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- TfIB' BICYCLE iVORLD ' ' 1896.J""r " r
. - - - . . . - - n : " .111 . FOR 1896.
Oi\1AIIA \ HAS 'V ' I HEELS
The Oity in 0. Grind Furore of Dicyo1e
Excitement
WIIAT TilE RIVAL OF HORSE ! IS COMING TO
Opening Up of the Riding Season and the
Pr03pocts for the Summer Days.
1Ha FAIR ONES IN KUICKRUOCKEAS
High Time for Local Enthusiast to G.t n
Mote Oil ,
A ROAD RACE fOR DC7RATION : DAY
List lit COIIIIIII 1\'I'lIt4-'I'ho , 11I1l1cllrM' '
Jlltelltlolill ' 1111.1 n 'holn I.t't IIf
r llrVcag ( /'HI\I / \ Anent limo
r 111111111' , Crllz
. ( ie. O'IAI/A / seems to
_ 10.1\0 . gone bicycle red : ! .
(
. v f Il Is wheels litre
wheels there out 1
\ - . \1' h ce I s everywhere ,
" bleu , womell and chit
) fZ ( deco n11L C are Ucin g
/
(
, ; , % can st one d with th I e
\(1 ( < ; \ \ \ \
\ lilt fever , anti thai Il will {
I - ' ) '
' - ' : \ 'he the LW
\ . . bt one or growing
4 sports oC lime age no
sensible man call gala
+ MY. Il Is nol to be n sport
pnly hut ) n Inole , for trunsllor-
tallon both far : and near , vehicle oC busi
Hess , In IIltllspensahle adJunct ! to the house
of wliricsaler and retailer , for tplcgrlllh corn
panics and , traffic and , commerce of all kinds ,
fhc Western Union Telegraph cOlllllan In i
this city h11 ; ! nll'clIly , supplied Its messenger
force with mounts uld : there Is every nsaur -
once that the Youthful carrier lad will not
now grow grlY and stoop shoal
der-II In transit II will he little -
y tie short at crime nol to learn ! to rlJe i
1\ wheel and II Is safe to predict that e\'ery
biped , bale alltl Cem.lle11m call afford ! the
coat : will own a wheel IJirOr ! the lapse of
many I11r ns. The 1:1IIIos : arc becoming ee- :
tremely enthusiastic and the hloomer costume
Is hound to bloom In local gardens herorc
the summer wanes. In fact , Il Is to he sea n
today somewhat numerou1y on our high an d
b'wlI's. The spring list at last has a rlml ]
In the wheel
f The riding season has already opened UI' 1
with a decided hurrah , but the rCll f
tine for the sport ) and exercise has not y 'et
F arrived That comes when there Is no longer
any 11IlIhooJ or cutting ! winds , lying dirt
and dust , when the roses have unfolded their I
delicate petals and nil the air Is laden with
the Intoxlcatlnl- sweets DC lovely sutnme
' .
For this longed for period the grand army
or 'cyclers arc busy prelJarlrlh. Old wheels
( are being unchaInEd , rubbed up and oiled-new
ones being bought and e\'er.thlnr gotten Inlo
i , shape for a long and delightful campal n ,
1 , , The dealers , and there are : scores and scores
oC them , for they leave bobbel ; ] up like Johhny
) ump.ul' ' during the last four months , are
k all lJehlnd with their orders. More wheels
are sold In Omaha III a single day now than
d Hm' svtie 111 a month Cormerly.
t " \\'ha ! you are not going to rear those ,
arc you ? " incredulously Interrogaled a Call'
, wheelwolllan to a plump and Ilretty con t-
panlon the other day , as the latter emerged
from her llapa's Park avenue lII"nslon atUr ell
L In a pair of the elllllrtest knickerbockers you
ever I1UII' "Indeed I urn , " was the saucy re-
I'I ' ) ' , "aud I am net going to conllno my
riding to after dark , either. "
"Sho's all right , an ) way , " thlll Is the vcr-
eli ° t oC all the ho 's ,
Indeed , , the Iulckcrhoclcr Is a Jaunty at and
Benslbl1 ! costume rile hideousness or the
average "bloomers" Is lost In the abhre\'la-
tlon To be sure , the knickerbockers are not
the tight , tailor made style , but have n slight
fullness to allow perfect freedom at the mus-
' cles. They arc dIJslgncd 10 reach only to the
knees nllll thus avokl the unglllnl length oC
many hloomers Over the white sill waist
Is worn n short graceful coat with what Is
known its the coat sleove. Leather legglllgs
surmount the low cut shoes The Fedora hat
t and II pair of rldlllg gloves complete ndlad y's
/ bicycle suit ,
Bill what arc ( the various local cycle cln tie
doing toward formulating : some extra pro-
grain for the summer to meet the ra\'aglng
ills unceutent III the great Hllort. We ha\'o
never had any road moos hero that can Id
properly he denominated liS such , and what's
the malleI' with havillg' ' ana ? Wo arc Ilrett t'
nearly as up to data /IS Chicago , so why 1I0l
Imitate her III this grand line of dll'crtlsc-
mont ? hello , there , , harry Smith , Jce Eber-
sole , Pix , Dllxon , Bnr/lulII , Dabney 11:111 tl1l'
rest of you riders and deniers , won't y 'OU
please gel Komethlllg IIIwI move 011 you , and
give ns u big road race say . on JeoJI'atlon
, day- that Is a popular day for the exhllara-
flog competltlon all over the countr ) ' . 1. ens
have It from III front or the cityy hall , ran the
Dodge , street mllcllllum to Its terminus a mid I
retllrn That would mlllo all excelle rat
course after the cll"s Iludh arc reach iii ,
anal whlle Mettle lime way f Is aa fair for on , '
liS nnother.
