New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-02

THAT THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO
TAKE PART-IMpRovEMENTs BE-
ING MADE IN BROOKLYN
nj T.. ..,s,.rratIon IN the ranks OF the local
amateur riders and among the professioha' i,u.'a'
,oo u,bo bave been competing at unsanctioned race
meets thjs wear The promoters or the Julia"
races are having their hands full trying 10 pacliS
the racing men The professional rlueIs WV
cided n turn away from the League OF AMERICAN
Wheelmen and TO cast their 'ot Win p 80
,ronoters now see the mistake that they nave
49, IVA como Of them are only too anxious 10
sooura soma means Of making amends lot what
,bov have done. Those in the employ ol man
facturers are in predcament' lot 'neS 80,
tina, an International championship won at N,oi'
treal or an American championship cap'u'.u a.
1,oston would be worth more to them than do@eis
of races won at unsanctioned meets INC 'eau i
or which can have bearing with any spolu"e
o.oan,zation IN the world Then the rich money
nrizAs IN he hung UP at Montreal and Boston th''
month are something that appeal 10 'ne
s,onal riders Internal dissension ana ulsSd
tom are there and & is only mater OF o. he
time In TIE o SRF IN earnest N Among local anna
teurs there are several riders VINO na' BOSTON and
hns3ine sgainst hope that something woud tuI az az
which would allow them to entGT d me these things by
ne promoters just as they were toa
that the League OF American hes nne ~ the fore
to give up me rorotnrs however have come true
vet and those who watch matte[s oa ,rin Any
that none i u or amateur rider who hopes TO com
either Of big ey ySe Hes6hfroins body
Iau S I, nvcklv sHmmersel, the amateur chsn
pion OF ~ s@cntlard and Taandier, the amateur
ohamnon OF France, have already arr , ~, onne
rea and hey T 6eg" Of foreign champions VIII
rive next week Among the local aina.e s a me
az rornnence who will 60 to Montreal are La ue'
OF prom rG5nF earing Schwarz and Allen TIE ERA Ga
Iors Wahrenbergers Earls Sees schoheas t HT,
let's and Housmens Will ponder lohe anu ''''
and wish that it had not peeh'
,,.o.o ,s ora Improvement being made IN BROOK
r,n which will fill the heart OF every "heel'ia"
an the other side Of the East River with gaohess
ol' ''o 49,, iron, this city who ride through Long
Island will be just happy. The dangerous -
100 tho rest in Prospect Park pointed out so nv
o,antlv in these columns is at last receiving oi'la
attention. The point in question was '"o -,
stone incline which enabled riders 10 ied'e 30
IIamuton-aye and get into the Circle at the south
orr entrance OF the Park. Accidents have oeen lre
ouent there and wheels have been wrecked W '"'
score The opening was only six feet one men zen
vide and In the crush on SuhdayS anu are inniI
TTpeTabIe The attention OF Park Commlssioner
Brewer was called TO the place put noanIs, ed
cycling Clubs of Long Island TOOK up ,nT
and committee % SaSa Widening the space and
when the work has been finished which II VIII ps
today the s ST IFS inT point On the Park
side II will be more than fourteen feet VIDE al tne
spread 6 OF t Tsrng riders to keep to the right and
those coming from the Island 10 take tle roau , ~
side of the trolley pole many accioen's Will 10
avoided.
There is a olsa greeable nuisance to be found at
the rest In the Park which should be attended TO at
once Several haf-grown youngsters are TO Do
found at the rest, presumably selling chewing gum
Sometimes they ply their trade, but more generaIy
they Toll around the benches placed there TOT
the use Of wheemen and wheelwomen. Ihey nave
been known to ncut women and children, ana any
trade they may do in a aum-seling line Is accom-
plished more IN the line OF begging than in any
other way. Yesterday afternoon four Of the young
sters were sitting the benches singing songs
which the ears Of the decent rebeled at. Several
women and children were sitting within earshot Of
orally 70 he found in the neighborhood looked ap-
pealingy at the boys but they paid no attention to
hm6 %Spa To- ala a1 tSey would drive me away
or make my life miserable" Then young man
said IF you young loafers do not shut up, will
call the police ana have y0l driven away ayr ron TON
you thrashing myself The young loafers thought
scsmps have been ordered away from the rest sew
eral times, but they always come back a Few days
later and are soon at their old tricks
There IS some concern in the trade regarding the
tire end Of the bicycle combination In speaking Of
tho subject yesterday veteran dealer said: Il
trust that the conditions will do away with
many Of the called tires to be found on the mar
ket at present Dealers do not want TO handle the
trash. but many people are looking for cheap
tires at present that we are simply compelled 10
put them on a wheel when our customers demand
It. A tire brought into my place to be repaired
the other day, and had to throw up my hands
and admit that 1t was beyond me. There posi-
lively no rubber on the inside Of the tire at ALL
| It.4
had paid 81 - for the tire and that he had had Il
more and secured a tire which would have lasted
him year II he keeps on with that brand he Will be
Cents pound for Old tires now Some Of the chear
tires really nothing but dirt and rotten fabric
sdnd y %ney 10 oe n nos 70 se
snce feeling It and by noticing ts resiliency when
bounded upon the floor. II ought not to require an
expert 10 pick out good for nothing tire
At meeting Of the ossning Wheelmen. OF Sing
| Sing. on Monday, it was decided to hold another
race meet at Brookside Driving Park on Labor
Day The list OF contests Is to be follows: One
mile novice. one milo open, three mile Open five
mile open. AS a special feature mile match
race will take place between George S. Coleman
ne one me snr9 Storms % rs OF rss ne
Ossining Wheelmen League 81 American Wheel
! are also arranging TO hold meet
| Workmen repairing sewers at northumberland
fourteenth-st. and Eighth-ave have left bad hole
! there which Is causing wheelmen considerable
| trouble. Only foot two Is left between the ex-
| caVation and the car tracks and several rider.
have been swept from their wheels by passing cars
! The dangerous place should be attended 10 al once
Lower Sixth-ave. Brooklyn, is one OF the popu-
lar cycling routes 10 the Coney Island cycle paths
| The asphalt is IN bad condition. particularly be.
tween Lincoln and Berkeley places There is one
| deep hole near there which may cause serious
accident II not attended to.
CRICKET.
BOTH TEAMS SELECTED FOR THE MATCH
AT TORONTO NEXT WEEK