New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

The New-Jersey Division of the League OF Amer.
lean WhoeImen will have It's roadbooks out ahead
OF those to 90 to tho members OF tho DIVISION ia
this State. In letter to ex-Chef Consul oehue' Dc
c Tattersall. the secretary treasurer Oh the view"
Jersey Division says: 1T would be practically I'M
possible to write to every one letter OF eHp'ana
ton about the roadbooks. as would take the
time to do to you nut We have had cohs'oera"'s
trouble and waste OF lot Of time In trying 10 So
cure royal purple binding for our roadbook, which,
I'm the material We bind It with. we at last mo
will be utterly impossible, 30 we nave 'aheh ''''
next best thins. and the book VIII be inaieo ou''ns
the coming week We also found 1t necessary " w
considerable work in the preparation OF suitnpie
index map. with the result that We were Two weeks
longer than we expected In completing -FOUR periec'
index maps The book for 1891 is. so far as roaos
nre concerned absolutely perfect THINK tha'
is the first roadbook in the United states 'ha' wa"
ever made OF this kind. or course, We c"''"o'
guarantee the reported conditions OF roaos' |n'
stances vary and no two men report unifnproVed
roads the same. consequently we guarantee ''"'
the routes as placed the maps are correct ou'
their condition we do not / think that the DIVISION
should feel Justly proud of the coming BOOK as 'he
only perfect roadbook. and when tell you '''a' l
have worked home from two TO I'VE cyaseers
foryhve nights on this DOCK ~ - a. Dc hm5dred-
ton and would not do 1t again Tor hVe-huhuieu-
dollar BILL
rooo,ing NJ the Race committees Of the Associated
cycling Clubs of New-Yorh. New-Jersey ana hohs
Island will be held at the Astor House to-hish' At
O'Clock. The cyclists who mad charee Vi TIC ~
yIngton- N!llburn race have finished their reports
and Investigations and the many prizes VIII De as
trbuted to the happy winners In the evening"
arc fortv-two position prizes in all 70 be
five time prizes sixteen tlc ri1 was u' won by the
Vim Bicycle Club of Newark, that ciqn Una a'a are
two men to finish In the honor marx mere ,1 are
three hgh-grade bicycles among the position prizes
The first night race meet Of the Riverside "heei-
men will be held at Olympic Park. One-huhured-
and-tbirty-nfth-st. and Lenox-ave. tonight Inc
s ,,lI consist Of one-mie novice. one-mlle handi-
GA, one-n,ile scratch and twomile handicap inc
npftyos vii consist of medals diamonds and 1eweiry.
Many 81 ye entered and drst-cass racing is ex-
pected. The races will be run OH proiIPttSS nitv
tne crowd is expected The Riverside Wheelmen
will mold other night race meets-oh July "'-
August u
The Associated Cycling Clubs OF New-fork mas
passed a set OF resolutions requesting that ''.o
Eiphth-ave. car stables at Fttieth-st. be ilium!-
80 q, night The members OF the association
saw that in the semi-darkness II Is danee e,oa
for cyclists pass in front OF the staoeS a' 'e'
The Logan wheemen Of Brooklyn have moved
into their new clubhouse at Sixth-ave ana Gar
field Place The new horne has been handsoiheiy
furnished. and President Barnett ana tne io "a
memhers are well satiSfeC Win inc T.,
yord Carnier has been elected vlcepresldcn.' ~
place Of F. w. Walker. resigned; and ROPER "
bye has been elected secretary IN place Vi D. v
Hull who expects TO leave the CITY,
Tho ATLANTA Wheelmen have arranged what
ought 10 be an interesting meeting. to DO heid al
the Waverly track near Newark next Sat aro
The entry list is formidable one. There are ~
men each in the halfmile and the one inile ha'u
caps and twenty-seven teams are scheu'eo "
start in the tandem handicap
Connecticut wheelmen have requested the passage
NJ a guide-post law. similar TO the one IN New
Iersev The Pennsylvania division wishes the
Philadelphia Council 10 adopt an ordinantbc; re &c
nuring ali vehicles to carry light at hight' DIS
bicycsts do now
Tho first of series Of moonlight runs by the
South Brooklyn Wheemen will be held tomorrow
night These runs are intended for the members ii,
and their men and women friends. The START VIII
be made from the clubhouse No 40 Ninth bar,
ProokIvr at S:2O o'clock. y. r. Macdonald Is chair-
man OF the Road Committee
ni" "a 49, snlLI -I..
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