THE OMAHA DAIL.T . 1E"E : SUNDAY , , iBTOV EMBEK 21. 1807.
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Indianapolis appears to have a clear field
for the next meet of the League of Amerl-
can Wheelmen. Among New Yorkers there
In gome talk ot pushing the clilms ot Sara
toga , but It fa only talk , and talk wilt not
capture a league meet. The belief that the
Hoosler capital Is a winner Is PO great tbat
league rustlers regard the location te settled
and arc devoting their energies to corralling
the offices. The west appears to be of little
consequence In tbc distribution of the na-
tlccal spoils. Yet the west pours consider
able cash Into the national coffers. And
this suggests the query , What substantial
return does the west receive for the cash ?
Out of ersry dollar paid by a member of the
league 75 cents goes Into the national treas
ury. It U > cltlmed that the money Is used
In promoting good roada , In protecting the
rights ot wheelmen and ! o support of the
Ilulletln. All of which \a \ beneficial as far
as It goes , but how much Interest docs the
national oQlccrs take In the promotion of
Rood roads , say In Iowa and Nebraska ?
Uin't all apeak et once. What work has
been , done was through local effort and local
subscriptions. Iniew of thte fact It t In
order for western members to demand some
practical return for their Investment In th ?
league.
The German manufacturers of bicycles arc
the latest to complain of the competition of
the "piu-er labor" of the United Slates.
The American machines are not only lighter
end better made thfo the German wheels
but they are told cheaper. Incidentally. It
Is said standard American makes can be
bought for lees money In Germany than In
the United States another proof of the virtue
of protect'on ' to our home Industries. The
German makers , however , arc In league to
Khut out the Yankee wheels and expect to
secure the enactment of a prohibitive tariff
at the next session , of the Imperial Parlia
ment , after which , presumably , they will
Imitate the example of their American col
leagues and make the purchaser aware of the
beautkfl of protection.
A writer In the New York Herald Includes
In his report of a visit to an art gallnry the
following episode :
I might have completed the romance In my
fancy , had not my attention been attracted
by three bicycle women who were directly
In front of me , and out of pure curiosity I
followed them. I was disappointed that they
would n't linger In front of Bonnlngton's
"Normndy Coast "
Scene. but I made a
mental note to return , cad continued In pur
suit. I followed them through the room of
the porcelain-eyed Her.-ulanoum bronzes
wondering what would Intereat these up-to-
date young people. They finally c > ius3d In
front of the three much-battered "Graces "
"I wonder what wheels they rode , " said the
frivolous youngest.
"Wheels of fortune , of course , " replied the
eldest , and on they sped , stopping again
when they reached a handsome old Sedan
chair.
"They couldn't have h.d wheels In those
< . ys , " again exclaimed the youngest.
"Whoever Invented that as a mode of con
veyance must have had 'em. " said the second
I could aland It no longer ; they were too
modern , and I wanted to return to my Bac
chante.
Bald has swoc ed down upon the circuit
chasers In the south and has played havoc
In their n.nks. In points Bald has doubled
every man In America with the exception of
Arthur Gardiner. Bald MS 121 points to
his credit and Gardiner holds 66. The past
week Bald added eight points and $200 to
nls winning * In connection with what he
received for his match races. He now has
wen twenty-four firsts on the circuit , which
Is more than double the number of firsts won
by any other rider. Cooper and Nat Butler
are uextolli nrsts , > eacn h-v' ' R ten to their
credit. Bald has won S3.000 on the circuit
which Is nearly three times as much monev
as that of any other rider.
i uiu uua ui-eu in a class oy nltceelf this
season and his record Is better than that of
any man who ever rode a bicycle. Bald won
nice after race. His riding has been admired
by all who have seen him ami he Is the most
popular rider in America.
Foreign riders contend that no part of a
bicycle contributes more largely to the com
fort , safety and general satisfaction of the
rider than a compact , close-fitting and dust-
proof gear case. This claim now stands ID
n fair way to be practically tried by Amer
ican rlde-s. A moment's reflection shows
that It Is against' mechanical
precedent to
expwc to grit , dust and mud BO delicate a
bit of mechanism as the chain and sprockets
of a bicycle. English riders claim that the
difference In the easy running qualities of a
gear-cased wheel over one without a case Is
eo great thit few would dtscaiU the attach
ment after having once used It. The scheme
Is to give Ihe chain a constant oil bath and
to save It from the handicap of grit and mud.
