The sun., 1900-04-03
NEWS or THE WI HEELMEy.
New Riders on the Brooklyn Cycle Path
The Old Trock Mt Lynn to BE Reopened.

New Riders on the Brooklyn Cycle Path
The Old Track at Lynn to BE Reopened.
That there are yet some cyclists who believe
In organization for effective work and are more
concerned in the general great work Of the Leagus
OF American Wheelmen than they are In ge1ng
an answer to the question, What do get for
nv dollar" was shown by the receipt OF the fol.
lowing letter at the I. A. W. headquarters In
the city yesterday:
Nitn this hand You 81 In currency 10 renew my
membership IN tae /. \. ". fJf another year. Ire.
new as matter Of cDurs' Tor the gppt the League
mas DONE let alone what It may b. able to do In the
iIllfc tcgr - src It's me nbrtShip falling Of so.
Had not been for the League II is glr probable ss
should q day be without tAc Bicycle Baggage act;
that alon should niucr every whcrlman TO continue
IN the ufgdnlLa,luu tJf life,
An awakening that il almost as historically
interesting as that Of Rip Van WlnLle IL about
10 occur at Lynn. Mass. where tho threelap,
gravel track built largely for BILLY" Rowe 10
race on is 10 be reopened This is reputed to
the first bicycle track built In this country and
1t has been almo-, forgotten for years The
clubs Of Lynn have decided that this is to be q
festive season in cycling and have scheduled
series Of amateur races that will recall the days
Of yore in that vicinity II was at this track that
Walter Sanger won n three corneted match race
and under en- arrangement for a percentage Of
the net profit, each Of the three men received
l,2O0
The difference between the old DAYS and the
present Onns was forUbly presented 10 q reporter
by a roalhouso keeper away down on the cycls
path near Conry Island lin is a man who in
former days was well known in tho game" and
Is now catering ESPECIALLY to the wherlmen lie
sail: Il have been sitting here trying 10 do bust
ness on my name aud reputation and look az
what ] am up against lo"k out there now.
There are one. two three, TIlcrS. all new ComeTs,
three out Of four See. there ar, one. two, three,
four. out OF seven all novcns. There is one and
here comes another. That is the way. II goes
all day long To talk tO those riders about the
wear before las, or tine traditions Of the game ia
wa,ted breath More than hail the riders coming
down the path nowadays are new IN the game.
The odtIners have tired ut the path and are
out for long trlps On tn" Island, up the State,
or over IN Jersey Thes, long trouSered riders
at whom you ,colI as renters of hired wheels are
the new COner~ Some have hired wheels, bus
look well and YOU will SEQ n lot ~ well dressed
persons Of tho well to 10 class with business suits
on, riing i"w wE"'s. Now You and | have
ridden long enough 10 know that n man does
not own wheel long before he either gets suit
or puts the whr" IN the ashharrcl These long.
troiIsered fellows ere the new riders, th" buyers
and the ones upon whom the trade depends ~
well as the hotel keepers Ny mistake has been
that Of the others trying 10 cater ~ the old tme
regulars when the n"" romers are now the real
thing IT, game IN which one has got to keep
hustIing
In view Of the fact that th. Automobile Club
and the J.. A. " hAy' failed 10 e'FrCt an alliance
concerning good rupdS III, and touring lhforma-
ton Il is interesting learn thrt H." Automoblists
are making frequent calls upon N" ! y ". for
information concerning ILlrrcIly routes and 10
~ willingly gwen
There woro three men I1ssuE ~ Their checks
20 the tender oi the wheel tfH,k aud getting their
wheels when one If the party. p stout, happy
looking person With business lt" HIr suddenly