New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-06

of INTEREST TO wHEELMEN.

Tho newly elected officials OF the Good koaus
Association have started in a manner which wouo
Indicate that the present adminis'rauon wiz IN
a progressive one. and that much good work WIN
he donA The first meeting of the new Executive
committee was held in Schwalbachs' IN broon-
lvn. on Monday night with President James ~
Fell in the chair. President Bell VINO Is one u
the Commissioners Of the New Of E Fcod roads
and wheelmen's rights y, f;,,,d hewaS; has
neer in the Department OF hign rNectinS Of
tbs Executive Committee which Will De heia 9Pa nrE
IN the new year IT Is also so 1Spsent AT the next
meeting and discuss with the coinho.pS .be rrork
plated improvements in ProsqecI r idtng "a Coney
Island.
Cvclometers on bicycles no longer attract a''eH
lion. and some people pay little attention to per
,on who carries a IedOmeter in his pocket 10 oe-
termine how far he has walked In Day Inc ~
-lonoeter however has been put to new use. Inc
owner OF a light runabout wagon having pheuihau.
Tres has had a cvclometer attached 10 one Oh
the rear wheels OF his vehicle. He says that II IS
probably one Of his old wheeling HABITS ana thdl
he put the little indicator on the wheel 10 yen t nov
inches and the cyclometer was made TO order. II
is suggested that cycometers Of this sort mgh 1
w nS heS woud Re able to tell how far
have been driven by strangers SUI TINS ght hOy
to change the indicators on the face OF the little
instrument.
L. D. Munger Is the Inventor Of a new automobile
lire. and company has Just been incorporated In
New-Jersey with a capital OF $4,000. Munger IT Is
said has been working on his invention for the last
three years Munger who known on the rae
ing path several years Birdie" Munger,
was one Of the riders who gave Zimmerman many
A hard tussle when that rider was the champion
u the world. During the last two wears Munger
oas looked after the interests OF Major Taylor,
he colored rider. who has proved his claim 20 the
sprinting championship OF this country.
Many men would ride their bicycles TO their places
;esjre TO attend to their business duties attired in
xnlckerbockers and long hose They argue that
iding In long trousers not comfortable. and that
.rouser clins nuisance. new Uouser pro-
,ector has been invented which may meet some
favor IL Is lea Their pad which hts inside or the
trousers tie ankle, and the cllp which hoius IL
sncirc.es the trousers.
at Is easy enough to learn how 10 ride along AT
, good clip" said veteran wheelman yesterday
ITO keen going is one Of the first things that we
earn II Is remarkable how few riders ever thought
10 learn how 10 ride slowly and at the same time
be perfectly steady on the wheel. The person who
has learned how 10 master his wheel when the
machine has been brought to a practical standstl
II SAT I'm a throng OF vehicles in the public streets
| have seen many accident caused simply be-
cause the whceiman did not know how TO rlde
slowly. When the average rider begins to swerve
and wabbie in a crowded thorOughfare IL Is time
for somebody TO look out"
The me.nbers OF the Brooklyn Bicycle Club are
preparing FOR "A lively indoor The first OF a
series OF three subscription dances viii be held at
the clubhouse on Friday evening, December %.