The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-06
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
BROOKLYN "BIKE" SQUAD COMPLAINS
OF CRITICISMS or ITS WORK.

New Workers and with Less Than One
Third tho Number of Men-Trotlay Oars
Not Speedy Enough for Charley Murphy.
The bike GODS" OF Brooklyn are complaining
bitterly OF being criticised as they have been
under the circumstances OF their work. With
five times as much territory to cover as the
New York squad they ave less than one third
the number Of men. There are ninety cops"
hero. while in Brooklyn there are only twenty
five. A member CT the Brooklyn force said to
a reporter Of THE Sun yesterday that there
were not enough men to cope with the al .ua-
ton.
There were flfty-flvo arrests on SUNDAY" he
further said. and there should have been
probably three times that number. Still citi-
IONS will complain that there was no officer
around when there should have been. We
can be only In one place at time. Spread out
as We are we deserve credit for keeping the
roads as orderly as they are. On Sundays
there are only three men on the cycle paths
and there should be a dozen. On Bedford
avenue there Is one man who patrols from:At-
lantic'avenue to:Myrtle avenue and also has to
cover Lewis avenue. and the asphalt streets
between the two avenues. There Is no patrol
on st. Marks avenue. and accidents:occur
there regularly. Another thing that binders
US In our work Is the out Of the way location
OF the station house. We have 10 ride over
several blocks Of cobblestones before we get
started anywhere. Thsrs.shouldsbe.a separate
station for the bicycle force. and II should be
centrally located in the riding aud driving dis
trict. That would mean greater facility for
the men. q saving OF time and also more effec-
tive discipline. think that those who criti-
else do not appreciate how few In number We
are and the difficulties under which We work"
Charley Murphy. who 10 preparlnG.-for his
"a. NnNNA Id IL In tnttf hAht Ind
locomotive, in connection with :he 1. A W.
meet the last Of this month has given up
scaoe. 0a b.s Week ~
tried riding behlnd them on Ocean avenue.
where for his benefit they let out all the speed
theT.fops. mas decided % train on Tie track
Called on MURPHY Hv" a, his ' quarters r., yesterday
ssts Of three big polished wooden rollers set
In platform 80 that the roller surfaces pro.
ton that the front wheel rest On two rollers
for:Murphy to hold the wheel by the frame in
order to keep the experimenter from falling;
on the device. anu it Is necessary to ride very
fast even after the knack is acquired. The roll;
ers slip around with remarkable ease and
there Is no, wind resistance 1t requires little
effort to make fast time. 1t Is severe test OF
Heep and ssess re pSea e5e an
hculties to be mastered In such an attempt as
Murphy proposes. He rides m in Il few
seconds more than minute on the trainer.
Senior c9nsn John Thl. Of the oeh 4
profitable form OF what he calls ''amuse ment."
On almost every clear day. as soon as he can
He always carries his tool bag on the top tube
OF his cycle between the handle bars and
n
each turn and between every town. He ALEC
notes the direction OF the turn and the condi-
he proceeds. thereby avoiding dismounts.
which are firing: Occasionally, he goes , ON
roads that are new to him and wandering
through byways to see whers they lead. BY
so dong he has, discovered several thorough
fares that have been improved 30 as to make
known to riders; II all cyclists would "amuse"
themselves In this methodical and profitable
way and preserve their records for the use OF
tho l.. A. w. touring bureau. every riding
road in the country would soon be known and
routes to all places could DO readily laid out.
In the west Of Ireland.a Pr2i. White has been
went around like a food inspector apd after
the subjects had toured for week Ne gath
cred fresh Id, drops Ct blood d, for nspeeton He
dsnciss. one woman's blood wa. said to have ave
mspEs wset can effect snsh cSanse
as this the blood OF persons who tour for
months at a time must be perfect poem"
NOTES
in wide handle bars. He thinks that the narrow ones
used BY most 9, racing men cramp the chest IN,
grip TO grip. Linton 10 also believer in fairly
The latest thing in pneumatics. tracing its ances.
try back to the bicycle tire Is leg and foot intend
below the knee. The legs are not made puncture
proof
burg sna 70 SsT
hills Tho riding between Philadelphia and Allan
c, g Holeomb"The roads to Philadelphia are in
good shape The d route is BY way Of RahSay Eta
franklin, Princeton, LAwrenceviile. Trenton and
Frankford. The roads. and turns were published
The Union Hill section OF the Hudson County
g0IlsvArd is infested Nth h93dlnms They use in
wheels in an Effort to trip the riders. The police
have been appealed to and they promise to arrest
The. Acme wheelmen have absorbed tho Dewey
largest organizations Of it's kind in Jersey City The
present clubhouse on Fourth street has become too
on new and more conmodlSas Quarters at Sswarf
avenue andsF9urth street The newly elected ON,
1al Te es
&% gs4%s. w sssSa RGs s. w.S t
man; Second Color Bearer Daniel Jansen; Boa rd OF
Governors. Emil Datz. Michael Blach. George Krct.
ter and Philip Seiden.
Frank Kehoe the well.known racing man Of the
Defender Cyclers OF jersey City Heights, mas been
matched t. race against the clubs crack tandem
team, Charles Schowe and J. j. Jaeger on July ..
Tho distance will be twenty five miles tho Hud
son county Boulevard. Kehoe is being trained by
Samuel Seyns.
Edward A Strong of the Sheffield Scientific School
has been chosen captain OF tho Yale bicycle team
for next season.
Lawn Tennis.
George W. Bassford and II. T. Hubbell of the
POLY Prep" School captured the final round and
championship in the Long Island InterscholastLc
A. L. Lawn Tennis tournament yesterday. which
was completed at Adelphi Field Summary;
Mems 8inglca-Final championship round-Harry
@. MARTIN. Poly Prep" defeated George II. Deering
Poly Prep,' "a, ID. 2--H. "a.
Mems Doubles - Semi -hnAl round-EdwArd C.
Seed and Edwin B. butcher. Adelphi, defeated
George A. Chadwick aud John A. Bentley Jr. Brook
lyn High, "A. 90. 81.
Final Championship Round-George W. Bassford
and II. T. Hubbell defeated Ed Q. Seed and Ed.
win b. butcher. 6-3. "a. 81.
Odds and Ends of Sports.
ToRoNro June 5.-An Argonaut eight-oar crew
which II Is proposed 10 send to Henley rowed trial
hat at have IN t,a,