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10 THE ( XM-AIJA DAILY JJE.B : SUNDAY , JULY 28 , 1805.
CYCLE OF OUR MODERN TIME
Rules that Qivo an Air of Fashionable
Righteousness to the Wheeling Fad.
LADY WHEELERS AND THEIR ESCORTS
I.ratlicr Tln-M mid l.riik * ,
mid Niiui'iilH , Itonil ItlKlitN mill
Tuxi'N , Kiiclnrlt'N aiiij Stock * ,
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Whatever enjoyment we obtain from our
flally Intercourse with others la possible only
through our obedience to the laws of that
etiquette which governs the whole machinery
of society , keeps every cog and wheel In
place at Its own work and carries all things
a'ong comfortably to their consummation.
Cycling having taken such a mighty hold
upon the land , It has naturally followed that
an etiquette of cycling should be established
and that it should be well denned and rigidly
regarded by society.
There are the details of meeting , mountIng -
Ing , right of way and various other points
which are carefully observed .nnd jive the
desired air of fashionable righteousness , with
out which , for many people , the pleasure of
meeting In a social way , on one's wheel , would
bo but legendary.
It Is distinctly understood In the first place
that "cycling" Is the correct word ; the up-to-
da',0 young woman does not speak of bi
cycling nor of wheeling.
A WHEEL WOMAN'S MANUAL.
If In town , the early hours of the morning
are chosen for a ride through the park. This
Is on the same principle that It Is considered
good form for a young woman to drlvo only
In the morning , that Is , when she herself In
the whip. In the country the rules , both
as regards cycling and driving , are not as
rigid. The maiden , however , who Is a stick
ler for form , does all her cycling In the
hours wh'ch come before noon unless there
be a special meet , a bicycle tea , for Instance ,
or a spin by moonlight.
Neither Is It correct for a young woman
to ride unaccompanied.
In the matter of chaperons we are becom
Ing almost as rigid as the French , who do
not allow a young girl to cross the street ,
to say nothing of shopping or calling , without
being accompanied by an elder woman , her
mother , relative or a friend as a chapejon.
During the past few years there has been
a tendency In America toward a closer Imi
tation of all French etiquette which has
brought In Its train a strict construction of
the duties of a chaperon.
MA1IJS DO DUTY.
The unmarried woman who cycles must
bo chaperoned by a married lady as every
one rides nowadays , this Is an affair easily
managed. Neither must the married wo-
ACCOMPANIED BY HER MAID.
man ride alone ; falling a male escort she Is
followed by a groom or a maid.
A woman Is very fortunate If among her
men or women servants one knows how to
ride a bicycle. Ladles occasionally go to the
expense of liavlitg a servant trained In the
art , Mrst Hamilton McK. Twombly , for
example , had her maid take lessons so that
she could accompany her on her trips , which i
are frequent ones about her country homo at
Madison , N. J. Mr. Twombly , however ,
rides and frequently joins his wife ,
when the presence of the maid Is naturally
dispensed with.
If one possesses such a commodity as a
brother or a husband he can always be made
useful on a cycling excursion.
Never Is a man better able to show for
what purpose he was made than upon such
occasions.
The man's duty to the woman who rides
might bo made the text for a long sermon ;
but long sermons are never popular , there
fore it may be better to state briefly that
he must always be on the alert to assist his
fair companion In every way In his power -
ho must bo clever enough to repair any slight
damage to her machine which may occur
cnroute , he must assist her In mounting and
dismounting , pick her up If she has a tumble
nnd make himself generally useful and Inci
dentally ornamental and agreeable.
He rides at her left In order to give her
the more guarded place , as the rule of the
road In meeting other cyclers Is the same
as that for a carriage , to turn to the right ,
In England the reverse Is the case.
The rule of the road Is n parndox quite ,
For in riding your cycle iilong ,
If you keep to the left you nro sure to be
right ,
And If you go right you nre wrong1.
MASCULINE USEFULNESS.
In mounting , the gentleman who Is accom
panying the lady holds her wheel ; she stands
on the left side of the machine and puts her
right foot across the frame to the right t
pedal , which at the time must be up ; pushing
the right pedal causes the machine to stari
and then with the left foot In place , the rider
starts ahead slowly at first , In order to give
her cavalier time to mount his wheel , which
he will do In the briefest time possible.
When the end of the ride Is reached the
man quickly dismounts and Is at his com-
Vl'HEN STOPPING TO SPEAK TO
WOMAN.
panlon's ilJe to assist her , ihe. In the mean
time , assisting herself as much as possible
Thla U done that U dismounting , In thi
ir.oit approved style by riding slowly , anc
the left pedal li on the rise , the w lghl
of the body Is thrown on It , the right foot
li crossed over the frame of the machine ,
and with an assisting hand , the rider enilly
tops to the ground.
