The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-12
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
MOTOR TANDEM ExCITES RIDERS
ON THE CYCLE PATH.

Trolley Crossing Dangerous to Podallers
No More "BuR-HuntinR" Wagons on
tho Coney Island Paths-A Failing ON In
Law. Membersbip-A Dealers Troubles
There 10 = remarkable amount o! afternoon
riding on days such ~ that OF Yesterday when
a cool breeze plays from the seaward. The
travel Ia slack on the boulevards during the
forenoon and.early afternoon. but at o'clock
II begins to be brisk. and from that time until
DARK the riders on such places as tho Coney
Island path move along in n stream as steady
as that which few years ago would have been
creditable on q Sunday or holiday. These
weekday attern Don riders. include the most
select classes, land the percentage OF women in
the thronS is something more than so as a
rule The racing men and their trainers trav-
cling to and from Manhattan Beach also form
part OF the procession. One OF the sights yes
terday that attracted attention was a motor
tandem newly imported from Paris. with
colored man on the front seat steering and on
the rear saddle Charles W. Miller. the six. day
champion. who brought the machine over with
him. The pufflng OF the motor cycle caused
many riders to wabble as they turned to watch
1t go past. or pulled to ono side to give IL
room. 1t Is said that these Internal ma
chimes" when travelling on the roadway. make
horses shy and therefore are not wanted. On
the cycle path they do not scare the mounts OF
the riders. but they startle the slow plodding In
divfdual cyclists and already they are asking
II the motor bicycles should not be debarrsd
from using the paths. Miller and his com PAN
ion proceeded to the track at the Beach. which
has become an interesting place this week. he.
cause OF tho amateur and professional cracks
who are training there Bald Is doing his
work on the seaside course for his ST 900
match race with Zimmerman that Is to be run
on July %. while Fixes. who rode on Monday
for the first time since his accident OF the
Fourth. was Keeling off some miles in Al.
His fastest trip about the track for mile was
! 38. Earl Stevens, popularity called Dog
gie." because OF his bulldog persist ency
when riding 10 also among the workers.
1t 10 quite a popular trick for riders to go to
Bath Beach for still water swim before GO
Ing oyrr to the Manhattan indn p Track Almost
way OF the Kings Highway to the cycle path.
as they often DO. report. on some narrow es.
and do not stop. This is a crossing not speci-
fed in the ordinance requiring trolley cars to
taking advantage OF the lapses In tho law.
s The
car; among fhs swimmers at Ba.h Beach
yesterday was Fred Titus. who Is In apparently
fine trim He said that he is not 'out of tho
game but is. booked to ride on Saturday at
IN u puIbult raw dCdluoJ hC-
Eachrsn.
brigade" OF the BROOKLYN Park Department
that 1t is not necessary to drive team
Pat paths and make mess Of them hem in or or
der to orGps the treas
sects. When on a recent occasion one of the
mott mort " cbiestlonabie trai The Park comms.
sioner said that the action was authorized be.
cause IL was necessary In order to rear every
part OF the tree. Yesterday tho same wagon
engine is carried'in the wagon. and this gives
tho sp-inklinR stream its force: The engine is
Gn Il rs at
the path. There we're two lines OF hose in
operation YESTERDAY and the men directing
Gle path and REACHING every part Of tho trees
on that aide. while the eng ne and the wagon
stance sprang the hope in those cyclists who
passed by that the wagons will ravage the
paths no more.
The mem bership OF the L, A. W. thi, week
shows a falling on. The total figures are
| 57,O45. Last week tho total was 90, l42. The
xs Hi & ss S.ss
, nfs,Sn s t SsT SS5 Pew Ns-
1T is not tho vsXatioDs of the rental bust
moss, the decrease In prices and proots, nor
turning my hair gray" remarked dealer yes
side him in his store Listen to this WOMAN,
now. She, has spoken to me twice, before and
man he referred to approached and in a a. petu-
| liant tone began the following dialogue:
long W ny to a4ns r sqfqs
VIII i iR s.,. in fey mGqts. mad
a little time, not long. but you can't hurry tho
WORK. work. uouu ha. ho.n =. or, ~ =,
twenty minutes now. 1t seems to me that is
You, will have your wheel very coon now"
| rs this clock riRh,E"
| Within a mi mute or two
Cant you give me the exact timer"
| Tho dealer did this after referring to his
watch, and ;hon to the reporter. said: This
| harassing over a repair lob IL Something [
wheels. and no matter what the Difficulty is.
| want it fixed in five m inutes. and in the mean
they kIsp d broE.n is sst the
| puncturs. i had.a good deal rather give such
a customer as this one her 80 cents and to- her
| togo away but ono can't do that. Riders should
learn to be reasonable about these matters.
1t may take ten minutes and i may take even
until you get at It, That woman could not Ak
| a puncture in twenty wears. but she Is bother
minutes In the shop
The shit Of eIry,cumstap,Gss will bring Jimmy
against sach other under peculiar conditions
at Torrington. Conn, on next Saturday. Nj.
chacl will ride as Jockey on a thorough bred
| while Murphy. tho king OF all race followers
will compete with him on a wheel.
Eddie Bald in, his racing last Saturday
| showed decided Improvement over tho for NJ
thai he had displayed in his earlier appear
ances this year but from his movements II
may be inferred tnlt this champion OF foul
years standing has some doubts Of being able
to hold his Leadership in sprint racing this
season. He has ordered two motor cycle
pacing machines. and says that he will ride
any man in paced match at less than fifteen
miles.
At the semi-annual meeting OF the Harlem
Wheelmen held last night the resolutions dis
paraRing Sunday racing that were printed ir
full in The Sun yesterday were passed. II was
developed at the meeting. that tho racing mcI
OF the club wero nearly all of them in perfect
accord with the officers and mem bcrs at nrg,
on this subject. The resolutions do not absO
lutely prohibit the men from riding on sun
days, but state that those who do so must ac
as individuals and must not use the clubs
namelwhen entering or wear the clubs col
orS. Kramer. Bedcll, SchrCbcr, and Ref encl
declared his intention OF kccnng out of sun
day races. Blake and Mosher, who rode a
| Vail aI,,,rt logt InTn