The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-14
NEWS OF TEE NHxEImnM.
Plans of the Century Road Club fer II,
Annual Fall Ride.


Annual Fall Ride.
The event OF tomorrow. locally. will be tho
annual fall century Of the Century Road Club
There will be four divisions. the lrst Of which
will 60 for tho 100 mile record. This will be
unpaced and those in It will be practically
competitors " 100-mile road race. This I'M
paced section will start from Bedford Rest.
Brooklyn. at O'Clock In the morning and an
ish at the same point. Prior to the start q
ticket will be handed to each rider entered.
The course to be followed will be directly out
via Jamaica. Valley Stream. Frseport and
Babylon to the fifty mile mark. located Just be-
yond Oakdals: here each ticket must be
stamped with the Official time by the checking
official at that point. This done. the home
ward race will be on. the same course being re-
traced. The tickets will be handed In at the
finish and will again be tims-stamped. The
first to finish will receive q gold edal. the
second a silver medal and the third one OF
bronze. all OF special design. All others who
finish win qualify for m edals which will have
their elapsed time engraved on them. Single
machines only will be permitted. and no pacing
will be allowed by any one not entered and
actually competing for the entire distance.
Three rates OF speed will be followed by the
divisions OF the paced section. A ten hour di-
vision will leave Bedford Fountain. Brooklyn.
at O'Clock. and ride via Bath Beach. Consy To-
land. Jamaica and Valley Stream to Rockaway
Beach for dinner. returning through Lynbrook
Freeport. Hampstead. Baldwins. Valley Stream
and Jamaica to Bedford Rest. This 10 a fast
division and will be paced by ". Fl. Anderson.
Charles A. Lehrtter and H. ]. Gehnrich OF the
c. r. G. twelve hour division. intended for
riders OF average ability. will go over the same
course. starting at $50 A. NJ. under the guild
ance OF d. NJ. Adee. W. II. Mnckey. and Albert
Ipi,, all - - a.
ordinary century runs triAe too fast for their
comfort and all noviees at this kind Of riding.
will be looked after by G. r. Eylander, D. W.
Hem pstead and George Sweet, and will follow
the same course as tho ten and twelve hour
riders starting at z A. NJ and finishing within
fourteen hours.
1t was reported last evening from Valley
Stream that George Riverre. who started at
noon on Wednesday to ride / 900 miles In less
than the record time OF ninety.three hours.
had com plstcd 900 miles. and would finish
700 before $3.50 P. NJ His tmo for 500 miles.
II he completed 1t at 2 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. as It was said he did. would be thirty
eight hours. As that is eleven hours and fifty
flvs minutes better than the record o. Egloff
for tho Same distance. II looked as II some
mistake had been INSIDE.
30 far as known. Rivierre has received only
little pacing help. his chief assistance coming
from william Brown on q single. An attempt
was made last night to find some Of the officials
OF the Century Road Club and verify the
report concerning the riding OF Rivierre. but
they could not be found.
To-day the A. B. c.. as the American Bicycle
Company ia becoming Familiarity know will
begin the work OF moving into its new quarters
at 81 Park Row. 1t will occupy an entire floor
ofthe building. consisting OF thirty nine rooms.
The Executive Committee continued It's SEES.
zion yesterday. but did not complete its work.
The reports Of the committees on sales. Job
bling and advertising have been received but
n official announcement OF the action on them
has been made.
There will be an effort 1t is thought, to limit
tho total output and the price according to
grade. but how this will be attem pied 10 mat
ter purely speculative One indication that, 60
far as jobbers and branch stores are con-
ssrned, the business Of 1900 will not be radi-
out by one OF the largest concerns In the
trust. The circular has been sent to its retail
agents. In part 1t reads:
The talk q trusts and TIE talk afainst trust. has
business and better prepared or the business
We in shape to put out more and better bicycles
than ever before, and we going TO make strong
and aggressive fight for larger share Of the trade
OF 1900. Therefore do not let the people In your
intend to be in the future the agent We have our
plans arranged for next season business. We wish
could give our agents full informa ton ct this
time. but we want to be in shape to take their
we have for them We will BE- able 10 DO this in
very short time.