It ateo eaves the annoying and dangerous
necessity of cleaning chains. It now- seems
that every mike of wheel next year will be
fitted with an optional gear case , which prob
ably Is another step toward cycling perfec
tion.
A dispatch from Toledo , 0. , reports that a
combination has been formed by the follow
ing manufacturers of medium-grade bicycles
to control the prices and output for the sea
son of 1S9S. and that possibly two more con
cerns will be taken Into the combine : Snell
Cycle Fitting company. Kirk Manufacturing
company , Toledo , O. ; Western Wheel Works ,
A. Featherstone & Co. . and St. Nicholas
Manufacturing company , Chicago 111. ; In
diana Bicycle company , Indianapolis , Ind. ;
Crawford Manufacturing company , Hagers-
town , Md. ; Schleutcr Manufacturing com
pany , Cincinnati , O. ; Acme Manufacturing
company and Reading Manufacturing com
pany , Heading , Pa. These concerns make at
least SO per cent of the medium-grade wheels
and arc solid financially. .The combination
doea not In any way affect the sale or output
of high-grade wheels , but represents a cap
ital of at Teast fl5.000.000 with which to
carry out the designs of the pool.
In an article on the "Future of Bicycles , "
the Dally Mall of Ixindon speaks of an In
vention which may reduce the price of bi
cycles to very low figures. "A patent Is now
being dlicutsed In Birmingham cycle cir
cles " It says , "that may have an Important
Influence on the future of the trade. It has
been found possible to stamp out the whole
frame of a machine. To be strictly accurate ,
the frame Is stamped out In two halves , and
these halves are afterward clamped together ,
but only one operation U required to turn
out a frame In perfect rigidity.
"Eve-y cycle maker will appreciate the dif
ference of cost between this simple operation
nnd the elaborate processes which have to be
gone through before a complete frame Is
turned out by the ordinary method. The
patentees do not claim that the stamped
frame Is equal to the steel tube frame. Even
ehould the stamped frame be put on the mar
ket. It Is scarcely likely that U will be used
In the construction of first-grade machines
Hut eomo people want cheap cycles , and the
reduction In cost brought about by the ute
of such a frame may lead to Its partial adop
tion by the trade. A machine constructed
i' ' with such * frame ts now being ridden about
Birmingham. An old local champion assures
the writer that be has ridden It and finds It
the perfection of rigidity , but as for Ua looks
bo wilt not aiy much In Us favor. "
The bicycle census recently taken la France
resulted In the following figures : From Jan
uary 1 to December 31. 1S34 , 3S9.S1S wheels
were registered throughout the country , as
against 2SG.OS4 and 03.026 for 1895 and 1S91.
The total receipts of the bicycle license tax
for 1 H were. 3.2T2339 francs , or (531.SSl.42.
The Seine department leads all others with
C3S9 ! wheel * ; then come the departments of
Seine and 01 re with 14.313 , Nord. with 10-
JSC ; Seine and Marne , 9.0S5. Seine Inferleuro ,
8.227 ; Glronde. 7,955 , etc. Corsica , thows the
ordinary vibration absorbed , but U li talc
tbat the machine can be run through de [
number ot tyclUU , jjamcly , 93 ; Lo-
zero has 137 ; Hautes Alpea , 320 ? Basses Alpes ,
402 , and so oa. Paris raid one-fifth of the
whole license tax In 1S36 , amounting to
C23.71G francs , or } 1 1,5"5.7S.
One o ! Thomas A. Edison's right-hand men
has Invented a wheel that Is a chainlets one
and has not bevel gears. In brief , the plan
U to substitute for a chain a series of six
steel cables made of piano wire. . Each wire
Is one-sixteenth of an Inch In diameter and
of ceven ntrands , each strand having seven
wires of .OSS of an Inch In diameter. The
w-h-.le cable la twisted and runs In grooves
cut In the driving or driven- pulleys or
sprockets. The lower section of the cable
Is carried up over an Idle pulley placed close
to the face of the driving sprocket , and then
through a concentric slot so arranged that
an adjustable screw can take up any slack.
The carrying pulleys enable the cables to be
run so closely together that they almost
touch , which permits a casing to cover the
whole , making It absolutely airtight and
waterproof.