I' , It would ho u snrepss. One tumidr sal
riders Oultl he Induced . to enter , What 1\ I
eight that \ would mlllw , One Imndred local I
I'etlalers to lace tie stutter , Gl\'o It a eta rt. i
l \ 'ery'heelman In town woultl he talki tug
. , chant It In 110 time , cspt'Clnll III the \'arlous
clubs , where already , thc best min are c iii.
ditloiling thelllseh'eJj to Barry their club
colors
As I said before , l Dccoratloa day Is the great
day for read races , and they arc hold /It / Ihat
time for the riders oC mu ally ali the ( ) large
cities. The greatest race of the Idml III this
country la 1 the Chicago , for number oC en
; , tries , rcconls , and , In nil other WII8 , Some
or the more Important races DC thD year , n
the Wind City amid elsewhere , will hI' :
Chicago road race Grant monument , 1.ln-
I coin park , to 1'I'an8tun : and return , Decoration I
! ( . , day.Soutll
South Side road race , all South Shlo bon lie-
yards : , Irourth oC July .
West Side road race , on Wcst Shlo bon tit .
yards , Labor (111) ' ,
InlllJton and Milburn road race . from
Newark , N. J. , Decoration day .
1I0)'lalld Smith road race , New IIt'Monl ,
} .lass" 1)ccoratlou day ,
J. M I.llIscolt road roc : . C r 1I0.toll rld era ,
Pccoratlon .Ia ) . . I
lot.utln road race l1ufl'tlo ' ; , Dec3ratloll day ' ,
Illlaendegcr road race , Detrott Decoration
da ) . .
Minneapolis road race
Denver road racc.
Belle hlo road race , Detroit , July 21.
, Penver road race , Decoration till ) ' .
It Is probable that wllhlll the next two
I , ; years the I.eauof ; ! Amerlcan'leelt : , neu :
IIIny rccognbe : llrofeslonal elders and c or
trot their mces A strong pressure In l'OIl.1 t )
direction Is being ! exertetl. Thcr : are scores of
I'fomlnent eo - called amateurs who lire now as '
. . . . . . Such llroCeultnal ; liS a man can be , amid t hey
, - lire ready , to break over the line and gO fur I
, cash prlzea lIy the dellnllluns thai goverll
r. In other branches ot sport they are pre Ic s .
siollais alreally They receive pay from 1n Ican .
IICnctllrln g ! Arms for riding cprtalll kinds ; of
; wheel , and they race for Ilrlzea which are
told , or III one wa ) ' or another converted Ilito I
cash , ' { 'he ) ' make their living riding hlc ) ' .
clea I t Is not a sport with them Il Is I
their busllleJ , Not man ) are wlllug ! ! to ad-
IIIlt It , of COUfS [ , but It Is nevertheless the ,
fact , A few of the honest ones rt'cognle
their pOllIon sad lire ready to count out al
once to race for mateyy prizes , and make no
bones about It
° The present year : In bicycling III Urn ; hn
1 Jlromls'4 to be the grestrst . In the 1:1'lor : ) ' oC
the sport leer . More IJo'I)18 : w II ride t ham
n'or before and more interest will \ bs t:1lell. :
yli."p
III limo outcome of the various races thai are !
to be given In all other metropolitan cities ,
Omaha has always been behind time
limes III thc matter oC bra
nIshlng nmusclllent and recreation : for her c1t1
tens , and II Is high time she was bzlnB !
Jostled olll of her trance. The talked oC
demonstration al limo coming talc It carried
Olll IIIon the scale ; oC grandeur AIIII magnifi
cence contemplated : , will certainly be tUz sl- !
nal l for n general : a\vakenlng lint why wall
fpr the slate > fair and her races and her
l11geallt. C'rlilln Iq laral11ounl to any outer
'pJrt or amassment and there Is certainly
energy ! IIIItI Intcrprlsl' enongh wllhlll thc
ranks of our heelmelt to Inaugurate a lime
of their own The sporting editor oC Thc lice
will lellll any and all the aid within his
province will IIn'ote than and space ! 10 lime
Irojt'cl and assist In making IL a ro Ir there
Is any go here , and there Is 110 doubt [ that
the press or lime city \111I willingly JOIII
bends ! ! III the cause of a big Decoration day
road cacc
mtlrt rte IIr"lIr ! Ulrt ' utnry. !
A. I , . Deane > & Co" , 1110 Ilrnam street
ono large wholesale and retail dealers In hl-
cycles and bicycle supple ! , with an extensive
repair deparll'lt nttachul . In their line IC
wheels will be funnel the Union , I'enton , , Nn
tonal , I 1 1' Scorcher mid , Featherstone
Al the Cross GUll COIIany ) , nol raider the
solo mllnngcmenl of that veteran rIder and
Sltlt8man , \1'111 Tow ' aseud , cal he seen thC
Hemln lon , tagle I Alair and \\'estmlnstl'r
Heplllring promptly atended to ,
George I : , 11crl , nl 318 South Fifteenth
street Is the special manufacturer's agent for
Ncbrska or lime 1 9r G'IHlron bicycles . SUII- ,
pi y and repair tlearlment IItchell.
W. P. StOtzel , the hnr wore man , lU
South Fifteenth street , next to the postomct' ,
handles , the Phoenix Cram the Sto\'Or Bicycle
SlAnufachtring : ' .
lultactnrlng cOlnllan )
AL the Columbus } hig { , y company's rcposl-
tory on larney street opposite Lloyd's opera
house his Just been op"netl 1a bicycle de-
1\
partmenl anti tree riding school , Jay ISurns .
malmgen The Spalding for HW Is the lead-
InB wheel handled : .
