New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-15
CYCLING.
ROADS GETTING IN CoNDITIoN-AN IN
rppNATIONAL, TOURING ASSOCIATION.


cyclists were out in force in the various borouEhs
,.os.ordov and they enjoyed their outing AS only
vheelnl,n can who have been housed up for so
many weeks Those who ventured out early en-
countered rather keen wind. which retained
thoughts Of winter St the sun was bright anu
warm and as the roads and asphalted streets were
in good condition the little wind did not bother
much There was a goodly throng In Central iarK
in the boulevard and IN Fifth and Eighth aNeS'
afternoon and evening In Brooklyn more cycns'S
were seen the roads tnan mas neeh .'c o"So
since Sunday. The ROADS In Prospect IarH last
ern Parkway and Fort Hamilton. Twenty-second
ard Eighteenth ayes. had dried out niceN. ana
Tho hone was expressed that only occasional
showers would interfere with wheeling IRON n" now
until the falls next winter me Whe eIllrl
have had n hard season and they want no more
Of it.
The n,enbers OF the Executive Committee Of the
League Of American Wheelmen were still in the
city Yesterday arranging the details for the sea-
sons campaign. President Keenan, ana .hes9'S'
Kingsley. Foltz Potter. Elliott and Bassett were
in consultation at the Aston House IN the after
noon. All were particularly enthusiastic regarding
the ARRANGEMENTS for touring committee. ana II
&c believed that this department will prove 10 DE
one of the most important ever added to League
work As a recruiting measure II VIII nave ltS az,
yantages The QrEanlzauo ION OF reoted in Eneiand
ana the League Of American Nheeimeh VII y'
this association at once II onrbg Association
MI h hod in London In the course Of the summer.
and the League of American Wheelmen VIII SEM Il
delegate.
misleading statements have been made regard
ing the Grady-Collins Highway Commission DILL
which was introduced last week In both the AS
sembly and the Senate" said an advocate OF the
hin Yesterday The bill provides for the appoint
mont Of three persons-not necessarily cyclsts-Dy
tho Governor as a commission. whose duty II sh"i'
hc to investigate all petitions filed for ROAD I'M
provcment and to take complete charge OF o. Wy
highways Of the state: The b ms p efil o' os
bv resolution by the National Road Eari!atu',t ~
aeu nc inc various agricultural assoca tons or the
state The local wheeling organiza 'lQns-the IN IN
turv Road club OF America ana tne I,iVoN'SI5
Good Roads Assoca ton-have both indoTsed H. hilD
the Law Committee Of the Associated CycHng t
will make report on the OH and farmers
alike, ana is by no means strictly wheeimah
measure.
In the last week 16s members Joined the League
Of American Wheemen. bringing the total MEM
bershin to 73.1n OF this number New-York con-
,i,,ted A and has a total Of 1636s Pennsylvania
3.sec a total ''-''' anu "
The Associated Cycling Clubs basketball tourna-
mont Of Long Island has ended The Orient Wheei-
men team won the championship. with the Logan
Wheemen second and the Kings county "hee'-
men third.
"Alex' Schwalbach OF Brooklyn, will receive the
entries for the races to be held at Mineola Long
Island. The first race will be a two-mile handicap
and will take place on June u
II &c said that the bicycle paths Easthamp-
80, Long Island have been badly cut up by wagon
wheels since the thaw. The wheelmen are up III