New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-02
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE NEW YEARS DAY RUN TO TARRY-
TOWN AND YONKERS
WINNERS FIND THE PRIZE WINE GONE-IEGIs-
LATIoN AGAINST BICYCLE THIEVES
IN DEMAND-PRIZEs AT THE

IN DEMAND-PRIZEs AT THE
MILITARY CARNIVAL.
In spite of the wretched condition Of the roads.
several enthusiastic cyclists braved possible pneu-
nlonia TO indulge In the annual New-Year's runs.
There was a crowd at ne-hundred "a nd tenth-st.
and Seventh-ase. on Thursday night to witness the
start of the men who made the annual run to Yon-
kers and Tarrytown. Ar Reeves acted general
manager OF the run, and H. A. Powers as starter.
The objective points were the Getty House. at
Yonkers, and the Mott and Franklin houses. a
Iarrytown Tne hrst man TO arrive At each hotel
was to receive bottle Of wine. Twenty starters
lined up at midnight including four tandem teams.
Most OF the riders were well-known racing men of
the Riverside Wheelmen. and 1t was Illustrated
again that the Riverside clubmcn are ha 20 beat
when they are punched in any sort OF a race G.
II. Tomnson and II. Y. Bedell. of this club a
tandem started seven minutes ahead of time They
were called back but they either did not hear or
they did not want to- for they kept They
go, the wine at the Getty House. OF course. Then
the other contestants arrived and protested and
more wine had 10 be opened for the real winners.
Teddy Goodman and w. a. Barbeau. on IA tan
piir went on and captured another bottle of vile
AT the Franklin House. at rarrytown Schneider,
OF the same club on single wheel finished second,
and Jungkind. of the same club third. Goodman
and Barbeau also secured the wine at the Mott
House. arriving there at 1913 a. m. Frost, of the
Harlem Whcelmcn, arrived there 1888. The
Youngsters enjoyed the ride hugely.
If some enterprislng legislator wishes to earn
the undying admiration and support of every wheel
man in NewYork State he has only to draft a
measure and pass 1t successfully when the next
Assembly convcnes making bicycle stealing punish
able by such II fine and imprisonment will cause
all depredators 10 fight shy of any infringement Of
this law. AS IL IL to-day. successful expert can
get rich by stealing number of choice machines.
He can deface wheel TO make II entirely
unrecogniZable by It's former owner. II few OF
the Offenders arrested and severely punished,
the practice OF Notwithstanding would soon cease
Colonel George Moore Smith. the chairman of
the Managing Committee of the military, bicycle
and athletic carnival be held at Madison Square
Garden from January II to l6. in aid OF the move
mont to endow hospital beds for the National
Guard of Greater New-York. announces that 1t
has been decided TO offer three silver cups to the
regiments scoring the greatest number of points
In the bicycle and athletic competitions TO ne de-
cided at the tournament. The cups will be com
peted for on a basis of five points TO the winner
In a race, two to the second and ono to the third
The officials have been selected for the athletic
games.
The National Board Of Trade of Cycle Manufac-
turers will give private view of designs for cata-
logue covers at the OF the Architectural
League of New-York. No. 2l5 West Fifty-seventh-
st. New York. to-day. between and p. m, ana
on January and between IL n. m. and y p. m
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and ad-
dresses to the Cycling Editor. Tribune.