New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
CYCLING.
BROWN STARTS ON HIS SECOND THOU
SAND MILES-EATING RAW VEGE-
TABLES-MRS. BAYNE FINISHES
HER TRIAL.
HER TRIAL.

HER TRIAL.
William H Brown OF the Nassau Wheelmen and
the Century Road Club who is trying for the 2,0o0
mile road record down Long Island. finished
the first half Of his Journey yesterday. and started
In on the second thousand. Brown and his train
say that the pucky rider is in better physical
condition than he has been at any time since the
start last Saturday He is losing weight faster
than he anticipated, but this he does not object
to. Brown finished 800 miles of his trial at 22o
a. m. yesterday and the first 1000 miles, or half
OF the test. at 1856 p m. Brown was feeling so
strong at the time that when the pacemakers en-
tered the last mile of the first thousand he re-
Quested them to increase their speed. He made the
last twenty-five miles of the thousand in one hour
and twenty-nne minutes. something like an eigh-
teen mile hour clip Brown paced the
last twenty-five miles by George Laurie and Max
Weinhod on a tandem and his pacemakers were
more tagged out than he was at the hnish Brown
is somewhat behind the schedule by himself. but
he believes that he will make up the lost time.
provided he has favorable weather condltlons; Inc
Badly. When he finished his SEQ miles at noon on
Tuesday he weighed las pounds ana Twelve houts
hei When he finished @ his LOCO miles yesterday and
stepped upon the scales he found that ne Weighed
The rider started his second thousand miles at
he ' Was ne examined by his Physeian who reported
that Browns pulse was 9 temperaure S ann
than he was last year, when finished his LOCO
ON the road The rider claims that his muscles
are not bothering him. and that he has no pains
bloodshot the eyelids swollen and heavy In
the early hours of yesterday InorIIs hi ace tv'
makers saw his head drop. and yelled in time to
prevent the weary rider Iron IRON Rrnwn sfraigbtened
out his wheel and aughingly said tnat ne hao just
had little dream
Since the start the long grind on Saturday
Brown has had only hours and % minutes OF
sIeep although he has been off his wheel II hours
+bat iDne lpaV actual
riding time "a hours and S minutes He says
that he did not to break his one Thousand mile
record which he made last year in 50 hours ana
4b minutes He was behind his schedule nearly
seven hours Brown continues to follow the Vege-
table diet set for himself He enjoys raw pota-
toes and has eaten several of them. He likes 10
chew wheat and he Is said to have eaten over
pound of this. He says the wheat ana raw a pota o
sumed twenty cups Of tea twenty-tnree quarts t os
milk. four and ha1 I n0Tch OF rice puddng and
several pounds of Strawberries Mrs Bayne ended ended
five hundred miles. Her riding time was 50 hours
and 10 minutes she says VS. she 1 GorS d no' "
With the racing season approaching the fast
riders are beginning TO congregate at the Manhat-
tan Beach track. The racing men are fond OF
dip in the surf at Coney Island. and the majority
of them seem to think that a swim III the ocean
on the morning of the day on which they are 10
race does them good. Considerable interest mas
been taken recently cycling contemporary IN
England in the effects of swimming on wheelmen
and of cycling on swimmers. All of the many cor
RESPONDENTS who have aired their views are con-
vinced of the stimulating effects of cold bath III
the morning, but do not hold go favorable an opln-
ion of the carly morning swim, more especlaHy
when cycling Is to follow. The experiences OF
large number of swimmers is against swlnnidns arn
when 1t is precede other violent exercise
for none can deny that II is violent, being Wlthout
doubt one of the most fatigutng forms OF SPOT.
Many excellent racing men and swimmers express
dulged in either midday or Just De1ore lhe even
ing meal. the latter being preferable, as complete
rest would follow.
Just one hundred and twenty people took part IN
the Joint run the Century Wheelmen and the
Caledonian Club 10 Cove Staten Island, last sun
day. The baseball game In the afternoon reSulteu
In a victory for the Centuries. The run next sun
day will be in two divisicns-the first TO Plainheid
n j. leaving the clubhouse at $50 a. m, and the
second to Belleve, y. J.. leaving at l:S0 in the
afternoon The first division will stop for the sec
ond on The following are the leaders II n
Fessenden, 1892 r. F Junker, 1,119; G. G. Cara
way 1.5B and S. Mehrbach, 1870
Workmen are repairing the Merrick Road in
several places between Jamaica and Freeport. A
sandy loan is used fill in the holes and wash
outs North Westinghouse, in Jamaica, leading
TO the Nerrick Road, is in particularly bad shape
Many complaints have been made recently by
the NerriCk Road from rusty nails Ihey Wouid
like to know where the nails come from
DEPOSITS RETURNED TO BOXfNG CLUBS.