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The rcplibllrnn candidate for vlro presi
dent Is an enthusiastic frlrr. 1 of cyclists.
Mr. Hobnrt has for many yearn been nn
ardent admirer of the wheel nnd u most
loyal ndvocate of the one thlnir wlilch all <
wheelmen are Interested In good roads. If j
there Is anything on earth wlilch appeals
to the tlcep-thlnltlng riders of the wheel ,
U Is well made and well kept roods. When
Mr. Hobart was In the state senate of New
Jersey several years ago his work In behalf
of good roads was generally recognized. In
nioro recent yearn ho waa always willing j
td help out the wheoltncn whenever the
quoRtlon of good roads canio up for action
or discussion. Mr. Hobart hao had the satis
faction , after years of zealous endeavor ,
of seeing his mate of New Jersey becorao
n paradise for wheelmen and horsemen , and
famous the country over for Its system of
roads. The macadamized roads nml connec
tions throughout the state furnish the most
popular rldca for wheelmen and horsemen
In this part of the country.
With a membership of over 50.000 , nn In
crease of nbout COO now members dally , and
a law-framing and horn-tooting ability that
almost makes hutnblo pedestrians weep , the
League of American Wheelmen Is n great
Institution , in the opinion of the New York
Sun. It wants bettor roads , and It will get
them. It wants revised ordinances govern
ing street trnlllc , and It will grt them. U
wants to scoop la 50.000 moro wheelmen this
year , " " ' 1. nt the present rate , H will get
them. In fact , it looks HS If one of the
greatest Industries next to making wheels
to rldo on would bo making wheels , pins
and buttons for L. A. W. inslgna. In a
few years It will bo second nature to see
wheels go around , and a man without a
wheel of some sort Is likely to be regarded
as a freak , or an anarchist.
A Norway correspondent of "Hardware"
says : "Until this year there have been but
few American bicycles sold hero and the
English and German manufacturers have
had the market almost to themselves. This
year , however , the American cycles have
taken the lead entirely and the demand
for the American machines Is oven larger
than the supply. We arc certain that If the
American cycles could have been gotten
here quick enough there would have been
Bold still n good many moro than what have
been Bold. The principal reason why the
Amtrlcan cycles have gained so quickly in
favor Is on account of their extreme light
ness and superior finish. The public at
flrst was a little afraid that the wood rims ,
which arc now almost exclusively used on
the American machines , should not give sat
isfaction , and that they would not bo as
strong and serviceable as the steel tires ;
but we Ktlll have the flrst Complaint to
hear , although wo have sold several hun
dreds of machines this year. "
The Inventive genius of a Connecticut
Yankco has devised a scheme which rivals
the famous "nutmegs" of that state. A
blcyclo sidewalk has been constructed to
test the protlclcncy of a rider In going In n
straight line In much the same manner a
man might attempt to walk a crack in the
floor to convince skeptical friends that ho
had not been drinking. A row of electric
buttons Is placed In the middle of the walk
over which the rider making the tent Is to
rldo. As each button Is pressed by the tire
It Is registered on an indicator attached at
a convenient point along the walk. It is
Bald an expert rider cau make a clean rec
ord of "pushing the buttons , " but for an
amateur It is a delicate piece of work.
The determination of the racing board
of the League of American Wheelmen to pro
hibit racing by women Is heartily com
mended by the Now York Sun. Notice has
been sent out reminding race track mana
gers that , according to American Wheelmen
league rules , tracks on which women are
allowed to race are liable to permanent
blacklist.
The last two years have exhibited a good
jntiny fast cycling women. They have pub
licly humped themselves In true racing
fashion and perhaps have pedaled their way
to some wheelmen's admiration.
Nevertheless , racing among women ought
to bo abolished. Persons who witnessed the
women's six days' blcyclo race In Madison
Square garden last January , nays the Sun ,
will recall with disgust the displeasing spec
tacle of exhausted riders having to dis
mount with the aid of their trainers or phy
sicians and barely able to see or speak.
Moderate wheeling Invigorates the system ,
strengthens the muscles and Increases phys
ical endurance , but excessive wheeling is
positively Injurious and shockingly un
womanly.
Girls , observe your old ways and thereby
preserve tbe public's respectful admliatlon
and your own beauty. If the men want to
cultivate bodily Ills and the bicycle face
let 'em so do without your rivalry.
The bicyclists seem to bo getting all they
want from the country and Just by asking
for It. They demanded better roads and
pavements , nays the riilladolphla IVcos , and
nn cncruetlc crusade waa started at once
In favor of these Improvements. They
then nsked for bypaths In1 parks , and a
number of cllles constructed these accom
modations at a considerable cost. The
next thing asked for was that the railroads
should curry bicycles as baggage , and when
the rallroad.'i demurred the question was
carried to the legislatures In many states
and laws passed compelling the railroad1 ] to
accommodate the bicyclers. New York Is
the latest city to' witness another demand
and concession. Some riders who had
boon arrested for scorching and for not
tarrying Jumps nml who were without
iiinnoy lo pay their flue or to deposit as
ball , asked that they should bo allowed to
leave thnlr bicycles as security , and the
city attorney gave Instructions that this
additional privilege shall bo allowed. The
public walls breathlessly to hear what the
next demand from our two-wheeled friends
will bo.
During the second week of Juno , Thomas
Cooper and K. 0. Ilald , the professional
riders , met again In the Now York state cir
cuit races , nml out of the scries of events
In wlilch they competed , Cooper demon
strated that at the present period ho Is rid.
ing faster than Hald. It Is alleged tlmt
Ilald took Indifferent care of himself during
the winter months , and that It will be several
weeks before hn la In really good shape.
While this may bo true , It Is , nevertheless ,
ovldpnt tlmt Copper Is the most formidable
opponent that Ilald , who was thu champion
last year , has this season.
