The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
ARRANGEMENT FOR M'DUFFEE'S
GREAT TRIiL ON THE ROAD.


GREAT IRLiL on THE ROAD.
Associated Clubs of Long Island Want Ferry
Companies to Carry Bicycies Work
erA for Bridge Path to Mect-ChRrley
Murphy Clashes with a Hcnvy Wagon.
The persons who are making arrangements
for McDufIeo's trial for a straiEhtaway record
on the road behind q steam cycle have decided
to keep the timc and place n secret. in order to
prevent tho rider from being intcrfered with
by crowd. A reporter of THE Sun learned
yesterday. however that the trial will be held
on Long Island. not far from Brooklyn. and
probably on next Monday. McDufreo has rid
den straightaway mile in l minute
and rs seconds and hopes to get near
to the ono minute mark in his coming
attempt. when ho will have pacing him q ma
chine weighing 400 pounds 1t Is OF four and
half horse power aud is gearcd even 1t Ia a
two-seater. but the riders do not pedal. One
steers viii le the other engineers; 1t is about
one foot longer than the ordinary motor
tandem. McDuffee will ride without any wind
shield.
One Of the strange doings that did not
seem to strike the delegates at the meet
ing OF the Associated Cycling Clubs OF
Long Island as either ludcrous or i'm
rudent was the adoption OF u resolution
instructing tho Public Action Committee
to ask the ferry companies to abolish the toll
81 two or three , cents that they, now charge
GG had ,oca tRat wond es
disDlcase President Furst and his lieuten-
H nnsh k asrHls R So S4Rs S p.. sys
10 the resolution declared that the ferries were
tho only safe and practieahle way Tor cyclists
Brooklyn clubs voted to do what Messrs Furst
presiding officer leaving the chair and making
a speech that niled more time than all the
The next long talker on the subject
was Theodore Kiendl. who made tn,
thought 1t best not to oppose the fridge com
missioner and engineer, After the ,meetng
men. ono OF the oldest aud most highly re-
sneScted clubs in the country. said to a'reporter
think that at the next meeting our Board
OF Governors viii vote to withdraw from the
Another man said: This settles me. l can
These remarks were expressive OF the sem
timents OF several besides those quoted al
tersey.
He could run into rail road train when it
was going faster than one mile a minute and
board it without sustaining any Injury, but
wagon bowied over Chariie Murphy and did
him up very thoroughly on Wednesday. He was
ieisurey pace and was about to pass the
delivery wagon when the driver concluded to
a 60rses w5so thsv sng any wnns
MURPHY, and his wheel. The latter turned his
rhIgn; shoTiaer towSri H. horses and was
than bruises and general shaking up. His
bicycle. the same one on which he rode, his
plank. behind railroad train. fell under the
horses h.ns., and wGs tr9mn!sd unoIn. The front
Se"t an d dsned The s"a accident fa Wi!l
prevent Murphy, for a few days from
ns 4ay MGeE On the [oah to the
ing mile on the. road, straghtuwny. in one
minute or less. When he arrived at home,
after the accident, Murphy found fresh trouble
pear at the Adams@treet court. Brooklyn. yes
sau This was Basel on the fact Of lis his having IA
punched In the face and knocked down man
oa M"TR Re hf By
t!ce Teale.
club presidents Yesterday by Chief Consul Milo
NJ, Bclding; who is chairman OF tho Joint COM
M ttce working for bridge cycle path;
Ynu arc respectfully invited to attend meeting
called by the New York and DTootEn Bridge Cycle
PIh ysnlern s Be- ID nsia AL h%
YORK, on Monday, 25th INST. at = P NJ. the objec.
way over the Nov York and brooklyn Bridge,
this. msetnss "1oss%o e"' attend r p"r.on"y
scnd rsprS;,cntnyc, and also advise us by mail
A member Of the Bridge Cycle Path Com
| mittce said yesterday:
| Chairman Belding has told the A. G. c.
| OF Long Island that it can Withdraw
| We can get along very we'll without Messrs.
| Furst and kiendl and their thirteen delegates
| from the 500 clubs on Long Island The
Joke OF it is that the clubs whose delegates
voted to sustain Kicnd will be with us in the
| actual work. This petty piece OF politics re-
minds mo very much of the time in 1894
| when the wheelmen were working hard TO get
the fret cycle path on The Coney Island Bonie.
! ward, They were contributing money for the
| top dressing that the Park Commissioner said
| no could not afford 20 buy. In all the two
! cities there was ono strong and prominent club
| that declared itself opposed to the movement
| 1t refused to contribute and said it did not
want n cycle path. because the members were
| road riders.
We'll. the cycle path came In spite OF their
| opposition. and although the club did not con-
| tribute. .tsmem hers have been the best patrons
! OF 1t ever since IL was finished. Mr. Furst and
! his hcnchman will not help. but | do not doubt
| but what they will be seen on the Bridge cycle
| path after it is built.