New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17

many az were disposed Of in 1896 Next year
ought TO be the best in the history of the trad"
Many riders have held on to their old wheels
this year. but they will be ready for the new
models next year Another thing which thnk
we missed this year was cycle SHOW am
still opposed to shows as they nave Deen con-
0ucted up 10 date, but believe that the thinking
men OF the Board Of Trade can get togo'heF
and arrange a show for this city next Dccem-
her which If conducte Oh sensible husir rsS ms
would be a goo thing al around. Then that nor
ribe rainy spell IN the spring was severe Dr."
70 the trade III over the country. Another dealer
had this to say: Talking about the wal ho'
hurting the trade is all rot. we nave S'nt |"
the front or To camp over two hundTed lhvu-
sand men. Now there Is no way ot 'eiIhe VITA
percentage OF these men ride mcNcltS put
think that a conservative estimate wOuu piaCT
the number at least at one-quartei. Nou.u
not be SURPRISED II half Of the number Wt'e
wheelmen. Now they are at the front leaving
their wheels at home. Their relatives ana
friends are riding their machines. WIN thc re-
suit that many people who would have pur-
chased wheels this year have come INTO TEN,
porary possession of mounts unexpectedly an"
the maker and the dealer will not hear from
them until the war is over. 90 course, mere are
bright skies ahead particularly bright. and they
can't come any too soon to snN ne m'k"i ana
the dealer.
While many cyclists take advantage OF the
half holiday at this time TO go into the country
over Sunday. the statement that club runs IN
this district have been practically abandoned
is not borne out by the facts. Many runs nave
been arranged for to-day, and as the prospects
are good for fine roads and weather the riders
promise to have pleasant day OF it, Some or
the more important runs arranged for the day
ore as follows:
Arcanurn Wheeimen 10 Asbury Park. Brook
lyn Bicycle Club 10 TaFrytowr. Brooklyn Ram
blers to Glen Island. Bushwck Wheelmen to
Bempstead Carroll Park Wheelmen to BAN
Beach. Century Wheelmen to Hackensack.
Castle Point Cycers TO Midland Beach. Federal
wheelmen to Babylon. F. s. Mauch League
Wheelmcn to City Island. Hamilton Wheeimen
to Asbury Park. Imperial Cycle club TO I"i-
tenville Logan Wheemen 70 Long Branch
Long Island Whcemcn to College Point. Lam
giro Wheelmen to Long Branch. Macon Wheel
men to Rockaway, Madison Wheelmen 10 MO
land Beach Orange WAecmcn TO Overhead
Penn Glen Wheellnen to Silver Lake, quill Club
Wheemen Midland Beach Queens HorouSA
Wheemen TO yonkers. Riverside ", Mhce.men t"
Oyster Bay. Royal Arcanum Wheelnen TO
Bayonne, Red Hook Wheelmen TO Valley
Stream, Royal Arcanum Whcclmen 10 Hugue-
not Beach. 81. George Wheelmen TO SDuth
Beach Steger Wheelmen to Harrison. Nigilant
Whoelmen to MCrristown. Waverly Bicycle
Club to Wilets Point
W. G. George the we-known English run
ner has given his opinion on cycling. He has
been a cyclist for more than twenty-five years,
and despite the fact that cycling is not always
beneficial TO a man as a runner. he has always
been most enthusiastic in its cause. The rae
ing cycIist he says has the best OF II. for al
though cyclists do not make good runners good
runners often make speedy cyclists. When in
training for a running race MY George puts
his bicycle aside for a time. although he de-
cares he is glad enough when the time comes
for him to take il in use again.
A paragraph IS floating ebout to the effect
that the chaness is not good racing wheel
because the bearings bind" in taking the bank
ings Critics % the machine should find
something better than this to say. When a
bicycle-be it good bad or indinerent-is ridden.
the pressure is at all times normal to the plane
OF the bearings. Otherwise the ming wouldn;
stand I'd. Bearings that bind In turning cor
ners are under the same obligation to bind In
going straight ahead. The tip Of the machine
in turning corners equal!zes things.
Professor Herkomer. OF England. IL Of an
opinion that among other good effects cycling
has come to help English art. lie says ITO
Nature in its variable moods. to get quick
succession of picture after picture In Nature.
TO pass from character OF country TO n
other rapidly Is to produce on the artistic mind
q safe counter-effect to the modern snap shot |
influence. The artist never leaves his art by !
cycling but perpetualiy adds TO 1t
Teddy Edwards is still riding a hundred
miles n Qdy. Altcr nIisnlnS MS tWO-nundreQth |
century al Chicago. he will visit other Western !
cities. He )ects 10 be al indianapolis during |
the League meet in August.
An experienced rider says that In his opinion |
hill-climbing affords the best practical test Of !
the qualities Of a bicycle Cossting contests. |
while showing up the bearings well do not |
cover other vital parts.
The next regular meeting OF the Manhattan |
Bicycle Club will be held at the clubrooms. No. |
2O5 West Fifty-seventh-st. (The Osborne). on |
Monday evening at o'clock
Cyclists desiring 10 join the League Of Amer-
can Wheelmen may obtain full printed informa-
ton and membership blanks by sending their
names and addresses to the Cycling Editor OF
The Tribune.
COUNTRY CYCLE CLUB HOUSE.
TO OCCUPY CORNER OF BERKELEY OVAL
PLANS FOR THE STRUCTURE COMPLETED.
Plans have Just been completed for tho building
e the proposed country cycle club. the movement
Tor which was originated by Matthew GLIB. presi-