In meeting a party of cyclist * who are
known to each other and desire to itop for a
parley It Is considered the proper thing for
the men of the pnrty to dismount while In
converratlon with the ladle ; .
An to the furnishings of the bicycle , to be
really swagger , It must be fitted out with a
clock and a bell , luggage carrier and a
cyclometer , the latter being an absolute sine
( | ua now to the woman who cares for record : .
From five to six lessons are always con
sidered necessary before one can even master
the details of riding ; at her second lesson
Mb * Fair was speeding down Ilellevuo avenue
wild all the case and grace of a veteran rldsr
of the Iron steed.
CYCLE COTILLION.
At Newport the latest fad of society folk
there who ride Is the bicycle cotillion. The
Idea originated with some of the lenders of
the Mlchaux club. Hound the riders go In
twos and threes or In single file- these
'smartly clad enthusiast ! ) , weaving In and out
figures as nearly resembling the figures of
the .ball room cotillion a * po ; lble , on the
nickel plated steed ? , one of the most expert
riders being selected to Iciil.
Mr. Ilelmont and Mr. William Travers are
both equally clever as leaders. Mrs. Travers
Is one of the most accomplished cyclists at
Newport : other skillful riders are Mrs.
Ellsha Dyer , Jr. , Mrs. Whitney Warren , Mrs.
T. J. Oakley Khlnclander , Mrs. James Townsend -
send , Miss Turnurc , who look lessons In
Paris and brought back some extremely chic
cycling costumes , and young Mrs. Astor.
Coaches , landaus , victorias and T carts are
at a discount at Newport this summer ; In
stead It Is the reign of the bicycle , and
llcllcvue avenue IB the scene of the gay and
glittering carnival.
Plll < : < ; i\ < ; A l.n.MC.
Ail Important Tool Invcntoil liy it
X MV Vorkc'r.
Few of the tools now provided for plug
ging leaks In tires afford the convenience
and rel ab llty the task calls for. A New Yorker
claims to liavc solved Hie difficulty with a
simple contrivance which grips the plug.
Inserts It , and holds It In place. The In'lru-
mcnt Is constructed In tlirpo sections , formed
so that when closed together they collectively
form a tube , which Is contracted at one end ,
the tube or sections being tapered at that
end and formed to readily penetrate the
puncture In a pneumatic tire. The sections
aru also provided with external projections ,
which collectively form sectional disks , sur
rounded by an ordinary rubber band , spuing
Into and resting within the external surfaces
of the disks , which normally hold the- sec
tions together and thus contract the tube.
A plug carrying plunger or holder accom
panies the Instrument , and also a device for
enlarging the puncture , If necessary. The
plunger Is provided at Its lower end with a
socket to receive and hold a headed plug ,
made of rubber and having a suitable liead
or handle at the other end. The Instrument
also has a collar , provided with three tapered
pins , which serve to expand the tube , If nec
essary. The best feature about the tool Is
that It prevents the cement from being
rubbed off the plus while It Is being forced
tlirough the puncture.
The same Inventor Is also confident that
the day Is not far distant when the chaluless
bicycle will take the place of the present
bicycle. He has been experimenting In this
direction for several years , and has recently
perfected a bicycle which dispenses with the
sprocket wheels , chain , 40 per cent of the
frame and the ordinary pedals and pedal
cranks.
By Its peculiar ' construction , say If 100
pounds are 'placed upon the saddle , It will
take forty pounds to raise the front wheel ;
hence It Is perfectly safe. The driving
levers have a rise and fall of fourteen Inches ;
hence the rider's foot travels twenty-eight
Inches , while by the present chain bicycle
the rider's foot travels about forty-two
Inches. The driving levers being nearly
double the length of the present pedal cranks
now used on the clialn bicycle. It Is claimed
nn Increase of power Is obtained hence an
Increase of speed.
MOATIIKIl TIKES.
.Many Ailvinitnuc-N Over Itiihlior
Claimed for It.
, The use of leather for the outer pneu
matic tubeIs being extensively tested In
France , In military as well as civilian cir
cles. The resistance of leather Is consid
erably greater than that of rubber , and It
will better stand the pressure from within
and the exterior agents of destruction , such
as nails , hoops , roots , or sharp pebbles. It
Is not absolutely Imperforable , but It Is at
least as good as the fine steel band which
was experimentally placed between the outer
and Inner tubes , and which was pierced by
needles and tacks. Leather offers the great
est Impenetrability In relation to Its thick
ness without Impairing the necessary elas
ticity. It Is further Improved by a prepara-
tlon which renders It Impermeable to water
The leather tire Is easily repaired In case
of perforation any cobbler can' sew It up
and this repair Is permanent and not likely
to get out of order.
