The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-13

Prominent Brooklynites Taxing to the
Bicycle Again.


Some OF the hearts that have been hardened
to wheeling were thawed out by yesterdays
sunshine. and there was fair number out on
the roads for week day. Amyrad OF gnats
Matched by the heat bothered riders like cob
vebs across the road. getting into eyes and
mouth and nostrils.
dealer In Brooklyn. who stores about 200
wheels gave notice yesterday that the interest
OF society people In wheeling is experiencing
revival He said that he has had the wheels OF
number OF those persons standing In his
racks all summer. without having been called
for once. but that since the Dewey festivities
many prominent in society. whom he had
thought had abandoned tho sport. have
returned from their summer outings and
resumed riding. Some OF the patrons OF this
one dealer who have renewed their intereAt
In wheeling are: Supreme Court Justice Josiah
II. Marean and Mrs. Marean. John Cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. James C. Church. Pierre LeBrun.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cary, Mr.. aud Mrs. W. Ii.
Darbee. W. +. Ward. who 1t Is said. lost 1884, 900
by going out on a wheel one day when he
should have been IL Wall street; Mr.; end Mrs.
H. Is. Scholes and the Misses Schoes. Mrs.
Nawolle. Mrs. L. c. Baker aud I. Jen. Stevens
The Executive Committee OF the American
Bicycle Company was in session all day yester-
npq 9e tba 70. unt Son no
made public until the meeting terminate and
y was uncertain how much concerning their
determ nations would be made known.
II On the same triangular course, surveyed by
Rlvierre lie riding day and night in trying to
beat the record Of 900 mi es in ninety-three
hours held bv Hanson Of Minnesota Riyierre
old man" OF cycling in France. started at noon
10 IL. bno Wall
Stream. whore Miss Yatman stopped during
her seven century ride. Riyierre is pushing a
that provides for the com pietion OF 4 certain
numher Of miles each day. At the last report
lie was riding, strong and was confident oil beat
ing the record.
happened yesterday at Bergen Beach when the
trolley cars roll up empty alongside the
merry -go-rounds and coaster tracks and pho
toRranh galleries that were Dnttened UP with
storm planks for the winter. The old sport"
and his companions were sitting in front OF the
at the sails on Jamaica bay that flapped Idly IN
the foreground OF tho grey bank Of haze. and
there instead Of at the yacht race The placid
eontentment OF the OCCASION was suddenly
5y ,Ss seH 81 as saGx o. fs
sounds to hear on lonely road far from re-.
one looks about to whose tire IT is that is In
trouble and no one ever thinks OF It being his
about to discover the source Of the noise.
ard there being no one else about;
where their wheels were, standing. The
front tire on the old sports" wheel was fiat:
newly placed plug had blown out. The experts
made d, furry about their kits and quickly dis
nnry wa r6s wtR
Gok Of DESPAIR on his tare inserted the nozzle
Her il TO the at G
| covered that there was nothing in it. All the
tG in the bon Were f9n1d to
one. suggested that the ,'old sport, should
stun 10 up with his hat. Another told
niles nile away, Another added to the ees By an,
n9unGing that the trolley cars did not carry
| the pieces OF ,rubbersband that had rotted in
! his tool Kit and snggested that they be stuffed
s8ved the pieces Of the nntauSted u rubber
to1,hrlc When he had filled the aperture as
Wonderfully enough, ono Of the party had
to place, around the still debated tire. He
| wrapned it loose and YET SO that II would
H ter WAITING for o. this novel repair Job b." to SET
| he pumped up the tire so that Il was not hard
could Il, hidden without Ssd the p fSs
sport" rode home laughing at those who had
been giving L him a. and telling how long was
tnows what viii happen until he
given up IN despair. The other fact that
| all present took 10 heart was that after putting
tire. because the average shop hand pumps Il
! w too much In the generous endeavor to give
| the customer his moneys worth. The tire
| Cured was standing in the sun whore the heat
| expanded the air within the tire.