New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
READY FOR BICYCLE DAY.

-, ,,,ryn.y A BICYCLE HoLIDAY-AN
o,,r,r TT ON THE WEST sIpE-THE TRib-
,,xr,s PLAN TO CHANGE THE TRAFFIC
on THE BRIDGp-NoTEs AND COM
xrSrs OF GENERAL INTEREST
.r. could almost put up with bad wea.he'
an Sunday" said a prominent cSc"S' 1870
"nroyiding we have fine weather q" ~ 49,
tom, Birthday. The Cyclists Oh INC - =.
o,shs are much interested in Bicycle LAY ."
.uso.s,ed nv The Tribune and with any 'h',,e
like decent weather there promises " 'e
G. turnout Of riders Of the wheeA ,o,
Bicycle Day has met with the "pp 10
only Of the manufacturers and dealers ou' a,so
o.''. -. 90 tho wheel. 1t Is just about the
~ 49, oo- when the cyclists are beginning
.. ,.,n,, ser,ouslv about their mounts TOT 'he
ao,,,,,y outdoor season, and are anxious 10 Sec
IN. now models and the innovations III ao0o
.or,a. and R,cycle Day will afford such an OPP
,>or,un,,v Then they have friends VINO arc
,,,nkirg about purchasing wheels ana WIZ
co,ne ~ the more veteran cyclists TOT auNiOe o.
IN what bicycle 10 buy. The whee!neH "''' 'N"
the nov.ces with them on Tuesday ana 'hc' VIII
make the rounds together.
Now for the manufacturers. They have not
h.en troubled with making Arrangements 40
Zig cycle shows this year, and as re'"''
wares are all ready for the Market wv -,
mr. more earlier than last year. ana 'ie4i 49,
ar. ready for the dealer ana the pup''o
,rodels are there for the intending purchasers
and the man or woman who wants ocS o'e
con leave his order and get the machihe "i'"o''
delay. v-
.oa the dealers are better pleased thah any
,oav else They are also in position 10 uo 0'''
mesa much earlier than ever pelore' anu
<~tav do n
they meet their customers ana fr'ehuS III -
80. thsv are better able to do themselves
and their customers service thah 'hes
-. cvc,s show. Their goods are ready for III
mediate delivery. and that Is sie"'
,,.,,h q man who wants a wheel Wheh man
,.s b,cvcl. he wants 1t delivered at
oncs nine times out of ten. He Will be aoie 10
80. 9, ,,,s wear. and the discrimination OF Ma
,,ora, elbows and the formal adoption OF bicScie
nav nv IN. maker and rider are the main rea-
80 vbv better and more satisfactory con-
dttion of affairs exists all round
n, course the atmosphere in certain quarters
4. /, u,,,a frosty. possibly because The tribune
cav what was needed and had the lore'h'ue"'
IN propose the scheme and make IL 'uO
But this frosty feeling will soon disappe"'' aN
all those who are really interested IN inc MUS
trv and the sport will assist 10 make pVS',o
~. N. success that It deserves TO be. Bicycle
nav ,s not an incident OF 1898 alone out 'he
beginning OF an annual INSTITUTION 0e'e"'
c,,ias are in line already, and with aho.ner
- February 90 will be pretty generaIIy recos
80, oil over the country as Bicycle Day, anu
The great majority Of the people VINO are M =,
ested in the purchase or manulactute ~
cycles will have forgotten all aoout os0
Tn honor OF the day The Tribune VIII PRINT
on Tuesday a sixtee2-page supplement deVo'eu
exclusively 10 cycling. with the ioea Oh assist
ing in making Bicycle Day an annual hs'"u-
zion The paper will be OF convenient slze' 50
that q can be easily folded and carried III 'he
,,oo,,e, and II will contain so many interesting
features that all cyclists should avail thein-
selves OF the opportunity 10 secure copy
snace will be devoted TO articles OF Importance
"a every rider OF the wheel whether nan Vi
woman. TO half-tone portraits OF persons VIM
! or. rron,,nent IN the cycling world and to de-
Acriptions and pictures OF some OF 'he ieadiiis
1ubs OF the boroughs Of Manhattan and Brook
,,Jn II will contain specially prepared articles
~ oxnerts in different lines Elliott Mason Will
write about the dealers There will be a story on
.ar,,e Trade ard Bicycle Day" by Theodore r
Nerseles; bicycle Day" by Isaac b. Potter;
"rsclng AZ II Was and Is" by John c Wet
more the Handicapped Of New-Jersey: Remin-
!scences" by WEI r. Pitman. the veteran rider
who was forced 10 secure permit to ride
bicycle In this city, and How to Train ana
Ride" by William B. Young. Senator Morgan
tells Of old-time racing, and Fred jenkins gives
"reminiscences which are well worth reading
Neither the clubman nor the unattached floer
can AFFORD 10 miss this issue, which has been
prepared for his especial benefit There Will also
be page devoted TO wheelwomen
Wheelmen. and drivers OF all vehicles for that
matter are interested in plan to open up the
x{S ~
Its scope to the widening Of Elm-st., to relieve
the traffic on the east side The scheme has
been discussed in an informal way by prom
inent members OF the New-York Consulate al
though no concerted action has been taken as
vet The cyclists who have gone over the
ground carefully think that there should be
some outlet for Seventh so that a direct
connection might be made with the Battery.
Saventh-ave is more or less blind" street.
leading nowhere The street begins at East
Eleventh-st and ends at Fifty-ninth-st 1t Is
thought that some plan can be devised by which
a direct outlet can be made to connect with the
Battery which would be OF material assistance
20 westbound traffic. They Of the opinion
that a direct connection could be made between
Seycnth-ove and Narck-st. by condemnng GER
tain property in the proposed route. The plan
would relieve Broadway Immensely. Many OF
the houses which would have 10 be condemned
are old structures. some or them or wood ana
eyesores TO the city
NJ NJ Belding jr., the chairman OF the sew
eral committees appointed by the different as
sociatjons 10 try 10 secure some concessions FOR
cyclists on the Brooklyn Bridge. may call
meeting OF the committee this week. Those who
have watched the Bridge question are OF the
op,nion that a special wheelway cannot he Sc
cured this year. and they say that as the out
door riding season is about TO oren something
should be done at once TO enable cyclists TO ride
over the Bridge The plan suggested in these
columns TO so arrange traffic on the Bridge that /
Ill, II ms rrifh ile favor