New-York tribune., 1899-06-13
CYCLING.
prrrER pAvEMENTs DEMANDED IN
SOUTH BROOKLYN.
AN AUTOMOBILE ON THE CYCLE PATH-rHE COLI
LrNs ORDINANCE BILL TO BE ENFORCED

AN AUTOMOBILE ON THE CYCLE PArH-rHH coll
Inns ORDINANCE BILL TO BE ENFORCED
NOTES AND COMMENTS
While the wheelmen living In the neishooi n.y.
Of Fourteenh-st., Brooklyn. are grateIui ioi W"
GOOD roads work which has been going on theie
recently. those living In the lower part o. ooue'
BROOKLYN are loud In their complaints Oh .he e'n
dition Of the streets and roads Many "heenhe"
road Of the condition OF Fourth-ave yesteruay III
these columns and all made mental Vo" 10 Keep
AZ far as possible away from that dstric'' ""'
ought TO be one OF the handsome bouieVaros an"
drives OF the city is waste OF territory with ram
shackle buildings bordering part OF the thoroush-
fare. That the proper paving of Fourth-ave. Woud
be n vast Improvement is admitted by all ana
vet the property owners OF the neighborhood seem
content TO stand by and say nothing leaving 'ne
entire burden OF public improyement upon n.,h the
sYou'at's sYe az present in either light vehicle
bicycle is not only misery to the rider or drVer,
wIth Udt I" the bicycle. Many wheeimen living In the
lower part Of South Brooklyn and at Bath Sa,a Beacn
to the Thirty ferry on their way I to %, ahe ,h
from work in this city but IT is smey o, Ono OF ds ine
concerted wheelman suggests that asphalt ,i S,rPs
ls%s st connecting WITH the Shore Drive and another
thinks that asphalt might be laid between the tb Gab
tfscT ,be ne )" mscadamized section beginning Six
tieth-st.
The bicycle policemen of the two boroughs nave
been in more or less OF n dilemma the last week
regarding the enactment OF the Colins unliorm
Ordinance bill. This is the bill In which clause
permits a wheelman who Is caught out after night
fall TO ride n wheel home, providing that he goes AT
a slow speed and rings his bell frequently Ihere
is fear In certain quarters that this provision OF
the bill Is going to cause considerable trouble. 1t
was noticeable Sunday night, when tre-
mendous throng was about on wheels, that there
we're fewer lamps than on any previous crowded
night this year. Some of the police seem to oe OF
the opinion that the scorchers ard others who dis
like to carry lights will the new law for their
own purposes They say that unless the spirit OF the
law Is rigdly enforced there will be trouble ahead
for somebody Wheemen at large will deplore
anything which tends to encourage the riding OF
bicycles at night without a light The safety OF
the cautious wheelman a dark night depends
largely on the little beacon on his machine AS
sembyman Collins. the father OF the bill was IN
iect with John 3. Uhle Of the League Of American
Wheelmen, the two decided TO call upon Chief OF
rsye oee orders to the men under his command rig
idly enforce the new ordinance Tne poncemen
S afe a Tn 10 Who ARE POUND out after
dark without any lamps on their wneeis.
The bicycle policemen in Brooklyn. like those in
this city were kept busy Sunday chasing
scorchers and when the force went to work yes
terday morning in both boroughs some OF the
faces indicated that they had had their full quota
OF work the previous day. In Brooklyn one Of
the force was patrolling the down cycle path yes
terday feeling content with himself that the
scorchers out OF his way. for the time at least
Rumors have been in circulation for some time
that wagons and automobiles have been driven
on the paths recently. but the bicycle squad
has been unable to catch any Of the culprts. One
CT their number was more successful yesterday.
On his way to Coney Island he told that the
path. Digging his toes into his clips the police
man started toward the beach at some speed When
nearing the turn below Gravesend he the
machine on the path. ard 1t was going along at a
pretty stiff clip He called to the driver 10 slow up
but attention was paid to him. He finally rode
beside the motor car and ordered the driver TO
get out Then he told him that he under
arrest. The driver turned out to be Frank Will
Jams. aged twenty-five OF this borough He did
not deny that he was using the path but said that
as his machine had rubber tires. ne thought he
had as much right there as wheelmen. When he
he tried to work the same bluff He was IN
formed that his place was on the Boulevard with
disposition H I5 to dispute. S the justice ned him So
with suggestion that the amount might be larger
flying automobile steered by an incompetent or
careless motorma1 might Sa create havoc indeed on
The programme Of international championships
at Montreal has been announced Only those
American riders who have competed IN the League
OF American Wheemen chamionship contests in
this country will he permitted to start. This will
effectively shut out all OF the outlaw professional
| and amateur riders unless they make their peace
with the League of American Wheemen The
| championship contests will be sandwiched In be-
| tween other races and will be as follows:
One mile professional championshp-Purses 800.
one hundred kIlometer professional championship
ONE ONE bnnsreS l1e kometers amater A. medals
Team championship, l. c. A. amateur teams, not
nrizes m9Te VAIN vane iOur at m sis SO eaa and s. ana
| The contests will take place between August
| and II inclusive.
| The League Of American wheelmen National
circuit to August will be as follows:
June % and 24-IndlanaPolis Cycle Track Track Com
pany, Indianapolis Ind. Herbert W. Foltz secre-
June 27 and 2s-wabash Cycling Club. rerre
july july st. Louis Cycle Racing Association. St.
July ! and s-George D Barnett, st. Louis Mo.
July z, 13 and 14-Janesville Cycling Club. James,
July 10 and 2o-ottumwa Bicycle Track Associa-
''Ji July 'H a"Board Of Control, Ravenswood Young
| Mems Christian Association. Chicago, Ill
| July q and 2s-ottumwa Bicycle Track Associa-
August and 5-B n. Hines. Detroit. Mich
| E. o. Kragness Of the olympic Club Wheelmen.
San Francisco has broken the American ao-mie
| road record by making a double century around
/ San Francisco Bay in Il hours and 81 minutes.
| This is . hours and minutes ahead Of the coast
| record. and is said TO be minutes better than Is
| credited to any other rider in this country.
| j. C-There several ways to find out the gear
| Of a machine. The simplest is to count the num-
ber OF teeth each of the two chain wheels divide
,t,ol,, nanI
| into the number on the larger, and then multiply
| the diameter OF tho driving wheel by the result