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H Jml OF A WORLD OF WHEELS \
t Breezy Chat with the Oyclers from AU Pnr
. of the Stte ,
TRIUMPHAL MARCh OF TiE BLOOMERS , ,
p. UIC'C ! 1'c'"II" I 11.1 ILnvP % 1en-Nuvet-
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jUt ' ) . . Ip l'urk ii nat UIMMIII IrllU
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rho adVent of thE bloomer costume Is causIng -
' Ing much commolon throughout the country
r Heport' of broken engagements , family Ils-
conI and church rows arc becJmlng numerous ,
and the cause thureof I place upon the inoffensive -
offensive garb of the modern wheelwoman
The ordinary quiet town of Marion , 0. , Is
In a state of extreme excitement owing to a
8ul1el Invasion of bloomers. The other Sun-
day one of the belies of the count , the
wealthiest farmers In
laughter of one of the wealhiest
that Beclon , and the organist of a local
church , ventured : out attired In bloomers or
mOlt fashionable cut , creating a proround
senatton. She I an expert wheelwomm : and .
her adoption of her new red bloomer costume -
tumo set the fashion , for In a few days at
least len other women appeared similarly at-
tired. They all attended a base bal game ,
where the pastor of the church happened : to
meet the young women and admired the cas-
tumos.
Then a committee selected by the congregation -
galen called on the pastor and requested him
to denounce the acton of the young women
tram the pulpit. lie listened to the com-
plaintP , but falJ nothing. At Sun1ay mrnng :
111lntp serl o the church was packed , but the
t bloomer question was not referred to. When
evening came , hpwe\'er , ever'bJdy turned out
to prayer meeting , expecting something dramatic -
matic would happen , and It did.
matc .organlst rode over to church on her ,
wheel , In full bloomer costume , and founll ,
the church crowded. As she strode down the
center aisle murmur of "Oh , my , how '
shocking ! " and "Mercy on us ! " came from :
every quarter. There was no prayer meeting
for the congregation. They could not take
their eyes oft the red bloomers. The adults
shook their heads and sighed , and the young
people Iggled. The singing was very tame ,
w and every other part of the prayer service
was neglectell. The meeting ended In great
gloom , except In the case of the young woman
bloomerite. ler work finished , she mounted
her wheel and rode oft as I nothing hat \
happened. lost of the" young women are with
the organist and declare that "it's bloomers ,
even If thy have to leave the church , " and
the pstor upholds them In theIr action .
A BHOKE I NOAm mNT.
'fhe bloomer costume Is responsible for a
good many broken engagements. The new
woman has a mind of her own and the con-
ventonal groom generally thinks he has mind
enough for both A late Instance happened
up In Iassachusots the other day. A young
woman who was engaged to be married , and
who Is very fond or cycling , donned a pair of
bloomers for the first lme , As she went
spinning down the street who should she encounter -
counter but her fiance , over whose countenance -
nance a look of consternation spread , lie expressed -
pressed his Indignation freely. The young
woman was obstinate , and the result was the
"new woman" handed her lover his ring , say-
lag , "Take It , I have a mind of my own and
propose to use It. " Now they don't spek.
DAIlD OUT TiE DLOmIEH.
The $ outh Side Cycling club of Chicago recently -
centy . gave a dance : and bicyclists flocked
from tar and near to join In the mazy waltz.
They were all In knickerbockera . or , bloomers .
all they stackEd their wheels outside all
hastened toward the hail. A strange sight I
met their gaze. Instead of men and women
In dusty garb . they saw hundreds of couples
In white duck or cool whIte ( dresses The
bicyclists rubbed their eyes and looked again.
I was no dream , It was a stern reality . The
South SIde Cycling club had asserted itself , '
and bicycle gb was banished from the ball- :
room. ,
Like mcth arouhd a candle , the bloomer- :
clad young women fluttered about the brhl- '
' liantly-lighted pavilion , but entered not. brn-I'
the door stood two stony-heart managers
ant ! frowned so darkly on the bifurcated garb !
that It required many Nda water and several i
t packages of gum to restere the young women :
to their accustomed hlght-heartedness. A I
hundred couples waltzed over the 'olshed ,
floor , and Manger renkenthal surveyed theIr !
stylish clothes with satsfction as he ex-
IJlalned the momentous step taken by his
club
"You see , I was thIs way , " said he. " \\e
thought they were vulgar. Bloomers are all
right on a wheel , but In a ballroni- " and he
held up his hands In horror. "So we just
said 'no hloomcrs ' and there ain't none , see ?
Oh , yes , they can , dance In 'em I they want
to , but we don't encourage It. "
TiE hOG GOT A BITE.
Miss Mary E. Look Is a handsome young
women. living at 405 Geary street , San Fran-
cisco She owns a bike , and Ikewlse ! bloom-
ers of ample build . which are now undergoing
extensIve repairs. No finer bifurcates were
over seen on mortal maid. Last Sunday
afternoon , relates the Examiner , Miss I.ool
formed a combination consistIng of herself ,
the bike an I the bloomer and headed for the
park to astenlsll the scorchers there assem-
ble : . She makes ; n attractive pIcture on the
wheel , and can be seen while yet afar of ! .
lii going to the park Miss Look had to
pass the home of S. Korper , a fur manurac-
turer at 916 Market trcet. lie lives on the
avenue near Franklin street , where the doS
WS In a position to study the bloomer In all
the latest styles. 'fhat Demlno , us the Ilug
Is called , does not love the new woman Is
shown by his brutal condnct. lie sis all dY
on the front porch and splits hIs throat bark-
close ut at hauled. thc bloomers sailing full and by and
The women just haled Domino , and iaid roe
but ho was never known to attack cne until
MISs Look have In sight on that fatal after-
noon. Every Inch of bloomer was drawing
and she Is said to have been making
fuly sixteen knots an hour. Unfortunately
an ice wagon passed to wIndward of Miss
Leek and her canvas shook for an Instant.
