The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-20
NEWS OF THE wHEELMEN.
ROADS AND PATHS CROWDED WITH
RIDERS YESTERDAT.

me Aetion Or the beard 81 Omserss H1sstisH
or Saturday Lsokea Upon ~ Favorable to
the HARLEM WhssImen-A New Trick en-
PaoeH,aEisE Eschises-uanitonNs Speed.
at was too nne q day. too good to last" was
the verdict Of wheelmon yesterday when they
were caught in the afternoon shower. 1t did
seem as II tho ideal cycling weather that was
enjoyed In the morning was more than mortals
could expect to continue. After the oppressive
heat Of last week. that was prohibiuvo to many
riders, yesterday was a Sunday that for riding
was 40 rare as any day In June. The invitation
to cyclists that was extended by the GOODNESS and
sweetness OF tho air was accepted with enthusi-
asm. and again out went almost every ridablo
machine and all capable of pedalling. The tre-
mondous thronRs that move UT and down the
local drivswsys on hot days and cloudy days.
whom riders do not care to venture far from
homo, were depleted by tho number who sought
the rural districts. Reports from up tho State.
New Jersey, Staten Island. and Long Island all
told of great outpourinRB of eXcursionists
Awheol, and tended to show that great numbers
are becoming tired of keeping to the stereo-
typed local runs. In the evening the forryboats
and trains reaching the city were loaded with
riders of both sexes. hundreds of them dronched
and mud s~plashed. but still ~clinElng to lunches
OF daisies, wild roses, and other flowers which
they had gathered.
Tho action taken by the Board OF Officers Of
the New York State division on Saturday rela-
tive to the grievance OF the Harlem Wheelmen
against A. d. Wait OF the Racing Board was n
surprise to almost every one, especially because
Of its having been done so deliberately and qui-
city. The Harlems, of course, wanted the board
to come to some decision, and IL was expected
that tho subject would be brought up and result
In n wrAngle. No one. however, looked for an
action SO decidedly favorable to the club and SO
rebuking to Wait az the appointment without
argument OF an investigating committee. Be-
fore the meeting q number Of those proni.
mont in League affairs said they did not see
how the subject could be introduced for official
action. but the delegates at tho meeting did not
for an instant hesitate. Tho promptness Of their
action and the fact that Wait deemed 1t we'll to
stay away confirmed tho impression that SYM
patty in official circlen is pretty much all on the
aide OF the olubmen, whom Wait refused to pro-
tect In tho holding of q State meet, though 1t
was to the interest OF tho depleted State treas
ury to do 30. Even as the matter stands. before
the investigation is finished. tho HarlemS have
achieved a moral victory in their fight. The acc
tion OF the State officers efrectuallyh heads of the
proposed Investigation by tho Associated
Cycling CLUBS. Those in tho controlling circle
of tho association say that tho committee 1t ap-
pointed at its last meeting will be called of"
It 10 interesting TO motto that at least three of
tho committee Of ave appointed to make Chair
man Wait explain his doinRs are men who openly
declare themselves opposed to the continuation
Of racing control by tho League. These three
are DR.. Lo Roy, H. B. Fullerton and Louis
Rosenfeld.
A now trick on pRcemaking machines was
seen at Manhattan Beach In tho race between
Taylore and Linton on Saturday. Under the
inspiration of j. 7. Kennedy the men on tho last
..at NJ the orIpt,D1at p,achipoa nacipr To ulorn
put on their coats and sat erect with their hands
in their side pockets and spread the garment
open wide. The idea was to break the wind and
offer q better shield for the little Frenchman.
It was q question in the minds of some. how.
ever. whether the benefit TO the racer was not
counterbalanced by the retarding effect 1t must
have had on the speed OF the multicycle.
A stirring picture was presented on the Coney
Island cycle path yesterday afternoon, immedi-
ately alter tho first shower OF the day had
were pactcd full OF cyclists. many Of whom. be-
cause OF ,.cinR caught between stopping places,
r wGrs sG anS lay oy o 6he tn 5ime b bhey rf fSsn Sa a FlSffe T O.
the wheel. Because the clinging particles arc
thrown from the tire at n tangent. and fly in u
said i to be- the reason for tho ,e:psttern that the
the SAME reason that the narrow wooden
mud guards used on women's wheels do
HO bnJlTCly pEOkcCL II EluCEb. ounoEtob OIL
women were seen as badly splashed as the men.
II was a sad day for gayly colored shirt waists.
wearers wish they had never seen a bargain
counter. When the early shower was over all
the refugees who had stopped during the down
pour and q host of those who had boon going
toward Coney Island started for homo with q
simultaneous rush that made a scene more
striking, than any orderly parade, however large.
such as Is seen on n tine Sunday. Riders were
moving Ave and six abreast and incidents of a
lively and lsughable character occurred mo
mentarily. Ono fair young woman IN a white
duck skirt wabbled plumb into q tree and rolled
pedals tangled as they tried to pass, while
9ome slipped and went down In muddy spots.
nature on every side and a hustle for home. The
paths arc in a poor condition Of drainage, and
handed mar Of ali. ON tihn the return tlGT9E path riH'9 Just "S Sslo oS,
Eighteenth avenue. there was a place where the
path and the wagon way we're completely sub
feet, or ride and risk a spill. with a certainty OF
being well splashed by either ones own wheel
after passing u this pond and gathered
side and poked tho stem of it into
tho hollow arm of his ~seatpost, SO that tho huge
The example was quickly followed. and when
the rolling army reached Prospect Park about
mud az guards HePi; Ma Tapping TnD a out like iooI green iT taiIS fro@
under the saddle. It was a queer procession,
and ono worth being out in the wet to see.
the meet of the Kings County Wheelmen on next
Saturday. Among the prominent riders whose
entries have been received are Major" TAYLOR.
Tom Cooper, Arthur Gardiner. Tom Butler,
SaRer and Swan brOuRh, Bowler, Newhouse, r.
a. Miller, Z, G; Johnson. Al Wienig. Headstrom.
Jefferson. c. w. Miller of siN.day fame, Fulford
and Wheelock. Mayo L. c. Johnson, Crooks,
Terrill, Henshaw and Kent, and Mclean. The
form shown by +. J. Titus while training for his
match race of fifteen miles with Tom Linton at
the Kings County meet shows that he will be
one of the middle-distance stars this season. As
Titus Is anxious to be selected TO meet Jimmy
Michael later In the season. he is training con,
sciontiously and working out in remarkable
form. Linton naturally desires to administer
defeat TO Titus because OF the latter defeating
him at Springfield on June 4.
An example of flial devotion seen occasionally
on the local cycling roads Is that Of an old
father and young son on n tandem. The parent
whose face is adorned with a white beard, has
the position of honor and In front. while the
young man does the hard work on the rear seat
Now and then the old man puts his feet on the
coasters and takes his ease. but, In spite OF the
added labor. the devoted son always looks pleas
ant. They are n couple who always catch the
eye and excite comment. especially as the father
Ia 40 much the taller thar his figure alunns,