New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-19
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
RAD ROAD STREETS IN THE CITY, BUT
FINE ROADS IN THE sUBuRbS-ihE
HARwAY AVE. CONNECTION
NAY BE aADE-NOTES
AND COMMENTS

,,.u. ,,. suh,rnan roads are in splendid cond'-
,,on for this time Of the year cyclists last n'Sh'
wore fcnrf.l that rain would IAN to-oa! anu po
sibly spoil their accustomed SUNDAY o"''ne' ~
6ne weather yesterday caused larse '"i
nj Ubeolnncn and more women were seen out esp'
cia,v In Brooklyn. than has been the case ON aug
nr.vs ,us DIV this year. On Riverside Drive 'he
honpv cyclists rode along or rechheu ." Wv
benches as comfortably as II 1t was JUN "''
There was little wind to mar Their pieasuic i"09'
however who we're compelled 20 use i,e
in order 10 get to the Boulevard and me drive w.,
loud In their complaints Of the condlon W t ha1
street 1he asphalt In many places IL II, nnaT-a
,nad~ lately were not made mopery, ine fnr the
big holes everywhere and I, spesKs c wI have
snn II the rider that more serious ,rhnun Who
no. occurred on this thorouGhfaro. InoSe end
III, Tho ovenue from Ono hundred -and-tCnthJ,s,.
10 Mount Morris Park is In bad nap on ,be new
hm'inrs being erected in places have pracnc2E
taken possession Of the STshr ,s: T rnadwsy
Michael rur.t the slant Corporation Oouh.
eel of Brooklyn. who is an enthusiastic tyo"sI ano
COCO roads advocate, returned from A'o"n! 49,.
dav and held consultation with isaac d. o.'.''
tbs president Of the J.. A W. Mr.. Fursi went W
Albany IN the interests Of the Higoc-Ar"'suo'9
nm ard 70 see what could he done toward MAKING n
the connections with Inc haI%ay-nnv e HIVE
ng hii had passed both houses and only await
Cd The signature OF Governor Back 10 mar unuld
.a is tho hill While the Harway-ave bridge near
Cney Island has been finished Is Dl no INJECT nSe
anvh1d;' hecause Of the approaches Inc conn ~,
IN thoroughfares Will be West seventeen'hSt bn
the coney IsanG sae an noseayorIn to have the
Gegisatuie pass measure p%ovie'n nggss bI He
believes that he Will I've SUCCESSFUL
,us,ico Scot, in the Supreme Court yesteld1F
dismissed the suit brought by FLORENCE i"A,
against sidney Bowman 10 recover so''' o,'''i
hscr cls
taking bicycle lesson at the bowman N' en. :.
,Us Haas went TO the academy in October, 1852 ~
;aka n lesson. While mounted the aI,s'1h" n fe
charge OF b ner c re- fHe Court held tina, Miss Haas
vent 70 the place with the intention Q, ~ her
a alone and that the instructor in charge q, inv
vas forced at some time TO alloy her 10 r'ne fi
herself Justice Scott held that Mr, ~onretent
allied his obligations when he hireu CONN
instructor
r y Walker. chairman Of the Sisnooard com
-. ., N. League Of American whoelmen. says
49,. ,orr ~ nlaCing the signs has been carried Oh
veil These signs 90 tho number OF two hui'u'eu ,
have beer placed on the popular routes be T"rricE
by cyclists They can pe ser ,bc Jericho turn-
pIke on the cycle PAN and on the MOTT" ''''''
fead from Flushing TO Northport'
ror,,eentb-st Brooklyn. is In bad shape. hc
c.nt,v one side Of the street from flfth 10 0LN'"
ave was torn up for the laying OF pipes a.,
n,nes were pu, down and the coOolestohes anu va
&c
r.hara thev ren As a result the street. "HiVIi
slreadv poorly paved. is impassaDe on INA;
Tho ,,o,nd Of stones and earth is several lnCH =
ahnve Inc level Of the street, and the tnorou,"
;s dangerous for light vehicles as well as ID u'-
cycles
v.s-lv everybody is getting little cycling cir
cui, ~ their ow these days. IL Is Low announced
,he, the American Cycle Racing Association mas
.nen,ed many dates AT Manhattan Beach, has Sc
cured control of the Willow Grove track az fnid-
6eiphia and will have anothc; track at RooheS'e'
F. C. Bald went TO ChicOpee Falls. Mass yester-
dav 10 superintend the building of his racing
wheels He will leave for Louisvle next Weeh,
where he will begin active work for the coming
A party u prominent cyclists Will be the guests
OF the Long Island Railroad tomorrow. Inc roao
will use ore OF its new haggase-caIs rnade esp pc
oially for the carrying Of wheels ! ne PdIE WIN
.7ke the train to Babylon ard roe 10 fa'chosue'
cyclists desiring Join the League OF American
vbeelrnen NAV obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names ana addresses
10 the Cycling Editor Of The Tiisune'