Cooper's rise and rapid development as a
crack racing man were unexpected last Bea
con , Mvlug In Detroit , and taking part
only In loeal events , ho met with only varied
success In his races until early last summer ,
when ha commenced to administer repeated
defeats to all the well known local crack *
In the vicinity of his home. From that
time ho has gradually Rained fame , until
today ho Is one of the best racing men on
the path.
The Indianapolis Journal scrlbo thui
tvrltoth of the wheel , and the all-pervading
seriousness of it :
Now , It carao to pass that a plague of
wheels fell upon the land , sparing neither
the aged gray beard , the toddling child , nor
tlio slllrt-walsted maiden.
And on the day of the week known com
monly as Sunday each man got him on his
wheel and sped Into the country afar from
town , nor took notice of tbo pealing of the
bells of the sanctuary.
And thosa who preached In the sanctuary
were troubled In their hearts , and lifted up
their voices against the wheel , but their
unrds fell only on the alleged ears of tbo
walls of the sanctuary.
And the wheels whirled afar oft ,
Then gat together the orators of the sanc
tuaries and said , one to another ;
"Wi > must do something. "
And from tbo multitude of considerations
maJo they this plan *
Each man of them tiboull betake him to a ,
distance of ten tnllrs from the rlty and be
strew the highway with carpet tacks.
And on the following Sunday It was done.
And. behold , as each wheelman and each
wheclfilrl would come to the place of the
tacks , hl or her lire would glvo up the
ghost , and IIP or she would halt for a lime
by the wayside.
And when n great number was gathered
together In this manner , the orator of the
Runctuary would preach to them on the
virtues of patience and resignation.
Now , on the day after , which was Monday ,
the orators of the sanctuary gathered to
gether and held counsel lu review of tbolr
work.
"Verily , " snld one of weak heart and
timid , "I fear that they spent moro time In
profanity bewailing their distress than In
consldcrlnii our words. "
Hut the others bade him go to , and said :
"Of what weight Is that ? Did wo not
make thorn hdar the words wo had to say ? "
TIII3 UHH OP TIIK
Mrillrnl Authority on r < > clliiK la
llciildi ami | ) | C-IIH < - .
In the great flood of current literature on
the subject of cycling , there Is little of mow
practical Interest and value than the series
of papers which the Drltlsh Medical Journal
Is publishing , under the title "Cycling In
Health and Disease. " These ore prepared
by a writer who Is at once an eminent
surgeon and an experienced bicycle rider ,
nml may therefore be regarded as author
itative from both points of view. Their ob
ject Is to present In a concise and Intelligible
form all necessary Information concerning
the effects of cycling upon health , the dan
gers to bo avoided and the benefits to bo
gained. Such Information Is certainly most
timely , In consideration of the fact that
within tlio last few years many millions
of people , nf both sexeii and all ages , have
taken to cycling and thus have effected ,
either for good or for evil , ono of the most
striking social and sanatory revolutions of
the ago. ' .
The first 'precept laid down by this au
thority Is the obvious though oftci ) disre
garded one , , "Keep within your powers. "
Whether the wheel bo ridden for pleasure
or for health , moderation Is to bo observed
and fatigue /avoided. This applies to the
novice and ( rt'the export alike , to bill climb
ing and to riding on n level. There Is moro
danger of , and also more danger In , overexertion -
exertion In cycling than In almost any other
exercise. Consequently , there Is especial
need of this Injunction. Scarcely less urgent
Is the need of having a well-made wheel ,
properly adjusted to the build of the rider.
With such a vehicle no injury is to' bo feared
from the old bogy of "vibration. " The fever
and other bad symptoms aftcn attributed to
that cause arc really the results of fatigue
from overexcrtlon , or from riding an un
suitable wheel , or over bad roads.
As to the ago limits , between which per
sona may properly bo called cyclls > ts , It maybe
bo said that , generally speaking , no child
under 1 years should bo permitted to
ride or be carried upon a bicycle under
any circumstances. After the aae of "
years children may rldo. Cut It Is abso
lutely essential that a young rider should
have a wheel exactly fit ted to his or her
size , and especial attention should be paid
to the maintaining of a proper attitude ,
to the practice of proper movements of the
limbs , and to the scrupulous avoidance of
anything even approximating to overexcr
tlon. After old age Is reached , care must
be exercised to avoid even the slightest
accidents , especially in learning to rldo ,
simply because of the brlttlenoss of tha
bones at that tlmo of life and the dlfllculty
with which broken ones can Ie mendc'l.
Otherwise , cycling Is to ba heartily com
mended to the aged , One case Is cited of
a man who learned to ride at CS , and who
had covered nearly 2,000 miles by the time
ho was 10 , with the result that a chronic
bronchial catarrah and gouty eczema had
disappeared. Another at 70 , suffering se
verely from lumbago , took to the wheel ,
and now , at 75 , rides from twenty to thirty
miles a day and never knows a day's ill
ness , A third , at 74 , almost confined to
nn armchair with rheumatism , began rid
ing a tricycle , and at 84 was riding 100
miles a day.
All this applies to both sexes. There is.
says the writer , no reason whatever why
any sound woman should not rldo either a
blcyclo or a tricycle , but preferably , of
course , the former. With scarcely an
example there Is a consensus of the best
medical and surgical opinion that cycling Is
not only harmless for women and girls , but
actually riniT'Iilghly ' beneficial for the cure
of anaemia1 , atonic dyspepsia , functional
nerve troubles , and oven many cases of or
ganic unsoundness. Racing , steep hill cli-nb-
Ing nml all other excesses must , oi course ,
bo avoided. They are , for obvious rciuions ,
moro Injurious to women than to men. The
woman rider must P'SO have a wheel carefully -
fully fitted and adjusted to herself ; just as
one would have walking boots properly flited
to the fcot. With these jlmple rules ob
served , cycling will mean Inestimable pleas
ure and Improved health , to myriads of
women.
s oIIKVCIIS. : .
of ( Inllnliiy Ua > - Cluli
to llooin Coinfortnlilo ( 'iiHtiiint'N.
