New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
CYCLING.
HANSEN BREAKS THE WORLDS RECORD
FOR 1000 MILES.

HID RIDES THE DISTANCE IN LESS THAN 'i''Ni
THREE HouRs-NoMINATIoNs FOR THE
STATE DIVISION OF THE l. A. W.
NEW cHArNLEss WHEEL TO
BE TRIED TO-DAY.
The worlds bicycle record for one thousand miles.
held bv T. A. Edge, OF London. England ana maze
over an ordinary turnpike road, has been broken
nv A A. Hansen who finished his long ride early
ostordav Morning at MINNEAPOLIS covering the dis
tanc. in % hours A minutes. The time maze by
Edge was lO5 hours 70 minutes. 1t may ne queS
toned whether the worlds record VIII De accorueu
to Hansen in all quarters, as he rode over d ooue
ward while Edge made his ride on an oruihhrS ,oa''
Al the same time II is questionable whether nan
sor,s na,b was at all superior to the hard macadam
-, tho English country road Hansen had one pad
bridge TO climb twice In every forty mile IMP anu
there were spots in the path that "ouln u'ss'"
wagon road The Minneapolis rider hnishen AZ A,V'
Yesterday morning. after having neeh tba thnR
The saddle 70 hours In order to make or uS
sure as 10 distance Hansen was sent ano' $1,000 -
miles after CSmpTtRgE ms the the severity task
Ills handlers do not think that any evil e"c''' WIZ
ensue.
Tho chairman Of the Nominating committee o.
the New-York State Division OF the he'sue ~
American Wheelmen announces thht the o''i'',''
tee has decided 10 renomnate Milo NJ beinlns' u,
~ this CITY for chief consul of the DIVISION anu
Is.
1h,s has been done only after letters nave pee"
sort N tho various State officials requesting them
70 give an opinion The committee II compose" -
+ NJ Frobisher. J. u. Chism' )r' ana "eoe' -
stebhins The following committees nave peen "p
nointed TO make nominations for representatives. III
-, ,,roro,, dis,ricts: First District-George l.
rau and Dr T. c. Leroy. Of New-fork. ana D.
= Clark OF Princes Bay: Second Dls'rlc.
NJ Mcseroe and George T. stehbins OF broohy"'
and Huver Ellison Of Freeport; Third p'S''o.
r. H. Robe Albany W F. LndG Tnr,S Sc bIstricsJ
Morris FIR Ks6le g'! Mddeown
and W. H. Hecox Binghamtoni SYN s Ds'r bur
t Wii r. and s'3 William am g Edwards Rochester.
Entries for the veterans century run. which VIII
take place over the Long Island course on sun
day have now passed the 100 mark. chahse mas
heen made in tho method of receiving entries For
IN. remainder OF the week application blanks wiz
be issued and entries received every DAY uht''
~ m AZ No 81 Warren-st From TO o'clock IN
the evening the captain OF the run VIII receive en-
tries at the Grand central Palace TO which ahdress
, a., fire pepartment who IS the road captain OF
the New York Firemcn's cycle 'lup, VIII or ..e
ASSISTED nv Lieutenants McAree and Root OF the
same Department and Gun: an sash. Of an
other veteran rider.
IA
and one Of tho shrewdest men In the cycle racing
husinees commenting the outlaws, says:
''The men are on tho wrong tack. and they VIII
find II out soon II they do not know II now Inc
League OF American Wheelmen stands for respecta-
bity and Is not money making Institution lou
can always be assured ~ fair treatment AZ me
hands OF tho League The other fellows are out
for the COIN and II they over got things their own
wav the riders would have 20 knucke down ana
put their necks in the collar. II Is wrong aea 10
allow track owners to hnve anything TO say aoout
tho governing OF tho sport and the outlaws WI"
soon find themselves riding FOR measre purses OF
else have TO quit the game when tho movement
vas Arst started was asked 10 take a hand In 1t.
nrt 1oa orry for The stSp they have taken and
"w"' gotnr 70 live 70 soc them In hat condition.
Hardly a week passes without a letter from some
81 he men b@seeching to Join them but tel
thon the League OF American Whcelmen is good
enough Tor me
Tho latest bulletin from Chairman Gerach of tho
League OF American Whcelmen Racing Board con-
tains the appended Information: National cham
pionshp score to date: Major Taylor ~ points
Tom Butler % points; Nat Butler. 10 points.
James Bowler IS points; G. H. Mccarthy il points
Henry Gibson. points: Charles Porter, points;
Harley Davidson points. Jerry. Wood~ard a1 ~
Edward Lewellyn points Louis dorno con, ana - -
r. BIRD points Horace Poutrch Z po'm's "'u
charles Pease and Charles Hoffer. point
A new chainIess wheel will be exhibited in this
city to-day for which the inventor. Mr.. Whdman.
Of Syracuse promises much. The driving mech
anism OF the bicycle is not unlike that Of the old
Star wheel except that there Is no strap. There
are two cranks each eight inches long ana they
ed with large spur wheel when u g'aten ITO mo
pinion wheel on the back hub Of the bicycle There
Is no rotary movement to the pedals ana the IN
ventor asserts that great speed can be mace on 'he
wheel
In report Of the New-York Consulate street i'm
provements are said TO be needed at the following
points:
seventh-ave from feminist. TO one-hundred-and-
ffty-hfth-st. and stone crossings from One-hun-
drcd- ID feminist. north.
West One hundred and third st. from Eighth
ave. 10 Central Bridge.
East one-hundred- an d. thrtieth-st. from Fifth
ave. to entrance OF Third-ave. bridge
"Madison-ave. bridge.
Roadway north of Madson-ave bridge 10 good
roads.
seventh-ave. from Greenwich-ave. to Twenty-sec-
Hsphalting of Circle from Eighth-ave. to Fifth
ave at One-hundred- and-tenth-st.
| Improvement OF Lenox-ave. especially below
One-hundred- and-sixteenth-st:
Entrance to Twenty hird-st. ferry
broadway. from One-hundred- and twenty -ffth-st
| to one hundred and -forty-hfth-st.
Manhattan-ave. from ne-hundred "a nd tenth-st.
81. Nlcholas-ave
Asphalt strips viaduct, ne-hundred-and- fifty
Westchcster-ave.
| Pelham-ave.. from Webster-ave to Pelham Park
Road to Battery
Hudson-st.. from Canast. to West Broadway
Melrose Station and Merose-ave.
The Bushwtck Wheelmen have arranged the fol-
! lowing August 6. Glen Island. leaving club-
house Mt a. and returning by boat August %
Rockaway Beach. leaving clubhouse at $50 n m .
August 90 speed trials at suitable track yet 10 he
decided upon. Captain r. II. Hills says that in
OF rain the runs will be postponed
Some OF the local clubs are making arrangements
| to attend the League OF American Wheemen meet
at Boston in large numbers. The Century Wheel
men, OF this city will go In a body. The members
OF this club propose 10 take the boat