New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-11
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
WALTER s JENKINS THE NEW CHIEF
CONSUL FOR NEW-YORK

JENKINS DENIES THAT THE STATE liEADQt an
TIERS ARE TO RE REMOVED FROM THIS
City MrcuAELs CLEVER PERFORM
ANcE-NoTEs AND COMMENTS
! Yesterday was An ideal day for cycling and the
! owners OF bicycles were out IN force All the SUD
urban roads--and they were probably never IN pet
tor condition than they wcr" yesterday-"ere
| throneed with happy riders all day There Was
/ the usual cycle parade on tho Boulevard and on
Riverside Drive In this city, and the roads through
| Westchester were also well patronized In Brooh-
: lyn every body seemed 10 be ont on wheels ana
! the passing show the Mcrrick Road ana the
! cycle path was interesting 10 many people VINO
/ Wen; out. some " Them apparently. merely 10 see
the wheels go by. a never-ending stream al 'S-
I clsts went up and down the Hudson County Boule-
! ward Free ferragc to Staten Island has made the
| splendid macadam roads there more popular. Inc
! Richmond Road particularly Is In excellent cohdi-
ton, and large parties OF cycsts were seen Oh inc
road yesterday. The foliage Is showing tnc nrst
! touch Of frost. and ride through the suburban
/ tai Many people remarked yesterday the large
! percentage OF women riders seen on the roads.
! Walter :. Jenkins. OF Buffalo who will succeed
Isaac r. Potter as chief consul OF the New-fork
| Division Of tho League OF American Wheeimen' IS
! In tho city. and he will have consultation win
! tho local L. y. W. leaders to-day Mr.. Jehkihs
this time tell Just what course he would pursue
when he was elected, as he could not tell just what
reforms II any, needed. When asked to say
something about the rumors that In case he WAS
elected the headquarters of the division would b"
removed TO Buffalo he said: The division has
no idea of removing the headquarters 10 Buffalo
or 10 any other place. New York Is tho metropolis
Of the country and II f. certainly the place for the
| State headquarters | was one Of the members who
favored the moving OF the headquarters 10 ms
| city and certainly have no idea OF making another
change. II would not be good business move. and
Il could not he done anyway, without vote OF
tho Board OF Officers OF tho division
Tho Klondke century run OF tho Long Island city
wheelmen will tako place November from Gey-
ers Jackson Avenue Hotel Long Island city Oak
dale and return Entrance fee. s.; gold souvenir 81
extra silver loving-cup. now exhibited at kif-
fers, Broadway, Will be presented TO tho club hav-
ing the most survivors. There will be special
medals for inc first three riders, and one for the
first woman home. supper VIII be furniSnod AZ
tho finish. Address all communications TO r. Gut
ting. captain. No. Sc broadway. Long Island 'ity.
A new brake which nts into tho hub OF ihe rear
wheel and Is controlled by tho pedals has been
invented. Tho maker has been experimenting on
the brake for nearly year and this summer has
/ had a number OF wheels equipped with them. The
new brake has stood every test aud IS attracting
some attention. Several Manufacturers have eN-
nmlned the row patent. The factory VIII devote Il
brakes this season The models an drawings are
According TO Tile Referee" reports Indicate "A
good business having been done IN all tho South
ern States during tho last season The indications
are that another season VIII s'o stll greater
prosperity among tho Southern dealers. Southern
in tho past but seem 70 have At last caught the
fever. II prosperity continues and the yellow fever
deal OF business from the South in lsis
The West Orange Cyclers propose to build quar-
,er-me bicycle track IN West Orange. site for #
having been offered long lease. and a subscrip-
ton list has already reached IA goody sum
A meeting OF the local consuls and l.. \. w rep
resentatives at Cincinnati was held last week at
the home OF ". c. Munro. sccrctary-treasurcr OF
sulate in Cincinnati similar TO that OF New-York
and other large Eastern cities
Through tho efforts Of the T.. \. ". and the
Good Roads League OF Camden toll on the Mount
Ephraim Turnpike for bicyclsts was abolished Oc-
tober J.
Harry" Sidwell continues to dcmosh amateur
worlds records with insis,ency which betokens
n marvellous reserve of speed At Chester Park.
Cincinnati on Tuesday Sidwell went out after the
two-th'rds and three-quartcrs. and succeeded IN
lowering the times for both distances For the
former mis- time 10. while for the three-quar
tcrs tho chronomctcrs registered lls Both these
records are several seconds below previous existing
records.
T. H. Parker. who at time president OF
the company making the League chanless and
until recently associated with the Bayvclscar is
now connected with r. Il. Won Il Co. Mr. Parker
VIII represent this company on the road this sea-
son
Charles Newman is expected ia New-Yor this
week. Mr. Newman has been the other side for
the last SIX months. and during that time has made
many advantageous arrangements for the company
nccs OF England Mr. Newman has visited every
country on the Continent. Mr.. Newman has made
study Of the cycle field In foreign lands during
his absence.
Orange, oct 10 (SpeciaD.- Milton f. Adams OF
New York. who was formerly employed at the Ed.
ison laboratory in West Orange. has applied for
letters patent new device In bicycle propul-
sion He diSpenscs with the chain. and In lieu
thereof uses number Of steel cables placed side
by side These cables OF seven strands each
and with seven wires in each strand or forty-nine
I'm each cable. The wires arc only eight one thou
sandths OF an inch thick and the entire diameter
of each cable Is only one-siXteenth OF an inch
They made Of steel plano wire electrically
welded. I'm place of the sprochet wheel he n
wheel Of half an inch face, I'm which are six
grooves side by side. A similar wheel is on the
hub Of the rear wheel of the bicycle Around these
wheels and in the grooves the cables rum The
lower sections OF the cables are brought up close
TO the upper ones and run over idle pulleys there
md these are capable OF adjustment by thumb.
screws to take up any slack that may occur
bicycle that the disabling Of side would
no Inconvenience. as the power In the other
side would be ample to run the machine The
bringing OF the lower sections OF the cables I'D 10
near the top ones gives a contact with both the
driving and driven puleys OF nearly three qua
Of their face thus insuring a freedom from Shining
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