New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
CONDITION OF THE ROADS IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.

CLUB RUNS SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY
NOTES OF INTEREST TO wHEEi'MEN'
The reports received from correspondents a.
the headquarters of the New-iorK ''a.. %
sion. L. A. W., show the subjoined conditions y.
the roads. All roads should De III
condition for riding to-day
NETWORK CITY.
The macadam roads Of Kngsbrdse Mssa Ddfty-
ffth-st are in good condition Dirt ro oTs washed
fair by SUNDAY as the frequent req the
roads dry quickly and hard
Campbell Ha-Dirt roads fair a.. Good Roads
Garrison Macadam and dirt ROADS ROAD soo' i''
nGda Hs9n I'll dsS roads bad Dirt
roads bad VIII be good by SUNDAY i,;, will be better
Haverstraw-All roads muddy. Out WI" NC
0 MatteaWan-Dirt roads muddy; with dry weather
W" NsnuetDDrt roads little muddy. but VIII De u''
in day or wG with ana c Gia yoadi good
Sing sns~Macadam roads good art r tbs yage
and rough MaIn;st. and Crotoh-aVe' III INV
WashingtonviiieNDi roads muddy. badly washe'
A Phip: H-Bady washed Do oRsa G aSd rough
viii improve with clear weather
BROOKLYN.
Bay Ridge-Macadam roads fair ana arr a,a entire
length The lamp ordinance is the only one g"
coyeplT roads i rather sGo %q By sunday
Long Island City-Macadam roads me r aiIa
soft jackson and Flushing aveS' oeh's '''""
NEW-JERSEY.
p,i-ahoth y,acadam and dirt roads excellent: os
Nnw.Brunswick- roads fair DIRT fo'''
nrrenreMacadam roads good; dirt roads iair:
Painfeld- roads exceedn nf TO john
ySry goo is being Repaired other roads are I"
frst-cass condition o,, dry and rough in places.
from Rose S s1S and
ned to Rahway being rso Tepa muddy Roads in this
,cin,tW drv very quickly and will be hrst-class ny
s9nday II W Wacdaam and dirt roads excellent
PHILADELPHIA
Milford-Macadam and dirt roads eXce'''"'
The following club runs have Deen az al his
Tor to,d ahhoring cities have been in Philadel,
mia the last few days attending the ta, r,aSc
meet there are still enough left at nom ~
to-dav's wheeling turnout compare
with any held so far this season.
NETWORK.
,, u,hoo,,,en-To Philadelphia. starting az
Sa M rom Jersey City. Saturday; TO Cyyday
and starting at p m IRON cru M from Fort Lee
to Bergen Point. starting at d. ''
feITy, rs,or wbeelmen-To Yonkers starting at S;SO
Double o coierie whsemep.TS, Rye Beach start
ing AZ Q A. m, from No. l23 Second-aVe. art;rg at
M Ja" q" Whcclmon-To New-Dorp' starting a'
M from WS lSSg0T Rye Beach starting at
$40 5S a. M from no sherman sqgare s,or,,rg At
Triumph Wheemen-To Coney lsIn an0qbpndred-and-
a m. from NO % "'S'
fGnsy lsa@n starting
century IT. Wheelmen-To As6ury Park starting al
o a. m 10 and is 10 Vest eSh? seventy ie; -irstst
Port jefferson Cycle Club-To Jamaica s'ai ''7 ~
S San a. ; Whcemen-To NewHaven, starting
on SaqTd1y cHce cubTo coney Island starting
at A. m from clubhouse. , -. Can
I-laott
d Ma l fi bicycle Ciub-Bnd run starting at
from PtiyseyenthTt F Pnq RockaWay. start
ing al a. m. from Twenty third.st ferry, =,
a. m: to Englewood, starting at 9:l5 a. m from
no. "a West Ninety -ninth-st. .~.,, -,
GrG1nT from W No. 5s Vest t T%en,y-fth
New-York Athletic Club Wheelmen0oTo Tra tyes
s i,ai and the Western Boulevard ., %
Mecca y1o s1 Ferry
ST. Georges r1n starting
Riyars tTe% wheSimcnTo PhadopG starting at
$50 a. from Ninety ,nnth-st and West Ena-' ee
h m from No. q West Standardization
fourth-st
LONG ISLAND.
Dacotah wheelmen-To Coney Island, starting at
S Sassan W lFR Gi@DS Rocka%ay at $50
A. IN. from Bedford-ave. and Rcss-st. BrookYn
ing i at a. M. from No. 20 orimerst brooklyn
Brevoort Wheelmen.To Tarrytown, staring nroo at
y F F. wheelmen-To Valley Stream. starting
Dean cycle Cinb-To Sea Grit starting at a. m
Logan Wheelmen-To Coney Island starting at
$50 a. m. from clubhouse. Brooklyn ou.,,r
at G 5so a. m. today from Jersey City:
Long Island Wheemen,.T9 Long Branch start
Bushwick INSTRUMENTATION run; starting at
S% N2 s sdUH a2nE at
a.. m from Freeport - ~ 49,, .., .
Pioneer FROM S6 m nSnSy np R4oeH hyins
Wavcrly bicycle Cubic Long Beach. starting
at sunset a. Tom cansrss Starting at
| a. from clubhouse, Brooklyn
STATEN ISLAND.
Richmond Count Cycle club1To NeT-Bruns
NEW-JERsEY.
! Castle Point Wheomen-To Paterson starting at
a m from No l.G3s Park-ave.. Hoboken.
Orange INSTRUMENTATION run, starting Mt .
East Orange CyciIsts-To New-Havon starting at
a m from East 0range SATURDAY: d.,
s'hr,hg al ~ m n0 pbadcGb,,
at $50 a. m. from Hackensack.
A few days ago the talk OF the wholesale
cuts in the bicycle reached a downtown office
not far from the City Hall. where probably
three-fourths Of the employees of the building
| ride wheels. Some said that the price Of
a certain wheel had been cut in two and some
one else said that any bicycle on sale in the city
! could be purchased for about half its list price.
Such remarks were heard on every hand. Pres
emily the foreman said that he desired to pur-
chase two Juvenile bicycles for his children.
The assistant foreman said that his little ones
were bothering him for wheels. and the make
up said that two wheels would about
suit his little folks at home, now that the vaca-
ton season had arrived. Then the Sporting
| Editor came in TO hunt up roast on UNI
pires and grasping club owners which had gone
astray and he said that If Juvenile wheels
were the point at issue he had two little girls