The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
MANY RIDERS ON THE SMOOTH ROAD
W1TS YESTERDAY.

kh0W-A hn00Ie mat Swings anu lttLb-
TayIore Applies for Reinstatement
The invitation OF the weather yesterday was
accepted by hundreds OF cyclists and the
smooth roadways looked as they do on genuine
spring days. In tn. streets here the sights
impressed upon the observer that the bicycle
is gaining constantly as a vehicle Of utility and
convenience. This fact also brings to
mind as its complement the increase
in the number OF miles OF asphalt
during the last two years. Everywhere
along the avenues are to be seen women
returning from shopping expeditions with
packages. children going on errands with
bundles. and clerks and workingmen travelling
to and from lunch on their wheels. Among
others yesterday was seen a painter In a
smeared costume OF white jacket and o~veralls.
carrying In one hand q pot OF paint that prob
ably had been forgotten in the morning. In
Brooklyn the bundle carrying proportion OF
persons awheel Ia greater than in New York.
About one-third Of those seen on five or Six
asphalted streets In Brooklyn yesterday car
ried some kind Of a package. That these sights.
which are common enough in cities like Buff
falo and Washington. are becoming familiar
here augurs better times ahead for cyclists.
Those who 60 nightly to the cycle show at
the Grand Central Palace. and there are many.
have lost the notion Of considering 1t an eN-
pertinent or a toy affair for the reason that re-
peated trips about the aisles keep bringing to
light new things OF interest, so that the exht-
bition has. In common with the national show
ofthe makers. the characteristic OF an almostin-
exhaustible variety. One OF the novelties at the
Palace is a saddle unlike anything seen before
at any show in this country. 1t is an English
contrivance that fits any seat post and yet has
a two-fo!d oscillatory movement. 1t slides
backward and forward and tilts or rocks from
side to side. An opportunity is. received by
visitors to try 1t In a ride, about the room. and
Vice to be- a reveia iTS Of Comfort. although a
casual na,, ssHha ian dIMGn1. creates 9 t rIso impression p es siot. tha :
70, the post like any other, its motion
being due to the way it Is swung on its frame;
easier the application Of power. The o%scilla-
tions adapt themselves to the motion Of the
under the control Of the rider. SO that when
the body d,t is stIil there ere. is .n no s swim to It does does
the aEs BODY E.i is t fnu,af onward PsfK a as in aS eIliimn,b5iGnra % q Rifi
i iSS5TaT A. SitS S,S i; T Si i s lily BY E I sdvs s5i5lss
in pedaiiiins up hill, when. the saddle, rocks al;
ternately to each side, as the leg goes down and
on the the pedal. Another article that is new
and n1sS OF rb natural 2 interest i a. e chain mayt c H,sitdrse
The, cleaner is made primarily of q piece Of
twisted wire! SHAPED much Ike q two.tined
fb" ris;,s Th {ilt I've ,So propgs are Eft fitted with spS Sbic 3,
taper from the yoke OF tho ,pronRs to their
points. By thrustine it through the spaces be;
tween the chain blocks two links are cleaned
at a time and apparently the work is done well.
show. where hundreds OF medals. cups and
urns of gold and silver are exhibited. has at
t Msst the e w ,aGipg II men ~ and ND ,TS op tb. all nn,I the
tion emphasizes the honesty OF many racing
men IN contrast with The fey who sell their
particularly is this point strong. tor they are
professionals. and as such have been at fnll
about 100 valuable medals and cups:
t hhes sRowi is 7. G nas a p psrtebrs Of %ooa t bstwee at
the outer tread and the air chamber. It is proof
against tacks, and the usual statement is made
that the wood Is as resilient as rubber. The
only two-speed wheel on exhibition presents
new idea. which is missed by the many who do
one rides. In former articles Of this kind the
mechanism w 11 arranged to offer two gears:
n contrivance that halves the high gear
IN every instance, SO that a rider who likes e
S Change q 80 fo 99n Is lfye wh heads sn eS nste9ih'rs q # ii fG or q
head wind, In the way OF CONSTITUTIONAL ,fea-
lures that are Of value as aids to prevent theft;
originally intended. there is a crank and
sprocket fastening on one Of The leading
of one short %screw,holt, cripples the wheel.
and also a seat post that fastens automatically
adjustment Of the saddle. For this latter de:
vice the owners urge the additional comfort OF
indoGr ao Wits is l fs%Gxs the fs0 w sSsa'f IN p a rack cfF dur r.
ing a storm and having a dry saddle when
ready to resume the journey.
How much the weather affects the trade and
such affairs, as the cycle show was APPLY re-
v Was YESTERDAYS icy ins b p1s,n and d s a fmSii I He saiG: VINO
would al be happy now, 1t is a good year r. and I
hasn't come around to the little fellows yet. be-
cause there has been no good riding, weather.
that the owners would not take away and pay
eral Wheels also on which a deposit has been
paid. but the buyers. wouldn't take them be-
one that has suffered in. this way. It has been
all right gl,bd for !, these SsSs T XII TO es ssfys 6Ut the little
In relation to the application Of Nat Butler
for reinstatement by the 4 Al W..the news
take up paced racing this season. The pre-
sumption is that he has made some kind OF a
fsnt Matches wate Mc ON hsnd w and WAS Wants ssv ofieia an E' +.
abroad. It is the foreign trips contemplated
With vi mi the s1 pians OF %s the Nc n {. a r.. ansii Il Is he % ali.
ance OF the league with the various organiZa-
avs"
Edouard .Taylore. the little Frenchman who
rode in middle distance races here last year at
! Madison square Garden and was suspended by
the L. A. W.. has applied through the French
cycling organization. which Is allied with the
League. for reinstatement. .;Taylore. In ex-
PLANTATION. says that at the time he rode In
"outlaw" races he could not help himself be-
cause he was under contract with promoters.
The Gerry society has discovered that the
bicycle riding done by the juveniles at the
Grand Central Palace show is sinful, and last
night the management received orders that
there must be no more OF 1t. Two-year-old
Ruth Norman. who has rosy cheeks and rides
her midget wheel Gleefully. was to ride last
night. and she cried when she learned
that she could not because the society
was protecting her from cruelty. Walter
McGrath. who is 9 years old. and is known as
the champion boy century, rider. arrived with
his father from Philadelphia last night to ex-
hibit. but he also was barred from giving the
show. His father said he would like TO show
MIR. Gerry some physicians certificates show
ing how much the boy has gained since he
began riding centuries In 1897.
NOTES.
The April runs OF the Logan Wheelmon will be as
follows: ?, Giiords: s.. Iynhrook; is, Bergen Point
and return by way of Staten leland; 80. PlAinheld;
80. Bellmore.
Hand Tennis.
W Z. Lyon won the final series for the hand tennia