New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
CYCLING.
FINE WEATHER FOR WHEELING, AND
MANY RIDERS OUT.
LONG ISLAND ROADS GREATLY IMPRovED-UsING
DEcREPIr HAS BEENs' FOR GATE RE

LONG ISLAND ROADS GREATLY lMPRONED-NslNG
DEcREPIr HAS BEENs" FOR GATE RE
cEIPTs oNLY-NoTEs AND COMMENTS.
Clear skies and a delightful breeze from the
southwest made tour awhee yesterday positive |
delight. The roads In every direction around New
York thronged with wheelmen and wheel |
women all day and far into the night. There was
the usual Sunday throng In the popular wheelways
uptown, In the Hudson County Boulevard In New
Jersey In the fine macadamized roads OF Staten
Island and in the Merrlck Road the Cycle Path
and the popular macadamiZed roads OF brooklyn
Many started out the Merrick. and. as they had
the breeze at their backs the going was so easy
that some OF them went further than they In
tended As a result. the trains from Patchogue and
Babylon and other places were crowded last night
with wheelmen. who thought that a ride In the
train preferable to ''bucking' the wind BACK
to Manhattan and Brooklyn. Those who went be-
yond Babylon delighted 10 find fine side-path
riding all the way. Strips have been worn down
and rolled alongside OF the road. and as the farm
ers and drivers generally respect these strips and
keep their Off them. the riding Is o, the best
In a district which last year was none too good
The side paths ss level II is possible to make
them. and they smooth In places that they
appear to have been sandpapered
Besides the heavy rain Of Thursday. Long lslana
has been favored with number OF small showers
in the week. The macadam roads have been pretty
thoroughly cleared OF dust and are In good conan
ton. The country roads. cycle paths and sdepatns
been before any time in the riding The road
to Rockaway. Long Beach and the South shore
ton beyond Patchogue the entire length Of the
island The road to Jericho HIcksvie Am mn roas
through Westbury to Farmingdale and Haywood
Is good The road to oyster Bay and Cold spring
is finc The North Shore road through Flushing
to Bay Side and Roslyn is In good condition Inc
ad dR tmmp any SS the the ok S' Bay
Side and Wets Point is good The road from ron,
HYDE roa Prk ro2 0 HYDE Park TO Re AND
from Lake Success by the way OF the new road TO
Rosyn is I'm proper condition.
A man I'm this city who has attended sporting
affairs for many years went to the outlaw races at
Ambrose Park on Saturday, and this is what ne
has to say about 1t: 81 was delighted to read III
the pa pers in the last few weeks that my old friend
Zimmerman had regained his old form, ana mat
he would make his temperance In competition
again ! was a little sceptical about this for
know how nearly impossible It IS for an athlete 10
keep out OF competition for several years and re-
enter il and have much of his old speed left still
the announcements positive that decided
t. see the show 1t the worst that ever
saw Zimmerman did not show vestige OF MS
old-time speed and he did not qualify. /
might have known as much had simply stopped
TO consider II would be just as sensible Tor the
manager Of the New-York Baseball Club to an
nounce that Tim Keefe had recovered all OF MS
old-time speed and that he would pitch game
at the Polo Grounds. or course. II anybody be-
ueved such a statement the grounds would not De
large enough to hold the people who would go
there to see the temperance OF the old-time
twrllng wonder. Thank goodness, however they
have not come down to that sort OF ~ bettey
OF course, than one who has never been RING
but for goodness sake when they g e1 Tid ah ei
them glory in the honors they won but don't
parade them before the public as their
alc 2 10
friends Zimmerman was great rider tne sr sao
Younger and more vigorous men are now before
the public chasing cash and glory
The cycling world holds the record maker in
higher esteem than it does the mere race winner.
Time IL what glories and modern cycle racing Is
not ALWAYS so much a matter OF time as or any
way of getting across the tape. There are TOO
many acknowledged records, both against time and
in competition and in the multiplicity OF them
there Is confusion. 1t is an unambtious rider VINO
cannot pick out some sort OF record and break H.
The mile record against time. however. has been
the standard for many years and to whoever holds
II virtually belongs the privilege Of being consid-
cred the champion Of his day. The honor OF hold
Ing this coveted Of all records now belongs to
rESddie" McDuffee, of Boston. On the ButtonWoou
cycle track at New Bedford. Mass. last Thursoay
McDuffee following motor pace rode the mile IN
i:32 % beating Taylor's previous record by Two
ffths OF second. The quarter was done IN Il 20
seconds the half in q seconds ana the
records 1t is matter Of special n,ergs ad 20 nhe
bevel-geared bicycle.
II cannot be too widely known that to strew on
the road broken glass tacks, or any article whicn
NAV cause damage to pneumatic tires, Is an onence
against the law and one which can be punished
by magistrate. It Is but question OF degree De
tween the crime OF trying to throw a railway train
of the line and that Of bringing down wheeirnah
Offences OF this kind are on the increase.
II is always cheering to hear OF fresh fields Tor
cycling Madeira is said 10 be an Ell Dorado Tor any
enterprsing cycle makers who like to open up trace
there for practically wheeled vehicles are
at nresent used The streets OF Funchal are paved
with small smooth stones brought from the sea-
shore; the ground is carefully prepared. and the
stones we'll laid Some Of these stone ROADS nave
been laid for more than two hundred years, and are
better than ever. They are grand LOT cychns'
7 y Dunlop the Belfast veterinary surgeon
who invented the pneumatic tire as apphed 10
cycles has always been great believer In spring
frames He has made several attempts 10 produce
a really practical machine OF TINS type Du' 50 i"'
without great success
Charles Murphy. who won the bicycle race against
a locomotive at haywood. Long Island. has been
engaged by Mr.: Hammersten for his venetian ZEN nn
a ..home racer" in an endeavor to beat his own
record.
The race meet Of the Ossinning Wheelmen. to be
hold on the Fourth promises to be successful Al
most every town along the Hudson and In west
chester County will have representatives in the four
races The meet will be governed by League Oh
American Wheelmen rules.
A motor bath chair is of the latest things In