New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

| macadam and earth roads, the conditions for good
riding at present excellent. The recent rains
| have placed most of the roads IN good shape for
touring. Reports received yesterday from Ion; Long
show that most OF the roads are In iine order ana
ought to find the riding pleasant
| Many Of the prominent bicycle manufacturers
were in the city yesterday, and most OF them VIII
| probably remain until after the meeting Of the
] American Bicycle Company next week. Rumors
were circulated yesterday that two OF the largest
| Of the Western makers had withdrawn from the
company, giving the reason that the makers
demanded cash for their plants. instead Of part cash
! and stock. J. Walter Spading, when seen in the
afternoon said that there was not word of truth
| In the rumor. and that far as he knew none of
| the manufacturers had withdrawn from the com
bination. The fact that many Of the manufacturers
were in the city yesterday, including Messrs Spald-
Ing and Crawford. A. L. Garford the head OF the
| saddle trust: r. J.. Coleman and Others led to
the rumor that meeting to be held MT
| Featherstone was said to be in Saratoga looking
| after his horses. which race under the name or
| Bromley & Co. 1t was said last night that Mr..
FeatherstOne and other makers would be here to-
! day. and that a caucus Of the manufacturers might
De held In the afte At the Engineers Club
and at one Of the uptown hotels. where the manu-
! facturers make their headquarters when In the
city. no informa ion could be CLEANED except that
! Il was understood that meeting of the UNDER
writer's IN charge of the consolidation would be
! held on Monday, and that the makers might hold
caucus before that meeting. Several or the manu-
| facturers were found In consultation at the wal
| dorf-Astoria last night. but they had nothing 10
say regarding the outcome OF the meeting on s SiUn
day except to repeat what they have said before,
| that the affairs of the company were proBrtEissins
favorably and that there was no 'r0uD.e & o re1s s
isfaction In sight % far as they knew, w aI tbe
considerable speculation In the trade regarding tIe
seems to be pretty general that y. c. Spaldng, the
originator of the scheme, Will be the presldei' IL
company does not go to any manufacturer then hen
only the bankers themselves know who VIII De tne tt
a. q SHADING is SIN resting in Maine but he is
expected back in the city next week
Another big turnout OF wheelmen may be ex-
pected In Brooklyn to-day and larger one to-rnor-
row. yet nothing has been done as yet to remedy
the dangerous spot at the rest near the southern
| entrance Of Prospect Park Tho narrow space
! through which wheemen ride out from Fort HamiI-
ton-ave into the Circle is there yet although 1t mas
| been pointed out Commissioner Brewer repeat
edly At a recent meeting Of the Associated CycLns
| call upon Mr. Brewer to see what could 3e done,
but report has been made since then Men are re
| the Park in Flatbush and Ocean aves and the path
| I'm Fort Hamilton-ave will also be resurfaced with
crushed stone The cycle paths to and from Coney
Island have dried nicely and now both paths are IN
| fine condition for riding.
Many Of the veteran riders who care less for speed
on a bicycle than does the younger generation OF
fast riders but who have positive horror or punct-
ures hope that under the new conditions which VIII
| prevail in the industry next year something
will be done toward putting satisfactory puncture
proof tire on the market. While the average punct-
ure in a single tube tire has no longer any terrors
to the rider who has made careful study of the
subject there are many riders OF the pioneer
class who never could master the mysteries OF
nishtmaTe 10 %nleh tpey es smP dr wo15 Welcome
| pxyfhf he % n
puneuEs h9qaY oS be biGS ,5S sw2y
Promise great things On the tread side Of the tire
| there Is mixed In with tho rubber mass Of pre-
Usual thickness at the point Of contact with the
ground. and It ought TO make tough proposition for
it, Those who profess TO know say that the plan
OF necessity destroy much Of the resiliency OF
| the tire
'Tadies' and babies run" Is the latest thing IN
! cycling circles in the heated spell The Century
| Wheelmen are out with announcement that
| they will have such a run on Sunday TO Martin
| House. Sea Cliff, Long island. via steamer Idle
| Wild leaving Thirty -frst-st.. East River. at 10
| a. and returning in same manner. The notice
| know the fastest. the slowest and the best long
distance rider OF our club now let ha us see naS
of the members will be present with their families les
Clubhouse, No. lis West seventy-hrst-st.. at $50
] a. III.
| The entertainment OF the pioneers at the League
| OF American Wheemen National Meet will be In
the hands OF the Boston Bicycle Club. the Oldest
| cycling organization in the country. One OF the
| requirements for membership In this club Is that
| the applicant must have been an active wheelman
| for at least ten years.
one hundred mile paced Will take place
| at the Manhattan Beach track this afternoon. The
| competitors VIII be Elkes, Waller Miller and
| Pierce. All OF the men have taken part in six
J day races at Madison Square Garden. and the last
] hta of nj
| endurance The experts expect to see Elkes win
| easily. The friends of the more veteran riders
saw that Elkes will undoubtedly have a good lead
, early In the race, but that the old timers nave a
| cnance to wear him out in the last hfty miles All
! the riders will be paced by motor machines.
RECORDS IN THE WEST