The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-24
CYCLISTS OUT.
Boulevard Thronged With
Pleasure Seekers
Yesterday.
ROAD IN BAD CONDITION
Absence of Lights on Bridges
Dangerous-A Mead
ow Fire.

The midsummer weather of yesterday,
together with the first pleasant Sunday
in a month, brought out thousands OF
cyclists. pedestrians and horsemen. Ihe
Boulevard, tina popular promenade and
driveway. presented a most picturesque
scene. From early morn until far after
shutdown, the changing of bells and
STEADY there, old man." could be heard
almost necessarily.
All styles and all kinds of wheels and
riders were out. Some had a~ntiquated
wheels. But those possessed of out-of-
date bikes, appeared to derive as much
pleasure from their laborious pedaling
as those who propelled the more mod
ern silent steeds. Club runs were fea-
lures. Groups Of ten, twenty and fifty
could be seen at times.
Numberless rigs of all descriptions con-
tanning merry parties, helped to swell the
numbers.
The sidewalks presented a scene which
defes description. The ladies, OF course,
predominated. The costumes were many
and of all colors and styles. New crea-
| tions in bonnets were to be seen in count
less numbers.
The Greenville section of the Boulevard
was thronged with seekers of pleasure
Yesterday. Cyclists pr~edominated as
usual and the rare colored costumes OF
| the riders made the scent a most PIC
turesaue one. The bloomer girl was there
| and she attracted considerable attention
| and as she scorched along with
hent back, in regulation racing style.
Two seated rig were also much in
evidence containing family parties and
drawn by horeses that looked as If they
had done duty attached to grocery,
butcher and coal wagons during the
week. But the occupants seemed TO
derive as much enjoyment from their
ramshackle rigs, as though they were
| handsome traps drawn by trotters.
A rather amusing sight was that OF a
| colored youth perched upon the top OF
an Anticipated high wheel. He was I'M
| mercifully guyed b ythe pedestrians, out
| he did not seem to min it in the least
| continuing to pedal along wearing a broad
| grin on his face. He may not have been
up to date, btu he was enjoying himself.
There were frequent brushes on the
road and the Bicycle police were Kept
! busy warning scorchers, although no ar
rests were made. The hotels along the
Boulevard did a rushing business. The
proprietors are praying for the pleasant
weather to continue.
The Greenville section of the Boulevard
is sadly in need of repairs. There are
! still two trenches which are extremely
| dangerous to cyclists. There is a bad
| stretch of road between Salter's and the
pump. On the east side there but a
narrou nath safe for cyclists.
The dust is a couple of nche thick on
the surface, the slightest breeze sending
it up in clouds, much to the OF
everyone.
The lights on the bridges are not
lighted at night. This lack of light, par
/ ticularly at the Central Railroad bridge,
in Bayonne, is extremely dangerous. Tnis
bridge has such steep approaches that
light is absolutely imperative. Lights on
the bridges would add, also, to the beauty
of the road, as the outlooks at these
places are among the hosl pac.uisSlue
| spots on the road. .,
Cyclists Saturday night had a beautiful
SIGHT. The meadows for fully a mile
we're on fire. Many pleasure seekers
| stopped to gaze on the beautiful scene.