Other advantages claimed for the leather
tire are : Greater lightness ; It will not get
out of shape as does rubber , and It will not
slip on asphalt pavement or wet roads. The
new material for the tire seems to meel
wlt'i great encouragement on the part of the
military authorities of France ,
"There Is no material known , " says an
American manufacturer of tires , "which can
be used In the pneumatic tires , and whlcli
possesses lightness , life , elasticity and non
puncturablllty. You may take a piece o
hose half a quarter of an Inch thick. Tha
Is practically puncture proof , but there Is
no comfort In riding on tires of that sort
Ono might as well ride the old style solid
tires and bo done with It. They are non
puncturable ; they are also uncomfortable
and altogether out of date. The main ob
jects of pneumatic tires are lightness and
comfort In riding , and there 1s now no ma
terlal known which gives those two things
and Is at the same time nonpuncturable. I
Is the business of a pneumatic tire to absorb
the shocks and vibrations which a wheel en
counters. If you put enough stuff Into th
tires to make Uicm half eolld and non
puncturable they will not absorb vibration
and the rider must take the bumps and Jolt
of the road as ho finds them. It Is.posMbli
to get nonpuncturable tires , but In making
them you must sacrifice the life , lightness ,
ease and comfort of the tires now In use.
W11 ElM.IMi COS-FUJI ES.
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Some FotoliliicrovoHUM In lllooiiii-r
li nil StvciittTM.
A combination skirt and bloomer ad
Justable costume has been patented. Th
*
sklrt may be made In any color , but shoul
bo of such serviceable material as cheviot
serge , broadcloth or flannel , which may b <
suitably trimmed for young or not so youn.
cyclists. The skirt when arranged for stree
wear looks like an ordinary skirt , but It cai
all be drawn up eo that none of It Is In th
way of free motion In propelling a wheel
The adjustment Is made by the simple man
Ipulatlon of n cord on either side , held I
place by rings and weights. The klrt ca'
be * placed at any desired length simply b ;
pulling this cord.
It Is the fashion of the swell bicycle set I
New York to give out-of-town teas , and the
members are supposed to ride to the "meet. "
So they do In carriages , and the wheel Is
transported In a case behind. Then the fair
rider walks Into the meet park , with her
wheel rolling beulde her , and thus countenance
Is given to an adorably shocking costume.
The popular design for this tort of rig Is a
very full pleated skirt that reaches short of
the knee. Is hung with jaunty precision and
stands out at the bark dellclously. Any sort
of a natty bodice goes , and the belt that
clasps the tiny waist Is afiash with a bril
liant buckle. A headdress of some .dainty
design tops tha pretty curls.
Sweaters with wide sailor collars , edged
with stripes of red , white and blue , are the
newest wrinkles In that line. The collars are
worn outside the coat. The new sweater Is
much dressier than the neck-choking style
and Is creeping Into popularity.
AX IJU-OSSIULU'TASIC.
No Syndicate Could Ilulld100,000
Wlit-elu In a Your.
The tory recently ecnA broadcast to tin ;
effect lliat a western syndicate had contracted
to produce 400,000 bicycles by the 1st of
March , 1896 , Is denounced In knowing quar
ters aa Idiotic bond. A Chicago manufac
turer says the number cou'.d not be pro
duced by ono factory In a dozen years.
"Nearly every bit of bicycle material that
can bo produced next year , " be nays , "ha
been contracted for already. For t sample :
Two months ago I ordered from a b ! | [ east-
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9th and Jones StsOm aha.
ern mill 200,000 feet of steel tubing. The an
swer came by telegram that I could not have
more thin 100.000 feet , and If I wanted It to
order at once. 1 watted a day or PO and got
another telegram laying that If I did not take
the tubing at cnce I could not have It at all
because It could be all fold twenty-five times
over. That is the way It Is In all branclies
of bicycle manufacturing. Orders for parts
are flying ijround the country with no one
able to fill them. Other manufacturers
come to me and beg me to help them out on
their machines. I have to refuse , for I have
all my factory can do and find It hard work ,
although I have been at It for months , to get
the material I need myself. I have pur-
cliascd In this country and In Europe and.
there are agents of lots of firms today run
ning around the streets here nnd abroad
with money In their hands and yet unable to
buy material. The existing firms have all
established their lines of communication
and know where to get material when It Is
to be had. Now , where Is ths new syndicate
to come In ? If the firms now at work make
800 000 bicycles next year In this country ,
which I doubt t'nelr ability to do , they will
use up all the material that can be produced.
