The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-19
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN
MISS rATMAN FINISHES THE IOURTH
CENTURY AHEAD or TIME.
Must Complete Her Zig Task by Seven
O'Clock To- Morrow Morning to Break the
Record-The Rider IL Affected ny Dusty
Roads-Bridge Path Supporters at Work.

| O'Clock To-Morrow Morning to Break the
Record-The Rider Is Affected ny Dusty
| Roads-Bridge Path Supporters at Work.
Throughout Sunday night and all OF ycster-
! day. Miss Jane G. Yatmnn continued her long
| journey awhcol toward tho record mark Of
| seven continuous centuries. which must he
| completed within eichty-four hours in order
| TO yield to her the distinction that she covets
| Miss Yatman finished her fourth 100 miles
shortly utter . o'clock yesterday afternoon and
was then nearly Ave hours ahead ~ her sched-
| ule. She then took nap oi couple OF hours
| and after awakening ate the heartiest meal
| In which she has ndulgod since tho
start. partaking OF both meat. and vegetables
she set forth again at > O'Clock in the expccta-
ton OF finishing her fifth century before .
| o'clock this morning.
| The roads over which Miss Yatman Is travel
| ling are growing heavier with dust under the
continued dry spell and this is proving the
! chief obstacle she has to overcome outside OF
conquering her own feelings OF sleepiness
| and fatigue. She is naturally Il cheerful
| woman as well as p.ucky. and instead OF
complaining about the dust Rhe repeatedly
expressed her qualification at having
| such perfect weather in which TO undertake
! the feat that never before has been performed
| by a woman. She rode evenly yesterday, not
| seeking for any fast pace from tandems such
| as she had on Sunday morning. nut aiming to
gain only few hours in each twelve. which
she will need toward the end in. order to per-
Miss intman said last evening that abe had
not intended to sleep any, during the after;
| do her good and enable her TO save strength
for tho tniri Gay, which is always the heart
The slcep Of tho afternoon was the third
short nap Miss iatman had taken since the
IN" Tn x and r%sei
hour after the third century which she finished
cary on Monday mornnS, the same az she did
pan yesterday by John 7. Wall Ial Rucb,
and several others Of tho Century Road Cub.
tho manner Of a racing man, following
machine on the track, but rides with the others
the side SO that she is shielded as much as nos.
sIhle from the wind. she sits her wheel in
r" and While eaning war he has eH not
the bow-bn' ked position OF the hnbituhl
seorchGr. she pedals at a pace Of about tour
teen miles an hour, averaging about one hour
and half to each lap Of twenty m les, including
her stops each tlme at her hcndluarters;
OF the dust and he loss q sleep. Her cheeks
srringy. her voice CHEEKY. and she seemed to
have abundant strength and determination
This is not Miss Yntmans first vacation
spent IN seek ing glory on me wheel The DoD
were, travelled during a vacation week also.
She divided her fortnight Of leisure into sepa-
rated weeks in order to be able to make later
Ave centuries. as Mrs; Lindsay did
" The scenes about the the, headquarters OF Miss
since her start. Villagers aud farmers hang
about the Place and gape and ask IueS.inns
are also assembled a number OF 100 mile en-
thusiasts. members OF the Century Road
% Me1 are in 'n The "4 4qss and
meanwhile are pi,ing M their own mile
PS' rd na their Ens OF bars
the little woman in gray; These club riders
arc very dusty and have hloolshot eyes. some
Of them not having had much more sleep han
Miss latman. but they seem to show 1t more.
Tonight large delegation will go out from
end which is expected to be at about five or
six o'clock Tomorrow morning. she must
finish, by seven o'clock in order to break the
record.
the VARIOUS cycling organizations OF the
Greater C,y. on the matter OF a cycle Path
to ma lie nght against those who have opposed
the scheme was crystalizcd. plan was for,
all 70 hey
are in the Associated Clubs or not. to
Rna dsssn 1h whdh idea viii to be- have ep
resented IN the various organizations and
| among the unattached wheeImen by sub-com-
petition in favor Of n path. and the other to as
| cal office on the subject. and MISC to do snch
| campaigning for and against nominees as may
meeting. for which a general invitation to cyc-
| lists is extended, is to be held on next Monday
6. 2sw YAK r. at tie S Sa 81 ,6s
Vanderbilt Building 1872 Nassau street;
| cr,ck b. House acted as chairman at The meet
ing yesterday, while Robert ". Dye: Of the As
| secretary; Theodore ktendl. who last week
presented the tepqrt slatirG that he and his
accepting Engineer Martins report and not
| carrying the agitation further. WAS not present.
did y not fhnR Rsnd the best
sentiment OF the A. {. C, Of l.. |. The meas
"pnea W " by
egnte TO the A. C. c. Of l.. l. In q peppery
| speech he said:
~ do not believe in fooling with politicians,
| The place to touch their hearts is NJ the ballot
boxes Lieut.; Coy. Woodruff was strongly or:
| his ticket He says 1t was due to the support
q the wheel men and we know that It was;
can can d" do it again. '' They think that winter
Il coming and that cyclists go to sleep
so w tRtm M Tnet las where h. srSsna w IL
stand on and what we want Is a cycle path for
comfort, for economy for the safety o; lifs.
We will go in an elevator. climb stairs. or go
shtsSen ladder il pecessary il we can
Roads Association. after going over the ground
| II
| Of thcm. nj which wheelmen b. requested. for
| this occasion only. to lay party politics aside
| and vote and work as wheelmen in their com
mon interest. II. NJ. Valentine Of tho q. X. A.
| said that he had talked with many Brookiyp
| riders and white 1t was true. as Fullerton had
said. that the delegates OF the A, C. G. OF L. I.
satisfied tina, il they did 40 on this occasion
their action would be reBpudiated by the clpts
the meeting primed with long statement
scoring tho Brooklyn men who had seceded.
| Ii was unanimously approved, The statement
| In part says:
Engineer Martin has exhibited no oyerweaninG
| desire to construct parh across the Bridge.
although cn;ineers. in every respect as competent
as Mr.. ,rtin have declared thatit Is feasible as
| woll possible. to construct cycle path which
Will mro; the, wants and requirements Of the
| wheeling public. Every tiiac the matter
| OF cycle path has been agitated. Mr.
| Martin has met such agitation with the
request that the cyclists present plan for the path
and ca h time that plan was preSt nted IT has been
eirctually turned down. At no time has Mr. Aartu
suggested that he himself would attempt to pres"nt
plan, but has always insisted that plan from
| those representing the Wheeling interests.
| Those who now remain in the light firmly con.
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