New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-16
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

the bicycle for military purposes. ENei' man "
be in heavy marching order the company VIII NC
gone until Sunday, July %. The plan ior the .es''
as laid by Colonel Chauncey, Is as follows: Inc
commanding officer of the defensive force sta
,ioned on the hills of Flushing, has received hiof
nation of the appearance of an enemy 5 Meet Oil
Montauk Point All the troops are concentrated
on and near the above-named place. Inc p'oo
bilities are that force of the enemy VIII DC i""u
at the eastern end of Long Island All the w'eS
are down and the railroad Is interrupted the Io.,
ing stock being destroyed or run OH rsnuires in
handing officer vi the defensive FORCE Irq'i -
formation as to the movements, rsindinS Company
f., Sth Regiment, an experienced whIr..s Tha
pany. stationed near Creedmoor LONG nossihle 70
company is ordered to ride as fast as poss1e ~.
the other end of Long Island and to OBTAIN an me
information possible and mmed dsscription Of the
rers back he army. giving oescr,puV ~, pa,ort
defences The company is also ordered 10 rsp oh
on the condition of the road the M on
tanning supplies and the pest place io' 'O
UP works In case OF attack
w r Overman. OF the Overman Wheel Company
when seen yesterday said that his company was
in favor of having the import duty on iotes"
bicycles removed. THE American makers Vi "
cycles" said Mr. Overman, mo longer fear COM
,o,,,,or va can now meet our demand at home
and wa want TO meet the foreign makers on 'her
owr ground" The company with which MT. S Ever
man is connected has sent 10 cong ress ~ foi
erIck II Gett a communication OF wnlcn tns ioi
,mina ia mart. I'm view OF these conditlons
hi@h DUTY on imported bicycles Is not only OF M
's n the bicycle industry Of the u..ited
S,atos hut stands as a barrier to our entrance INTO
foreign markets. American makers nav 49, III a re
20 Saer and DO -sibly have much to gain IRON re-
S a. ~ the present duty imported bicycles
Tho Certurv Cycle Club races at New Board Track
South Orange-ave Newark. Tomorrow. shou'u
from the number Of entries and quality De sue
cess there being over a hundred indiVouai eh'iie'
IN the four amateur and three professional races
ATT
Dawson Powell, Hague. Lake Miller. Ripley
Fullerton Beam Marley. Brown, Ertz and such
Jack KS Heads,pom. Henshaw Rsby and
Parsons Ripley will go against ms stare RE main
feature of the meet will be a match quad race be-
tween the Riverside professional quad !eath con,-
nosed of Nage Judge Henshaw and HeaHstr0m'
and the Vim team composed of Hargan. Neville
Hawthorn and Rigby
The following route a part Of which has just
hsan repaired will no doubt interest a good many
riders as It carries for five miles along the
shores of the Raritan River: Take the staten
Island ferry at Tottenville. cross over 10 ferth
Amboy then continue straight out IN emlth-s''
until YOU reach the water tank marked weber,
from here beautiful view Of the river can De
obtained upon a clear day. the HIGHLANDS on the
one hand being outlined clearly and New brum runs
wick on the other hand Continue on this route
until you strike Weber Lane. then turn to your
right passing Kathryn Inn League , aoeI sna
ing with the New brunswick turnpike ,s begins,
which in a straight line. takes the rider through
Metuchen to New-Brunswick
"Jmmy" Michael has made on exception In his
determination to give up long-distance racing ow-
ing to the excessive expense OF pacemaRng. he
has agreed to meet the winner OF the twenty-m'ie
match race to be decided at Manhattan Beach To-
morrow afternoon between Fred Titus and Frank
starbuck. p T. Powers wired Michael at once
Yesterday morning upon hearing OF the dsband-
ment Of the pscs.makinE team xd D. g; shaf'{ t TIE
race at Msnhattan Beach This is the only excep-
ton to my determination
The Narrows Ferry win start running boats from
Fort Hamilton Long Island. to Clifton. Staten ISL
and. tomorrow. The boats will leave each side
at half-hour intervals. This will open up way
for cyclists to ro gs from tns re will be- charged
for bicycles.
Tho proposed meeting Of the New-Jersey Division
NJ the L. A. W. was not held at Newark
Wednesday night as intended. Such meetings
must be advertised in THE Bulletin before they
can be held, and this was not done. Inc meeting
The century run to Philadelphia Of the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs early next month will be
large Entries are alrTeady r., coming %na !1 to
Chairman F. Gerberaux. at NO 40S Boulevard.
Waller. Pierce and Becker are riding trplet In
fast time at the Manhattan Beach track They
ar. said 10 have ridden third Of mile at the
track Yesterday In "a As seconds.
o. Unzicker Of Chicago. the vice-presdent OF the
Western Wheel Works. is on vsi, to friends in
this city
TOD" Sloan the Jockey is seen frequently at the
Manhattan Beach track riding a bicycle. He rides
70 keep down his weight
Cyclists desiring 10 join the League Of American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed informa,io and
membership blanks by sending names and ad-
dresses TO the Cycling Editor The Tribune.