The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-05
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
COUNTRY ROADS BETTER PATRONLGED
THAN BOUUEHLRDS AND CYCLE PATHS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Linton in
Form for Their Q Race To-Day-Cyolers
Are Not Violating the Lamp Ordinance.
1t required some nerve TO 60 out on a wheel
yesterday. but those who ventured found fine
breezes that made riding comfortable. Tho
Precipitation began to oo1e when q stop was
made. and therefore the most satisfactory thing
to be done was to continue in the saddle. Be-
cause Of this the roadhouse keepers had only q
few OF the small crowd that was abroad. The
Boulevard and uptown drives were almost de-
serted until sunset. The Coney Island path made
one OF the smallest showlnRs Of the season. On
the New Jersey. Staten Island and Long ISL
and roads the travel was normal, which means
that, temperature considered, the country roads
were remarkably we'll patroniEed. A New
Yorker who returned at night from Camp
Black and heard at hts club the reports OF the
day from those who had gone In differentdirec
tions. made a remark that shed some light on
the changing character Of the wheeling parade
on the local roads. He said:
1T Is mostly the newer riders and those who
never pedal more than i've or ten miles al .
time who are frequenting the boulevards. The
older riders have tired Of staying 90 near home
and going over and over the same ground.
You go through Central Park or down to Coney
Island and you will hnd all new faces. The
old faces are scattered in all directions on
country pixies"
The awkward squad" Of oycledom IN not 90
much In evidence on the roads at present a. IL
was in the spring, II the testimony Of hotel
keepers and riders In the habit Of observing 10
to be accepted. This 10 corroborated to o GER
tain extent by dealers generally, who say
that they do not rent 30 many wheels. There
arc yet enough OF the clumsy. addressed.
wabbly creatures abroad to make women
paryota and oauaA man - hA RVOfnNa
but the ranks OF this class have been thinned
very perceptibly. making due allowance for the
hot weather and falling OF Of riding on the To-
cal roads. Whether this Is because o large per-
centage Of the :" awkward squad" have gradu-
ated into the ranks Of the regulars or have be-
ZONE discouraged and quit. cannot be guessed.
There were more, wheels than ever. before, sold
been. heavily recruited. judging RON. the
number OF eccentric. wheelmep, In full riding
t X The Si Of Tie nn.
couth ones is Offset by the reappearapce Of tho
more iashhi sG kIso element and .! IF the family
to be an entirely new crowd from what there
was in the spring"
The stealing Of bell tops from bicycles left in
racks is beS9ming more frequent an occur.
4 Is s Ell shll'kk S SiSaF@S"ni in sRSTn q = a slaH ! sHH 3 U clssR
loosened the Earring OF the wheel causes
e easie s1ps way ~ a the re slIP1 be inc t Snast they y Ho OK
off and drop on the road. Interruptions riders
to S2i T6S 9am t6i ntS SseId %Ss., happens 81 E zen h fsS. ss e d q
which the top has to be loose in order to ring
should have some ground resin put, on the
4 wheeling party. that eoss over the coney
apSiaa! Path 'an tdfe 'SSqsiama sPd Sl " af ffS% GT saPs.RR
quad machine ridden By four boys. the Cd
Be- fnGq them en- h rfde sa s9se GpiR atSers I Sesspipys Ss 3 SHARP arr;
lookout for possible danger. The ,habituss Of
}nSen Phshl o say sP SqSPs au sdH machine with Its
Feminine rough riders" are nov, ths fad Of
cavalry troops. ride diamond framed wheels.
have adopted these hats also make shemseiveS
conspicuous BY loud costumes, and In a few
applied 70 a certain tandem team Of girls. who
Are am mil orch eaaF a;sis on fhe Eoadd; . YeSter rday
tM0 to ~ a hotei On mrs . 'ta ma2ags'i{ T6 HssSS wore ft the
fS% rssh yyo hsss ex eRd &c t aR. t disnGu .Ss loS 9RS
to t1of BE- 'foca an,a c ON them = nuf They u pSies Ue sy sa
amount Of bold staring that probably spoiled
went to a small parlor In the roadhouse and
had o quiet cry.
It Is conspicuous that Chief Devery's order
to enforce the lamp ordinance strictly, and the
SSSmIPlle eRssi Hs shs w s@}E[0lHHf nnd Gssd t. q a'I ri RsSa
have adopted the sensible, plan Of placing their
ho @st 4e t at Th Hhf tfms s tHe EG sa oat taf ints shdF e
return. OF forty wheels noted, offhand yester-
day afternoon, thirty-one of them had lamps
were even an then mann on the ii way home. '1 they
have stopped taking, chances on being une3-
pectedly delayed until after dark and arrested.
Enthusiasts In cycle racing are expecting to
see at Manhattan BEACH this AFTERNOON the hot
practically the rubber race between Michael
and Linton, The agreement permits the men
learned each will have seven or eight quintu-
plets. which is about as many as can be han
the men on opposite sides Of the track. which
arrangement ~justldes the anticipation OF q fast
and killing race.
Some facts why the men at checking racks
porter Of FHE SUN a couple Of days ago from
a man who manages the racks at ono Of the
P Proprteso4 h hSs' not GGssld e S 81 RitS tSs ra aae
there 1ss any y c fszse fSr if ndStInsF t Hies9ia At h Zines ss
are depended upon. The manager Of the place
and holidays 5hdss o0S they MIsH turn s1'r ove net ali Df th eihnf fips'
and. after paving salaries. there Is a neat profit
remaining.
Cyclists in this vicinity are Interested in the
auspices OF the North Hudson County Cyclers
of Union Hill, which takes place this morning
on the Hudson County Boulevard. There are
$50 entries. and with the present conditions OF
the course and the hard work performed by the
riders In practice some records are likely TO be
eclipsed.
Alarge attendance Of enthusiastic spectators
marked the open races Of the Empire Wheel
men at Maspeth yesterday. In addition to a
programme OF four amateur events. three pro-
te%ssional races attracted a good entry. Bum-
marles:
Half-Mils, Novice. AmateuE-won By Philip A.
RiRsbey, Nevtown b. c.; Thomas F.. Burns, VIII.
hamsburG W, second; Richard D. Holden. Yonkeru
z, third Time, minute 24S seconds.
Bn%rooklyn: Harry NJ. BSrcker. New York. second:
2 minutes 45h seconds.
HAlf-Mile Opsn-Won by John D. BENJAMIN. Pc
comic c. 81; John F. Aherans, Broezes W., second;
Andrew e. Hennessey. Monroe G. O., third. Time. /
one,Mils Club ChAmpionship-won by James +.
Merck third; Time. 2 minutOS 5lH, seconds.
ericks, Peoonic Q. g., 40 ynrds; John ID. BeniamIn.
Peconic c. c., scratch. second; William n. Marsland'
National A. @ w. If Varda khird TInn.