The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-26
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
A DRENCHED CYCLIST COMMENTS ON
THE CLOUDr-DAY CROWD.


over 900 CyclerS Take Part In the Kun and
Dinner OF the Associated clubs OF new
YORK The WnVeriy moonlight RIDE
women Appear IN Do"pie century
What la u that impels a cyclist to go out
makes him believe there will be rain?
wouldn't 90 out II 1t was day when the sun
was scorching and take chance OF sunstroke.
but like this big corps of others. 90 out when
know that hove onlv ono chance IN hun
kno" 'n". na'e ON, one T"aneo IN =, man
a friend and 90 with him for twenty mile
srln and here am, He did not live up to his
promise II it had been scorchinc day
with clear skies would not have como be-
capso am suacentillc to tbo sun. Icnnnot
help thinking that all the rest of this big push
is Just like me in being willing to take a chance
aealhs. inc ram; we nave oeen looieu 80 oi,en
by cloudy SKIES In the morning ana SUNDAY
free from shower that Ike to gamble on
as Poe called it, that leads us to 90 out on days
me man VINO gave utterance TO these sch'l-
LONG, Island hotel at about 40 o'clock yester.
day afternoon 1t was intended to be personal
chat what ho said. but it was wise com
mentnry on the dav Thousands of riders who
the roasting days, when the rays Of the sun
stream clear and strong from overhead dis
counted the signs of the skies and took all the
chances they saw in the overhanging clouds
Most OF them rued it.
rive hundred ana htty,iVe whee!men' repre-
signals Yesterday and "rossnJthc Sinetv.ninth
stree, ferry to College Point to participate in
the Joint dinner and outing Of the Associated
eyent X tbo Eind eyer ~oticmnted S"cnnse Il ia
s%nday but was 20 sa%ay cuSs and w was
h IL" sys HE1 [ ne eS T The n
{" I"t the '' attendance aS1 was inrther cause
i3r rongrH.nati n 70 eharmnn MiTI am
tee tee Judge Charles ar T. simms Jr.. the Pres-
he little partv Of ION. odd were muncbine
dinner in in one room. and there was suddenly a
tremeIndons outGHrst OF cheers club calls and
hn49d th was n ibs Hpon
and and 'n enp yeSaGe S ana T s
Thsre was m W. asohaIi ggame scheSmed bet%een
so a''t 20 W TN oropd yns
ssu upTr hv n rounia ~ Runared rIera Who
oor,s ovart ho s.rrv nn iatnr hnota or rods 70
and on Until lone p ser dark the b9wn linz
alleys and dancing pavilion were kept busy.
o .L,-.. u,,,..s,,,o
one nnnurea ana tnlrty rlaeTS s.orted IN ,he
Glnh that left Eastern Parkway extension and
Fulton street. Bto0kIyn; at clock on Shtup;,
the starters tinlshed which was over the course
70 DensonnnurSt. 'nEfy lS!ah,; hffiIImpSteh,i,
T9SSR snS G tho T
Inc mum per Of punctnres was unusual accord r.
mG cup y TTra The f b
SIDES seven punctMres. hau we've blow our
during the TRIP The M h Whee t Won
est number OF hhishers'
=, A.. ,.,,. -.,,- 49,. u,.
Bcyc Cb %hch ssrS ire from Bedord
fountain at 40 O'Clock on SATURDAY night
there were eighty starters, ircluding Mrs. Van
j. Webster and The second BY Paul Thomas
and Gus tg!on Tho riders covered ABOUT ~
miles before they encountered rain. What tel
were ridden with comparative ease, On the
gan. Elghty-hve OF these miles were
travelled under diseharglng clouds, About
ara very muddy. Mrs: Yam kIseck and Mrs
VIM ne While on her
seconu century anu npu 10 receive Heqicni aiu
a iriond.
cyclists t tonr yD II any rars OF ms STATE ana
ns. snouia Remember that from a0 to-day It
=. J. - ~ o Ill.,, u, - 90.
WI Ie necessary sy 70 ha.n Sluepa'n ncenSa .ans
alsnrneu ~ t tnea "aJehe, AZ! PM atiesusu
tot usi"h 1uuenao" c ", w io"..sw
oaE - ia'Ie % 80, I'M" VI go ,'ta,S 10Y
County III wv otate NOW mas an autmuiI ,t
SaHeua.n Tninn VOTE X mthV ~,
shlhry hhH EN- n,ofs an the MONEY eoac,eu Tor
me T nnlIninG nHn mash ,h q, sueratns
my ar. pron ib M'n t ~ ~ 10
urn7b OK 1871 "a IL, IL III, , ~. ~"
W. w ~ INV 'ta u ~ v, ,tt}y "
a ,nE W ~ ~ nttS ~ m e,hst.tS Sno
uWn'd ", NE use ~ uo p"tTi's III nt Ine[ ut
E"H, eNuG 1ns hrn iw.oraH nat oGi NuA
u.'i ~ ,nhih ,ha nrieo is "a nnto nSn
US IpI WV" VI rn.u" - ~ tch,s nusi
nv Ia" oi,uS a. r. - ~, g.
WIZ anm ra.iHon}s ~ otbnr Ststes S"rra,arv
rrrnH.mrer II ( Rul has sacureI n nnnntitv ~
SnwnIr nonrtv Siaanntb Tome tsgs HSich
may h" nrormyed M the handuunrters ~ Tho
M Tort Stata divisinn ~ II R0om Si4
E,mmIorhiHI, bmiiSina I3S Sa.sou streat Tbosa
~ la w. ,noi I16o,,i5 a.nG tour cant. .Ytro
nnynr no ~; 90, ana nactinp ''u' e"
w ''''' r..-N
Patchogue on Thursday next, and the pro-
e. n,nra ~ aanarai ovning "arniy,I onH ios &c
~ n rncing Occasion than evnr hefora Tha
distance 70 patchoguc by wheel from RrookIyn
IL nj, miles and is ali good riding straight
along the Merrick road and its continuation