New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-12
CYCLING.
A woMEN's RUN THROUGH NEw-ENGLAND.

A WOMEN'S Rim THROUGH NEW ENGLAND.
Eight women cyclists OF Brooklyn returned to
that city yesterday from three weeks ~hee"ns
tour through New England. The party was In
charge OF Mrs Charlotte l.. Boulton, the presi"e"'
of the Lady Tourist cycle Club. Mrs Bouiton is
one OF the few women consuls OF the League OF
American Wheelmen. The remainder OF the party
consisted Of the Misses Edith and Hattie vincent
May and Helen Reid. Alice Plummer. fedora h'hs
ana Carrie Bigelow. The party spent much OF
their time eli their wheels. and when In Bostoh
paid visit to Sterling Elliott, the ex-president
of the League of American Wheelmen. and Secre-
tary Abbot Passett They also visited race race,
meet at the Waltham track. and were pdrucuslatH s
well Pleased with the manner OF checking wnees
in vogue there I'VE had splendid ldrs TIME 1ore
than two thousand Wheels checked at that meet.
and there confusion or delay think
that they arrange such things better In New Eng
land than the racemeet promoters do In TINS dis-
trict. While away we were caught twice in ne
rain ard were compelled 10 put up for the night
at fal,nhcuses. ht one Place We stopped me
flrmer could not 40 enough for US and h we fe,
loave IN the morning we asked hir, what We owed
him hut he refused to TAKE any,nne 49,, saying s oaS Gn
ana wan to show you that for one apprec nce
present ana sent it to our kindly host ! am
going TO ny to set up party OF women 10 make MAKE
early next month.
The friends OF certain policeman uptown will
probably enforce the rules Of the road with moro
riding the Boulevard Friday when he was
run into by truck. which on the wrong side
Of the road The shaft of the truck penetrated the
hone uptoNn. Tie boy is fourteen years OIL. His
father oalied at the headquar'frs OF me League OF
American Nheelmen. in The vanderbilt budine
yesterday 10 see what could be dore about the
tho collision. or II there were any. none Of them
have ben round. The League o. American nee-
but they can do nothing unless Witnesses TO the
collision will come forward and testify. The driver
Of the truck was arrested. but was discharged Tor
lack OF evidence against him.
There Is a sideshow at Coney Island which would
he rlIicu.ous II 1t were not absolutely disgusting
Some enterarlsing individuals have reached the
conclusion that the general public want to see
women contest in bicycle races An eisht-lap track
Las been laid out at the island. and races are an
nouncfd FOR every afternoon. The scheme thus FAR
has been % much 81 "A frost" that other fakIrs
n thar neishborhooi are wearing heavy overcoats
women, and that the "entorprse" is conducted by
women. ALLEGED races were conducted there on
sunday. hut not enough money was taken in to pay
tor the smashed wheels Eta West and May Rod
man are supposed to be the managers. Most OF the
CONT are OF the pursuit order. and only two
riders arc allowed on the track at one time. This
around 50 badly that co'iisions occur frequently
Among some OF the riders who have taken part in
Inder@on The league Of Americanp wheeImen cam cam
do nothing except 10 blacklist the riders. the track
and the management
Many cyclists who live in Brooklyn and wish to
ride their wheels TO their places Of business in this
city have abandoned the idea o. riding Diver the
Bridge. The most popular route 20 those who wish
to get downtown from Brooklyn is through State
St down Iicnry-st. one block. to Atlantc-ave then
10 South Forty Arriving on this side of the river
slot go over the cycle path through Battery Park
and then up Grcenwich-st TO West broadway The
cycle pain u "A .ile rough win soft eat til at the
UPPER end SUI: 1t Is better riding than the Bel.
paved and II is frequently fooled besides West
broadway was flooded ~ regular intervals yester-
Jay, aSims ,,aEens W ior po,n wneel
"a the officers o., the NewYork consulate later the
admission was made that the Street Sprlnkng AS
ISOLATION vas not living up to rs agreement with
the whce'men 70 leave an unsprinkled strip on the
the same "a OF old.
Cyclists will be glad to know that work start
cd yesterday tearing up the Belgian blocks In
FIfh-ave. from Siytyfrst-st TO Sixty-ninth-st The
work Of asphaltng Fifh-aye from Seyenty-third-
ST. to Eightieth-st. has ben finished. As
the present work between Sixty -frs-st. and Sixty
ninth-st. has been finished there will be contnu-
dred-and-twenty- ninth-st. The work OF tearing up
aCSy o sse horp Tcserdav had
places at the junction OF One hundred. nd.six,
been repaired.
II Is said that Michael has fully recovered. and
he will be in good condition for his race with
day The Tire on one cf Mchaes pacing quns
exploded at he track on sunday. ana as result
hfioen Of his pacemakers were more or less In
iurcd
Titus has abandoned paced racing. and he will
hereafter devote himself to sprint races
Cyclists desiring TO join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending their names and ad-
dresses 10 the cycling Editor of The Tribune.
RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SPEEDWAY.
Aside from routine business. the only transaction
o. interest ~ the regular meeting OF tho Associated
Cycling Clubs o. New-York. held last night. the
adopiion OF a resolution emphaticay frownng
upon ANYTHING In the nature OF an attempt by
Nnee linen 10 obtain the right TO ride upon the new
Harlem River speedway.
CHICAGO TANDEM RECORDS BROKEN.
Chicago. July ll.-Frank G. Clark and John Y.
Andrews members Of the lst Regiment Cycling
AMI Athletic. have reduced the Chicago Milwaukee,