New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06

! to show the wear and tear upon IT, Claremont-
| ave- Is covered with soft art, making the going
| hard Central Park roads are fair, though
| many Of them need scrapng. In the boroug IN
Of The Bronx the earth roads are generahy
poor. Fordham Road. Tremont-ave ana one
hundred and seventy -seventh-st. are poor. The
Southern Boulevard is in bad shape. Fort fori
Is poor Notwithstanding elghth-st.. be-
| tween Madison-ave. bridge and Thrd-ave., Is in
poor shape. preparatory 10 repavng
The use Of bicycles which few years ago
was unknown in Java. has within the last three
years advanced tremendously There are now
between three thousand and four thousand BIZ
cycles in the island. and the number is increas-
ing Wheeling is confined entirely to Euro
means half-castes and Chinese the Arabs and
natives not having taken it up. Elderly peo-
pie do not ride as they do at home, and women
ride little as it is considered immodest for a
girl over fifteen TO ride bicycle The Amer
lean Consul does not. therefore, recommend
sending any drop-frame wheels there.
According TO a French paper the amount OF
work done by Miller, the winner of the three
DAYS race in Paris. is calculated to be equal TO
that of pulling two-horse omnibus on the
Paris streets during the whole of the time while
according to another calculation his task was
equivalent to ascending Mont Blanc eight and a
half times
The Lipsia cycle works. in Leipsic, have man
aged with $175 900 capital to make net profit
Of S25 $50 after having made ample provision
for reserve machinery etc. The works paid an
interim dividend Of I per cent, and now pay u
per cent, making 10 per cent in one year.
MANY riders. after overhauling their wheels or
removing the nuts on the axles for any reason
carefully pu; oil on the threads before replacing
the nuts. because the threads ha" rusted a
little and the nut does not screw on easily. rms
is a mistake because when the threads are COW
cred with oil the nuts are apt to work loose
From official sources It is learned that for
some time past British India has been flooded
with circulars issued by ffth-rate cycle mer-
chants in England Offering to supply hsn-ciaSS
BICYCLES at low rates. The Indian trade has
issued warning to people contemplating the
purchase OF these shoddy goods.
It is not many years ago since owners OF oi-
cycles in India had to send their machines 20
England for repair Nowadays repair shops In
the neighborhood in and about Calcutta are 10
be found in all principal streets
Rivierre the old French long distance rider
saws that he has ridden his last race and INTENDS
definitely to retire. Before doing So however,
he Will essay Cordang's twenty-four- hour
worlds record Of GIG miles $40 yards, and that
within the next fortnight.
One Of the largest OF Australian firms states
that auctiors have been numerous In Melbourne
and Svdnev of late Both 1896 and 1881 pat
ferns have been disposed Of at good prices
secondhand machines bringing as high as s4'
The use of the ankles. back -pedalng and "a
cilitv OF dsmounting three important points
Frequently neglected by the novice.
A cycle club Of youths has been formed IN
Rangoon India. Several Chinese and Burmese
as well as Europeans. are registered on the roll
OF membership.
when YOU buy bicycle for almost nothing 1t
is generally worth it," says prominent dealer.
Cyclists desiring to Join the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen may obtain full printed informa-
ton and membership blanks by sending thelr
names and addresses TO the cycling Editor or
The Tribune.