Thc John luslc hardware company , 2407
Cumlng Street , Is putting In a lne oC whcels.
M O. Daxon , the veteran dealer lit 402
North Sixteenth street , handles the celebrate
gambler all other mattes , Daxon's supply '
all repair house Is large and complete
The Western Ic'cle and Gun company ,
2116 CuminI street , carry a hue oC whCls ,
The Omaha Blcyclo company , 323 North
Sixteenth street lid I ( I T. leyten manager , Is I
a big concern. lere are to be seen thC well
arch knass ] , n Victor , Imperial and owler's : ' 101-
Wi Barnum k 11'0. preside over I\ polio -
tar and extensive bicycle establishment al
t O North 1 , 'Iiteeuth stret dlunger's Helay
la the king at the 1Sarnums' lot The
WII\'crly Is among limo wheels handled .
At Hardy's 99 Cent stare 131 1.rnam
street , Is handled : a lIne oC high grade wheels . ,
and wheels. there a specialty Is made In children' s
The Western Electrical SUPllly company , 1515
Ic1 : lrd street , Is well stocked up with { rapt ( -
lat whfels In this lne Is the Sterling ,
Stearns , Czar , Crescent and others.
Wilam ! Lyle IckEY R Co" at 103 Douglas -
las street , uro booming the Columbia anJ
Hartford and are II'IY behind II orders ,
C. W. Dahney , succcssor to time H. I Per
rJ3o company , Is II 1212 Douglas street. This
Is. the oldest bicycle house In the city and
Dabney handles tm Wol.Amerlcan , Den Bur ;
' itt , HunmUler
At the silos roast of Wi Darnnm & Bra
120 North Fifteenth streetblc'clc are shown
In an approved style. Toy claim the newest
hnprovemt'nts for the Relay which Is shown
In fur models three geutlonen's wheels and
one ladles' wheel. The Munger whel , the
strongest ! of all IIBht wheelsshows four mOlllJis ,
three for gentlemen and one ladles. The
Lumlnum shows seven lodels , made Cram a
' new process gC treating time metal , alnmlnul ,
'maldng an extremely ' .
strong' wheel. Th "
Kcwoor shows theca models , Including the
lightest ladles' wheel made. The Wa\'erly
shows three models , two gentleman's and
one Illdles' .
"hlo\rl'II/ " of' tho" heel.
The century rider of the Ganymede Wheel
club met al the cub house lasl Thursday
orating In Inswer to a cal by George 1Vi 1 .
'
Iams , ex-captain oC the club , and organized
a century contingent. Among flora who
became charter members are : Georgc
14illiamson . flay W. Btxby . Hurry
K. Smith , Telus Dahl , Wid GaInes ,
Wiiam Carothers and larry H8tenhluer.
The centurions number fifteen In all Dnll
Ccrl the nucleus oC I\ good century club , A
cJimlt1c ! al bylaws was appointed and an .
other meeting \ Ill soon be held to furthel'
the organization. A novel feature of the am ' -
ganlznton Is a regular secret society ritual ( ,
complele , with pass words , grlls anti the
l ike. The candidates will have to ride a
century and then go through the dcgret' (
worle , all of whIch wi he lots of fun-Cor the
members who knee been Initiated.
Providing the weather Is permissible to- t
dar the Tourist t Wheelmenl wil take their
Oran country club run of the present cease n.
" ' 111 run will he the forerunner oC manr
more nun cards have been mulled to rant tY
at time InatllchCI wheclmen oC [ the city nntl
It Is to he hoped thlll cyclists will take nd- 1
\'altago ot the open Invitation oC the Ilopular
club and attend the runs. The ran for today
IH to lele\'ue. ! servo eleven miles from Omoha ,
over the aid Platsmouth road , antI , In
seson , one of thc prettiest runs out of
Omaha . A good country dinner will he had
ut lele\'ue , then a \'Isl will be pall to I ort
Crook , and the return trip made early In the
afternoon . 'rhe run will be started , from 1
Hanlall's : restaurant , on CalCornla ' sl'eet , the 1
first section leaving between 3:30 : and f
o. ill , No "lcorcblng" will he countenanced ,
so that new riders will feel pIJrCt'cly "at
°
leuo" on lime run The road olcerl have
tetellinell to male the club nun n sucress
this season and wl look strictlY aCer I hI
comfort oC the riders while ont An air lion tp '
anl : 1 other tools relit be Inept al the "pun alt
hanse" ( Ito ( nlclmame given the cafe hy the t
wleelm n ) for the use of the cluhmen end
their hll'IHIs , A register wi also he Iept , L
at the " 11UnJ hcuso" and all wheellel who
atend the run8 are requested to resister b a
taro starting oul
Captain I 1 K 1 , Smith mud his leutcnants ,
! clon amid lurdlng , are rusting atom met
among the wheelmcn all Brent rate trying to
create II revival of Interest In lima u lit
thshlonell club run
' 'le jolly college boys who constute the
Glee , lan ) o alll : lallolu club of the Unl-
versify Wisconsin have
) \ bright , green ape te
In I their melory for times royal entertainers
over In the Ilufl's ' , who are Iwown to the t
'cycling world a5 the Oanynwlo , Whcel chi tb .
Sunday afternoon the 'varsity hays were to u .
tiered an luCormal rcccptQn at the club Iar.
lore In which all hecame acquainted IInd
lullo helped to lass the tme , ! ondny
evenlnj , Ih ! ' \'arsly boys overt agreeably at r .
