New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
HARie M.RiYER

across the North River. The schedule for De-
cember January and February is as follows
December l. North Hudson vs ATLANTA: Decen-
Der I. ATLANTA VS.. Hamilton; December ., Man
tic VS.. Tourist: December 13. Hamilton VS. Man
tic: December II. Tourist VS.. Castle Point; De-
cember 20 Hamilton VS. Tourist December 81,
Clio VS. North Hudson: December - Castle
Point VS. Mantle December 2S. Tourist VS. Clo
December % North Hudson vs.. Castle Point;
December 81. Mantle VS.. ATLANTA January g.
Hamilton VS.. Clio; January .. Castle Point VS.
Atalanta January -. North Hudson VS. NlantIc;
January Z, Mantle Hamilton; January IL,
ATLANTA VS.. Tourist: January ii. Clio vs. Castle
Point; January II. Hamilton vs. Castle Point;
January Is. Tourist vs. North Hudson: January
u. clio VS.. ATLANTA; January - Ntah,i ,i, We:
Clio; January 20 North Hudson VS. Hamilton;
February !. Tourist Mantle February |,
Atalanta VS. North Hudson; February Z. Hamil-
ton VS. ATLANTA: February o. Castle Point VS.
Tourist: February II. Mantle VS.. Castle Point;
February -. Tourist VS.. Hamilton; February l'
ATLANTA VS.. Mantle February H. Clio VS. Tour
list: February Ii. North Hudson VS.. clio; Febru-
airy o. Castle Point VS. North Hudson.
The New-York County Wheemen have given
up the house they occupied at No. 232 West FIJI
tieth-st. and a committee is engaged In looking
up a more suitable location further downtown
The following new officers were elected at
meeting held Monday evening President, j. c.
Ryder; vice president, Frederick Hhdebrandt
jr.; recording secretary Frank Englehart: fnan-
cial secretary. r. II. Burton corresponding sec
rotary. j. c. Ryan; treasurer l.. c. Schoeller;
captain, c. II. Hildebrandt; first lieutenant,
Frederick Abeling; second lieutenant Frank
Grant: color bearer. Thomas Grosvenor The
club will enter strong team in all the tourna-
ments to be held In Madison Square Garden this
winter. and IL a club team Is included
among the contests the orange and blue team
will be represented by It's fastest riders. Captain
Hildebrandt has called a run for to-day. starting
at p. m from Sixtieth-st. and the Boulevard.
The destination is Bergen Point via Hudson
County Boulevard. The temporary headQuar-
tiers Of the club are at No. 1.4S4 Broadway.
where communications and applications for
membership should be sent.
The Dayton cbainlcss bicycle for 0S Is now on
exhibition at the salesrooms Of the Tinkham
Cycle Company, Nos 306-3l0 West Fifty ninth
St. this city. The Dayton chainiess will retail
at 500 the roadster at $50 and the special at
so. The Tinkham cycle Company has assumed
control OF the Dayton bicycles in Greater New
York and Long Island. more detailed descrlp-
ton Of the chainless wheel will he printed later.
Work on the Grove-st macadam in Montclair.
has begun. The road at the Mountain-ave sta
ton is about completed. as is the new road to
Little Falls
George s. Orr, president OF the Canadian
Wheelmens Association. arrived in New-York
Yesterday to confer with President Potter OF
the L. A. W. with regard 10 the Sunday racing
I'm Western Canada and British Columbia. Mr..
orr will return to Canada tomorrow. He says
he has every reason to believe the track at
Toronto will be chosen for the worlds cham
pionshp contest OF 1SJJ.
big meeting of citizens in the interests of
good roads was held at Columbus. s. c., last
week, while the State Fair was being held.
bicycle should not be kept where II will be
exposed to gas fumes as these have bad effect
on the plating.
G. Spalding & Bros. will place their new
bevcl-gear chainless bicycle on exhibition to-
morrow morning at both their Nassau'st. ana
Forty-seoond-st stores. This firm has been ex-
pcrimenting with the chainless wneel TOT sew
eral years, and exhibited the first and only
bevel-gear chainless wheel ever placed on eX-
hIbition. at the New-York and Chicago cycle
shows last season. They are ready to re-
ceive orders for the '9s model
The advance catalogue OF the Stearns Com
pany contains an account OF the chaihiess
wheel which the firm Is to put on the
market at Sl25. The bevel gear Is used. Inc
hearings are OF an improved tyPe' IL" iu"-
ming gear Is absolutely noiseless and Is SO ex-
actlv assembled that the rear wheel Will bal
ance for several minutes under the weight Of
the rim alone. Inasmuch as there is no lost
motion the maximum Of speed Is assured 10
tho minimum of power applied The gears on
tho Stearns chainless are cut by modern ma
cbinery and by expert workmen. They are as
correct in pitcn and face as the wheels OF an
extensive watch. and are made OF the best
quality of steel obtainabe: Both verticai
and a lateral adjustment OF the gears can De
made The bevel gears are almost as free from
friction as are the bearings. The cases when
cover the gears are entirely dust proof the
lower fork tube which incloses the smart IS en-
ameIIed either orange black to match the
frame. The natural tendency OF the b , gear
chainIess bicycle is to maintain Its alignment
In this II has a distinct advantage over the
chain-drive wheel
Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF Ameri-
can Wheclmen may obtain full printed infJrma-
ton and membership blanks by sending names
and addresses to the Cycling Editor Tns 1Fto-