The evil eo of Domino saw what he though
WSd a sIgnal and away he went with a series
ot blood.curdlng yelps and bounds.
, nether second alI he had his tangs burled !
In a section of the bloomers that were not doIng -
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lug anything at the time. Miss Look felt the
tug and tried to shake the canine of , but
Domino hall joined the combinatIon to stay.
lie Is a small pug , 'ardl 6 months old ,
and his weight lld not cou.t for much. The
lady spurred her hike to Its utmost speed ,
traveling nearly It block with Domino standIng -
' Ing straIght out behind like a bal of yellow
' 001 ,
10w Miss Look managed to retain her
presence at mind she does not know But
the strain and the bloomers could not endure
torover. The wheel struck a chuck hole and
broke the combinatIon In the presence of at
least 100 peoilip. Miss look was lever so
mortified In her life . She was terribly tOIS-
led ! anti shaken up and besides the lovely
blue bloomers were torn In several places .
When 1011no amI ! thu fabric parted he took
a lunllle of the goods nlolg and carried It
to Mr. lorI1er. Miss Look went home for
reIH\lr.
SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
A young 1\ In Dan.ort , L. I. , has rIgged
a sail for his wheel. which sends him over
' , the ground at a very rapId rate. Whrre the
_ road Is sttootii he makes a mile a minute ,
' I we can trust his word for It. The bicycle
I a % 1polltler anti Is exceptionally strong ,
The pole r.IS up from the handle bar about
? \ six feet . nail ! tie heel swings out about 5 ½
I . feet . The rider uses Ibcut : yards at \
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al his blc'cle.
A Frenchman hal patented a metallic rib-
bon , Iltenlied to replace the chain now In
uo on bicycles ! . The ohjl'cton to the chain
I tha It quickly becomes smntty. The me-
tale ribbon IR malle of steel of the quality
used In plalO wIres , and lt regular intervals
orifices are cut. The sprocket wheel engages
the ribbon by the all ! of these holes. This
ribbon can be cleansed In a moment. a lolnt :
thAt wi be APpreciated by cyclists who have
been called upon to perforlq the noisome task
, of cicanhlig the chain with kerosene after a
single day's Journey
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There IR n lan II Syracuse working upon
an invention In the tire line that will Ilro\'u a
good thing indeed I I II ever perrected. lie
lies an Idea of a nonplncturable tire In the
manufacture ot which rubIer II largely pm.
liloyed.Vhat material I uld cannot be
learned , . the process II kept I secret al ! j
S will be until the time arh'el to market the
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article . One of Its chief virtues , something
that has always been lacking In a non-punct-
Irable tire , I lightness and ! rlRlency , A Syracuse -
racuse manufacturer hu seen the new In\'en-
tiol zsnl pronounces It a great succeRS.
One' of the latest Inventions for cyclists
II a mal headlight lamp whIch Is very simple -
plo and c.nventent. The lamp itself weighs
only about an ounce and a half . and Is readily
aUacle.\ and detached from the front ot the
cap. A small storage battery of about eight
hour' capacity ht carried on the bicycle or
In the rlder pock t , and connected with It
Is a body wire , which leads to the back of
the cap. The lamp Is specially suited to its
purpose , for I li l really a searchlight.
An Oakland . , Cal . bicyclist who I com-
peled to travel along a street pre-cmptH
by a yellow dog hall his tire punctured by
the canine , and concluded to put a stall to
it. lIe borrowed an old cushioned tire machine -
chine and fasteneti long . slurp hooks to every
spoke , sa that they would bend down when-
ever they touched the ground and spring
out again as they came up. lie spun past
the dog's hiding place a time or two , and
fnaly MW his game watching him from
behind the hedge a he spurted past Then
he saw what appeared to be thirty feet of
log coring after him. The next minute he
heard about four blocks or howl. When he
examined the hooks he found a piece of the
Iog's upper lip about two Inches uluare
hanging to one of them. The . dog hasn't
chaslll a bicycle slnc
A San Francisco Inventor claims to have
overcome much of the friction of chains
and sprockets In a machine he has ptented.
He hiss been experimenting In this direction
for several month , and has at last per'
fected a machine that does away with
sprocket-wheels alhl ! chains , makes lull-climb-
lug an usy matH , and attains a rate of
speeti that 18 only limited tu the exertion
of the rider. Instead of sprocket wheels
antI chain , Mr. O'Connor employs a system
of cogs , which destroys all friction except
at one point of contact. The force Is applied
by means of a swinging hover wIth an adjustable -
justable fcotrest , which equally distributes
rider the exertion that must be applIed byIe
CARE OF TiE Wl [ L.
I thc cyclist will follow these , dlreclon
he will 11a ) ' very little for repairs and will
have a wheel that ruins easy and looks well.
Get the following named tools ! ( a ) Cha-
mos ! , cost 251 ; ( b ) clean rag ; ( c ) coal , oil
rag : ( d ) dust rag ; ( e ) sponge , cost 10e ; ( f )
ser hair paint brush , three inches wide ,
cost 25c ; ( g ) old whisk broom , stubby ; ( h )
screwdriver with square ilgea , cost 20c ;
lOc. ( I ) floor pump . , cost $ ; ( k ) smal oler , cost
lOc.As soon as you come In from a ride , bang
the wheel up b' the frame or have a stand
that supports the frame so that both wheels
will revolve.
Hemo\'e the mud from tires and side at it.
