The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-26
NEWS OF The WHEELMEN.
ROAR RIDERS HaLT WITH Ihh
Cans TO SNOW RESPECT'
Impressive Scene nj . Point where wan,
Thousand 4, ciists Pass week al
Racing IietN~en Star professional
Double Point Meets Jusuhcu'

on the good ! 1d, yesterday there was ''
big q crowd oi %.rltsts out ~ there y on
sunday. but n f- a very different soft ID
q crowd II Na- mH-c ppiit" The hoodluhl
element was m,.r.rs There was no nee"
Tor the police :. ..ok out for zcorchefs on
that iaNoiite sco' a'ag ground. the pawn -
Con"y Island I|N ridefs went along WV
dignity aud dererlm. and when the switch
was turned thf' .4u sed the trolley cars !"
stop. at 90 o'cluDi tho majority di.mount"a
\ great many rides were In a Nc ghbofh"od
who're no cars stopped and no clocks W"ro IN
sighi Not know - the time had arrived
when the pulse - tn. nations sordid activity
was 10 pause While IL chief was placed IN the
tomb they rode 90 but there were impressive
scene, at other places nearer the heart or
Ga" city on tie Roulcv ard, uptown, ""
Wheelmen stepred m and Joined the ISLANDERS
outhe curbs ans esItsd en- the cars stated
~ the Wulihk entrance 81 Prospect fHfk
officially designated ~ cate Two. there was
an affecting picture AZ that place i've lines
81 cars meet. and there several thousand
Vheelimen turn tho corner during TIE after
noon g. follow tie path On tho outside 81
Prospect PARK to tho Coney Island ROAD
Going OF coming 10 four directions. there
were eleven cars brought 10 a halt within
.islt 81 this ccrHor at 10 o'clock Ia"
cyclists. non and women. understood and
dismouutnd soon There werc lon wheel
I'4FlN NAfh'Alik NlNlk VIZ" fhIb ~ Wv VIM
- Tltthush and ocean avenues Some rode
ON indirerentlv. among the few a motor
hicvclHt There were others. though. who
dld not wait 70 get e. the corner who're the
crowd was. aud IN each direoti,n from tins
anglo u the PARK enclosure q dozen bicycle
riders could be seen standing ~ ease against
tho fence The halted llfr a. this place was
not rcVet-ut enough tu uncover untl tic
example was 80 bN q car conductor, aud
then h- example was followed by others, in
GLIDING one policeman
49, a., sUa NLs.H- = 49,. -. tf -
been recognized that the track racing fra.
ternitv has h-"t organized and recruited
from the 'lnks 81 the road scorchcr- This
J. the natural evolution 81 tho sport Never
before ttU.gh has any distinctive OF organization
Of road r.t'r- hes4n o. cut a. much figure
on IN" track a. during this season Tho
Century Road Club ABSORPTION. With such
rcpr"~entauVcs ~ Tom Han. Gus Eslon.
G@org" Laurie and others. has been demon
ftrlt,LE that not only stamina but also speed
l. developed ~ the ranks % IT, century riders.
The road club men who h4y. been riding
on tho tracks for the last two months la Va
done -otue excellent WORK and won a number
Of prizes There, i a strong esprit dc
corps manifest between them and their
riding u fun Of promise
Now that tho circuit meets for the cham
professional riders will begin to look for
purses whet ever they may l." In this
- ie s,en il vii t." fctween tic winners
and the lo-ers 10th will Try, a. tho porting
phrase goes. 20 make good A. the lails-
burs track races VIII - run every sunday.
when the weather permits, until oct . A.
Madison square Garden % has been arranged
90 wind NJ the season % the indoor track
With races every night next week To
morrow night a. IN" Garden tho vros' aw
20 meet IN two reCor. q Wll" hondiC1p and q
nve-mile scratch The latter. paced nv single
motor ~ycles, VIII l." run ~ hsata and ten
vill qualify for IA" fral Hobhy Watbour
eIpres-"d surprise thei Jimmy Michael
AZ the Garden When he realized that tho
Midget cut deep into tho indoor record
q gain N" victory he took his defeat gracn-
fully and az once Get out 80 get himself INTO
SHARP FOR h- raca against Jimmy. which
evening lu thi~ rae" a 'hans" IN "a" Dis
tArc" Las ia'"n agreed upon. and instead q
going fifteen niles strllghfvAN Michael ana
Nulthour VIII meet In HNo mil" heats. best
two in three ~ this atranscm"nt Michael
,horr l. n sprint rider and the ltlc Welsh
man IL not. Wolthour is good a. Gvc m.l"s
while Michael is n"ft"r at twenty I've II
seems hardly a fair PROPAGATION when n"
past performances of both men sr" con
e. int. raC' viii not wiT~ out us defeat 10y
Michael on N"dn"-dav night
Tho justification Of double-point- races
for tho conclusion ~ TIE national circuit
meet never Vas made moro obvious thar
wu' ~" chaurlorshlr. with Kramer second.
wa 90 and unable 70 attend = number q meets
~ which D" might hive won tho usual four
I"i.'' hy Gushing nrs' 80, Kramer iumrcd
circuit -" double point rsr"s gave n ch,rcc
on he bat l1id ~ long enough 20 10 In
Nr-'-rli" riding FORM. lie had tho chance
D. thr"" races IN. gain all ho had Lost while
100 and wiz out II. did not 'H~oeci IN doing