New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
CYCLING.
THOUSANDS OF WHEELMEN TURN OUT
AND MANY COLLISIONS OCCUR.

AS the outdoor season progresses the wonderful
popularity of the bicycle becomes evident,
and those VINO predicted that the general interest
in wheeling the wane have nothing further
to say. The weather yesterday almost ideal
for outing, except that the wind rather
high times. and IL had the effect of populatng
the many good roads in this district they have
! not been before in many a day. Roadhouse
keepers, who good judges, because the condi-
ton of their Golfers at night is a indication.
said thar the turnout was the argest of the year
and OF them said that wheemen We're
out than they had seen in any one day in two
years.
There ending stream Of wheels seen
in the Boulevard. EigEth-ave.. Riverside Drive.
First and Fifth aves. during the morning and
afternoon. Thousands went the Harlem TO
! the good roads in Westehester 1t was estimated
that more wheelmen were seen in the neghbor-
hood of City Island and above that point than had
been the case in two years. Many of the macad-
amized roads were dusty Going out in the morn
ing or early afternoon the wind not particu-
larly troublesome, but dai kness came on the
wind freshened and those who were ont for the
first time this spring felt pretty we'll tagged out
when they reached their homes last night The
bicycle policemen kept busy during the day
trying 10 curb the sprintng of the youthful
scorchers.
There was an unusual throng in The Hudson
County Boulevard In the afternoon. and impromptu
brushes between members OF rival clubs kept the
onookers interested and frightened m3ny novlces
we'll patronized. never ending stream OF wheels
going out and COMING, back over the Richmond
Road The Staten Island ferry did a rushing bust
ness and the little ferry running between Bayonne
and Port Richmond crowded with wheelmen
crossing between Staten Island and New-Jersry.
But the real throng of the day was seen In the
cycle paths in Brooklyn in the macadamized roads
leading Fort Hamilton and Bath Beach and out
lin the Merrck Road. While the numbA. of wheel
seen ir the roads might not have been large
as have been Sundays this time
summer. the number of and boys dur
ing the day the largest of the year. There
been a sort of unwrtten law in wheeling for tho
paths to be thrOnged from a. m. 70 II a. m and
then from go p. m. to about p Between II
and 25D the wheelmen generally home get
ting luncheon, and in consequence the paths have
had rather deserted appearance. Yesterday there
no let-up in the cycling parade. and the
house keepers marvelled much in consequence One
of the most prominent bonifaces explained the
change by saying that he thought many wheeImen
had visited Brooklyn during the day from New
York and other districts. and thai most ot the
Brooklyn riders, realizing that the pa his would be
thranged. had @One in the Merrick Road
There were many accidents in he paths and in
the district of the rests in Prospect Park Two
men met in collision the ,rn entrance of
the park about D. m. They met head and
the wheel of the Younger man was wrecked. The
other wheel escaped. but the owner did When
the wheels crashed together he cook a flying leap
over his handleb9rs and struck mis- forehead on
the spTOcket of the other bicycle. His head
gashed so badly that he was forced to visit ply
Sician and have the wound Sewed There
dozens of collisions at the rest opposite the Parade
Grounds and the policemen and bystanders were
kept busy In the early afternoon untangling the
unfortunates. There is not room. enough at this
point and if Park Commissioner Brewer wishes 20
Go the riding public service he will order changes
made there at once. The racks are out of order,
The seats should be moved back fifty one hun
dred feet and another of racks built Unless
tried 10 climb the trees Yesterday
There were also many collisions at the end OF the