Hub them ofT with D by revolving the
wheel.
Clean the dust off rims with F.
Clean frame , pedals and crank with F.
I there Is any mud on frame or rims use
E dampened with water. Us as little water
as possible , and only on muddy p rts.
Clean spokes with B unless there Is mud
on them , In which cue use C , then D.
Clean chain with G , then C , antI rub on a
little graphite. . , . " ,
Rub the whole wheel , except tires . Wltl A.
Dy doing this often anti keepIng the wheel
In a dry place you will find I unnecessary
to use any kind of polish.
About every 100 mies or so take the
chain or and soak for an hour In tin pie
pn full of coal oil ; take IL out and rub
with C , tl n let It soak over night In an-
other pie pan full of pure lard oil , rub I
veil with B alI put I on wheel. "AdjUt
the rear wheel so that the chain has play ,
but not too loose. You will fnd that a chain
cleaned In this way will need very little
graphite as the lard oil penetrates l the
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bearings.
In adjusting the rear wheel you can tel
whether It Is In straight ! by seeing that the
rim Is In the center of the bottom . fork See
that the screws and jam nuts are up tight
that hold the rear wheel In place.
To clean bearIngs run gasoline through
till It comes out clean and then give them
a good oiling with the beat lubricating oil you
can get. Do this In the open air by day-
hight . Keep the gasoline In an air-tight
can or bottle.
AdJust ! the bearings so that the part revolves -
voh'es freely , but so there Is no side motion
or play. ,
Do not get any all 'or gasoline , on the tires
or on the rubber , on the .edals.
Keep the machine well oiled .
Keep the tires well Inflated. You will
fluid I floor pump a great , ad\'antage.
Eel that all the huta and screws are tight.
Do not use a large wrench or you will cut
the thread. -
Do sure and get 'he directions for repair-
Ing your tires from the makers.
Always clean your , wheel as soon as you
como In from your ride. . I will only take
a few .mlnutes and will be ready for Imme-
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. FELT IN TiE LAUNDHY.
What is food for one man Is poison for an- :
other , and the bicycle craze f bringing de- ,
splr to the heart of the laundryman. With I
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the popularity of bIcycle ults ( and outing
costumes says the Chicago Irlhune , the
white shirt and the tarched collar and cur
have fallen Into disfavor. Summer Is usually
the harvest time for the laundr'man but this
year his trade Is much less than usual and
Is hardly up to the winter standard. And
Ie puts all the blame on the bicyclIst who
wears his knickerbockers antI Is ! negligee
shirt all day and all the evening , and though
the weather Is scorching refuses to mel
starched collars and ruin shirt bosoms which
have been laundered with care. .
The difference caused by the bicycle Is felt
strongly by the laundries which have depended -
pended largely on the "boarding house trade"
for their worll. Nine-tenths of the patrons
of these laundries are young men emllloyed
In down-town offices. Lat year and before
that they appeared at their work with linen
of Immaculate whIteness and as stIff as the
lumlr'mln's starch could make it. In the
sweltering suinpier days I cost money to
IlreSe\'c this appearance , for It required two
collars . a pair of cuffs , and a shirt e.ch day.
As a consequence the week's laundry bill on
these artIcles alone amounted to at least
$ I,5O. With bills of this sort for each of
the thousands who live In boarding houses
the laundries prospered.
This year I Is different. The young man
no longer wears starched linen. lie goes to
work arrayed In a negligee shirt , and In the
evening ho does not change his costume unless -
less for some special e\'ent. Instead he
keeps I on and enjoys a run through the
boulevards all parks. As a consequence
hIs laundry bill Is ICE by hal than formerly ,
an ditto laundryman Is the one who loses ,
for his expense are as great as though trade
was good.
"Yes , " said ona laumll'yman "this bIcycle
fad Is costing us a good deal or money. We
don't have near so many starched pieces to
launder anti the Increase In other lines Is not
sulclent to make up the loss. Our bills
aren't reduced as much as 50 per cent , but
there Is I bIg change. Some at them may
have been cut In two , but - not all of them.
I Is the bicycle that has done It , there Is no
dOubt , of that. The negligee costumes that
are so much worn now have largely done
away with starched goods. "
A FOUR YEAH OeD EXPERT.
Probably the youngest and smallest cy-
chat In the United States Is the daughter of
Mr. G. : I. Heiserman , of this city. She Is not :
yet quite 4 years of age , and her weight Is
38 pounds. She 18 the laughter of : Ir. G.
M. Melrerman , at this city , a jeweler by pro-
fenlon anl } the general manager of a cycle
manufacturing company. The wheel which
the little miss rl1eQ Is 16 Inches high , 1
dainty , but durable blc'cle and Is the product -
duct at her father's senll ! . Blanche Is 1
lively and 11recoclous little mln , anti seems to
be 1 ! perfect mistress In tIe management of
her Ilrtt ) " little wheel. Site takes long rides
In the country with her mother. who Is also
1 cyclist expert , almost every day , anti can
without the least evidences
110 a ten-mile turn
of fatigue. She has made several exhibiions
tides at distant fairs , the last at OltllWI ,
la. , where she rode with Baby Bliss . the
4ST-pountl girl rIder ot Chicago She has en-
gagCI to ride at the state exposition In Des
Moines next mQnth.
SHORT RUNS
When an Omaha cyclist feels a little rocky I
It Is not safe to suggest the homepathic :
remed-rldlng on East 'arnam street.
The bicycle hn , been called a great social ;
Ip"eler. I ) can , l1unp an heiress Into the
mIddle at a dusty street with 8 little regard
for her feelings as If she were her younger
brother Torn who affects foot bal and court
plutf
lectnt iteronal ' 'property statistics of Riv-
erhle county , Cal. , show that the blc'cle
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have Incrpa.C1 more than 60 per cent over
laM 'ear. Even the Chinese have taken to
the wheel anti ! many are expert cyclists.
