The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-21
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
OBJECT LESSONS CONCERNING 4 CY-
Gle PATH OYER THE BIG BRIDGE.


pect Park Improvements-Other News.
Chief Engineer G. G. Martin OF the Brooklyn
Bridge took an hour or two of Yesterday 70
give some object lessons on the difficulty OF
building path across the span between the
cities, AT his invitation he was met and ac-
companied by the delegates representing the
chief cycling organizations OF the two cities.
headed by Milo NJ BeldinG, Chief Con sui OF
the L. A. W. state division. The other rep
resentatives were ]. c. Ho ward. l.. A. W. Con-
sulats; II. NJ. Valentine. Good Roads Associa-
ton. and Theodore Kiendl. Associated Cycling
Clubs of Long Island. Frederick Il. House Of
the Associated Cycling Clubs OF New York. who
was with the committee In It's former confer
snce with Engineer Martin. was unavoidably
absent.
Engineer Martin. who has been studying the
plan submitted for about four weeks. said that
there were several serious objections to It.
This was the plan drawn by an engineer In
Mr.. Martins office, which, 1t was under
stood had the approval of the Chief. 1t pro-
vided for a strip Of planking along tho edge OF
the stair way on the extreme northerly side at
the New York end. a mounting and dismount-
ing platform at tho head Of the stairs. and
| pathway running over the roadway alongside
| OF the terminal building and switching around
| Its corner in order to continue over the north
| side tire stlework Of the bridge railway. At the
Brooklyn end the plan was d designed to carry the
path across the pedestrian way and allow rid.
ers to run from it down to q concrete surfaced
| abutment that 10 to be found at the side OF the
| car tracks. from which they would reach the
roadway at grade at the Sands street entrance
Beginning at the Brooklyn end the engineer
said thst the HGutmen was too Marrow ARE ana M
stairway, proposed for the Manhattan ap-
proaci. he said that the steps were too long
| and too steep for the average rider to elm b
| and puSh his wheel along on board strip at
the side. To prove the ,justness Of this obIec-
and the committee had fun experimenting
with a bicycle The fret man trunuIed the
Strongest st 9!embe her OF the party The second
man to try 1t got into difficulties and came near
filling 70 The street with the wheel atop OF
trouble. but they admitted that 1t was work.
dca sF for s ~Smen s' and nd children and that
when he built q cycle path he wanted one that
would suit all the riders. and II he could not do
this he would rather abandon.the project;
Az Mo Martin also said that from II 200 to to
Manhattan approach Ths Greatest stG number
Of wheslmen to cro,s the bridge in any one day
he said. 1,147 on n Saturday, The average
daily number at present is from 800 TO 800.
records were before the trolley cars crossed
the structure, and it is admitted that the :or;;
In order to overcome the objections at the
tee Suggested that the oath might be- con n
tlnued from the top OF the trestIework over
the cars up over the arms Of tho trolley e POLES
mnal building. For the New York end. he
flight of stairs to be built directly underneath
side. Both Of these ideas. Mr. Martin thought
we're good, and he made notes from which to
The manner Of the Chief Engineer and his
talk was that OF man who was anxious &c
build cycle Path II II were practicable. and
the committeeman. who ut first thought thoy
were to be ''let down easy" left him with
feeling Of uncertainty but with hopsfulness
At the aldorf.Asoria tho bicycle trade OF
the country is yet renresented by the he ads Of
G%m 9f or ON NOR wa sse At work ves
terday and nearly all had say 10 the deltb
+. al. b.
Of closing the deal: by transferring stocks wal
s II % th ts as'T to h.r 1 T 3:
} porary charter and elect Temporary Chair
man; Tho rermanent officers ably vii
is much SPECULATION concerning who will b
President The general opinion seems to b.
the trust scheme, viii be rewarded for tn,
hard work he did in pulling the organization
thu Wesero in
other man.
The top dressing OF crushed stone which
cyclists have So long prayed Tor on theipath out
side Prospect hhrkwhcre ttruns aloaglFlatbusl
avenue and Ocean avenue is at last being laid
: The Flatbush avenue side has. in fact. beel
COMPLETED down to the Wilink entrance. apt
the work OF laying and rolling the s.one on thu
Ocean avenue side begins to-day.
In reply to a criticism in Cyclinq OF Lon
don Mile Minute Charley Murphy has writ
ten to the editor. who is q promoter Of tn
; sport.on the other side and made an offer &
repeat his performance over there II paid
good round sum for It.
, A'ran yements have been completed for
1OO-me race between Harry Fixes. Franz
Waller and Charles Miller the X-day cham
pion. at Manhattan Beach week from 10
morrow. The men will have motor cyc
pacing.