The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-28
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN,
NOW BRO0KIYN MAN RODE TO
ISLAND AND BACK YESTERDAY

AAAANH ~ SSANh We AAAA Va w
Away Their Machines - Prof. we.t -
Stevens Institute Making Tests-Br,,.
less Jointa Arc n Go In EnGland-Note,
While the crowd in knickorbockers and n1r.
liR6 shirts was missing from the roads yester.
dnv there were reports Of some wondcrfn,
rides having been made when the boys ver.
gathered at the clubhouses after nichtfaI ana
the steward was unable to keen on hands
sufficient supply OF hot water in the kettle. II
needed only n couple TO start the ball a-rollin.
by telling how they had managed 10 "a,
TO Coney Island and back by riding on ths
fence tops and every one In the company VIVA
aspiring TO rival Munchauscn. Ono moda,,
man In a Brooklyn club described how h.
had equipped his bicycle with snowsbos,
and by holding open his coat coasted to Coma,
Island before the wind. He was not n hi,
feaEed. either, when asked how he got hsci
against the wind. but answered: why. Won
stupid fellow, I Just worked my air pump into
the gale in front of me and created an avenu.
of suction that drew me all the way. | beat thu
sleiRhs up, too" The fact that there wsrs
sleighs abroad was the sorest part OF II to ths
wheelmen. for 1t demonstrated that there ara
times when the desplsed horse Is entirely IN.
superior OF the steel machine. Yesterday wa,
a time when he could trot whore cyclists might
not pedal.
The vicious attack Of winter at q time when
in other years wheelmen have been accustomed
to taking some OF their most delightful rides
discouraged at work putting away their eSesIIays
until spring. They, will, regret the deed next
month; however. when the erratic climate roll,
months = wheel should receive, a good cleaning.
importance is. little unprecedented az n |:
dem onIs d, by The nam6er 81 RIDER
sSlimost anSt to- to ride tite'i The %s' bearings Il SGs sERop,nHlSS
prevent rnstine. Bearings that are permit permitttes93
to rnst all winter quickly 70 wrong when ,sett
smear the frame and spokes also with %vase!!nSs
or or so 7 e other rust preventive. The wheels
sse eio4s b Be nEG p%t Sw tPpf I'd p pnS ths ne zis. tifSs stt
coming warped ed Tires Should be- E kept n iS.
Hated. It is a mistaks to let a wheel stand on
Kept in 3 heated room or the tires are apt I" to be-.
come checked, A dark. cool. dry room will be
found best on the whole.
some experimental. tests to demonstrates Tie
offered by the chaf6icss wheel and those Of the IL
because the sprocEets and the double reaeS q
o ofor m n@?e'n %sar ffsss'if than H'' the 'n mali 1f"1 pin 1G5G
wheels q the chainiess and the driving
not the differences zee is is sufacienntt to Gb be- aPpree T.
able in ordinary riding is what Prof. Stevens
say Chat { the adSanttar "'I Is p ei cepth,fss to T tRem'
and one man estimates, that the bevei-s"ar
vino wfsi when il,alS it ii flows reS sef from lnSS the reS Sac fSa to The ths
chain -and-sprocket wheel.
after a year OF testing. the dealers are concITT..
stay IF For r" the be benef,t t ~ ride snu it "h Is ar sS%f fb st
the mechanical Joint is heater and stronger.
w watSod Io Of c sme manntacturer 1t is a cheaper
The National oyclists, Union of ENGLAND 10 follow.
inf is ses ee earnp 70 have %, ri bicycles y; t. @ carried aed fP nsf ~ S,s = nsss
b. s9 A. the /; v. Bulletin: "when,a man begins
earth q thousand years ago."
Whist.
The eighth match for the A. W. L. challenge
trophy was played between the Kniokerbocker
Whist Club. holders. and the Buffalo Whist
Club. c~hallengers. on Saturday night. at the
Knickerbocker rooms The result was q victory
for Buffalo by a score Of 81 to %. The teams
were:
Buffalo,. s. Moore. ]. Levy. Bon Shire and N.
Knickerbocker-C. R. Watson. R. M. oramer, Il
Eliot. Jr.. and @. L.. Terrell.
nd In the w asst ss SsI5. EliSIfs a Il the at kn1eRaP::
booker gained Ave tricks in the first round in
the evening. and with only eight deals to play
came within one OF tieing the match. Buffalo
gained one triple. seven doubles and ten
singles. while ,Knickerbocker. gained two
triples. four doubles and eight singles. This Ia
Buffalo's first match for the trophy. The Phila.
delphia Whist Club comes next In line as ohal-
lenger.
The fourth match for the Metropolitan trophy,
played between twelve women from the New
York Ladies' Club. holders. and twelve from the
by the New York club by fifteen tricks.
On women's night at the Brooklyn Whist
Pierson and D. Boyd. ten plus. Miss Cunning
ham and g. Killing were high. e and ". with
eight plus.
NORRIS HELD ON PERJURY oHARGA