The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-20
Observation-Disclosures
BREAKS ALE RECORDS FOR WoMHN
AFTER MAKING SIX CENTURIEA

tho Road Early This Mornine-Ridsr IL
Tired. but Il Cheerful and CONFIDENT.
All records OF bicycle riding on the road BY
women for distance covered and time elapsed
were broken yesterday. The new record
holder 10 Miss Jane y. Yatman Of this city. she
passed the best previous record at 3:27 O'Clock
In the afternoon whom she won't over an old
fashioned plank bridge that spans a little
stream at Baldwins. L. l. At this time the
reeord-ssekinR young woman was riding In
the company OF seven Others As the
accompanying pacemakers pulled out
their watches aud called the time aloud with
out slaokening pace. they gave utterance TO
cheers and EXPLANATIONS OF WE'LL well!" All
excepting Miss Yatman. who simply smiled as
II she were In q ball room and had Just received
spretty compliment.
Beyond the bridge and over the Merriek
road toward Fresport the party sped on. The
vanguard was Charles Mock. who recently es-
tablished record for twenty-four hours. and
who rode alongside OF Charles Scott and
throughout the twenty miles OF the lap kept
his left hand on scott's shoulder. Following
this pair came Miss Yatman. with Mrs. e. r.
Bayne. Mrs. E. NJ. Hitchcock. Max Weinhod
and P. d. King. riding either alongside or
directly behind. The road was very dusty.
and It was necessary to keep In the centre OF It
where It was most worn. A Miss Yatman went
on into the seventh century. or 700 miles. q re-
porter Of THE Sun asked her:
WELL are YOU good for another hundred2"
We'll. guess yes" she laughingly replied.
Does not the monotony OF going past the
same places bother you2'
II don't see anything Of It much"
How do you feel the strain most; 10 It the
loss OF sleep or bodily fatigue3"
L don't feel sleepy. Icouldn't sleep now II
Itried. I'm tired. but not much. don't feel
as II had ridden 900 miles"
Does your arms ache2"
NO. guess not-well. my wrists fsel tired
at times. but when they do rest them by
changing one hand for the other on the bars"
The appearance OF Miss Yatman confirmed
the remarkable statements she made. Her
eyes were clear and bright, moro so than they
were on Sunday or Monday Her complexion
was neither flushed nor pallid. but OF healthy
hue. She was thinner than when she started,
but only to intimate acquantances did
she looked peaked" The proof that she has
lost weight was obtained by the reporter before
she started on the 20-mile lap in which
she passed the 600-mie mark. Miss
Yatman accompanied him to a grocery
across the road from her headquarters
at Valley Stream and there she scaled
at 116k pounds. Just before she started on
the task she weighed l21 pounds. which
showed that she had lost four pounds and a
half.
Along the road everyone recognized the
party. Men and women on the foot paths. or
ct homestead gates waved salute
or uttered words OF approval and en-
oouragement. The sleepy farmers homeward
bound on their big market wagons all turned
out 70 give wide berth. when Mock
uttered . peculiar footing sound. and this 10
something the farmers are not won't to to.
Chickens ran across the road Tapping their
wings and uttering frightened cries. but not
one Of these barnyard fowls which have
caused disaster to many q cycler struck tho
wheels Of tho riding party. Even the chick
ems know u.s." said Mock. and they run out OF
the way and cluck. as II they were saying
there she goes Just like tho women in the
front yards." At Freeport and at Hampstead
the streets were frnged with an irregular row
OF Ioit.Eens and the hotel porches were filled
with spectators. They capped their
bands and hurrahed as the party passed while
some called out how much?" To this the
good nstured pacemakers replied: 900 and
more"
DO you get this reception on every lap dur
ing the daytime2" Miss Yatman was asked,
20 yes but don't pay any attention to IT,"
she replied. not surliy. but pleasantly. with tho
manner OF one who was attending to her own
business and did not care abont either the ap-
plauss or censure OF others.
Turning from Hem pRtead toward Lynbrook
on the third leg OF the triangular course the
road was better. The gentle breeze from the
South carried no dust with 1t. but was laden
with the fragrance OF the woods Here Miss
Yatman removed her dust goggles and placing
one arm behind her back rode at ease with
every indication that she was comfortable and
enjoying the sweet air Of the early evening.
Watching her critically one could not help
being impressed with the excellence OF her
position. her pedal action. and the fact that
what she was doing was not strainng her
severely Her position was almost ideal.
Her legs extended to almost their
full length with every down thrust.
yet left her purchase enough to rise from the
saddle when she crossed railroad tracks of
which there are Ave on the course. Her saddle
10 OF the hammock" pattern-mouldedl leather
swung from rim to peak without any solid
base
The handle bars on the twenty three pound
wheel are OF the adjustable pattern and fixed
in an upturned position. In the deep curves Of
them half way between the centre and the
grips were a pair OF spongs-rubber grips.
which Miss Ystman used to the excu-
sion OF the others. She has ridden
oil her centuries excepting the first with
the bars upturnsd As she sat on the wheel
her back was straighter and her anglo OF in
cline from the saddle was not quite As degrees.
She used the toeclips and pushed the seventy
eight gear without any show OF exertion.
Miss Yatman wore yesterday a knitted blue
sweater, and. according to her custom. rode
without stays 1t was only by watching mar
rowly and looking for signs of fatigue that
they could be discovered Occasionally there
was q slight swerve wabble. like the lurch
OF tired man who had lost sleep might make
when walking.
1t was also noticeable that while she had a
perfect ankle motion such ne would ordinarily
keep the top stretch of the chain tight. it
SAgged considerably with every stroke. which
showed that she was allowing her feet to ride
up on the pedals.
The only sign OF nervousness to be observed
was that she did not like any ono riding near
her to be alongside. She was fearful OF some
accident that might ruin her ride. According
TO Mack. this is q nervousness common to all