New-York tribune., 1897-07-11

| The Lady Cycst." of London. says Wise
| women ride home when wearied. to come out
fresh and buoyant on the morrow. A name
less bicycle may usually be reckoned to be
heartily ashamed of it's parentage. Lady
| Warwick has consented to become the presi-
dent OF a cycling club recently formed in Bir-
mingham 1t is mistaken idea that 1t is ad-
| vantageous when ascending hills to ride from
, side to side across the road Pick out the
| smoothest part and ride straight, bringing the
pedals well round with free ankle action
| Shorten the cranks when wind and roads are
favorable Put saddle forward and lengthen
| cranks when the reverse. Instead of sitting at
home wondering why you have headache take
your bicycle and If you can't enchant it
away. II in riding you feel the slightest jar as
your bicycle runs over ordinary obstacles: there
| is not sufficient air in your tire. In no circum-
stance ignore the rule of the road II ;dmt you are
| 1t is satisfactory to know that you are not to
| blame"
/ The young Princes Of Germany all ar
| dent bicyclists, particularly the Crown Prince
| He is also devoted to rowing. and he and his
| brother Eitel may be seen after their lessons
| are over. pulling about on small lake in the
| park. The Princess Pauline Of Wdrtemburg,
| niece Of the Duchess of Albany. Is an accom-
plished wheelwoman. The magnificent seat or
the Marlboroughs, near Woodstock. is now look,
| ing its best. There are constant coming ana
going Of guests, most of them using their bicy-
| cles.
|
without capable pacemakers in his match with
| Jimmy" MichaeIs at Buffalo. but he does net
propose to be Handicapped in that fashion in his
| twenty-me race with ]. Frank Starbuck at
| Manhattan Beach next Saturday. When Titus
| got to Buffalo he found that Michaelss man
| ager had engaged all the best men, and the
! New-Yorker went into the race without pace
| makers practically speaking Titus is picking
up the fastest available riders and has for-
| mdable aggregation. Starbuck will have Bos-
1f1ol nIN1,io ak
ducement for the best pacemakers. Manager
Powers has added a Slo0 handicap to the pro,
| fessional races. open only to the pacemaKers Oh
| the Starbuck- Titus match Each man may nave
! eighteen pacemakers
The amateur team Of the Riverside Wheelmen
is riding in great form. At the various meets
held on July and !. C. NJ. Ertz captured two
frsts and one second. A. T. Fowler one hrst'
| H. Y Bedell three firsts and two thirds c.
| Tomnsop one first. two seconds and three
| thirds: William Mosher two firsts and one thlrd'
| f. c. Hausman two firsts and one second, V.
Granie second and j: Beam two frsts. one
| second and one third. +. Nagle broke the RECORD
| for the half-mile on Clifton track. and also won
| one second All now in active training for
| the Riverside Clubs meet at Manhattan beach
| on July 81.
| Milo NJ Bel1ing jr., Arthur j. Boston, Fred
| Foster Robert Byars. J. r. Traver. ID. Howard
| Haywood William Malbery Virgil cameron
| Kellen Theodor rubbing Edward I'euWaS'
| James NJ Stewart. Frank l.. Tierney, Henry +.
| Crosher James Brooks. Sidney Hendrlck oaIo-
| mon and Louis y. Bail were elected 70 memner-
ship in the Century Wheelmen at the last meet
ing of the Board of Directors.
The Road Committee of the Brooklyn Bicycle
Club. composed of George II. Gardiner, John >
Hudson and F. NJ Bennett has arranged 'he
following runs for the rest of the season: sun
day. July 1S-To Long Branch and Asbury PARK
carnival Sunday. July 25-To Roslyn; back via
Hempstead leave clubhouse at 93o a. m; dn- @
ner at Mansion House. mileage III. SUNDAY
Angust Vote rum leave clubhouse at 800 a.
M sunday August S-Philadelphla League
meet Sunday, August 1o-To Asbury fark; an lsave
clubhouse at $40 a. m. Boat leaves Rector,st'
at 93O a. m returning on 62S boat from AZ
lantic Highlands pier; due in New 2 0rK "a AZ ~ ~
p. m: mileage. ~ sunday, onn AusuS, - ainrar sf
| Long Beach Hotel; mileage 6o SUNDAY Au-
| gust 29-To Englewood and Nyack; leave ciup-
house m; dinner at Palmer "a ho4se' Heaare ware
| age. 90 Monday September 6-Io Delaware
| Water Cap Sunday. September l2-Note rum
leave clubhouse at $3.50 a. m. sunday Septem.
| Der 1910 Pompton Lake; leave eiuphouse So a.
| dinner AT Lake House; mileage, 62 SUNDAY
| September 26-To Wets Point; leave cInn-
| house at 93O a. M; dinner AT "ariiSo" . ''''
| age. 46.
"The Cvcle" has this note Of warning to the
| English bicycle manufacturers: There Is not the
| slightest doubt that British manufacturers VIII
reouire 10 make a big effort not only to compete
with foreign makers in other countries pu' DIS
", '',1 nrdnr 70 maintain their prestige at home
American makers have already shown What s Si,-
terprise can do. even in countr! iuii t oi - -
tional preiudicos, ours undouDtedl! ls, dnI
fron1 information received from most relap"
source we believe Germany intehns ~ ioi'0"
the same lines as our YANKEE brethreN'
Tho latest invention in the water cycle line
I bcVCe
from a Portland inventor. named MaXon' "ho
claims for If advantages over every other water
machine in existence and is willing to wager
u IN heat ANYTHING in bicycle form tha' haNl-
gates the water 1t is cigar-shapeu o!il"u''
made of aluminium II is light, although Ten
feet in length. Underneath it, % buried IN - t"e
watrf, a;nn Mocht Regular bicycle machinery is at
| tached TO the craft. A large sprocket "n1e', a
gear case for the chain ana SIN, sii1p,e ,ns
| ,nocbonism all correspond closely WIN the every
IT. tin,nia The pedals turn the sprocket
wheel which in turn causes the cigar {! NM 'i,
| ~ re,olvr Summing round with lightnlng-nKe
.,di,r II forces or screws its way through the
water AZ a great speed At the rear there Is
rudder for steering. which is controlled py the
handle-bars
| C,vclnr is the sport Of sports, and 1t Is con-
,inuallv broadening its sphere or useiuihess'
The reasons for it's ever-increasing popularity
are manifold. the principal one being mat 'here
&c no other method Of locomotion that Is a, ohGe nc
10 70 ~ oc,icahle cheap speedy and pleasurapie.
TO many the bicycle is necessity; TO al us II Is
CONTINUOUS delight The father VIII Gu. .,''l uoml u
his expenses. the wife VIII curtd III
~ S hnusehold and the children VIII sacrh1ce
m,.,binc o,r 70 get bicycle and generally the ma
chine proves a blessing to all concerheu III iS
| ownership.
The Government is to undertake a series OF
exneriments in road making as object lessons 10
tho neople Samples Of improved roads VIII
no bu,lt at New-Brunswck, n D. ana at
Geneva. this State, under the dlrec'oh Vi '"e
. -. Aoriculture who is practical,