The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-20
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
DANGEROUS RISKS THAT CYCLISTS
RUN ON UPPER SEVENTH Avenue.
W. II. Pitma, Say. He Was Nearly Run
Down by n Team In Seventh Avenue, but
tho Guilty Parties We're DiscbarRed-Mrs.
Frederick. Rjdes m Century in the Mud.

W. II. Pitma. Says He Was Nearly Run
Down by n Team In Seventh Avenue, but
tho Guilty Parties Were DischarRsd-Mrs.
Fredericks Rides n Century In the Mud.
In what manner bike cops" and mounted
policemen are discouraged nom making arrests
for reckless driving and the dangerous risks
that cyclists run on upper Seventh avenue
werc illustrated by a story that developed at
the Harlem police court yesterday morning.
viii II. Pitman. the veteran rider who was
one Of the founders OF the L. A. w. appeared at
the court at 9:i0 o'clock TO act as com plainant
in a case whore reckless driving was charged
only to find that the case had been dismissed
Howard Pendleton. commercial man OF West
18th street. and Policeman Louis Martin OF
the Thirty-fourth precinct mounted squad
were there on time to testify. Pltman's story
Is as follows;
Il was coming down Seventh avenue at 3 80
O'Clock Saturday night and was about at 10th
street when heard clatter Of hoofs close
BEHIND me was on the right-hand side OF the
road. close to the curb A few feet In front and
slightly to the LEFT Of mo was a young wheel
woman whom do not know. I was astonished
that carriage should be speeding so far over
on the side Of the road. My lamp has q re-
that the horse was within few feet Of me d.
recty behind. ! called to the woman TO
throw, throw, herself on ,hs Sidewalk and 1 threw
was a second too quick. was not hurt. but the
woman was well bruised She said she thought
the wagon or horse struck her before she tell.
had good look ut the men In the glare OF a
strong acetyleno flame and saw that they had
been drinking There wore two Of them in n
light road rig. drawn by one horse. | re-
mounted anil started after them "a soon as
possible. bidding III" woman follow A mum.
her Of riders, who knew me saw the whole
thing and declared II an outrageous piece ~
driving. At about 13Dth stree met two
mounted officers and made complaint. One
followed with me. At l24th street we found the
first officer. who was Martin and he had under
arrest two men In a buggy. Pendleton, who
had been nearly run over while crossing ig4th
street. was there also. and complained OF them.
SO We al went 10 the 18th street station house
There the driver and his companion were
locked up. until later, when bail was furnished
According TO Pendleton. Magistrate Ieller de.
clared that he had known the accused man Tor
many years and knew him to 10 incapable Of
such thing az getting drunk and running
down cyclists aud pedestrians. Officer Martin
corroborated this when hunted him up subse.
quently. mounted policeman with whom |
talked on the street while was seeking Martin
snid that this was not the first time such n
saw no use OF making my arrests of reckless
drivers because the officer got the worst OF it
In the end"
In spite n rain ana mud Mrs FrederIcks OF
the Century Road Club went out on the Merrick
pike yesterday and rode century in little
over nine hours. With her was a boy who was
making his first one hundred mile trip.
Some Of the features noticeable on early
models Of wheels for 1900 are distinctly in the
direction OF return to earlier styles. smaller
tubing, a slight raising OF the crank hanger.
forging and even smaller hubs have been seen
on some Of the new modcls.