Ilrled to see a body of 'C'cUsts march Ilto
the , opera house sporting the club and colce e
colors all fill up nn entire seotoll oC seats ,
The concert was above the ordinary cello g
concert ant the wlleehnen Cnjo(11 It ! In.
mcnsI ) ' . ACer the curtain had rung down
on , the last turn 'cyrlst anll college boy re.
paired to the club rooms , where l'eCreshments
were served and the night ; passed In music
and mirth Al un early hour In thc mortal tg
the ' \'arliy Ioys , crawled Into their bun he
aboard thlr special train and were whlHIeJ
out oC thin city continuing their joul' ,
ne ) The reception will marl , an epoch In /
the club's history.
The entertainment committee of the Gat ty-
ntedu Wleel club announce the last smoler
at the season inn SatunlllY e\nlnl April G ,
"the invitation card : h Ilul 1IIIIue and at the
acme lime vc ' 11111rollrlHe , flu design b.II
the Innntlon of ont of the club membrs ! ,
. 1 One musical program has bcell preps r '
for the occasion In which several vocal and
III&trnleltal solols wil tale part
the Council Bluffs cub b mallnl I greal
effort to catch 01 to the National ICe clrc alt
this summer. I Is to be hope that Its
efforts lay meet with success . Wu aced a
real . good let to liven us up a bit. The club
18 ono thai could swlnS I circuit meet In
good Ityle , as I Is not bolberd o Ili
tactonal strlle , all pull together and wih
hustlers . I they C.tcb 01 people out here
wi have I chance to ace soma of the prom nl .
firth fllter cracks on one of the fastest
moo trrckl In lima United Stal18 ,
The cycle editor heard I good story 01 ono
of the ( loral wheelnteu the attune '
wleclmcl otler evening that
II too good 10 keep , Out uf feelng for the
- -
you ng man his llama shall nol appear In the
) 'arn. Apropos to thc story we \1 sy hint
limo young ! man Is not much of nn 'llcth'e
wheelmn himself , anti Is guile a "mllsher. "
or nt least thInks hc Is. lie Is very careful
about hIs attire , , always wears the Intent In
collars anti ties , etc . and Invariably looks
as IC he had stepped out of a Land box , all oC
which Is nol essential nor possible , Ih /
man who devotes a large Iorlon ) or his ante
to his wheel Wel , there Is n certain young
woman , endowed with I little moro than the
average share of good . looks and lusrulllr
activity . \ho pounds lime t'lcwrler. or del >
out dress goods , or trims hat . down town ,
and who Is nn cnthuslatlc whcplwomn : nod
elJo's : a morning split above all thll"S , One
of the flume Sabbath days , nol man } " moons I
Alone ! . stun sallied , teeth to take lie ) nit at-
tired In a bewitching cycle sllit Out toward I
lime I Carl she Iassel our young mal dressed I
II his best soft oC CIOtlll'-ho waR walking. :
A friend happened to pass a 10melli later
01 n wheel A , bright idea lashetl through
our 'oung man's minim . The friend was
haleI : ( , thc situation eplnlnel , antI the wheel
changed riders for the thus being Awns
went our young lan In pursuit of the fair
cyclist , his patent leather gaiters fairoffi
III the glal18010 sunlight liS ids feel rose
anti fell In rhythmic iaton 10 time 11211als.
The 'oung WOllln , Ail unconcious or the
vilain that pursued , spun along and chewed
her gum In keen enJoYllnt She was o\'er-
taken , and , the young gallant [ passed thc time
oC day Her qulcit eye measured him alone
glane' , and she resolvel
Icwl'cll to have a little
ntuusement on her own IIccounl 1 : \ryone
who has been out over the "lorencD road
knows how conducive 1 Is , when In eondl .
tlolI , lo speeding , and how limo rand wlndl
ni' over the his toward Cofl'mKn's ' station.
See mingly all unconsciously the pedals reo
I'olvet mora rapidly , and tll young mnn's
taco became 1)llk ) with the exertion I reo
lulre(1 ( ( 10 keep pace wllh his companion , Al
1"lorelcO he Insinuated that they mlghl rest
a fern millules , but limo young lady saw no
reason far that , as she wasn't the least bit
tre. . ! . So on limo twain cycled , , flit the hills
hil
was reachEd. The young man now cam"
menetd , to realize thai his netber limbs had
not received the proper development for brIsk
bicycle rltlng , much less hlll . clmbing ( . He
ag ain . suggested that they dismount and
climb the hill noot , "Oh , no ! " I'm not a
bit tired. I Just ) ova to clmb hills ; ' was
limo reJolner In her sweetest voice So up
they started . , the drop frame gained a yard or
two , lhen another , the ) 'OUlg man 111Ing 'art
his very ' heart out behhul , the persplratlou
trickled down his face IIn(1 dropped oft his
nose II great sllllIshes , his collar wiite.1 . and
wlel.
then his shirt front . At last , dizzy tired rout
nearly disgusted he reached time top alit saw
his faIr
companion vanishing o\'el a [ distant
1001 , This would never do , so he loo&enel lslant
his vest , pulled his hat town erne his eyes
ant shut ids teeth real Lard , , gripped the
hnmlo bars and pushed down on the pedals
harder than ever , but to no u\'al ; he gained
nol an Inch. Alter an hour's hard work hc
pulled Into Cofman , In time to see his fair
companion emerging Cram a Cum house , look
Ing as cool anti pretty ) lS n spring daisy .