It dosn't grow. You have to wait for the
machine shops to make It , and they cannot
make much more than has been ordered al
ready. "
TUB WHEELS.
The ( lltfHlloil of Illc-yi'lf
the I'litille HlKlnv
The vexed question of the rights of bicycle
riders on public highways bids fair to become
one of the stock problems of civilization , says
Harper's Weekly. To the local city father
and the- rural legislator It has opened up a
boundless field of Intellectual activity , a field
n which we may expect to see the bucolic
.nlnd Indulging Itself In the most surprising
and eccentric gyrations without let or hlnder-
ancc. Already there Is a very fair crop of
bills on the subject , but the season In the
western legislatures has evidently been a
backward one , and It Is feared that the gen
eral average may Indicate a shortage. In
this emergency It Is gratifying to reflect that
foreign Ideas are still on the free list , and
some recent suggestions on the subject from
the Paris Flgaio may possibly servo as seed
corn for future experiments. Among other
needed reforms the Figaro proposes that all
pedestrians shall be duly numbered and
registered , and that they shall be compelled
to ring a bell or blow a horn when crossing
a street or meeting a bicycle on a public
road. At night all unmounted citizens shall
wear a lantern depending from the neck by
means of n stout cord , and be furnished with
the regulation red side lights. No citizen
shall proceed at a faster rate than one mile
In two hours while within the city limits , and
this provision will particularly apply to mes
senger boys and people who are In the habit
of attending local conflagrations. Any
pedestrian who gets knocked down by a
bicycle fMll be mulcted in a heavy amount
for the i t offense , and for the second he
shall be transported for life to a mountainous
district. H Is hoped that a strict compliance
with these regulations may do away with the
annoyance and danger now attending the use
of the bicycle.
Plttsburg has passed an ordinance that
Imposes a tax of t > 0 cents a year for each
machine owned by persons over 14 years old ,
The city will provide a stamp or plate to be
attached to the outside of the framework , and
held In place by the axle nut. Transients
and people who pay a similar tax In adjacent
places are exempt. A penalty of $5 attaches
to nonpayment of the license.
The work of .putting the ordinance Into
practical operation devolves upon the police ,
who are required to report to the city treas
urer the names of all residents over II years
old that own bicycles or tricycles , Including
films or corporations which rent out ma
chine ; . The police must ulso report the
number of wheels owned by each person or
firm. To make the law effective the police
are charged to stop and Investigate each
rase where the license plate Is not In plain
view. Wheels not tagged are to be retained
by the police until the license Is paid , and to
enforce payment proceedings before a magis
trate are to be Instituted.
A HA1I.HOAI ) UO All.
Tltn Illej-i-lc CuttliiK lulo ( lie Profltx
uf SiilmrliiiH lIUNlitrxN.
A representative of the Milwaukee railroad
In Chicago utters a wild complaint against
the bicycle fad. The Milwaukee road ha
heretofore enjoyed a profitable buslntsi con
veying the weary Chlcagoans to sylvan retreats -
treats near by , but the craze for two wheels
hat made tuch Inroad ) on the company's
business that the managers look upon the
growing fad as an Invention of the old hurry.
He confesses It Is raising caln with the
company's receipt * , Local trains are no
longer crowded , and seats that formerly com
manded a premium are vacant. Yet there Is
a reason for all things. If the whemc-n !
prefer the bicycle to the railioad coach It Is
because they can start at any moment and
can be always ast-ursd of a Feat. In place
of smou'e and cinders and crowded cars they
"have the needed vigorous exercise , the pure
air and all the tonic which nature gives.
They do not question the Inestimable value
of the railroad. In fact , the most poignant
regret may accompany the performance of
what they consider their duty to themselves.
At least there is a grain of consolation oven In
the face of this calamity bicycles are not
adapted to the transportation of freight.
THINGS WOIITII KXOWIXO.
\OCM of IniiTfNl \VlictrIrrM of Ilodi
Sr.voN.
Thirty-three per cent of the women at the
Asbury meet wore bloomers , sixty per cent
chewed gum and forty per cent bent over
the handle bars.
Chicago and Greenwich , Conn. , are rivals
for the record of successful robbery on
wheels.
This year's output of wheels Is estimated at
400,000. Next year's product , according to
Hardware , will reach 700,000.
