The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-02
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
IMPROVEMENT TO AN IMPORTANT
PROSPECT PARK EXIT

Remedied by Order of Commissioner
Brower-Complaints of Rough Handling
Received by Bicycles ON Railroad Trains.
Park Commissioner Brewer Of Kings and
Queens has discovered the conditions existing
at Gate Four. Prospect Park and so far as
cyclists are concerned. has set about the work
OF remedyng them. What Ia officially known
as Gate Four is the exit OF the park at the head
OF the Coney Island Boulevard and the cycle
paths. There the wheelmen. after riding down
the path outside OF the park on the Fort Ham
ilton avenue side. which Is about twenty feet
wide, have found themselves confronted
with sloping piece OF tagging, six feet
and one inch wide. over which they were sup
posed to ride out on the Park Plaza and pass
others travelling in an opposite direction. The
accidents at the place became so frequent on
Sundays that II was a habit for some persons
to lounge about simply to watch them. cou-
pie OF months ago one rider who was crowded
while trying to negotiate the narrow passage
fell under trolley car and was killed. A few
weeks ago Park Commissioner Brewer. when
questioned by reporter OF The SUN
about improving the conditions at this
point. said that he knew nothing Of them
and suggested that diagram be submitted to
him. Immediately thereafter measurements
OF the tagging and the space between trees
and trolley posts. which showed how easily this
exit coul be widened. were published in THE
Sun for the benefit OF the Park Commissioner.
BY means OF the statistics furnished. the Park
Commissioner discovered what the circum-
stances we're at this end OF the park and con-
cluded to do the work that has been needed for
30 long. Yesterday men were busy dig
ging the earth at the sides Of the tagging
and establishing new curb lines. To-day the
work will be practically completed and the
crossing Will be ten feet and six inches wide.
This Is one Of the most notable improvements
for cyclists that has been made In the greater
which has been Repeatedly pointed out by THE
Sun. Owing to the statements published in
this paper the. Associated Cycling Clubs Of
Long Island at their last monthly meeting
adopted a resolution requesting that tho dam
gerous crossing be widened and instructed a
sioner to the facts as they had been cited.
A local rider with personal grievance com.
that the railroads will not learn that there is
wheels and infringing their ir baSE Ea
dc accord ray. The baggage men on the New
gus to cyclers. but they have not learned how to
handle wheels either carefully or exped-
e' esns re rod
t ,hs ., 90 put Ct h Ssw Iork sty in
road on Long H tha so 1 ea act p to
despise 50 much The Long Island road car
ried $4,000 bicycles last year. and q course
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handles wheels without damaging them. My
mon seem to handle bicycles, as roughly
"fa Tsr and hand cyt E%4es run syH
Or course it IL proper to remove lamps, but
hsTs d Is really when tSsS e wFsnhg
last sunday was one that warranted ,indiena-
man after it had travelled less than twenty
miles in car containing only four or five other
that IT set almost at right angles, and the little
EEhSeI on It that Is turned by the tripEer had
machine had been slowed SO that the cy-
cl9meter was between the spokes of. some
wheel as well. There is no excuse for
company will loose money hereafter. as will
pedal all the way rather than take a train and
have listened to, seores Of similar ss' co@pIaints
from riders. and that is why | say the com
men to be careful in handling BICYCLES"
1T, There T. considerable talk going on in the bi,
cicle trade concerning project the existence
Of which no one will admit positively, It is tho
forming Of combination on the part OF those
be accepted by many as settled fact that there re
will be some association formed among the
Wa BY ~ se
but exactly what is it's character or who is at
head Of the is not
mem bers Of the trust have left town there are
caucus or committee meetings held occasion
ally, but not scrap Of Information that is su-
thentic Is to be cleaned concerning their, do
ings; BY some i is thought that there will be
no election OF officers until September.
A disastrous piece OF coastng that was not
without its humorous touch was that In which
Gently, INDUCED. Besides being dare
devil, )" this man, is a bit of a waG and his wi,
asserts itself under the most untoward circum.
| stances, He put up his feet while coming down
the grade from Prospect Park along one OF the
unable to check himself and turn into Sixth
avenue properly. and the wheel. after jumping
the gutter, started up the stoop Of a residence
with him. The rider landed about hall way VI
the stoop. He was almost unconscious hen
his comrades reached him. but he managed tc
gasp; 81 wanted to ring the front door bell. but
couldn't quite reach 1t.
The supplement to the i. A. ". Bulletin
which was to be sent free to consuls and other
officers with the official news and list of names
proposed for membership. has reached It's
who concluded to change the B"iiein to a
| monthly. although the League contract calls
subscription price Of 10 cents must be paid by
consuls who want to get the supplement and
the League. and President Keenan, has no,
COPIED with il any more successfully than he
has with the preceding disturbances, II
seems to be an administration under which
everything goes
The L. A.; W. membership this week is IS. 116
raed dns tho week humber 2 asW en-
Pressure is being brought 10 boar on Jimmy
Michael to take up bicycle racing again The midget
is having frequent consultations with promoters
but as yet NO definite arrangement has been made.