New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
ALI. ANXIOUS FOR THE OUTDOOR SEA
SON TO ARRIVE.
wHEELMEN AUpoMoBIIIsTs AND MOTOR CYCLING
ENTHUSIASTS CONFIDENT THAT COMING
SEASON WILL SURPRISE EVERY
BoDY-NoTEs AND COMMENTS
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SEASON WILL SURPRISE EVERY
BoDY-NoTEs AND COMMENTS
wheelmen, those who have become interested in
motor cycles and automobile enthusiasts are
Ing forward with interest to the formal opening
of the outdoor season. While the roads are drying
out finely. the weather in this part of the year
cannot be depended upon for any length of time
and, in consequence, comparatively few arrange
naents for tours and made. The weather
on washington's Birthday fine overhead
that the -icers of bicycles the drivers of auto
mobiles Were out in force. The throng in Fifth
ave was one of the largest of the winter, and to
the close observer the size OF that throng was a
pretty good indication of what would come when
The weather settled for good and the roads an were a be
fact that there will be Pen of 6 w be- FqI ndged
in with more enthusiasm than last year Just now
much popularity motor cycles will have TINS ms year year
single wheels and tandems TO date are are rather her
duced IN weight and bulk is question for the
manufacturers themselves to answer A tiny motor
the last few miles of a long journey or against a
gsIe o. VINO, IS ae ri gentIixe This hapnv COM
bination?
The National Assembly of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen strongly Endorsed the bill presented
70 Congress calling for appropriation OF s50OoOO
for highway Improvement in the various States
The bill is framed in the interests OF farmers
wheelmen and the public generally. and the League
requested in its resolutions that all classes support
the bin by communication with their representa-
measure. In the debate which followed the intro
its passage were brought out Among them was
the fact that Congress annually approprlaes
Ions Of dollars for river and harbor improvement
that subsidies hEs been T o be tor it Tas sae
as a FORMS 1Sr Of hehWays yet the National Govern
ment has done nothing for a half century for bet
farmers and indirectly be of untold value to the
commerce of the entire country.
when the time arrives the public will buy bicy
cles as it buys clothng-on the actual quality OF
the article and the nameplate that 1t bears,
and they will get much better goods for less
money" ssid a dealer the other day THE public
will become educated sooner or later. just as the
dealer has When he buys whee LOT ms bnhs
and other high-grade materials the wheel ne Is
buying is made Of and he has educated himself up
10 the high grade makers parts. as the rider has
to the name of high grade tires Mhen q F,heed Is
high grade wheel. regardless of the name-plate'
According TO veteran road rider the best way
to clean a chain is TO give it good soaking over
night in a pan of paraflne or kerosene Then the
links should be worked one by one TO rub out any
of the clnging dirt. Next a thin lubricating Oil
should be applied the links and after the first
ride with the chain fabricated the most salts
factory thing TO apply OF S s 5 e 2a i
years The taIIow keeps the chain easy. and the
Dat 6eeRe in the thin ubrcating oils that are
frequently offered for sale. They all right for
substance for the machine of the ordinary rider
A new motor to be attached to any bicycle is
described as follows by the inventor THE motor
is so narrow that It goes the frame OF bicy-
Gle and does not interfere with the use OF the
pedals. It weighs twenty pounds, and the other
attachments weigh about five pounds 1t has
sneed of six 10 twenty miles an hour. the same
Being controled by a small lever near the handle
bar or burton the end of the bar. II is started
Fexr +arrns of he a
sever Sufficient gasolene for days gun can be car,
RED The motor is finished in nickel and enamel
and can be used either with or without the outside
case
IT IS said that in France alcohol is coming largely
into use for automobile and motor cycle fuel. In
stead Of gasolene-doing away with the OBNOXIOUS
doors Alcohol is not available IN this country,
owing the heavy tax the Government has placed
on IT. This is likely to be abated. as tenn
perance organizations are already agitatng strenu-
lene motors much less odorous than the French.
and American makers promise to eliminate the door
altogether.
For several years the Department Of Agriculture
has maintained Office of road inquiry. upon
which devoved the duty Of circulating and collect
ing information REGARDING the good r3ads move,
small appropriation; small, in fact that CON
tribuons for its support have had TO De MADE by
once upon time a bicycle for the
first time "Ah" said he, Il will have Of those
when they are improved Long years elapSeu
and when the pneumatic tires and other improve
rnents came he said: They will be better yet
But when in he said: This is better,
man he waited PATIENTLY for perfect means Of
travel but last week he carried In a horse
drawn hearse TO mis- last resting place Thus by
waiting for the perfect article, he got nothing.
There many like him.-(Exchange.
An enterprising English firm builds order
houses for automobiles. They portable houses,
Of light construction. quickly erected at any point
and have a neat appearing exterior. For a small
runabout a house by feet has been designed.
The sides paneed and the interior lined with
and hinged board at the door. turned in when
the door is closed, forms incline to the
automobile in
1.-The style Of modern riding is much more suit
able to hill climbing than the old fashioned and
ungainly methods" said Will r. Pitman yesterday.
There is one golden rule getting up slopes which
should be remembered by all riders. especially
those whose hearts inclined go pit pat,
and that is keep the mouth shut. So long you
breathing easily and well without gasping you
safe enough. and may continue, but If the
ton is violent enough force you 60 inhale wind
between your teeth, hop off and walk.
Lord Charles Beresford laughed when he
said in speech that half the carriage traffic con-
sisted of the horses but he right. The cure
of congestion is the Of motors without horses
and of course. bicycles II is speed that causes
congestion but the lack of il.
MANY CRICKET CLUB MEETINGS.
The coming week will be marked by numerous