The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-11
NEWS or THE wBEELxEN.
Prshien,s Presented 10y stagle-Mcier
tsneaug.

4 The Introduction oI sinsle-motor bicycie-
Tor pa'-making has brought up -cvcral
nicr problems for the pace follower aud
Their managers tn solve. There l. good
reason Z" ADOPT them. because OF tn. gr.ntes
safety there T. behind them Oh -teeply bankcd
indoor Trucks aud "a better reason becau~'
OF their comparative ch-apne--. The or
iginhl cost ~ the 80 gl" machine = loss. The
tire, the ,hici ~ ~ of f-rnir. cosi l.-s. and
ll"n only one man has tu he paid instead
81 twn, but. mad u D. very big but. In III"
'"u~id"Th'i Of "a" rider. u "take- much
NOR nW ~ q mns- f~olowtng a single ma
'hin" than u does Ia rider hchsd u tandem.
II b bot "ul, 'uat on q tandem tlier" ~"
I've I.,n To- break tic wind rr-i-iHno, Tor
lhe rider. but D." gets closer under the lee,
tnf W." t.ar rider on u pacing tandem sits
follower eau nestl. hi head M hit back. a.
Michael aud. LIkr- both do
oh u stHgl"-mutor hicyClr 10" seat cannot
very well h" pat bach - far. aud the pfo-
te,tinn from IA" Wind offered to III. rider, l.
itoiablN I"t, lts - great ~ ~ Is behind q
sltile bicycles ar. adopted. aud u ,-s--n-
likely that hey viii he. for mauagrrS have n
nlain -" 10 profit. n will mean "a very sub
sihnlihI chang" iu the character, 81 paced
Tact's IN" stamina VI the men Sill be- test-d
NOR" and ih"ti p~'rfotnhuc.s viii he more
l~n"ftt"rnu~ pn The other side. III" work %
~" lt's makers Hlso Will be- more dinltlt
On tu' hig uaCltue- about all the men have
tu de- T. to at tght and k-ep the ntschin"
steady. whilr ga . -inglr. m1tut cycle tie
operator would nav. to h.. continually adj
;u.iihs ~, idor g. his man Another field
lhHi TIT 'lhitiuf~ uI-u- AT y one Tor some
manufacturer 10 build n special racing type
81 -Ingl",moiur .clcl". With ugh. horse
i"N"f qua ~" ~tddls a. lou aud ~ Tar back
- pu-~ihl"
The faithful few Of the Century Road club
who have not -rc'd-d 60 the Century hoad
,luh Association ptupos- to hold a moon
ishi aud duub." century over the Long
Island cuur-- rn saturday aud SUNDAY
The start viii b" made frm Bedford ks-i
IT : O'clock on SATURDAY, nighi Mir- Nellie
hummer vii De- pf .~rn,ed 10 lie club having
VI" greatest huluh'i - survivors
stop ~ your bearing. b. the parting
.all given by fellow members 81 a certain
hr""hlNh cab fu sny one If IT, riders whom
th'N -" starting Tor tonsy Island o. SHday-.
and Nh"n ~. .Onvivial member meets another
on III" road the invitation TO 10Th in - social
slh~- i~ presented IA the formula Wei,
iuy bearing arr open Whist about yours
Ih"~" queer saving all evolved out 81 he
story IL" captain told about hi fae-.
ne uarialh aisayS Na- narticul.I seou,
T-duc" uuduly Ia. contents 81 the OVERLOOKING
si"in, aud BY SONG was. thought to be too
Ions ago d" arrived az the club from a lonely
rid" 70 toney Island His fac- wss sadly
were, Sanples ui the crushed blue stone Of
which the cyc- path h made He vas he.
sleg"d With Questions ,apd IN the course ~
two days va found by cumparins notes
that b" had told At least three different stories
OF how the accident happened Then he was
,'f'u a. men WIN oth-f f"putatt"ns would
hay" b""u az ftst with having been -dallytng
with he rosy
tnahl" 10 hear {, longer h. finally cob
Z" What he declared Wa IA. true story II
r"'ms That Shue Dc Wa sitting va a hotel |
discussing "a. sunday -soh"ol lesson fuf
lhc ensuing week. some malicious p~raCtcRl |
l"ker had poured whisk"y into all the bear.
lug~ OF ii- wheel and not content with that
had rubbed the treacherou~ liquor oil over
IL" frame aud 'he ~loka-. 40 tia, ,hr eyed. |
hopel"sslv liquor laden, a fact that
IT, i's,aN'f"d o. soon a. lac got on Il N"
faci the machin" va 80 drunk that It could
afdlN stand ~
Of hi. ii,t"ncy aid thai sbiss.y Gee.
meath and milk 81 top and a shaking up was
ih" hT'' way :" mnk. = punch. The oth-rs
llWay- stop AZ the lubricant hol-s sboy.
~" h''aTlug- OF h.~ wheel when he went 90
ou"y Island "a the future. lie hsS not
WHOM having LII associates. who love
h!m. inguirr .~ohcl,ously, Nhe,her or not
hi bearings are stopted ~ that no fsnd
can pour liquof into them.
jimmy Michael and Harry Else. hav.
made a match Tor a on--hour race at N.NO
, side and the best purse offered The match
has been hanging IRE Tor two weeks. but
" brHdl has bid y ln and 'he two are 60
meet ~ Manhattan Bcach on SATURDAY
short race, will complete the card
or the day.
HARTFORD. Sept ~ jimmy Nich ael de-.
Albert Champion. the French rider.
4 IA" Nrludrum" bicycle track Tonight IN u
wrnty mi" motor-pac-d race. The French.
nan was unable TO push Michael and the
lrtory Of ~. latter wa rather easily won.
gained a lap IN the fourth milr. and
Champion again w the twelfth. Ha
mad" several spurt~ aft"rNerd 10 pas Cham
hon again. bat Wa unsbl. 20 increaS- H.
by another lap. Al the finish he wa-
~ laps and one.fiird ahead and lie mad,
4" twenty miles IN AZ minutes /, IS seconds
her" vor" also tVo events ON The pro gTamms
amateurs. Joseph , Fuller OF spring
non the nV.-mils open and the fNO-
hitds mile handicap with tw.uty-nve wards
Sndicsp In the latter.