The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
ygVS OF THE wHEELMEN.
n,ps WILL FIND ROADS GOOD TO
flDSI RI THE WEA Their rs CLEAR.

r,cu,e for wheeling without n
\ ~ superstitiOn Among Cyclists on
It posd-A Correspondent Complains
ms, women Blocking ThorouEhfares.
T., Tho hot days Of the summer II Is with
ipNn,"sn A case Of being able to noun their
VICE., and pedal along the road swiftly
peleS' n. create n refreshing breeze. which
tnouN "o while In tho saddle. and then to dis
hu - .nd suffer abnormally from the excess
pVS-hicb their exercise has created within
be% Iodiss In the cool weather OF the fall
pen tTorent. When It is too cool to walk with
BE ov.rcoat, men can ride moderately and
@'s, a oontle glow. and upon dismountinR be
60 =. NV the crispness OF the air. A breeze
80 thing TO find on hot days and q bodily
lh ~ IA delightful on cool days. Weighing
Nv y. against one another In the province OF
p y the cool days have q pr~eponderance OF
e. ae,, because after the artificial breeze OF
w.or riding comes an extra perspiration
W. makes pauslng painful. while following
p a ,olLcreated warmth OF a fall day come
-. that make a dismount an added pleas
Wv Tbese cool days entice thousands abroad
w W. have become cycling lazy through sum-
W.. The testimony OF friends who have been
pS,re with the evidence OF their bright eyes
~. "a red cheeks, induces many to go out. and
-. Trim through the October air causes re-
..Iros that never again will the wheel grow
',hrshby. On every one OF the fine days
n., are now being thrust as gifts up
". tho rich and poor alike there are
risrs on the road whose comments make
,Ss.e things plain. Many deserters are rec
,r,nlne to the ranks. although on the other
I land there are many who have Joined the
,my Of drivers. who enjoy the mir and believe
ma, sufficient. The greater amount OF driving
,nv being done suggests n reaction against
,vrlIng. but the number OF those who have not
,,n,hed foot to pedal since spring added to tho
number of newcomers suggests that there is
| inch a thing as compensation Of conditions.
wen on the highways.
This, the second Sunday Of October. will
probably witness a greater throng OF riders
out there on any Sunday during the last few
weeks II the day is clear. for tho roads are bet
far than they have been since the same time q
year ago. Riding for its own sake. the exer-
rise, the mental abandon and constitutional
recreation is a great thing, and to go alone
over roads unfamiliar and not have to talk
,bout the weather, is q prescription indorsed
fy thousands. With the weekly repetition
veeded out. some of the information concern
ing ,s ' iTrn SisSetf f by the he"p Tep 20 t"t Of v the New YORK YORK
State Division. is Herewith given: Eighth avenue
L pOor from Fourteenth street south, as is also
because OF excavations for the trolley system.
The cross streets from Fftieth street south on
Inc west side are, in better condition than for
ty-second. Thirty-siXth and Forty-ninth streets,
which. between Eighth and Ninth avenues,
are blocked by building material. Aboye, Fifty
asphalt cross streets are incumbered: Seven
ty.sixth. between Columbus and Eighth ave.
fges; Ninety.si5th. betTssn Columbus and
and Amsterdam avenues; 11lth and 112th.
nues. and 135th. near Eighth avenue. In
he anne annexed district the roads IDS general
are good: in fact, little poor riding
, to BE . SnsouIn n Rrdo T1ti1 e %ahx r set PSrt hsS S5
been made in the asphalt. although the streets
there continue to be worse than those of Man
i fSGfiT Greene m avenue to Haisey. street, bavs
rom rom Long q Il island d that both the macada@
a. A. S S5sS IT %est ae oi The the H IN SsW there 3hsrssy a red few gP
barring a few hills. is a paradise for wheeimen.
Anew excuse for riding without a lightwas
Eently discovered by a local wheelman who
ms halted by a policeman. he told the blue
e. EFT ti iest had he E Ea4rc sO das a a95 a xd dof ii too a9 nrf ten.
nIIy "went.f II the policeman had arrested
ike st the cry Of i9 "w eIiS e II It Becomes mnes common taisi la
some honest man really going in a hurry, for
o physician Is likely to be detained and serious
consequences follow.
A member OF the New York A. O. is in a guam
and recites his troubles In this fashion: Tho
machine, and / bought It when wheels wsrs
moleI9 Of the same maker for about one-fourth
Il %% %r spe snrI SIS F FSE. > sl new 1Pf bi c PflsF Of q l asT
except that my. 1905 wheel is In good condi9
ton and when I ride 1t I feel that I am on n
machine that everybody knows vas not bought
lget the new wheel. which Is as perfectly made
and more up to date. 1 will feel like a cheap
tider. This illustrates a species Of vanity that
Instance recited by a dealer is that OF q man
TEh2 got a chainless wheel that proved de-
ieG,lye, received q new one and who kicked !"
plumber Of tho old wheel to prove that he
bought II when chainless wheels. were most
S ,ln ,:IS The same sentiment keeps many
Nanohl 10 my new ones Of the current year. In
ttne days when giant strides OF progress In wheel
S SEtiiC q We're being taken every season SUCH
n2lohs were partially e~xcusable: but with the
nunor changes that the pattern OF one year
T pri : another there Is less reason for such
tbut' = ,IIlcHu OF Jne N. I. a. 4. man quoted
STlsed him to buy the new wheelf for $25. spend
StIor a PAR 81 chean tires, and sell the 300
Hmeel o. lS08 for SIG, TO ONO one who felt the
priced article.
IN a nfty-mile paced race at Baltimore on
ttuay nigh, Harry Fixes defeated Frank Wal
bn, tne Flying Dutchman." in n record
meaklhG contest, eclipsing the previous record
.I M distance OF hour 4S minutes Is AS
fEGGonnds: held by Waller, by 40 10 seconds,
t,hes won by moro than three and one-halt
;TqpSS' race was limited, each man being car
nal aonE ~. five tandems. Elkes's pace
FE cEbss ITNe were Kramer and Kraemer, Pierce and
trehch, Wilson and Mueller. Waller was paced
X TTeI9nd and Wilkinson. Litchfeld and Allen.
sah9rl and Miles. Hicks and White, Peterson
S NY %ntinnson., Fixes had the speed at the start.
cp"os athppngh his pacemakers were practically
itbc gee 70 him. having only been practicing with
i s,I ior two days, he quickly assumed the
fNSSI anu before the first lap had been traversed
ITbis nus nearly ,~ono-fourth of a lap in front.
as h. SIurt gQyG him agood advantage. and. try
M = Moulu, waller was not able to make up
i nv , oSt ground. At the first mile Fixes had
tor 1eS'' ms lead 70, n half lap and continued
s Ssa,9. ne covered the distance in l minute 81
e sG%SeG; Harry was . good lap in front az the Sec
ETt m,'r, Despite the fact that Fixes was
SSaarrna,nnG on him at every lap. Waller never
GSss'efcd; and stuck to his task in the vain en-
SS an overcoming Elkes's lead. Fixes be-
entb ~ put on more steam at the sew
w w. mlIe. and at the end OF the ninth
isGn' ,naI PASSED Waller for the second
Fiji NV Ten miles were covered by
tine b M ~ minutes % % seconds. and at that