New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17

.,-,s DESIRE NO SHOW: DEALERS WANT IT.
s,r,sr.crIoN OVER THE LIGHT oRDI-
x.NcE-To STOP ROAD RACTNG-MANY
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS - DRAW
ING rHF COLOR LINE.
r,s hicvcle show question will not down in
..,.s NJ the edict Of the National Board OF Trade
colo Manufacturers That the large manu-
,oo,urers do not desire shows for the near
- is assured. and the makers advance good
-e..ons why no further National or local shows
I'D be held They admit that shows act to the
.~.oe, of the dealers. but the disadvantages to
~. makers are many. The shows come a season
:. .ns wear when the manufacturers are busiest
- they say. besides. that the actual business
go =, the exhibitions is Insignificant. The
ur,er made a careful canvass of the local
o,,on last week and while most OF the
- manufacturers are opposed TO exhibitions
-. .eei,nc among the dealers Is just the other
The members of the New-York Board OF
ID anronted a committee recently to feel
-. ,,lsa of the dealers and this committee VIII
BE IT'S report at the next meeting. over in
prook,vn the local Board wants show. but is
%, Ukelv to do anything which will antagonize
.hs National organization. Inc mahulact , le,n
~ arc members of the National boarn say
,rat two-thirds Of the makers have slgned
nansr agreeing not to exhibit at SHOWS. ana 'hsy
!aI., seero 70 care what the other makers 90
oS m.,is ~ the Board say that they will not
sosc,nd their action under any conslderatloh anu
mai in fact a meeting of the Board VIII not w
called again this year inns statement a,o o
ou,d seem 10 indicate that the manufacturers
Let INST what they said at their last meet
;ng held in this city. If the individual dealers
Sasire 10 exhibit their wares the MAKER VII
uessnab,, allow them To do So hut tn" dealers
" exnect no help from the manufacturers
The statement that in case several OF the manu-,
.anturers sh Duld exhibit their wheels the! "ouiu
80 a stampede among the other makers, Il
70" "a. r;vsr credence The National organization
T. wealthy and powerful association ana
sensible men in the trade realize that can w
.bou, "a II peases in regard 10 eAnioitl.ns WI
.rvthirc else pertaining 10 the cNCIe lhpuNlE
o. his country The makers who are opposeu
80 shows say that they can use the MONEY
u,rally expended on cycle shows 10 pet'e' au
vantage
rocsI cyclists are stirred up over the amenoeo
ugh, o,dnance which was passed by the boa'o
=. Aldermen last week. and which IS no" III
the hands II Mayor Strong. awaiting MS sigma
,urs The wheelmen made stubborn nsh' u
have an ordinances passed in such shape tha'
oil vehicles would 10 required 10 carry Hsh'o
O, -jcht hut the Aldermen decided that ncehsed
trucks should be exempt from tho provision
p,derz Of the wheel maintain thai heavy trucks
above all other vehicles. should carry ilshts al
night az the drivers. knowing the strength ana
s.sailitv Of their vehicles have nothing to rear
f,,u, a collision and are consequently careless
C.ri,ta officials Of the League OF American
y'heelinsr are or the opinion that measures
should BE- taken at once 20 test thS coiis'''u-
g., i,4,. nC NE rev. ordinance They MAINTAIN
that an ordinance v n'ch discrlnndtes AGAINST
enc .pit uf vehioie IN Iavo" or aHctheI = "'I.
Constitutional Tbs, say tina. the old artuiheH'
fI,t h.e.,y trucks make such a noise that people
-. warn d # their approach and have plenty
q tim, 10 get out of the wav worked all righl
sefore the city carpeted with asphai'' pu,
that { does not apply nov. on oobolestohrs an,
Belgian blocks the heavy trucks can ne nea,u
for many feet but on asphalt they do not MAKE
m ich more noise than other vehicles. Inc "ru,,
nance is generally understood 10 apply 10 All
vehicles except those used for the carrying OF
r, ,rchandise. The cyclists say that under
s,r,ct INTERPRETATION of the rules tricycles are
ysnpt from carrying lights as well as trucks.
4 few wears ago. when cycle racing was con-
6r,d to comparatively few tracks, and the gen
e~o, cubljc evinced little or interest In racing.
rc,d races were considered necessary by wheel
mon and bicycle clubs They did much TO encour-
aee interes, in club matters. Now. with plcycIe
tracks IN plenty and race meets enough TO
s-tisfv all many are of the opinion that the
sooner road racing is discontinued the better
II will be for all concerned. Meets at tracks
have been held this year with profit TO clubs
ard promoters. while in neary every instance
the road rdces have OCcasioned wholesale olS-
satisfaction and scandal There has been hardly
cad race Of any pretension this year which
he's been decided satisfactorily 10 all concerned
T. re is always row over the annual lrVing
t,r.Nuhrrn race. the cycle road DERBY Of the
Est and the race OF the Associated Cy cling
Cubs ~ Long Island Is no exception to the
Whall
.hly understood what i about when II a.
eided 20 G., 3 10 active jurisdiction over fodn
racirr There WAS ~rangle which las'ed
.,.o ne ,s,n.or oar he Associated g cling
Cubs Of one I-Isrl race last year, AID wEHe
tts Patchogue " c.ssns1 finished first. nsi'h'r
tts Kings County nor the South Brooklyn
Nhee.m n wee s.tiss.d With the result ana
casllenses ans rcu~. Challenges were hv!Ig
bs.w.ar lie tbr.e clubs during nos, o. the
~, ~ 49, yssr the South Brooklyn wheel
NJ 9-o7 -. TA13. and the clubs ecrcsS the
,.'.st 49, are f1vir- the same Kilkenny time
CT - -.e Sos IN Brooklyn Wheelmen are
c1 rs7H with storing iaen who were not mem
b.. - tire club for the required PERIOD ana
VIZ. having men on their team VINO had raced
ur1e- other colOrs and a charge Is made that
Of the substitutes did not pay his ciub dues.
TIE natter will be further ventilated at a meet
II : Of the association which Will ne heid III
Brooklyn this week. The association couln
probably do nothing better than 10 allow the
race 10 stand as run and pass resolution 10
have it's contests in the future on reputation
track, and 70 frown upon further roan ~ 49,,
Club races and team contests on tne track
could be made just as interesting and deal
more satisfactory.
The marked contrast between the northern
and southern sizes OF Long Island gives peculiar
interest to a bicycle trip that takes IN Dot
shores OF course the roads on the south size
are much superior. but there Is nothing on the
Sound side 10 daunt an energetic cyclist. There
are those who advise the taking OF tram for
at least twenty thirty miles. So as to aVo'h
the worst Of the roads. but really those ROADS
are not 50 bal except after prolonged season
Of dry wea,a,r though they are not to he com
pared with the generally fine roads that pre-
vail on the south side II If a mistake. though
to suppose that the roads on that side are
mainly Of racadam. There is no macadam on