Since the Girls hne been struck with the
Ilea of , ) 'clng , deposits In the svings bank
have been taiing ol The explanation t
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that they buy their whEels on the Installment
plan and their weekly savings KO
to the cycle dealer Instead of the banks. lut
the banks are not the only Iuererl. Dry
goods men don't sell 10 many feminine tnn-
des .
In an interesting article on bicycle mnn-
ufcture , the Boston Journal MY that there
( 12G good slel ! cycle factories In the :
Unied States , a'nd If all the smaller concerns ,
were to be counted , the number would be ,
swelled ! to 300. The total number wheels , I
It says which will be turned out this year I
will approach 500,000. At al average cost of
$7 [ to the buyer ths : means $37,500,000 spent
for wheels In one year , besides all the small
Inldentals Incurred by the rider , which would
amount to nt least as much more . The Jour-
nl estimates that at least 75,00 men are
employed In the factories , not taking Into
account the large number of expert repairers
and other machinists doing bicycle work.
" 'luIM'rIuigs ur the \'hee
11r' had a little 11mb ;
I followed her each Ila ) ' ,
Till Mnu'y [ IJut the bloomers on ,
And then It ran aWI )
lcCulough and ! Heallng \ \ I run their
fifty mile race at the Charrs Street Bicycle '
park next Saturday evening and I will lie a
great race. The men will race for $50 a side
and a portion of the gate receipts. Heallng
Is riding fatuously , but there are many who
think that Little lcCulough has a chance
to beat hIm.
"Is this the way Wareham ? " asked a
Massachusetts girl on her bicycle of a wayside -
side farmer , adopting the local pronunciation
of the to'\'n's name. DumbC I 1 know "
\ \ as his reply. "I never wore anything like
them things. "
Doctors have declared that the heart or
Zimmerman , the famous bicycle rider , Is fully
two Inches longer than the ( average size of
hea rts.
"No , " said Mr Wheeler , "I have my doubts :
about the bicycle being able to displace the
horse. The tiiuue I tried It the horse and
tme
buggy came out of the collision without a
. " .
scratch.-Indianapohis Journal
Jenkins says his wife's mother has bought
a bicycle , tnt ! the first thing she did was to
blow up the tres.- lnneapols Journal.
The Columlla Bicycle club \ \ I make a run
to Manawa Tuesday evening ; Sunday , the
25th , to Tclmmah ; Tuesday , the 27h. to
Courtal ! Beach , and F'riday . the 30th , to
Pries' lake. Start for all runs from W. Lyle
DIckey's store , Douglas strcet.
It has came to light recently that O. O.
Hayman , who won the one mile League of
American \'hueehmen state championship at
1arney July 'I , Is not nor bas not been a
member of the organization and therefore
cannot hold one of its championships.
Some one was very negl'gent In allowing Mr.
Ha'man to start. I Is customary , when
state championships are to be competed for "
to malle the riders show their membershlll
tickets or otherwise ascertain whether or !
not they are members of the league : To :
whom the blame should be attached I Is
hard to ray. League at American Wheelmen
rules say that the division racing board shall
have charge of all state and dlvlson : cham-
pionsbtlps therefore , It was its place to
have seen that all starters were eligible.
The question now arises , who gets the one
mile championship ?
Here Is another question hard to answer.
C. C. Collins of Denver , Colo. , ran , econll to
Hayman , but as he was not a member of the
Nebraska division the place could not right-
full' go to him. This was another
error on the part at somebody In allowing -
lowing Collins to start. Denver was
his home and he had to get a
permit from the racing board to ride out-
side the 200 mile limit , which distance Is
Eupposed to be measured from his legal resi-
dence. Therefore , when he applied for a
permit It was equivalent to his acknowledging -
Ing that Kearney was not his legal resIdence.
A. C. Gadllc ran third In ths : race and If the
race Is not ran over the title and medal
should go to him. There ! s.no . doubt but
what' Hayman will have to give I up , as his
entry was a false one. It may be that he
did not know that a man , to compete In a
division champIonship , must be a league
member , and In that case It would not be so
much his fault as It would the fault of those
whore business I was to have , seen that the
tarters were all League of American Wheel-
men members. When seen abJut the mater
Chief Consul Ebersole said : "It Ha'mn
was not a league member when he rode It
Kearney he will , of course , have to reIn-
qulsh his claim to the championship and also
give up the medal which will go to the man
to whom It rightfully belongs. Just who
this Is will be decided later. "
Paterson. N. J. , has adopted a bell and
lamp ordinance which also prescribes the ,
rights of wheelmen , Imposing penalties on all
drivers of vehicles for violating the ordinary I
rules at the road. The most Important or I
these are the following : All drivers must i
always keep to the right of the road , except
when there Is some obstruction that makes
It impossible In passing another vehicle
going the same direction , the driver must
pass to the heft. In passing a bicycle the
driver at a wagon or carriage must give the
whelmen the same room ( about sL' feet ) to
pass to the rIght as would be given to an
ordinary four-wheeled vehicle. There Is a
very heavy penalty for any drive ! who fails
to give a b'c'cle plenty of room to pass or
who willfully runs a wheel man Into the gut-
tot or otherwise molests him. The ord'nance
requires I policeman to arrest on sight any
one violating Its provisions , and also makes
It proper for any citizen to make a complaint
before the recorder Speed Is restricted :
to eght'mies : per hour In the center
ot the city. This sort of an ordt-
wince Is just what Omaha needs and
Is ' a good thing for the associated cycling
clubs to push ulong. Incidents of road-hog-
ISI have came to our notice quite frequent ) '
of late and an ordinance of this klnl woull !
give wheelmen equal rights with all vehicles. !
