The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
'rFWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
OPPOSITION TO ROAD RAoING ON
LONG ISLAND.

a.. aaat TWO wears htN'lhA pk tNhu h"'O
Wv, beld on the Merrick course. and the OBJ
,.,or. now raised may put II ttop TO road
a., IN Long Island. The opposition Is due
.,-e,v 20 the ind pendent conduct Of the b.
ia club men when holding races. A mem
a, A prominent road racing Climb In talking
.,,,, IN, opposition that has lately developed
'.,r., road contests. said to q SUN reporters
ar the people who live in the vicinity OF the
,,.,.,cl road on Long Island. and who have
~..,on to drl;e over that thorouRhfare. per-
-, IN their detcrmination to put a stop to road
IT., why, there Is nothing left for tn" race
".uo,inx clubs To do but select n course In
'..,bcr section. While ! have been con-
..,,ed with clubs promoting road races on
-. island. | can readily see where the oh
,..,,on, come from. Take, for example. tho
a, mad race that was run OIL on the Merrick
,,a on July 4 last. The entry list was large.
"a the list y. officials necessarily h!s. Az
N. a,ish line the officials OF the road race ar-
.nrord un warranted auth ority. l saw them
,,ts drivers Of wagons. order them to the sido
a, The roadway. and, In many instances. com
u.nA them tn stop until this batch OF con-
,,,,.p,s would pass the tnpe. Why, a bicy-
q, rider us going along the course. and one
,,,r.zeaious official pulled him of his wheel
and threw him to the side of the road.
',sush conduct is calculated to try the pa
s.nce OF the public. Tic highway Is public.
and (, Is Illegal 20 mold road rnce,. 90 that the
,ncials OF road races. instead OF exercising good
,vdvnrn, and courtcously soliciting drivers
.,a bicvcle riders TO make way for the con
,e.,,nts In the race. demand the right OF way
ir tho racers. 1t is this condition Of affairs
I'm, Inns DEVELOPED opposition to road racing.
TIE country folks and tho farmers who use the
ii,rrick road refuse to be ordered about b,
C,s.tonsiLlc officials. and | heard last year
lat ihry had determined TO put u stop to road
rclng. ,.,.z,,.,
r., will the several thousand riders who 20
e1t 10 witness the races, favor their .contin-
rance. hut thcv have little voice In the mat.
Ter The Argument hat the farmers and
SIMMER rcsldept Is on the Island ad vance Is that
he road, have not been Improved for the object
az holdin; bicycle races, which II very true.
think that Long Island Is an IDEAL place TO
hold road races. and would suggest that some
q the hot.hcsded wheelmen use moderation In
ther demands for road racing psiviieges:
,icla,;y x Crawford. y. j., several vea-s agu
for racing. and abused the privileges accorded
n The roads for racing. H. Is tho same now
on Long islA-d. Unless the condu I pf road
facins IL placed under the control Of elder
tpa wiser heads, l think II - doomed In this
country.
With the advent OF the sprlng riding season.
thr Question OF gears. which Is an interesting
one 10 riders. again o.nes IN. Year by year
tch gears bocome more popular. ant now the
l-iSA Cyriist SAYS: "A well known heart spe-
efali.t comes forward and boldly pronounccs
that the last pedaliing Of "a low .earei ma
G re entails n greater strain upon the heart
thaa IL e.rropulsioh OF a high geared machine.
There seems some rca ,on. TOO. for the asser-
ton. as ii is evident that the exhtarated cir
citation caused by fast pedalling must put a
Rie:e pr, Ssure upon the arteries. or course.
lat i.daliiug on a high. 2esred safety must
Increase the pressure. but what this medical
authority c%lotin. is that IL Is safer Ia ride II
l'gh rearei machine ut n moderate speed than
& GET uD TIE same pace with a low gear. Yes.
l.; will the hlgh-Eeared cyclist be content To
iGe at a moderate pace2 Gears on the ;rHck
sDcks declares MS intention OF using one OF
Chairman Orr of the Racing Board OF the
C~:uGuian Wheelm"n's Association has pre-
t Ia!S' meeting n.s , lsnS %. his 1871 . .Sefsntati IN A az lac an
he say. that the past season WAS gratifying
IN every detail. The adjustment OF the class
E.tem has worked with great benefit to rae.
ias. During the year he reports: that ga
sanctions were granted for races. md over 100
iidsp SUSPENDED for violation of the racing
rules There are now over 800 racing Inen
IN Canada under the Jurisdiction 81 the as-o.
cation. The official list Of records which the
Racing Board has adopted IS Us follows:
AMATEUR COMPETITION.
