New-York tribune., 1900-07-16
CYCLING.

POPULAR WITH THE WHEEL
MEN-RACEs AT sEv-
ERAL TRACKS
About comfortable a thing as the average
mortal could do in the heat yesterday to dress
lightly mount bicycle and make his way to the
seashOre out into the country. Thousands did
this Those who did suffered from the
heat than those who took an outing on wheel
The most popular those leading to the
ocean. A goody number went out over the West
chester roads. the majority bound for City Island.
Those going up Sedgwick-ave. all the way from
Macomb's Dam bridge to Kingsbridge found the
road in bad shape. There has been so much heavy
trucking in this district lately that the roads
badly cut up. Those fond of rough riding can find
it in plenty this time by taking spin over the
various driveways in Central Park. The driveways
are even worse in places than those in Prospect
Park. Brooklyn. The road from Kingsbridge to
Yonkers is in fine condition. The best riding in
Jerome-ave. at present is between the tracks,
where it is smooth the Coney Island Cycle
Path. The Staten Island roads were also popular
with the wheelmen yesterday, and the ferry from
this city and the from Bayonne carried many
wheels Over in Brooklyn those who tried to avoid
Prospect Park by going down Coney Island-ave.
which Is continuation Of Fifteenthst, found that
promised repairs had not been made. Crushed stone
has been placed for part OF the distance between
Ninth-ave. and the southern entrance OF the park.
The rest of the way the stone has been piled up in
heaps Many riders, both men and women went
out to the Merrick Road. The largest throng was
noticed in the yclnify OF TaHy centmrv riders
are holding forth.
About 5000 spectators witnessed the first sun
day bicycle race meet at Gutenberg track, New
Jersey yesterday. AS the new track was not
ready the races We're run on the old mile trotting
track. The scratch men did not make any head
way at all, as the riders with handicaps easily
won all the contests. Jimmy" Michael rode a
villa i'm 4.01 \
I.ynbrook won the five mile handicap from the
$50 yard mark, and finished second in the one mile
Summarizes
J Smith. Newark second; A. Malice New-York third
Hail mile open Cams,eurlWon BY 6 6 so4Ts6sT s5fd
;o9 WeT5eid 4orn ;sSPer "a per third rims- o
ore mile handicap smateuTmW9n & asd by Eod w Eawee 1
Island 80 Yards second Stewart Roberts Jersey City
Five mile handicap Camateur--won by John Bedell
Lynbrook Long Island $50 YARDS; G; E Homan KINGS
WestfeId \ J. 80 yards, third. Timem12:247 ,
Time-4:o1B.
W s. Fem. of Waterbury, showed speed and
Judgment yesterday at the regular Sunday bicycle
races at Vailsburg. He was the winner of the
twenty-five mile amateur contest and also of the
prize for the leader at the tenth fifteenth and
twentieth miles Blocker, who the lap prize,
seemed to be a racemaker for Fem. There were
thirty-four starters. only seven finishing. When
the riders around for the tenth mile CoIlett
tried hard to pass Eenn but failed al as Fem led
the two mile professional contest from the 240yard
mark Tom Cooper, on scratch, finished fourth
Summaries.
yn D. McKinnon, New York second j Collins Newark,
Two mile handicap prqesstona-Won by " Tlernsy
australia 249 y9tds GS2rg9 ka%T g36 C2Gas2 @ 2ar o
''ifa Hair miIe handicap amateurwon by Brooks,
ards second Thomas Fagan Madison y. / 90 yards,
J6ird Time-i:Ol9s.
twenty i've mile qnen lama[sur,.Won by w. s Fem
Thomas Harrison New-Jersey, third. Time-l:o3"$'s-
The bicycle races held at Willard Park Pater-
con Yesterday were we'll attended. w. s. Alex
ander of Brooklyn. fell from his wheel exhausted
after winning second prize in the three mile tan
dem handicap. Walter Babb of Paterson, defeated
open but he and schofeld We're never in the hunt
in the handicap, both starting from scratch. sum
mares:
third mile novicep-won by Holmes; sindle.
ond stryker third TimeIg:5Q v,.,ter po,D c,oor~a
schoded EiwaT5 Bngton M hTd sbeT So
walter pownes u66 Yards, second Charles Wood 900
Fhrce 5 IG. BY ,5 5
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surok County claims to be the banner county
for side mathis with exception. Last year
Monroe County sold forty thousand tags which
netted $4,000, while Suffolk sold twenty
tags being sold for double the price. This year
Sunolk County will sell thirty thousand tags, and
as the price remains the same, 80 cents, she
will have $4,000 spend on the side
maths Mile after mile of path has been built,
and NJ tbe nresent time the Side Path Commission
is LAYING out work which will last all the season.
The Suffolk County Side Path license tags are good
in any county in New-York State, and any one
contemplating a trip Will have no trouble in pro
curing The tags as the commission has placed them
with the l. A w. headquarters in the Wander
bilt Building, also with Spalding a Bros, In the
same building and at No. II Warren-st For the
accommodation of the Brooklyn wheelmen a supply
has been left at No 1857 Bedford-ave
While the Side Path Commissioners OF Suffolk
County are at work in the vicinity of Northport
II would be considerate their part. and he ap-
preciated by wheelmen, il they were 10 build
side path from Northport (Man-st) straight over
what Is known the North Road TO Kings
Park. connecting with the side path through Smith
town. st. James. Stony Brook. Setauket. to Port
jefferson. The road In question is a little hilly
but is easily rldable, and Is much frequented by
Wheelmen.