The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-25
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style OF machine held n conference recently to
win not be until late in the fall as il may possi-
g%iesserS. who think themselves sihrewd predict
Will be obtalnabio for SIS.
The excellent work that has been done by
the members Of the Road Book Committee OF
books for League members leaves little room
lot any criticism There " one respect, how
have. found the books Disappointing, which is
the lack OF detail concerning local distances.
~ ap a Wheel q frO Tde tSo T U1tS a sS kn 70 ce eoE tPF Pa a. Z
what the distances In and through the
Park are and how many miles e iS to
this information. and they with Manhattan
inc EaH g fSaa E9 fsIsnd!' III Tss j suburban SSTS Ens distances S :
are glyen, but the routes start from some point
9YSSt t oT P SSsIeGt4 Fax < IN the S sSSlSTsr Sn Il tsSS SS
S IDnsli aTe n mot u t9 an ! sntir VIII ~ the N t streets soW In st th9 \
ta : 1sT WAS 81 i RRRSaas dd'S %Peceptiy e f@ aF 'SSdE Sisc
cycle path. < tandem couple. man
ssSed q waiter how far : !. was to 81 the bridge.
The waiter consulted with another, and both
o osSsn said al -FOUR four. AS En a matter matt H u fact %t.f L vans SaS p feo
s sso5pt Aye sI MINUTE 6Os sst 3 apSSS oy az g, |, three Tss g Or p -four
poet Park. That was easy for the walters. and
the question would have been unnecessary had
the party asked how far It was to Bedford ave-
nue.. and still another wanted to know the dis
@. A, Boettner. a member. OF the Road Book
Conn was one wh he I'D advocated having al
League. Boettner is an enthusiast VINO has
compiled q book OF maps and tables OF distances
with pen Tor bis own use. and from him have
published in the local guide books OF the i. A.
W., For the benefit Of some, Of the, New York
riding district Mr.. Boettner furnished the fol-
From the briggs to Prospect ParE b. way Of
si1sf's Sve n9srs and fTGSS0Si place ss Mf Il IS eIP% lsffiH;
three and one half miles. IL is one and three
quarter miles through the park going by
and it is five and one-half miles. From the end
Of the path at Coney Island It is three and one;
annie from the main entrance Of the, park OPP
poslte the arch to Bedford avenue and Eastern
Street Ferry Il Is three and t~hree-duaTteT miles.
TIL total distance from this ferry to Coney
FdFs ha !. HilsTen nve enS 0 70 foIt HRai@ISfiii.oah l e &
seven miles. 1t ,is four miles from the begin;
ming Of the cycle path t to the the Meek Ma ra r88a MdfS and nd
Canarsie.
dress is to the effect that the nattiest and most
becoming feminine costumes are seen IN
Chicago. This is an opinion expressed by j. II.
r rSsS1i who who recently mt Sailed for london to COM
Hent i fnSthe s!f Snd said a. in tha SiG noe m sGs' tast eSSd
and becoming costumes could be seen In any
country than those worn by Chicago wheel
In Germany the yheelmen. according to Fos-
ter: affect the uniforms Of the military style
few years ago. One OF the most interesting
points in connection with German riders is the
marching tactics. Not only the clubmen but
the average unattached riders execute mill
able and serve, to make the highways much
more safe and pleasant than In either Eng
E I93S or nuh hTsEiSS. 100 q '0 %as be of tra SlSe
rIaaes, OF another cycling eEoup they fall
personal friends do the same. 1t impresses a
stranger with the idea that he is meeting
lar thing in riding is the four-fle front. but the
men are never in the way
said: .. was most surprised TO find here. where
wheeling is carried on more enthusiastically
a ahso y the worst m I road SofWISh What yon y consider diddes
a good road is not good O bit. Its about as
bad as Russia. where there are no roads at all"
us 1t not a good plan to go out on a tandem
first with some one else who Is doing the steer
tempting to ride on a single wS6eels never
have been on any Kind OF bicycle excepting a
f Sa% so ri Sed i / Spe that i so j. ;d a FRls IS wf tSd to pr leaTn
sition made by a man to a dealer who conducts
an. instruction hall. The dealers reply was:
cycling ever was made than that OF entertain
ing the idea that n man who goes out on a
begin riding u wheel alone. 1t would be almost
as unreasonable to think Of beginning to
I bsby cn PifSSIe fftfii Is true Sh that a % saiSSeIe F I'd M is 3
a higher step IN wheeling than travelling on, q
single machine, AND that 1t REQUIRES a man Who
q double or triple or quadruple machine. but
for the man who plays passenger to think that
balancing as individually applied is ridiculous.
A multicycle steers hard. It requires ludR-
true course. A single, wheel, while in the
primary class. Is more difficult for a novice TO
s Ssndif Snai Il sw SeeSgse m IT rs Lighter 1Itse ann and more more
suddenly. 1t has a shorter wheel base. and
therefore is more pivotal: For a beginner It is
double machine. on which he has help. An
illustration OF this point is found In the fact that
SO on u tandem or q triplet. when they get on u
single wheel 1lnd, themselves very wabbly for
accnstomed to laying heavy hands on the steer
ing bars: and this Is Just what should not be
6 Sfes o On e a Single iS %hest; 3af Is OF to enG KEEN eepel p srpIs
from gripping the hnndlebars and pulling ut
them" 40
A novelty in bicycle racing which is we'll cal
culated to prevent JockeylnY ana loafng among
riders has been introduced at Indianapolis
The scheme is to start a race in which the par
~tielpants do not know how far they have TO
ride. Immediately after the starting shot Is
fired the judges get together and agree upon
how far the mon shall go. They may decide
upon one mile or two miles or only u half or a
quarter. and the knowledge OF this fact keeps
the men riding hard from start to finish.
A New Haven Alderman is endeavorinR to
put through an ordinance against low handle
bars, similar TO the one enacted in Washington. |
but which the Supreme Court refused to sus-
tain when a test case was made. The leglsla-
tor in the City OF Films wants to prescribe bars
more than four inches below the saddle, and
the proposition is RECEIVING the support OF some
local newspapers. The theory is that any rider
with bars having more than q four-inch drop
must necessarily have the head bowed so much
that he cannot see in front oil him. This will
be interesting to men who enter road races
with q couple OF hundred competitors. and yet
finish without having any collisions.
&C. Monaghan, Chief Consul OF Lower Cali
fornia Division, /. A, W., died last Saturday, |