New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
bicycle regulations in Europe. The pamphlet
says in part:

bicycle regulations in Europe. The pamphlet
says in part:
1t would be greatly to the advantage Of American
cyclists coming to France to join the Touring Club
de Franco. This organization Is similar to cycling
societies In America. The advantages to members
are numerous. The most important consideration is
that q member can enter this and other European
countries without obstruction from the customs Of
m gy smy arg voe OF dH
is given at certain hotels. especially in the
IN cycling goods BY wearing the badge
Is assured Of courteous treatment everywhere Inc
an offcial guide giving names OF hotels. repair
shops. etc. where liberal generally 10 per eent as
counts are allowed. The membership to-day num-
bers 700. The Touring Club de France has done
more since its foundation for the encoura geneni Oh
The money derived from the subscriptions is ex,
pended in repairing the epartmenta roadwa!s ana
dangerous and rapid descents. In all the towns and
cities Of France Is 20 ee and aid
them in trouble. The headquarters Of the touring ring
Club de France are situated IN par ca Rue Se made
for membership Ladies are eligible to membersh up
hos Te eh clubs onion
France s IL Rue des Bois Enfans Paris subscrip-
20 The and an % ub
scrpon Of 81 AnS,hsr is the Rally vsS R sn
n na subscrption So for men SO
The following notice appears IN the Journals OF To-
The French authorities will not put duty on
cycles that are orGnsh 1 III INTO ts nT of Of
some touring club will be sufficient evidence 70 she
foarst though it is right that he should know that
the duty chargeape can be nsSeen upon ou'
The condition of some of the roads not printed
in The Tribune yesterday is as follows:
Huntngton-All roads fair
Westheld-All roads in good condition, l., .s
Far Rockaway-Macadam and dirt roads In good
condition. ,,.,
Princeton-Macadann and dirt roads good.
roads DAD d good rod d r 0oSs dusty
New-York Chy.,,Macadam roads good good:
Westchester-All roads in good condiiion
Newburg-All dirt roads good for riding
Port Chester-Macadam and dirt ROADS gooo'
The Morris Wheelmen, who have just moved
into their new quarters. Nos. COG and 69S East
One-hurdred- a nd thirty -sixth-st, Borough or
the Bronx" have arranged a system OF club runs
this year which many clubs may follow Magis-
trate Smms is the president of the club Inc
programme Of runs arranged is as follows:
To-day-Tarrytown. Nyack.
Long Division: Start $50 a M: to Port Ch Mys
White Plains Tarrytown Gerry Il oclock sHarH
for dinner; leave at o'clock to Piermont, spark,
hill Closter Engewood Fort Lee Ferry rouho
Short Division Start $50 to Yonkers Tar, Tar,
yown terry II ocSC Sgack d for dnneI
Fort Lee round trip about VINES m aed return
Afternoon Run: Start 2:3o p. m; to CITY lsiano'
round trip about TWENTY orsyt thrf Ps mef
Long Division: Start Sis a. m: Fort Lee rerly
G safs1 the mu Oranges Pianed dinner Plain
field returning. leave p m. rouho ''i'' ''e"''
short Division: Start SIS M Fort Lee reTJy
6:45 M Hudson County BGu,eVaIe leave D. M:
Bellevle for dinner; returning e@'e p '
ro Morn iP Run start to Fort Schuyler , and
md Fri
reiqfa oenFf Rum an" Start $50 Yonker' and
return; round trip twenty-five ErdrMor mil ssbvlon
o ay Division start go M to Sins.yn aaies
mi GSsss pG Baby EasRtd dinner
turning. leave at 2 p M rouha ''i''
Snort Division: Start 80 M TO Ninetynn,ni
ferry a. m College Point Plqs mr. S,1ner fe
GaTden G ssy. a Al round trip mile,
u Mornns sI Run start $50 to Bay sde round
TRIP Ate sMsSy1 Run: Start go M to jamaica
round trip. twenty-five miles niles Island
EoSg pysoa sPGt as Eiuabe FSor Leg
psv to St trs GsO os through
rlns RI cSsny TO so Ess
POM Richmond Grant City for dinner c
rsda picy !S ST rsa or through the city,
$saa H%s.'p es.n
Afternoon Run: Start 2:30 p. m. 10 New-hochehe'
sloyw Division: Start from clubhouse a M ar
rive Twenty-fhrd-st ferry 40 eight miles leave
| Via Brooklyn a. m, arrive Jamaica sVo eieVen
ns nils ,en sagn miles: 1Am eavs valley ale s Stream S
rive Seaford 1913. twelve miles; leave Seaiord l:is
arrive Babylon l2:i2, nine miles retprnhg: leane
Babylon p M via Sesford, mai5e ley T Syrea.
Fast Division: Start from clubhouse a M ar
p-oo' m
twenty;one miles leave Valley s'rsan I'll; lGS arrive
Ssafd @ nne niles returnng BABY
lon 2So p. m; same route as Slow Division.
ferry Bedford.ave. Prospect Park ocean Parkway,
Coney Island; returning. leave p M round trip
Morning Run: To Hackensack, round trip. twenty
Afternoon Run: To City Island; round trip. twen-
May S1-Irvington- Millburn. to witness tina annual
Start from clubhouse 7:4o a. to Fort Lee Ferry.
| SIS boat; via Hudson County Boulevard Belleville
and South Orange This run is scheduled at the re,
di,y. OF Associated cS'''ns ''n'' OF Ne"-h0fh
Engineering" in speaking of pneumatic tires,
| has this say:
| In view Of the great progress which the cycle
| industr; has recently made. ana which has been
pneua,c sGG T r may nS, be 70
| a word or two with reference 10 the composition OF
the tires. The increasing price of Para rubber has
| led TO two alarmist notices in the press and
| this has given rise among outsiders-to use con-
vcnient term-to a feeling Of surprise that there
should he this rise IN Para rubber, seeing that The
exports OF rubber from Africa. more especially ~
| late. This subject of African exports of rubber
| has by the medium OF consular reports Chamber
| OF Commerce discussion and private letters. been
| brought forward rather prominently OF late. and
not unnaturaly the newspaper reader Is not 9uiIe