The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-13
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
NEW LAW NOT UNDERWOOD By THE
BICYCLE Police

BICYCLE Police
Some of ITS Provisions Explained-First
Arrest for Using an Automobile on tho
Coney Island Cycle Paths-An Odd Point
Concerning the Carrying of Lamps.
After having been a statute law for several
weeks the Collins bill, relating to ordinances
affecting bicycling. has been recognized by
the police and at last has become operative.
The bike cops" OF New York have listened to
its provisions and been instructed to act &C.
cordingly. The law was read over the desk to
his squad by ssrRt. Mccormack on Sunday and
yesterday the men on patrol discussed Its va
rious points This was the result Of a call on
Chief Devery made by emblyman Corne-
Illus F. Collins. the father:of the bill. Strangely
enough the Brooklyn cycle squad has not yet
been made acquainted:wth the new law. al
though the men have been instructed to act
with moderation until copes'of the bill can be
secured. There has been such demand for
these that the supply has been exhausted and
the police as we'll as riders who are writing
daily to tho L. A. w. must wait. That the i'm
port OF the bill has not been fully grasped by
the police Is shown by some arrests made ON
Sunday. after the bill was read at tho station
house. OF riders for not having bells on their
bicycles. The new law does not permit Of or
dnances STIMULATING that bells must be used.
given by bell. whistle or otherwise. and there
fore the arrest OF riders sim ply because they
carry no bell on the wheel has become illegal.
In connection with the arrest last week OF .
rider without a light. who said that he was
travelling within the provis ions OF the new
law. the charge of the police is that he was not:
frequency. The law says that the rate Of speed
must not exceed six miles an hour and tat
tea as thirty feet are passed over, With
60-Rear this would mean an alarm with every
or gears with one and fractional revolution.
and with each revolution when 120 gear is
used; This would call uDon riders .dr to sound
wanted to be safe or to have one OF the nuts.
ance,bells." which are kept going constantly By
appreciated that sly, miles an hour means
practically ,, crawl. The police fear that riders
S but there viii be y no danger Of iris il The
police do their duty 1t was.nsertsd In order
to permit Of one who meets with accident. or
reach horne tediousy and: ia oriously. crawl
ing along and changing a bell and making a
Sn o ne: s Of
proaches.
case that should be celebrated by wheel
GHnes a an R E Goq TSg Ss . as
q. path He was hped sio. Williams was vas
man Collins and Bicycle Policeman Mertens
after hard rnce from. Kings Highway to the
bike cops SUSPECTED the Intentions Of the
man ho they say has been S on the cycle
cSd to him to sto In
stead OF doing SO. he pulled the ever OF his cab
and shot ahead at full speed. 1t was a battle
hicle was one Of the electric cabs Of New York.
but the sprinters on the bicycles won. Will
The Ia remarkable aR beinp tho
first arrest for such trespass on the paths.
although they have been torn up every winter
An odd point OF legality concerning the car
rying OF lamps was brought up last night By
who decided in his favor. agreed with him
that as long as he showed light It was not
The rider explained that his lamp had been
broken from its bracket in baggage car. so
1t would have been out Of the question with a
gas, or oil lamp to put it in the top breast
ef Gss and sad as G a 'S %a %
Ing in the pocfet wt the rseotof stic King
haed:him, but after seeing a light passed"
a lamp in his pocket caused comment all along
his route and made sport for the street gam.
ms.
Lubricating chainless wheel and keeping
it so that It runs "swsety" as tho saying goes,
is not the same proposition as olling chain
wheel. and.riders OF the bevel gears often find
their machine. making a noise as 1t travels.
Heavy lubricants and not light ones should
be used In the chainless. but even the heavi-
est do not seem to su ffce. according to some
riders. A Brooklvn,dealer has discovered trick
about hXing.these gears. which he refuses to
dvuge. and he Is doing good business.hx-
ing chainless wheels brought to him. After
few minutes in his chop they run soft as
silk" The trou BILE with the average chainless
rider Is that he stands too much in awe OF his
gear and il afraid OF investig atinR enough to
understand all its hunors.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs Of New York last night
the time OF the delegates was occupied chiefly
in discussing the details OF tho joint parade
run and dinner to be held on June %, 1t do
.veloped that the event will be one Of consider
spoke up and took tickets for the dinner.
amounting in all TO 10 The clubs thus sig
nfying their intention of participating and the
number Of tickets taken by them was:
Century W. $50: Chelsea w, lb: Greenwich W.,
30: Harlem W. 10; Metropolitan C. G., 20: Morris
W. %; Royal Arcanum W"70: Triumph w. IS; Mad.
ison W. 49, lanthe W. 80; Prospect W.. So Calu-
met W.. 49, Richmond County W., 20; Pontiac W. rs.
The clubs will meet at 10 A. NJ, at Fifty eighth
street and Eighth avenue. and form there. with
tho Harlem Wheelmen having the right Of line
because OF seniority. The parade will be up
Fifth avenue to Ninety ninth street, to the
ferry and to Collage Point. where shore din
ner has been arranged Among the. games