New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10

the organization should be divorced from all
racing interests. Those. however. who have
watched the growth of the sport say that IN
case the League divorced itself from racing
there is no organization or syndicate in existence
to-day in a position to take full control or
racing. The Executive Committee Of the League
will discuss the matter at length. possibly at the
National meet to be held at indianapolis next
month. Those who have made a close study OF
cycle racing are OF opinion that the best course
that can be taken will be for the League to
form a sort of association within the l.. "A. w.
composed for instance. OF the chief consuls OF
each State. and TO turn the control OF racing
over to them In this way racing could be
kept out Of the League Of American Wheel
men politics. and it would not be allowed
10 interfere in any way with good ROADS
work recruiting or touring. Prominent wheel
men agree that racing will regain much Of its
prestige when the professional promoters aban-
den racing and invest their money in some
other enterprise When this is done the clubs
and amateur associations will again enter the
field and with their re-entrance Will bring back
70 the sport much OF the club interests II VIII
also do much to restore public confidence. Few
club meets will be held in this district TINS
year for The reason that the clubs cannot alloTd
TO spend the money on expensive programmes
nromoters Paced racing costs great deal OF
money much more than the attendance at race
meets so far this season would seem 10 warrant.
Many are Of opinion that sprint races. which
were SO popular UP to last year. Will In another
season regain their old following.
The club runs Of the Bushwck Wheelmen for
July follows:
5uy IS IS sag HsA rum n 'a o, Jamaica
Jay 90 90 1S, Island In T Bah Beach nun nm
shes Coney Island "" n m
Christian Jererniassen. civil engineer Of Nor
way. who has been touring in China. Japan and
India has JUST completed bicycle ride from
San Francisco TO NewYork He made the trip
Ieisureiy had many adventures and can re-
count them in an intellectual manner Jere-
miassen is young well educated and eminent az
a civil engineer although only twenty-five years
old.
The majority Of cyclists do not realize, when
out for a spin what power they are exerting. or
against what resistance they are making head
way. According to weIlknown professor OF
prominent university the wind resistance AT
speed OF fifteen miles an hour amounts 70 ZZoo
foot pounds a minute. and the strength eyerted
to propel a bicycle Is $500 foot pounds minute
A. q speed OF twenty five miles an hour the wind
resistance alone amounts to lO.3OO FOOT POUNDS
a minute and the strength exefted 20 propel the
sents 1900 foot pounds minute
IL is a common fault with women TO begin
their rides at too great a speed. with the result
that they tired before the return The mus
cles always want coaxing little at first. and
far better average speed can be kept up when
the rider starts off at leisurey pace. After
few miles the pace can be Increased. although
the steadier II is kept the better for the rider
Much better riding can be accomplished by a
woman who has learned to use judgment in her
pace than by one more robust, but relying on
sheer strength instead OF science to carry her
through.
Some Of the more important club runs
ranged for to-day are as follows:
Arcanum wheelmen. 10 Milford Brooklyn Bicycle
Club. TO Massapequa' Brooklyn Handlers. Lake
Success: Carroll Park Wheelmen. to Lyndhurst,
Century wheelmen TO Oyster Bay: Fred s. Mauch
WheelInen, TO Babylon Greater New:York Wheel
Coney Island: Logan Wheclmen. TO Coney Island
Long Island Whee.men. u Bronx Park; Lanigiro
ivnbrook; Madison Wheeimen. to Lynbrook: Merit
mac Wheelmen. to Valley Stream; Nassau Wheel
men. TO Bay Side; Nameless Wheenen TO Sea ciiff
Penn Glenn Wheelmcn, TO Grants Tomb: Queens
Borough Wheelmen. 10 Patchosue Red Hook
Wheeimen 10 Silver Lake; Royal Arcanum Wheel
mer to Port Washington; Stranger Wheelmen 10
Rockaway Beach: ST. George Wheemen. TO Bay
onne: Theatrical Wheclnen TO bergen Point; Union
League Wheemen 70 passa Woi ns WayeI2 ni
cycle Club TO Perth Annoy; "out-Americah "heei-
men, 10 Freeport
Tho first woman in England TO adopt the
bloomer costume Is said to be Mrs. Bonser. the
wife of O. hotcl-kecper at Efingham. near Rip
lev and Mrs Jefferson. wife OF the we!-krown
explorer. the second
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