She nodded , as she ' passed him , smiled saucily ,
monltet her whe'el und swoflly asked him
t aslwl
If I he was ready to return hems . '
real retur 10me. He.d ) to
return home ! le was ready to dlc. His legs
ached , his hack ached , his shirt bosom had
wied , amid In coasting n hill he hat taken an
ugly "CrOIJp , " and his nice trousers hal
portal nl the Itnee.1'ilh thc hest grace
possible IIJ turned IIboul mud started for
home She was off like I swallow , and In
heeuly minutes he saw , her no more Then
a bright light dawned upon him ; he had becn
mate I guy of , and ho vowed a vow , IC "he
was ' allowed 10 reach dear . ell Omaha ah"ln
he'd peter , never [ , play the masher far cycle
girls again " Al tie turn In the big hill he
ran ka smash Into a farmer coming up , and
buckled hIs friend's wheel so that his l.othcr
\onldn'l know It Cram n new tangled cider
mill Prom there he walel through clcr
dust , and got down In tme to get Ilate
dinner , and vent to hel. [ ! He turns his head
w hen lie meets a lady cyclist now , , and a
Car-away look ,
comes Into his azure e'es
The young lady ? Oh ! she rides yet , and
enjoys man ) ' n laugh with her friends over
the poor chapplo who would mash , and got
mashed
rev } ' , Dr. Parlhursl oC New York has been
tatting lessons II bicycling for a couple 0 nf
weeks past and Is nol able to ride HIe "sllenl
steed" without an ) trouhle.
Jack Cnle ) ' , one of Omaha's fast men , whe
has been In retrement the past year , relit hc
on the path again this scason.
A now cub will be the Omall Gnarls
Bcycle club , composed oC members of the
Omaha Guards who rile 'cycleH. o wi
male three active bicycle cubs for Omaha
aH well as several sidewalk clubs.
The time oC year approaches when , much
to limo annoyance ot citizen s who rIde to ran . I
from their places of huslness awhcIJI , the
streets are loedtd hy the over-zealousnesl oC
the water cart drivers lero Is a chance for
the League at American Wheelnen division
officers to show what this orranlzaton Is tor
U the streets , save on very dusty days , coul.1 .
ho left dry until after 9 a. m. and then not
sprinkled after 4 p , min „ II would bo a great
obenefit to 'cyclists , who were last summer
compelcd to ride through the slippery streets
hespalerlng themselves wlb mud and water ,
and alter reaching l llr business places
have to spend halt
spenl IIn incur cleaning their
clothes The Missouri lvlslon olcers have
accomlllshl'd this In St. Louis. Why can't
our 11\'lsfon do as wt'l ?
! r. 1 I. [ M. Burt , t"le " test class D man or
Wlclia , Kan" was In tie city yrsterduy .
: II' . furl [ Is looking after tie Interests of the
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Wavel'l wheel here
'he Icarncy 'CYcling club comes out with
a swecplng challenge to any club racing teal
class ( I ) In lime stat to ride a team race Cora
a 61ltahlo prize Omaha licked them last
year with a comparlltll'cly weak teen , and ,
she wi have one thll year In Gudkr , entity ,
PIxler and Mich [ thai cal accommodate them
again If they wlll. ,
G. Deal WCl'tz , promlnenl In Nebraska
racing , circles during the days ot the "goo,1 ,
ell er.lnary . , " Is no\ attending dental col.
loge In Chicago lie gruates In ' 97.
The OlnYlmde Wheel Iclub ot J'ouncl /
lurs I talklllg or building a thrte . lap
bicycle track this season and has Applied for
a dote In the nlltonal circuit Its 189 racing
team Is eomposl'1 oC lalenhauer , Lewis and
DUIUEle , 111 lire among Iow.l's tallest
At the regular hnslness IPt'tllg of the '
Omaha Whel'l club held last Tuesday even.
Ing thc following ofcer wee elected for \ the
ensuIng year : .1. A. Cavanaugh , President ;
\ : I Cox , vice president ; b' . 1. , Slefken , sec'
rotary ; L. Swalcnberg , treasurer , and Is , I" ,
Potter , captain , Sir , Cavanaugh , the presl
dent , begins on his tided lerlll Intl Il IH
needless to say flat lie haH proven himself
rat elclt'nt ofc r. Sit , C.\"lnaugh Is u ptonn .
Mall lawyer In the city , being manager oC
S now , Church & Co.s Omaha mandler , Il Is
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also an enthusiastic cyclist Mr. Cox , who
succeeds , Mr , Plercc as vice presided ) , has
been an IIctlvu member oC the club for the
mast { three ) 'car lie Is very popular among
his clubmate' and ever read ) ' to wart for the
clllb's Uderesls . Mr. Siefen enters upon h.s !
second term as secretory . having fil'd the
office admirably , during the past yrsc le Is
slo secretory and treasurer oC the Nebraska
division , League of Alllel'I01n'h hnen. Mr
SwalEnh2rg , the treasurer , 15 a new lan In !
the club and Is I\ . hustlcr lie Is well liked
by all the boys and promlse to keep limo
treasury In gooll shall . Mr , Peter , who aura
coeds Mr. J.h'esc as captain , II 1 ilrel . class
road lan , hu\'lnf captained ) limo Tourlt Whcel
club during 1892 und 1893 , winning their m1e
age medal ( for 1892 , Mr. Peter will issue his
first run card for this season within the next
len das ,
Don't yon hear tlO mlmmn whistle us he
whlte lS
lhules 'cross the rood ?
Don't you hear flit elullUII grumhle It thus
, holt of last night' "load ? "
11\ you 1 I'1 OUI' new club memhlr , us
hUlllped II' h" scorches by ?
He 1 now In active trulnlnu anti wU mule
till records fly.
) law you /ren the "ladles' / [ lllondsaf.t . , "
the sleekest thing III low n7 )
I Is ridden In a blooml1 suit by dainty
Hal ) ' lSrow n , )
HI\e you heard uelwulh your window the
Hand 01 " ' \1 ' IJlercll1 bl'uln ,
That means saran from '
melns tule count Ial ) Is exiled
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Aon'fhere IHIIII ?
Don't you bee Ilt Mother Nature ! Is n . klas .
