New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-11
CYCLING.
TRYING TO KEEP RAILROAD TRACKS OFF
ST. NICHOLAS-AVE.-STIL AT WORK
ON THE BRIDGE SUGGESTION.

ON THE BRIDGE SUGGESTION
The attention of wheelmen and drivers has been
called to an attempt to place railroad tracks IN 81
Nicholas-ave. The Municipal Street Railroad Com
pany has an application before the Board or Ader-
men at present asking for franchise for street
railway along St Nicholas-ave. from One-hundred-
and-sixteenth-st to the junction Of the Kings
bridge Road. and then along the Kingsbridge Road
and Riverdale-ave to the city line While 1t is
thought by some that a railroad along the Kings
bridge Road may be a necessity In the future the
taking Of ST. Nichoas-ave. as a means OF approach
would be an injury to wheemen and drivers. IN
speaking about the proposal yesterday a property
owner said: THE avenue is only about eighty feet
wide and with double track the streetcar com
pany would occupy 1t TO such an extent that wheel-
men and drivers would find It impossible to use 1t
in comfort and safety. The avenue is one OF the
popular wheelways as it is the most direct route
to Kingsbridge and Yonkers. Thousands OF wheel
men use II every holiday and Sunday, and there Is
a1sG hare AS is Sheemen and
find the avenue sufficiently crowded; and WIN
be deplorabie As soon as these tracks were put
down St. Nicholasave. would become practca ~.
yaueless to wheemen and drivers and one or the
main arteries of travel would be cut on II is also
the popular route to reach the Speedway Inc resi-
dents along the avenue are protesting against tne
granting of the franchise and wheelmen ana
tempt to deprive them of the use of this avenue
The Racing Board Of the League of American
Wheelmen has issued the following bulletin:
Racing men. with the exceptions hereinafter
stated, shall not be eligible TO compete in open
races after May l. 1899, until they have registered
with the Racing Board and have been assigned a
number which they must insert in the entry blank
and must exhibit certificate Of registration 10 the
cerk Of the course before starting and TO any
other proper official demand. Entrants to novice
races closed races and bows under sixteen years
of age need be registered. The registration fee
for PROFESSIONALS shall be 81 per annum. ME reg
istration fe. for amateurs who are members or the
League of American Wheelmen shall be 30 cents;
non-members, 81 80: riders sixteen and seventeen
years Of age 80 cents. All applications for regis
tration must be accompanied by the fee, and must
give the full name number street city and state
address Of the applicant. Applications of members
OF the League Of American Wheelmen must be ac-
oompaned by membership ticket. Riders sixteen
and seventeen Of age must furnish proper
statement from their parents or guardian certify
ing to their age. One object OF registration is to
enforce proper discipline and TO protect racing men
frcm ringers" schemers and ineligible parties at
tempting TO compete against them under assumed
names
The members OF the League of American Wheel
men are taking the veliest interest In the proposal
TO have a wheeway on the Brooklyn Bridge. The
Executive Committee Of the League met at local
headquarters Yesterday and the following commit
tee was appointed help along the work: NJ. NJ
Belding tr., DR.. L. V. Brendon II. c. White and
A. F.. Grove. This committee II is expected Will
work in harmony with the various other commit
tees appointed by the local cycling associations.