The wheel bids fair to solve the problem
of feminine dress reform. In New York
City , according to a correspondent , the
natives no longer stare In open-eyed wonder
at women In short skirts or bloomers , nnc
all that sort thing , unless something else
besides the cut of the costume makes the
wearer conspicuous , such as color , beauty ,
grease , paint , hair < lye or notoriety. This
fact has undoubtedly encouraged the slaters
who are hampered by skirts to renew the
old agitation In favor of abbreviation and
comfort , and now wo have the Ilalny Day
club , one of the most practical of the re
cent feminine organizations ,
This progressive body la not composed of
aged cranks , or women connected with out
fitting establishments , who pose as dress
'
reformers at so much per pose. It Is made
up of business and professional young
women , who , according to their club con
stitution , "dcslro to establish a distinctive ,
Bonalblo dress for business women. " What
these up-to-date people In petticoats would
like to see Is the adoption of n costume ,
uniform , If you like , distinctive ) enough to
bo recognized as the badge of the Holny
Day club one that will keep Immaculately
fresh on a dusty day , and neat on a wet
day.
day.The
The leaders In the new movement have
designed a variety of costumes , and others
among them have diagrammed their Ideals ,
and all go In for n sacrlllce of skirts , both
as to length ami number. These women
are in earnest , and one or two of them have
already donned serviceable rainy day cos
tumes , and mingled with the throngs In the
shopping streets without attracting atten
tion except from envious Bisters who aren't
built for anything else except voluminous
drapery. Uarly in the fall , when society
returns to town , the Halny Day club will
hold a conference , and probably arrange for
a demonstration. In the meantime the
wheels will whirl and make the work easy
for the young missionaries , moat of whom
are pretty , sensible and self-supporting.
In this connection I cau rile a case of con
version to bloomers that Is out of the or
dinary. A happy couple up town own a
blcyclo built for two , and spend most of
their leisure time propelling It. Tbe head
of the house wears a regulation cycling
costume , and bis better halt appears
In bloomers. Bho naively confided tome
mo that slip bad more than one
bloomer suit on hand. She bai three , two
of which she -uacs solely for home wear. In
them Bho receives her feminine callers and
'Attends ' to htr household duties. And I sup
pose there are others Just like her scattered
among the apartment houses bore.
DKCOUATKD IIIKICS.
ItntiilNitiiicVluoli nt I'Hrri 12iiin11 | > -
lllltlllNOIIK' .
There Is a mildly developed fad for Jew
eled , silver plated and otherwise decorated
bicycles. Several silversmiths of Now York
city have sold a few such wheels , and one
waa turned out In Chicago for advertlslm ;
purposes which was said to be worth $2,00(1. (
The costliest yet sold In Now York brought
JSSO. Another sold for $453 , the purchaser
jointthp maker of the wheel In Its umlee-
orated stnto. Most of those thus far sold
vero women's wheels. A man'B wheel claim-
ately decorated with applied silver and
leld at $325 Is yet unsold.
This last has solid Ivory handles , with
locorated silver buttons at the ends. The
rout fork Is nickel plated and then deco
rated with n scroll of applied silver. The |
"laudlo has silver decorations , and no has
ihe little leather tool kit. The lamp 'Is ' sil
ver plated , and a little silver watch Is at-
ached to the blcyclo by means of nn in-
; enlous contrivance of springs. The ends
> f the prdal spindles arc decorated lu
chased silver.
Lotta , tlio actress , was ono of the flrst
women to buy n silver-plated wheel , and
.hat waa moro than a year ago. It was not
xnight for her own UHC , but Intended as a
wedding present for a friend. H was rather
la'orately decorated In solid silver , had
Ivory handles , and waa throughout silver-
plated. Lotta herself rides a more service
able wheel , and Is earnest enough In the
sport to take moro Interest In the use if
licr machine than In lti < appearance. Lillian
Itussell's gold-plated bicycle may be as use
ful to her for rl.llng as It Is to her press
agent , but It has proved valuable enough to
lilm to make the Investment a good one ,
whatever she paid for It. There are other
actresses who have silver-plated wheels , but
few of them have been so effectively used for
advertising purposes as Miss llussell's. Few
men have bought them.
Hlclmrd Mansfield's agent sent out a re-
[ > ort to thu effect that the actor was con
templating thu purchase of a wheel of solid
? old , but nobody ever heard whether or not
lie really bought It. Probably he didn't ,
Really , magiilllconce In a wheel , with such
[ losstblu decorations as precious stones and
applied gold , has still to come , and doubtless
such decorations will be long delayed. Noth
ing pleases the rider so well as n neatly kept ,
businesslike machine , unless It is the tem
porary marks of hard usage. Silver and
gold ornaments work against any such good
purpose , and precious stones would be fatal
to hard work and usage. When such luxury
begins to appear the decadence of the wheel
will have commenced , and It will be a toy In
stead of nn article of utility. The absence of
any demand for richly decorated machines
shows how remote any such view Is at pres
ent. The average man or woman rejoices
too much In the possession of a good wheel
to trouble about the applied silver , the etch
ings , or the precious stones. The early dis
appearance of the colored ribbons proved how
silght a part any aesthetic considerations
play In blcyclo riding among people who
care for It for Its own sake.
I'.VHIMIATIU TIIIH.S.
Iilcn Once Hooted Ai'lilovi-M I'ornlu (
ll ml KIIIIIO.
