New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-23
or INTEREST TO WHEELMEN.

, roos,,nr Of the New-York Consulate OF the
I A W was held Yesterday afternoon III tne
Vanderbilt Building The subject under dlscuss'o"
u.as Tho nroposed taxation Of bicycles While no
-. nos ,sk,n Il was the opinion Of the majority
re, ,bere would br no serious objection 10 nt'lis
tax placed on bicycles; providing all o,heo y Sa S
were taxed in proportion to the damage ny 49,
the roads and streets Among those present. snr
louis Rosenfeld' F. NJ Frobisheri NJ fer" eio and
George schefier
rA ,,crsased favor with which the American
A,cvcIe Is meeting all over the civilized world Is
gratifying to every loyal citizen. whether ne rides
a wheel or not The appended facts are Cameo Iio"
onBcial sources For the two weeks ending June
= the value Of the bicycles exported from ms
country was sleOOol OF this amount Great Br,
ain took s5S 22S and Germany s!IS35 me eHT ,,th
,I o, exnorts for the two weeks ending May =
amounted 70 slo36A Aus,raa the os Of
Hope and Holland were the largest pu''"aSe'' -
the English bicycles
The recent fine weather has proven blessing
,o dealers IN bicycles The bright enamel so long
looked for OF the 1898 models. now be seen on
all the principal cycle paths Agents WHO . were
fearful tna 1he reroTded in April and May now
concede that the most important factor was soou
weather.
The German Army cyclists. II Is said as REGARDS
efficiency Of drill, compare favoraoiy with any o'"el
army cycst corps in the world At some recent
rnanopuvres cycle corps Of 200 men ou Ina
superiof for scout patrol and dispatch duty
Berkeley Oval will he the scene Of a middle-ds-
lance race with multicyce pacing on Sa'uruaS'
July > between Beden. the crack rider or 'ne
Pierce Wheemen. and either Relyea or SchoheIu'
Of the Kings County Wheelmen. AZ both the
Young men have carried off the honors at dnerent
meets and are acknowledged to stand hls" ~ ~.
the list Of amateurs. there IS no aompt ma "a sm
rremacv a sharp The distance VIII 1e nios,i
miles and each competitor VII he allowed twenty
pacemakers.
An odd addition to the chainless family is the
product OF 2 St Louis inventor who processes per-
feet faith in the expectation that his machine con-
tains mile-a-minute possibilities The saddle is
placed the end Of an oscia'ng lever so so mat
by seesawing up and down ths rdei $50 ~, The
rear hub.
The destination Of the Madison Wheelmen's run
for Sunday viii he their headquarters at Coney
Island where the annual clambake Will take place.
The social members of the club will by boat and
mee 5as 1t al Ia MsGson IS one Of the
new things devised by the chef for the occasion.
Bombay. Singapore China and number Of Far
Eastern countries and districts have recently taken
20 the bicycle a means Of recreation. Being
densely populated. the field is an inviting one and
number of American cycles have already iouhu
their way 10 these points
on every side are evidences Of the fact that It
takes capital. energy. push and unending attention
10 business to keep up with the times in the cycle
industry. The history OF the trade for the last
two years has pretty thoroughly disspated the
notion that any body with mac hue shop could go
into wheel manufacture and make money
\ delegation representing the Kings County
members Of the League OF American Wheemen
yesterday called upon Deputy Commissioner Wal
ton OF the Department Of Building. Lighting and
Supplies N Brooklyn. and asked permission 10
erect sgnboards which would aid bcyclists IN
finding the best routes from one part OF the city
10 the other The boards arc TO be fastened on
electric "eht. telephone or telegraph poles near
the Brooklyn end Of ne Bridge. as we'll as in he
vicinity OF South and Brooklyn ferries. The cost
Is TO be borne by the League. The request Was
granted.
Walking is the only method Of locomouon that
may be classed safer than cycling and even
the pedestrian is no absolutely sure Of life and
limb. Statistics show that the risk taken by
the cyclist does not compare in size with that N
CURED by the person who ventures forth behind a
horse.
The Harlem Wheelmen and Nassau Wheelmen
will have their FIRST Joint run Of tho season on
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