New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

! League Of American Wheelmen holds its Natona!
! meet there in August Although TINS annual
| meeting OF the members Of the organization J.
usually successful the conditions surrounding the
coming one are even more suspicious than any OF
| its predecessors The principal reasons for this
are the historic surroundings Of the city, the fine
/ roads and the many beautiful resorts. Besides
Boston is the pioneer cycling city OF the Onlteu
States: the pastime first got an enthusiastic wei
come there and It's wheelmen have always beeh
in the front ranks of the great cycling organza-
ton The programme Of entertainment Tor me
week Astounding In attractions. is already wen
known to wheelmen but the bean eaters are r go
Ing even further 10 make the meet d success ny
are now arranging for series OF tours 10 places
Oi ~ IN ne ear6e Of American Wheelmen
will have direct charge of them. insurlng theh
ciated by the wheelmen from other parts OF me
country. for II will enable them 10 see many OF
the places OF historic interest and those that are
famous for beautiful scenery and other attractions
An Englshman has this to say about the racing
men Of his country: when is England going TO
regain her old position at the head OF cycle rae
ing? At the present time men occupy place
on the track which IS by means gratifying. a
few wears ago we held the chief worlds records
and had the best men in competition at all dis
tances Now have very good men. II IS true
but other countries produce the champions. The
reflection IS suggested by the result Of the mile and
quart mile amateur championships in when PAU
Albert OF Hanover. showed himself TO De mead ana
shoulders in advance Of his rivals There Is no
doubt that the best man won and the CROWD dem
onstrated its appreciation OF his prowess by an
ovation which astonished him: Indeed, Albert Is
reported 10 nave sara ne had Deeh t9li that IL NJ
won would be hOoted and Kissed, so II Is no
wonder that the sportsmanlike conduct OF the spec
tators surprised MIN All the same II IS gazing 70
us who the pioneers OF cycle racing. TO find
our men defeated by foreigners whose experience
IS u much more recent date. LEI US hope thaI
the Of the English cycle-racing path Will soon
be in the ascendant once more ana that We shall
again have an Osmond or a Shorthand 10 hatter our
National pride"
A dealer gives this recipe for the care Of tires:
Heat causes expansion and there IS just the
possibility. well TO be avoided. Of a sudden burst
So though II j. excellent 10 have the tire tight,
watchful eye must be cast every now and then on
the extent Of is frmness Further, it IS an excel
lent plan and will DO much TO preserve the nature
Of the rubber If every and then the tires are
rubbed with a damp cloth. Occasional moisture
Is beneficial TO the rubber. Don't however ride
the wheel through little streams that often cut
across roads in country parts. The damp Is
likely to get in between the tube and the rim
riding through slush and water cannot well be
avoided In that case / would advise that at night
the tire be debated and the air allowed Tree a'-
Not satisfied with cobblestones and wood, the city
OF Lyons has been experimenting with glass
street pavement. The Rue de Ia Repubque has
been paved with devitrifed glass This new prod
uct is obtained from broken glass heated TO a
temperature Of l25O degrees and compressed in
IS Iaid in the form Of blocks eight inches square
each block containing sixteen parts In the form
gether that water cannot pass between them. and
the whole pavement looks like one gigantic draught
resistance than stone it is poor conductor OF cold
and ice will not form on 1t readily.
Among many prominent men who are members Of
the League Of American Wheelmen Governor
Roosevelt and Mayor Van Wyck Of New-York
Mayor Taggart Of Indianapolis Governor Rollins
OF New-Hampshire Mayor Hayes of Baltimore
Mayor Quincy of Boston. ex-Secretary OF the Navy
W Whitney Richmond Pearson Hobson. Cen
eral Miles General Roy Stone. Colonel John Jacob
Aston John Wanamaker; Edouard Devie. Sur
veyor-General OF Canada; Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff OF New-York ex-GoveTnor Adams Of
Colorado Attorney General Knowlton Of Massa-
chusetts and Congressman Sprague, Of Massachu-
setts.
A bicycle that has been ridden safely two or three
months may be taken free from flaws. Some
care should be taken. however. with A new mount
Because however parts inclined TO loosen, that
must not be taken indication the machine Is
defective Many A fork IS cracked through the
Sront wheel not running true but loose and jerkiy
Picycles have a mysterious way OF adapting them
bJcvcie Identical in shape gear and crank TO your
own and find that &; Is altogether strange to YOU
The onnonents OF long cranks lay great stress on
40 ,ac, that they have not been adopted by racing
mon The reason is obvious. long crank coupled
With high gear enables rider 10 swing along al
| q steady pace in greater com19rt because OF ne
o ends that he canno; move his legs rapidly with
| such long sweep.
! Tho Amphibie is tho name NJ. Theodorides has
given TO his new nautico-terrestrial Jricyce' which
! has recently been tried IN France. Inc tricycle.
! & constructed entirely Of aluminium. with me eN-
oo-,,on ~ the chain and certain other parts which
require the Of steel The wheels have tbe enor
iIous - ~ q q feet and which make each wheel
1wratertight float buoying up me mscnhc On me
We. The tricycle. can be used indiscTiminateN
! water. nv water and although II does not run
on , an &, may be OF considerable use IN spec,al
raploE =. TeiShs but sixty-sX pounds. and sinks
case case ,illv loaded 10 a depth Of only ia inches.
! o 80 tho request Of a wheelman. the At
-. General OF Illinois has rendered an opinion
~ ,be legal status Of the bicycle which should OBJ
tote the necessity for any further appeais 10 me
vla,s -" According to Attorney General Akh. no
couItei lertsaton is necessary 10 give 10 me d.
| ccYycle ali the rights secured 10 o'hei NeNi0eS'
| . - o,,a, heen noted that women, even wheh