In 1SS9 a Belfast doctor a veterinary sur
geon , in fact , named Duulop having a re
gard for the spinal column of his eldest boy ,
relates the New York Mall and Express ,
conceived the Idea of taking a piece of gar
den hose , wrapping It around the wheel of
his son's bicycle , welding the two ends to
gether with melted rubber and thus form
ing the first pneumatic tire. This gave a
cuahlon to the periphery of the blcyclo and
made Its mounting of obstacles easy and
cushion-like. Dunlop had a friend in the
person of a well-to-do Irishman named Har
vey UuCros , who abandoned the business ho
was engaged in and risked his wealth In
the formation of a company that had for
its object the exploitation of a pneumatic
tire for a bicycle. It was capitalized at
$100,000 and fifteen months later that was
In the early part of 1891 It declared u div
idend of 10 per cent , or $10,000 In all , and
dded ? 1.000.000 to Its surplus fund. Two year ,
later that same company declared a divi
dend of $2.500.000. Ono year ago the rights
of that organization were sold to a British
syndicate for $15,000,000 and the purchasing
party capitalized the company at $20,000-
000 and openly asked for subscriptions to
that amount. The proffers were nearly three
times the amount of the capital stock. In
Belfast , at one bank alone , where books
wcro opened , ? lOC-0,000 was subscribed in
loss than three hours.
Meanwhile those who had control of this
valuable patent had not thought of America.
Colonel I'opo , the head of the firm which
manufactures a famous wheel , when spoken
to on the subject , said : "Oh , that pneu
matic tire business is all nonsenso. You
will run over a sharp stone or a tack and
the nir will escape and then you will walk
back home. There Is nothing in it. H
will never lake In this country. " That Is
what Colonel Pope said then. That la not
what Colonel Pope says now. But meanwhile
two years had elapsed , and under the patent
laws it was too late to get an exclusive
franchise in this country. The result Is
that today the pneumatic tire In America
has no hindering patent-right stamped upon
It. Any maker of a wheel can use it , but
the owners of the British Invention have
deprived themselves of many millions of
good money. That this Is true Is demon-
Btrated by the fact that in the last year
there have been spent In tlila country for
bicycles , ulono the enormous sum of SGG-
000,000. Tl-lnk of it. It Is appalling.
Think of how that affects the general con
dition of trade. But that Is another story.
IMIIM.IDA O.V IIISIl 1VHHI5U
Charles O. D. Ilolwits In Trutli.
AVhen 1 waa but n Iful ,
LOIIK OKO ,
TliU simple lore I had.
Don't you know ,
Tlmt every niaM.'n fair
"U'uH an annf-1 unaware ,
Ami I wondered when and where
The wlUK * would crow.
Uut wiser now am I ,
A Rood rtcal ,
Though i'vo Kumetiinctt peon them lly ,
Yet r feel
T.icy aio Hrnnetlilnir Ji'ft between
Man tinil angel In their mien
Hlnce my IMIHIUa I've seen
On her wheel. !
She iloea not sliow a flsn
Of n will ! ? ,
Hut IKMlltruu - Is illvlne ,
Anil the Ullix
Of her nlibrarlatcil ROWII ,
An she lllckrrs through the town ,
MlK'lit buy tlio throne anil crown
Of u Uliigl
No hnlo of a faint
POOH she we.ir ,
.Such n Llppo loved to | mlnt , i
Hut her linlr
A.s when all lioavcn slivuniH
TnrotiKh Iho huuthcapo of my ilrcnms
In nidi glory iloau uiul gleams
On the ulr.
lint not nil for heaven she
Mot too K ° " > 1 !
Yet hhe'a Komi enough for ma
In nny mood.
And If her < lushlni ; wheel
Took her even to tlio ile'll
Thither , too , 1'U Kvntly steal
Yt-s , I would !
L. A.V. . MKHT AT CU3I1A1I UAI'IDH.
All ( III ! Ll-iulliiK Cyi-llxtM of ( lii < \ \ > xl
to HiTliiTC on tin * Fourth ,
CI2DAH IIAPIUS , la. , Juno 2C. ( Special. )
All arrangjmonts have practically been
completed for tbo thirteenth annual meet
of the Iowa division of the League of
American Wheelmen , which will be hold In
this cltv July 3 and -I. All tbe fast rldors
in the state will bo here , and the prizes
hung up for professional men are going to
bring a great host of them hero. There
are no national circuit races on these days ,
and nearly all the fust professional men In
tbo west have signified their Intention of
being here.
The finishing touches are now being put
on the thlrd-of-a-uille track at the now
Athletlo park , and as liberal prizes have
boon ottered where Etato records are broken
and for extra fast tlmo made by the pro
fessional riders , it U anticipated that all
the races will bo run In exceptionally fine
time. It is confidently believed that tbe
track is going to bo the fastest In the west.
Fashioned after the Denver track , the top
dressing is composed of a mixture of clay
and red sand , the only ono of tbe kind in
tbo country. This clay and Baud packs
down and makes a track as bard as a cement
track and is much taoro springy , It be
comes as imooth os a piece of cltu , and
there Is every reason to believe It will make
an exceedingly fast one.
The committees of the Cedar Unplds Cy
cling club wlilch have the moot In charge
have been actively at work for the past six
weeks and have worked with but one end
in view , that of making the meet the great
est over held In the west. They are all
solid and substantial joung business and
professional men. The program for the
meet has been arranged as foll.iws : On
July 1 and 2 the arriving membeis of the
division will be received nt the trains and
registered at headquarters , after which they
will be taken on runs about the city and
on the various blcyclo paths leading out of
the city , and which are among the finest
In the country.
