New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

tension, Jamaica ave and Glenmore-ave. With
| this little link there would be unbroken good
| riding from all the uptown districts Of Brook
| Ign out upon Long Island. without going 10 the
1 Eastern Parkway by Bedford or Albany ayes
! Repeated efforts have been made to secure this
! desirable addition to the through routes or the
! city. but thus far in vain.
| The club runs Of the Greater New-York
wheelmen for the remainder Of the season will
| be as follows October O. Hampstead, Long ISL
and: October 16. Valley Stream; October %
Hudson County Boulevard New-Jersey; Octo-
her so Whitestone. Long Island 0ades' rum
November q. Panheld. y. j.; November ID
Coney Island Long Island; November 20, Lyn-
brook Long Island and November q, College
Point, Long Island.
In speaking about trade matters yesterday
prominent dealer said: with the advent of the
cheap bicycle there is a tendency to cut down
the quality OF saddles and on all hands hear
complaints Of the discomfort which riders-and
especially novices-are experiencing from their
saddles. However cheap the bicycle itself may
be there ought to be no attempt to cut down
the quality Of the saddle. Almost everything
depends upon using the best and selected
parts OF the leather A hard, unyiedng sad
die will never become pliable and adapt itself
to the rider, however long II is ridden. But II
you start with a first class saddle the more you
Use IL the more comfortable II becomes.
The pool tournament of the Brooklyn Bicycle
Club will be conducted on lines similar TO those
of last year. namely. rapid transit'-in other
words. each player losing game drops out and
pays only Cor the game lost. All players VIII be
handicapped. and one-half Of the receipts will
be devoted 10 the purchase of prizes for the WIN
Ders Already one Of the tournaments is well
under way with fifty entries. at the end OF
which another tournament Will be held and han
dicaps rearranged in order 10 give the poorer
players as fair a chance as possible.
paper recently read before a learned society
showed from the results recorded by dynomom-
eters that 1t takes treble as much work to drive
a machine at sixteen miles hour at eight
miles an hour. Judgment and experience
necessary to enable a man 10 tell the pace that
suits him best under different circumstances,
and ones road-riding ability depends in no
small measure on the possession OF such Judg-
ment
1T is a good plan in getting drop-back tam
dem 10 have a rim brake fitted the back
Wheel retaining. Of course the front wheel
spoon brake. which. in an emergency, cannot be
surpassed says expert. The rim brake
should be one which when applied, will remain
on until released. Then without extra labor for
the man. the woman will be able to coast down
all the hills, and avoid the fatigue which back
there is nothing to equal a low geared tandem"
In the tires for next year an English company
is Incorporating with the Para rubber a
fractional portion Of an ingredient. discovered
after experiments, which it is said will
come the tendency OF tires TO perish In long
continued dry weather.
Martin Dodge. director Of the Office Of Road
Inquiry of the Agricultural Department, at
Washington has called n meeting of those in
terested in the Improvement of public roads at
Omaha on October 8. Governors OF the various
States. road and improvement societies. Boards
Of Trade, the League OF American Wheemen
and other bodies are invited to send representa-
tives.
The rain yesterday played havoc with the road
conditions. received al the NewYork head
quarters Of the L. A. w Persons contemplating
tours into the country to-day might do well to
keep TO the macadamized roads Providing it
clears. many Of the macadam roads will be in
fair condition for riding. but most. If not ALL of
the dirt roads will be heavy or muddy. Many
club runs have been arranged for to-day among
the more important being the following: Brook
Ign Ramblers to New Rochelle Centaur Wheel
men to Morristown, Century Wheelmen to Ber-
gen Point Dauntless r. c. Wheelmen TO Coney
Island. Defender Wheelmen Fort Hamilton.
Greater New-York Wheemen to Hampstead,
Lanigiro Wheelmen to Blind Run Logan Wheel
men 10 Lynbrook, Macon Wheelmen TO Grants
tomb. Madison Wheemen to Tarrytown. " Y.
c. Pharmacy c. c. to Coney Island, National A.
c. Wheemen to Livingston. Pioneer Cycle Club
to Hampstead. Pierce Wheelmen to Oakdale
81. George Bicycle Club to Rockaway Beach. ST.
PariCks LyCeum Wheemen TO Greenville st.
Alphonsus Wheelmen TO Greenville. ST. George
Wheelmen to Eagle Rock, Waverly Bicycle Club
10 College Point.
Louis r. Smith. Of the Arlington Wheelmen
Washington. will try for the Washington-N New
York road record. He started at $50 a. m yes
terday. and expects to reach here at $3.50 this
morning. He will be paced from New Bruins
wick by A. s. Taylor and F. H Peterson of the
Royal Arcanum Wheelmen of this city. The
present record is - hours 80 minutes. held by
Lieutenant Wise.
The vigilant Cycle Club will have a club run
to Tottenville Staten Island to-day, by way of
the Hudson County Boulevard leaving the club
house. No. GS East One hundred a. nd feminist.
at 10 a. m. Unattached riders welcome.
The Melbourne (Australia) Bicycle Club an
nounces that S4275 will be offered as prizes in
the annual Austral wheel race which will take
place this year on November 26. December 3
and December 10.
The roads in Barbados are said to be among
the best in the world. being made Of white coral |
with surfaces as hard and smooth though
cemented.
Six out Of every eight riders sooner or later
have use for repair outfit and yet only one /
rider out Of every ten carries with him.
Cyclists desiring to join the League Of Ameri- |
can Wheelmen may obtain full printed informa-
ton and membership blanks by sending their |
names and addresses 10 the Cycling Editor Of
The Tribune
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