New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
A PLEASANT RIDE OVER GOOD ROADS
ON STATEN ISLAND.
A CIRCULAR ROUTE WHICH CAN BE MAoS r"0''
EITHER NEWBORN. BROOKLYN OR Npw~'Dh-
sEY-couRr ESTABLISHES RIGHT TO BUILD
cvcr.p PATHS AND PROTECT THEM
THE NEW LIGHT ORDINANCE
Sorrs AID COMMENTS


NOTES AND COMMENTS.
~. .o,,.o orranged for the wheelmen to-day has
many advantages not seen in some OF 'nose p'li'.eu
,.,ora For instance a route In Wes''hes'e'
might no, appeal TO riders living IN bSo"'
In New-Jersey and one on Long islanu ms
interest riders living in New-Jersey Inc ro"'e "
day is a circular one. and 1t appeas 10 VIZ So.
from this city Staten Island. Brooklyn anu ~
rorsoy ,or I, is accessible 10 all The scener! oh
staten Island at present is at its oes' anu
more delightful territory for wheeling II "oui' 70
difficult to find Macadamized roaus eNei'u "
every direction, and asphalt there Is P'".'o'
urknown 1t is not needed. with 80 much MAJ
40, For those who like longer ride thah the
route printed there are innumeraole me io"N'
branching from the appended route one O"i,
branch off 10 Chords or, run down 10 h'u'
Reach at New-Dorp. The connection 10 'he sho'e
is first class. or else one could Keep Q" ~
Ambov road and go TO Tottenville. passing throuen
FItingvrle Annadale, Huguenot. Princes Bay anu
Richmond Valley. But the average rider VIII
Drohablv he content 10 take the route herewL VIZ,
Pm staten Island Ferry TO St. George, and begin
his wheeling trip from tnat p9VinaSderbiltaSe and
t tnS his 20 the Richmond Road. Returning ne
will take the Old Stone Road me rc ,ar,,nS nont
rSase Wishing 20 start from Brooklyn and no. 1e
string TO come TO this city in order 10 reIT en-
ioTabe route by taking the wheelmens ,erry orV
Fort Hamilton The b t'ie tourist 1Td near Rosebank;
s,,S S 20 start from New-Jersey can wheel
the H ae the c9e e4y at that point Port
Richmond Ii will be found 70 De d general thing
;be Keepers Of the numerous road houses , S well III
found 70 be attentive ana 20 anpesse the appetite
stocked larders with whlch u "pP'"
OF the hungry wheelman
with tho widespread building OF cycle paths
comes a legal decision the rights OF au'hoil''es
- oass laws for their protection The League OF
American Wheelmen has. AS in so many othe' cases
wbere wheelmen's rights were concerned secureu
this decision which Is Of importance IN every 0'"'e
in the Union. -, .ho
Choate. OF Minneapolis. member OF the
League of American Wheelmen Highway improve
,art Committee is the league official directly re-
snonsible for the litigation which resulted III the
decision. .,.
The case had it's origin in drivers OF wagons us'i.s
a cycle path which IS laid between MlhheaPo"s
and Lake Minnetonka at time when the ROAD
alongside was deep with snow. The pain was oui'
,nro veors ago and at that time there was con-
siderable discussion as TO the right OF the aulnoii
ties TO build IT, In fact, II has been question IL
authorities whose duty II is to improve the puohc
HIGHWAYS may construct bicycle paths thereon lot
the exclusive use OF wheelmen without special leg
islotlye authority Since this is the first time the
question has been presented 10 any court TOT al
judcation the result is of than usual interest
throughout the country.
In This narticular case while the doubt as to
whether the authorities had the power to build the
path was raised they nevertheless did build H. But
there was never any doubt that they had no
authority 10 protect IT after 1t was built until the
League of American Wheelmen secured the passage
OF a law through the Legislature prohibiting the
driving of teams on bicycle paths constructed lot
the exclusive Of bicycles.
During the winter the road alongside this path
was several feet deep with snowdrifts. while the
cycle path was comparatively free from them. Teams
used the path In preference to the road because OF
og-o1 .,,@fIg o.tt,A
that II they continued the practice when the snow
melted somewhat, the path would be seriously IN
jured Therefore. signs containing the substance
OF the protecting law were placed along the path
as a warning to drivers. The teamsters then decided