Walter Durdlck left last Tuesday for Lake I
Okobojl , where he wil spend several weeks ;
recuperating. Upon his return to this city I
he will go Into active training for the National -
tonal circuit meets this fail. .
I now looks as though Omaha Is to get
some more professional bicycle racing Ian-
"ger Iardls of the Omaha Bicycle park says
that he Is wing [ to give the pcpie first clan
races. Whether they are professional or ama-
teur there will be no such takng ! as there
was In the days of profenlonal'raclng at the
Coleum. An effort will be mad to get such
men as Johunson , Sanger and Tyler here this
fall , and I they do come the public will see
racing the like at which It never saw be-
fore.
Below will be found a list of the twelve
toremcst racing men on the Natenal circuit.
their standIng , the number of wIns and the
value of the prizes won up to date :
First. flecond. Third. Value.
/1 . . . . . . . . . . . .18 8 : $2,49
CII.lnne . . . . . . . . . .12 5 3 1.9" , ,
Titus . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 10 1,83
Tll ' . . . . . . . . .1 3 3 1.745
Murphy . . . . . . . . . 6 10 9 l.r.5
I. . e. Johnson. . . . . . 3 7 12 1.1IO ! ( )
Zelgler . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 10 I.W
! atldox . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 : iOU
J.nm'y Malox . . . . . . . . . . . " 3 7 91
1'Clcr J . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ,7 S g7 ;
( 'oulter . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 4 7W
Col.r eouler . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 4 6tS
Arrangements are about completed for the
bicycle race meet to be given by the St.
Joseph I"alr assoc ' alon on Monday , September -
her 0 , as the opening daY'8 program for the
big fair. The plogrm will consist of bicycle -
cycle races of all descriptions and will pro
vide an exciting day's sporL , The entry list
will bo a large one and will undoubtedly
comprise some of the best men In this ! part
et the country , hailing from Kansas City ,
Omaha , St. Louis and Chicago.
The Columbia western team , composed at
Pixley , Ia'man and \ Edwood 18 taking In
the meets In Kansas and Missouri. I expect -
pect to return the later part ot ths ! week . ,
Burt Potter's hal mile In 1:06 : was quite a
remarkable performance consllerng ! that he
has had but little training this season He
was looked upon a8 1 coming man three
years ago , but he showed up sO poorly In his
training last uprlng that he decided not to
race any more. lie will , however , begin
active trainIng again and \ e may expect to
hear from him In the near future
A great many people ask , "Wbat Is train-
log ? " The only definition we can give them
II lust ( I Is the add ng at the rIght prportons
ot labor and rest to the proper use of toad ,
drink , sheep and exercise. No man can excel
at any athletic Iprt unless he gives the
proper amount ot attention to sleep , diet an
exercise.
l'aul Colson writes The Des a lengthy
document intent the late bicycle meeting held
In that city , showing how the races were
fairly anti . ! properly conducted and not run In
the interests or one or two cycle dealers.
Mr. Colon was the referee and he thinks
The Dee's comments of last Sunday were
unjust , that manager judges and ether
ofcals were all fair and impartial and J am
inclined to believe that he tellr the tfth
and that The Deo'l contributor was a little
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harh In hula crltlosms : . AI to the Plxley- :
'redrlckon contro'era . them II I , Interest ,
wtitstaoevtr ( that II dropped 1 without ,
tlrthtr ceremony. 'Tlre track II the place rOI
thup Fnteme louotle their differences.
Last . wuk' laru1 contains a hanllome
cut of Miss Cole "lamlel of this city , In
, costume. She Is cite of Omaha's popular
and a picture. skillful woman rden : and ! II as pretty a
Ora Hayman of GrAnll Island Is certainly
enl or the fastest burt distance men In
Nebraska. Ills riding lt Lincoln last Thursday -
day \\8 a revelation to several of the so-
called big guns ot the state.
Lincoln has a number of fast and promisIng -
Ing men Hath Bailey and McBride rode
beautifully at Thursday's lournament.
Bald and Zimmemlanould make a great
race.
race.Not
Not fewer than 1,000 women and girls In
Kansas City c'cle.
In Texas , they say , the bloomer are made
with IJstol ! pockets .
A chalen e open to all of hIs own age has
ben issued by Alfred Drake , SO years old , of
Oneonta , N , Y. , the distance to be one mile.
At the 1.yton meet 12,000 people turned
omit to seel , 15.000 attended at Battle Creek ,
and 3,000 at ln feh1 A Dayton paper
says a first class horse race or bal gauuie
\ \ auld find It mighty dllcul to attract I
quarter or 12,000 People.
An ordinance agaInst tack strewers has
bee presented at 1 council meeting at Jer-
sey City , N. J. I makes the wiful placing :
of tacks , glass , na'is or any object which
mIght Injure a pneumatic tire upon a public
1Ighway sUbject to a fine of not Jess than
$5.
The Lincoln Cycling cub has a beautiful
third of a mile track at Lincoln park.
Of all the riders who rode at LIncoln
Thursday none made a , better Impression
than Russell Condon. With a fEW weeks
preparation : Condon will be able to ride most
of the local cracks of the road.
Tom Paterson at PlaUsmouth Is another
good short distance rider. Although he did
not carry off any of the prizes at the Lin-
coln meet Thursday he was right up In the
bunch at every finish. With a little more
training Tom will capture a few dllmo\ls ,
hlmsclt.
1..I" . . . trusts I 'I'ouirist' . S , ' Inll , .
