The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-09
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
Prospect Park Cycle Path Cut in Two
A Masked Ringer.

A m0Iter OF interest 10 all Cyclists VINO
ride around Prospect Park on the way to the
Coney Island cycle paths has Just been brought
to the attention Of the Associated Cycling
Clubs for action. 1t concerns the first move
to break the continuity Of the cycle paths
around the park that cyclists have enjoyed
for years At all the gate crossings. Gate
q" at Flatbush avenue and Nlalbone
street: "Gnte g." at the junction Of Fort
Hamilton avenue and Ocean avenue and
Gate L." at the Boulevard end of the
park. the curbstones in front Of the path
were removed years ago and the paths graded
in slope to the roadway Now a new road
way entrance to the park Ia being made on
the Ocean avenue side, continuous with Lin
coin road. Flatbush. on which Park Com
missioner Young resides. This is to be Off
cinlly known as Gate "a and here curb
stones have been set up so that all riders
using the path must dismount at this par
ticular gateway. walk across the drive and
remount
This the cyclists consider a serious blow
10 the privileges they have enjoyed for years
Thousands from Brooklyn and New York
use this route to Coney Island, and it is an
nconven ence amounting to hardship for
them to be compelled to dsmount for these
curbstones, which are apt To be dangerous
at night.
This rude break in the cycle path WINS no.
ticed by two or three housand riders on Labor
situation is made worse by the fact that the
curb is continuous and there is no way for
riders to diverge to he new macadam on
Ocean avenue venue nnd rid" past the entrance
not allowed to ride across the plaza on Sun
days because of the crowd Of pedestrians
which is greater ther" thnn Mt amy other gate.
but at that place they can ride out IN the
street on the asphalt and by going around
return to the path without a dismount, With
women and tandem riders dlsmounting and
tYfy ots.. .tn, iInr, 4.
effort and getting off and on is more wearing
to riders Of AL sorts than miles Of straight
away prrdallins Therefore the protest
seems warranted to those who do not wheel
A member Of the New York Associated
Clubs sad; The interruption, Of the path at
into the park makes the path a route to be
avoided, II the park authorities do not
want cyclists to ride on the path it would be
better TO do away with it than TO cut it up so
that it is both annoying and dangerous. il
is a matter that the New York clubs will ACT
on ms well as the Brooklyn body"
1t was learned Yesterday that y. T, Bernard
of Hartford. one of the four motor bicyclists
who rode over the outer edge OF the track
at Manhattan Beach on Labor Day, broke
his collar bone.
:, An incident Of the motor cycle, races at
Manhattan Beach on Monday which did not
come TO light al the time WAS the hunt Of the
officials for n ringer" Among the riders
in the hVe-mlle handicap was one who wore
a mask and had hat pulled down over his
eyes. He wore the number OF p 7. Bnkcr
but the officials saw that it was not Baker
and thought they recognized in the masked
man weil-known professional II was A
race for amateurs, and the Officials lay in
wait for the mysterious one, expecting that
he would hurry into his dressing room So
he did, and by the time the officials got there
no man with mask and no man with No 80
on could be found. Ralph de Palma was
accused Of being the man who wore the mask
and impersonhtrd an amateur, but he denied
IL. The matter i'll go TO the n &. A Board
OF Control for action.
This was tho first time that it was realized
how me wearing OF masks by motor cyclists
may aid the purposes Of ringers
o. Schwab. one OF the Century Road Club
Century Road Club Of America team on Mon.
day. has issued an urgent challenge TO any
member Of the Americas" to race him al
any distance, on road or track