Inl l'vcr'thlng
And the reason ( lint we're happy Is because
I'l getting Iplllg ?
The acton of one first In announclug that I
wi not support ' a team of racIng mcn here
after will have no effect In leuenlag the do-
mand for racing men's services , So long a
cyclng enjo)1 } its present popularity It Is nol.
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IIcly that 'IJ\t firms , hlherlo represented
hy teams , , ( emalloiltht' ( same ride , for the
racing ! mnn'thls year bids fair to wIn unusual
prontlnence , interstate Cycler
The w heel'tdn are beginning to wander
wheel1in
what has Uecbino of limo Burkley street
sprinkling ordinance. This would [ bo I\ good
than . to rc : urreef II Cram Its grave In some
pigeon Iiolc : I
The twelAil rlclnlstrlcl / of the United
Stales compihes ' Iowa , Nebraska and ! New '
Mex ice . anti ts entitled 10 two handicappers , I
Chairman Oileon of the racing ! board has
11'llolnted both from towns In eastern town , I
Inch to the dissatisfncllou oC local w'hrel
mru . who ronshlcr that In this npplntmelt
personal motives gO\rnctl. whie merit Iltl
Jult'o were not tallen Into cansidttallon .
The League of 'Amerlcan Wheclmcn lhtlle .
ti IIn.1 . Iw magazine : , Good Hoods , have
combine , ! nod , wilt hereafter b Issued leeckly
from 12 Pearl street , Boston With Sterling
Blot nl lit fiend or tile cltorlal staff ,
slaf
lea gue mcmbcr can feel assured of having
In excellent pap r ,
1'he Omaha Wheel club held Its annual
annlal
hcll1
t'letol on I\llrl 2 , rant \ elected the followlug
oncers for lime ensuing year : . J. ,1. Cava-
naugh , president ; E I , M 1 Cox , vice lrt'8Identj ) ;
P. II Sletlen , secretary ; P. I I Schseullmm .
) Schlalcn.
burs ; , treasurer : E 1 , G. Potter , captain , nod ,
J. ls. I Ebersole , p , E 1 , Pareo amid iilward
lrUe , trustee , IInl <
Incidentally , the ) ' also received -
ceived Cor-thrc leI members.
Kearn2) , Lincoln anti Omaha clubs wi
be represented al the coming meetng oC time
board oC olcers oC the division , to advocate '
their claims to the ' 9 : state mcet. Lincoln
hal prbahl ) ' lime best fighting chance , wllh
Kearney I\ strung Cllvorte for second choice ,
although she herd time meet last year. Omaha
wil l he handicapped , ns usual , hy her lack
oC Interest In bicycle racing , There Is mme
reason : , however , why either oC our local
clubs could nol give a race meet that would ,
bo n crc:11 : to the sport , an Ilvertlsemell
to lie city . and : n moner-maler to its pro.
Is
Jectors
\'lh ale coming of spring comes also the
bicycle thief , mid hc lights tight and left ,
and steal ( . Cram the just and unjust with
equal hand Time
worst thing aholll bicycle
thieving Is that almost no amoull or lock-
lug UI' will present ii. There Is one cast on
record where a man locleed staple around ,
nroul,1
his rear rim , rastenlng the wheel to the a alh '
The next morning the whcel was gone wnl. ,
rather , mostly gone , An attempt had lJecn' '
made to pick the lack hailing In this , time
thieves had tried ; ] to the through the staple , ,
and as a last resort lad , slacked up lima :
E'procket ' chain lint taken off thD rear wheel ,
which was left , while the frame and front
wheel was never seen more ,
The Stearns COmln has begun procct'd.
tugs at S'racusc against , John 5 ! . Johnson to
11'evenl him going to Prance to ride or to mac
any wheel ether than the "yellow fellow 13e ,
Johnson says ( hero Is no proCessional Celol ,
here , cud lie trust go to 1'ranco to ride al all.
al
General ( ( n near Cuture-Qulck ) ! What
news ? AldlJ ( brt'athIEsslr-1'he ) ' '
cuenp''s bicycle -
cycle brigade I atacllng our lank. General
( promptly ) = fell the
promptr-Tel gunners to load trill t
tacks . / , ' wih
Joseph Iinlsclta'skh , a I.'relchman. has
taken out aIo\cnt ! \ for a stlf-Infiatlttg tire.
tre
mud now the drf ) ' drawh3cl , to riding aril
sown b2 a thing of lime past , wil
Sanger , of tlc Spalding team , a few days
ago rcmarled tha { In ! making a cycling record s
pretty much cverythlng depended on the
wind , and thereby directed attention
alentm to the
case wihvilch \ , alleged rccrds are made .
Wllam . B. Curtle , James ] E , Sullivan , Fred
Gertmeyer anti : Ir , Garfield , the president of
the National wlssoclatlon ! oC Amateur Oarsmen
are great btcl.lers ] for accuracy. Casey : , the
sprinter and Kenny , the swln1ner , are Iwo
men who know her tllfcult It Is to have
records allowed when their performances were
thought to Ilv ! been assisted by the weather
and water Judging from SangIJr's opinion ,
c'clng rccts can be made almost to order ,
A dispatch troth ' Washington says that Uncle
Sam has bttccmty ; Interested In time wide fir e I
tJ
agitation which w'aH started br the Lsague tre o I
I.eage
American \\'heelmen. The uovernmtnt bulls -
tin says that it Is eC especial hnportanc In
the maintenance oC hllhwaya that the vehicle !
used on them shall have wider tires than are
Hoe In general usc. Extracts Cram our con
suls' reports giving the widths of tires lire
scribed hy various foreign untrles are given ,
which would pro\'e profitable reading to our
state authoriiEs , And ; yet they scant to tax
blc'cles , the only vehicle cxlant which actually -
ally benefits and road over which It Is ridden !