The cycle club ball In Chicago , ten days
ago , In which both sexes appeared garbed In
their wheeling costumes , Is severely criti
cised by the press. The bloomer was there
conspicuously , and provoked this outburst
from the Tribune : "It Is the essence of ugli
ness , the concentration of hldeousness , the
climax of suggestlveness. For these rea
sons It Is sure to be discarded sooner or later
by woman herself as a costume oft the wheel ,
for there are few women who will voluntarily
adopt a costume which robs them of their
grace and caricatures their figure. "
Speedy NrliriiHknii.
Among the promising young bicycle riders
of Nebraska- . 0. Hayman of Grand Island
today stands foremost. Ilayman began his
racing career In 1893 , winning his first rac ?
at Wood River , Neb. , on July 4 of that year.
During the balance of the year he competed
In ten races , winning them all. Among his
competitors were some of the fastest men In
western Nebraska. Last year he opened up
the season by running first In the team rac >
between the Grand Island and Hastings wheel
clubs teams at the Kearney meet last
September. He made a clean sweep , win
ning five firsts. Defeating Nebraska's fastest
riders during the year , he started In twenty-
six races , getting eleven firsts , nlns seconds ,
one third and was unplaced In but live races ,
which Is a remarkablerecord considering that
he had been riding but one year. So far this
season he has been showing splendid form.
At the Kearney state meet he won the one-
mile state championship easily ; also the one-
mile open , .In which race he- lowered the
state record seven seconds , riding tha mlle
In 2:22. : He also holds the five-mile Iowa
state record of 12:45 : , which was made at
Sioux City last September , and the t n-m'le '
Nebraska record , which Is 28:02. : Hayman
was born In Cincinnati , O. , September 17 ,
1876. He Is a quiet , unassuming young
fellow and not In the least affected with that
dreaded malady known as "swelled head , " so
common to speedy cyclists. He uses splendid
track generalship anil If nothing Intervenes
to retard the progress he Is at present mak
ing he will teen beiamoiu ; the front rank of
the fast racing men of this country.
l.cnvex from u U'oiirlNt'Hot < > Hook ,
It was Indeed a marry gathering of cyclists
at llennlngton , Neb. , last Sunday , the occa
sion balng a joint 'run of the Ganymedes ,
Turners and Tourlsf * . The rain of Saturday
night had caused the surface of the clayey
roads to assume -somewhat sticky nature
as far west as Irvlngtou. Ileyond that point ,
however , a light shower nad only laid the
dust and hardened the crust , so that the
wheeling was superb. Douglas county has
some beautiful roads and the thoroughfare
which leads out from Wnlnui Hill and winds
over the hills : toward Irvlngton Is one of
them ; the cyclists appreciated this fact last
Sunday when they left the city paving. The
excellent system of grading and draining
leaves this road In fine shape , even after the
hardest rains. The Ganymedes were tba first
to go over the road and arrive In the hos
pitable little burg. The 'Tourists with their
usual big string of riders were soon upon
the Iowa boys' heels and after an enjoyable
ride , In which no one dropped back , dis
mounted .at Oft'a hotel. Later on the
Turners hove In sight clad In tltelr cool unt-
forms and presenting a mllltary-IIke appear.-
ance. After nn hour or BO of band shaking
and getting acquainted dinner was announced
and , of course , disappeared. It was a good
wholesome , genuine dinner and enjoyed by
all. After dinner the cyclists and halt of the
town's people repaired to Mr. Oft'a clean
cut bay field , where a diamond had been
W. J. Hunter , 2llh nnd Hlnney.
K. D. Evan ? , 24th nnd Suwtird.
1C. Johnpon , 21th and Soward.
DnvH Oio ? , 2tth nnd rimiltf" .
D. Michael , llith and Cnllforr.M.
SOUTH OMAHA ,
ncMivor Hros. , 314 N. 21th.
Chns. 111117 , 21th and O.
Parsley < Xr Co. 20th and L.
Curtis Co . HI'S ' N\
William Uyrne. SS11 Q.
T. V. Allison , 2327 Q.
S. D. Werrlck. 3 > ,19 H.
J. M. Lulmuvr , 21ft and U.
J. A. CnilMun. ll'th ' nn-ril.
J. Q Hiizlett & Co. , 2J11 N.
W. U. Olin. 2707 Q.
Ulckman Ilros. , i4H N.
ALimiGHT.
