New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
uARwAY-AvE. BRIDGE CONNECTION
HApLY NEEDED

BADLY NEEDED.
THE STRUCTURE UTTERLY USELESS ~ rH"'
rSr. LEAVING ONLY ONE wHEELwAy TO
cONEY IsI.ANp--THIRry-INcH WHEELS
MAY become POPULAR AGAIN
NOTES AND COMMENT.
Nov, that there 10 an opportunity OF secur-
Ing the long-delayed Improvement OF some
Rrooklyn streets. there should be immediate
stems taken 10 obtain the much needed con-
nectton with the new Harway-ave. pi'use
This structure. spanning Coney Island Creek
70 the westward OF the Cycle Path. ABOUT
mile and a half away from it. has been nhisheu
for several months. but owing to the iacN ="
q roadway on the Coney Island side II ~ VI
no more use than II II were out IN the mIuu''
of the BAY The work OF macadamizihg h"i
wav-ave from the point where IT DIVORCES i'o''
Cropsey-ave to the north side OF the ne"
bridge Is rapidly being completed II II P
sihle now to ride to the structure Duh NJ '''e
further end It drops suddenly Into rha'sn' "a
,o,d,ro tor four hundred or five hundred feet
and there Is no way to get any further save py
taking boat on Coney Island Creek
The bridge was paid for from the Common
Land Fund OF the former town or "faNese"".
but no provision was made for grazing anu
having the streets leading TO IT, As the FORMER
Local Improvement law Of Brooklyn reau.Ied
that the propertv-Owncrs should pay oh'-t"'r
~ tho re1u,site assessment before the Woih
could be done. IT was necessary Ia await ,n'
formalty AS the requisite payments "eI' nos
completed before the end OF last year IL "hs
t,onnssihIe for the Controller OF Brooklyn 20
certify the contract and Controller Coer mas
not vet acted in regard 70 II. the case peIis ~
the hands OF the Corporation Counsel for an
Dt,s Until
vav-aVe. approach wheclincn VIII roe u""'
10 the bridge and. finding no way 10 20 I",
ward. will return and make clamorous de,nalu r,
for the continuation OF the route "hch ~
enable them to make Coney Island part OF IL
circuit ride. At present the only poss: oliity -
OF going and returning by the tycle ram
which good IL IL. becomes a tribe monot"-
nous IL covered too often. But the use or th'
Harway-ave bridge Will give an opportuhl,y
Of going from the Path through Fort hamii-
ton-ave EiGhteenth-ave. or twenty -secohu-
ave TO Cropsev wave, and thence directly To the
seashore and return by the Path. or wee Heisn
IL will also afford direct route 10 the p'a'n
AT Conev Island from Bath Beach. Bensonhurst
and Fort Hamilton and all that growing part
OF the city. From the Coney Island terminus
OF the prospective new route II VIII be easy 10
reach the Sea Gate cottage region at the west
erlv end OF Coney Island and the new home
Of the Atlantic Yacht Club. which Is practlcaly
completed. II Will open up hne stretch or
good riding on the beach nj low tide west or
where the Mfenes OF the bathing establish
ments cut off communication along the shore
for wheels Mt this time OF the year.
The introduction OF 3o-inch wheels this sea
son promises he followed by larger use or
them next year. There were some made several
wears ago hut the general agreement upon tho
2S-inch size as the standard served To drive
them out OF use and last year Il difficult
at times to find :'O-inch tire. This year the
larger sized wheel again made ana fpuHd
some favor. especially with tall men, although
the price put on II was $40 more than Tor me
2S- inch size \ dealer said yesterday that ne
did not believe that the demand would Increase.
a. he failed to see any advantage In II save Tor
a tall rider. who looked less ungraceful on the
larger sized wheel. and perhaps found II little
easier in the pedalling. His views were borne
out by a rider who had 3o-inch wheel In 1921
and 1880 and got "A 2s-inch one In 1880 IT."
SAYS that he discovered no especial dir'renc"
between the two. and that one is just as easy
to ride as the other. He expressed no desire To
20 back to the 3O-inch size
A noteworthy Improvement is nearly comple,-
Cd AZ the plaza al the lower or ocean Park~ay
entrance o, Prospect Park For years this open
space which is bisectcd by the streetcar tracks
I'm Coney Island ave. ard a quarter section ~
which is bordered by the tracks on which the
Franklin-ave. cars are run. has been "A slough
OF mud I'm wet weather and waste % ruts.
sand and gravel In dry periods A. last 1t has
been properly macadarnizcd and rolled, 80 thht
the surface is smooth and level A. Moor.
This not only gives 4 Ep't t'Il4f'l'i s'i "a T
riage driving between the park drives ana the
boulevard running seward. but affords a con
Vcnicnce for riding IN any direction when VIII
be heartily appreciated by all "heelmen ana
wheclwomen The work has been done In ~"
same manner the park drives. and wh"n the
rolling is completed Will be ready FOR use.
In "A recent conversation touching upon the
future outlook Of the sport Of cycling a member
Of large importing house who is also an en-
thusiastic whecman. said In my opinion. the
bicycle club as ordinarily constituted. has
reached its highest stage Of development.
bicycle rider OF either no longer cxclt"-
curiosity or comment. but Is regarded az a per
manent factor In the every day life ~ the com
munty. Public interest In club runs. centuri"s
and parades having wancd L. IA considerable ex-
tent. innovations OF radical nature may rca-
sOnably be expected.
Speaking for myself. believe the Country
Cycle club inaugErates ii new era In the hi1-
tory Of cycling organizations. and that II Will
particularly appeal 10 those VINO have foi
various reasons hitherto held aloof from mem
hership in wheeling clubs. The absence of uni
form. mileage competitions. runs. paradcs and
/ other stereOtyped features as we'll az the special
| attention paid 10 the development Of the socia
side of the wheelman's life. Will doubtless prove
/ attractive to those who have hitherto been
unable 10 crafty their personal inclinatons
| Every wheelman among my social and business
| acquaintances who has heard OF the project
enthusiastically Endorses 1t and agrees with me
that it fills long felt want and Is likely Il
prove success"
| veteran pathfinder makes the appended OBJ
servations I'm wood of ordinary density tho
most active growth is on the south side Of tho
trees. on 10 per cent OF hcmlOck trees the new
md delicate growths point to the east or
many other trees-sprucr in PARTICULAR he moss
grows on the north side OF the tree BY observ
| ing these things one might easily find the point.
OF the compass when wheeling in "A strange dis
! trict."
The Century Wheelmen whose cycling gym
| khana and carnival are at present attracting
! much attention among bicycle riders was organ
Ted March >. 1895. and is therefore not quit,