The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
EGLOFF BUSY MAKING CONTINUOUS
CENTURY RECORDS

He Expects to Complete Ten Trips Early
This MorninE-Need OF an Ordinance
Against street Tuition-some Facts
About tho Cyclists Tradem ark-Notes.
At 2:15 O'Clock yesterday morning Gus
Eeloff completed his self allotted task OF riding
eight continuous centuries. and. feeling still
fresh, started forth again from Valley Stream
with the intention OF making It ten consecu-
tive trips Of 100 miles each. At 3 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon the plucky young rider
finished his ninth century and started
for the 1000 mark. which he hoped
to reach by 3 o'clock this morning. EGloff had.
according to the rules OF the Century Road
Club. ninety-six hours In which to ride his 800
miles, but he aimed to do them in eighty hours.
His actual time for the eight centuries was "a
hours As minutes. and for the 900 miles aS
hours is minutes. Egloff Is confident that he
will experience no Ill effects from his big ride.
excepting fatigue. and he certainly looked as
II he would not when he rounded up the ninth
century. Although he has had practically no
sleep his eyes were wide opon and fairly bright.
The Park Department OF Brooklyn has an or
dinance prohibiting the instruction Of begin
ners on the Coney Island cycle paths. A SINH
lar ordinance strictly enforced is greatly needed
to apply to the streets OF the city. Tho teach
ing nuisance on the streets is as prevalent this
summer as ever before. although it seemed as
II every one eligible must have learned to ride
before this. A place where tho wabbling nov
fees congregate In numbers is on the roads
of the Fourth street park. and there almost
every night they cause upsets or irights to
ton Arch at the beginning OF Fifth avenue. The
grievance has been made worse this season by
riders proceeding straight ahead. instead OF
having only single wabblers to elude. now have
S eqdss Ss and
general y like boys kite without tail enough.
A couple Of nights ago a woman rider was
woman with the two boys went down In heap.
considerably damaged. but the tandem riders
were wholly Irresponsible PERSONS and there
was no redress whatever for her.
:, Chairman Gerlach Of the L. A. W. Racing
1900 Of them. but Of these several hundred are
under permanent suspension Tor offences com
United n past years The oIn list is the acoum9-
ment and though It contai ms no names Of
those whose suspensions have expired. it
shows how complete has been tho League con-
troll Of racing.
The cyclists trademark" is known among
riders, moro particularly racing men. as AN
abrasion. or the scar Of one, over the hips.
is most commonly struck by riders who are
flung violently from a wheel and turn in tho
a h TO na as mot to
ing men who do not carry this trademark -
Louis Gimm the six-day rider, who COLLAPSED
pi,a and pironouneed cured He suffered ed from rom
Se e1ts 9e one Of thse
merksS Il is SKA that Gimm never viii be-
able to resume racing
When wheelman gets run over, or his
machine Is ruined by a. a., rosd-hoe." II he 10 not
sme ns 'a as al SssE Is
mem Der, the State Division OF which he is a
member goes after the hog and makes him
suffer.
Specks OF rust on nickel parts cap be removed
BY putting on sweet oil. allowing 1t to rema In q
day. or two and then rubbing the spots well
with powdered whiting.
NOTES.
The streets of Tacoma arc so ob.tructed by cycle
Tho hrst l. A. W. race TO be held on New York
run at tho Nineol. fair next Thursday. It Is a
handoap event for amateurs at one mile, and not
M a III S 4sd S Of be Started ths at
O'Clock, Entries close Saturday with A schwslbAoh
Al Elatbush avenue. Brooklyn.
AptomGbiie racing has assumed such proportions
in Great Britain that tho trade papers carry lists of
Ihs oO1pesGSt has passed bill re-
from one hour after sunset to one hour before sun
rise
henry Shlrmey, honorary secretary or the Inter-
national Cycling Association, denies emrhatically
that there possibility Of the organization
ogni"ing the National Cvcling Association Of this
country Secretary Donly Of the Canadian Wheel
mems Association SAYS that they get Major Taylor
at the worlds championships they will be satisfied
without the other pros.
George Schoneld. the Kings County wheelmen's
crack rider, has taken on the mat b with Frank
Kramer which arranged with Collett. Kramers
title to the L. A.. W championship has always wor-
anxious as the other to Try, conclusions with the
field chance is due 20 6oiett having an attack Of
stomach trouble. and being unable 70 keep his en-.
race will be ridden at Manhattan Beach.
The moonlight century run Of the Century Road
Club will leave Bedford Fountain at O'Clock on
Saturday night