Dlmberger , the record - brcalcing Bufl'alo '
cyclist , Is al Hot SprIngs preparing hlmselC f
tor the racing scason. Dlmberger expects to
give Savage and Johnson a hard rub Cor
championship honors.
Zimmerman has decided to accept flue chat
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wonder , to 1 series of three races for 2.000
francs a shle The details are not com pI etc.
but " 71ut" says he'l race hIm , anti that he Is
only waiing I cablegram Cram PulR before
making arrangements for the trip loubn
stands ns the undisputed , champion of all : u'
rope tel ) ' , lie has nut and detested such
cracks liS l ) ° bais . Fournler Proln ( , Me(1ner
and Jarflltln , and has even led the great
Zlmlcrman across the tape. In Ills later
case . however It I 0'1' fair to say that the
Yankee W.IS not on edge nl the time .
There Is n reliant that thc 011 Gloucester
race track near Phlalelllhl , , which has beer )
the scene or some of thc lrlghtsl experlenecs
In horse racing w1 bo transformed ! Into a
track for whcclm .
I III'CnIY "II'"UI ' 1'rnhm. .
John S Johnson hiss just dcscrlb thc )
hc Ilrel'ars for the racing season and Ills h i
manner of doing so will pro\'e of Interest I t to
lhoslJ who contemllto IUng themselves ror
collie or the local raclllg events oC the season ,
The first two or three weeks of the SCHon
he contents himself with n good stiff ride ot
an hour a day on the road \ Thi harlcs th
uutscles. Then conies a week's Ilrelmlnar ) '
work on the track consisting of a ! lvcmlc
rile In the mornlnl- ant a ) lke tlsllnce In tle .
uCIJrnool nl a Cour-mlnute , a I , The fount
wecl he docs t toil miles In the mornlug III a
Cour-mlnllte gait and five miles In the after .
noon al a three-mlnutc gait. The IHh reel
he begins training for ; speed , by doing In alhl-
thou to his long rides oC mile
tOII riles a quarter a m10 11
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lhlrtl\'O or forty seconds four ( hues a week '
The sixth wee k the rules ( lire cut down to t
live idles In line morning. Five limes a reel
In limo ofternoon ho spurts 200 '
afernoon yards and
rides a fast quarter , say In thlrt.lhrce sec
onds. Tim seventh week he Is ready , for lla
"Cnsl repeat. . " le rides a fast mile , say In 1
2:2S. : After a half hour's rest he rides ! ag11nst
( lint tmc , trying to make It In 2:27. : Tire '
days later ho docs this mile ant repeat again ,
lr'lng to reduce limo record already mastic
lie Is now on edge amid all thai he does nute nnt'l ' J
the raclnl- season begins Is to make a all e
mlc
and repeat twice I week , Jotumson's system
Is patterned after the mOtlel of training a
horse for the races. Any rider who has the a
p1tenct' to carefully follow mat his rules nut
pay attention to a healthy diet , will find him-
self wonderfully improved when thE raclne : ;
season rolls around The great trouble Is that
time amateur wants to g < along too Cast an ( 1
docs loa mach work-In other words , over <
trains ,
' hn lnrlrRlx.lnrl. : knout Lrtce.
The greal real race Cram Bordeaux to
ParIs , to be hell May 11 , Is this year organ .
zed ) by time French dally 'cycling paler Ie
Vela , which Innugnrtes I new s'stem In
running a contest for amateurs only , quit ( c
distinct of time preCessional ruce. The star
will bc given at six hours' ( interval of the professional .
Cesslonnl 5t'cton , hul the route and checltng
places arc the same. 1'he read I ono oC lhe
finest In Prance and , tune race has been Imo\n ,
ns the hlg"l'sl real event on record since G , :
p. Mills won time frl one In lsn , when I It
was open to amateurs The dlstunce Is 591
klometres (360 ( mies ) and there arc eleven
checking places : , where a slnaturo must bc
gl\'en. !
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NEBRASKA CYCLE CO
: H8 So. 15th Shred ,
GEO. E Much rl. , 1lanngcr.
' ' Hul JIYCLIS too , for caxlor eaxy Ila 'ICllB ,
WESTERN
Bicycle aud GUt CO. ,
Jos. Val Toclluc , PI'oprlctor
2410 CumInS Street , Omh Neb.
All ktmjf of repAlrxIbrh luaralll"lII.
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Have you seen the visible hal hearings on
the Helay S"wlal " ? You don't have to get
your hun.ls . all grease mud spend un hour In
/relse
ant
adjusting your bearings ,
Have you seen the patent crank axle
bearings ? Cup revolves Instead ot cone , und
the rear adjustment forie Slml"st sU'ong-
cst ant hest to detach wheel from frame.
'I'lmese Improvements the Ht'la '
'Ihese Ire on Relay
ONLY .
\ \ ' 0Ire Iticycle mechanics und select our
lines nit mechanical prlncllle ) .
Wlmt + would you thlnle of having I pre-
. scripton put up I ) ' I grocery clerk ?
ormula-'rhe grocery clerk IR to the
druggist as the Hardware dealer Is to the
Blc'cle mechllnle
What would you thInk . of having a pollee-
man telch you lime two.stell' !
\\'e have a riding academy fXllrtssl ) ' for
ladles , misses ant tll renVe teach purchasers -
chasers free anti do our own teaching. \ur-
Our ladies' . bicycles are selected for their
durabfllty , \Ve mtuite this lime
IlurhlltVe malt lne n study mud /
believe 10 cal suit you both In price and
terms.
teens.o
\'e have our bicycles consl'ucted to your
order wad guarantee atHtucton ,
\\'e are state agents and scant a good , live
agent In 0\1) ' town , \\'rHe us.
