The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-24
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
MURPHY Will TAKE NO MORE RIsES
UNTIL JUNE 30.

Confident that He Can Ride Mile, Paced
by = Locomotive, in One Minute-KinEs
County Meet To-Day-BiR Run of ASso-
cintod Clubs of New York to College Point.
1t has been decided by Charles NJ. Murphy
and his trainer not to take any further risks
with such trials as that Of last Monday, but TO
wait until next Friday and make the attempt
then to ride in one minute or under behind the
locomotive as feature in connection with the
J.. A. w. meet at Patchogue. Murphy Ia so well
satisfied that he can follow the engine for a
mile in sixty seconds that he deems the hazard
Gus training trials unnecessary.
The dust is lighter on the country roads than
II has been for weeks. and the riding condi-
tons for tomorrow. as reported by the state
division of the l.. A. W.. are excellent East
13Sth street from Madison avenue bridge to
the Third avenue bridge. is in dangerous
condition Lenox avenue Is being repaired.
With reference to the condition OF Richmond
Terrace between Snug Harbor and Livingston
the chief engineer Of the borough. H. p. Morri-
reports that the Staten Island Electric Rail-
road Company is repairing between their tracks
and two feet outside of their rails. and as soon
as the necessary stone can be obtained these re-
pairs will be completed. To avoid this bad
spot riders should take Livingston place from
the Terrace to Davis avenue and then ride ono
block to the Terrace again. This is really the
natural and shortest road between these
points. All Long Island roads. both macadam
and country, arc in good condition. The dust
IL very light and in most sections the riding
has been so heavy that fine sidepaths exist
along all roads.
The big feature for tomorrow will be the
spmmer outing Of The Associated Sycing ciT y,
parade run from the Park irsle to the Ninety
ninth street Ferry. and shore dinner at Gol.
participate. The clubs that have agreed to be
on hand with from % to $50 members are as
chelsea ". Empire state C. c.. Greenwich W. Hsr
lem wi Eapihs VIZ Madison MeroP2tn Mr. b.
and Triumph W.
The clubs will start from Fifty eighth street
and Eighth avenue at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing; 1T will not be a formal parade. but a gen
eral order, Of march will be observed. The
Ninety-ninth street.
Some riders complain of not being able to
ride hands on, and blame it to the construc-
accomplish ment that should not be pract iced,
who blame the wheel for their inability will in
many cases find that 1t is the fault sof their po-
fs bi i is difficult to ride without having
position and many riders favor this by nut.
tins the saddle way back on the seat post and
nipWluR VIC, WrikHt ,bt'h-
ward as rs, much as possible. what, has before
been difllrplt will become easy. The position
ton Of the riders. weight. makes the
steers, but few riders APPRECIATE the fact, 4
wise dealer made profitable use OF this
knowledge the other day. An Englishman,
who was seeking a wheel to purchase. told
him that he had been, trying one Of a certain
make but did not Ike i at a. because he
that he had found the same fault with all
American wheels. and he did not like n ma
chine to be so wabbly. The dealer noted the
mans position on the wheel he had brought
from England with him. and had one Of his
men fix up wheel with the saddle way in the
rear. without explaining he asked the man
to try 1t, with the result that the wheel was
sold on the spot The forward position has
become 80 popular that dealers send wheels
out fixed for il. and riders are bothered be-
cause the machine seems unsteady. which is a
mistake.
The club runs for tomorrow will be consid-
erahIy affected by the Joint run and dinner OF
the assoc at"d organizations OF New YORK. The
double century Of the Manhattan Bicycle Club
vii! start from Bedford Fountain this evening.
and as two clubs. the Amphlon W. and the
Waverlv Il. C.. will have moonlight runs over
I 1a1s t,ar