On July 3'M-9 o'clock In the morning the
trial heats"tif Uie flrst dny's races will be
run at Athletlr park. The flnala will be
run In th afternoon , commencing at "
o'clock. SU S o'clock In the evening n
band concert and social will be tendered the
visitors af'MI'Twjiy ' ' park , a beautiful spot
midway bct'h-cert ' this city and Kenwood , and
along the PJ'drif Unplds & Marlon City rall-
wov. ' ' <
On July I1 nt1 8 o'clock In the morning will
occur the 'nnn'nal ' business mcetlni ; of the
division. At D'o'clock In the morning the
trial heats'iov ' the second day's races will
bo commented''at Athletic park. In the
afternoon ' -the Second day's races will bo
run. In the Evening the visiting league
members w'lll bo tendered a "smoker" at
Iho BohemVan'JUeadlng Society hall , with
"roof ganU'n" ' 'attachment. ' The boys have
been lmrd'Jat } Vork on this for some time
nml on especially pleasing entertainment Is
promised. ' '
The managers of the meet have en
deavored to provide a program of the finest
sort of wheel entertainment , and In nddl
lion to the regular race program have made
arrangements for a number of special
features. "Baby" Bliss , tne heaviest rider
In the world , will be hero and give exhibi
tions each afternoon. In striking contrast
to his great ponderosity will bo the 'ictllr
riding of little Miss Annie Brain , the ! t-
year-old daughter of II. J. Hraln of Des
Molnes , who will make her second appear
ance In public In this city. She has a high
grade wheel of her own. Shu will give an
exhibition half-mile each afternoon. Chief
among the special attractions , however ,
will be the riding of Nlcollct of Chicago , the
noted trick rider , who will give exhibitions
each afternoon.
The railroads have all made a round-trip
rate of ono and one-third faro and n num
ber of special trains will be run Into the
city on July 4 and all the railroads will
make arrangements ti > accommodate all
who may desire' to come. H Is anticipated
that there will bo from 10.000 to 15,000
strangers lu the city each day nt the meet.
Tourist AVIuM-liiioii Xoli-M.
Last Sunday morning some of the ambi
tious Tourists who desired to add another
bar to their already long list of century
mementos were early ri.-cra , : ind before 5
n. la the Ilrst section of tlio club were on
the road for the : ltty mile r-oai "just over
yoiu'er" from Tokamah , and from that tl.no
on until almost S o'clock the/ kept reRtelur-
Ins cut on their 100-mllo spl'i.
Tbe day proved to be nn Meal one for
pycllng , notwithstanding tlit * threatening
condition of the weather , which caused
many to turn back long before the rain com
menced to fall , and as the last section re
turned about C p. in. almost entirely ex
hausted from their long ride and with more
or less water and mud on their clothing
the balance of the members did not regret
that they had returned Instead of continuing
on their long journey.
A century ride Is not n very easy task ,
nor Is It as hard as many who have never
ridden ono would naturally suppose. Like
everything else , you can make work out of
It , or If properly ridden you will feel nearly
as well at the finish as when you start.
One of ths things which too many are
apt to do Is to try to see how quick they
can make the trip in and whether or not
they can't break some one's record who
baa covered the course in the briefest
period of time.
Care should .also be used not to oat all
kinds of pastry and other food of a like
nature Just prjor to making the ride or
while enroutc , .and also todrink , _ as little as
possible , uid ) especially sh'oulfl care bo ex
ercised to ( Jrink only moderately when over
heated. - ! n
Krank Nawconib and Ben P. llosford went
via Missouri Valley in order to get a good
start for Blair , but it is understood that
they oxperlejiCQfl a little dlPlculty in cross
ing the river at the desired pol.it. Al
though the-railroad folks object to wheel
men walitluK fiver on their track , yet 33
cents and the lasslstanco of the forryinift-
brought them -safely on to Nebraska soli
and the boya joined "de push" nt Blair.
Ask Ben and ho will tell you "how It hap
pened" and'all nbout It.
Tom Spencer- ! who was ono of the flrst to
register "out"i returned home In due
Reason , with another hard earned century
to his credit , although during the course
of the day 'his wheel objected to tbo treat
ment H wnsi receiving by tossing him high
up In the 'air , but Mother Earth , ever
friendly , caught him in her fond embrace
and he finally convinced his wheel that he
wni ! still master and that ho intended going
through nt nil hazards.
D. J. O'Brien kept Captain Spencer com
pany and shared In his misfortunes , trying
to imitate very closely the example of the
captain , but , of course , a little rut In the
road "was the cause of It all. " Should It
be ? Davy was heard to remark n short
time after.
Fitch maintained his reputation ns a
scorcher and showed 'om all a warm time ,
and also proved himself the hero of the
day by killing a large snal-.o which en
dangered the rest of the boys. The large
serpent wna laid carefully by the ro.v'slde , to
be used by any of the Tourists who chanced
to have their tires punctured or otherwise
damaged , when the skin of the snake waste
to have been used.
Ounthor. Hanson and many moro who
chanced to go that way "saw snakes. " ( ? )
While Lawrence wus cuollng Bhenp's eyes
at the waiter girl Willie was busily engaged -
gaged looking around for n search warrant
or a councilman to help find some chicken
on the bonea which were brought before
him.
him.Hartaon , as the "Whlla Flyer , " attracted
marked attention , hhi snow white suit and
green sweater making a striking contrast.
Mlsn I'orn Bacon proved herself t' ' bo a
plucky rider by completing her lnltl * cen
tury nt 7:15 : , having registered In the mornIng -
Ing at ii'.I. ! .
Prof. Napoleon Dubcrry Mnlono , the Tour
ist Wheelmen's faithful ( ? ) mascot , put his
name down on thu club register , but the
longer ho meditated on the amount of work
necessary to make the trip the less he eared
to go , so llnally ho concluded that ho pre
ferred to rldo centuries In his own Imagina
tion rather than to go out and pedal over
the country roada the required distance 100
miles.