Irving Harrl on Is a street light Inspector
In IHackcnsack , X. J. , and a member cf the
local club of wheelmen. Mr. Harrison's du
ties compel him to ride over his route of
forty-fives miles at least once a day , and
sometimes twice. In the earlier part of the
year he averaged sixty miles a day. but
latterly his dally average 'has ' bten eighty
miles. Up to October 25 his total mileage
for a little less than ten months was 19.43S
miles. Before the end of the year he will
easily have covered 25,000 mllea , or a dis
tance of more than the circumference cf the
earth. What gives distinction to this record
of Mr. Harrison's Is the tact that most of
the time he carries on. his shoulder a ladder
slxtren feet Ions and weighing twenty-eight
pounds. Thus far he has never had a break
down nor a puncture.
The sultan has forbidden the use of the
Hcycle In. Constantinople on the ground that
It l"s "lamoral and dangerous to the state.
It Is an easy way to escape the necessity of
buying several hundred American wheels
for the femlnlno members of his family.
\VOHSi ; Til AX A CBXTtllY IIU.V.
A Wild Itlilc A liL-cl t-'iulpr Moit 1'ireii-
llnr ClriMiiiiitnnoo * .
For several days west enders have been
trying to s Ive the mjstery of a bicycle ride
which occurred one night last week , and that
portion of the 'town ' , relates the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat , has been filled with strange
stories of the affair. Almost every theory
except the correct one has been advanced as
3. solution * f the matter , and these theories
have been that It was an elopement , a swift
ride for a doctor , a go-ra-you-please race
and a chase after a female bicycle tnlcf.
This litter comes very near hitting the mark.
Wheels are so common in the west end
that they are used on nearly everoccaulon ,
and therefore It was no : strange that when
a certain young man and his In-.ended
decided to call on a mutual friend they
should ride on their wheels. He rode ever
to her house , and then the two rode out to
their friend's house , which is near Forest
park. There they rested their wheclo
against the porch , where two others s.ood ,
and went In.
On the same block lives a comely little
miss whose bicycle suit consists ot a derby
ha : and bloomers and some other things.
She had been over to see her girl chum ,
and , it happened , had on her wheeling
clothes. As she passeJ. the house where the
young people were calling she sa.w the
wheels leaning against the porch , anJ be
lieving that the diamond frame belonged t.
who lived there ,
a 16-year-old young man
she decided to surprise him by taking a ride
on his wheel.
' "Ho will think some one has stolen It ,
she said to herself , as she led the wheel
over 'the lawn and mounted it.
The young man and his sweetheart haJ
been talking In the parlor , and he , knowing
ther had girlish confidences to exchange
said he would go to the library , where he
could smoke. As he crossed the hall he
looked out just In time to see some one
wheeling his bicycle across the lawn. Fo.-
a moment he hesitated. Then he saw this
person mount and ride away. Has.lly pickIng -
Ing up a hat , he jammed It down on his
head and rushed out of the huse. Seizing
the first wheel be saw , his sweetheart's , he
dropped on the drop-frame machine and
pedaled away.
His girl , however , had heard the wheels
rattle outside and stio lookei out of the win
dow just In time to see a strange man she
didn't recognize him in a eloucK bat jumpIng -
Ing on her wheel. She Is a girl of determina
tion. She did not hesitate to call to her bus-
band-that-ls-to-be. She ran out of doors ,
seized what she supposed was his wheel and
started In pursuit. The wheel really be
longed , however , to the 16-year-old brother
of the girl on whom ehe was calling , and he.
hearing the door slam , went to the window-
Just In time to see a woman In long eklrts
mounting his wheel. Ho came down the
stairs , three steps at : a itlme , an-ii In another
minute was In pursuit of "a female bicycle
thief. "
By this time the girl In bloomers hail
found the was being pursued. She looked
back and caught the gleam of her pursuer'a
watch cbJln as he passed an electric light ,
and thinking It was a badge and he an officer
who nad seen her take the wheel , she re
doubled her efforts. The man behind was at
a disadvantage on a drop fpjme , but he
pushed bravely oa. Once he lookei back and
saw some one riding as fast as be a block
behind , but he thought nothing of It. And
his girl , behind , was pushing the pedals hard
regardless of the lingerie and hose which the
diamond frame exposed , and determined to
catch the man who stole her wheel , while
equally set on capturing the "female bicycle
thief , " the boy behind rode as if in a race
Bravely the girl In bloomers kept on , al
though she was pan tin ; and her bair flying
In the wind. Twice she turned and tried I <
lose her pursuer , but bo clung on but did
not gain , us the difference In wheels made
the race nearly even between ill four of tde
people. The bloomer girl's object was to
circle around , so as to reach the starting
point , where ahe knew the could explain mat
ters. So she turned west on Lladell boule
verd and south on Taylor , and after a hard
half hour's ride brought up ut tbe starting
point. She had barely reached there that
her pursuer arrived , and clcse behind him the
two others.
