The sun., 1897-03-20
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
BICYCLES WILL BE CARRIED ON
ELEVzTED ROADS ON SUNDAYS.

ue Special Cars for wheels on Other Days
Road Barcnu's Information ReEardipS the
Prospects for Riding TO-HHsrrow-sieasip.
The officers Of tho Manhattan Elevated Rail
road have decided 10 try the experiment Of
transporting bicycles In the company's cars.
Manager Fransioli had n conference with some
of the officers of the J.. A. w. yesterday, and the
former agreed to prepare schedule and rules to
govern tho carrying OF wheels after April 1. The
idea is to handle wheels only on Sundays at the
start A special chr will be run on certain trains
In tho morning and again In tho afternoon. II
the plan is successful, arrangements may be
made TO attach bicycle cars to the trains during
the week.
The Road Bureau of the l.. A. w. has received
members, reports from points within ilfty miles
OF this city, describing the condition of tho roads
for the benefit OF riders planning TO take runs
tomorrow. Secretary Bulls bulletin issued
last night contains the following:
cyclists In making use OF this information should
keep in mind the weather conditions, as rain storm
may make ordinary country road which has been
reported In good condition nearly unridable while
few hours sunshine with brisk northwest wind viii
put mncadam road. reported muddy, in good con
diton
New York-Brewstet. roads unridablc; Camp
bell Hail. roads at for bicycng Ellenville roads
in u very muddy condition.; Garrison, roads covered
with nnd the ruts are froZen Harlem and West.
roads In fair condition Jerome avenue not suite
able for riding; Hastings roads in very poor condition,
1rvington. roads n trinc muddy; with ono days
sunshine the road from Hastings to Tarrytown will
be In good order; road leading from East Irvington to
white Plains Ia very muddy, Haverstraw, roads
very muddy; kingsbridge. roads will he In
fair condition by sunday; Mamaroneck. roads In
all direct in good condition.; the rain
may not spoil the riding FOR Sunday; Mattcawan.
roads In poor condition.; snow and mud; Montgom.
cry roads very muddy and frozen nights and mornings
Mount Vernon. roads particularly macadatn. are in
good condition; ordinary dirt roads will be poor;
Manuel. roads very muddy and rough; Newburgh
roads unridsbie; New Rochelle. from New Rochelle
i.srinmont to Rye. very good froh New Roeheis to
Mount Vernon fairly good PeeIskill. roads are in
at present: II fair on Saturday the roads will be In
celirut condition; Port Jervis. roads very muddy;
muddy White Plains, roads in poor condition,
the roads Sadins out OF EizaSsth VIII be in priS,c
condition. Ensewood roads are fair in centre; at the
foot Of all grades the roads heavy: Jersey City
owing to the storm OF Thursday the roads are muddy
sn1 ths Hudson County @ VIII be S rasS5ls a by
dltion by sunday; Newark. roads in fair con
oSsr osS not Sooa f0cSs Orange rosds
throughout the Oranges are in good condition,
Chatham. and Morrstown; Paterson, roads In poor
condition; Perth Amboy, roads In condition; II
roads muddy: II clear on saturday they will dry up
on sunday; Ranway from present indications the
sunday. macad am roads win be good.
rosds In ridahlc condition; Flatbush and Faands,
there are no heavy rains and the wind is from the
ro,ds poor; Hampstead inacadam roads in fair CON
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roads in this vicinity in good condition;
condition on Sunday BROOKLYN Brooklyn to Jamaica.
topd; Brooklyn to Lynbrook good including Broad
soeiaway Beash The roads are good. WITH the eGcep.
tion OF side path through FenhurSt and woodsburg
trny!lie With one nne day win be in good condition;
TIC. w.-The best bicycle route from this city
20 Washington is as follows: Take the ferry
then follow the Shore Road until near the Clif.
ION station; then ride to the Richmond road.
place take the ferry to Perth Amboy; then ride
TO 'hs Metnchen road, and pass through Wood
sion to Princeton; 20 TO Lawrenceviile and take
I no old Trenton pike into Trenton; ride to Nor;
risville. then connect with the Bristo! pike and
ride 10 Frankford and then to Philadelphia; on
%hayn5 this sy city take take, the LANCASTER Pike
Sagers Mills, Chadds Ford and Double Bridge
BTane hsa Lion ana and n30 he
wick, Md; ride to Ceciltown. Frederickstown.
Georgetown, Galena, Lancaster Grove, Haines-
TO Baltimore; then ride to Cantonville and
Eiiicott City; cross the Potomac River and ride
ssh RSer rde TO
My sna aen Bbi%sds to bsSs
The distance is about 2G0 miles.
To ride to the Delaware Water Gap go by the
West Fourteenth Street Ferry to Hobokcn; then
take the road branching from tho boulevard to
the cemetery and ride through Rutherford to
Passaic; go to Paterson. Little Falls, Fairfield,
vile Hopatcong Landing stSnSope oySn Iamuahy
then ride to Hainesburg, cross the bridge to Co.
across the railroad tracks to the Delaware Water
Gap. The distance is about eightyseven miles.
The Jersey City branch OF the Hudson County
Good Roads Association effected q permanent
organization last night at meeting held at the
Crescent and Clinton avenues, Jersey City
Heights. The officers elected were as follows:
President Frederick wolbert; vice-President James
delegates to the central organization. Theodore r.
Sierseles Frank Eveland, James F. Owens. and An.
The executive and standing committees will
be chosen at the next meeting. A meeting OF
the central organization convened afterward.
adopt the new constitution and bylaws at a
meeting to be held at the Catholic Club Jersey
City. on April q The central body is now com
posed Of branches IN Bayonpe, Hohoken, West
tIoboken, Union Hill. Guttenburg. Weehawken.
Harrison, and Jersey City. Many matters of i'm;
portance relating to the Improvement and
preservation of the roads aud streets through
out the county were discussed. 1t was also de-
cided to elect a chief Of the police corps at tho
pext meeting. The coming season promises to
be busy one for both the officers and commit
tees. and the result OF their efforts means many
benefits for horsemen and cyclists.
The officers Of the L. A. W., In arranging the
Btate circuits this year, intend to advise clubs
TO provide two races at all the meets for profos-
siona riders and In order to attract the best men
will require that tho first prizes shall amount
TO at least $50: In past years the circuit meets
have been spoiled bS clubs attempting to run off
that only i've or six races be run at each meet
ing. The New York State circuit will open
early In June. Chairman A. ID. Waite of the
Racng Board ia anxious TO have the circuit in
clude all the big clubs in the State and has
issued the following instructions:
At least two professional events must be included
IN the programme OF races, and In professional
events shall the first prize he ess than $50. At least
of the professions fixtures shall be handicap
class When II 10 possible to give three profes-
sonal IL is suggested that they shall comprise
an open, handicap, and class.
-Four amateur events should be suffdcfent and three