New-York tribune., 1900-07-10

CYCLING.
MRS BAYNE STARTS ON A THIRTY DAYS
RIDE TO BREAK THE CONTINUOUS
CENTURY RECORD-NOTES
AND COMMENTS
AND COMMENTS.

The century riding has broken out afresh
the Merrick Road with all its old time fury.
Down at Valley Stream the centurians stand about
when not their wheels and talk Of nothing
except what they have done in century road riding
or what they intend to do, Some of the mis-
guided persons do not allow themselves much
sleep and they will grab and bolt down anything
in the line of food that they lay their hands
on. The little colony has been called THE Bicycle
Bugs" The twenty-four hour road had not
been finished for more than few hours when
Mrs. f. r. Bayne started break the exist
ing continuous century riding record held by
days, Mrs Bayne expects to ride from from forty5nye
20 9o my Genturles IN bnlrty GAYS she s1arleq aI
weighs only 102 pounds and looks 10 be about
thrty-eight years of age, finished her first century
at $50 yesterday morning. The 200 miles was fin
ished little after o'clock last night, and she
was well ahead or the schedule set for her She
was paced much of the day by Brown, Egoff and
nounced yesterday that she, too, would start on
next Monday to break the 1000 mile road record
grind goes on. and nobody has been killed
According to veteran dealer one of the crude
devices OF the modern bicycle which may prove
troublesome is the cotterpin which secures the
crank the spindle. So long is left undis-
turbed it is all right but if the crank either side
has to be removed it Will be found almost mpos-
sibe to get the cotter out without damaging the
thread. To hammer it is fatal; the only way TO do
II properly is TO buy the special tool called cOtter
ejector, accessory shop When hammering it
in again heavy piece of metal should be held
against the opposite side of the crank boss, TO act
sibe. II is advisable when a trip to carry the
eJector and couple of spare cotters ready filed to
Bicycle races by electric light will begin at the
Vailsburg board track Thursday night, when
a programme of professional and amateur races
will be run off The track has been equipped with
complete lighting plant, and the test shows that
little will be left 10 be desired Nchols's Regi-
mental Band will give concert music at o NJ
one hour before the races begin
Although cycles have not been used for the trans
port of "a the front, in South Africa, they
have been much employed for dispatch carrying,
One rider has written home saying that since the
end of November he has covered 6783 miles by his
cyclometer on this duty over bad roads. This gave
him an average of about forty miles day.
John Anderson, member of the New-York po-
lice force, found by Sdepath Commissioner
William B. Hedges last Saturday riding on the
bicycle paths al PatchOgue Long Island, without
a license tag. When halted he PAID the license
Zee ana obtained d tag.
Jimmy Michael encircled the Manhattan Beach
track twice yesterday behind the Empire State
Express motor for miles. At the finish of
both rides he passed his motor and increased his
speed around the track for lap unpaced This
addition to his method Of training, Michael be-
lieves, will aid him in his twenty-mile contest on
Saturday with Floyd Mcfarland, at Manhattan
Beach.
Mcfarland also is training tndustriously for
the contest. DESPITE the fact that the pair low
cred worlds records in their recent race they
confidently predict that the hgures for every mile
will be lowered still further. The Californian, 1t
is said has $500 TO lay at even money on his
friends say they will take all the Mcfarland
money available. The star contest at the Saturday
meet will be preceded by lot of short races, in
cluding a half mile novice, three mile open, five
mile handicap and FIVE mile motor tandem. Entries
for these contests will close on Thursday with Will
lam T. Nash, No. 20 Broadway.