The sun., 1900-07-25
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
A Quartettc Of Globe Girdlers start Penniless
on Their Journey.
aarhts, &c., fur Sale.

A quartette OF work their ay-around-the
world" cyclers started yesterday morning
from the New York City Hall. They were
two young married couples. Mr.. and Mrs. Clauds
A. Bgelow Of 2oi Central avenue, Flushing.
L. l.. and Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander L. Spiro
OF 4oO Lenox avenue. this city. All are men-
bers of the Century Road Club. They set
out penniess. the ydeclared, and hope to earn
their expenses and more In various ways.
They have wager Of 5000 that they can
do this and get back to New York In thirty
months. All OF tho party are experienced
riders and some OF them have toured In
Europe so that they will not be at a loss when
they first begin to lose the English language.
One OF the wavs in which they hoye TO make
money Is by the writing and publication Of a
book, another Is by lecturing and selling photo
graphs. Mr., and Mrs. spiro were married
Mr.. Mr. and Mrs, Biselow, who have been mar
ried year started on a tandem. A few friends
and relatives saw them start Their first
but DR.. +. 4. Blgelow, father Of the venture
some wheeman saved them begging their
passage by pay ING the fare. From Jersey
tom tom Toledo Chicago, Denver. and san Fran
cisco. The Century Road Club will lay out
their route across the continent, They DO
not intend TO cross China but VIII go from
India TO Japan.
stlll bent upon riding for thirty days and do
ing forty-fve centuries in that time Mrs E. R.
Bayne continued TO pedal over the valley
Stream course Yesterday. Monday was the day
for double and she finished her twenty-third
century early Yesterday morning. She slept
then. and started out again yesterday afternoon,
Last evening she had completed fifty miles OF
her twenty fourth century.
A new way OF complying with the law that
requires riders to give an audible signal and
ride not ia ter than eight miles an hour has
been discovered by member OF tho q ter
New York Wheelmen, II is not "A good way to
initiate but il caused much merriment along
the Coney Island path a few nights ago. The
rider in crossing the driveway slowed his front
wheel and fell at the same time, breaking four
spoke, against the step on the wheel Of one Of
his comuanipn-. When he started on again he
found tho damaged wheel so much twisted
that the tire rubbed hard against the
front forks at one stage IN every
10 whistle resulted from the friction. At
tempts TO sraighten the buckle" were futile
and darkness came on and found he man with.
out light. IL was a case Of get home as best
miles an hour with the bent and binding wheel.
and the squeals came more rapidly. He. was
entirely within the law, but not happy. Friends
who were with him kept calling out for him
te "let the poor bird so, for the noise sounded
like the piping Of a newly caught songster.
Strangers passing asked il he had some new
kind Of patent alarm whistle and i is cause
for trouble now TO ask him about his new de-
vice for getting home without lamp.
NOTES.
The Executive Committee OF the New York State
Division. l.. 4. W, will meet tonight at the Marine
nd Field Club. Bath Beach. where the members viii
be guests OF chief Consul Milo NJ. Bedding
The n. G A. circuit meet with one mile cham pon.
ship scheduled has been declared OH because the
sprluLIuE failed to