New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-11

=. -. os,darts n, Rrooklyn follow the example
p, one Of her citizens, their personality Will ho
longer be so closely linked with BABY carriaseo'
The citizen referred to Is Burt Aleu- "en-
known member OF the South Brooklyn nee"e"
racing team Mr.. Allen was seen riding MS oics''o
down the Cycle Path yesterday drawing hin'a'u' .
sulky behind him. In the sulky was strapped '"e
nre,,,sst babv IMAGINABLE Everybody Including
nartv o, "Burt's" friends stopped to gaze at the
odd sight Finally one of the latter called OUT
Hulo. Burt; what have you got here-yomr IaM ~.
y?' on no: only part Of IT, burt rep,'e n,, fl 4,
sSa a 10 pvsh @ The suky in which the baby
SAT a novel vehicle 1t vas m'uc cbs nse had
s%Kns Ise Tres Il vas Jar Tor the shsrpe
10 ride in the suky than on the 'front.' OF the oc'o'
and also safer for the cyc.lst
Eddie" McDunes had his first try at the new
hoard track at Berkeley Oval yesterday. and be-
hind his racing team which will be used to-day In
his match race against Fred" Hoyt. he rode hve
miles In 900. which is dangerously near the Amer
lean hve-mile record. which is held by Jimmy
Si",s that he ifteen-mile record will be broken
to-day unless MI signs fall lie has with MN I'VE
McDufrce had broken the three-m!le record yester-
day afternoon The previous record was held by
race ON against Harry Fixes at Charles River Park
Memorial Day The time was 5is,t Mcpnre ,hs 3
1e Gn1F tme First ti it second i5ss third
i:i5's.
Tho Nassau Whcelmen's mileage contest Ia
nrousing the keenest competition among the menu
bers The fine weather OF the last two weeks has
served TO keep the members hustlins and the totals
are running up At good rate. as the following
will show. r. C. Arkland. FL miles; j. r. Bren-
men. is miles. V. f. Buckley. oia miles; T. w
Bell l2i miles F; A Campbell 20 miles A. christ
mas, 50 miles L. r. Emerson. 2is miles rni,~ r
Gibson. 27s miles: n Gaubert. IA miles; l. Higln-
son 572 miles, - ke.ton. La miles, r. heton.
mil =, Never. .b2 miles, \. h. MOWen, III
miles: r. J. Mare. 2S2 miles, W II M.Iler , 20
IS B. Parker eis miles: II. A. Reynolds, SIS miles;
W. c. Smith. l76 miles f. j. Strassel, S2s miles: =
WelcR. 4ss miles. and j. Wagner. lis2 miles
The advance sale OF tickets for the seventeenth
annual race meet OF the Kings County Wheemen,
to hc held at Manhattan Beach on June p. Is al
ready Unprecedented in the history OF the club
The Royal Arcanum Wheelmen OF New-York
will hold photograph run to-morrow. leaving the
clubhouse al O'Clock weather permitting. The
club picture will ho taken AZ Mornngsde Park.
Several enthusiastic cyclists took their first
nlunge into the ocean AT Coney Island yesterday.
After their plunge they admitted that 1t was
selves with lolllng on the sand az the end o, the
cycle Path were probably the more sensible A az
was so clear during tho morning hours that Sandy
Hook lid not appear TO be more than "A mile away
from the island.
MANY riders OF the wheel who believe that bald
moss is creeping upon them can be seen on the
roads each day riding with their caps tucked In
their rockets Rushing through space bareheaded
is exhilarating until the next day when the sun
burn gets in its fine work So n any or your
pretend not to notice 1t. The subject IS painful
one Whether the practice does '"' "''' any so''
not is question
Cyclists desiring to join the League Of American
Whoolmen may obtain full printed Information and
membership blanks by sending their names and
nIdrcsscs to tho cycling Editor Of The Tribune