J. Kraus , 16th and to. h b
staked off nnd the old-time opponents , the
.losfonls and the HandallF , riiguged In a five-
nnlng ball game. T.hp came afforded a great
deal of amusem-Mit for the players and specta-
ors , the batting was not very sttong on
either side and the batteries did most of the
work. The score was 9 to 7 In favor of the
fcfordi , so Den got even for that defeat at
Uellevue. KiiJhn , Malone nnd Spencer offi
ciated In the points for the Hosfords and
Smith , Jackson'and Peterson for the Han-
dalls. Had not Dave Harding swallowed the
ball Mr. Handall claims the victory would
lave been with his Indians. After the ball
; ame everybody found seats at the Turn-
vereln hall , where the Omaha Turner boys
gave a flue exhibition of parallel and hori
zontal bar work. The balance of the day was
spent In Ucnnington park , lounging In the
cool shade nnd spinning yarns. Here the
Turners Initiated a few novices Into the
mysteries of their game , which Is a species
r.t the famous "Rope club" Imitation. In the
happiest mood possible the party turned their
wheels homeward late In the afternoon and |
reached the city In time for supper. Messrs.
IJahl , lllxby. Williamson , Carothers , Gilbert ,
Nichols and Schwanck of the Ganymedes.
Captain Moeller and twelve of his merry
Turner boys , Messrs. Randall , Bouk , McCor-
mlck , Parish , Swoboda , Peterson , Hosford ,
Kallskl. Gunther , Guttman , Mlllhouse ,
Jenkins , , Edghlll , Rohrbach , Spencer. Ehlers ,
Freeman , Hartson , McMillan , Mahanah , Jack
son , Harding , Uauer , Guldner , Sancha , Mel
ton , Shelda.1 Porter and Smith of the Tour-
sts constituted the party.
Mrs. Randall , Miss Eastham , Miss Cherry
and Miss Hemple made the trip to Uennlng-
ton last Sunday morning.
Messrs. Bouk and Spencer , who were to
chaperon a party of century riders over the I
Tekamah course last Sunday , gave up the
| ob at Coffman's on account of the mud , and
returned with the entire party In time to ac
company the club on Its run to Uennlngton.
G. E. Jenkins and Leonard Hartson have
made application to the Tourist Century
club , each having ridden a century within
the prescribed time. "Jinks" has a great
story to tell about his 100-mile spin. Ask
him to tell it to you.
The Tourist Wheelmen , to the number of
thirty or more , paid a social call to the
Ganymedes at their club rooms Tuesday
evening. The party was entertained for the
brief time of their call by Messrs. William
son and Smith. The Ganymedes are campIng -
Ing at Lake Manawa an ; ) were not app/lsed
of the Intended visit , hence the small num
ber upon the reception committee.
Louis Coulter and others of the Tourists
are encamped upon the shores of the classic
Manawa for several weeks' outing. The
party Is having fun as only a party of wheel
men can.
Why would It not be a good Idea for the
Century club to have some neat signboards
painted an3 plant them at the end of some of
our fifty-mile trips ? Or , for that matter ,
put In ono at the turn of the Tekamah course ,
ono at the twenty-five-mile mark above Elk
City , ono at Blair , one at Glcnwood an3
other places ; have the distance measured ac
curately by cyclometer , and the boards to be
plainly marked with the number of lilies
and other necessary Information. Think It
over , you centurions , and take some definite
action at your next meeting. And while
we are speaking of signboards , It would not
bo a bad plan to put up a few guide posts
around through the country for the direction
of touring parties.
Color Sergeant Jones made a flying trip to
his Iowa homo last week.
D. J. O'Brien , the Tourist representative at
the national meet , is home again , eunburncd
and as jollr as over. He has not combed
all of the briny out of his hair yet and turns
up his nose In contempt when he sees Court-
land beach or Manawa. Davy , Asbury Park
has spoiled you for an Inlander.
Lieutenant Randall Is organizing a drill
corps among the club members and will soon
begin the task of familiarizing the "awkward
squad" with military movements wlhch may
be performed In the saddle. The squadron
will be composed of about twenty-five of the
best riders and the movements all executed by
bugle call.
ToJay , provided the roads are rldabls and
the weather fair , the club will wheel up to
Missouri Valley In full force , stopping at
Council Bluffs to take on tha Ganymedes , and
again at Reel's station , where a gams of ball
will be played between the 'Medes and the
T < jurlst ball teams. After the gams the en
tire party will proceed at an average pace
to the Valley , where dinner will be served at
the Cheney. The firit section will leave the
Pump House at 7 o'clock sharp , and the sec-
end tectlon about 8 o'clock , Evry member
of the club should turn out and make thu
run a hummer.
