBER
thirty-six In all. There Will be about dozen con-
tests for the mos. popular fireman, clergyman
Brooklyn Postoffice employe. policeman. teacher'
saleswoman member OF the Good Roads Assccia-
ton and member OF the Typographical Union
These will be in charge Of the Orient. Kings Conn-
ty Paramount. Pierce. Greater New-fork. Man
hasset: Carroll ParK ana Wlhns 'n dc, nonI
men; Inc ho nnnn 70 eu romers and the Indian
cycle Club will have charge OF the lhIah 'irnkr.
will be an exhibit OF bicycles. including several
chainless wheels. Interesting features WI! De
anything the cause OF Free cuba VIII De REWARDED
by substantial addition TO Its fnnd'
The principal novelty OF an English company
will be its new fork-enn chaih adJus .'hrn' Inns II
made on the eccentric principle. the iork ehus nav
ing countersunk hole. into when MS circular
plate The latter has hole bored IN IL e'ceh-
trically to take the hub spindle. The plate can be
moved around in the countersunk hole. by which
means the spindle OF the hub is brought nearer or
further away from the crank bracket. The advan-
tages of the adjustment are its extreme simplicity
the impossibility Of the veriest novice getting
the back wheel out Of the centre Of the forksnand
the fact that the chain can be adjusted without
Interfering with the hub bearings. To adjust The
cbatn II is only necessary loosen the nuts on the
hub spindle and turn small mled headed screw
III ia necessary adjus,m cnt OF the chain is
Effected
,,,s a.. n,,.n, sea,.nos, fastening which will
49,. .,.or too,,ro NOV, year there will
De rauicai "ino,"',," ~ w 90 rar, or sn,,
the hah'ieoa ~i.'o"s 800, =, 60 d,ror.r, from any
o.'i.' w. ,ro,.od ad,uetmcnts Externally no
OF the Other ifnpIONeu ''"''''"''' 49,