The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
VIEWS or THE WHEEIMEN.
Plenty OF Hardy Riders out Yesterday
President Keenan, on Lamps.

Plenty OF Hardy Riders out Yesterday
President Keenan, on Lamps.
A day such as yesterday was is needed now
| and then to surprise observers and teach anew
| the lesson OF the boon that cycNbg has been.
| The surprise was in the number OF men and
women who were out In the northwest gale.
| II was much greater number than could have
been seen on such a day couple OF years ago
when the craze WAS at It's height, The wind
| put a premium on strength and grit and II was
| no day for the puny and the weak spirited.
| Coins to Consy Island on the cyclic path was
| as easy as on n yacht. for the breeze carried
| the riders before II. but returning toward the
city was a task that made many quit. On no
| Sunday this fall have there been so many
wheels left at the road houses nlonR the boule.
| ward, to be called for later A fnct that the
riders did not seem to know il that the sls-
waited Ia again running to Brighton and that
they could have ridden with their wheels
direct to New York.
An incident VI yesterday that was cha rnctsr.
istic OF the day ocsurred at a cycle store near
Prospect Park. A man and 4 woman with q
tandem entered. The man asked to have the
| two-seater checked and stored until he called
for i, He did not ask what the charge would
| be, hut said solemniy to tn" dealer:
Put 1t who're 1t will have a real, good rcst.
Island and buck this Tar and II need. res, wy
much. have not the cruelty to make II 20 an
the way home. We will take cur to New
| York"
Patrolman Charles Iiaussler OF the Brooklyn
being the champion cyciist Of tho pole" force
| and will not be happy until he has met and
York s%asa "so sGn sss
Although tho outdoor season IL over Haussler
has kent in condition and says that he win
| Square Garuen In one-mils heats or IN n 10
mile pursuit race. with motor pacing.
| curious condition OF affairs in PittsburR. where
% & s f. t That .s. Ts"S smp Gsa
year. It's enforcement, Ia. mado 4 generally
obn321ious' not only e whesImen. but 70 vehi:
| ha. shown that they are Aot oAly incon-
venient ana costly. but, that they In
Of riding 80 clearly is this, the ease. that
| Director BiGelow Is opposed to the use Of
IN Bsow an ny
| use Tor vehicle lamps from the time the SUBJ
| ject was first hroached; ard he 10 now more
sary"
An unannounced race meet was held yester-
day at tho VailsburR track. Summary follows I:
sou, New Haven. defeated J. Ii, Hunter, Nss.rI.
Tniimi,sd. Pursuit M.,S prSsfs.'SSnsi Otto
| Toronto. Distance. IA miles, time. ~ minutes
| IL seconds.
Thrcs.cornered race. special. for Newark riders
| Non by Floyd Krtbs; Ed Warren, second; Bob
| Hunter, third. Time, mlnntes ~ seconds,
| Quarter mile dash, protessional-won by Archie
MGEacherni Otto Maya, second. Time. 80 s.o
| seconds.
| Dudley Marks. the former trainer OF Linton
| arrived here on Saturday to await the coming
Of young Champion. the French middle dis-
lance rider. who y due hers on Wednesday
Marks said that N. q. A. rider. need have 10
ride at the worlds Championships at Paris
pext year The Union velocipede do France.
ever and 10 fighting hard for Il. II now has
the favor Of the majority Of the European or
gani zahons, according to Marks, and he had
| country last summer.