The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-07
NEWS OF THE WHEELM Ian.
COOL WAVE BRINGS OUT THOUSANDS
ON THE POPULAR ROUTES.

Linton Alter the Record TabIes-Notes.
That all cyclists have not left the city for the
summer was evidenced by tho lively aspect OF
the Boulevard and other popular routes yester-
day. The cool weather drew forth riders by
the thousands and the procession was one OF
unusual size for q week day. Those who rode
to the Boulevard from below Fifty ninth street
found when they reached that point a row OF
earthworks that barricaded the west side and
caused the east side to be so congested that
half OF the wheelmen preferred to walk. Not
only were the rough dirt hills thrown up in
front OF the Boulevard proper, but along on one
side Of the circle" the ground was rs badly
torn up as 1t has been for q week or more. As
public improvements have to be made this can
not be helped. but 1t is educating a lot Of nice
b~icyclists into a free use of profanity.
Sailor straw hats on wheelwomen are unde-
niably as pretty as they are useless. On Fifth
avenue yesterday afternoon an Incident oc-
CURED tending to show that they are also dan
Eerous. Straw sailor hats with straight rims
do not protect the head any more than any other
style Of hat worn by women. and they do not
protect the eyes q great deal, but they do catch
the wind and blow backward of tho head. In
the latter part OF the afternoon all the BIZ
cycle riders we're travelling in the centre Of
Fifth avenue because Of q procession Of
wagons and coaches on each side. near the
curb. A woman wearing a sailor straw hat put
her hand up to catch 1t as 1t blew back, wabbled
a littie and collided with a wheelman travelling
10 the opposite direction. 1t was a lively smash
up. with moro damage to the wheels than to
the riders, but 1t caused at least one woman to
resolve that she would not endeavor to attend
to her hat or hair While riding in a crowd.
There are many. however. who have yet the
lesson to learn.
pain in the shin Is something that troubles
a great many. wheelwomen and also more than
u few riders Of the other sex. A lack of proper
ankle motion is the cause This Is a PROPOSE
tion made simply aud direct by q married
wife to ankle. The truth OF what he says can
be, demonstrated by riders whether, they use
Guire Is to. stop it and ride fatfooted. If they
DO not ankle and have a pain in the shin the
motion and note the disappearance of
the p ppm; have Th thTked is ab the t, Tsy Nth N puts ms
wife. about her pedal ] action ton but, never
tried to do any practical teaching on the road
s IL hS SeS Gss Se an tae { t as G day as sf + sta l nGtiGs db th Ies
and her pedals were horizontal, with the broad
snnId W. Po AZ tbs The e T ,rys% %rOq 7 Sla ~ wS ond insla Il i I
six revolutions my shins began to ache. l
asked her If 1t was not in the shins that she got
and that was why she gave out. She told
me Of several women whom she knew who
t fR@P dSGE foot 1' tricks sd9 as game and r%Inff' aaqu rfsd
a pain half way between the knee and foot
pedal and wriEGled it from the ankle Joint to
illustrate the motion l meant. Finally my wife
caught I a little, and said that 1t relieved the
because she had on high boots and complained
that it hurt her when she tried to do it fully. !
have been taking some notes since then, and
! can tell you positively that the pain in the shin
is caused by a lack of ankle motion and that the
failure, to acquire this motion is due to high
Tho ronn hatu-oan IinD,v Michael onI Tom
Linton, which was to have occurred at Man
hattap Beach next Saturday. has been post;
unit for any kind OF riding, There is no doubt
whatever about Michael being positively under
have made a wise move in postponing the race.
Instead int9T o6 05 lSStit eS5Es, it arg 60 o 99 to yjyaf farel fSe iss mst
in England when neither was riding IN his
present form. and a meeting between them
here to, determine supremacy should come at
time when each man is at his best.
Chairman Mott OF tho L. A. W., in an official
% VH,ithin iS and Ams fs1essPPs Park a Bicycle tracks sls have awe
been placed upon the black list until the man
have won prizes at these inclosures. Both tracks
have been failures financially this year. and
some OF the purses offered remain unpaid. The
official bulletin 10 as follows:
Until settlement Is made with racing men the tracks
at Ambrose Park. New York, and at waltham. Mass.
nnder L. 4. W.. sanetion. All G Facing men p% are re-,
quested to send their claims by Registered mail 70 ".
to whom no sanctions will be issue ed until the claims
The National Circuit date Of the West End Wheel
men. Wilkesbarre. Pa, has been changed from Satur-
S score e IN the National Championship table: Gardner
o.; Cooper, 70; Bald -; Taylor. IS; S Ion 49,
Q; Mertens. 8; Bowler, I; Kimble, !; Fred sims, 8;
s. SF kari sfG Knser Il B. ?fBs duF aaen' 2; G. n Il. siy' = d II ills Ist Jr..
2; Riser, 2; Watson Coleman, /,
Athletic Association, Concord, n. H., has been placed
upon the list OF those to which all further sanctions
B Eur Es aSniS Tt.. WIZ e sISGsnJ Jaiy o To- cnf Further FER fSno.
s siSns Tiel and ID the hsfq s%art to a9s d Rliiasel AtRistt G0 Hs;
sSs Eips, pending NJ 7 s P1gmSn sS OF sSnG GSRd fe1S' N A y s to
For promoting, and officiating at Sunday races
dsCTy,r. G G6sneS, WASH h. {, O. c FoWleF and j, D. S' SeS.
man: Spokane, :. Wash a are III ruled s OF all L. A W.
tProiessioRaf Records S&SsesptedI-Msdo by, ". W.
against Time. dying start unpaced. time, ,o:5e; one
mile. 80 4-Si two ALL three 6:a4; four 1854;
transferred to Professional clASs5zwiniam Il. H.
GGr9nsssy PhilG .nd @tS,i,G C. c Jarvis; csh eDsS,,. T WaaS
sHspe GS.S.v! " s. Fls %adSss;.5 F. T Z dSGhsG% ndsH;u o.
SnGIi z. e. ShjS Johnson W. s E; l9an' WASH mi To July So :. 1899.
for competipg In Sunday races: Howard 7; Adams.
ton Of his amateur status.
The feat Of young TayIore In breaking the
hour record in his contest with Tom Linton at
Willow Grove. near Philadelphia. on Tuesday
night, was a topic Of c9nyer5ation in cycling
- years OF age. broke all time and competition
records from four to five miles. ten TO twenty
miles. and covered the distance Of SO miles 906
yards in the hour; This eclipses the former
which was 80 miles 1,0S6 yards. TayloTe's rec
ord Is the more remarkable from the fact that
it was made in competition. while Stocks's rec
ord was made In q contest against time whore
he had the track to himself. Moreover, Stocks
In his trial had sixty pacemakers. while Tay-
lore used only twenty-iour. In. the same con-
%SSt Linton lowered the record from six to ntne
Following are the old and new figures:
Former