The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-05
NEWS OF THE HHEELMEN.
Mrs. Irens Brush viii Try to Ride Te
Centuries in 120 Hours.

Centuries In 100 Hours.
Mrs Irene Brush OF this city. who was the
first one to start the craze for womens long
distance road records. by riding "quadruple
century" early In the summer. announces that
she will soon start out to ride ten centuries. or
1000 miles. in 100 hours. Soon after the TOO
mile ride OF Miss Yatman the officers Of the
New York State Division o. the Century Road
Club adopted resolution to the effect that It
would not sanction any moro continuous GEN.
turtles by women this year. Mrs. Brush con-
sidered this was directed against herself. so
she wrote to E. ]. Porter who is the chairman
OF the Road Records Committee Of the
national body. In letter addressed to
THE SUN. Mrs. Brush encloses copy
Of a letter from Chairman Porter In which
he states that II che rides a thousand m lies.
any other distance. and is properly checked.
according TO rules, her record will be officially
New York Division has no right to refuse rec
oSni,ion e the riding OF any meR S,Is h The
that bitter rivalry has sprung up In this mat
ter Of riding day and night on the road Mrs f.
With Wn Of aEy sgs
can ride rings around Miss Yatman." and
t M shH W. p2 sny e. FER loo miles, but
Every visitor to the Paris EXPOSITION who
Sm II w aord h ,hR' os
seeing the sights Of France and other parts Of
Europe that could be obtained in No. other way:
Year Year SHOT should Join the Eeseue d A%ericsn
Wheelmen and take advantage Of It's ALLIANCES
land. '"' which ~onid enable them e
o e%Rsn cost th yssf That E"oP memSsr
to !oin the L. 4 W. at the ear.iest opportunity.
that they use OF the nfc S
CT roDppst The Inapup iS making
tensve preparations for the accommodation OF
its members who will be abroad next year.
twill be welcome n, rs to touring riders that
there is actually no county In the state IN
%hsh saFh not Sn IS
the sdepsth aHthorites Of Mon1oe county
so by the law When the Ellsworth sidepath
law was passed It Tas made sppicS6 6ero to
cause the !snr before special hi had n been en-
tain sidepnths on the same terms as those pro-
yidCd by the state bill ltwns decided by the
sidepa,h Convention held at Rochester last
Friday and Saturday, that It won ID be heat as q
matter OF courtesy not t1 ye up to the Letter OF
have been instructed accordingly
| Telegraph able CompanIy'e messenger de.
! partment. received Yesterday despatch from
, Albert V. Roc. the one-armed messenger noy
| who learned to ride last year and this season
from New York on July 23 to ride to San Fran
cisco. Hesrriyed there ut l:5o a; N Pacific
in seventy-two days The hest record recoR,
nlzed hy The Century Road Club is one OF e03
hours IL minutes. or about thirty-seyen ana
! halfdnvs made on tandem by John LaFrancs
| and Norman DeVaux.
! Harry Fixes the lankv middle distance crack.
In making arrangements to 60 to Paris race
there this winter and remain there next sum;
mer according to Top" Fixes. his father and
trainer who was in town Yesterday Elkes has
I been negotiating for some racing at Madison
prrted that Jimmy Michael will reappenr. but
he has concluded that there are greater induce
ments in Paris.
| BRoCKToN. Oct. 4 .-McDnfile broke all records
! from one to ten miles TODAY. Time ot ten miles.
record 1 minute and 4 seconds paced by hls
motor tan Tenn