Panting and breathless , each , tried to ex
plain , but after a few words every one began
to laugh , and the young rcan had to tike
the whole party over to buy Ice cream soda
In an effort to hush the matter up. But It Is
still to be decided whom the laugh Is on.
AIII HfllS l.NVrKAD OV TIHUS.
All Ol < ! I'liui tit Dlni | < - iiNtitltli ! neu
niiilli'H Ilcvlvi-il.
The action of the pneumatic tire In ab
Borblng vibration Is the bails of the popu
larlty and utility of the cycle of today. It
most serious drawback Is Its liability t
I puncture. It would seem tbat a resilient tlr
J tbat could bo made non-puncturable wouli
I eniure almost perfect riding qu lltlei. But a
Pennsylvania has recently developed a pncu
matlc bub which IB wild to be capable no
only of absorbing the ordinary tremulou
vibrations , as U done by a pneumatic tire
. but also of largely abo'b'Db the grcate
jolting vibrations , such ai xpriug-frtime b !
I c-yclea were formerly designed to take up.
I In the device the tlre are of the cushlo
1 variety , being solid rubber with a centra
hole , and are held to the rim by being flttci
Into ear-itaped grooved , instead of bein ;
cemented. Such tires never puncture am
can be used on the wheel on account of th
ability of the bub to absorb vibration. Tb
hub Is described ill having around the axlt
protected by steel thimbles , to th-.t there I
absolutely no wear on the rubber , a ptiei
initlo tube , blown up the sime as pneumatl
tires. This tube li encased In a nlckle stee
frame , to which the cpokra nre attaches
The frame bulging on these Innated hub
causes the rider to rock easily , ag thoug
jb * wire silting la a Biting. Kot only U
rlltfbcs , up curbs and over clght-lnrh logs
without throwing the rider , or even Jolting
him uncomfortably , owing to the yielding
or rompresMon at the hubs At a private
exhibition a ISO-pound rider did all these
things , and more , on a twenty-one pound
wheel without any dlflUuliy , says the Phila
delphia Ledger.
The Inventor hs been at work on It forever
over two years ; he has protected It with
seventeen patents at home and abroad , and Is
now nearly ready to start Its manufactur * .
If It proves practicable It m-ay greatly
enhance the value of the bicycle for army
use and other purposes. The outcome will
bo Interesting.
UACI.VtJ TEAM TO DO VI' UUItOI'n.
1'lnii to .Secure dip Jllpr I'rlicfl.nt ( lie
Vlciinn Meet.
Quito a unique organization Is being per
fected for the purpose ot pushing America to
the front at the International championships
at Vienna next year. It Is batching a very
plausible scheme and as It ts being engi
neered by newspaper men there seems to be
no apparent reason why It ehould not pan
out a succets. The plan has been concocted
In Boston.
The purpose Is to tend to the meet a team
of amateurs and professionals ot sufficient
number and merit to be represented In all
ho races and to carry off some of tha glory.
The method by which the team ts to be se
eded is outlined as follows ; In ever- town
ot sufficient size a "trial meet" will be held ,
ES nearly as possible on the came day
hroughout the country. The winners In these
rials will compete against each other In
seml-finuls two or three weeks later , and
hose who survive the weedlng-out process of
.ho eeml-flr.als will come together near the
atter part of June , so that the final winners ,
who will by right of speed be on the Interna
tional team , will havd a chance to reach Vi
enna , whcro the meet Is to be held , In time
to bo acclimated.
By this process It Is believed that the fast
est amateurs and professionals can be select
ed. The expenses of sending the men across
the water will be. paid from the funds de
rive. ! from the various meets. The central
organization , which will have the scheme In
charge , will have as Its president the o ialr-
nan of the national racing bco.nl , and as
rcasurer the treasurer of the League of
\merlcan Wheelmen. One vice president
will be elected for each semi-final district and
in wlirTuve charge of the meets In hla dls-
rlct. The local directing executive pen or
will be In the hands ot newspaper men tr ,
every city that wants representation on the
team.
team.Wherever
Wherever newspaper men have had the
dca suggested It has met with Instant ap-
iroval. The cities In which local organlza-
Icns have so far been formed are Boston.