Prof. Duberry Malone , the colored 'gem-
man who acts In the official capacity of club
mascot , went out on the run la t Sunday and
ktarted the good luck ball rolling by blowing
up his tire at Walnut Hill. Thin was fixed
up and the party bad hardly gone two blocks
before Uen Hotford nicked up a railroad
These Bakers Use It.
J. F. Wilson , Central Bakery ,
. - igth and Cuming-
F. F. Mulligan , North 24th St.
Union Pacific Bakery , seth and Lalk.
New England Bakery , North i6th St.
with his rear wheel and had to mend a bis
hole In the tilta ; few miles further on Billy
Carothers punctured and was laid out. Some
one suggests that the mascot change his hoodoo
dee by carrying a-rabbit foot.
The personnel of the Tourist ball team for
the game with the 'Mecies will be , Itandall ,
capUIn and right field ; O'Brien first bate ; Hos-
foul , second base ; Jackson , short stop and
pitcher ; Smith , third base and pitcher ; Toozer ,
catcher and third base ; Peterson , middle and
catcher ; Malone , left field ; Spencer , catcher
and middle.
WlilHti > rliiKH of < lic WJu'H.
The state racing boards of Iowa , Nebraska ,
Kansas and Missouri should get together and
form an Interstate racing circuit. This
could be done with very little work and
would greatly benefit both race promoters
and racing men. Start the circuit say In
eastern Iowa , coming west through Nebraska ,
thence tenth to Kansas , east through Kansas
to Missouri , where after riding at the dif
ferent meets racing men could return to
thtlr respective homes or hunt other fields
where they could do still more racing. There
are any number of race meets advertised to
take place In Jowa during August , whllo In
Nebraska Fremont , Lincoln , Grand Island ,
Hastings , Superior , Nelson and many other
of our smaller towns are preparing to ( jive
lace meets during tlio tame month , and with
very little trouble these could bo arranged
Into state or Interstate circuits by the state
racing board , Kansas and Missouri will
also have race meets galore during August
and September and many of our fast racing
men are preparing to rldo at the Kansas
state meet which Is tu be held In Topeka
August 15 and 10. In most all of the east
ern states they have state and Interstate
circuits , and there Is no reason why wo
should be behind ou.r eastern brothers. Let
the local racing board look Into the matter
at once. If It Is too late to have an Inter-
stato'clrcult , It surely Is not too late to have
a state one.
The new Charles street cycle park Is to bo
formally opened August C with a twelve-
hour race , two hours each evening for six
evenings. The track Is eight laps to the
mlle and banked on the turns so high that
It Is almost Impossible for a rider to slip
or fall on them. Arch lights will bo hung
directly ever the center of the track , thus
making the park as light as day. New
grand stands liavo been built , and Manager
Mardis Is doing everything to make It an
Ideal bicycle park. The entries to the six-
day race eo far are mos.tly local men of but
little reputation , the speedier ones not caring
to compete in such a Icng contest , aa It would
leave them In no condition to compete
against the cracks that will be here to ride
In Omaha's great national circuit meet. Doth
of the Nebraska state champions , Ilayman
and I'lxley , say they will under no circum
stances compete In euch a long race , but ,
however , the race may develop some men
Unit are faster than cither of these.
Omaha has a promising youpg trick rider
In Mr. Henry E. Tagger , an old time racing
man. Mr. Tagger performs some feats with
his hickory wheel that seem almost Impossi
ble , and with practice he will undoubtedly
make a fine trick rider.
Dave O'Drlen relumed last week from
Asbury Park , where he has been attending
the League of American Wheelmen National
meet. Dave says to say that he had a good
time would bo putting It mild. Why , the
wheelmen just owned the town and anything
they wanted they could have for the ask
ing.
Last Tuesday evcnlhg white training at the
fair grounds Moms. Hayman , Detiman and
Plxley rode a trial mile In 2:11 : 2-5 , euch net
ting one-third mile of the pace. Hayman
finished a wheel length In front uf Plxley ,
with Dennian but u few yards luck. Thlt
Is rfinarkabla time , considering the condi
tion nf the trad ; . They hope to bo able to
cut several seconds off thin yet and will
make another trial Wednesday , evening.
Alvls P. Swoboda , the Omaha SamJow , IE
training for wheel races. Ho will ride a
wheel geared to 112 Inches and expects to
ride his flrat races at the National Circuit
meet here in October.
There- will undoubtedly be some good prl/.cs
tmpg up by the State Fair annotation for
wheelmen to go after during fair week.
When Lincoln had It bicycle races wcro on
the program each day. Omaha will surely
do as much for wheelmen as Lincoln did.
