The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
NEWS OF THE WHEELMBN.
-r,,r1 sraNs ANNoX fHDsSTRIANs'
01n IN RI9HT FOR RIDERS.

r.u.x Car Jhmhich H'O'0
,,c,cle Bsll-Common Soap Use
-" - Tor n Rider to Have Handy.
.n ant on a trolley car that was
.-,r-,nq along Jamaica avenue nrookpn' ms
EupH'"e fading at about twenty miles an
par "a' ,n,v usually do in that district A
pout' racing with tho car as the riders
o'e',a' nov frequently do. The motorman.
pu' .'a and passengers were enjoying the
conu" M ,.licennn looked on In silence Tor
Ieoo a,i then. whom the wheeman came
hlougside 80 az " w
once Myp hs,tcr quit there or you'll BIO arrest
nd for soorching
r,, ,Jrr called back: Say. Mister Cop
-. ro, batter arrest the car driver for sx-
ts.,irs the speed limitf
n,, rvelist then dropped back before the
nan Got A chance to stop the car and
Sr,a.t him for his inpudenoe.
w,ps :, great thing for wneelmen and
.,s IN, now idea OF tho Street and High
,1rtnIssroners OF placing the names OF
-. AT right angles with tho direction in
S,,,b th.y run on the lampposts OF the ave-
r,p,es pedestrians several kinds Of
to,Lo The plan 10 not q new ono. but re-
ta,tlv,, has been carried out 10 an extent not
Sroyious|, attempted. Riding along Madi-
e. or Fi,,h avenue. the wheelman reads
ths ,ien indicating Fitty-fourth street and all
the street: aHnns dS sna NOT ws' sa "
Has w" v'7ssrd t. He i supposed to know what
nS,,tI y Convenient for persons riding In street
.i I'll" %sT AID &RshtS sctus Fl 'u So
fnow ia 4, ~ ali right. Tor the lights OF the
, ,nl'F";oh.. drGs stores and restaurants, SUIT
nEIt. dinrrht matter through the residence
sss,t'on on Madison and Lexington avenues
Fhere the only street and avenue signs 70 DC
fsai' are those on the fire alarm posts, which
are ghtvi Going up Lexington avenue the
tairsirIun VII, needs the aaid OF the street
s sHa Inc pdc"mgn earn at least part OF their
sa,arips answering questions. Coming upon
rel sa.. 2mppost the stranger sTn s,nn reads ads
en- enue." This IA simply an emphasis Of
what he knDws. Lo2EIng at the cast side OF
sHrth side VI the post he finds again the SOL
repn statement that 1t ia Lexington Avenue.
II he goes on. hoping that the next red lamp
vii tel him what the street ts on the corner OF
which il stands. he has very likely passed the
street he sought. only to pass again through
The previous experience those TO wnom n IL
silS o. ,hn lamp find tho name OF the side thor
Sughiarn plainly lettered for the benefit Of
thosg who use the roadway
Abel on bicycle Is a serviceable article. In
rlty riding 1t il needed very often. and should
concede that II is proper to carry boil. There
are, however. several abuses OF the bicycle bell,
kone q which are annoying ana others danger
vi room for two cyclists abreast to pass on
the LETT wheeImen and whee women are fire.;
being pers.stenty rung II inexperienced or
nervous the rider turns to look around and
he he r9 ~ IN Tb SsPe
.eut ringing on the part OF rider who has
plenty Of passing room usually indicates the
sure s' to 9P he nervou. woman rider In either
case II causes those men ahead to either utter
or think a, pro'ane epithet. and the women
pnny. instances this sort OF thing 10 responsi-
Die fer ta up upset tbst IT G sxes Hor,a tRan
t Ss is that sa o. waiting nnti very CLOSE to pc
uestriau. who ia not looking. and then sound.
Ing sg4a%n as tGe T1 ,h EN- Tas vsI5S IT.
10 jump. 4 man who appeared to be old
enough and sufficiently Intelligent to know
better tbs TSsn IN tbara tbes
lit e girls crossing the street together directly
IN front Of him, ,ilthoug the street is mar
T a the o had q enp et
disturbed. he rang the bell when right upon
hem n E ills 9bss
}hir41 faced shou, in her tracks The bell ring.
who was close behind him had to
O. the s 2ds and to fyof running
s0P 5a PA a;;. 70 have P Ths i0osh
u. avenues 10 Jump and bolt When T der
with plenty Of room to pass waits until right
alongside and then sounds his unnecessary
alarm
piece OF common SOAP can be obtained at
fny hotel or farmhouse. and 1t is great thing
tor arider who finds that his valve Is leak ing
Al that Is necessary to stop the escape OF air IS
- press It over the top 80 as to make a smooth
Eeal. II will Of course be found necessary to
first mosten the cake Of soap and care should
Pc taken when plugging tho top OF the valve
e. that The escape Is greater than IAN before
When atourist ie in such an unpopulous distr ict
Shat he cannot get soap piece OF damp clay
VIII answer the purpose
NOTES.
The Nassau wheelmsn OF Brooklyn have racing
Seam that ranks them with the Harlem and thu
Saus on last wsdnesiay won both the ons.miie oper
snd the hslf.'ntlc handicap, defeating Kramer the
between kramer and CoIiett never has been settled
ths Nassau rd"r being Ill when the time for hi
futh. when mounted on machine together, max,
Sne Of the fastest amateur tandem teams in the
A,t4e annual election of the Williamsburg wheel
EeG n. fo!iownr qrcers were elected, President
s .f Ssm"os ieest.sy An.on Fl
tenant k"' Iser Color Bearer. J. Chandler Boare
81 Dire tors, II schroeder A. j. Robertson, P. Diet
lem, Church, c. Cooke. and F. Hoelscher; Dele
sl,sS to ~ I, Of /, i, H. c. DeGran. L. F. Gold
=, Joan Crowley Of Quarry street, Bellevtlle N. J.
writes to THH SUS that he will accept tho ohaileng
phrr ncrrptan' e = made in behalf OF John Rodger
and William Cornwall.
b!cSclcs are becoming popular in Siam. Tho,
weigh les. and ro,t iem T. kecp than elephants
i hurns Pierre has issued challenge for . pace
NAs"r NJ $500.
A N" century Wheelmen have renewed the lease o
tne'r llhhnns-. LAC West seventy nrst street AM
tehaNhg It ~ roughly overhauled and repovAte
So.n 'hsd" And outside. ia expected that the re
,Sa!LS I" he made will b. finished by Sept. /.
n According to the count II the aasessors there ar
fHtH1 hcyc!es in Warren, Pa. a town OF 10 900 In
$An,An,', TN is almost an average OF one whee
P|t every family in the place.
- I'M" Journal quotes from 4 daily newspaper tn
kr,"nht an e 'pement on bicycles and calls II 4"
a r"nt1ry rid"r says: " with stout heart, q fe,
Sa'S,hs IN the pocket and assortment Of extr
90 n Inc too! bag a man is always ne for q lon
Information for wheelmen.
W II Gross the Ninety ninth street ferr
e 'oIege Point ride from the ferry to Thir
t,'H'h street along 1t to Broadway. Flushing
theh turn lett to Main street and then straigh