The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-06
The Proposed GranoIithic Gutter on
Grace Street.
WOULD BENEFIT WHEELMEN'
An Objection Raised by Street Com
mittecman Overrulcd-FOr Iii
cycle Police Squad-With
the Fast Riders.

in talking to member Oh 9he Ssi~N'
Committee last week ne said
IF the Council gives the cyclist grano-
lithic cutters on Grace street they could
not use them. as the teams would stand
and drive in them so that they could not
be used by the cyclist'
told him We were willing 10 take our
chances. as the wheelmen found no trouble
in using the squares now on Grove ave
nue.. Never having been wheelman De
could not understand what the wheeimen
wanted or could use. when the wheel
men were endeayoring 10 nave the strip
between the car tracks on Broad street
paved with some smooth material, the
authorities proved by the figures on paper
mat if was impossible 10 ride a wheel on
thar eight foot strip between The cars
and posts, and yet this very strp IS used
every dav by many hundfed cyclists, and
have never seen any one have any
trouble. l always use II when going up
or coming down Broad street and often
have "A car on each side OF me, and yet
have no difficulty.
We know lust where a car Is going.
which is more than can be said OF the
average Richmond driver, who looks one
way and drives another, and that often
on the left side Of the road or street
When the paving was first laid between
the car tracks on Main street. which i
only four feet. nearly everybody used II.
but now that IT has sunk in many places
II is worse than q country pole road end
Is "A regular bone shaker, and yet the
rider found 70 the safest place 10 ride
when fl was In smooth ordc-. rs II was
the cloanest and dryest part o. the street.
The trouble is that no one hot regular
rider knows what is bes- f3r The wheel
men.
Springfield. Mass. will be patrolled this
summer by a. squad Of mounted police.
This Arrangement viii admit Of much
better policing during the daytime wnen
iho number OF men on duty is so small
hat many thorOuehfares are not patrolled
49, an.
When will Richmond come 10 the front
and be- lik. the other go ahead cities and
have q squad OF mounted police when
are badly needed. \ policeman on
wheel can cover over his beat Of many
miles ia one third of the time, that A'
can on foot and with less cNertion 10 him
self Inasmuch as We are short OF men
in this city. 10 would be a grtAt help 10
have a part of the outside force on
wheels Then there Is goins 90 be need
of cvcle police 10 protect the wheelmeh
This summer. The Jew Of us who have
/ been out on the road this spring nave
boen ridden down by both teams and
vrheeImen on the left side or the ROAD
| and when the large NUMBER or cyci'al9
1 now I'm this city come out on the roau'
' when the pleasant spring days come,
1 .or,. are very apt TO get hurt by TINS
.ecl,loss and entire disregard Of all rules
| of The road. There should be police
| ,,su an west Broad street and the Boule-
| I'D each pleasant afternoon TO protect
| The ladies' who want 20 80 ont alone
|
strong bill, having for its object tho
| protection OF the cycle paths or Massa-
| chusetts has been drawn I'D py lAs
| Springfield Century Wheelmen Inc
| sort OF depredatlon which the bill aims
10 prevent has been all too common H.
New England.
! A few Richmond wheelmen. having put
their hands in their pockets. and built
the Missing-Ilnk Track, here in Rich
mond, for cycle use, 10 seems hard 10
have IT cut up by the careless or thought
less pleasure drivers. who have cut up
the path on both sides Oh the bridge
|
Through tho remarks Of Karl Kasei.
! a match race has been brought about
with A. ]. Brown ana himself kaser
was sitting in the grand stand AT Belleair
watching the men ride when DR. Brown,
who AZ the time was working out with
the fastest bunch on the track dropped
back to a slower bunch. haser remark
ed. Luke. luke, Brown no stay up I'M
possiblt. he is Elm second class man.
browns trainer overheard the remark
! and forthwith made challenge for q
match race.
Charles Miller the winner Of the six
dav race went out hunting the other
day Seeing three large wild turkeys
together. he shot into them ana secured
one. lie could not find where he had
hit the turkey, which puzzled him.
Arthur Gardiner, when told regarding the
turkey told the "Dutchmdh lhat ne had
not shot the turkey, but had scared it 10
death.
lack Prince intends TO look after the
welfare ~ rob" Walthour. the Southern
champion. the coming season. In the
estimation OF the veteran. Walthour Is
the best. man in the country II handled
properly.
lob, west is a manager and trainer
WIZ does ali the work himself. West Is
.-,,s.ai,v -,fh his charges on the track