A glance at the club house register shows
the following paitlea registering out , the
tlmo of starting , and nlKo when they re
turned homo : P. W. Pitch , Tekamah , G ,
6:13 : ; P. Newcomb , via Missouri Valley , la. ;
Ben Iloaford , via Missouri Valley , In. ; Tom
Spencer , 4:50 : a. in. , G:50 : p. in. ; Collie Nam-
pie , 4:50 : a. in. , fi:50 : p. m.i L. M. Duborry ,
G a. ra. ; Charles Wlllo , 0:45 : a. m. , 7:15 : p. m. ;
L. D. Erlon , B a. m. , 5:13 : p. in. ; W. H. Hoy-
man. C a. m. , 0:13 : p. in. ; Fred Ouldner , G a.
m. , G:13 : p. in. ; W. A. Messlck , 0:45 : a. m. ,
7:20 : p. m. ; MUs Fern Bacon , 0:45 : , 7:15 : p ,
m. ; T. W. Boyer , 0:45 : , 7:20 : p. in. ; flcorKO
C. Lawrence , G:45 : , 7:20 : p. m. ; D. J. O'Brien ,
0:45. : 6:13 : p. m. ; W. C. Honk , ( Blair ) , 7:30 : ,
1:30 : p. m. ; H. Gunthor , 7:35. : 5:13 : p. in. ; II.
J. McCarthy , ( Bla.tr ) ; Fred Hanson , ( Blair ) ;
Leonard Hartson , ( Blair ) , 7:35 : , 1:30 : ; Cyclone
Pete , IBlalrn U12:47 : and G:30 : ,
D. J. O'Brien went away one day last
week for a visit' ' to Chicago and other points.
His name has been Edit In as ono of the
loeal consuls for the League of American
Wheelmen III tbe Tourists. L. A. Marsh U
also a local consul by the appointment of
Chief Consul Edmlstou. Both of Uii'stv par
ties are earnest .workers , and we hope to see
the League of American Wheelmen mem
bership Increase .during the next few months.
It will probaplx bo a close contest between
these two tqlntferncu In securing the most
now members.
The Young SVfmen's Christian Association
Cycle club gave , a , very enjoyable Leap Year
party last Wednesday evening , lu which
some fifteen or Jweuty couples participated.
The run was called to Fort Crook and re
turn. The young women never do anything
by halves , and consequently bad ordered a
spread at one of the popular downtown
restaurants , to which tb hungry cycllsta
did ample Justice , There were a few minor
accidents , but nothing of n serious nature ,
and those who attended the trip pronounced
It one of the , moU enjoyable of the season.
J.'August Doyle tnnkcs the following sug
gestion regarding the present mode of keepIng -
Ing the streets clean for the benefit of tno
Associated Cycling Clubs , who recently
nsked for different opinions :
"Street sprinkling does little or no good
from the foct that It simply makes n hot
steam and tends to gather moro illrt. The
property owners pay so much a week to have
the sprinkling done , say It averages $15 to
the block. Now lake some one and pay
them that amount , or even n little less , for
keeping the one block clean and let them
devote their whole time to that mid nothing
else , and I venture the nnscrtlon that there
will be Icrs dirt nnd cleaner streets than
under the present system. The cyclists will
have no wet streets to ride over , nnd. In my
opinion , this would remedy the matter. The
water which stands n ran ml In little ponln
nlso has n tendency to rot the pavement and
In very warm weather a scum Is formed on
the surface of these places nnd the same be
comes stagnant and very unhealthy. "
We nro plensod to note that the authori
ties have commenced to take some action re
garding "scorchers" In Omaha. The mem
bers of the various clubs should aid them In
this matter , nnd to that end wo thlnlc It
would bo n good scheme If n few dcputlcn
were nppotntcd from nmoni ? them , who
should be empowered to make nrrestn.
The majority of these parties exercise
Komo caution when in sight of the regular
uniformed police , but It It Is generally
known tlmt they are disguised from general
publicity by wearing the ordinary citizens'
clothing we think It would have n tendency
to reduce the pace to n marked degree nnd
the arresting nml fining of a few of these
reckless riders would soon put n stop to the
evil practice.
The larger number of wheelmen scorn any
such performance as a few are guilty of , nl
though the people nt large put the blame on
nil riders of wheels. The Associated Cycling
Clubs of the city and nil the members
thereby represented earnestly hope that In
due tlmo such steps will bo taken as to
eradicate "scorchers" from their ranks.
During the past the chief promoters of
street pnrailcs have experienced no little
dlfllculty In getting wheelmen to turn out
nnd join In tlio procession , not because of
nny want of loyalty or public spirit on their
part , but because the pace which must be
set for pedestrians Is altogether too slow
For wheelmen. This fact was very forcibly
Illustrated In the case of the pnradn last
Friday night. There were fully 200 or
moro cyclists assembled nt the corner of
Sixteenth and Iznrd streets , some of whom
had spent considerable tlmo In decorating
their mounts in order to nihito n good allow
ing. The Tourists were out with colors
floating to the breeze , while the Union
Pacific Wheel club , South Omaha's wheel
men , and a large number of unattached
riders lined up In threes preparatory for
the start. The boys were placed at the
last end of the procession , nnd the large
crowds closed In so that it was almost Im
possible to rlilo in single llle , let alonn three
or four abreast. The universal verdict ex
pressed , not only by these who had como to
participate in the parade , but by others ,
was that bicycles were not Just the thing
to bo used In parades , and that It was folly
to attempt to rldo In a slow-moving pro
cession , ns the results proved very dis
astrous to the machines Inasmuch as
spokes got knocked out and the various
parts of the wheel were bent by numer
ous collisions. The wheelmen , when giving
a parade by themselves , can make a very
creditable showing , but only a very small
part of the number who attempted to keep
In line the other evening will bo found who
are willing to repeat the operation.
YVIiiMii | > rliKN tit the \Vliirol.