Ed T. Yates broke his record and attended
a club run one evening of the past \reek.
Come out with us again , old man.
n. H. Jones Is nursing a sprained knee ,
caused by a violent collision with the cutb
whie riding In the dark.
\1 M. Darnum , I d I' . Walker and Howard
Druner are among the Omaha Guards camp-
Ing at Lake Manawa and skirmishing with
the Skeeters.
Secretary Newcomb and Lieutenant Randall
made a flying trip to Kansas City , Mo. . Sun-
day. While there the ) attended a club run
of the Kansas City wheelmen and aver they
don't compare with ours
C. M. Russell Is preparIng for a long bicy-
cle trIp cast. lie will leave Omaha during
the later part of August and will ride di-
recty to Chicago , and from there Into the
Interior of Ohio. His trip will cover sev-
era I weeks.
Messrs. Rohrblck and Petersen were aD-
pointed color sergeants for the present
month at th' regular monthly meeting hell
Thurslay ! night of last week.
Several new members were admitted to
the club Thursday evening Three resigna-
tons were ale accepted.
The club will journey to Tekamah today
providing the roads are In condition and the
weather faIr. .Brekrast at Dalr , dinner at
Tekarah , and home again for supper. First
section leaves the "Pump house at G o'clock
sharp. Riders must register time of baying -
Ing Omaha anti tune of return. Club memo
ber'ho wIsh to compete for the prize
ciferOd for century'rldlng must be very careful -
ful to register correctly both at Omaha and
Teknmah. The pace -et will be easy to
follow . , the object ut the road olcers being
to pull the club through In the best shape
pose ibbe.
The second trial-of the hill climbing con-
test occurs Tuesday , venllg , August 20. The
trial will take IJlc Immediately prior tQ
the regular club -ri. ! The hill selected (
for the trial will -bo announced at the
"pump house" latert Next month . there
will bo three trials : ' ,
Secretary Newcomb has for distribution
upon application entry blanks for the races
at SIoux City . commencing September 23.
closing September 30. The prize list Is a
fine pne and as Tyler , Sanger , Johmon and
scoles at other crackerjacks are entered , the
races bid fair to he of great Interest He
als has entry blanks for the Lemars-Sloux
City road race , which occurs September 2.
embers of the cub who have racing
ambition him. will do well 10 correbpond with
him.A
A local dealer remarked the other day
that he "Imew of no better way to test the
merits or his wheels than to put them In the
Tourist club runs. " And he was right. The
true test for the bicycle Is upon the road.
where It Is pushed mile after mile over all
manner of roalls. I a wheel conies out In
good shape at tle end at n hard riding sea-
son one may rest assured It Is all right and
imp to the standard
The Tourists have a large representation
In the parade to ho held Monday evening of
fair week A committee was appointed at
the August meeting to obtain figures for
unlrorms. Tuesday and ThuruldY evenings
are given to drills. the initial drill being held
last Tuesday evening. The boys were put
through thuz foot movements and facings fo
two hours not a word of complaint being
heard from any of thcm. The thrill team
hopes to make an attractive appearance In
the. parade.
I.ast Sunday was annual field day for the
club and a fairer day could not have been
asked. The roads were a little rough , but
the short runs taken were enjoyable. 'le
program started off with a hill climbing con-
test , the place of trIal being the celebratell
"Garner hill , " tour miles from Council
Bluffs . on the Neola road Quite a crowl
of curious wheehlen anti more curious tarm.
ers gathered at the hill and watched the
preparations for the start. H. K. Smih
acted as referee and starter , George Wi-
lamson and George Humel or time Oany-
medes. W. C. Book and C. M. Russell of
thl Tourists acted as jUdges. Iessrs. Bar-
nuurn . Gunther . hiartson Hosord , Jenkins
and Jackson lined up for the start. The
signal was given and the men sprang away
like jackrabbits with Darnum anti lartson II
the lead. The struggle up the steep incline
was a hard one and quite Interestn !
Gunther finished first , lartson second
Jenkins thIrd and Hosford fourth. Gunther
leads now by one point and Is the clu6
champion until beaten After the contest
the club pedaled down to Lake Manawa anti
dlnl. In the afternoon all repaired to Manhattan -
htan beach , where the other portion ot thus
program was carried out. Here Is a sum-
mar ) " ot the events , with name at wInner !
100.yard ( lash through shotl water , H. A.
lays ; 50-yard dash through shoal water H.
A. hays : two thirds mIle race for single
boats W. : I. Darum ; halt-mile race for
single boats , H. ( . JackEon ; one-mile race
for single boats I. Smith ; haif-mile race for
double boats , Darnum & Freman ; 50-yards
dash , running race B. F. Hosrord ; 100-yard
dash , running racel " A. Hays ; hIgh dive ,
George Toozerr 50t'n swimming race 1 ! .
G. Jackson.
Iesrs. Book and nanlng acted as um-
pires and n. It. Smith as starter. After tbe
race the entire party returned to grand
plaza and enjoyed , the concert and made n
tour of the camps. -returntg home late In
the afternoon , sunhurned and tired . but pronouncing -
nouncing the run one of the best of the
season. The boatIng and bathing was much
enjoyed by all , It being a novel feature of a
club run Edjhl created a good deal at
amusement In the Bingle boat race , which be
entered , by running his boat ashore with
such force that It threw him out of his set
Into the shoal water Several at the new
member present weroinllatel ! Into the ms- '
terles of the game the Turner boys taught
the club The Turner boys will never ap-
predate tIe good points of the game until
they play It In tbe ( water , clothed In a bath-
log suit. .
tfti4 itss'.l , t..t for 1'lul"lonth.
