New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16

CYCLING.
scurMrNG FOR ANOTHER SIX DAY
BICYCLE RACE.


MADISON SQUARE, GARDEN WILL PERMIT
IT'S Use FOR ANY SUCH PURPOSE
CONDITION or THE ROADS
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
II was said Yesterday that the persons VINO nav
been conducting six-day bicycle races AT Niau' N
SQUARE Garden the last few years were preparins
70 lease the building for similar race there ''o
coming winter. These arrangements are Sd'u ~ -
being made in the face Of the law passed. !" III"
stare last wear Mt the instigaon Of the League or
American Wheclmen. preventing such dissuS''"e
contests In the future. The promoters. VINO are III
close touch with the outlaw cycling association "'
OF course well informed TO the provisions OF 'e
Collins law hut II Is said that they VIII be oackeu
by Tim Sullivan. and that In consequence ."sS
hope 10 get around the provisions OF inc Jay" S''''
Madison Square Garden belongs to men Oh PROM
nence In the business and social world ana tnose
IN a position 10 know say that they do not think
the owners the building will permit IL 10 De u9e
for any such purpose. Those who for personal io"-
Sons favor such contests say That the law mas i'
torrors for the promoters who have lost heaViy vi
the outdoor outlaw racing season. and that tney
will take almost any chance to get even on the
year According TO the provisions Of the Dill the
lessee proprietor or occupant OF the place "he'e
a six-day race Is permitted is guilty OF misue
meanor Possibly those instrumental In having tue
law passed may induce the lawmakers IN Albany "
mlStemednOr
WAS also intimated yesterday that the promoters
might conduct race. dividing tho entries into TWO
squads each squad being on the track twelve hours.
This plan would eliminate the brutal and dlsgus.Ins
hing tho profcssonal promoters desire TO have re-
tained knowing that certain ncwspapers WI" aa ,@s'
They depend largely on this sort OF adyertlSlmg ~
ar"w eerts CLASS her OF psope Tho no b prohbng
six day is known the Collins BILL and reads
as follows
An act to amend the Penal Code and regulate
bicycle races and other contests OF Skill speeu o
endurance wherein one moro persons snease as
contestants. The people OF the state or Nov. OK
represented in Senate and Assembly DO enact dS
Section !. The Penal Code IS hereby amended by
inserting Immediately after Section 1888 the fo!lo"-
ing section: 80,
S'3A In bicycle race or other contest OF skin,
speed endurance. wherein one or more persons
shall be contestant or contestants II shall be I'M
lawful for any contestant TO continue in such race
or contest for longer time than t"eIVe nouIS
during any tWenty-four hours. The proprietor. oc-
cupant or lessee OF the place where such race or
hitting any violation Of the foregoing provisions
Of this section, Is guilty OF misdemeanor: me
consenting TO. permitting or allowing any viola-
section Is guilty Of misdemeanor.
This act shall take effect Immediately.
The roads are generally in excellent condition
although the heavy rains hayo made washouts in
some Of the popular macadamized routes. The APP
tons sent to the office Of the League OF American
Wheelmen from members living In this district:
Manhattan and The Broax-Central Park drives
poor many Of them being repaired; Riverside
bHl P29 on oeb ing ePId fs9 Ira dbs
and washouts; the riding IS poor. Seventh-ave.
north Of hundred-and-tenth-st Is fair; Lay.
Eiehth-ave.. from Fifty-ninth-st to One-hundred-
Bailey. Aiexander and wills ayes.. ali fair. also
ST. AIMS, Webster and Courtandt ayes. fair; one
Third-ave. IS dangerous White Painsave is be-
ing repaired At Wakefield and Wilamsbrdge.
kcrs' fair Roads Of Wcstfleid \ j.. ali good
New-Brunswick. n. j. macadam roads fine, earth
s9ndy Roads Of ashen * ~ good Fort Mont
gomsry roads fair. Warburton;;ay,e. Yonk sI.
class condition. and affords fine view Of the
ldsSn Rye 9nd the 4osas Of Long Island
ard first class. and side paths and cycle paths
excellent all over the island. The South Shore
Merrick Road Is fine; side path between Ariy-
vile and Babylon IS now hnlshed lsiip TO fat
side path IS under construction The Brdgehanp-
ton and Easthampton path and PASSPORT and Riv-
orhcad paths fine. Westhampton- Riverhead path is
North shore roads and paths are fine to Hunting
ton poor to Northport. fair 70 smithtown and
River fair to poor: Wading River to Riverhead
fair Riverhesd TO Greenport and Orient fine; Shell
ter Island good
treat. comprising instrumental and vocal music
and a speech by Governor Roosevelt. may be had
by wheemen In Brooklyn to-day and the chances
arr that many OF them will avail themselves Of the
opportunity. II the weather IS fine. The 47th Regi
ment Band will give a concert at Prospect Park,
Brooklyn. in the afternoon. beginning at 230
o'clock. the musical selections being largely Of the
also sing several numbers In addition. It is ex-
pected that Governor Roosevelt will speak Just
before the concert or during an int rmission The
celebration Is OF the anniversary Of the battle OF
coming more popular with wheelmen each week,
and BICYCLES are stacked about In the most Devil
grass and listen to the music
The controversy over the position taken by the
representative Of the Associated Cycling Clubs OF
Long Island the Bridge wheeway question is
I becoming Interesting meeting OF the association
Will be held in Brooklyn on Monday night and the
discussion promises to be lively. Theodore Kiendl.
of the association, who projected the discussion,
now says that he Will not run on the State League
OF American Wheelmen ticket II there IS to be any
opposition to him 1t is said to be certain that
there will be opposition # Mr.; Kiendls name Is
not withdrawn. It is said that Fl NJ Valentine.
prominently connected with the Good Roads Asso,
clation may be substituted In place OF Mr.. Kiendl
on the League Of American Wheelmen State ticket.
Colonel c. Lee Abel. OF Buffalo In the city
yesterday comforting with prominent wheelmen
In this district. He brought with him the appli-
cation for membership in the League OF American
Wheelmen OF Colonel George A. Davis OF Lancas-
ter y. Y. Colonel Abel says that he has taken
little interest in the racing situation around Buff
falo but that the interest in the bicycle there is
steadily increasing. why" said he Everybody in
| Buffalo rides a bicycle. Bicycle racks have been
| placed in front of stores Of all kinds, as well as
| OF banks Everybody rides to and from business
and around o'clock in the evening It Is a difficult
! thing for pedestrian TO cross Main-st without
| being run down. All OF the office buildings have
wheelrooms. with an attendant in charge. These
| attendants generally paid - cents a week for
! keeping the wheels clean and in order. 7 honestly
believe that have seventy-hye thousand BICYCLES
doing duty In Buffalo at this time Every man YOU
without his wheel has a pair OF trouser guards
| I'm his pocket. and II You into bank you will
! find II from the president down 10 the messen-
ger boy"