New-York tribune., 1903-05-03
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY MAY 8, 1908

he does not see the rows OF open mouths along 'he
sidewalks
Much has been said about the decline OF Ihe
bicycle and wheeimen admit that the oicycie haS
not been "a, popuar recently as formerly. But
reaction 1t is said has come with the sprihS V
1903 Manufacturers that they are gettIng niOiS
orders than for several seasons New ciuos are DC
Ing organized and the old organizations are
ing in membership. Automobiles and good roads
given the chief reasons. Because the rich
taking and more to motor cars, a greater
number who OF more moderate means are
seeking the same pleasure of sef-Iocomouoh pS
means o. the bicycle. Many new devices now make
the bicycle far less hard on the muscles than 't
used to be. though giving the rider enough eAe'cie
to sharpen his appetite and expand his lungs WITH
fresh New miles of asphaited ana Hseau-
amzed roads in the city and its suburbs also fur-
rish opportunities for enjoyable roads that were
not possible snort time ago.
At a recent dinner Of the Associated Cycling Clnor
of this city the revival of the wheel was the
favorte theme OF all speakers, and one veteran
made the statement that at the present time there
were one million bicycles now in use IN the Onl'eo
States. Colonel Albert Pope, the bicycle inahu
facturer who was the guest OF the evening" pre-
ca eed that the time was near when the bicycle ana
automobile would dispace the horse ana ne aooeo
."The horse destroys So per cent OF our roaos.
Heavy wagon tires destroy the rest Blcycles aiiu
automobiles destroy none. Accordingly III 'h'
survival of the fttest the horse must go.
The organizations represented at the dinner IN
cluded most of the prominent bicycle cIuos Oh Tue
CITY. They the New-York Athletic Ciup' Oei'-
turv WheeImen Prospect Wheelmen, Monroe
wheelmen, Royal Arcanum Wheelnen Grees"lcH
Wheelrnen Calumet Cyclers. Ianthia Wheelmei'
New-York Motor Cycle Club and Metropoie Wheei-
The majority OF bicycle clubs have run each
Sunday which is regarded wholly as social
affair" with a certain hotel the rendezvous
where an appetite sharpened by the exercise Is
humored as far as practicable. Before the return
home the riders seek diversion in running natche,
short bicycle races, scrub basebaH game anu
| other athletic contests There are prizes TO aou
| to the sport.
The event of the season, however, for the meiil-
hers OF a bicycle club is the annual century rul'
For example, the Prospect Wheeimen are 10 SPIN
| off their one hundred miles on Sunday May "a
| over q course which has been selected 1or IT'S ac
| u,rebIe roads The man who cannot rise early
| need not apply for admission to bicycle cluo 1A
start of this century is to be made at o:io a. III
| from Fffty-ninth-st. and Eighth-aVe' li4e
| from this point is to the East Twenty,thiTro,s los
| ferry TO broadway, Brooklyn, Bath Seach' SotTey
! stand Bedford Rest, Richmond Hlli M az ~
Stream, Rockaway BeaSh, VIZ E5reenort BeIlmore
| Point Pleasant and Bedford. Those WIG wat st IN
contend for medals to go aheac OF Ine - ~
| finishes first gets gold watch, r csilad a sur.
| of the run, however, may get what Is caileu " ~
vivors medal-by paying Tor IT. vbeelrnen are as
follows: Joseph Well captain; Wllllal = r
| frst lieutenant J. Demarest sec0nu ae eereea,ts
| ToItZhomer r Owens and X roster. SCI - ssi+cbey
II1Iher and c Kuntz, colorbearers, and I. lIcheA
| and E. kutzer, buglers - ai-+ireuished one
Many OF the cycle CLUBS are atsttt5 tt5r T1enbers
from another by the nationality OF thelT
| thus the Royal Wheelmen. OF The BrohxS' ,Tbt ab
Italians: the Mountain Rose Cycle CIT, W. S-Ied
Bronx is German; the HeLveua - md the Hinokt
| ish; the Calumet CycIe CiuD' e0'
/ Club JaDaneSe.