The Ilatsmoutb Wheel cub will hold a
aanctlomed racing meet on September 2 , Labor . -
bor Day There will be six events for which
handsome and attractive prIzes will be hung
up The club' new third-of-a-mile track
has undergone extensive Improvements and
now "ranks with the very bet of the Itate.
A large number of Omaha riders will go down
and toke part In the Iport
Short lit" . for " . . . .11.11) . Night .
\ht will doubilees prove the bFlt bicycle
entertainment of the season I the series ot
shcrt race that are to be run at the Chule"
Street park next Weneday evening. The
manaremuient II making elaborate prepra-
ton and will offer a great cad , a folowa :
One Mile NovleI.'lnl ple ; , value , \IOj ;
second prL'.e . valtue $5. .
Oume MIle Open , Class A-I.'trl. prize , value ,
US ; aeconul ! prize , value , $ .50.
T\ a Mile Mesecuiger lioys.-F'irst price ,
value , Si : i second prize . , value , $ . ; third prize , ,
value , $2.
Two Mile Open , Class A-Pint Ilrzl' : , value ,
, : :0 : : seoHI ! prize , value , $ .
Ten Mile l'rofcssional-Casiu prize .
'h'e Mite Open , Clan A-First prize , value ,
f35 ; lecoml prize , value , $15. $
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The second annual interstate tennis tournament -
mont , In singles anll doubles , will be begun
on the dirt courts of the Omaha Lawn [ Tennis
club next Tuesday afternoon anti conthme
throughout the week until Saturday Inclush'e.
The doubles will be out at 2 o'clock on the
opening tiny . and the singles will begin there-
alter lS soon as II practicable . the rules of
the Unied Slates Lawn Tennis association
governing all pia ) ' . There will be two prizes
for both singles alHI doubles , the local club
expending sOlelhlng over $200 11 these troph-
Ies. Time first prize In the singles Is a valuable -
uable sterling cup amid In the doubles 11 ex-
celent chafng dish.
The prospect8 are Ixceedln l ) bright for
a successful arid Interestng tournament , as
the field of entries I a large and , brilant
one. Two of Caca o's star players will bo
here In Messrs. L. H. Waldner and W , F Slo-
elliot , Slocul Is a coming challllon. lie
won the late open tournalnelt at lavenswoOI
In .10ubles and he defeated the skillful Wall-
tier In the fnal singles. All the cracks In
the big Windy City therefore ntertaln avery
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very robust respect for his game. lie hal
beaten such bright lght lS lrs , Page anti
Sam Neel , ali also has a tel sets to his
credit from the great Carl Ned Waldner and 1
Slocum arc entered In both slugles ali doub-
lea and will arrive In this city tomorrow"
mu orni ng.
Kansas City will send three or fonr of her
best players including Case anti Whiman ,
anti It Is expected that Minneapolis will also
send some or her best len , probably Wal-
lace and Cook. The secretary has been In cor-
respolience during the last week
with Mr. Terry of Duluth , and
It Is very probable that he , with
his sister , Miss 'erry , the late lady
champion of the United States , will be seen
In Omnha during the tournament. Mr. Whitman -
man of Kansas City , ls entered In the
singles amid Tom Wallace amid running mate ,
rrom Minneapolis . In the doubles There wi
also bo three likely candidates here from
Wilbur , this state ; Cockerel of Council
Bluffs , 'arquhar of La Mars and three or
four from hastings. C. H. Young and'S. S.
Cahlwel will be the strongest team to rep-
resent Omnha In the doubles and ! essrs.
Austin and Ct\llnKham In the singles.
The Omaha club's courts are located at
cub's
Twenty-third and Harney streets and the
outlook , Is flattering for a fine attendance
and some brilliant play. The tourament
committee Is composed of the following gen-
tlemen : Gorge E. Haverstck , S. S. Calt-
well , H. H. Young , C. S. Culingham , De
Hay Austin.
Austn.
'I'he Ih.r 'llh'l All Itigltt.
This business at the Defender beating the
Vigilant would get monotonous were I not for
the fact that every time the new yacht de-
feats time old defender of the AmerIca's cup
she clinches the probability of that trophy
remaining on this side of the water. In all
kinds of weather and In all points the new
yacht has shown her superiority over the
one that successfully defended the prize
against Valkyrie I two years ago.
( tsuestimIIM tutu , AiIM'crs.
SOUTH OMAHA , Ncb. , Aug. 5.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Doe : Wi you
kindly give me the best local slngle-handelt
100-pound dumbbel lift and by wbom made ?
Also best local record for 50-llound bell , sin-
gle handed ? What Is the BohemIan strong
bos best single-handed lift for 100-pound
bell ? CHARLES A. DA Ylm.
Ans.-In IS84 Kendal "shand" I 100-pound
bell lnety-slx times , and Dan Baldwin
ninety-four _ times. Swoboda his no 10 or
fifty-pountl boil record lie shoved a two-
pound bellC,000 tunes In fifty-three mlnutlt
and twenty-seconds.
FREMONT , Nob. , Aug. 11.-To the Sport-
lug Editor of The lee : Will you kindly
Inform me thrbugh the column8 of next
Sunday's Bee the county fair and race dates
oC Nebraska for ' 05.
GEORGE A. HAZELETT ,
Weston , Neb.
Am.-WI try 10 another Sunday. The
state fair dates are September 13 to 20 In-
elusive.
RANDOLPH , Neb. , Aug. H.-To the
Sporting Editor of 'he Bee : Please explain -
plain this rule In The Dee : A pitched bal
his batter's bat and bounds In faIr ground
and the bal It fielded to first. Is the baler
out ? ' BERT PARTItIDGE.
Ans.-He is .
