New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-09
CYCLING.
MANY CHANGES MADE on THE BROOK
LYN BRIDGE.
wHEEINEN think THE NEXT IMPROVEMENT
SHOULD RE \ WHEELING PATH
NOTES AND COMMENTS

wHEEIMEN think TIE NEXT IMPROVEMENT
SHOULD RE WHEELING PATH
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The prominent whcolmen who working TO
secure cycle path over the Bridge say they
realize that cold weather Is approaching but they
viii keep up the present agitation, n It takes all
winter and all next year well Certain people
who have shown that they arc friendly 70 COM
missioner Shea and Engineer Martin have advised
the wheolmcn 10 discontinue the present agitation.
iutmating that the politicians may prevent the
riders OF the wheel from getting any accommoda-
tons on the new bridge. The advice Will not be
listened %, apparently Wheclmen argue that
while they are promised n whcelway over tho new
bridge that structure will not be finished Tor
two years and they DO not propose 70 abandon
wheeling for that length Of time. Those who are
prominently Identified with the crusade to secure
the rights OF wheclmcn the present Bridge say
that many innovations have been brought about
since the structure erected. and that each IN
novaton In turn met more or less opposition from
the Bridge engineer and other officials.
As originally planned. the trusses over tho cable
cars TO reach only the height Of the prone
made. Then It said that only low rooted cars
could be used and after n squabble # decided
that the trussos should be made high enough 10
permit the passage underneath Of the regular cars
Of standard height. Later they charged five cents
fare 10 ride in the cars while now II one f. on
continuous journey into Brooklyn the fare on the
Bridge IS nothing-that is. person can get TO any
part Of Brooklyn for one fare OF five cents. once
The Bridge officials charged one cent for pedes-
TRANS to cross the Bridge. and likewise toll FOR
wheeman II he wanted TO ride his wheel over me
structure The pedestrians hoWlod against the IN
justice or having - pay cent Tor "arklhs ~
the Bridge. and the toll was removed inc Wheel-
men thought they suffering an Injustice when
they were compelled 10 disinount ana puttn aSr -, d
ticket before crossing the Bridge, Hnd ms W-s
that IL is no longer safe for anybody 10 ria.
bicycle over the structure, think that, as they are
20 provide q way for them to ride their wheels
between the two boroughs without danger II i'm
some people VINO believe that Engineer Martin
VIII. Il pressed into corner. eventually come or
and say that the structure Will stand no more
added weight The reasons he has siyen for rot
building "a path not logical, according 70 some
Tie Century vheclmen Of NewY9rk has ago oll
received overtures from majority or ne mems S
Of well known bicycle club that s ABOUT - i az =
band who wish 10 Join the Century club. As TINS Is
members ~ the smaller organizatlQns are D'k'l.-
ming that II Is mu III more 70 their adNahtak
organizations han 20 belong 10 that IS merely
q cipher in the cycling world. The mex icEli@ a
college Point. starting from the clubhouse. -.
lis West Seventy-nrst-st at $50 a m, total ne,
VIII be played between the Bowling Green Wneel-
men and the Century Wheemen As this VIII DO
out OF the members IS expected
The London Daily News" OF a recent date con-
tanned the following paragraph.
Is bicycle passengers luggage? The question
arose la one ~ the county courts yesterday on
company who had sent his bicycle. not IN the
Judge decided Tho case IN favor Of tho company.
bicycle lie said, could not be treated as passcn.
gers luggage The company bad right 70 send
il 40 goods within reasonable time. and as il
came 20 hard in twenty-four hours he he.d thar
was reasonable time. This will be a hard saving
thoir wheels and would sooner leave behind their
bags than their bicycles
Bicycle frames arc subjected 70 Destructive IN
nuences through vibration. and become thereby
weakened at the Joints unless properly protected.
because the vibration extends along the tubing
toward the Joints and Is concentrated when met
by the abrupt resistance OF rigid reinforcement'
This danger Is ohyiafed bV the use or reinforce
nents which distribute the vibration from the tube
20 the reinforced Joints In eragualGd name
almost eliminating the danger Of crystalzauon.
T. A. McDufie has gone 70 Chicago and Will make
an attack on the Taylor motor paced mile mark.
He will 90 his work on the Garfield Park track and
is sure he can lower the colored boys hsure or
l.22 rs McDufe held the mile record until u
was secured by Taylor He now feels That good
motor VIII bring Il back 70 him. II is McDuie's
intention % make daily struggles Tor 10" marx.
The outlaw riders and promoters who attempted
10 run weeks tournament 1T Tattersalls, iu chi
cago recently. had sorry time OF II. and IT is
runored that they will cut Chicago on the lst
hereafter 1t is said that the promoters lost so
much money that they deserted the racing crew on
money they could in the last three days OF the
meet. The yell that went mp recently tha' inc
insurgents had captured Chicago appears 10 nave
been Il little premature