The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

4 EAVNph NAANAANNs u EnnAOih NNAAN AA.n 0NEh kNhN~
have become iasSionsSiO and tall. men
due TO 'a q seat post SRol being E&'@ Wkres teen out Of ' its
socket or breaking is an ugly thing. Seat
were a few years ago. end broken ones are
rnTe: but With The extra leverage given to the
posts are becomiR1e imost common. Twenty.
have a leg reach OF thirty-olghti Inches.
An freshman who is casting a :. retrospec.
tive" glance upon the future says, There will
and the other persons will not be able to get
across the Streets
Amembcr Of the League. George H. Parke.
writing to the /, A.. W. Bdletin, makes some
suggestions OF expedlenee that are OF, practical
bars without STRAPS or cord and the other Is for
making q sound tire out Of q couple Of. peor
your coat out FIAT on the turf fold the upper
over; mex. fold the bottom part up as far as Tie
third button and buttonhole; now begin at tho
twice, which win bring buttons and button:
holes together. especially, IL you have kept hold
to S5 tSS S&'t ons b Tat1e i TTi,'R rs proper q Spi Eut as@Sias
on othS one q Side sSn o, q your Ia handle pSIe haE To and the
sell. had all sorts, Of trouble with my tires.
put an inner tube in Il. then took an old single
the. way around. and ! have a tire that has re-
aeo. and on orO Witch M T T5deG SATURDAY nxea u an y M SeGss
twenty-seven miles and returned. over some Of
the toughest roads L hope 1t may ever be my
fortune to meet.
With the cool weather promised, something
in the nature. OF a bicycle revival may be ex-
Rected on all good wheeling courses to-day.
full foliage. the highways are now beginning to
take on their fine adtumnal condition. because
the %rainfalls have been light enough and at the
same time sufficiently frequent to lay the dust
and render the surface smooth without max
crown Of the roads to The side. The ohicial re-
port OF The state division ~pronounses the aver
ace Sssa fGa eo To ss III s1 pooE Piad .Ss% IN the soR TieiG ii te oi
New York follow:
Thereis dangerous hole on Seventy hrst street. be-
Of SsphSitine Twenty. third street. between Ninth and
TE ,sf h, ar snDn Is completed paftnE 2 good Eoad
is being asphalted between Second avenue and tho
ninth streets, is atiIl torn up. The KinE.bTdee road
IL very poor. and 60 is the Boulevard LAFAYETTE.
Sidewalk is poor. Convent avenue is being a;;phslted:
R RsST NEWLY in the SsDS SSEsSG atrs Of the Ss,d sSop II s Sil ! nRf
will IN p 1soTSu sTsTy case FS S9Rn sSs1 Tith t sss P Seno% aS;
bt@roasss, In BTootlHn. Fistb Sl and BEDFORD i avenues Sss
s ssS S HSs5. lIi saGIaG T to B SGReT Bf fssinf bs ssS5S Ra1a and and
Fort h ths InSg. are are in sn, prime shaR r.: { Out - on the Isl.
eett. The popular roads q staten Island and New
Jersey are all in ~drSt-rate riding condition.
In view OF the remarkable reductions that
have been made in some Of the records this
Legislators in England manifest a disposition
to cast discredit upon the, performances, Rec
reputable men abroad. have always received
consideration here. but the taking away OF
records recon Eaf from %ne the cre she 81 sPe the Snf Eh%eiIiishM racins
man seems, to have produced a feeling Of dis;
]ff2 nsiandi makes A lssd tRe E %H%SGr Of re 1as I; e ref =; Of
ing American records in the London Cvclist:
Now that we have been warned to regard
with Skepticism the reported worlds records
made in Australia. the question arises IL we are
to recognize the so;called records that are es-
By Linton. McDniffee and i Michael are Es'S Wondert
could perform later in the season. when the
pacers act with even, more proficiency. At the
say. are counted OF little value. especially the
reported hour record performance OF Taylore."
A general complaint has been raised that in
different steps are taken to circulate among
racing men and meet promoters in the small
racing rules and regulations Of the 1. 4. ":
Within the last four weeks the Racing Board
towns upon The charges Of Riding in INSANE.
riGeTs and Tsfe prot s1s SSmIPetiiP IL Develops wsfa sa ssPPf e%oi
thirds Of the gases In which these men violate
the regulations and not With the .object to
ignore, the jurisdiction Of the L. A., W.
s sTe th sSs sRRRfIs; o6 In sss la Tsish oit the r rnieS'
Now that cycle racing Is spreading out. and
meets nasss are 4 sm PaP f ss al! t 4 Is e s&saentYa fp tsst and nd z e.
A. W. should instruct its meet promoters re- |
garttinG the restric,i9Ps e be enforced: The
In different sections Of the country are sup
posed TO look after these affairs. but in some
promoters how meets should be conducted A
suggestion has been made that the Racing
books to furnish all applicants for sanctions
for meets with 2 set Of raeing regulations.
instructing racing men with the customs. re-
duce the workiof the board. and lesser. the ma
ignorance.
A slight man. wearing a linen suit and q cork
helmet. created 2 sensation on Riverside Drive
one day last week by riding q wheel, Reared to
had a sprocEet that WAS as big round as. the
mans body; AZ the rider came bowling along
movement Of the legs. he was hailed By two
bike cops" who were taking a day of and
were sitting on the wall in ordinary riding Co.'S
Hey. there!' cried one Of them who is .
noted sprint racer. what gear is that j"
and mopping the preparation Oh his brow. the
man said as he whirled by:
no turned back and dismounted. The bike
to examine the remarkable machine. while the
owner Of it looked on with an expression OF
Does il go hsrdf"' one q The cops asked.
so much that I'm going to have a 200-gear
"HCen' you get up a hill" the other COP
why. certainly" was tho response. II can
get up as nicely as yGST1 . fellows oar on your
into the saddle. and. followed by the two police
mon. he went up the hill to. Grants tomb with
wasn't even puf1nR. whereat the cops looked
amazed. Then the trio went down hill again
street.
II want TO see how it feels"
He jumped on and started down to 108th
street. Turning there. he started up the drive.
and as il was very early in the day he hit up
the pace until he was going a mile q minute. It
seemed.
bluecoat whiZzed past.
Il can'ti' yelled the policeman IN the saddle.