The sun., 1897-05-01
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
MURPHY AND COOPER COLLIDE
WITH 4 TANDEM.

Cooper IL Cut and nruiscd. but Murphy rs
cnpcs InJurS-An u. a. W. Champions Opin-
Ion OF sunday ItnciuE In CniIrornin-Hond
Prospects To-MorrOw-Rrorc bicycle Trains.
Advices wcro received from Savannah yes
terday that Charles Murphy, tho Brooklyn pro-
fossional, and Thomas Cooper, the Detroit crack.
met with mishaps on tho Thundcrbolt track
while training on Thursday. 1t appears that
tho two mon wero riding at very fast pace
when they collided with a tandem. The result
was that Cooper received some nasty cuts and
bruises, while Murphy suffered only from So
vorc shaking up The tandem riders wero un-
hurt. From all accounts Cooper may bn COM
PEELED to rcst for several days, but Murphy hopes
TO continue his training At the pace the men
were riding It Is considered surprising that no
one was seriously injured. Tho three whocls
were total wrecks.
The road reports received at the L. A. w.
headquarters yesterday show that the general
condition Of tho macadam and dirt roads within
seventy-ivc miles of this city arc good but
dusty. A light rain will, it is expcctcd,1 place
them in good order for runs tomorrow. Secre-
tary Bull issued the following bulletin last
night:
New York-Roads twenty miles north OF 155th
street, this city. reported good but dusty. The
Westchester aud Mauhattanville roads in good
CONDITION. lnty are u trlHe dusty, Dut u suO"tT VI
rain will put them all rsht for wheeling by sunday
From West Farms to wcttchcstcr village the riding
Is rough fremont street is being repaired The roads
at Kingsbridge arc good. Scdgwick avenue Is being
repaired At Brewster the roads are all right Road
between Croton Falls and Brewster Is being rcpaiiei
Around Bronxve. Campbell Hall. Chappaqua,
Chester Cornw Hudson Dobbs Ferry, Ellenville
Fort Montgomery, Garrison. Highland and Highland
Falls the roads exceont. They aro good through
Ma,,a Nprn
Ncwburg and New Rochelle. Riders are warned
that the approach from Mount Vernon via Pelham
Heights Park should lie made with care in approach
ing the decline to the railroad track 1t is poor rid
Ing with sharp turn. Also at Presby teriau Church
oovs on ar'P hs ens SH A SyaSt peEsf @
ham Manor Ramapo. Shrewsbury, sing Sing Spring
are in riding order. At Misunderstanding the d,rt
roads good. The road between Wash!ngtonville
tween Salisbury Mills and vaiissate has been worked
A. %s ra' % Mount a r2ns arr
Long Island-At Brooklyn the Broadway. Rock
Broadway, from Fenhurst to Lawrence is undergoing
repairs The masadam roads most frequented by
Part OF the cycle path is receiving top dressing OF
stone dust. The Shore road. from Eighty eighth 70
to Bath Beach At Flathush and FlatIands the roads
roads are fair: Jackson and Flushing avenues arc
being repairsd Take rThr'yfGur,h or Stnety-Se9
Newtown avenue. to Jackson avenue. to Fifth street
to Hoffman, boulevard for Jamaica. Around Baby.
Ion. Eastp1rt. and Freeport the dirt and macadsm
roads good The general condition OF all roads in
Queens county is favorable. Advices from Hampstead
and Law state that the nacadam roads very
good Wheelmen are warned not TO attempt 10 use
Rockaway Turnpike from Jamaica 10 Lawrence.
Good roads Will he found af Northport oyster Bay,
Patchogue. Port Jefferson: Rockaway neach Rockville
Centre. Rye Beach. Sea Clin and Willets Point.
New Jersey-ThrouSh Freehold. Jersey City, Lake
wood New Brunswick. Orange. Paterson. Perth Am
boy. Planheld Railway, and Trenton the roads are
rldeable.
Staten Island-Roads in good condition. The
road between Richmond and Green Ridge Is being re-
paired. The roads leading 10 Tottenve in excel
lent shape.