Two Niles. Tandem. Stan lima start. Unpaced-I
Z aorln and A. hartin"'u. Montreal. : minutes
i"'F hlN'N SAihussN HNhA' W. ia
t,J, Slmcue. : minutes > seconds.
-Four Mile, standing 5 art, PAced-R. o. Blayney,
rive miles. Standing start. Paced-R. o. Biayney,
tncos, II minutes 81 seconds.
AMATEUR, AGAINsT TIME.
.orshait Nile, Paced. Flying ~start-Johu Davidson
one.hat aie. Paged. standing Start John David.
rS. rcr9a', 81 4 seconds, u.
Tlcter aud Boake. 90 seconds.
on Mi. Standing start. Paeed-R. o. Blayney.
Two Niles, standing Start, Paced-R. o. Biavney.
tfnroe' : minutes " seconds
Two Mirs. UtTaced, Flying Start, Tandem
IreEcr and Eoake. I minutes ~ 9 o seconds.
PROFESSIONAL. AZ TIME
,ons quartsr. Niie. Paced, flying start-A. Mcleod.
tlrnia, ~ 7 seconds.
hoos. b~raEtfoti, ~ r-conds.
,S~neqnarfer Nile, Urfaced. Flying surt-R. D.
One quarter Mile. unpaced. Standing stsrt-Y.
Wsstbroot brantford, ~ seconds.
pons haIt HIle; tnpieed, Flying STARR. D. Miller.
On, hgli Nile. Paced. Standing start-F. Iousaesd.
One Nile. rnpaced, standing start--r. Loushesd,
ntna 2 minrte, 8 4.5 seconds.
ON Nle: p.'et. FLYING srart-A. Mcleod. s~rnia.
One Milr, Paced. s%,andius stsrt-c. Elliott. To,
son'o, Z minutes 10 as seconds.
PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION.
one Mile, Paced, Flying start-Toin Cooper. De
troii. l minute 81 2 5 seconds.
Cecil Elliott u Toronto holds the following rec.
- $3.50 $50 = luffftF
Two mii",, I minutes is as seconds. three miles,
ehNhg'es - seconds; four mii-s, 4 minutes m SEQ,
Ssasi I'VE mlles, 10 minutes t5 seconds: ak miles.
minutes op Z . seconds. sevrn miles, 10 minute
seconds; eight miles. II minutes 80 seconds,
M mies, ~ minutes 81 seconda; ten mites, ~
MINUTES IN s5 seconds: eleven miles. ~ minute.
80 seconds; twelve miles. y1 minutes 81 seconds;
M,,een miles. 20 minutes 10 seconds. fourteen
mus VI minutes - seconds; nrteen miles. IS min
W - "c0nis; sixteen miles. b5 minutes bs La
.sWnus' seventeen miles, ~ minutes 20 seconds
nt.,eeL miles. 40 minutes ~ Z s seconds: nineteen
"het tp minutes 90 - . seconds; twenty miles
y minutes ~ seconds twenty .nne miles, ~ min
" ol s'coh''. t"rGty.twO miles. ~ minutes 90
@s"hnsi twenty three miles. 52 minutes y 40 sec
vsasi twenty four miles. % inutes 81 seconds
r.nV-hve miles. 30 minutes az So seconds, TWEEN
~ mlles, 81 minutes OF seconds. one hour rec
w. " miles ss2 yards.
vuomnendnhle enternr!se is being shown by
se managers Of the BROOKLYN Cycle Show In
,poenthg ior features that viii prove intei estinl
wNI.lbrS when thc study of wheels grow,
/ mmVI,"otoIoh', Al the last meeting of tho rom.
n%sses " was decided To have q loan exhibit
".tl!ult."" and freaks in cycles such rs will
mn.t'stg he various stages OF development IN
noo1 huN''GE and incidentally introduce soms
TyIuoNmehs "a culited 10 he highly amusing
i.mnJ1 Whur. itr0 Mt the meeting volunteered Il
~ mons 20 make "A very interesting show,
IL, w u was decided To also invite cOntribu,
v., rom AZ In tie trade AMI from the public
NJ rtVtnIl' NnN person having u curio or reiic
/ A, ia'ne IANN IN cy. ling can have 10 display ed
w s,oN Win IA plaGard on II bearing the
m""' ~ lhH lender. F.. y. Bruner Was ap.
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