The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
NEWS or THE WHEEL WEN.
Tho Bridge Engineer Wants Another Talk
with the Cycling Committee.

Division oil the l.. A w. who IL Chairman oil the
committee OF cycling organizations nsltat'he
Tor cycle path over the BROOKLYN bridge sa,d
Chiot En,ino"r ~ r. Wortir i,,,i,ior ,ra COW
.n..l Engineer ~ - uartlh lhNl'll's '"t ro'u-
and discuss the proposition. Chairman Bcld-
ing hns ocrnrdine DIV writtcn IN rho mcmbors of
his committee and named Thursday OF this
week as the time for the walk and talk" As
tS msW s% Ee G tMr
e am at a loss to understand. hardly SEQ
the necessity.ot our discussing plans with the
in order to let us down easy that certainly is
sp 81 ,G Most o, the tax and me It's
the meantime the discussion is being pro-
longed."
.
- An important meeting OF the Associated
Baders. on the cycle path in Brooklyn. last
night. One Of the most important actions
taken was the passing OF a resolution asking
ments near the rest at the southern entrance
Of Prospect Park. The need of improvements
Placed in the Gands thS stress ssSa and ad HIM fH
fer with Commissioner Brewer AT once. The
dangerous point in question is whore wheel
men leave Fort Hamilton avenue outside Of
OF the southern entrance. There Is a
narrow. tagging at this point only six
Wlue. II Is proposed 10 nave tnlS
widened to at least double its present width.
1t is particularly dangerous spot on sundays
and holidays. The Race Committee reported
sioner Brewer to hold twenty-five mile road
race on Labor Day. J he contest Will take place
In the morning on either Twenty-Srrund nvc-
nue., the Coney lsIandiCycle Path or the Boue-
YARD. me announcrment was made that Z
make the trip, to Boston to attend the annual
meet Of the League Of American Whcclmcn.
I N =
max the }rip At caSt one eut viii Arrange n,;
:, The report Of the death Of Henry FourniCr.
night. said that he felt lik" Mark Twain did
when he was Informed Of the publication Of his
obituary. that reports of my death are greatly
exaggerated"
conversation that occurred in Il cycle store
near Central Park few evenings ago between
dealer and a customer. The latter. calling
nc, good, and he wanted a new pair put on,
err Il see you have pair OF Sunday pedals on
there"
WY. that tn those a neials never were sold with
that wheel The maker uses another kind.
ana these yo1bavs y9q got on SUNDAY.
bought those pedals on "A sunday? Tha.'s what
| did. after being in terrible smash up and
"Oh. that's easy enough They are tho
regular sunday kind. the same as use for
who have accidents. W. have a regular line Of
what call sunday parts"
DO you mean to say that you keep stock
Yes, but We don't sell them to our regular
customers. nor to any one who is willing to lay
the Price and take the time 10 have a wheel
fixed properly The great majority OF sun.
day riders. however. who have accidents
haven't any time or money to spend Their
greatest desire seems to he to get the wheel
home to mamma They never want to leave it
to he properly liked No matter whether it IL
a broker pedal or what it j. their whole cry is
they ike it They take the c I sr rG apd
ing, 60 soon afterward and get he loh done de-
Sen.y; COST men more IN 'hI emf a Gat It Is
rerairers keen these sunday parts The rid
srT seem b afraid TINT they Win he r11b1@ they
for anything to get home with and want TT It
Tor next to n9SthinE SO We keep the trash to ao-
t0n'l''u"'' 'ne'n
:, In a running spirit bicycle PAPER prints
cd to d, With Ir"pped baHe Ire bsr NH
make them Lean According {" athletic
statement IL the stout men and women who
ride to get thin would lean over more they
the fot men whn haze bi,T s,nnct ~ rst,c.
Is That thew rde nlv Dig S.v W ho 70
ennurn "Serniss and r 70 owe" Ir
W re "lIu ~ CO az ~ I!npl oNS 'Ieli
uigestioil ana increase thelr APPETITE Consr-
qnenty they grow stouter and declare that the
bicycle Is useless for reducing weight 1t Is
work. and painful work, to reduce flesh by
cycling. as the racing men and Jockeys and
pugistS who try Il know. The stout ones who
will NOT pnnisb tLpmspI yns . hit rnrnnt hnue
for much success, ii il an old formula that for
n iiy 81 rr,1rL s"vi' ,rnni 70 n q ~, ~ 80,
U'S :. 0""litS M"u - a. lt.eIlh'e [tiIl
~ ~ 'nii'C' i np!r ~ pciaons oi tills
pul'u " 'chu Over as ~ HiWIhR WOOL bui on
mcyri9 thev shl! 90 " niue ~ ilrSt and M;
sreaSe the bend as they decrease the 1e~h and
In this way need not punish themselves too
much. They should. or course. take some
thing mere than Measure rides they should
scorch all they can and perspirc.
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NOTES
The Mutual Whcrlmcn at tn ir July meeting elect
ed the following ofi 'ers Presiient, j. Frinrabcnd
Jr.. Vice PRESIDENT NJ J. McGrath. recording Sc.
rotary, NJ. j. Kane: Fluslrlal 81. rrtary. F. Aisle:
scrg, ant.at- Arms. j. Cannon. lr.; Treasurer A
Townsend, Captain, G Hayes. Fist Ieutou ant
J; Riley; second Lieutenant, }. II Gibson
Fiist Sergeant. j. Smrgs, DR.. second SER
geant. G. Bonnet: Third Sergeant. ?. Mulv!hill;
First Color Bearer. L: Rndnlnh. S"'ond Color
Bearer j. Middleton. BugIer. v. T. Ornsrbcc. = n
geuns. h. Clark and W Robertson; Board If Gov
ernUrs. I. MARITIME. T. Able. J. II. G.b.nu. J. Frcr.
abcnd. Jr. II. II cd. NJ. j Kane C. Bonnet. j. Riley.