NORTH PLATTE , . Neb. , Aug. 5.-To the
Sporting Editor of 'he Bee : Please state
In Sunday's Dee whut Is best authority on
dumbbell and Indian club exercIses , giving
the numerous movements , baths and rub-
bing necessary , and where It can be had ?
M. : [ .
An8.-Donovan's athletic manual , Police
Gazette. New York City.
GHEENWOOD. Neb. , Aug 15.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : Is I batter
out when struck b ) a bated bal before
It strikes the ground ? The man batting the
bal himsel ? What constitutes a baled
bal ? Please answer In Sunday's Dec.
GUY I.ODEH.
Ans.- ( ) Yes. (2) ( ) A bal that Is flit
with the bat , what else ?
COUNCIL BLUFFS , Aug. 13.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee : In order to
settle I small bet , will you kindly state In
your Sunday paper the fastest mile that
was ever ridden on a bicycle , emu circular
track and who holds the world's record
for ono mile ? FnEMONT Dr NJA IN.
Ans.- ( ( ) Mike Drnberler at Louisville ,
K ) . . , this spring , 1:45 : } -5 , flying start. (2) ( )
Johnny Johnson , 1:35 : , straightaway.
LINCOLN. Aug. H.-To the Sporting Edi-
tor of The liceVlll : you kindly Inform me
through tJe Sunday Dee , , I you know what
the prospects for grouse shootng are In
western Nebraska , and obhige.-Davo Ching-
ling .
Ans.-Very poor There are plenty of
chickens In some parts of the central north-
er part of the state , but generally throulh-
, out the state the birds are unprecedented I ) '
scarce.
PENDEI1 , Neb. , Aug. H.-To the Sport-
log Editor at The Bee : Will you please an-
swer In next Sunday's Dee the following j
Inquiry In base bal ? Two men on base ,
foul bal batted , base runners return to bases , I
pitcher steps uver his box and throws wildly
to hase ( Intentionally ) . base runner both
go home , bal returned to pitcher who goes
Into his box thus making It become fair ,
then throws to bases and puts men out. Are
they Olt ? -A Header.
AnB.-No. The picher would not be allowed -
lowed to work any such trick by a competent
uummipire.
ThURMAN , Ia. , Aug. 9.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : l'Iease answer in your
Sunday flee : how mauuy rounds were
foulut in thue Sullivan and Mitchell mniil ? is
Jim Corbett time chanipioui of the world , or
just the Umuited States ? And If hoe is not
dimampion of the world , why is he not-C.
V. Paul.
Ans.-(1) ( ) Thirty-nine rountls. (2) ( ) lIe is ,
PAXTON , Neb. , Aug. 15.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Will you please answer
the following questions iii the questions and
answers column of Thue Sunday flee : What
three amateur pitchers playlumg base ball iii
Nebraska 'this seasomi'outside of Omaha , are
considered time best pitchers , Answer time
above and oblige a reader of your valuable
paper.-A Subscrihr.
Ans.-Know nothing abotit any of them ,
DIINISON. Ia. , Aug. 15.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee : Please answer by return -
turn mail the following : A bets U that there
Is but $18 worth of gold in a $20 $ gold
piece and agrees to heave it to C. C , In this
face of a fact not known to imitmi makes a
wrong decision , Are the parties bound by
the decision ? A.J. Gary ,
Amos.-F.verything goes with time referee's the-
cision , You heft it to C and If C decided it
to tIme beet of hIs ability , his decision goes.
No answers by mail.
\VEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 15-To tue
Sporting Editor of The use : In anction
pitch , ten poirmts game , A Itas elgiut points ,
B has nine. A bids two ; mnake. hIgh , jack
and game. Ii makes low. Wiuich win. ?
i'iease answer in Stmnilay's lice.
Ans-'As thmey play the gaumue here the bidder -
der goes ouL _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A Mmiii froumt Iliustlumgm. ,
OMAHA , Neb , , Aug , 8 , 1895-Mr. George
\V , Ames , City. Dear Sir-have just' been
down to Orchard home. and find it better
than you repre.entefl It , A person can raise
all sorts of fruits successfully , I think there
is a splendid climate , I saw the largest corn
timat I ever seen in any of the corn states.
People are sociable and encouraging nortimern
immigration. have purchased 40 acres an
shall mayo as early in the fall as I can.
Yours truly , A. B , FRY ,
iIastIns , NeD.
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when he won the Big Six
Day Race. 1-Ic rode a Natiouni. Neither could Potter.
He broke the one-ha'f mile unpaced state record in i : o6. '
Neither could Harry Edgeliill. lie now rides a National.
If You Ride a National
of course you keep to the front.
We vil1 have a special sale this week of $100.00 1895
Pattern Irnperials , Geiidron , Raiithlers and all
Staiictarct makes as good as new. Prices from $55.00 to
$7500. 1894 patterns of all makes , prices from $30.00 to
$ 55.00. Call at once and get a first class wheel cheap.
A. L. DEANE & CO. ,
SOLE AOINTS 1116 FARNAM STREET. V
FOR ThIS OMAHA , NED.
NATIONALS , UNIONS and 1ENTONS ? , j H. TAYLOR , MANAGER.
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CornmnemucingMonlay inou'milmig , August 19th , we wilt soil title $3 Iloeker for - "
$1,0.5. This i'ockor Is mnmtdo of tuolid nmutiqtw oak non' ! upholstered acat , either pttt
torn , velvet or silk tapesti'3' covering. 1"or ease and tylti combined , this rocker
is the best offet' wo ham noado this seasoul.
On sale , for three days on1y , Monday , Tuesday \Vednesduy. .
Dewey & Stone Furiiiture Co. ,
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