New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-10
N THE, CYCLING WORLD.
THE CYCLE TRACK BUsI-
NESS HERE.
urcyc1.r TRACKS IN NEARLY EVERY VACANT
1or-porrERs FRIENDS sANGuINE THAT
r,1Jorr HAS PLAYED Ills LAST
CARD - NEWS FROM THE
crrRs-- NOTES AND
COMMENTS.

c1rRs- NOTES AND
COMMENTS
. The large attendance at the race meets all over
-. .o,,r,-v las; season and tho enthusiasm as
Tod at the cycle races held Indoors this winter
no sct the racing bee buzzing In the bonne's o.
MANY SPECTATORS and landowners abon' 'ne e.-
,arved CITY As n result. bicycle tracks are 10 oe
numerous and there Is no telling when 'he MA"
yush" will stop or course. the matter WEI DC
o,.erione and there Will be plenty OF pine poarus
and cement for sale en- SAP before next ran Even
IN baseball New-York vii not stand many cohlhc'
Ing dates and the same thing may he sa'u q,
cvclinc or any other sport II might NOT pc ID"
idol for the managers OF several OF the more pre-
,ontiors tracks in the nelghborhood TO come 10 an
understanding regarding dates and avoid the con-
Aiet as far rs possible Thursdays and saturdays
would be good racing days. but 1t Is dououu l.
paving meets can he run more than twice "eeA
IN the summer In addition to the big races. there
Will be two smaller tracks one In this NitY anu
one near the Cycle Path in Brooklyn. These latter
tracks will be about SIX laps TO the mile ana nlsht
snces7 There is Wild scramble for advantageous
dates ALREADY and TIE CHAIRMAN man o. bis ' hands fm
alter the Rational assembly next month
Isaac r Potter the president Of the T. \ w,
seems at last content with the wheeling political
situation and he will not give much more OF MS
time 10 Worrying over the outcome OF the preSi-
dental election OF the L. a. W lie and his irlehdS
are Convinced that the Gideon boom has'DuTst. ana
that Sterling Elliott o. Massachusetts, mas piaSeu
his last card. Elliott however. has shown 'ha'
ne is d fighter and he made his enemies vince aP-
parently without having much real ammunition De
hind his batteries The president OF the League
will consequently devote mach OF his leisure 'o"
now until the time 20 start for the assembly a, -
Louis in arranging some good-roads matters which
are 10 be presented 10 the Legislature IN TINS s'ate
10y W w Armstrong; who introduced the Bicycle
Bscease bill Working Tor good roads is about ne
be- se do and the asate Isaac b. probably
-calzes the fact The more he works on 'Rat
pne the 5e, San ms sTon aTht in every State Tor
the free carriage OF Bicycles By the railroads
The citizens. as well as the cyclists and drivers
OF jamaica Long Island. have good cause for com
rlsn: over the condition OF Of the streets OF
that town. Cyclists who have taken the route 10
Jamaica from Brooklyn recently say that Jamaica
ave IS good. except that part or II when mas oeeh
paved with brick. Her. sand has been thrown over
the road to such a depth in places that 1t makes
riding disagreeabe. There is less sand between
the cartracks and cyclists generally use TINS part
of the road. The new asphalt street IN Jamaica
recently finished has never been cleaned since It's
completion. and It Is strewn with dirt ana Is
muddy IN spots \ citizen who was asked why
the street was left in such condition said that
probably It was no ones business. lie added thst
that the officials had not as yet taken hold OF
things.
In winning the race 70 TsrrytOwn on New Years
morning cx-Capian Walter j. White, OF the New
York County Wheelmen, gained for his club VIC
tory which its members feel proud Of. In this an
nual mdwlnter road race great rivalry has tor
years existed among the older bicycle clubs Of New
York TO have one OF their members win 1t Is
cons 1ered an honor and for this reason each prom
iaart CLUB Is represented by the pick Of its racing
teams. The New-York County Wheelmen' little
more +hau a year CID bad only two riders entered,
u he orrv,ar
winning The race after pacing the greater part OF
the distance and the latter getung third place 70
champagre ~ Tarrytown, and ne will also receive
the silver cap offered The winner by me As s
clubmales a. ,oNen OF the esteem IN whieh tney
a sOp ie he en,rs Instance back 10 New-York after
the RAE and showed no signs Of fatigue when ne
reached home. about a. m.
This is COPY Of telegram from Vice Consul T
J. Keenan )r Of Pennsylvania, received by Isaac
r. Potter saturday: "On December %, offered 10
withdraw in Gideons favor bat he refused
my The fG9 906ac day y G9r Ex
York, which makes Il Impossible Tor me TO with
! shall remain candidate for vice-president
Gideon is not candidate for president.
"The space-wri,er looking for revenue and the
rider who pays a small and gets hatful Of
souvenirs are endeavoring TO revive the show ques
ton The manufacturer who pays the expenses
nd has business stopped Tor TWO mOntnS says
nothiTe ana looks happy" says The American
Whee.man
The only bicycle show to be held under the sane
tion and approval Of the Cycle Board Of Trade this
year will be that held in conjunction with the
~ -sroississippi and International Exposition.
TINS exhibition will 6e held - Omaha. Zeh from
June to November, The members OF the Board will
receive the nrst allotment OF spaces
The twelfth annual reception Of the Harlem
Vbeeln1en will be held AZ the Lenox Lyceum next
Friday nieht The It'll Regiment Band will furnish
the music supper Will be served in the dining
room from midnight until a. m. The overture will
be az 10 p. m.
In group photograph taken Of the New-York
bicycle policemen recently nearly every wheel rid
den by the police had extremely low handlebars.
Upturned handlebars are not exactly the thing 10
arouse the respect Of the army Of scorchers
The handicap pool tournament OF the South
Brooklyn Wheemen VIII begin tonight at the club
house in Ninth-st Brooklyn. The games Will be
played every Tuesday and Friday until finished. a
large entry list has been received by the commit
tee There viii be three prizes.
Colonel Albert A, Pope when in the city he other
day described the condition OF the bicycle Industry
IN the following tefse manner ~ is simply case
OF The survival OF the httest
W J. Morgan the manager u the rev track 10
be located ~ Ambrose Park. says that the chances
are that 4 connection will be made with the good
roads In Brooklyn, 80 that cyclists can ride directly
70 the park.
II little Michael were 10 try go 10 one-haH Of
tho places his friends gay he will visit In the
few weeks he would have 20 make a trip around
the world in less tnan thirty days