New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
CYCLING.
THE COURSE SELECTED FOR MDrFFlEs
RIDE-LOCAL WHEELMEN DOUBT
FUL OF THE FEAT OF MISS

Full OF THE FEAT or Miss
YATMAN- NOTES
What promises 10 be- the most sensational bicycle
ride Of the year will take place I'm this district I'm
few days The exact time and place Of the trial
will not be announced except 10 the officials, as
those IN charge Of the race against Father Time
fear that the turnout OF spectators Will he so gre1t
that accidents might happen. F.. A. McDuiio th"
middle distance rider. who has track record OF
l2s and who has ridden q straiGhtawaN milo on
the road I'm l6 wifi boz the rider who VIII attempt
10 ride close 10 a mile minute on the road. Nc
Dufie will be paced I'm HIS trial by steam motor
tandem. which has just been made FOR him II Is
asserted that this machine travel faster on the
track or road than any other similar machine over
built Alex Sctwalhach and &. r. Culver who are
I'm charge Of tho arrangements for tho ride. have
already selected tho course where the trial will
take place: but for tho reasons named above they
viii not for the present name the location Of the
place except that q IS on Lorg Island. and that
the race Will take place prior 10 the meet at the
Mnoola Fair on Tuesday next
The stretch selected is straightaway and IS per
fcctly level for little over two miles without turn
or grade Of any sort It Is the intention to have
the same officials who had charge Of Murphy's mile
behind a locomotive look after McDuhie in his
effort to break all existing records Mr.. Culver,
who was sccn Yesterday. said that he was CON
NIH.'N tidN W. D'''' $3.50. ,i,o ,-iio o,d
that he believed that McDuhio was the only man
I'D TINS country VINO ,'u.i ~ WI ,,,, ,arJern
% ., i'' ~j tb ,,sChinc wont the first quarter I'm
fifteen seconds. and that NcDunie held the pa
AN right The roai however. Vas a I',ie rouEn
near the half mile and the big machine was
slowed up Tho machine WAS s~ayng 50 maj me
riders could hardly keep tnsir scats ana VI i,lil'
wheel jumping around Ike huckinE ntoil.o
% saco ,la and me- mile was finished in iiss sann-
doris WHO steers the machine Is robust fellow. hut
he said that pc had an he could no 10 hold on 10
tho handle bars. go
The weight of tho machine when charged with
..1 D. ff I
i .,o.,t,o & 'tr,t a. is c.arod cvoI-that is the
mont and roar sprocl,ts are Of tho same size
II is of four and haIf horse power. ana the Wh
tandems seen heroabouts this year. TN" machine
makes little noise. ana moves WIN remain"
smootnne.-s ana lieeu roId trial vcpumo will fry
cor tbo milo two milo and Ave mile track records
at Mineola on Tuesday. iie SAYS that ne IS con
ndcnt nat ne can 20 ,,rcio snd his c,,,iro par
g MA "' u,n he I'm Rr"o<ltn on Friday morning
ne riaor a. tv.ntv-oiebt wears DID, "A bricklayer
u. nue. -, rs. ,,,I .,,I g., = feof inchos I'M
by tI+d' W 'l-ils l'. ~ ~, i '~ofoss.onai riders I'm
tt,l n,ie 60 wo nnt foecther physically
ms , , ~, a. ~ fatn, Li,ilf which viii he
spiral spring nNll'i i7 ''Ins I'm. 80 ,bc
covered WIN iunn,' niS W." W, ios.ar ,bo char,os
rear o 'ne 1'lnI ~ r,,,, sbo,,d RIM into tho
machine When IT. Is to.IE AZ ion o. The trial
,. -, ,-.. -, ,bfs c,,. v-ho Is credited
N''S ''" "'''.''' ,,. 49,. ,,,,-s erisbod
her task al Na"cy 9u."'"' ''',N '''...- t,..,.rd
Yesterday m''""E' " "'''''' 49, ma s..l
l''N'"S ','''',' ~ ,'', ,., ,.,.,rs ~ t.r
10 ne rn''Y ,,, ,,.,s. ,,,ot sbc va
demontel hefor" she started on such ioolharHt
und'rakng. then ln,r' are thgS' VINO n,'.,Nt ~
point FOO Tho fact THAT was almost imposss.n.. ior
mics On that driving rainstorm, and they rofuse 70
noeyc thai "one. III n,r W@t sFr ,fi.s y,t,,
~ i.., battnd rfhhcd down ana rut ~ bed -he