New York , Worcester , Hartford , Brockton ,
' -evidence , Syracuse , Buffalo , Rochester. In
dianapolis , Toledo. Terre Haute , Columbus ,
Cleveland , Chicago , Louisville. Detroit ,
rand Itaplie ! , Minneapolis , Denver and St.
. .ouls.
Jimmy Michael , that wiry little Welsh
man , scored twice on the American riders In
Chicago last week , and incidentally raked In
ccunle of thousand shekels. He did this by
seating Fred Titus In a match race of twenty-
ve miles and Ed McDuffie in a fiftesn-mile
rn-.tch contest. But bath wins were made In
uch a way that the defeated riders will
laim that they did not have a fair shake for
he mark. McDutHe got u fall In the fifth
mile and quit la the seventh. Titus was
oorly paced In the start of his race and 10
cake matters worse he w > .s spilled in the
welfth mile by the explosion of a tire on
no of his pacing machines. He ftnishejl two
miles behind the Welshman. Michael's time
or the fifteen miles was 31:07 : and for tlie
wenty-flve 52:31 : 2-5.
Zlm's famous reccrd of 103 firsts In one
cason. made In 1S93 when he was the hleh
cckalorum among racing men , has this
ear been beaten by Earl Peabody. the Chl-
go amateur. Peabody now has 104 firsts ,
lesides twenty seconds and twenty thirds.
Jy the end of the year his record Is expected
a bo at least 120 firsts , with a total of 1TO
rlzes. He is an amateur pure and simple.
Local riders v.-Ill bo Interested In a tele-
ram published last week from Adelaide , Aus-
ral.'a , announcing that W. Martin , the Amer-
can cyclist , h-.d been put into the "jug" at
lard labor for fourteen days on the charge
f assault. The Martin is none other than
he "soldier" who participated in many of the
ilgh wheel races in this city In years gone
y.
\Vlth ( he RacineMen. .
- J. Platt Belts , the English rider who Is
no > v In Australia , has reduced the Aus-
.rallao paceO mile record from 1:4S : to
Bourlllon. the French professional. Is
started to have won $10,000 in prizes th's
ceasria. He has defeated all the noted short
( distance men ,
EaVl Kiser Is said to be a sufferer from
a chronic form of dyspepsia , .which . threat
ens to compel his retirement from the bicy
cle race track.
Among the foreign riders who will visit
this country sooa are Stephane , French ;
iMaurtce , Belgian ; Taylor and Lamberjack.
French , and Gougoetz , Swiss.
Eddie McDuflie. the crack Boston rider ,
once more equaled the world's -mile record
of 1:352-5 : at Willow Grove on a board
track. He rede five miles , noae of them
wo-so than 1:37 : 2-5. He was paced by two
sextettes , a quint and a quad.
Eidie Bald broke the world's record for
one-third1 of > i mile by making the distance
In 0:332-5 : , at the recent National circuit
meet at Charlotte , N. C. The prevoiuo
record was three seconds slower and was
made by Bald.
George H. Orr , president of the Canadian
Wheelmen's association , bis officially In
formed Chairman. Albert Mott that the re
ports that were ecnt out from San Fran
cisco that the Canadian Wheelmen's associa
tion would recognize the California Associ
ated tyciyng clubs have cot any truth In
them.
At Charlotte , N. C. , Dr. A. I. Brown
broke the world's competitive single pacet
mile record oa a third-mile track , riding
the dklance in two minutes flat , which Is
oce a > 3d cae-fifth seconds faster than the
irceord m de by Arthur Gardiner at the
national meet of the League cf American
Wheelmen held in Louisville 'n 1895.
At London Chase beat the 100-mile roat
record by raakicg the distance In 4U6:3S.
Billy Michael , a brother of the Welsh
middle dltUnce wonder , made hi * first ap-
i carance on a track as a' racing mm In
( Cardiff , Wales , last week , and finished second
end In his race. This bas so enccurage- :
him tbat he bis made up his mind to join
b s brother In this country early next year
an4 become a great rider In the middle
dUtence cUi > s. Billy MtchaeO Is even
amalcr ! than his brother , arul la but 1 !
years of age.
I'OKixt ; FL'.V AT wmurEits.
