New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-27
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
REPORT ON THE ROADS FOR SUNDAY
CYCLING.
JUDGE DID NOT BREAK THE Two-MILE INDOOR
REcoRD-THE PROPOSED TWENTY-FIVE
MILE ROAD RACE IN RIVER
SIDE DRIVE


| TIL. Now.york Division OF the League Of Ameri-
can Wheelnen hit upon a happy thought when
w s Bull it's secretary treasurer, cohce'eu '"o
idea of finding the condition or the various
roads In this district for those VINO wish u rue
D. on sundays The following was received at .ocAi
headquarters yesterday and Is authentlc. M 'he
greater part Of the information was furnisheu oy
! IL ,.ooi I W consuls in the various dis
/ trcts: ,-,,..
As the official weather forecast for this viclhIy
predicts drying weather untli .t thor rho re,
the roads on Sunday should be better thah TIC i
ports show 1870 .e.u,,,,o, sbouId
cyclists in making of this information snou'a
ALWAYS bear In mind the weather cohultIo,s' a. 80
transform may make ordinary country rUdu
which has been reported IN goou sunshine. with
unridable while few hours suiS,,,. aeja m road
brisk northwest wind. will put macaua" 'oA"
T. desired 70 make this weekly report OF the
condition OF the roads wl INN d near nerfect as
NAV DO whee.men who will furnish fellap.s IoaI
information each week are requested 10 senu hd1 H.
and addresses to the division heduqu"i' '' N
Brewster-Roads fairly good. Campbell hal hal
Roads never than at present; ma dtia
Roads improving but not ridabe. Chester-lsV}5aus
will be ali right for wheeling Sunday Ellen HaI
in poor to fair condition; the high wind may . Sfy
them up by Sunday Harem-Should dry weS s
4 continue roads 10 YOnkers. Westchester ana New
Rochelle will be in fair condition by deus
are rihe cut up; side pans ed ,ar in ane cond-
ton with the exception Of the road between , Ma
maroneck and New Rochelle. MatteaWan-hoads
muddy and rough Montgomery Mud from four
inches 70 two feet deep Mount Vernon Macadam
roads nne: dirt roads rtaty Nanuet-Roads begin
ming 70 drv: fair riding Newburg-Roads unrld-
able New -Rochele- Roads unridabe; If no more
Rnnbelie Larchmont. Port Chester and White
Plains viii be good on Sunday. Network city.
Boa ESafs fFSm Paave and @ on
Wi.liamsbridge-Fair Bost on-isNe through I niouAH
h ~ Vest F ST S good Boston-ayGood
enough TO West Farms Port Chester-K9ads IN
this vicinity are in good condition rort oer III
Streets muddy: riding except along tne DEM
ware and Hudson Canal towpaths and from there
/ IN Milford on path. Ramapo-Itoads hard ana dry;
rough in places Rye-Roads rough and muddy;
with dry weather should be good by 9 2inas
/ Sloa,sburg-Sde paths ridable Spring alley
Roads in bad condition, Tarrytown-k Roads Gs,l IN
Roads in excellent condition. West Chester-Roads
he condition: toward RYE on the one side and
Tarrytown the other the wheeling Is better thah
New-Jersey: EIlzabeth-Roads in prime condition;
inclined 70 be little dusty. Englewood-koads now
good Condition Lakewood Roads in excellent CON
di,on. Newark-Roads drying UP fast. and If no
a HGHs nn raw F Re m ar Pa1neda
aAsrn loads dry. high winds now blowing viii
harden dirt roads Rahway-Roads are in good
shape Shrewsbury IN this vicinity ro bas
/ dton by saturday Decentralization roads good;
| paths and dirt roads poor; path from Trenton 10
b sSs PfnRd f295 gn8I Lyn6roo in
Guiding the Rockaway. and Merrick roads and Lo-
along the Merrick Road the old cycle Path was
open last sunday and do1d WI De s and
! cycle path to Riverhead In fair condition Far ROCK
aTayPr roads good ana m9gadam T Faian 1ee
Pads IN GOOD condition. Freeport-Maca lam roads
Jana 9nST aG1a1 Poads good
/ clear wea he- roads will be in good condition ny
S suha1 Gys ss Ba9IRoad5 goods PachogueIndca
ans are 5 co1d h on rq b% SUNDAYS Rcbmond Hill
Roads in this vicinity air VII he good on Satprlay
and snPeay ia "ea IN fine non4oa sayT
Rsads fT2m SALE t9 B6ade hf fha Village viii
he In excellent condition by Sunday; country roads
tar vii good by sunday wind keep; . up
Staten Island elschervlLe-koads IN ms vicinity
are in excellent condition
7,s announcement that J W Judge. Of the
Riverside Wheemen. had broken the two-rn!le In
door record at Paterson caused much discussion
Yesterday Judge himself was as much surprised az
/ ANYBODY else when the timers told him that he had
covered the miles in the phenomenal time OF
! and that the bell for the last lap shaken too
soon and that Judge was one lap short OF the DIS
amateur rider will cover TWO miles on fiat indoor
track in 4:3s
"A few more days OF this kind OF weather and the
/ BICYCLES will hum" said Elliott Mason yesterday.
/ The lively winds OF the last two days dried up
the roads nicely and II it continues TO keep clear
/ until Sunday you viii wonderful outrouring
Of cyclists on that day. II looks as II everybody
| will ride a wheel this year" Mr.. Mason IS one OF
t tncse S0Ws 40 He thinks that the money spent in
such exhibitions could be expended 10 better adj
/ vantage In some other direction.
! Cyclists continue To discuss the possibilities of
| having the twenty-hve-mile road on Riverside
Drive They say that the Will take only two
hours md that few people will be inconvenenced
They argue that such races are held IN other cities
and saw II is ABOUT time that New-YOrk made a few
| Concessions 10 them The Park Commissioners will
decide on the matter al their meeting on Monday.
| College men are training earnestly for the coming
race meets OF Columbia College and tho Intercol-
! lee,ate Athletic Association The latter contests
Will take place AT the Manhattan Beach track on
June 5 and the contests will possibly be the best
| OF the sort I'm this country Columbia has
! a strong team and feels that il can duplicate its
success OF last year. Columbia will hold its meet
the latter part Of May II certain arrangements
can be made a the track b. the sea. The date has
not as yet been definitely decided
Cyclists desiring 10 join the League OF American
Wheclmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks By sending names and adj
dresses to the Cycling Editor, Tribune
AN INSIGNIFICANT REVOLT
THE UNITED wHrE1MEN DESTINED TO A BRIEF
AND PRECARIOUs EXISTENCE.
Baltimore. March %-Albert Mott chairman OF
the L. A. W Racing Board. IN commenting on
last nights action OF the Minneapolis and St Paul
wheelmen IN Withdrawing their supper, from the
L. A. W. says that the United Wneelmen will
have n moro brief and precariOus existence than
even the knights OF the Wheel OF Detroit had q
few years ago. The grievance OF the United
Wheernen" Mr. Mott added Is based upor the