New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-26
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.


VICE TO NOVICES-NOTES OF THE CLUBS.
Entry blanks have been issued by the ATLANTA
Wheelmen for their National Circuit meet at the
Waverly track on Saturday. August A. Seven
races are on the card. including the one-third mile
/. A. W. National championship. The prize list is
up 10 the full limit allowed. s525 being offered in
the professional races alone. The races and prizes
follow: Professional mile Open 500. $50. s25 and
slO half-rnile handicap. 800 $40. 500 and so; five
miles $780, $40 $50 ard So amateur. onethird mile
handicap. National championship. l.. A. w. gold
silver and bronze medals mile handicap s35 da-
mond ring so gold watch and so diamond scarf,
and so diamond scarfpin. Entries close on August
7 with c. H. Budd, chairman. p. O. Box u.s. New
There Is hardly club of any Importance that
will not be represented in the century runs Of the
Associated Cycling Clubs of New-York TO the Ma
ope Of the on asus Of hd
August s.
An old wheelman offers the following advice TO
novices in cycling: Don't tr; - go faster than
your machine. This may appear at first sight un-
necessary advice yet the novice in cycling does IT
habitually Latter-day wheelmen learn 10 ride
quickly and are out on club runs in less time than
1t took TO master the old ordinary-they pay little
attention 10 pedalling. or a proper applcatloh OF
their strength and waste their power in attempt
Ing 70 90 faster than their machines. This sort Of
thing was not much in the days OF me or.
Iider attempted TO 20 faster than his machine he
succeeded in so doing, but went over the 'front.'
A bicycle parade consisting Of several hundred
members OF the Third Avenue Railroad Employees
Nutuol Relief Association will take place on the
night of July 81. s. F. Reynolds, the inspector OF
the road will be the grand marshal. The parade
will be followed August by the ASSOCIATION
seventh annual picnic and games at Brommers
Union Park Willis-ave. and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ty-third-st The officers of the association are SUI
perlntendent John H. Robertson, president: Isaac
Tough vice-president: Charles c. Swerfager sec
rotary; John Beaver. treasurer and Samuel r. Jes-
sup, sergeant at-arms
The Brooklyn Fire Department Wheelmen are en-
joying a prosperous career. The company DIT
sheepshead Bay has laid out an mpromptu race do
track. and some or the IRE lduuIeS arc ""'9 " w "
mile in good time
The scheme to bring together the three Associa'-
ed Cycling Clubs of New-York. Long Island ana
New-Iersev continues to hang fire. The first two
are willing but New-Jersey seems indsposed 10 30
ahead
An evceIent list Of officials has been secured for
the second annual race meet Of the South brooklyn
Wheelmen which will be held at the Manhattan
Beach track on August H. There VIII be -FOUR anna
contests and two races ior professionals ~,
which the prizes will be the iuii HINT ai'o"eu 0'
the l.. a. w Racing Board
The soldiers OF Willets Point have organized
bicycle club which will be known as inc oh''eu
States Engineer Cycle Corps. The ciuD mas o'i'
hundred charter members, and the president
Frank =. Portland.
C-vcl,s,s desiring 10 Join the League OF American
WbeeImon NAV obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names ana addresses
10 Ire cycling Editor, The Tribune.
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KyIcKrpBOCKER YACHT CLIFFS CRUISE
Bv order OF the commodore OF the Knickerbocke'
Yacht Club the following order has been issued "
b. Fleet Captain J. T. Moore; , a,
The Yachts Of the club intending TO JON ID ,n'
annual cruise this year will rendezvous az "''
Cove on Saturday. August :, , .,a ~, hoard m,
4 meeting o! captains WI, be heio vi ''"'N ~
o. fagshir al o clock that evening. -. ca.vr
The following Is a synopsis OF the cruise 81 :.
Gay August I, rendezvous at Glen rock Monday
Aueus Q drst squadron run Black ROCK 10 . i,,,
bic Islands; Tuesday Angus ~ renrs sWimmnl
matches nd general events: fireworks IN me rn
ing wednesday AugIsy london aSo Thursday Al
gus, 70 third squadron run. Ncw-iondop 20 S,i,d
Ter Island: Friday August H. remain az tHjsban,
Island. dress ship: SATURDAY A"s"'' ~
The commodore Will give three prizes to ynch al
maxirg The best runs from n'"'" "'''
Cass 4 yachts over 40 feet and no, over 20 'e ne
racing ,cngth Class -. yachts over 80 feet aha II"
DOR a. feet racing length: Class {, all yachts
fec. racing length ana uIiue,, from ciuh table,
Time allowance to be computed from Gnu" '"
ivD1A.. uAREOR YACHT CLUE REGAII@
r,e ninth annual regatta Of the Indian Harba
yg,b, cyuh will be sailed Saturday, july ="
under Tho r,les OF the Yacht Racin3 Union
Long leland sound The usual club courses
Greenwich Conn., will &c sailed. anG me fes"
open TO yachts Of any recognized yac"' o'D'
cruising trim the schooners VIII sa" III o' -,
soops cutters and yawls oyer d feet ra ovry 81 fet
a. san I'm onotber class For yachts IN racing Ia