The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-02
NEWS OF THE WHEELM EN-.
CYCLE TRUST FLOATED WITHOUT
THE AID or FINANCIERS.

Engineer Martins Adverse Report on n
Path Over the Brooklyn Bridge IL Not
Satisfactory to the Cyclists Committee
who May Appeal to tho Legislature.
The officers OF the bicycle trust remained In
town Yesterday and had several conferences
over the private affairs OF the concern The
directors elected are to servo terms Of one. two
and three years. The money power does not
appear in the list OF executives. 1t Is gener-
ally considered that since the eighty million
dollar bubble burst and the company was
6oated with forty million dollar keel that the
financial draught OF the company has been
such that II has been almost INDEPENDENT OF
the money power. This was plainly shown
when the stockholders elected for officers vari-
Gus members OF the trade. After paying
millions 10 get the combination financed. the
mem bers of 1t financed IL themselves by taking
UP tho stocks and bonds. a little proceeding
done every day in Wall street. IL is plain at
ony ratio TINT the factory owners and bicycle
builders are in control. and there Is much
congrntulatien being INDUCED in by those in
the pool
The report of Chief Engineer Martin OF the
Bridge, opposing a cvcle path GU the structure
WIS BON bshell In the camp Of the cyclists
The news OF it did not reach the COM
mittee until after their letter rcquir-
ing final answer had been despatched
The opinion OF the committeeman representing
the various cycling organizations yesterday
was that tho publication Of the report was
political move intended to check mass meet
Ing that was being discussed. At thu office OF
the Bridge Commissioner. Deputy Commits
sioner York said that Mr.. Martins report ha
Commissioners Shea's approval. and that's the
end OF it." Some OF those who have been
irn TO- tha ,,,,, ,,,l.
missive to the edct. however The reDeIiou6
ones include lawyers and men Of political
Standing. One oithcm said that the next move
would he to take the matter to the
Legislature and demonstrate the rracticabIlity
OF wheelway and ask for hin granting one
p Valentine OF the committee said; II think
IL is simply case of don't want to- ! have
consulted expert engineers and can offer sew
era practical plane" Chief Consul Belding
Wass p nGS Eons BY spyug that II i really
and the bridge could not stand another 12O
tons, 3 Toint had been reached when, the tnctss
was that If the matter of weight was truly out
| OF IT. the other ohJect!ous were not 'nsnr-
are no to et Ss 2
| drop. although it Is I'D TO sec what they can
| The German crcle- makers and dealers are
| making bitter fight against the invasion OF
a prob bittve tariff enacted Az advertisement
| Of deale- appeared recently in German
| the opposition. II concludes In these words:
We have also for i, Intending suicides some
American trash at $50.
Bicvcle riders, the true lovers ~ the sport.
| have, 10 certain extent. had to become me-
in W1 pop 1hs rdsrys
thi: l., was pointed out to a SuN reporter
| yesterday by a Frenchman who II an expert
| with all styles OF bicycles and motor vehicle g.
II was suggested that in a test Of speed be;
uron the pedaliine. and that sitor all, it was
true test between men. The Frenchman de-
INJURED S the second Part 81 the
who runs the motor The race is not always
to thu. swifte;t. and with a, good engineer
machine Is two seconds faster in a mile thar
n E IN to gain at the rate
in the, distance trip, that The engineerins
comes in; Every engineer could not run tn,
Tsps few Who eoad come 'a wth mere rn'
utss 81 the, The time i makes even with II.
CURED through experience Sothine So so c HS RI
Charron. the most ,amous antocarIst Of France o
| He has repeatedly beaten some other man ot
tho rod then changed machines and agar
For the first time in two months there arr
| no races IN thls vicinity to-day ant
there Is a dearth OF century runs for TO
morrow, Everything seems to have gone
At the Vailsburah track to- morrow there is 3
programme OF short races. topped OF with q
professional pursuit race with three contest
ants. Some OF the runs scheduled for to-mor
roware:
Club. Start Destindtion
Battery ...-...... New York. A hanv -.
CeuAur W.........S New York ..-...... Patterson "
Mad W.......... New York ......... CUuey Island
National A. Co.,. brooklyn ......... Fort George
Penn Glen W sees. Brooklyn .-.....: Ocean Sdo .
ST. George W.......Nsw York .....-.. TrentoI-....
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