The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-14
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
A CYOLE PATH OYER THE BRIDGE
THAT OTERCOMES OBJECTIONS.

THAT OIEHCOME0 OBJECIIONb.
Wheeling Organizations Believe They Have
the Problem Solved-Omcinls Said to BE
Favorable TO tho Scheme-Gus Eglon Es-
tablishes Now Multiple Century Record.
Ameeting Of the committee representing the
organized wheelmen OF the greater city APP
pointed to call on the Bridge Commissioner
and engineer relative to the path over the
bridge was held yesterday and arrangements
perfected for call on the officials. The repre-
sentatives OF the wheemen have felt that 1t was
hardly their place to submit plans or to indorse
any and assume the responsibility for possible
criticism in the future. but they now propose
to accept as satisfactory any plan that Com
IN issoner Shea and Engineer Martin approve
and say can be built. plan that has been re-
ferred to In THE Sun as favored by the bridge
men the committee Ia now willing to indorse,
and there Is every reason to believe that the
difficulties between the authorities and Wheel
men will be overcome at the conference, which
will be held in few days The plan which the
committee is willing to declare to be satsfac-
toryis not open to any OF the objections to other
plans made by Chief Engineer Martin. Accord
ing to its details riders will ascend the stairs
on tho extreme north end Of the New York
approacb.. This Is fight that is little used
Of the stairs. At the top Of the latter the wheel.
men viii b step on TO platform are tTenfynse feet
roa road ' This S viii be- for Tor mountng and and dis
mounting. The path then narrows to a. width
sG and oys4 he
The path continues fifteen feet wide over the
the towers the wheelmen will take the north
passageway now used by pedestrians. Beyond
from the north to the south side. pass
ing Ing over over, the promenade and and, TIE cable
tt Exists qa Se cabe
car tracks and the wagonway. It will pass
Sns at hs snd end at grade wh h o.
square foot, win add only only 12o tons we'll to
bic. Bridge Commissioner Shen and Engineer
Martin never have said that they would not
They have said that they recognized the neces-
sity for one and were anxious to And feasible
objections already made to other Plans and the
bs ere ep Hns 6 to pdorse tb
therefore the hopes of riders are, stronger than
they have ever been before. Engineers say
can be com peted in six weeks. The commit
tee had decided that not only will 1t accept any
prove Of an ordinance prohibiting. cyclists from
S5ns hs eonssts Of Mop sh bs Sp chs
Cycling Clubs Of New York: j. 9. Howard, L.
Ao vi SSonsulatc New York NJ Valentino
Associated Cycling Clubs Of Long Island
prospect that Gus Egloff OF the Century Road
Club who started out on last Saturday to
es&s the record for multiple ta %
fact. the sturdy little German is apt to improve
upon his allotted task; and ride nine or ten;
condition to ride, his last 100 miles, which he
morning. Egloff declared that he felt fresh
ana d bo at the nd ot Of the zoo ps lies and
q the eshh ne century G 0 he S Would ride de tenn en
the eSh ba When he he started on t. but
the record when he finished the, 700 miles.
The best Previous mark was made on Memo
and Adoph lie hTitter rode a sextupie.. Prior
to that the best record was for five continuous
fsrent from rid ing a century every day. In
the latter the riders have night of sleep be-
sash ssHg h il 9 h he4a
chance for. rest except what the rider gains by
ttrave,rrE fast and getting ahead OF the allotted
single century. but only twenty-four hours for
a double. thirty six hours for a triple and 50
medal was. required to ride his 800 miles in
ninssty-six hours. His schedule was arranged
finishing in eighty hours. The only sleep he
has had SINCE he started on Saturday after
noon Tas an hour r, and half on Monday morn
Valley Stream, and went over registered
courses. checking every twenty miles. The
h TmRy sfs
the state centurion of the Century Road Club.
years old. He had pacemakers day and night.
members OF various clubs volunteering.
except 10 propel hands of" is described by
the Chicago Lntrr, ocean as the invention Of an
Iowa man. The fork stem by which the wheel
is turned is not fitted with handle bars. In
place Of them bar extends backward toward
kept steady while the cycllst pedals evenly.
The bar is provided with q spring and bears
slightly on nsupp9rt bit is s. poised that
guided, The forks OF the front wheel curve in,
is smaller than the standard size making it
more sensitive, The, great thing about the
rider are not taxed as they are 10y, handle bars.
and that Scyclcrs a ordinary ability can ride
Hurry" asks how he can ride to Peekskill.
and as probably many others will want this in
best route at the present time,is:as follows
60 up Firth avenue to d 10th street. to Sew.
the bridge. continue Straight ahead t on Je
vans one%1s 70 ART Gs s McI.ss
road on the right and ride to the, end q Mount
on the right. Turn right at the hotel and pro
coed down steep hill to the saw Mill. where n
turn to'the left starts you on the Saw Mill
River road. which YOU follow one mile and q
half until It turns east. when you leave 1t. but
continue straight ahead. passing under the
railroad bridge at ST.. Andrews Golf Club
grounds. There Is climb then to the end OF
themacadam at.Homestead. a mile and three
quarters north OF the golf club. Next comes n
short stretch OF poor dirt road to Farragut
avenue. where you turn west and go over the
railroad and along good macadam road to
HaSkinxR From there take broadway
told Albany post road and proceed straight
along it through Dobbs Ferry ana IrvinGton TO
Tarrytown. where at the brick church Just
above the Andre monument YOU turn right and
20 along Beekman street for one block and
then turn right again to Broadway. by doing
which you avoid II steep incline Then ride
direct to the national bank at the corner OF
Main street and Croton avenue. Sing Sing.
thirty-hve miles. Follow tho same road TO
Centrevllls. nine miles and a half. and turn
right at the hotel III that village into Washing
ton avenue. which leads you into South street,
Peekskill. and In front OF the Post ONCE.
BALTIMORE. June 13-Henry Fourier and