The University park track could be made
one of the fasten In the state If the manage
ment would lengthen It anil make U a ( till
quarter-mile , widen the stretches to about
thirty feet and bank the turns more , thty
would have the best iiiartcr-mlo | | track In tha
state , but as It Is now It Is about as bad
as there Is anywhere around. "
Fairmont , Neb. , has a team of horses
which they would like to match against any
bicycle rider In the state for a five-mile chase ,
the horses to run 4 % miles , while the bi
cyclist rides five and they have all kinds oC
money to bet that the horses can win. They
don't want much ; most any scrub team In
the country could do that. If the Fairmont
people want to run their team ten miles wo.
have several wheelmen who will give them a
quarter-mile start and guarantee to .beat
them. We are willing to give them half thu
earth , but when It comes to the whole thins
we draw the line.
The rapid growth of the cycling habit Is
transforming the customs of our nation , U
has created an Irresistible demand for better
country roads and city driveways , encour
aged the popularity of hoiirnt , manly ama
teur sports , ottered healthful outdoor recrea
tion as a substitute for unnerving stimulant : *
and Is constantly opening up now a'venucs of ,
trade and commerce hitherto undreamed of.
The results of the safety bicycle are simply )
phenomenal.
Professional men are rapidly taking to the
wheel. Many of Omaha's prominent doctors ,
lawyers and ministers may be seen dally on ,
their wheels. Some of them use It fop
pleasure only , whllo others use It In their
business. One of Omaha's prominent phy
sicians says : "I can easily make as many * ,
visits In half a day with my wheel as C
could formerly In a whole day with the
horse. Thla gives me more time for new
business or for pleasure. I now enjoy an
afternoon's outing , which would not be pos
sible were It not for the wheel. " Among our
professional men who ride the bike are Dr.
Oalbralth , Dr. Merrlam , Dr. Connor , Dr.
Glnn , Uev. S. Wright Uutler , Rev. Mc-
Cormlck , Uev. Prank Crane and others tco
numerous to mention.
Several manufacturers propose Introducing
compressed paper rims next year , as a means
of reducing weight.
Mine. Caslmer-Perler , wife of the ex-pro I-
dent of Franco , Is an enthusiastic bicycler.
Her husband knows what the turn of for
tune's wheel Is.
Down In West Pajm Beach , Fla. , a man
criticised the bloomer costume of a wheel-
woman and was persuaded with a revolver
to offer an ample apojogy.
Miss Inez Creditor , one of the wheeling
belles of Wichita , Kan. , saved a goodly
portion of the town from destruction by rid
ing a mlle on her wheel and giving the
alarm to the department.
"The bicycle face Is all right In a rense , "
says the Troy.N. ( Y. ) Times. "It Is ono o
the features which give bicycling Its chief
fascination. It Is ono of the first effects
of the bicycle treatment for blues , and In
dicates that for the' time the ordinary per
plexities of life are minimized and the weiry
brain is turning Its attention In other direc
tions. "
During the latt twenty years the Improve
ments In railroads have been remarkable , but
they must be more remarkable In the next
twenty. When we see crashing past us that
enormous mass of Iron and wood called the
vestibule train wo are prone to wonder at the
wide difference between the construction of
this train and that of a bicycle. A twenty-
one-and-a-half-pound "tafcty" will carry a
' 100-pound man at nearly the rate cf peed
as the train , but for every ICO-pound mail
the vestibule train must carry a dead weight
of between 3,000 and 4,000 pounds. Now , as
the bicycle U a practical machine , the train
must be unneccEcarlly heavy ; and. If thera
U tuch a discrepancy In ono Important point ,
mny not an equal discrepancy exist In other
Important points ?
An experienced trainer , asked t'o condemn
the best Information he could glvo a nevf
racing man , aniwered ag follows ; "Kat al-
mott everything except 'green stun , ' pota
toes and turnlpi. Make beat , dry tout anil
weak tea the principal arllclei of food. Do
not bo afraid of Ice cream and ripe fruit at
your meals. Do In bed at 0 o'clock each
night and up at G In the morning. Take a
cool spray bath on tiring. Do not use to
bacco or drink any kind of liquor. For rub
bing mixture. * , : dear to all racing men , use
witch bazl mjxtd with a very llttlo pepper
mint oil. Mix In the proportion ono pint of
witch hazel to C cenln' worth of tbo oil. Dn
not depend 10 much on tlio mixture at on the
rubbing. Have the body well rubbed over.
Knead each muscle. Knd by brisk rubbing.
In order tc bring blood to the lurfaca
nicely , "