The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-13
NEWS or THE WHEELMEN.
Outlook For Fall and Spring Riding
1.-The ChainIess a Feature.

The outlook for the fall and spring IN
wheeling is now interesting riders and
dealers very much. and careful attention
is given to any detail that might lead TO
a thorough understanding of the situa-
ton. A search among the dealers IS
most likely to be the best way of finding
out how matters stand, and such an in
v~estigation is certainly interesting The
general impression at present is that there
is not as much riding as there has been.
and the few wheelmen who have stuck
to the game for many years find on close
observation that strange faces occur on
the most traversed roads which much
more frequency that they did in the past.
This caused much comment, and lacked
explanation up to the present time. A
dealer who does a great deal of riding,
ana who is interested in wheeling in other
ways than that which produces so much
cash. has solved the problem, at least to
his own satisfaction, and he should
know. He says that people who were in
the habit OF riding almost daily in the
mast do not ride so much now. Where a
rider covered 1900 miles in a year he now
covers but LOCO. On this basis can be
figured the difference. On the other hand,
he SdYS. lICIt AIC q III tNPAN ~
ing. but the proportion is not sufficient to
make up the difference in the amount of
riding so that the smallness in the num-
Der of riders seen in a days journey is
very apparent.
In speaking of the spring the gentleman
said he expected a very large trade. as
many held off for the past few years for
various reasons One feature hat will
- -,lo 49, - 4 tho
chainless. So much interest was shown
in this movement at first that people
waited until the idea was perfected and
tested before they took it up strongly.
The test has been made and the chain
less has been found to be an excellent
pleasure wheel, and it is thought the sale
of this style Of wheel will be very great
Two great feature races win take place
at Vailsburg next Sunday. one a two
mile lap race. for professionals, will have
fifteen money prizes. There will be a
Of every lap in the trials and final heat.
| besides four purses 20 the winning riders
at the finish. The other race will be a
fifty-mile amateur event, Tor which $500
worth of prizes will be given. The usual
ouarter-mile novice race will also be run.
Entries close with Fred w. voigt, P. O.
Box 65. Newark, Wednesday might.
| The Mantle Wheelmen and the Gazinks
L. I. The game will be in conjunction
| with a joint club run. If possible a few
special races will also be held.
The Gutenberg Wheelmen are now ar
ranging for tho social season and the
plans being considered call for a more
| extensive scale In this line than the club
has enjoyed up to this time. The first
| event Will be a progressive euchre. which
| will be held at the clubhouse about Octo-
| Der /. The interest in the event is great
, as ii is an innovation in the life of the
| organization. This special attention to
the winter season was aroused by the
| board Of Directors some time ago and
| fhe whole scheme is based on the hope
that the membership will be materially
| Increased. The interest in cycling is on
the down road in that section, many
1 think and the social idea is but one of a
series that nave been arranged with a
view Of arousing new and more enthu-
| siastic interest in the pastine.