New-York tribune., 1897-08-01
the bundle or the bag at home, or take off some-
thing to make room for Il.

me bundle or the bag at home. take off some-
'hihg TO make room for II.
Ine run TO Travers Island is a popular one.
Inc accompanying route Is suggested by
T. u Carter. the old-time champion distance
runner OF the New-York Athletic Club, who has
become enthusiastic cyclist: Take Boule-
ward 10 One hundred and d-eg hty hrst-st., cross
| Washington Bridge and turn to the left, through
featherbed Lane at the end OF the lane turn
| left into Macombs Dam Road. Take the sec
| ond turning TO the right after passing berkeley
| oval This is the Fordham Landing Road and
crossing Jerome-ave. leads down hill into Ford
! ham village. Cross Webster ave. and the car
! tracks TO Pelham ave. with ST. Johns College
| ana grounds the left: cross the southern
Boulevard. through Bronx Park and over the
! bridge spanning the Bronx, TO the junction oi
! the old Boston Road and White Plains Road :
| turn 10 the left and bear 70 the left along the
| trolley line, where is the only stretch OF poor
! road of about q hundred yards. Follow the
/ trolley line through Wiliiamsbridge and Mount
Vernon until about one hundred feet OF the
| cobblestone road then turn 10 the right along
| South Eleventh-st.: first turn to the left INTO
| West Second-st. down which ride TO Fourth
ave. the main business street Of Mount vernon :
| turn 20 right and follow the trolley line. which
turns TO the left at East Third-st; continue
| down the HILL cross the bridge at the foot ano
turn 10 the right the white house little FUR
| ther on. Ride on the sidewalk for one hlock
, then up the hill. taking the first turn to the
| left. across the Boston Post Road. which leads
| into the Pelham Manor Concourse, down the
| hill by the railroad station and TO the right
straight over 10 Travers Island
An ingenious English sportsman he's arranged
ladder of distances in time. comparing the
| speed attained by various forms Of locomotion
| He has figured It out that while the swimmer Is
swimming psi yards the oarsnan cover
l r6e he
skater 1920 yards tho trotter $500 yards. the
| cyclist 2S40 yards. the running horse 1850
wards. and the locomotive five miles
The Kangaroo tire made by the National India
Rubber Company. Of Bristol. r. l.. is coming to
| the front owing to the record it has made on
the track and road This tire is ~ novel con-
etruction being made OF threads instead Of
fabric. the result being much lvelier and
stronger tire than the ordinary product. Al
test made last fall at the Watertown Mass
arsenal. this tire stood pressure OF over "'o
mounds to the square inch. finally bursting al
30 pounds The tire il made by machiner!
especially designed for the purpose tnerepN IN
surfing uniformity and freedom from common
defects The road and racing tires are mace az
artly alike SO far as the construction II CON
cerned the only difference being IN the "eleH H.
Of the outer cover Of the rubber. This is point
that is of value TO the manufacturers ana u tfle
army nf bicycle riders alike inasmuch "a the
latter may be certain. IN ordinary ioad tres, OF
obtaining the same speedy tires 'hat ine! haN ~
seer on the track The tire is made In all the
nop,ilar sizes and the factories At Brstol, r. l.
| are being pushed 20 their full capacity 10 sup
| ply the demand.
The EQUITABLE General Providing COMPANY OF
| No % Broadway has opened Offices al the
| Townsend Building Twenty hfth-st. and Broad
F, way. and al the Franklin Trust Building, Chn-
! ton and Montague SITS. Brooklyn. All the of1ces
| are open on Monday evenings until ?. n MY.
| Telfair the general manager in speaking oi @,he @
business. says he is well satisfied Win "nat @ IN.
company has done and that It's safes are dpout
, dounln v-haf the, were last year our hIn mas
! made speciality OF the Victor Pierce Dayton
| and era ford wheels. The company Was e@-
| ,ablished TO sell wheels on the nstam plan.
| some neat little electric cycle lamps have been
seen In London lately. They do rot differ much
! in shane from an ordinary light. the globe being
! placed inside a lamp case Of the regulation pat
! tern The storage battery, the cells Is carried
in case a few inches square. strapped at the
| back Of and beneath the springs or the saodle
the wires being twisted round the top tune, ana
| being so carried 10 the front OF the machine;
| The pressing OF button turns the light on ana
off anG for the expenditure of sixpence the
battery may be recharged sufficiently 10 run
forty or nfry miles Riders who have tried TINS
novelty speak highly Of the illuminating power
Of the lamp: but the wires VIII not bear attacn-
well-known physician says: NO sport or
! pastine under the appeals more strongly 10
the weak and the invalid than cycling. and the
| temptation to overdo II IS great Cycling Is
the Dastine Of the delicate. and unless this class
of riders exercises much self-control there IS no
doubt great liability 10 overstraln OF the hea'
ard other vital organs. golden rue 10 an
delicate cyclists is expressed in one word MOD
| Grafton
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria IS one
or the stanchest upholders OF cycling among
! German ROYALTIES He is the patron Of the So
cia,v fo- Protecting the Interests Of Cyclists in
! Bavaria and It is owing 10 his influence tha'
| they have obtained many alterations In thelr
| favor Of police rules and regulations
>-,..r ,oo,n- a hill or continue level road rid
| ing when YOU feel II strain. This causes ir-
re,,,,ari,v of the hearts action. and may be
o,herwise in furious You will derive beneht from
| cycling 20 long as you keep within your natura
! physical capabilities.
long period of dryness is harmful 70 run
her therefore tires should not be stored in not
a., ,ac.s The drvness acts as harmfully on
r,,iher &C damn does on steel \ good wipe over
win wet cloth Is an excellent thing TOT 'he
tires after every ride.
Never start on ride without supply oi co'r'
MASTER 1t is a most necessary article III the Case
of cuts or scratches, and can also De uFeI a. .
| snoedv and effectual means OF repairing
| punctured tire.
| Alma raden1a is Ar enthusiastic cyclist, hav'
ing acquired the art az one of 'ne i-''u0" P''N
| lar riding schools
C-,.c,,sts desiring 10 join the League ~ Amer'
v,hoen,en may obtain tull printed informa
ITO, and membership blanks by senoins 'aiiis' III
! and addresses 10 the Cycling tdi'or' Inv ''''