New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
~ THE CYCLING WORLD
n,,py AND A ROAD RACE FOR
A THE NEW YEAR

v,vE THE RIGHT OF WNN-L n
,,r-v N THE cITY-A. c. C. NoMiNA-
r,oxs-SorEs AND COMMENTS.
..,,,sts have nothing TO be 'hanKiui 'or III
The ey| of the opening Of the new year as far
the me- nc roods and tie weather are cohoe'He''
as gov ,n,e, had many novel plans for the ceie-
The VIZ" ,ha arrival of The new year. but the
brau" dor,ner on the arrangements. Most OF 'he
muu ~, ~, bicvce clubs kept open house lasi hlSHl'
pro'a.".. Of the merry wheelmen started for 'nelr
anu ,a homes until after the new year h"u
'.sncred in In many of the clunhouses 'he'e
been 's-D.ro,,,ptu "staes." and many interesting
.,,.s relating directly or inuirec,E ''v VIZ,
s'oNs .,n There were many good woros Tor the
were ,bar of fine Sundays In 81. and all hoped
large ,,o,,d furnish ever moro pleasant sundays
tha' - Several OF the clubs had arranged ior
fo no last night bCsh IN this city ana IN blOO"d bd
iyn but outdav IN or tomorrow. The run under me me
unii ee ~ of the Century Wheemen, however, ,Hrs M%
exc exsepn01a p century from the Circle at lit,y6
s9s,bSt al midnight The course m,c VIII heing
ninuit he roads OF Long Island the roVte derso5
over r,nsIv nI ihe same as that taken by Ah1@1 1 80.
prss attempt 20 ride sxtyive conseSuinsV are
~ hS rs many nights The roads hoWeHsS,, INV nv
ries N condition. and 1t is doubtful II many
y We TJders will finish the one hunoieu ''''''
Thu annual race to Yonkers and Iarfy'o"h wac
- las. night from Fifty -ninth-st just az N.V
siai''U ,roG that the new year had arrived.
GU o." ,o ra. been a local institution for seNeIa!
In ord The condition OF the weather ana %
-" ros6s seems TO make no difference 10 INC
- riders Of the wheel. Hotels IN 1onNe'0 CO., 80
.,t,Ur offer bottles Of wine 10 the "'S' 49,,
rech their places. and there has peeh = nv!
-. tion among the uptown CLUBS 10 se'"0 '''
D~a, TIE race usually results in bat'le-roS"i
t,vaon the riders from the RiYerSGe AZ" -,' ~
nsealmeu: and while The Riverside men @ idse merlom m
ascnrsi thing been the lucky ones, w ~ a. ~
;ders were determined last ngn 20 0T has been
a., the finish. TIE race il ltcl1.s tcl1.sc y men in Good
srob fierce one that OILY iaGnsa r.i,r.. clubs
on5i,ior attempted It. The AasociSseI ~ Wired
eoNHa re of lie race this year dIg OIL. omv.eu 49, "
has c"' ,9 10 he rider frs, 10 reach IafFyt1wm;
Tbs Harlem Wheelmen also ohrIsn cy S.ne' Tbc I'D
70 us r!aT !Cca ~ Yonkers IS about eighteen niles
and to Tarrytown about l9li lp9lrsysIH WheeimenNH
entered WeIrS u. a. M NJ Tr7z " Schneider end j.
HA,rsi,ni StGi Grcenwich Wheelmen-Joseph h9nP- Ra
sS5E SON iii r Hail Gsorge Gre9bsry and M6- J. i
corel; Triumph Mhesl3eS m cob b'IS5 zsSrsSi.
Wyle. Charles Thomas ana '"ooO N"''
....,,o-s ., III. New-Yorl Consulate are well
.,.a..a a. a decision given the other day by JUS
.Ios Dalv. When the rules OF the road were orawA
,'n g was suggested BY the Consulate 'hat pedes-
.r,ans should have the right OF way at all street
..Ss,,ps some objections were made 20 this. and
oracrorb was stricken out Miss Ann Curtin
90. rim over anG injured by one OF the cars OF
~. uetronoI,tan Street Railway Company at Co.
1,,bns.aye ING and One-hundroda d-third-st, and
it. sa sraS the COMPANY Justice DAILY decided that
the pedestrian had the right OF way Ihe inerpers I
~ az Consulate say that Grpmen must stop their
o. or @ for pedestrans instead OF merely ringing the
gongs
President Potter OF the League Of American
Wheelmen yesterday sent a letter 10 Mayor Strong
thanking him FOR the courteses extended 70 renre-
ssrtatives Of the League and for mis- good offices
n thejr behalf In matters brought before him IN
his official capacity
Several prominent cyclists wero In the city yes
.erday Among the visitors were Walter S. jenkins,
~ Buffalo the new chief consul OF this state;
Walter a Wilson, member Of the state Racing
Beard and c. Frank Kireker, Of New-Jersey.
Among the clubs which gavo special entertain
ments at their clubhouses last night were the
Greater New-York Wheemen. Glenmore Wheel
men Long Island Nheelmen. Harlem Wheemen
ard South Brooklyn Wheelmen
Cyclists desiring 70 Join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and addresses
TO the Cycling Editor The Tribune.