Before another week passes by the ques
tion of , Who are the Nebrabka state cham
pions for 1S9G ? will bo answered , as every
thing Is in readiness for the great state
meet , which will be held at Lincoln on
Friday and Saturday of this week. Omaha
will send down a delegation of fifty or
seventy-five wheelmen , and a large number
are expected to be present from throughout
the state. The races will bo held on a
( ( uarler-mllo track , which Is snld to be very
fas-t , therefore we may reasonably expect
some .stole records to bo lowered. Tha
following Omaha racing men have sent In
their eiitrics : McCall. Dad Holton , Frcd-
i-Ickson , Hall , Plxley , C'adke , Kdwood ,
Flescher , Barnuni , Brewer , Mach , Ous Hol
ton ; nlso a half dozen lesser lights , which
will make Omaha's delegation of racing men
number nearly twtn.y. All'of the bo > a are
riding In tine shape , and It Is hoped will
be nblu to bring back their share of the
prl7.es. Below will be found a list of the
events and prizes :
First Day , Jiny n. One mile novice , first
prize 520 , second $10 , third J5 ; qunrii-r milu
upon , professional , Hist ; & ; second Slf > ; hnlf-
nille lj. A. W. chiiiiiplonUhp , first gold
medal , KOCOIK ! silver iiicilul , mini , hritnxr
mi'ilnl ; mlli > open , amateur , lap rncc , fiist
prlz &V r.ec'uiul J2.1 ; ihird > iJ ; onu 1111.1-
open , professional , Hist S ) . tecotul5 , Inlul
? 15 ; one inr ! : , tnnJi'm , nmntuur. ilrni prize-
io , second ? 1U ; half mill- , amateur , 1:20 :
duns , llrm prize W3 , second S5 ( ] , third . * uj
two mile i > i olessloiiiil handluiip , first J5u ,
second 20. third S10 ; two mile , L. A. W.
ohnii-.plorshlp ; thren mill- , handicap , ama
teur , first prlzu J35 , Hecontl ' 25 , tl.lnl $10 ,
fourth { " 3.
Second Day , July 4. Mlla , amateur , 2iD :
class , llrst pilze J3o , seeonil JT : , third flO ;
half mile professional , open to riders of
Nebrnnlcn , ta. : J13 , ju ; ( jmtner mile. L. A. W.
championship , llrat gold mednl , ecomi ull-
ver medal , thinl bronze modal : two mllu
nmitcur open. Hint prize $35 , second J2."i ,
third $15 , tourth $5 ; two inllo professional ,
first ? , > " , second .yjM. third ? 10 ; one mio ! L.
A. W. championship ; on inllo tandem ,
profeBsiomil , } . : > llrst ; quarter mile ama
teur. ojK'ti , llrst prlzo $ J3 , second JJO ,
third lu ; half mlle proi'csslonul huncll-
cnp , lli-it $ W , aecond $ J,1. third J3 ;
11o mlle Imntliiup , nninteur , Drst iirlzo SJj ,
second jr > , third $ : , fourth } 1 .
D. J. O'Biien left for Chicago on Tuesday
evening last ti ) Join his wife and boy , who
l > ave been visiting there for the past two
weeks. They will return In time to attend
the state meet at Lincoln.
The sextette or "bicycle built for six. "
which has be-in on exhibition nt ono of the
local cycle stores for the past week , hns
been drawing largo crowdu dolly. Uach
ynini ! ; us Die big machine Is ridden out
Sherman avenue and around over some of
the beat paved utreets It lu followed by a
throng of wheelmen who are anxious to
Get a look at It while In motion.
Gus Holton , a youim lad who wns cm-
ployed on the Western Union bicycle men-
fu-ngcr force until recently , has been show
ing some remarkable speed lately and old-
timers nt the racing game predict that the
boy will show up exceedingly well at the
coming state meet. Last Tucuday evenIng -
Ing lu the ono mile open amateur race at
Charles Street park ho fairly ran away flora
the rest of his competitors , among whom
v/ero Halph Brown , the erstwhile messen
ger boy wonder , and won the race In t':20 :
1-5 , which Is remarkably fast , considering
that It waa done on an eight-lap track.
The Tourist Wheel club racing team's
new sweaters have arrived and nro so loud
that they fairly talk. They are striped
with the club's colors , which nro cherry-red ,
white and royal blue , the stripes being
twelve Inches wide. The boya sprung them
on the public at the Charles Street park
races last evening.
With the transfer of the Second Infantry
from Fort Omaha wo lose two good racing
men In Nod Reading and Fred Kdwood , also
several promising young racing men who are
mombera of the companies of the Second
Infantry. Edwood. however , will remain
In this city for three months , ho having
been grauted a furlough for that length of
time. The boys will bo missed by their
many friends nnd admirers hero , especially
at local race meets , where their familiar
names will bo absent from the programs.
Many of our local amateurs will attend
the race meet at Klkhorn on July 4 Instead
of going to the state meet.
Floyd McCall made an excellent showing
at the national circuit race meet held at
Kansas City on tbe 20th lust. He ran third
In tbo one-mile open race , being beaten out
by Qurdner and Zelgler only , while ho de
feated such men as the Couburn brothers ,
Stevens , Terrell , Maxwell and many other
circuit chasers. Wo look ( or him to make
a good showing at the state meet.
It has been settled that Omaha will have
a ono-tlilrd-mlle track and that within the
next month. The State Fair board has ile-
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George E. Miclccl , Manager.
cided to put ono In at the now fair grounds
i-nd will hold n grand race meet hero during
the fair this fall. The track will bo built
after the same plans as tbe Denver trade ,
which ii : ono of the fastest In this country ,
ami work will bo commenced upon it at
onco. It will be locate , ! directly south of
the mile-track and an extra largo grand
stand and bleachers will bo built near It to
accommodate the spectator.
Manager Mat-ills has had a megaphone put
In lit Charles Street park. Tim renults of
each race Is announced through It alter the
finish and can bo heard for a block plainly.
Lieutenant Abcrcroinble , Sergeant
Shollfld and Corporal Llndqnlat , the soldiers
who left Kort Omaha some v/eeks oh'o to
lido to Chicago , loft that city on the return
trip last Sunday. They were escorted out
of Chicago by the First IlcRlment Cycling
club , and a number of other wheelmen.
They are expected to arrive In tula city to
morrow.
