New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-25

% Broad-st., Utica Edward Leonard, Auburn;
Fifth District lchernung. ,Broome. Chenango o.
cou irii) ~ MSpaarh. Middetown " H.
Hecox, No. 81 Court-st. Binghamton: +. H. War
sixth District Niagara Orleans Genesee. wyo-
Monroe and Xiesany counties)~William r. Ian
sing. No IS Greig-st. Rochcster; c. j. Dwyer, No
l66 Broadway. Buffalo; w. J.. Beck No. Central
Block, Lockport.
70 the members of the New-York State Division.
sac win 9e 1yaXs Of he
tee elected at the semi meeting OF the board
the following nominations. For chief Consul. Wal
ter s. jerking Buffalo: for vice-cOnsul. Milo NJ
WILLIAM c: .vRooMAN. Chairman.
WILLIAM II. BAKER
At a recent dinner OF the Hardware Dealers
Association, Colonel Albert \. Pope spoke upon
the origin and development of the bicycle and
Of the business method in bringing this industry
to its present proportions. He credited the first
idea of a bicycle to the brain of an artist, whose
conception Of two-wheeled vehicle to be rid
den and propelled by the rider was depicted in
1913. In 1919 the wheel took practical form.
but not until much later did the building Of
bicycles become an established industry, the
first ones in this country being made by black
smiths and wheelwrghts, and being crude af-
bicycle at the Centennial in 1876 and the next
year he embarked in the business. About 1SS6
the safety bicycle began to be heard of. and it
resulted in making the bicycle popular veh-
Gle. The next important improvement the
pneumatic tire. which came into in 1S)2.
Colonel Pope explained at some length the new
est improvements in bicycles. and touched upon
the interest of The hardware trade in connection
with the sale of wheels.
The Race Meet Committee Of the Riverside
Wheclmep National Circuit meet, to be
held at Manhattan Beach on July 81. has re-
ceived a telegram from r. w. Eek. manager OF
the Spadng team. entering Earl Kiser in the
onc-mile open and two-mile handicap profess
sonal This will be Kser's first appearance
East since he became tOp-rater. His riding at
all the big meets and his wins over Bald and
Cooper entitle him to consideration. Mr. Eek
says that Kser is in frstclass form, and VIII
ride in record time.
One of the wedding presents given by the
Queen of Italy to her daughter-in-law, the
Crown Princess of Naples. bicycle. mag
nifcently finished in every respect. The Queen
herself possesses the most costly bicycle in the
world presented to her some little time ago-of
which all the fittings are Of gold. This bicycle
is kept more for show than use. much the
Queen was delighted with it. The gold fittings
naturally make it heavy, and are therefore not
practical The Dowager-Duchess Of Aosta
i
ga,et and she may be said to have introduced
the sport into Italy for women
The clubs composing the Associated Cycling
Clubs Of New-York, under whose auspices the
century runs to the National Meet. l. a. W,
Philadelphia August /, D. 6 and !. and return
August s, will take place are: Century Wheel
men Chelsea Wheelmen Company E. Sth ReSi-
ment. Bicycle Company. Gotham Wheelmen.
n.
Knickerbocker Athletic Club Wheelmen. Man
haitian Bicycle Club, Mecca Wheelmen. Metro
politan Wheemen, Morris Wheelmen. New
York Firemens cycle Club New-York Tourist
Wbeelmen, Provident Life Wheelmen. Riverside
| Wheelmen Royal Arcanum Wheelmen Triumph
| WheelInen, White Cycle Club. Yorkville Wheel
men.
When the cyclist gets into active work again
he frequently becomes thirsty the first few
| rides Some cyclists advise their friends not to
| drin,, AT all but 10 endure feelings similar to
| those experienced by Tantalus of old. The temp
| tation to drink something is too strong for the
| average man, who is not disposed 10 become a
| martyr 10 ANYTHING. The course prescribed by
| Nature is to drink when one Is thirsty. Drink
| moderately and Stake your thirst with non-ln-
| tOXicating beverages.
| In strange contrast 20 the rest or the country
| the bicycle seems to be in bad odor in Montreal
| Canada. A tax of So is levied on every wheel
| ridden within the city limits. Nheelmen are
| forbidden to ride past street corners at speed
| exceeding that OF horse walking. and have
been eebarred from the most frequented park
| and summer resorts Of the city. And now the
| TURNPIKE Trust gives notice Of application to
| the Provincial Legislature for power to levy toll
| on all bicyclists using any OF the country ROADS
| leading out OF the city. At this rate the blcy-
| Gle NAV vet be replaced by the horse in Mon
treal
lima, ~ n
know that the police have now apparently for
saken the practice of "collarng' the handle-bar
Of a machine and so throwing the rider over
| without q chance of saving himself. The
method now appears to be for couple of con-
stables to take their stands on road, upon the
watch for the scorching brigade In preparing
| 70 receive a cyclist, they buckle couple OF
capes together and hold them at arms length
| across the route. The cape gives" and II is
| quite possible for wheelman to jump off back
| wards as soon as he runs into the buffer.
The route Of the A. C. c. of New-Jersey CEN
tury run. from Newark to Philadelphia on
| Saturday. July 81, is as follows Start from
| Newark at 6 q. Bloomfield. Montcair
Orange, Millburn, Springfield, Elizabeth. Rah-
| way. Westfeld. Plainheld. Metuchen. New
| brunswick Kingston Princeton. Trenton. Bris-
| fol and Philadelphia. One hour at Trenton for
| dinner For timetable and entry blanks apply
90 A. NJ Sigler, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Race Com
mittee Lock Box No. ISL MontcIair.
NJ Casimir Perier, ex-President OF France.
spends many pleasant Sunday afternoons on
his bicycle. generally accompanied by his son.
NJ Perer was recently present at a Sunday
cycle race, at which an English team was
beaten who those men i'm the jerseys
With the pink and white stripes" asked the
statesman, and on being told they were Eng
i,shmen, the ex-President remarked: They are
lea brilliant here than In politics"
After registering at L. A. w. headquarters at
pbiladelphia each l.. A. w. member viii re-
ceIye the official medal-badge Of the '97 meet