The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
NEWS or THE WHEELuEN.



New York member of the /. \. W said to
q reporter Of THE sun: For the information
Of Park Commissioner dc rye V. Brewer. in
charge Of the counties IT Kings and Queens.
have made some statistics. You are welcome
TO Them if Won think TINT mn Ii.atf,r r,.,nv
thing. would holp rs understanding Of tho
situation. At the side Of lru~p"ct Park called
Fort Hamilton avcauc, which has been rrac-
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'c"'l L'l'H over '''H r''s'S 'uu "t'"''"s h"t
on at city expense. wheel riders hay" an
ideal spiu over a unfh ,,h,ut ..y,r.rrr rrnt
,rii, ,',,,,,h .h"Ia ,r a, ,Ir ,t.t
WIZ '"'"'" 7''"'r Ht'''' At '''' en- III nus
pa'n ,"Ty re@rh the h.ney@r4 ~"d o, the Iorh
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as many persons. and ais. a drinkiY., fountain,
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steady stream Of rider. entering upon ,rt
Hamilton avenue from across In, ,,a2a and
nonr the nnth Ind i,r ,,,,,rsid. ,h ,r',
ley tracks. The ulcuiug used hy the home
ward-bound cycIers is wide but lnra,,sn Of tina
nr,nln.,h,, ara ri,Ii,,, a,.,.,,rI
number thht are rldINg e'tyWaru on S"n"aEs
and holidays it is dangerous to use for those
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Leaving the rest, those who want to keep
to the right and avoid trouble use the strip a.
H"e-'"E ''"' mas '''.l '"'" '" mug '''r E"'-
ter IN direct Inc with the path alongside OF
tho park. The narrowness of these liagstonos
causes most OF the trouble 'hot occurs there"
OF sensational eCects saws that h, can tako
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point on SUNDAYS Koundsman Collins Of tho
BrooAlyn bicycle police says that 1t would hc
enough. Park Comm sslon"r brewer. sec 0c-
cording to what he TOLD reporter OF THE SIN,
does not know about thus place. These arc
some measurements | made sterdny. Tho
Tagging leading from the broad pathway of
Fort Hamilton avenu" to III" plaza Is q feet
inch wide measuring inside of III" coping
that runs along each eide. On the right hand,
or west sid" Of this tagging tn" nearest fixed
object is an ordinary city iamrrost. IN ; i !
not the iour feet e used i"r Widening III, oXit
fer cyclists at this r9!n' Il c9nEesIom. ON
a trolley pole is the nearest fixed OBJECT. Thi.
is Just 3 feet away. Why could not two feet i
On the We, sid" thYr" : q hjg tree = feet
. inches hcy"Hd IN" iampr%s,. If The
Twelve feet on, that 5 lie. ON III" east side.
whore the trolley post stands on tho Iari
lands, the exit could hc wId"nrd to within a
the tagging. il oniiv the trolley post could hn
movet, Leaving pos, and tree - they are. it
Object = ms they are" Thi- womb cost very Ii;i.",
IT, IN The Interests Of nHt ,,m% it was 'oamI
III" trolley ro,.. sixteen feet r"uld be- added 10
tie M,dtH Of tn, present sI&-ioot exit over the
- AZ IN" regular meeting, ~ the Associated
Cycling clubs Of New York last night rrcsi-
dent Charles t. Slmnl~. Ir, presiding, the
manner as diplomatic a. ever II was, The
taIumtht yri"f" = l'Er" rIuh, ext a4"i
that 7 was lrcHUS" 81 az TN"h~lI" remark that
they haI dr"rl"d out 81 ia" liu' "luh r"trIra-
t."h d Jun - ar i 'r,UiltI h"lnn They dId
NJ E"I NE l.i'n " 'h' me n' 'hr iHtaum 20
rHIln.h 81 ~" 'alWi'tiN mae" M" ny
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