The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-02
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
CHARLEY MURPHY PREPARING FOR
HIS MILE-A-MINUTE RIDE


Track VIII he of Boards, Fifty-threo Inches
Wide. and He VIII Use 100 Cleared
Wheel - Asphalt for willink Plaza
bike Cop" Haussler on Road Conditions
To ride mile In a minute behind a locomo-
tive Ia admitted In cycling circles to be per-
Torrance lacking In the qualities OF true sport.
but sim ply as feat its value lies in the demon
stration Of nerve and the ability to pedal with
sufficient rapidly OF motion. II has been
commended that IL lie impossible fer a man to
move his feet fast enough to keep them on the
pedals. even " bicycla was attached to q To-
connective and drawn along at the rate OF a
mile In one minute. Charley Murphy. who 10
training Tor his ride behind . locomotive. is
positive that he possesses the requisite leg
action. He will use q wheel geared to 120.
which means that the pedals will revolvo 176
times to ride mile in one minute. or about
three revolutions a second. In working on
homo trainer Murphy yesterday made q mile
In one minute and fifteen seconds. and when
his feet were working the pedals man could
not place his hand on one OF the riders feet
and follow the motion with his arm. Murphy.
when champion Of the track. had the reputa-
ton OF having the fastest leg movement OF any
racing man In the country. andethose acquaint-
ed with his ability in this rest ect think he will
accom- pllsh tho feat he 10 bent upon. An In
teresting plan has been formed to insure &C.
curate timing Of the ride. The timers will be
on the rear platform OF the car behind which
Murphy will ride. and they will keep their eyes
on their watches and be ready TO stop the split
second hand at the sound OF gong. The lat
ter will be sounded automatically as the rider
crosses the line by means OF an arm attached
to tho car that will connect with another arm
s th nscs viii be sy
three inches wide.
:. It will be gratifying 10 the cyclists OF Now
sought for Improvement OF the Willink Plaza
has begun. The plan is to asphalt Flatbush
Avenue Avenue and Ocean ayenue POO feet from the
Wtllink entrance Of Prospect Park. The con-
tract for this work was awarded years ago and
the money appropriated. but the contractor
ments until:recsntly. The workmen are now
on the scene and the job. which is small one.
viii be sS cor, in lew days. This as
but there will still De missing a connection
from # to EashinGt9Pp avenue; which SHOULD
is now. riders can cross the:intervenng open
lots from the bricks Of Washington Avenue to
and the dsance Is Only so feet Ano5er
connection would be by Malone street whore
the distance is only short block. and although
sSs sts HotSI9s asTi tss sect !. SoS Psy:d
Would w have d to compete the paving Ha
The results OF the Memorial Day races whom
tory. Tn. Sttendance at the meets was larger
than expected and most OF the clubs and Do
9te at d sr Of bs crack
riders were. while several thousand more went
to the opposition meet at Charles River !, Park:
much the better Of lt!in this section. being
attractions. but the number Of successful L.
A. W. meets held in other parts OF the country
showed that the old organization has not en-.
tirely lost its hold on the game
At a meeting OF the local consulate Of the
the wns Ta. To
fer with the authorities on the consolidated
Eoad oEdinanGes Tor the greater city; John 3.
Brendon. At present Brooklyn is operating
under the rules Of the. road that were in force
there are confusing differences between the
rules OF New York and the borough beyond
the bridge which the l.. A. ". workers; are in;
tour Of street inspection called by Senior Con-
sui Uhle was RESPONDED to BY, volunteers. It
hed Sy Fa tS ss'sR
'@"ssseis T. slSsha SsP sRa
ae SS ssi Bedford aVenae which was made By
pine layers and left improperly ,hllel in.
Haussler took it upon himself to make stiff
report" Concerning the dangerous character
Of the rut. and IT has since been fixed. There
Is no provision in the police rules for bike
were instructed BY their superors to pay at
tention to such thl ngs as that described above
1t would make only little more work for the
Roundsman Scheusser Of tho New York BIZ
cycle squad says. regarding tho complaints
Who have no lights. that tho records contradict
the complaints and that the officers can be
found stopping and arresting offending drivers
almost any night.
Eigh: universities and colleges will be repre-
scented by teams at the races Of the Intercole-
giato Bicycle Racing Association at Berkeley
Oval on next Saturday The flyers Of Columbia.
GEORGETOWN Cornell. Swarthmore and Syracuse
M ee Sy hs or a1 Ss some So9a
already shown. Yale has not shown her
strength in any Of the recent meets and Capt.
acts and talks kf nan TG G% ~
will he T. W. Farley. +. A. Strong. W. J. Enrich
and F, T. Mason. Columbia and Princeton
good sized factors but neither will nd 1t easy
to capture the lio lon share OF the points; Co,
w p sSe at
will be Bert Ripley. Gordon Bsahan. Nat Dean.
H G. Weaver and Douglass Bonner Cor;
Stackhouse is the man on whom Georgetown
pins its faith.
NOTES.
The L. A. W. Racing Board has appointed the fol-
lowing to act Official referees in the districts of
their respective residences; Alex schwaibach, All
Flsbush avenue, Brooklyn;C 4. Bowman. Chemune
trnat s Snh, :n r Pn,t Th Se
Tho first circuit meet Of tho new n. C., A. will be
held at the track Of the Flushing Driving Association
on next Saturday. Gardiner Cooper, Kiser Free
man. Kimble and other fast "pros will compete.
and Arthur Zimmerman will also make his first APP
pearsnce at metropolitan track. Besides tho pro-
fessiopa events there Will be three amateur races.
z, Knobloch.-If you have won prize in any open
race under L. A. W. rules YOU cannot enter q nov
ice in the L. A. w. but this does not apply to prizes
won in club contests any closed events The reg
istration fee for amateurs in the G. A. ST. There
Il no charge for novice registration There will bo
amateur races at Flushing on June 3.