New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
CYCLING.
A TINY TANDEM TEAM IN MADISON-AvE.

SAID TO BE THE SMALLEST BICYCLE FOR TWO
EVER BUILT-MUNGER ON THE OUTLAWS.
novel spectacle was seen in Madson-ave. yes
terday. about $50 p boy and girl were
astride the tiniest tandem probably seen In
this city The boy was in front and steered the
wheel like veteran. while his little sister on the
rear seat the most unconcerned person In the
world. The little tandem wendell its way between
the trucks. carriages and pedestrians without any
apparent effort or nervousness the part OF the
two. A large throng collected The names OF
the children are Leo and Amelia Jackson, and
their parents trick riders connected with the
fhs cbeS Se Would nS give
this borough or in Brooklyn on account OF the law
in this State regarding exhibitions given by chill,
the frame is exactly twelve inches in height, The
little machine has wheel base OF twenty and one
Twenty-eght-inch wheels are the regulation size
While the oploGkers Mere admrns the a'smounsed
and examined the tots critically. As he turned
away he said TO an acquanitance; on. they ain
tn the Boulevard a' The boy has been riding
Show sSyS.e held IN this city several little children were
exhibited wheels. who were said TO he even
s in Brookgn maSe up Of four
They seen on the cycle path at regular inter-
walls The Oldest boy is said to be seven years
OF age.
Birdie Munger. a wel-known racing man few
years ago and in the trade. has no ath In the
outlaw movement controlled by some OF the pro-
fessiona riders a handful of professional pro-
rnoters who have been eggng the riders. The
League OF American Wheelmen need not worry
over this little rebellion" said Mr.. Munger yester-
day. This is the fourth time that few profess
business. but they have always failed. and they will
fail again. The whole thing does not warrant the
serious consideration of any sensible man Tor a
minute They will come 1ocking back. and they
will be like lot of sheep in their eagerness to get
WheeImen viii control racing just as long i;
desires to do So Those fellows have about as much
would have to try to take hold Of Brooklyn in the
morning and run the whole thing without
mate of Zimmerman when the "Skeeter" was In his
prime.
OF course the driver OF a wagon who runs down
a wheelman and endangers his life should be pun
ished severely. and It is a fact also that those
careless drivers do not always get their deserts.
An incident happened at Fifth-ave. and Forty
fourth-st yesterday however. which created some
excitement for A few minutes. messenger boy
was flying up the avenue with his head bent down
and not looking just where he was going. A wagon
the boy did not see IT, and in. consequence the
bicycle struck the rear wheel OF the wagon, ana
ali over the street. The boy arose and wipng =
little blood off his face glanced at his wheel which
m %es soy said Take his name and number
The policeman did so. and seemed to think that the
driver wholly at fault.
Everybody yesterday talking about the num-
Der of wheelmen and wheelwomen who were riding
on Sunday. In Brooklyn the crush according 10
veterans. the largest in years. II IL was not
a record breaker. The keepers OF roadhouses
said their supplies OF refreshments were
hausted early in the day. 1t said that many
wheelmen who went down the Merrick Road found
II impossible 10 get anything to eat at some OF the
roadhouses. The owner OF popular roadhouse
in the Coney Island Boulevard SAID: nave seer. seen
all | found II necessary to put money into the
safe early in the day This is something that we
never did before as up Sunday our cash drawers
were sufficient to take Of our receipts In any
one day" The effect noticeable in the trade
In Warren and adjacent streets. where SO many BIZ
cycle places exist all the stores were thronged
Yesterday The dealers in cases were forced
10 employ extra statesmen to look after their GUS
toners The who said that there was less
interest in cycling now than year ago has evil
IDENTITY taken TO the woods.