The sun., 1899-04-12
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
TROUBLESOME, TINE At THE ASSO-
CIlTED CYCLING CLUBS MEETING.

| NOn-A vote ENpeCteu lO-Ntknt-fiuer'
to Enjoy Asphalt strips on Oity Street'
| Cycling In Hawaii and Philippines
A measure long needed has been introduced
in the form OF on ordinance before the board
OF Aldermen. which. II passed. will enable
riders Of bicycles to enjoy the use Of asphalt
| strips on city streets. a thing which they have
| been able to do only little. Hudson street IL
| a notorious example OF the uselessness OF as
| phalt strips on week days. They have been
repaired recently. but the wagons and trucks
follow the lines OF the cutters. keeping one
wheellon the as sphalt. so that wheelmen. through
repeated turning out. ride as much on the
granite stones as on the asphalt The new
ordinance expressly declares that such asphalt
strips are for the exclusive use Of bicycles and
trcycles and stipulates that no carriage.
wagon. truck or other vehicle, excepting a
bicycle or tricycle., shall drive on any strip and
shall not stand thereon except whom actually
engaged in loading or unloading. The pen
atty for violation Is fine not exceeding $40.
By the act tho Com issioner OF Highways Ia
instructed to have erected and Kept in place
signs over the strips similar to those Dow
standing on the Riverside Drive and the Boule-
ward On upper Hudson street at present de-
livery wagons stand In lines along the curb.
waiting for work. for hours at time. and the
passage o: the ordinance will make trouble
a-plenty." II all asphalt strips for cycles
were laid alongside OF the car tracks. or'on
each side Of tho crown Of the street in thor
ouRhfares where there are no tracks. there
would be no trouble with waiting butcher carts
or bakers wagons and the ordinance could be
enforced with Justice to all.
Tho Associated Cycling Clubs Of New York
had troublesome time OIL Monday night try
ing to decide it's degree Of frlendliness with
the l.. A. W. and whether or not to hold a race
meet as usual Nothing was settled. but the
action taken made it see probable that no
meet will be held.
Chairman NJ. L. Bridemon OF the Race Com
mittee. in making his report. asked that the
association at large should decide whether or
not meet should he hold. although the COM
mttee unhesitatingly recommended that a
coasting or climbing contest should take
place on July and a team road racs on Labor
Day. The committee declared that tho asso-
citation should support the l.. 4. ". and said
that Berkeley Oval could be engaged for meet
Ss. SnasT s 'sfeiss Se a
will be until after Il hold an outlaw" meet. 50
May 80 and then give OUTLAW races. mo.
tion was made that the question OF a meet
% tee. with bower H This launched H the discus
sion. which waxed warm,
=, In the course o; the talk It was brought out
< teesate from The Manhattan, bicycle Club
ny meet under l.. A. ". rules. A Greenwich
Wheemen member asserted that his club was
to vote at the next meeting whether or not l.
might be placed ID an awkward position Il the
a%ssociation % supported an l. a ", mset; The
the matter TO the Race and Executive com
mittees Jointly they to report az once whether
Of 81 Ss and esa he Thy
President to call a special me citing Of the clubs
t9 vote , 9p9n the q@uestio%p @ on This was passed
that an answer must be given to-day. In vot-
ing affirmati!ely one delegate. who was op
@ others By eXplainins that he voted aye" be-
cause he thought it was the shortest way to
na the Wh9 hnH HI the 2os tSh,
ballot were about evenly divided on the dues-
S s'e bs Tsss
vote on the race meet matter.
Chairman James O'Naill OF the Streets and
Roads Committees. in making his report at the
meeting OF the Associated Cycling Clubs OF
Cation 0tt from on @ Ksatns ssana
that the long 6es3uGht 'n, asphalt stvips on Fiji
plemented By President sinma. who said that
he had rsce! rad assurance that many improve
msnts would o.. be tfno made III in , ths near near future
fiith avenue to Lexington avenue. thus com. COM
avenue bridge. Chalrman;I. H; Mcconnell Of
Legislation, explained that after the associa-
tlon had voted to oppose the sidepath bill. the
the passage OF the measure. because It had
been amended 20 as TO- remove the pepallzipg
all nj o.
throughout the State Il at opposition to It
would have been futile. communication from
Of the association in promoting spring pa
rade vas read. the date being mentioned as
that the association Should not take any ac. iee
tion, but that the l.. A. w. should be allowed
to do its work with the clubs individually.
on al hand. C. ?. staubach Of the Manhattan Il 'H Bi.
cycle Club was elected a member OF the Ex-
signed.
ALTHOUGH thsrs is an element in the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs that is hostile to the L, A.
W.. there is another elemen' that favors the
1.a9y a9G s ;,sin S 5e
Q apparently the leader: To a reporter Of The
svN he said he espeeially desired; that THE
out Of Difference to the wheelmen In the upper
part ns fns fss s The
and an the L. x. w.. Whiie These statements mel SsG are
somewhat at variance with tho actual proceed
ings Of the organization when In session they
at least. make plain the attitude OF the Presi-
dent. which offers promise that harmony is
likely to be mrletely restored In the near fu-
ture.
Information is slowly coming along concern.
ing the roads and cycling conditions in Amer
ica's new possessions. which is Of interest to
those who are planning excursions thereto.
In and around Honolulu years Of travel have
made the streets and roads almost as smooth
as floors. and gene rally considered the high
ways OF Hawaii are a credit to the nation. ac-
cording tom. Vance Prather Of Toledo. who has
making in Honolulu 10 interesting although |
now IL is seldom carried on except In the out |
lying districts. whore new territory Is being |
opened to traffic. First. blueStone. which is |
uuarried there In abundance. Is broken and |
IN pieces Of walnut size distributed freely from
curb to curb.
Powerful steam rollers are then employed.
and this foundation is rolled until II Is as |
smooth as Il macadam road. Then dressing |
OF gravel.is put on. and this aso Is rolled |
Finally 1t is surfaced with a coat of reddish |
brown lava. which when rolled Is almost as
hard as asphalt. while 1t is said to he superior |
in wearing Qualities. All the roads are
crowned at the centre so that they drain on |
the sides; There is great deal Of heavy tref- |
ic at the Hawaiian capital. and although show |
ers are frequent they do not seem to have any |