New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-29
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
PRESIDENT SANS TO SEPARATE GOOD
ROADS AND CYCLE PATH WORK.

WILL APPOINT A COMMITTEE ON s1DEPATHs-
MOTOR CYCLE RACING IN FRANCE
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Conway W. Sans, the newly elected president of
the League of American Wheelmen, has issued an
announcement TO the effect that he Will appoint
special National committee sidepaths. This &C
ton not unexpected, as the sidepath movement
of the most important subjects occupy
ing the attention of wheelmen, and it Is growing
so rapidly require the supervision of Ma
tional organization. The appointment of this COM
mittee will in way interfere with the work OF
the Highway Improvement Committee, the chair-
OF which II. b. Fullerton. is In favor OF the
separation of the work in behalf Of sidepaths ana
good roads. BY having the sdepath movement in
charge OF a separate committee, both can work 10
3sefeT Of oo BBone Pefn
of the Highway improvement C9mmit itSi WHO h
farmers, whose organizations have become last
fb eGod or roads ns President sans
ciating the importance or me sdePaon fi MN
will be appointed chairman There Is no quesI,Gimi
but that the appoinet ot r eiS syStems of side
paths from end of the country 10 rhe . Otie.,
of the appointment of the committee, it is probable
of the things it will do Will be to ceite epa fe
scattered all over the country ana to comP Pm?
the numerous laws in the various states so'eI"''e
their use.
j
evince in automobile and motor cycle racing Is
something for conjecture The one automobhe
race held on Long Island attracted ralr attend
ance and the interest certainly lively enough
among the members Of the club. owners OF the
horseless machines and the competitors stiii the
held at distance from this city ana al
such an early hour in the morning that large
was not expected. The recent motor cycle race
held in & did mot 9o9 ann sort OF of
bicycle race at that time OF the year In ra a9Ts
than they in this country and the contests
arouse the veest inc gec t4e Taee IN
Paris, made the 262 Kilometres in three hours and
n Koaf ha speed Of the
enn9 was b Seed of tb Northern express from
Paris TO Roubaix The winner SAID that ne tS 1Uif
speed.
Since A. G. Spaldings appointment as director
of sports at the Paris Exposition has been made
public he has been Overrun with applications LOT
information concerning the contests that are 10
be held there. The information that has hereto
fore been sent this country is entirely In French,
but Mr. Spaldng had IT translated, and 1t will
be ready for distribution the latter part of this
week. Mr.. spalding rinds on lnyesg 1Ia that
rangements so far as pertains to the ppograInn1e
w f ame eh nae to
di4ns remains TO pe Of the American
Bicycle Company.
At a meeting of the Suffolk County sldepath
| Commissioners, held at Riverhead Long Island
| many bicycle paths were ordered to be built
| TIE new paths follows: Bay-ave., Patchogue.
| from the South Road TO Manor Station; from Bell
port to Passport: from the railroad track to the
| north road In Roanoke-ave, Riverhead; from the
east town line Riverhead In the north road along
the road west TO Roanoke-aye distance OF seven even
Northport TO Huntington; from the main ROAD 70
fhe from 8ta Por at eon east Of Wading
River Appropriations were made to repair me pain
Shelter Island and the paths in RiyeThead town
relating to riding wheels without license and TO
| employ several special deputy sheriffs to detect
violations of the law. ANY one found riding with
| cut a tag will be arrested
There is peculiar feature of the ordinary bicycle
lamn which not every one has noticed-that is. 1t
/ is practically powerless illuminate wet roads.
The only explanation Of this seems to be that the
rider objects only by means Of light which
| is reflected from the road. Wet surfaces peins
| dark the wheenan can see the least When seeing
/ the less this failure on wet roads is noticeable.
| hence the value Of acetylene hluminators
| Tho annual election of the Hampstead Cycle Club
! was held on Thursday night. The following were
| the successful candidates: President. DR.. C. j. e.
| Finn; vice-president, William E. Cloves financial
secretary Frederick c. SeabUry; recording secre-
| Bromfeld; Board OF Governors, Carol f, Norton,
wv Tst lieutenant lSaa neon B. Hasns
| second lieutenant William H Campbell
A much needed reform has been accomplished in
| St Louis Heretofore the streets have been COW
! cred in summer with mud and slime, caused by a
1 too generous sprinking service. A measure has
! now been passed by the -City Council requiring
that sprnkiing shall be performed by perforat ed
pipe device. while sprnkling carts will make only
two trips a day. instead or deluging the streets
four times daily.
The first meeting of the Race Meet Committee
of the Kings County Wheelmen, recently held. was
largely attended. The increased interest in wheel
ing shown by all and conditions of men seems
| TO have invaded the portals of the Kings County
Wheelmen's Club house, and actuated only the
members, with a desire to make the annual race
meet
The annual meeting Of the Mercury Wheel Club,
OF Flushing held at the clubhouse last
| Wednesday. The reports of the various officers
and committees showed that the organization was
in good condition. and the following officers were
chosen without opposition: d. S. Sanborn, presi-
dent; Frederick j. Long, ce-presdent. Alexander
Il. Boyle. secretary; Eugene Wright surer
and Harry Ashmore and Walter Sheridan, trus-
tees.
There is a general gathering of racing men al
Fountain Ferry track Louisville. Klmble Maya
Newhouse and Stone already training there
while Poutch Miller, Waller, Denny, Zurbrick Nc
Farland, Stevens, Downing and Freeman will ar
4 rive within week or two 10 be followed little
later by others
SHOOTING TOURNAMENT AT PARIS
| The shooting contests which have been arranged
TO take place the Paris Exposition this year
| 10 he Of l1s