A pollroman In citizens' clothes was put
on duty on Sherman aveuuo last week nml
thu result was that several scorchers wcro
arrested and fined for violating the city
ordinance. Thin will undoubtedly put a
damper on scorching on this street hero-
aftc.- . The "cop" Is mounted on a blcyclo ,
and being somewhat of n llyer hlinsc f , 1ms
little trouble In catching his victims.
Let the good work go on ,
Fred Udwood , the promising young rider
of the Second Infantry band , has llnlshi.-J
hi * time in the army , and left Friday for
Milwaukee , whore ho will reside In lo
future. lie expects to continue his rac ng
and wo may expect to hear from him thu
coming season.
The Second Infantry band serenaded Mr.
William Lyle Dlckoy nt his store on Friday
nlKht utter the parade. They played the
"Yellow Fellow Two Step , " which was transposed -
posed by Mr. Wcdlmeyer , the popular leader
of this mnch-to-bo-mlsscd band. After the
serenade they all adjourned to Kd Manor a
for refreshments.
Friday afternoon the boys took the Stearns
goxtuplet to the State fair grounds , and It
was manned by Jim Mack , Hurt I'ottor ,
George Miner , nnd three other riders. Al
though the wind waa blowing and the track
somewhat rough , they pushed the big ma
chine a mlle In the remarkable tlmo of
1:592-5. : Owing to the bicaking of three
spokes In the rear wheel no more trials were
made. The machine will bu shipped to Chicago
cage Monday.
O.III-HIIOIIN IlllllIIH1VITK. .
COUNCIL 13LUFFS , June 21. To the
Sporting Killtor of The Ileo : I'lease an
swer In Sunday's Ileo : Would n amateur ,
running n foot race against a professional
for a stake , bo classed as a urofcsslonal
and bo barred from all amateur events ?
Two Subscrlbera.
Ans. Ho certainly would.
FALLS CITY , Neb. . June 23. To the
Sporting Kdltor of The lice : Two ball
teams , F. C. and H. , agree to play two games
of ball together. A bets with n that II
will win ono of tbe two games , One game
was played and won by F. C. , by score of
g to 2. Thpi fgurlb Inning was ployed In
the second game with score 4 to 2 In favor
of H. , whun II. players left the field end
refused to continue game. The umpire de
clared the game 9 to 0 In favor oi F. C.
Dees U win tbo bet , or are bets declared off.
A Subscriber to Ileo.
Ans. H. wins.
SIOUX CITY , Juno 25. To the Sporting
Kdltor of The lice : Will you pl/.isu dt-cldo
a bet by stating In next Sunday's Hue on
what day the 21st of September , 1850 , came
on. Also la theru any law in Nebraska for
upland plover ? L. M. Tusslng.
Ans. (1) ( ) Saturday. (2) ( ) No.
OMAHA , Juno 23. To thu Sporting Kdltor
of The lire : In a Sunday Dee of BOUIO
months back I noticed un article on how
to was ! ) Kwcateis so as to prevent thorn
from shrinking , but am unable to locate It
now In the old papers I have on hand. If
not too much trouble , would you plcaso
publish It again In jour next Sunday'8 lice ,
and very much oblige ? Ardent Admirer.
Ans. Can't find It. Will BOIIIC Interested
party please mall The Hue the above recipe ?
OIIANI ) ISLAND , June 22. To the Kdltor
of The lieu : Will you plcaho decide In
next Sunday's Ileo what live curds make a
royal flush ? I inn stakeholder of u hot. A
bolH any straight flush Is a io > al ; II bets A
Is wrong , then G comes In and inakts an
other hot with A. C. nets Hint a royal
flush Is king high nnd A bets It Is ace high ,
J. J. Durton , lull Locust street.
Ans (1) ( ) Ace , king , tnu-un , Jack nnd len.
(2) ( ) A loses , and so docs C on the lust propo
Hltlon , when A wins.
fillAND ISLAND. Juno 23.-To the Sport
ing Kdltor of The Hco ; 1'Ieuso answer In
your valuable paper the following question :
What cards constitute a royal lltlah , or U
any straight Hush royal ? A Constant
Header.
Ans. Ace , king , queen , jack and ten.
LOUP CITY , Mo. , June an. To the SportIng -
Ing Killlor of The Hcc : DI'J ' , the race be
tween the New York Central train ami the
bextuplet over come on ? Lost all track of
It KOIIIO way. Frank Warren ,
Ans. No. A fake.
OMAHA , Jnno 22. To the Sporting Kdl
tor of The Ileo : Man on third and man
at bat hits fair ball , which hits the umpire.
Does the batter get his base and what be
comes of man on thirdHrewein. .
Ans. Hatter gets his l.aso and man o
third comes home.
NISWMAN OllOVIJ. Neb. , Juno 21. To f
Sporting Kdltor of The Ileo : Itegardlt
your answer In The Hco of the 2Ist lust to
qmstion of Oeorgo W. Harris of 1'aulllna ,
la. , relative to base ball , would llko you to
plcaso answer In The Sunday Ileo : (1) ( ) Why
you call the runner from third base mill
(2) ( ) If the batter was out Ilit-ro was no forced
run. James McKay.
Ans. (1) ( ) HecauBO ho was out. (2) ( ) Accord.
Ing to your rules , probably , there wasn't )
but according to the olllclal rules there was.
See ?
BcniHNKIt , Neb. , June 21. To the SportIng -
Ing Kdltor of The lice : Could you recom
mend homo good battery to mo that I could
get on the Fourth of July sonic one bat W0j
could depend on and that Is gocrl ? Kudos
find stamp for return answer. What ls th
ago of Tap Anson. Glvo It In next Sunda
Ileo ? Will you bo so kind us to let mo
know by return mall about the battery , as
It Is getting late In the day. James M ,
Heaver.
Ans. There's plenty of time. Write Da
Taylor and Arthur Hnycs , care The Hco ,
Auson Is 40 or 17.
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night on account of a tickling eriuatlon In
the throat may overcome It at once by a
dose of Quo Minute Ccuiu ; Cure.
