New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE RACING SITUATION AS 1T IS.

CONTROL. OF THE sPoRT-CoMMlTTEhS Wv
THE Associated CYCLING CLUBS -
STREETS IN NEED OF REPAIRS
NOTES OF GENERAL y
INTEREST.
Tho average owner of a bicycle in this dnsrict
n far more interested in the weather than ne Is
IN the prospects OF the l. A. w. losing the con-
FRO, Of cycle racing In the first place. he "e
s,res clearing weather so that ne can rloe Ms
vince, whenever MS business cares VIII Pee"'
Rim, and he takes little stock IN 'he 'u'
r,,nors that any outside syndicate can loIVe 'o
League TO give up racing until the L. ~ " -"
r.oay 70 relinouish IL of it's own accord LIE
snow OF Friday brought back 10 the i"''"
many veteran cyclists the blizzard of March L.
1888 Just before the snOwstorn AT that '""e
they had been having fine weather. and every
,o6v Enough; that the backbone Of winter had
been broken and that spring had arrived IhS'n
came the blizzard almost out Of a clear sky ana
there was no more bicycle riding for many days
r-hev hone that there will not be a repetition OF
that storm this year. The rather open Weat ner
lately has been appreciated by the wheelnien'
and there has possibly been more outdoor rid-
ing this winter than for several years. ou'
when the snow is on the ground the wheeHhah
will consent to discuss the future coinroi OIL rae
ing Then he will tell you that there Is just
about as much chance of the l.. A. w. Suriei-
dering the control of racing TO some ou1soe as
ISOLATION as there is that there Will be SUNDAY
baseball games and cycle racing In TINS CITY TINS
year. In case time should come "nen tuS l.:
A w really wishes to give up the controi OF
racing. there Is little chance that " VIII 'uIh
over the sport TO any outside ASSOCIATION Ddt
rather to an association of L. A. W. men Inc
falK that the professional riders will rebel ana
refuse to pay the 81 registration Zee 0emaiheu
nv the Racing Board is not likely to amount 70
much They will hesitate Tor tlnse, '"ss , a. s'ie
baseball player does when he is firSt ofIered a
contract But they all come around IN the end
The League has done everything posaioie 10!
racing and II is about time that th!s'uepLI'iheHt
did something for the League.
Tho cyclists across. the East River are slightly
disturbed at the probability that they wiz not
he allowed 10 use the sidewalks surrounding
Prospect Park. 1t has been suggested that these
walks can be made Of service to the pedestrians
as we'll as 10 the wheelmen with little expense
There is space between the trees and the park
fence which serves no purpose. The fence might
be moved back about three feet. This would
give an ample walk for pedestrians. and at the
same time leave the outside space for the army
OF cyclists who prefer this route to and from
the cycle path rather than to take the more
crowded drives in Prospect Park. There is an
other little Improvement which might be made
In Brooklyn which would be appreciated by Doth
cyclists and drivers An asphalt connection
might be made from Fifth-ave alOng flatouSh-
ave TO Safest There are only few blocks
10 be fixed, and cyclists and drivers are now
compelled 10 make wide GetOurs in order TO
escape using that part of Fiatbush-ave. ouch "a
connection would be douby advantageous IN
case it is decided to asphalt Fourth-aVe; IL
would also give a direct connection 70 those
wishing to go out Hanson Place.
c. E simms jr.. the president OF the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs Of New-York. has appoint
ed the appended committees for the year.
Committee on Streets and Roads-James
O'Neu. Mecca Wheelmen: Charles p. Staubach,
Sth Regiment Wheelmen: Ward Blngley, cent
ury Wheclmen: DR.. w. x. Doty' Morris Mneel-
men; Or. J.. \. Myrck. New-NorK TOURIST
Tonin1ittee on Rights Of Wheelmen and Legis-
3ation-Froderich r. House, Harlem Wheeimen;
e Edward Moran. KnckerbOcker Athletic
Club Wheelnlen: Joseph Oatman, Manhattan Ri
cycle Club: ". n Klinker. Century Wheeimen'
w. F. Mcconnell. ROYAL Arcarum Wheemen
Press COrnmttee--JOhn FTCk. Morris Wheel
men; Hugh w Best, Triumph Wheelmen Henry
Crese Chelsea Wheelmen: p \. HaizeI Gotham
Wheelnen p a. Decker. jr, forkvine wheel
Social Committee-M r. Friedenrich, Harlem
wheelmon: w. Z: Murphy. Bowling Green
Wheelnen: W J. Mccormack New-Hork Tour
ist Whccimen; T. s Hart Greenwich Wheel
men. David +. Curley. New-York Firemens
Wheelmen
erside Wheelmen; J.. s Root, New-fork Fire
mems WheeImen: F. D. Ryan Bowling Green
wheelmen; NJ. l.. Bridgeman Metropolltan III
cycle Club: James NJ. Gentle, ElNeTslue Wheel-
men.
Seventh ST. Nicholas and Lcnox aves. are rap
idly drying out recent inspection OF the
asphalt streets in the Borough of Manhattan by
the local consulate shows that there are about
five hundred places where the asphalt has been
broken and holes made. At Seventh-ave. and
- &c bod G,art
Twenty sixth-st. is the first open street north
Of Twenty-third-st. and is connected with many
ferries One Of the correspondents reports that
where Seventh-ave intersects Twenty sixth-st
the stone pavement instead Of being paved
diagonally. is laid parallel 70 the street across
Sevcnth-ave. The stones have been worn smootn
and deeply rounded TO form deep rutS be-
tween them When there Is a little mud wheels
slip into the ruts. causing many dangerous falls
This crossing should receive immediate atten-
ton at the hands Of the city authorities. Be
tween Harlem Bridge and Thrd-ave the pave
mcnt is sunken and broken in several places.
How did Colonel Pope happen to go into the
bicycle business as he did, This is question
so often asked that the following statement
from Mr. Pope is Of interest: I'm the summer OF
1877 an Englishman was guest at my home,
spending several months with me. He was 50
enthusiastic over the bicycle that in order 10
snow me WNat u was anu itS pid''N""'i''' Az
had one made On that / learned to ride. and,
having learned l began 10 think as he did, that
the bicycle was worthy Of the attention Of the
American public. He went home in September,
and / told him to send me over n few bicycles
He delayed sending them, however and later in
the season we ordered eight bicycles through
our English correspondent In Manchester. They
arrived here about January }. After we had re-
ceived and examined them. made up my mind
that there would be enough in the business TO
warrant proper outlay Of capital, and decided
TO go into 1t. Believing that II there was much
10 do in bicycling should have to manu-
facture the wheels in this country. | early in