Wi' ' } JarJUI > & pro . ,
Tel. .32. .20 NorUl .5th S\reet. OMAHA. >
S3'V t A. L1 Dean & Co1
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1116 Farriain - st. , Outaha.
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BICYCLES ana ACCESSORIES ,
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UNQN , $ are world beaters. Be sure and see
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them before you buy , Our medium grades are
popula " - wheels
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I and Ben Htir
HIGH GRADE BICYCLES.
All Ithlds ) of I'CMh'ilJ. ) old Htnn of A. H. Pcrlgo ; S Co.
1212 Dotlgl Ils Sh' lt ,
C W DADNEYJ Prop'r.
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A'ct ® 4 A ® s0 444 fOm'l . ti6 ® tf't1D'lZ9Otil . A '
I : I ; Built 6 The Only - . . . ; + I' . '
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a a . - o .
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6 & Needs 1 jt'
t 'V a tett. 4 Iffy gal 'l . s . -
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p O The Sterlng" ! " "r
e Cult for CntlogIC. ) t
; Western Electrical Supply Co. t . 1- r
/ 1515 loword Stl'cet , Oiiniln. 1
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t0 $ ) cabmcas ® .4 ® oGtC.eee. ( . . . . . ' - . , .
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P A Q } 11 e 1 t
Good , 1 .
1 Wheel 'Best 1 Yt ,
9 F' 1
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1 Good 'Bicycle'
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< &C" ; ® _ &e ® ® ( CC if144b . . . < 444 .
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ARE Dealcrs In other Blyelrs ,
cannot sell them '
1 on their
IrrHs , hut waste their
1111C IIa11Cd ,
Uuequlled elct 1 Ins ace In abuse oC the
Uunpproachcd. uJerlor points In the '
Uunplrocled. CO.U.\1I. . _ k
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We also sell the '
sel New I Hubsl ,
HAUTFOHD - - - '
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BCYCIES , Are I Chain I 1tAY.\cUll\ALi [ ) ,
Ladies' and Heft's , Ncw Crank Shaft ! 11''cl7cd Steel Tithes ! ,
$50 , $ 60. $80. AtljuHtuble IUtHla Bur !
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r ' ' " , : " PIUCE-Same as that oC inferior " . " .
J . . " ' . .l . Bicycles. \Vhy consider any other
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, . J\I xe ! : r / ' - I 2 : j . / WM. LYLE DICKEY & CO.
; 1' ( 1403 Douglas St. .
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C. ICYCLF 1"r.'rJlmW \'CUl'Wr 01" ? 1'1'S III'lI.H'YNU MANY : "ll' t'I.1 l'ItU110T1NU .V
, . which Ir\ . ) Tim I.AHGI' : 1 : OMAI" ( NO ) ' 'no 8PI'\K ( : OF' Tar
CII1CYCLP'1' S. \ ) . IIn'lllgmlhm'x : , i : iiii ' 1'I.\c'1QN . . ITS TIF .
C. Xi Tllt : Imtmlt1roi , \ m'x : ' 'lS''ol.I.\ } \ ' ; $ a1.lmtlIt I $ ? Mtmli .v
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WICI HOI.P.1 . I 11 . ' 0 11'NT wOH.n's 1'(0ID8 : AND IL15 WON
" /C\'CLB MOI . I."r11 , \NY aTmi l.\KF ON J"H'I' : ! I' .J ,
CYCLE welch , 1w.1s \OIII't AIWI111111' F\t : 11UNwes ( Ot ITiDIITSIT : ) TIP . . !
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: J iUJlbep } Jicydes :
Always In thl Lend-Always 11'Ilt. . ' -
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" AsIc your 1011hhol. 110 MUST be Ole oC thin 42 Hamhlur riders In Ommaba . .v
. INIECT ThIEM-'OM IIAIm ' 'II' : % I.
" A full flume ot cheaper wlcel ' In ! stock I sell for cash or Oil easy IHyrents , . J
M. 0 DAXON , 402 Nuiv1A i1 Snob . " t f'
c. MAHA , neb. .
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Ysrowassw . wurwrr seetisPr + anraJra9. + r " e + recoarraasaaa.raa + FCse 1) 'II
Yo In\ic inslcctol i of the vital points of the-
emington , r
Bicycle I , . ,
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HCllhllUtCI' : for I'l I' l ! lull , 'I'cn ls and al cln'scs of i
Hfoltng Goods
CROSS CUN CO. , - 16 South 15th I Street .
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Now Open ot CollClt ,
'I'CO " 101:18 to purehlHOl'l 'rho Ilnest ,
and Im'lrehL In the west flost
! ld , II Hpeclll mutton- '
tlon Jh'ol t tu ladles hy exporicnccd !
oXpo'elccl
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Bicycles
11Icy'cls Rcpnh ' c(1 , ,1150. . . ,
' Goods ( ,
Sput thng
SJ0'tl jofls FOWLERS , IMPERIALS AND MONARCHS ,
COIPI'C our wheels 1111'I'l'IS ( ! bafOrD ) bu . " InB , _ r
OMAHA BICYCLE Co . . . -
$23 N. Kith St" , OMAl1A.
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'UST OPENED , at the Columbus Buggy Co.'s
Repository on Ilarey street , a big line of
- Bicycles ! , with the famous
SlJATJIJJNG FOR ISO : das -
as a leader fora cheap whccl--cheap i in 1)rice'
only , No wheel in the word can be compared
to the ColumbLls Special at $ Go. Free riding
school open daily. Instructions to beginners
without charge ,
Coltt111bus Buggy Co. ,
I08 , 1GI. JUI2 HAH HY S'lmET.