New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16

states with capacity sufncient TO mako complete
bicycle each five seconds. WORKING ten nuns
day three hundred days each year.
When r. 1. Coleman w15 seen az MS pla'o 20
business at No. IS Warren-st yesterday no ""'
in consultation with several OF the prominen. %,
cycle manufacturers Mr.. Coleman dechneo -
say anything about the above report. ne mo Il
neither SSnm nor or a tse National Trade
and the controlling spirit In one OF the isanmeihing
cycle plants in the country. may nave
10 say to-day.
Tb. ou,,, Club wheemen is no more. Inc wv
r,rer Club 10 now the official name OF the o'uD
which played more or less Of part IN ~ u,as
IN this district the last three years Inc cruz W.
the first TO conduct paced race III inns 49,
OF the middle-dstance sort which oeo" an, - ons
later The first attempt. although Hion "a .hs
Of IN. competitors. was not success Oh" r rse
,s,,her. NJ the club lost considerable money i"o
neets conducted last year were iaiiureS -
financial point although successes as iai 's .n
goes The conservative members decioeu .''' W
hes. chance that the club had was for IL 10 DC
come club for newspaper men, ratnea, 'na setne
cycle writer's and racing men A,sp ecrai No 10
Of the club held at the cinoto os The organ
;zstion was changed as above without any opp
sition The The o%y eS employed IN the editorial
department OF daily newspapeds oS daily papers
mn3b.bed elsewhere shall be eligible for mem tSho
ship in the Newspaper Club any y.ll neae shall be
Cropped Immediately from the active list o TO for for
come an associate member; Thirty a2pmc ca Favor
ably. This makes the total present mem nF nav
M gain Of s 1 aE rSe snS af}ernoon there
will be special gathering at the r,ido some
the EneTtaf aare SATURDAY night Is to be club
night when there Will be a gathering Vi
The wheelmen Of Patchogue are already "orhine
earnestly N arrange successful League OF AMER
can Wheelmen State meet which VIII De helu 'iiei
on June % and 30 and July l. The Race Con,,' s
met on Saturday night, and supervisor Ai.
Bailey IT. was elected chairman OF the oo"''
tee and John f. Ketcham secretary Inc
will take place on July /. and they VIII Dc as io'.
lows. One-rn,le novice: twornile handicap; one
mile New-York state chsmpionshhtpp one Awhile
tea race and pursuit Of teams Of two men
The entries will close week belore ans and other
interesting features added There W. be races
bicycle parade SATURDAY eYen he grand marshal OF
the parade.
Folly Rsysett. OF No. Dc Lafayette-ave. Brook
Ivn who lost both Of his legs by being run over
by a trolley-car while riding across the biooAisn
Bridge Yesterday began an action against t"e .''
~ New-York and another against the brooklyn
Rand Transit Company for damages TO the eA-
10y ., sso ooo IN each suit for the injuries he re-
csved while riding across the Bridge, on April "a
Barnett who has since been in the hosp pa sis
ter and in his complaint he AYERS that Ine Eng
is guilty Of gross negHse1ss Tidq s rosdways for
p1opSr rSroueh their president Michael Furst
Associated cycling CUBS b e OF long s5d are said TO
be back of Barnett in the action at issue; tno oi
SELLS ~ - ne suit The decision may solve the
Bridge cycle roadway problem
The rerhborhood OF Bedford Fountain. in Brook
lvn IL becoming a dangerous place. especially on
HOLIDAYS and Sundays According TO the bicycle po-
uceman who Is stationed about there Sundays some
provision should made for traffic about the foun-
tain Wheelmen coming up from the Broadway
Ferry turn into Berry-st.. then into Diysion-ave
ard tten into Bedford-ave. The turn into Bedford
ave ia short and collisions there are frequent The
bicycle policeman suggests that the best way 10
avoid collisions and trouble al TINS point IS 10 pass
an ordinance compelling wheemen going toward the
ferry 10 pass TO the right OF the fountain and those
There were dozens Of collisions at this point on sum
day There was crush there wnen ,d tne
made above collisions will become less frequent.
! An important meeting Of the Associated Cycling
/ Clubs of Long Island held at Mlndens. on the
/ Coney Island Cycle Path last night. Between fifty
and sixty delegates from the many clubs were pres
emit. The association passed resolution calling
upon the city officials and the Bridge Commissioners
iyn Bridge. Complaints have been made to the
ISOLATION that the ordinance which requires the mo,
street crossings was not being Observed The num-
bers Of the cars will be taken when such violations
to fine OF SIS Chief Engineer Lewis Of the De;
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roads and good roads work.
The Newport Wheelmen. at their semi-annual
meeting elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Frederick Krug, president: Francis
Bruder vice-pre sdent; Martin Daniels. financial
secretary; N. B. Brandon recording secretary;
Frank P. Stanley, corresponding secretary; Louis
Ross. treasurer Edward Ross. sergeant t arms;
Board of Directors. Francis Bruder. chairman; NJ.
! B. Brandon. Louis Ross, W. b. Gum and William
Snyder.
Two racing tandem. followed by an
other on a single wheel. gave A bicycle policeman
lively brush yesterday IN Eastern Parkway, Brook
hind but he won't forget the little chase the next
time those scorchers come his way.
Men are at work repairing holes IN the asphalt In
Bedford-ave.. Brooklyn. There is bad spot at
Fourteenth-st. and Ninth-ave. There is quite
dip above the sewer at that point which ought to
be repaired.
The roads about City Island and Barlow at pres
| ent are in splendid condition. There is consider
ably riding in this district than there was a
year ago.
| Riders on the Boulevard uptown must keep their
| eyes open these days.
A veteran long-distance rider gives this advice:
| '1f you intend to make tour Of two hundred
three hundred miles. you should he in the saddle
daily for at least a fortnight before you start
as to get yourself into good form. Long rides
not necessary, but five or ten miles should be COW
cred each day."
L. A. W. SANCTIONS
Chicago May 15--Ths suspension placed upon the
three Butler boys-Tom. Nat and Frank-of Cam
bridge Mass. has been raised by the League OF
American Wheelmen Racing Board. their fines hav-
ing been paid. The following meets have been
sanctioned
May STRICKLAND Athletic Association. Spring
Valley, N Y: May 15-Swarthmore College Athletic
Association Swarthmore. Penn: July and 5-Ath-
and Bicycle Club of Dover, Canal Dover. Ohio;
May 30-Crescen: Point Cycle Track Associa ton,
Riverside. r. l.; May s0-Catholic Club. Sag Har-
bor N Y; May 13-Cutler School. New-York: May
22-Haverford College Grammar School. Haverford
Penn May ao1F Mcc9ilough Trenton. \. J.;