New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
N THE CYCLING WORLD
Music AND SOUVENIRS FOR BICYCLE
DAY.
CYCLISTS AND DEALERS GROW ~
OVER THE CELEBRATION OF WASHINGTON
BIRTHDAY AS OPENING DAY FOR rs
ANOTHER PLAN TO PROVIDE
wHEE1.wAY ON THE BRIDGE
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


NOTES AND COMMENTS,
Thu sprinx.lke weather Of Sunday and yes'eroa!
morning brought out the cyclists In large numbers
an all the good roads OF the distrc'' Inc! 'o.
rresated In groups at the terminus OF 'ne ~
pan a, Coney Island and around Grants Tomo. IN
Riverside Drive. Quite number or " "o"e''
were seen on the roads. The Cyclists re9o'ceo q"
the disappearance Of the snow. hoped LOT oon'.n-
nance OF the Ans weather. wished ior an e"''
spring and then began 10 talk ABOUT bicSc'o D"'
An were Of opinion that the suggesuon mace III
these columns an excellent one anu 'A'
Wsshineton's Birthday would be celebrated IN Mt
ting style by the cyclists OF the two boroughs
They said that owing 10 there having been no
cycle show they did not know where they were
at"
II always selected my wheel AZ tho show said
q young wbeewornan. but as there has not oeeh
a show I did not know what would DO until
read about Bicycle Day. Now, OF course. all the
nrom,nent dealers will keep open house on that
day and .ve will do the rest Most Of the promi-
nent manufacturers have representatives IN Brooh-
iyu and II will b matter for us 20 WISH
the stores and see all the novelties Then as the
day chosen for tho opening IS a holiday. we will
have the time we need TO devote 10 the wheel
In case OF fine weather, Wa can make the ROUNDS
on our bicycles and II the weather is unfavorable
for riding will have 10 put little money INTO
One Of the most prominent Of the uptown deal
srse nn,S tRing that has come down the cycle
pike since the National Board OF Trade OF Cycle
more cycle shows lie will engage a Hungarian
hand FOR his place decorate. give out souvenirs
and show his new models In as attractive man
ner as possible Other dealers uptown are working
on similar Ines anG there Is no opger any gGn1,
in this city and In other places "a we'll
tn. annual meeting of the Associated Cycling
=,
meeting was held at the Oriental Hotel Fifty
eighth-st and Eighth-ave. and lasted until a late
hour The organization is In fourishing condi-
ton. The clubs decided 10 adopt black list
against undesirable members. This list will not be
made public but will he kept for the protection Of
the clubs. c. Z. simms. il. was reelected presi-
dent, and his administration was heartily lndorsed
The other officers elected were: James oNeil vice
Joseph Oatman, corresponding secretary F. VI
Fredenrick treasurer: executive committee FRED
inSn Frirk r = Morsc ana & P. stsubach' The
protest In regard 10 the annual race TO Tarrytown
o. New Years Day was referred to the race com
nittee.
Cyclists continue 20 wonder when something will
te done to provide means for their riding their
wheel. over the Brooklyn Bridge. The riding sea.
son is approaching and the wheelmen are begin
ming to think about their daily rides TO thei- places
Of business In this borough. The TWO plans already
susTested to the Bridge or -ias did not NEE: with
tageous plan for a special wheelway can be de-
vised That cyclists have right 10 use The
Bridge Is not denied by anybody. That the intro
ductson of troey-cars the Bridge has practi-
cally debarred cyclists from using that structure
Il another undsputed fact Possibly, the appended
plan Of so adjusting the several streams Of traffic
that pass over the Bridge would solve the prob
lens and obviate the difficulties with which wheel
men now And themselves confronted whenever they
try 10 cross the structure. Travel on the Bridge
could be resdjusted that there would still he
room on the structure for all For instance the
heavy trucks might be confined 10 one OF the road
WAYS both coming and going and the other road
way might be given TO light carriages and
BICYCLES No one attempts 10 speed going over the
without serious difficulty. Under the present
rangement there Is now q mix-up whenever travel
Ia heavy, and as the outdoor riding season
begins IL will be much worse This plan Is sug-
eested TO Commissioner Of Bridges Shea and to
Superintendent Martin.
A full nne Of Tribune bicycles be found at
the Offices Of the United States Net and Irvine
Company No 3ls Broadway. This is the wheel
with the cycloidal sprocket. The wheels are manu-
featured by the Black Manufacturing Company.
Of Erie Penn. The catalogue for 1928 Is out and IL
"a well worthy Of perusal The local company here
also issued a neat catalogue OF bicycle sundrles.
The Tribune wheel this year is listed from so TO
NN The latter price is for the "blue-streek' track
racer.
Local cyclists who rode UP F1fth-ave- yesterday
morning were surprised frd that thoroughfare.
above Extieth-st paved for several blocks with