The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-01
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Decision on Meyers Zine of $50 for Side
Path HIDING Reversed.

After several months OF WaitlDR y uPCisloh
has been rendered in the case Of Jacob Meyer.
the 14.year-old boy who was arrested and
nhed $50 for riding on an alleged sidewalk at
Hampstead. l.. /. The county Judge to whom
the case was appealed by tho L. \. W has set
aside the original decision and declared that
the clause in the Penal Code under which the
lad was convicted does not obtain. and that as
there was no town ordinance relative to riding
on sidewalks" the boy ~is-Ruiltlsss Of offence.
This is a case that attracted general attention
last summer. and there was deep interest
taken in the appeal made by the League coun-
sol. Meyer was arrested for riding on a dirt
path which the local Justice chose to deem a
sidewalk. although IL was not paved and had
no curb. There was no town ordinance COW
erIng the case. 30 the Scion OF the Hampstead
bench reverted TO n section OF tho Penal Code
which prohibited vehicles from being driven
ON sidewalks. The clause under which Meyer
was fined was passed before the Liberty bill
became a law and tho 6icvcie was lsgalIy
recognized as a vehicle. Since the enactment
OF the Liberty dill OF 1887 thers have been two
cases before the supreme Court In which 10
was decided that this particular section Of the
Penal Code did not apply to bicycles. The de-
cision OF the Queens county court therefore
establishes another precedent. which is simply
IN line with those OF the supreme Court. and
bicycle riders may hereafter consider that see
ton OF the Penal Code as something in which
they have no interest.
y man VINO mas Deen considered always 10
be conversani with cycling in all its uhases.
Including the trade and mechanical features.
says: The chAinless wheel promises TO re-
leat the history OF Improvement made by The
chain wheel. Progress on the chain wheel is
almost at q staudstuI, owing to the depression
gin OF profit sufficient to Justify them in eN-
perlmenting and bringing out new IDEAS in
chain wheels. They are simply refining the
processes OF production nowadays. There Is
a sharp competition brewing in the chaialess
%ealdron. however. aud that Is the dtrec-
ton in which. for . Year or two. at least. TO
look for new things. The chainless wheel OF
lSNS Is not TO I've compared with that Of lSrI.
This years bsveI-gear machines especiallyshow
the chaiulesS last year was that riders had to
AXE their machines to the place whore they
Now any rider with what l like to call gumptiou
can keep his wheel well adjusted after being
are mechanically SOUND. In my opinion, at any
rate. have been introduced. so that the bear
ings and the gearing can be adjusted inde;;
without disturbing the relations Of the other.
That show last week had fOrty-one chainless
a chaini les es show. i4t f that t typ %y Of Wheel i Was
the one that disniayed the greatest amount Of
iDiSrSyf me-. e end IL which IN The ave sT sa Est
tsrest in the chainless and last wear | did not
believe that it would succeed, but l want to
you may put a pin in that prediction"
The Official bulletin from Secretary Bassett
League is altogether a CHEEKY one. Il shows
the total membership TO be DAG. with. ltE'
ngnb sRpi@5f Is wers aH5tn from me N sysEY' York SS@laa
The New York division now has l6."l' mem
IsF5; i, P s65 Nv Isr. l7,+ : oi2 Aa S:T YotS /.
gaining on Itself in comparison with the re
10 stridinE on and the EmUire State Is not over
hauling It as RAPIDLY Is was expected.
A suit for damage by a wheelman against a
frtfEE ~ n Tint u-NE F~l-ns1rfDl NN hlurNFE b..
fore Justice Goefting in BROOKLYN devei ped
some, remark bic TESTIMONY. WITH expert
The plaintiff asked $500 for assault and a
ruined wheel The collision happened on the
alleged that ne eyel.t was riding zigzag all
over the stree. and on top Of that declared
that he was, riding at the rate OF twelve miles
an hQ1r. There was no allegation Of hi being
ridinG@zigzag; he hit the shaft OF the wagon.
swung around and colited with the hub and
though going n the Illegal rate Of twelve miles
an hour The prosecution vas condurted by
state division l.. 4. ". aud he introduced eN-
pert testimony to show how ridiculous such
statements We're.
ARe.tn s q n. Board Of GoysEnor. Of the Brook-
ly4 Bis,s!s G!l6 vii be held On feo. .,
iuterco!egtlte team have began indoor WORK in the
New officers have been elected by the Madison
NDNe4IlrU rs [OllNNea President, ' lFtNh-As wee
President. ", J.. Brandt, Treasurer, Milton Wi:
hscorqsng seCretar Meyer Levy ttnapc.s! Ser
b. EIlaUt and II. We'll
Capt THe-dy 70: the Yale bicycle team has selected
George II. C,ils't. the well-knoNu racing crack. 20
each the candidate. for The int-rrolle- a,e team tp!,
year. Tn candidates tgr the team Will begin NoEE
on Feb. IL.
George Banker III American professional, j.
riding tandem with TJmna-eilI IN all the open
tandem events held Oh tle continent.
The racing status Of the riders who competed n
the last s4I-lly rAre held IL this cit" Las been deter
mined b. the ruling cyelnE association III Frame.
lu accordance with its alliance with the /. 4. " aud
the International cyclists Association. the Union
NelOCip-dilue de France has i.Luei a uouhcation 10
its racing men as follows: All rlter. having taken
part in the last siN.day race a. the Madison SqlTre
Garden. New York. ars fined $50 each and are toc-
b.dd@n - race any where until this sUlu y paid -
any allied federation" This action Indicates tina.
The French sss9yi4ton. like the ruling bodies N
EuglGnd and Canada. proposes 70 III port the IA.
". IN its hght against the opposition racing 4-soc.4-
t!nus formed in this county.
C,%sRIp"F, Jan. 3l.-ts the bicycle races, have
been dropped from the Yale dust g'meS al j The cF-
ling vents have been long dtseont ul-d a. = r~gn-
lar part Of the Mott Haven games. the Harvard ty-
cling Association hs. been d.Iolnded aud No d.lr-
gt,rs Will be sent to the intercollegiate Association.
From THIS time bicycling ceases u exist here = i
part % track games.