The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-07
NEWS OF THE WHEEIMEN.
MRS. JANE LINDSAY COMPLETES SIX
CENTURIES IN az HOURS.

This Is Her First Year as = Century Rider
and Pacemak ers Had SO Little Faith In
Her Attempt That She Had to Go II
Alone Part OF the way-Notes and Gossip
For the third time this season woman has
placed the continuous century record notch
higher. First Mrs. Irene Brush broke the
record by travelling 400 miles in forty-eight
hours. then Miss Jane Yatman rode quntuple
century. and yesterday Mrs. Jane Lindsay Of
Brooklyn came to the front az the record
holder by ompeting six centuries within the
seventy-two hours prescribed by the Century
Road Club OF America Mrs. Lindsay started
at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday morning and finished
at the same hour yesterday morning.
Unlike Mrs. Brush and Mrs. Yatman. Mrs.
Lindsay was not largely aided in her task by
pacemakers. This was partly her own fault
and due to doubts as to her ability to complete
the task. Little notice was taken Of her ride
until she had completed her fourth century.
For couple Of hundred miles she was accom-
panied by her husband and tive other MEM
bers OF the Century Road Club. The rest OF
the journey Mrs. Lindsay rode alone. The
heavy thunderstorm OF Sunday night delayed
her only three hours The course used was
the official one Of the Road Club on Long
Island. This is Mrs. Lind.ay's first year as a
century rider. She ia rather a frail appearing
woman. It was only last year that she became
the owner OF wheel.
meeting Of the directors OF the newly
formed American Bicycle Company was held
yesterday at the temporary offices in the
Vanderbilt Building and the work OF shaping
the policy Of the combine was begun. No de-
tails OF the proceedings were given out, but
one OF those present said that everything was
rounding out nicely"
The New York Athletic Club Is planning to
send team Of speedy amateurs to Paris to
race during the exposition there In 1900. 1t 10
Eossiped iq club circles that Kramer, Wahren-
berger and CoIlett are likely to 10 in the party
If the club can pick it's men. IL natters re-
main as they now are these riders will be
unable to ride at tho French metropolis unless
J.. A. W. n. c. A. officials declare positively
that before January L the \. g. 4. will lie
riders Who 90 to t rar. to ep hs coun
try will have to be designated and properly
accredited by the N. G. A.
VIC. Marion. one OF the old time mem bers Of
the Kings County Whcemen is, engaged in
rrobsby prove to be inte ere a to tvervo ON"
who rode wheel in the carly eighties. One Of
an active mem her OF the Kings County Wheel
men. Hall tel IL stories OF the time when it
tex man OF nerve to ride ur sobLlestone
grade begins to rise toward the Eastern Park
| way. In addition TO tho dangers incident to
| the, m ieerehle pavement the deniEens Of Grow
Hill, which is close by. used to take delight in
| shyinH stones at the monkey on Wheel" as
they called the cycist
Paul T. Aldrich has sent to President Keenan,
his resienaton as chairman OF the National
Touring Committee OF the L. A. ".
Tho ease with which IT, f. Blocker won the
25-me road race on the Coney Island cycle
path aroused the suspicious of the committee
| At Inn he 81 nlF l,.,H,
were we'll founded. for Bleccker rode in the
and in the RAILWAY race on the Fourth o. Juiy..
The handisarper for the event last named was
wiser thaa the Brooklyn Com mittee and gave
on last MONDAY he had i've an5 VIA" haii
To9. ,s: In hc KfhwHy
and Is seconds The DOM mittee OF the 4. 4. q.
L. / FEEL indignant because Bleecksr did not
Ssnf and It nay r.us: him +. p p ne eu WON
| The regular handicappera who handle such
sy FAX
show up mans performances and are not
hy o +" When The
the folly Of committees 4 x ing handicaps ms ead
| the game.
s SS SS be sys, sesh
Year. s s'h hss a asFe a.s es
mHmhered ~ eontemrorary cyclists werrs
avl. on.r7 and hs machine. fresis. Il. had
sinRle-seater and a tandem and they were
rides. and those who remember Thorn can
mar. was reported at tn, time to have bought
! one for pacing. purposes and he was thought
| IN data
aMr Copeland in California attached a steam
had the big wheel behind and the little one in
front. This machine was run on the roads
urers OF the bicycle saw It and thought to i'm :
prove up9n It BY attaching a moro powerful
| have been very respectable prototype OF the
modern meteor vehicles; Copeland, suhse-
ra.senEers and havinEa large single driving
whes and small seGrers These machines
although Of delicate construction.
The tricyclss we're made not later than 1899
to
lack Of faith and absence OF demand on tho
The newer clubs are the most actlve
ub tro1Rk.. the Ssntn in whSh
prize offered Ia exceptionally handsome and
valuable. and Chief Castles. who Ia recriv-
saws there ia every prosrect that the NUN her oi
riders will reach tho 1000 mark. In VIII oh case
i will he the biggest century that ever left New
! York city. Among the pacemakers who have
| been selected is Charles A. Lchritter, Of tho
road records from 1000 to 1000 miles He W II
assist W. II, Anderson in pacing tho nth div
pacemaksrs Ward. wheslsr. Root. Wall and
| Anderson. ara now nearing completion. and
entries for the sixth and seventh divisions.
| received.
| A piece OF ingenuity on the part OF a rider
| was witnessed recently at a railroad station
and the account Of II should furnish suRgss-
misfortune. The whre'mans 'amp bracket
had heon broken In the baggage car in such a
| manner that il was useleSs. The rider non :
dered awhile then ohtnip"d n plcce Of mid
| ding stout wire about fourteen inches long
and proceeded 10 remedy matters he first