New-York tribune., 1902-05-16
CYCLING.
SEVERAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS LIKELY
INTEREST IN ENGLAND.

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ceases 10 work for better roads. committee has
been in consultation with Borough President
Cantor. who has promised that several improve
ments VIII be made and that one-hundred- and
the Boulevard Lafayette soon the sewer now
Lafayette viii also be resurfaced Seventh-ave is
20 be resurtaced from one hundred -and-tenth 10
One-hundred-an and -hfty-third SITS. and repairs
also to be made in Jerome and St Nicholas aves-
". Spalding. who has been abroad for several
months. returned from Europe this week the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. lie spent much of his
time travelling through different counuies. and
says everything points there TO continuance OF
ne T pans ana an sd fhs in sand d
naturally sport loving nation, athletics of all de-
the crowds that turned out see football and
other sports were enormous. He said that in Amer
lea he had Witnessed crowds ~ football games and
other sports. but that in his life had he had
the recent ehamplonship foobaI game m England
where 1t was estimated that sixty thousand or
seventy thousand people were present
The annual running Of the Cycling Derby this
year promises to be interesting than
The Irvington-M -Milburn will he at twenty-five miles
usual and In addition there will be- for
motor cycles Many entries have been received for
amateurs will be the referee The motor cycle
contest will be at ten miles.
Sundays century run open all. be given by
the Century Road Association. promises to be
OF the best spring Of the year. II will be the
first OF the and that bas helped it greatly.
especially as no other century run has been an
Bedford Fountain. Brooklyn and II has been
decided to accept all entries that are made at the
simply reporting at the start at any time Sunday
morning between $50 and a.
The Royal Arcanum Wheelmen have decided 10
remain in their present home No. 262 West
Ninety-ninth-st, and have signed lease for
a term Of three years. The house is well adapted
for club purposes having bowling alleys. wheel
room. womens parlors. pool tables, shuttieboard,
gymnasium and meeting rooms. In June and July
the house will be renovated and redecOrated. The
Beach, Staten Island. leaving the clubhouse at
a m, and Staten Island ferry al 945 a. m.
The report from abroad that Tom Linton COW
cred almost forty-fve miles in hour race.
beating Robl. and Elkes. the American. would in
dIcate that the Welshmen is travelling fast How
ever 1t must be remembered that the pacing rules
of the French union permit the rider follow
what is almost road locomotive, whereas in
vide that pacing tdndems must not exceed eighteen
man across the water Is required 10 pedal.
but remain motiOnless acting simply a
wind shield. The idea in this country compels
rider 10 show some ability himself apart from the
aid that he receives from the pacing machine.
riding his bicycle Eighth-ave near One-hun-
dred-and-hfteenth-st. at yesterday his front
wheel slipped down into the electric railway slot
In a twinkling Reardon shot over the handlebar
He received confusion Of the nose and lacera-
tons OF the hands and was removed 10 the J.
Hood Wright Hospital
Complaints many that wheelmen are not
using lamps this spring. OF dozen wheemen
seen on seventh-ave at time one night re-
regular meeting of the Associated Cycling