New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-25
M'DUFFEE ARRESTED.
TRYING TO SHAKE scoRCHERs HE Ran
AGAINST THE LAW
co,,ce,f.x THOUGHT IT WAS TIE EMPIRE
STATE EXPREss-TAKEN TO CoOH' N>D
rrxrD-w1IL GET PERMISSION
NEXT TINE HE SPEEDS
on THE ROAD.

y l. McDuTee and his pacemakers anu 80
machines who nrs IN this neighoorhooo 'O'n--
ror bicvcls records the track ana 'o"'
u..,h ,,,ber necullar and somewhat Costly ID
-,sont on the cycle Path IN Brooklyn !'s'--.
,fernoon While speeding down the Nyo'e -
,toutan m enthusiasm ran away with the nur,"
q. fast riders and all were pIomp"E - ~
taken N the Flatbush court and each me" =" '''
breaking a city ordinance - leland
NcDuneA has a dozen scouts out on Lons ie.'"
,ou,re ,o- suitable hit OF level roadway "he'e
10 hores 20 - able n ride a mile n minute 49,.
his now pacing machine After the RAJ" 49,.
dsv hA and his pacemakers decloeo 10 an" ,r,.
the machine end 20 down the CYcle "'"' ,
vain had driven most Of the wheelnen NOME a.
,bsv dil not expect to encounter many peop,,
49, c,,oor looking machine attracted consioe' a"''
attention on its way 20 tho ocean FarH"aS' ~ ~
tho time that the cycle path was Tescneu ~
aozon or more wheelmen were rHlnE "'""'''
Machine Tho machine Is propelled ny S''"''' "'''
makes nttlo noise. a., a-.,.
,,sti,g tho turn A. Fort Eamiiton-av" the parry
80, ~ tho straight for Coney ISLAND. gong 1T
. sneed which nobody could object TO- The scoI'n-
,rs however began 10 get troublesome anu ~.
crossing tho litiie hill under which the W'"7' '"
I'm NcDnfee looked ahead. and not seeing any
rodv in sight he told his pacemakers 10 p'' %"
It,ia steam. They aid Il. and soon me parry
evi,e down tho path NJ a speed which snooh o..
al y, the amateur scorchers ga a te~ hunore'
cards The scorchers were fairly leaning asa.1''
he trees gasping FOR breath an instant 4a'e'' ~,
Internal machine had not travelled more thah i@''
= mile before Roundsman Collins ana F''y''e : ~
ieenan Moran yelled to McDunee TO stop. me
biz machine was stopped &c quickly rs possO'e anu
N,Dunes IN pulling up punctured the front Nre OH
re pheel Roundsman Collins gave McDuHee RUS
,ng talking to and then decided 70 place the enure
o,,,at under arrest The cavalcade gathering iresA
recruits every few yards. rode slowly PACK on '''7
,At,rn pafh out 10 Flatbush-ave. 10 the court pre-
,l6ed over hy Police Justice A L. Steers The ias'
,lders we're marched before the Justice VINO
1900 unon them with his accustomed scorchers
t-onl 49,.
Roundsnan Collins. who is IN charge OF me
Sovc,e policemen IN Brooklyn swore that McDufiee
,rd his crew looked 10 h'm Ike the Empire state
1xnress as they came tearing toward him on the
rsth In his opinion they were going mile MN
uie or pretty close IT, He said ne had never see"
ANYTHING like It on the path. or on raceracN'
either for THAI matter. Justice steers "Het CO..
of the three men s.. which was promptly PAID ana
she riders and their machine were allowed TO de-
mart McDuffee says that the next time he speeds
on the road ne will first take the precaution 10 gei
g. permit from the police.
L have not had much work lately, and AFTER tHe
rain feeling in need Of exercise. and thinking tnat
few people would be on tho path. 1 arranged WITH
Hammond, who handle the machine for me. had II
ready IN few minutes, and we started to"a1a tle
ocean Parkway We bad no Idea OF trying 10 MAKE
any fast time After going the little raise Ia the
path. and seeing nobody ahead OF us, ana Wlshlns
g. link. Probably our enthusiasm got the better OF
us and we were going faster than We really
thought. Wei, We have paid for our 1uh ana
sm mighty glad that nobody was injured
just soon as 4 suitable piece Or ieVei ioan Chn
be found McDuffee Will Try TO ride a nile minute
tho road. without wind shield Of any SORT IL. lie
GAYS his machine can 60 that fast. and that II ne
Ioad Is smooth enough he Will be able TO i3l9w ii;
tecords at the Mineola Fair tomorrow.