New-York tribune., 1899-07-08
CYCLING.
CONDITION OF THE ROADS HEREABoUTs.
MANY CLUB RUNS AND TOURS ARRANGED FOR
To-DAY-RACING AT BERKELEY OVAL
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

MANY CLUB RUNS AND TOURS ARRANGED FOR
ToDAY-RAcING AT BERKELEY OVAL
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
| The roads generally within nifty miles Of New
| York are in excellent condition. and unless con
siderable rain should fall tomorrow the outpour-
| ing OF wheelmen and wheelwomen promises TO be
| one OF the largest OF the yesr. Appended will be
found the conditions of the roads in various direc
! TONS compiled from the reports received from
correspondents by w. S. Bull. of the League OF
| American Wheelmen:
Long Island-The rain Of Wednesday has put a
roads tho island in prime condition @ nePot, th
show macadam roads good to excellent. anu anu VII Iii
beer" been repaTed ~ and smoothed down that they
| in first class shape The paths aero @ac1osS r,ado
beiter than ever The South shore Road is good
now the whole length Of the island and there IS a
sonse a' The bad spot Vest Of Morlche, has been
repaired. The sandy spot at Trout .Ic r1hu hrIdee
thrown across tho Trout Pond north q the sbaTc Toad
new road extends Cold Spring the main T%aa
and all branches are first class .tca, e.,
have been made on the eSGsh d0a Smith
town paths are excellent Port SeHe.pI" Hn.sI N Pbe
Roads S;cS hssocspn %i extend - to Wadng River Cycle
path from wading River to Rverhead al, rair pIya 3Iar
head to Orient is now completed making .ao,n nne
frnm @ Grcenpor or sag Harbor four and half miles
across Shelter Island is COMPLETED Patchogue oS ~
Port jefferson good EastpoIi 10 i'I't piSoh nm
ION +" 70 East Hampton good. New roads making con;
nso,ons M1s"a rS% eG61 thro1sh ROra East a" to y
good. New macsdam road rum running ,De oe' on the
North shore is first class Good riding now iron from
Rosyn through Garder Cty HewpsHeaG sH rom ana Valley
Stream through to Rockaway good bhs eaS eaves Road
well out on all the trees The me Road GO from Brooklyn
through by the way OF Glen Cove and Locust Ea,
lev 10 OYSTER Ray makes beautiful Tip anu
frnrn Tho
perfect for photographc work u eyedg roads Of
Cosben fair. earth roads rough. Fort Monteomery
roads fair Macadam and ssrth rosds TTnhs good The
roads of Dingmans Ferry. Penn. are IN ekceem. .
condition no dust and no mud; me Ioau llo' 90,
Iervis 10 water Gap is in splendid condition; Wv
Rrnswick roads fair to good. Roads Of orange: S
y j.. good; rain has washeu Oh ~ az, In e1cellent
OF Cornwall good rain has put them III eN0''e"'
shape.
There ,s still some uncertainty regarding the
onosod ,vheewav over the Brooklyn Bridge. The
rronise was made by Chief Engineer Martin that
his report on the feasibility of the plan for wheel
way would he finished and in the hands or CoW-
missioner Shea Yesterday. whether this promise
was carried out or not could not nc learned Al
tho ofBce OF the Commissioner in Brooklyn. 1t
was said that the Commissioner had gone away
for tho day and that nothing was known regarding
the plans or whether Engineer Martin had made
his report not. Many wheelmen maze II
polnt Yesterday to walk over the promenade III
order to get a better ldea or no" 'he P'"PoSe"
path would look The general opinion seemed to
he that the plan as already published was all
right and that 1t could not be materially improved
upon Estimates have been made as to the total
weight Of the added structure and its cost. THOSE
who pretend to know much about such matters
say that the additional weight on the structure
will he probably less than l2O tons. and that the
pa athway ought to be erected for prOOaDly S-WV
The suggestion from one engineer that me road. .
no meet m t win the approval Of those who have
given the matter much thought. They argue that
wheeling but that nervous riders would not he
able use the path on account of It's great height
They would get dizzy. 1t was said last nght ,n tnat
Commissioner Shea might give his formal decision
to-day.
More or less interest Is felt in the bicycle race
meet which will be held at Berkeley Oval this
afternoon The meet will be under the auspices
Of the outlaw organization and unless the interest
displayed is greater than has been the case at other
such meets in this district it is expected that
something will happen" Just what that some
thing will be only the officials OF the National
Cycle Association know. and they will not divuge
the Information for the present at least. Most or
the professional riders who have allied themselves
with the organization expected to start in the
contests for that class The list, however. does
not include the name OF Bald or Mcfarland. but
does include those of Cooper. Stevens, Kiser, Ca
house, Babcock Furman and Miller Four amateur
races and a record trial complete the programme
or the amateur contests the most interesting will
be return team match between the Harlem Wheel
men and Greenwich Wheelmen, with f. l.. Kramer
and w. F. Wahrenberger on opposing teams. lie
lower the half-mile record.
The Kings County Wheelmen have decided to
present to W. F. Wahrenberger, of the Greenwich
Wheelmen. a handsome medal. At the last
meet Of the club Wahrenberger. with two OF his
club mates took part in the Australian pursuit
race. After his club mates had fallen by the way
side Wahrenberger alone rode down Kramer and
his partner. In doing this he gave exhibition
Of pluck energy and endurance such as has seldom
been witnessed a bicycle track For more than
five miles he rode alone finally overriding MS op-
ponents after stern chase of more than eleven
miles The club members admire and appreciate
tho nerve and ability of the rider. and believe that
element In bicycle racing TO take formal notice ot
Wahrenberger's work. The Board of Governors
OF the club has placed the matter in the hands OF
George A. Needham. who will select the medal
and make arrangements for its formal presenta-
tion.
The leading spirits Of the Rational Dress League,
OF which organization Lady Harberton is president
and Miss Vance is secretary. purpose entering upon
n propaganda in the interests OF the league in
Birmingham, England. shortly. the first move in
this direction being In the form OF a lecture to
wheelwomen upon the advantages Of the rational
costume so far as safety, comfort and con-
yenience go. not word can be uttered against
rational dress.
The Maine division OF tho League OF American
Wheeimen Is going after township authorities who
do not comply with the State law which requires
them to place signboards at all crossroads Every
local consul in the State has been requested TO
division Will prosecute the Offenders
CLOSE FIGHT FOR SECOND PLACE.