The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
EFFORTS TO POPULIRIZE CENTURY
Nuns ~ TINS SIIJE.
There viii lie n Ride Every sunday, Open
to All aud Without Payment of IN En-
trance Iee-Sidepnth Bill in the Hands
of Governor Consul Holdings Circular.

rom inc advance announcement OF 'luDS
and other organizations 1t Is TO be inferred that
there will be n strong revival Of century rid
ing during the summer. The idea of popular
ling these events has taken root. and there
will be runs from spring until .all. which any
one may enter and without paying any en-
trance Zee. The New York State division OF
the Century Road Club Of America has an
bounced n series Of century runs over the
roundabout course to Bath Beach. Coney ISL
and. Valley Stream. Hampstead. Amityville,
and back by way u Hampstead and Valley
Stream to the fountain at the junction
OF Bedford and Division avenues, Brooklyn.
There will be a run every Sunday. begin
ming tomorrow. Riders desiring 20 Join
have only to be present at the fountain in time
Tor the start, at $50 in the morning. or at surh
other times as may be announced for later
runs. In The event tomorrow Charles Brush
will DO chief pacemaker. His aides will 10
Mrs. Irene Brush and Paul Thomas.
In spite OF the opposition Of the Associated
Cycling Clubs. the Sidenath hill seems almost
certain to become a law. II rassed the AS
sembly on Thursday after having the clause
providing for Imprisonment OF riders using a
path without a license stricken out. aud yes
terday in its amended form II passed the Sen
ate. 1t needs now only the signature Of the
Governor to become u Law. and this the back
ers OF the bill say Is already assured.
Chief Consul Milo NJ. Bedding OF the New
YORK State Division has issued a circular OF
general interest on the good roads subject. 1t
Is as follows:
Last year the Legislature Of the State APP
uropriated the utterly inadequate sun Of 500
700 for carrying out the provisions OF the State
highway laws. This year a bill has been in
troduced BY Assemb!ymau L. q. Ten Eyck max
ing an ar propriation OF 100000 for the same
purpose. Although the amount is large. COM
pared with the appropriation of last year. and il
a ster In the right direction. It Is lar too small
ready applied for under the Hiebie- Armstrong
Law. The following named counties have flied
with the state Engineer and Surveyor seventy
state aid under the. HiGhie- Armstrong law:
Albany, Chepupg. Clinton. Columbia. Della
Oneida, Onondaga, Orange. Orleans. liensse-
laer. ltockland. Schenectady. st. Lawrence and
wes,chester. TO build tie roads peti'!oned Tor
600. This would not provide a single dollar
20 meet the large number Of applications for
state aid which may he reasonably ANTICIPATED
this year. The l.. A. ". during the past ten
years, has raised aud expended in the Eood
more than twice the amount appropriated by
the Empire state last year. we ask al! citizens
to aid us In securing a good roads approprla-
ton Of not less than Sl.OoO.Oon. While en-
deayoripg to secure the passPge Of the Fills:
ceased In an effort for good roads, We believe
that every mile Of side path constructed will
will do more to educate him to the advantages
OF good roads than could be ACCOMPLISHED in
any other way
The management OF Berkeley Oval track.
which was suspended last year by the !. a w.
u HasidS by g'9 shs ? ESti6nal e Cy !SIsu' TrS SS ki4 Hss g . Ia!
ton. has settled the charges. This is, one Of
yns 'h the e. S!'{ g. 't A.. anG GH the n 1S e1M @.' ., tho
managers at various times have dCubly as
sured The y A.. leaders that it will hold its
races under the sanction OF the new organi2a-
ton. Having settled its, obligations, however.
il was suggested to the ! 4. W. Eaciag Board
that its SUSPENSION shoul! be raised, Accord
ing to the story. the League arhiters wanted 10
know the future intentions OF The, management
ment htiy replied that it was not any Of the
RncinG Boards business what us plans We're;
that ( would, be time enough fer /; to NEEDLE
l.. A. W. sanction. bur in the meantime, il
should he PLACED in good staining for the sake
management is that, as i was suspended Tor
non payment Of a hill in DISPUTE. it is only Just
fact OF the 81 icing paid, suspeasion Tor run:
ming unsanctioned races Is a different sort OF
h1w.yer T rhs t ihrsI mat her y not Seea r f. 10 ,Ts
/: A. ". hopipf by tactics to bring the track
not adjusted until after they we're out Of the
League and had Joined the So-called outlaw
body,
At the annual meeting Of tho Kings County
Wheelmen on, Thursday night the, reports ot
the various officers showed the club 70 he in a
condition Of great PROSPERITY. Tho following
officers were elected:
President, W. 4: Ray: ylre President. A; S; Far.
Seor?tary; l.; T i psrGam, TTsHsgr1r' T,ar%n's =: Mr.,
Ip " N Hyde' ~ tt' T inTtf L' MettrS t. u He q F5 Ste'2 ~
sec3nd Lieutenan. II 4. Fuller: Chairman Race
serve three years, Charles McLarsn and 5. II cornish,
locket. both II which were desi Ened for the
in the year. we're awarded to Louis Hyde. .jr,.
who had . mileage q: 1o4. Charles VI MUIR
RRe e w r9se not 1?, eliii R;,G tn tSs c ne1nG 4 niF@'ess'ona'
A bow. hacked "scorcher' went flying over the
asphalt o. ar uptown street a day or two ago at
lug in his wild ride bike cop" Who was rest.
ing a. the curhstoqe The cor instead Of
nISF m9Sa !" }T2 r" a rep 5%GEe9 Of II THh4 !f sHx w an1 Wiz Sid
messed the incident the cop said;
know "am WV fS;af1 did xGq n saw 20 INT nttc 4n ,ha i m gGn WIT IN te +
you. II was because had no chance Of catch:
Ing, him; Icould have caught him all right if l
any speed on this old machine of nine. We
are all in pretty much the same plight. Our
crepit and full Of plugs. All the men are kick
ing, and the department needs new wheels.
We 90 not even get new tires or any new parts
Of the bicycles when we need them. and we
can't be expected under such conditions to
outride every racing man who 'scorches' by
US. I heard that an approximation of $4,000
wRs made some time ago for the department
for the purchasing OF new wheels. but it seems
TO have been lost in the shuttle
In connection with the argument on side
paths the opinion Of |. h. Potter. the greatest
apostle of good roads inlthO J.. A w.. is in
teresting. the more so because Potter under
stands road building and was formerly opposed
to cycle paths, lie says:
Every cycle path is a protest against bad
roads. a sort Of puLlic. notice thar the public
wagon ways are unit for public travel. n wit
sharrHncr TO every highway Officer who has
seven holes In his heAd, and a splendid example
~ the charming relations which TIA" wheel and
the roadway may be, mad" 10 sustain to, each
other. It Is n declaration Of Independence,
WHICH. for the lime being. lifts to- bicyr!o out
OF the mud and puts the whrciman on a !rmer
ground of argument for good roads takes from
his critics the charge that I'll" cyclists war
fare Is Il Sc tsh ono and supplies 10 every
traveller an impressive exhibition Of the value
OF n. good wheelway. And SO. till the day OF
goot roads shall come. ! believe that cycle
paths should be laid. mud | lclievc the / 4. W.
in the pursuit Of ito constitutional Ohir,tS-'Ip