New-York tribune., 1900-07-08
IN THE CYCLING WORLD
WHERE THE RIDERS OF THE BICYCLE
WILL GO TO-DAY
oNE TIRE EXPERT Still. BELIEVES N FLUGs-
THE WHEEL IN TIME or wAR-SOTEs
AND COMMENTS.

THE WHEEL IN TIME or wAR-SOTEs
AND COMMENTS
The roads are generally in excellent conditia
just now. as the reDorts received az the leoa
League OF American Wheelmen headquarters On Fr-
day and yesterday would indicate The rscszl
rains have laid the dust nicely. and with ia1
weather to-day the cycling parade ought 70 as
large. Comparatively few Of the clubs have Dis
continued their club runs on account Of the EsSz
weather and the number Of touring parties gang
into the country is unusually large ,0r this 1ns
of the year Many riders who have the sp0-ulg
instinct developed largely viii make it a point .
ride out In the direction of Valley Stream On taa
Merrick Road to-day. There viii be the uz71
trict Besides this many VIII wan- 70 srs tas
contestants in the twentyf0urhOur road race EHi,l
is5 AZ the same place al O'Clock tonight Tas
usual programme OF races for amateurs ana pF.-
at vailsburg for this afternoon The staten 1s1a5
roads and the cycle paths throusholt Long lS4--
are reported 70 be in excellent condl-ion-
One veteran tirs expert maintains that The ping
is the best way 10 repair puacture- Experisncs
has taught mary road riders that much deps-A
upon the quality of the tire Rubber solution
sufficient in pin and tack punctures in most rs
class tires. The veteran, referring 10 the Plug =
pair, says.
.
ures I am confident that the common E1elnga ~
pl1ssing now used foT th 6 7lISe % most rsf F-r5 =
derstOod and the easiest to follow out n u
pIasfSl dsonSe'0f n o 6r9sr s that any re a
hold air without leakage there must be ReEI@
paiT must. OF course. be such as 10 prevent a.
escape Of air. In the majority Of punctGFe sSs-
aSe s2 GHiK IS nu1sd hs 0F6ft b1t also S the inner w
the tire opposite to the punetuEs ana 9s6' I9- Io
deaation Of the tire before the puncLure Is ~
covered, and the intrudins implement OF p 9ls "A,
OF the tire and causing sma1 bruises 5,,, 95 '''A
Martin Dodge director OF the Office OF road =
uuiry. Department Of Agriculture, stated TO -
Industrial Commission recently that road oui-l-s
had become Of great public interest and there p
general demand for good reads s,,,I- E's @ sq Is :.
henSs a5 the towns beneate1 by such improve
which were tried in MARYLAND estlnat-ns {'s -, -
u o. % 81 "llsI7 aE,s ron a mile He claimed that
system of good roads IN the Goun1Iy ~, Sv-. --stS
ferT5arS now Ia bor He had learned By invesusa
ton that where gOvernments Aad a arse 80
of men 10 take care of. whether convc5s Of s 80, -
ing armies their services had been utilized IoI -
construction of good roads He instancrd ne -. -
-i Is TCais V5hich were constructed by Rls.a
soldiers Mr. Dodge gave II as MS opinion ' - 5rs
about improvements in good roads 20 an -sA sA' r
whore the public Is sufficiently lel-rl-Vt-
duction Of the cost of material and Jle 49,
of labor that could not be otherwise em0"47-
Niajor-GeneraI Sir F. Maurice in speaking u -
don recently about the use of the bicycle IL
of said:
The estimates formed at the headIu1rters % - -
great wheelmeus organizations or the ces1,-sl sil Z
about one million as the number IN ll-7 '-Isrl.s
out of this number we could induce even I45,-srs
P2o5 ~ 70 ar TltI@'i tb5n srfIa Els 10 San
limo. she
from the coast 10 london is short Al enemy -
meant TO do any serious mischief would c'aSs Ss--s,
the Intention OF striking IQr Lyndon n i~-s al1-
Der of roads available for cycles. and Il'5- - -ls
that an enemy would be nearly rgSt7ie,-a rr5rlg
placed on his advance by q propeg use Oh '-'
riders than 10y any other means
To take the ground that he would propose : !.
for his experiment. the district around Bs's"'. ~.
believes that he could, il he could set tAt-. -.
tually employ without confusion one alnl..t -
sand armed wheelmen- There are in ,,- ,-' r,ss
OF these about tWegty-tour run '2 '.t rals q
two roads. namely from Er.-hto1 ana So n IS
upon London What he would hSr o. 4,. rl
could get the men, would Zee e ts., on S fs
thousand TO each of these roads Tie W t-.,,i =
them into watches, SiN watches ~. r-,.--ssr 30.
that three hundred men would De ;eg m ITSS5aii
PerpetUally fresh at Che front .Ae{- ",p-s.
connected BY scouts along t3e Toaa Ylln 5 sseagsH
relief and fresh supplies % ammunition
In speaking about the recent hour race % -
In which EIkes finished second % Eoase. d "
of the American rider writes follows
l viii state that the agreement called tlF ~
tandem pacing. but when Eausg. Er~llsSi II, 81
lore, Linton and Huret appeared S.l VIA " q
cycles In the face OF yhis ElSas tu-scr- - 81
beating out the other riders even W't- 80 "
perior pace which Elkes claims IS @ VgC-l
miles faSter in the hour He HDlSGed So hsr
three laps. but rode s miles 5G wards N ". ~
making a new Vorld's hour record, W9l2s ~ 81
miles made in Phil2delahia After tAe = vref
ElkeS offered 20 h0ck Narry aN!rst tnyT s.d
for an hour Offering 20 conttCc tae t,rlee
prOVl1tns GouE- would aErtc 70 iaot't ~
pacing. This offer vas refused
The new roadbopk % the PV0usylvanit -
OF the League Of American Wheelmsn Is -. "a
the most complete books 81 is Sind sNs' - a.
~ any division. Among the newest Iea'~--s,a
the pages u notes pertaining or -c'auss - ,ss
distances or general items Ot special IN M tt
Much of the completeness and uct~ieeN57 =
philadelphia city maps are due - thr Nt'' rsnut
Chief William Fl Brooks. Of the hlSawei ,,.fisst
meut 0g that city. He not only turnshet t9 - 1
information but gave the committee &t AL
ords from which it obtained much HIVE"
impOssibls TO find elsewhere
Aching wrists may be taken as an i'~-o,s
that the saddle TIT OF the handleoar TAX AZ
OF else that the front tire is pUmped TOO hS -
ordinary riding the pOSllOn should pc ,sris&
there Is never much weight thrown Oh 'N'