New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-01
IN THE CYCLING WORLD
RACING RATES IN THE COMING SEASON.

IN THE CYCLING WORLD
RACING RATES IN THE COMING SEASON
A TRAINER ON THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "ooD
40 SUBSTITUTE FOR STEEL TUBING
WHEELING THE FOE OF coNscMP-
TION-CLUB NEWS.
Cycle racing men Of the country are "a'cn,"o
deliberations OF the track-owners with
,r,orost II was announced some time ago tna' ''.o
owners would hold a meeting at the rve'e.'
IN this CITY on Saturday night. but this ahho"n,s
ment was wrong for the meeting WIN NO.
place until next Saturday night Mosl ~ '"o .h.,
ov ners and managers will be In the CITY a. 49,
time in attendance at the Cycle SHOW. AZ III. inat
meeting Of the association there were rI or1,e Of
tho track-owners would oppose the, neaSS er,,1
a. that time it was said that the promoter 90 lion
new association had had no dlrect cot III hut they
N %n nrobnSv Communicated with that body saEs
then. The track;owners are par co as TO begin to
orranpr thnir circuits Tor the coming season. ~ =.
applications for racing dS,SS naV instead Of allow
In, tho dates outright have mercy gwen "a. "A NJ
and associations an option on e At Manhattan
Beach the Intercoe2iate AhGtiG ,bis COLLEGE has
an option ion Nav Mar 81 The South Brooklyn wheelmen
have applied for June H.
william youn9 the Unknown trainer mas ''1S
. ,n,. rocard,ng the racing prospects Cor the com
Inc season. 1.-THE season OF '9i eclipsed al ieo'u'
from racing point OF view. but 81 VIII nea' !.
away off Regarding the prospects Raid 81 viii again
prominent riders b think OK ' the Circuits, ojher
men think that Thomas Butler |iil c Rnid Took.
Ing for possible dark horse to shoW up ii Wacgar
four think that the o chances T o. Goodman or
Ian ron may finish well up Regarding ne rec
ords of Cooper, Murphy Sanger ana DO much to
decide on their positions at the close OF the Se''
According 70 DR. Abbott OF the Massachusetts
Board Of Health, the death rate from co"Su''iio'
Is decreasing in a very satisfactory manner esp
o,aii, ,r,tb women He attributes 1t to the ires"
air and exercise gained by bicycling CohsuIip'lo''
is contagious and anything which takes people Gu,
Of doors will Id Lessen rhs redeon In the number Of
desths from consumption is said to date rom ce
time when the bicycle craze pes""' CIV
tinued to the present time.
A New-Orleans man has invented bicycie 'iauc
almost entirely of wood, with the exception Vi
front forks and head. In place OF me upper 'u'
ING which extends from the head 10 the seat, ne
has o,tachod q niece of hickory, which Is bent IN
curve until it meets the lower forks OF ,b fne so oyn.
wheel The seat post is also n ay stronger brac-
Ing TO the sprocket The lower tubing wncn a,S ~
tends from the fr9n I, Under the sprocke and
Pear axle to meet the curved wood which makes
the top of the frame
Tho members Of tho New-York Bicycle Club neid
their annual theatre party at the Herald oqu"'e
Theatre on Friday night. Among those present
were Frank W. Kitching Irving II. Charlotte - p
Chamberlin Frank stott W. Il: = Put
1 nam. r 2msn f. TTldt W. Il jSrd@n; p
nSgSrt II d Kee George r. sraS SsI Dane@
Anthony. f. l.; Brown N NJ "copper" ,, ana ID .;
the Arena and the following members eiee ci,,
Stewart. Dr. William A Walker. u NJ beach !i'
c. S. Martin and Edgar Freeman.
The minstrel show which the Harlem Wheelm"n
have been so earnestly engaged In preparing VIII De
presented for the first time at the Harlem opera
House Music Hall, in Onehundred -and-twenty-
hfth-st on Saturday evening. February q. 80
many applications for tickets have been received
that the Entertainment Committee round II w you
house. and has therefore hired the Music han'
Tc ban naS and mandolin circle of the club will make
It's first bow 10 the public at this ENTERTAINMENTS
ARRANGEMENTS being made for a novel ROAD
race 70 take place at Rochester in the spring Each
contestant will be allowed to have any kind OF ma
chine to pace him that he may desire.
The Building Committee OF the South Brooklyn
Wheelmen is trying TO secure a subscription OK
q coo from the members Of the club in order TO
make arrangements for work 10 begin on the pro-
posed new clubhouse.
II has been proposed that the New-York Division
OF the t. A. w. prepare room somewhere down.
town whore T.; a. "; members can check their
wheels when they wish TO ride 10 and from Their
places of business
f. c. Bald the champion OF SO, has decided rot
10 20 TO Europe. Instead, he will start for Cali
fornia Immediately after the Cycle Show In this
city TO train for the coming season.
The advance army Of dealers ard manufacturers
who have been at the Chicago Cycle Show will ar
rive IN this city to-day. Special trains have been
chartered TO bring on the exhibits.
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed Information and
membership blanks by sending names and adj
dresses 10 the Cycling Editor. Tribune.