New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.

People who visit bicycle tracks often wonder that
70 few accidents happen. There has been so little
opportunity for the riders TO get into condition this
year that as soon the sun shines and the tracks
are In condition for fast work big throng OF rae
Ing men get on the tracks and they whrl around
In bewidering style. Only expert could keep his
balance In such a pushing Jolting. flying crew An
accident occurred at Ambrose Park on Tuesday
afternoon. w. II. owen. who once the crack
rider OF the South Brooklyn Wheemen. overran
the rider ahead OF him with the usual result. owen
was hurled the embankment, allghting the
back OF his neck. He unconscious for several
minutes and then seemed to recover. Getting up.
ii was houced mat ne acted queeriy and the 9ther
ndsrs quickly left the track. Trainers and riders
hear them. for he Kept Increasing his speed until
he was going fast pace. After continuing for some
scious He was taken to his home in South brook
Ign. Later he left the house and went down to Am
prose Park, where he found asleep on a bench
His friends say that he is all right now.
question in cycle racing circles since the
Introduction OF muticyces for track work has been
(which machine is capable OF the fastest work.
IT has never been decsively answered and individ-
ual opinions on the subject differ. Some think that
the combination OF three speedy mon and a trfplct
can travel faster than anything else. from single
10 sextct. on account OF the triplets comparative
lightness. the with which 1t may be handled
and the Quickness with which 1t may be got under
fun speed. Most OF these advantages are possessed
by the tandem but the tr.plet advocates contend
that the greater power OF three men lessons the
worth OF tandem compared with the three
scatter Others. again. are inclined to think that
more speed can be obtained from tn" quad or sex
te This claim is IN sed on the fact that four. nv"
S sS ark b IN q n af Ha @
smae. number, the wind resistance Is not in
without d nTcnI But the largo machines are
unwieidy on most tracks and take some time 10
lated in speed with the same ease as the tandem
or irpei. AMI being moro complicated in construc
time. Whether the much Wanted superiority Of the
demonstrated at the National Circuit meet Of tho
Quill Club Whcelmea. May q. at Manhattan
cycle scratch this meet. and most Of
the professionals will line up on the various types OF
machines in which they place their faith, 1t Will he
an excellent opportunity TO Judge OF their relative
merits.
This years cycling championships vii, he decided
on May E and %. at Berkeley oval. and they Will
be the last 10 be held under tho prcsen: method
Immediately after the intercollegiate Athletic A.
ISOLATION meet. at Berkeley Oval. a committee APP
pointed !or the purpose will make preparations for
separate bicycl- meet TO he he'd next year under
the control OF the existing association. Tho contests
TO take place this year attracting uncommon in
tercst. ard there Is little doubt that records
will be established. George Mccarthy the I. a. ".
Handicapped for this State. has consented TO act
referee. Yale. Columbia. Princeton Harvard and
Pennsylvania each have from ten TO thirty men In
training FOR the different distances and most OF tho
smaller colleges have from 70 ten az work
The entry list has closed and the fields for tho
rious races Will aggregate two hundred and hfty
riders. Columbia won last year the wear.rs OF the
blue ana white having tho advantage OF constant
training at the Manhattan Beach track. This year
they arc again placed Autobiography. FOR they
quartercd at Bcrke.ey oval. where they are being
trained by Billy" Young
The regular monthly meeting OF tho Associated
Cycling Clubs OF Long Island will bs held May
ii. AT the clubhouse OF the Brooklyn Bicycle Club
No. 50 Hanson Place. A trustee will he elected TO
Ill vacancy.
At the last meeting o. the Bushw!c!i Wheemen
decided 20 procure a nfty-foot faspole. 20
he planted on the grounds fronting n. clubhouse
As soon as the stGs Is IN Pos't.on, od G9fy WI
alike can cyclic In Havana IN safety.
Casey and Eckberg. the two amateur tantemon-
who created 20 many records on tho New England
crew OF the National Track Team Association
These men Will be matched sgains, Cavaily and
his pair the associaiion has ton tandem teams
each OF which stands ready to inset all comers
ITiplet quad. Qunt and scxtet races are also IN
vited.
Titus who 10 training a. tho Manhattan Beach
track will follow the example o, Mcheal and have
a bicycle made with 2G-inch from, wheel and the
regulation ?s-inch rear wheel Tho machine viii
In that ne VIII be able 10 got nearer his pacing
crews.
Some subscriptions have been sent In for tho build
received by w q Bull 70 date follows. Bat
terry Wheclmcn 3o G. de =. Field. SO. sundry.
s. -.
Tho crossinss at Cumbcrland-st. and Greens-avs.
Brooklyn is in bad condition and repairs should 20