The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-04
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
ANGRY RIDERS ON THE CONEY ISLAND
PATHS YESTERDAY.


Hoof Prints and wheel Ruta OH the Return
Ridewny-Murphy, Although an "Out-
law" Aided In His Great Feat by nm
Ohicial of the l.. A. w. and A. A. U.
There was holiday crowd OF cyclers out on
all the roads about the city yesterday. and
there were several thousand who rode from
the senshore over the Coney Island path In the
afternoon. The latter saw and became wrathy
over ono OF the most uneGplainabe oufrages
ever permitted on the paths. On the casterly
or return path team Of hor SEES and heavy
wagon passed along and left their hoof
prints and wheel ruts on the newly i'm
proved part. about one mile and a
half below the park. The marks
bothered the riders a great deal, and 1t was
the talk Of the evening at the park rests whore
the riders gather. several informal Indignation
meetings being held in succession. The ques-
ton was. Where were the pollce" In the
winter the cycle paths were terribly cut UP be-
cause Capt. Miles OReilly Of Brooklyn had the
cycle squad doing foot duty about town and
the horses were allowed to ruin the paths kept
at the city's expense. Such thing as
afternoon 10, however. happening previously
Officers on the path YESTERDAY, At o'clock
the signs left indicated that the horses and
wagon had been there not more than hall an
/ hour before. As no officer was seem It was
h relief time ne The system relative to the re-:
lief Of the men on the paths has always afforded
openings for scorchers and other yioiators OF
the law. The men leave at D o'clock IN the
evening and meet tho, night squad at Bedford
avenue and Eastern Parkway. The late men
in consequence. the paths are left unpa-
troled; Usually there is not an of f, =, to
riding fraternity have discovered the fact and
this time has become known as the scorch-
ers hour" The Incident Of yesterday md
acquainted with the funny system. Inc wagon
that passed over the path Yesterday was
OF the carts that are now being used in han,
ding gravel for the driveway repairs. 1t seemed
only the tracks left thought that it must have
been one OF those wagons, IL such was the
case the transgression wasthe more outrageous
Tor having been perpetrated by employees OF
tho Park Department nnd permitted by those
supervising the work OF the road.
c. NJ. Murphy. the breaker OF all kinds OF
during his ride Of last Friday that was 50 in.
81 40 seconds that it has escaped the atten-
ton 1t would otherwise receive. He made the
S1 the eeS rae rss OF n oc Hfs
and with an A. A. Y, man acting as referee.
Murphy Is registered as No ~ with the n e;
Madison Square Garden, last winter, The L.
4 ". has an alliance with the, A. A. y. but J.
referee at Murphy's ride and i was arranged
under the ne a aus OF B. Fusrton the vice.
hobnop6ed With he Ieaeue 6sers on sntmr
day morning after his ride, and in the after
noon gave an exhibition At the y; c. A. meet, at
Ambrose Park. Having calmed down. Murphy
now says that he thinks he has reached the
limit or very near it; and cannot do much bet,
ter, i he can do any better. as he said he could
after the race He realizes that he rode large
nnTt OF hE way in the ns sa h3f Of the
stated in Tue Sun. and that he was then tested
to his utmost. He is wiling nov to wait until
II. b. Fullerton. vice,consul Of the L. A. W.
and special agent of the Long Island Railroad,
him on to the platform at the finish. says that
the account in THE Sun was historically cor
again catch he ear h fell hry in
the end; The pulling in Of the rider. he says;
others being afraid of his being thrown by tho
b back drauSht II the train lumr"d away from
chose to risk the pulling-in plan. 1t was
daring project. figured out ia theory. and sue
says that he would never again undertake such
thing.
cyclometer that squeaks or talks back"
as the riders call it. usually does so because
the little steel peg on the wheel rubs against
the body Of the distance measurer. It's longer
than Is necessary to simply hit the snokes OF
the wheel on the cycomrter. A little oil is q
temporary relief on the road. but when the
trouble is diagnosed rs that described there Is
simple treatment that results in permanent
cure. few rubs OF a file against the end OF
the steel peg on the bicycle wheel and it will
have single purpose thereafter and attend
strictly to business
:, Segotations have been in progress between
and the culm ination is said to be that the
crack middle distance man will desert the L.
4: " and Join the n. c. A within "A week. The
difficulty has been that the American Racing
Cycls Union, composed OF the "outaw"
professionals. had imposed a fine upon Nc
Duffee fortleaving them after having Joined
last wi inter-. The Eagle Cycle Club OF Boston
voted last night to go over to the y. G. A. 1t
was the second large Boston club TO do so
within week
Advertising ingenuity has made soma queer
twists in connection with the cycle trade but
1t remained for the race promoters to Introduce
O novelty that startled thousands YESTERDAY
Inc crowds going over the bridge during the
afternoon and night were spoken TO by q mys-
FERROUS voice that came from overhead and told
OF wheel race to-day. The voice came from
on high and the tones were authoritative, and
the passengers to and from Brooklyn stopped
IN lunches while they looked for the source
The sharp-eyed ones discovered. in one Of
the upper story windows of n building near
the bridge. suspended megarhone. and he
hind two men were taking turns relieving one
another when either became short Of breath.
The announcement was made slowly in stem
torian voice: and the first words heard never
iaiIed to make passengers in the cars look up
from their papers with start.