The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-06
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
CoOL WEATHER Enthusiasts
ABROAD IN LARGE NUMBERS.


Closing Day ut vaiisburg Track sisnaiized
| by Fast Riding-Ron and McEschren
| Distinguish Themselves-Broken Glass
| Menaces Trsfic on Brooklyn Bridge.
| Clear skies and glowing sunlight enticed
abroad Yesterday a great many cyclists who
! did not know that there was half gale blow
ing. Women were well represented in the
turnout on the roads. and the wind did not
seem to cause any to retreat. On the Nsrrck
road and down the Coney Island cycle path
| the procession OF wheels almost led one TO be-
lieve that IL wns q September sunday. and not
! November. The roads were IN excellent con-
/ dition. but the nd made the most OF what
little dust there was and used It at times to
bother the eyes and the breathing Of riders.
, An afternoon OF excellent sport was fur
| nIshed yesterday at tho NailsburR track 10y the
| New Jersey Racing Association. which con-
cludsd its outdoor season with the card OF the
day. About 1000 OF the regulars who have
! made the truck paying institution all sum-
mer sat on the stands and got warmed up by
watching the sport Tho principal event was
the fifteen mile paced race between Arthur
Ross. John Hunter and II. =. Kusel. three Of
the amateurs who have come out very
strongly this year as pace followers. Ross
was the winner OF the 1rvington- Nilburn
race on Decoration Day and Hunter was SEQ
ond Before that both were practically I'M
known.
In the race OF yesterday the three men
| started from places about equi- distant on the
four-lap board track and each had one motor
tandem machine for making pace. Hunters
tandem was manned by Rutz and Hartman Of
the Nassau Wheelmsn; Ross had Mosher and
Crooks for his pace and Kusel was served by
Oscar Babcock and Stinson. Ross followed his
machine In iaultlsss style. II was good race
throughout. with Hunter gaining on Kusel
steadily and Ross gaining In the same even way
on both Of them. In the second mile Hunter
caught and passed Kusel. who had started 100
yards away from him. In the nth mile Ross
also overlook Kuscl. having thus gained 900
Hunter and. gaining steadily finished two laps
ahead. Hunter was lap hheal Of kuscl The
wind ole particular feature q the race IS that
Ross md kusel were paced ~ professionals
which was taken as mn indication that they In
tend to leave the amateur ranks.
} The event OF ssSGndary interest was II me m,
Bobby Thompson was not NJ and dropped out
atthree ant quarter miles; leaving McEnchr"n
, match race between X. Hunter and Warren was
Iockeyine loaf with dash for tho tape
Quarter Mile. Novc.-rinsl heat won by vii.
Lam 'bhin, Fast oranse; II. raj b. NcwA:a,
one die Paced IRIS. AGAINST the Track Record
> sccands ioNciins ne record. -,
,Srna.GnSl Team ns F Far," K,ee ni I
, Nchachren and Hohert Thomp.on. Canad,. second.
fs Nile purant R.aaMoiof ,smGem.Son ~
W. 2. M%sher and Austin Cooks ". stinson and
, minutes ~ seconds.
On: Nile Match rec N 'a.-won by r. Hun.
ter. Newark. two out OF three.
r,,re@ Nile TGE,fM.n riied pn mass-T%n ~
sec nd; IL p Kasci Philadelphia, third. Time.
. - minutes 20 seconds
whselmen and all others who use vehicles
with pneumatic tires are often puzzled aud
atlronted BY the prevalence OF broken glass IN
ot large quantities oi 1t on the approaches OF
. tn" Bridge has struck few Of thcm as being
! On Saturday night there lay on the south rOa =
( vay. Jus, to the westward Of rubbish hear
What n apparently lad been a large hottie
= 1t was so near TO the trolley loops t"neath the
. to suggest that the glass had been thrown
!, Their. 10y an employee while cleaning In The
pieces were or a" .cs,ered Svsr an gu area q"
: ! tire" square ieet AMI were "A menace To every
noIss every oo'Se SnH gr rwry Nagon Of VIZ
= brooklyn approach Their" was another mcss OF
o broken glass, not so great, hut sufficient 10 he
1 glass on roadways AMI the $. +. &. A. oTers q
. reward for tho conviction Of offenders.
There are twenty-five state divisions Of tbs
League Of American Whcemen which expect
! IL introduce good roads" hills In thor L-gis
: latures this winter. In seycra others there
o will he hills calling FOR the building OF cycle
:: paths The National Highway Improvement
y COMMITTEES Of the league Is working In con-
u junction with the State divisions to secure the
= passage OF these bills.
. NOTES.
a Will. the club century runs for this year end
: ed the Century Road club proposes 1liing nu M
n hOr - cold weather century runs. extending
= throughout the winter until the condition of tn
a road, pre-, ents fu Their riding he hr.t thcs
v will h. held tomorruw from Bedford Fountain
brooklyn. t. Bath Beach. Coney Leland, jana ca
: RCcGaWAy Beach frrrIor., HenpsteAl, Vale
STRAIN JaUuRi' ~ and Bro XII H.
The Bushwick whrclmon will have their Annua
.. club race the Merrck road at Valley Strear
=. tomorrow.
~ The annual twenty Ave mile road race ~ tIc Kin Z,
Is County whcrlmen will he held on the Henpsta ID
IA 81 lburu. Long Island. course tomorrow. The Wi
=, sun trophy goes t. the winner.
!" The following ticket has been named for officers
~ tn Century Road Cluh ~ America Edward J. Poi
ia ter OF New York. president: II W. Knights BostoI
10 vice pr s tent. ". u Anncmeyer, Boston, treA
N urer, &. NJ. FAirchild, Cleveland secretary.