New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-13
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IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

THE IRvINGTON- MILLBURN RACE.-An i'm
por;ant meeting of the chairmen OF the race
committees of the Associated cycling Oiuos
OF New-York New-Jersey and Long Island
was held at the Aston House yesterday
Those present were Edward Gebereaux. wal
ter Rutan and George Shannon This committee
will have charge OF the Irvngton-M ilburn race
which will take place over the old course on Nay 81
when ii was run by the Metropolitan Association
viii act as an Advisory COMMITTEE; W Va f. IS scnd-
Drabble f. p Pria viii be The handieapper. The
grand stand will be erected in The woods AT me
start ard finish, to seat from 1000 to ~" people;
the race Will start as usual at II a. m Inc @es 30
time In which the race has yet been run Is l"'Zo
by Monte Scott.
SUNDAYS CENTURY RUN.-A well-known
wheelman who makes a physical study OF all speed
and endurance contests. had this TO say yesterday
horses when it comes to a question OF endurance
and weight-carrying ability Those VINO are Sh,a h
karf OF punishment with more courage tnan 90 theI
women who rode in the New-York County Wheel
mems century run on SInday az an LAM bunch
beating considerably more than half OF the ITO men
who rode with them. Both women were short and and
sturdily built The four men who hnished nfst
were also OF the same physical construction.
TO OPEN THE RACING sEAsON.-The Race
held a meeting yesterday afternoon At which 1t was
decided 70 hold a preliminary spring meeting on
May %. The spring meeting Will take nothing rom
the annual meet in the autumn but will be guided
by the same rules which govern the latter The
Race Committee in charge consists OF A. G. Batcn-
Eschewege and j. c. Wetmore.
MAY BE NO MORE BICYCLE PARADES-
Superintendent of Parks Parsons reported against
granting permission to parade on June to me me
Evening Telegram" Parade Association az tne
needing of the Park Board yesterday. Mr.. Parsons
said that IT would be inadvsabe 10 grant the per
as contemplated Would spoil the grounds. owing to
the large crowds that would be attracted. Inc
permit was refused
BROOKLYN CYCLISTS D1sTURBED.-The
wheelmen OF Brooklyn up in arms because
Park Commissioner Dettmer has decided not TO
relay the old cycle path this year and deputation
from the Good Roads Association will wait upon
the Commissioner in a few days
YALE'S CYCLE TEAM.-The Yale cycle team
this year will be composed OF Butler, HILL Tweedy'
Anderson, McCutchen Howard Bro2 Hxe ""'Ae''
Benedict. Kaufman, corcoran ana FRENCH
THE PRESS wHEELMEN.-The Press Wheel
men held the last smoker OF the season AT ther
cIubrooms No > New-Chambers-st.. on SATURDAY
night si Si 1ea frends si Ling the stew
ard OF the club also received a cane the wood or
which was taken from a plank OF the lrrepresslpe,
" british man-of-war which was sunk OF the
Bermudas President John A Hawkins was master
Of ceremonies
AFT YOIyR WHEEL FIXED-The Duquesne
Manufacturing Company, Fulton and Greenwich
SITS have opened shop. where repairing LOT ,ne
ctty, and ont town trade both wholesale ana re-
tail, IL done.
REQUEST DEN1ED.-A committee OF resi-
aents OF the Twenty-third and Tweny-fourt
wards presented petition 10 the PARK Boara yes
,erdav for the construction OF a cycle pain III
Crotona Park The committee asked only ior d
temnorary path The petition was referred.
CYCLING CLUBS IN SESSTON.-A lively meet
tn, ~ the Associated Cycling Clubs OF New-fork
uas hold at the Metropole Hotel last night Fully
| et,v delegate. we're present. Magistrate Simms
nresided The sentiment Of the meeting was that
the Park Commissioners had made a mistake III
refusing TO allow the association 10 hoid the pro-
,oseJ "a 90 on Riverside Drive. ana that the cycl
81 this city would not forget II ne t H,,
Uiodesd therselv work for the best interests
~ cer,an hills now in the Legislature "ni,h VIII
| beneft cyclists The Good Roads Comihl'tee ie
| norfed many needed improvements anu ~ w.
| Soided 70 have a metropolitan handicap team rae
in vhch the associations OF TINS CITY, .Ne"-''''''
| and Long island should take part
= A " BI.ANKS-Cyclists desiring 10 JOIN the
ag,,a Of American Wheelmen may obtain fu
| nrinted information and membership olai .,, 10y
| Sending their names and addresses 10 'ne - 7
| Editor, Tribune