Puck : "How did you manage to reel off
so many mllea on your cyclometer ? "
"I attached It to my gat meter. "
Detroit Journal : The bicycle Instructor , a
ho rubbed arnica on h.'s neck , said ;
"Too mush learning Is dangerous. "
Indianapolis Journal : Walker Is there
any more pleasure In riding a hlgh-grad
wheel than a cheaper ono that Is Just ra
gooi ?
Wheeler N-no , ibut there Isn't quite th
annoyance In lugging It home when it hi
broken down.
Chicago Record : "The tandem bicycle I
a failure so far as courtship la concerned. '
"Why ? "
"The girl can't look the man In the ey
to see whether he Is In dead earnest. "
Washington IStar : "Since my wife went Infer
for athletics she has barrished all the rock
Ing chairs. "
"That's nice. "
"Oh , I don't know. It Is Just about t
bad to fall over a ( bicycle or trip yourael
on a dumbbell. "
Judge : Mra. Wheeler Yes ; the doctor wa
here this morning and eays my busbani
rcqulre-8 a cbasge. 1
Mrs. Pedal What make of bicjcle did b
recommend ?
Detroit Journal : "Perfidious woman ! " b
hteeed.
"Coward , " the exclaimed , "to vilify m
behind my back. "
Why , she would have got right off th
tandem and walked home , only her tklrt
were a trifle > bert for walking.
Chicago Pott ; Tto bicyclist waj llmplcg.
"I wish you'd call a epeclut Weetlns of
the bicycle club to dltcui * a vrjmportant >
matter. " he * ld to the president-ot the club.
"WhyT What's happened : '
"Well , I tried to run down' a < pedetstrlan
oday and he stuck his cane Ihtoimy whe-el
and threw me. I think we onebt to petition
he council to pass a law prohibiting the
arrylng of canes. "
Detroit Free Press : "I hive eome. " an
nounced Perceus , "to strike oft jhy chains ! "
Androme-de cast down her ey s icd fingered
her dance program nervously. r
"Do you really thick the beret gear Is an
ssured success ? " she flnallyi faltered.
U was rather difficult , Ir > fact , tor the un-
lappy maiden to protect her own Interests
and yet not apresr ungrateful.
\VlilMiirrliiKH < > f tl > \Vlu-oI. .
Xow tbat the annual election ot officers
f the Nebraska division League of Ameri
can Wheelmen for 1593 Is a thing of the
past the local members can turn their at
tention to Increasing the membership of the
rganlzatlon In this state. Chief Consul
O'Brien has made a good start toward the
,000 mark during the past year and In view
o ! the fact that he is to succeed himself in
hlcf consul he can continue the duties ot
he office , and , with the year's exfcr euro
10 has had , the membership crusade with
nero success. Nebraska hax but 500 mem-
> ers at the present time , while nearly all
of her sister states have more than twice
he number. J. A. Benson , the newly
elected vice consul , promises to see that
he state's racing matters arc looked after
n a bette'r manner than they have been
icretoforc. Mr. Benson , by virtue of his
office as vice consul. Is chairman ot the
tate racing board. He announces that he
\lll begin to Interest the different towns
hroughout the state In the Nebraska stale
Ircult for next year at once and Inpes by
he opening ot the 1S9S racing season to
lave a large number ot them pledged to
ake dates upon the circuit. As every one
mows , this > ear's state circuit VVM a frost
nd a disgrace to the state. Therefore , It
s Mr. Benson's Intention to have a circuit
next year that will make up for this year's
pjor one and that will draw racing men
rom all over the country.It Is also fab
ntentlon to keep a record book , and every
Ider who lowers a state record will re-
elve proper credit for It therein
Dr. F. C. Allen , the new secrctary-treas-
ircr , Is a prominent wheelman of Beatrice ,
he 1SDS state meet city , and that he will
ill his office creditably goes with' ut say-
: ig. Messrs. Fulch and Hansen succeed
hemselves as representatives , having been
elected for a second term. The iastalla-
icn of officers will occur at the Dcllone
lotel on Wednesday evening , December S.
Consul O'Brien will appoint a committee
within the next few days -to look after the
rrangemcnts for < hc affair. He announces
tiat all wheelmen and these Interested In
heelmen or wheeling will be Invited to
articlpate In the banquet. There will be
umerous toasts by prominent wheelmen anil
lolltlclans as well as music and a general
oed time.
Chief Consul O'Brien , announces that he
111 not appoint the members of the state
aclng bcsrd or the other state committees
ntil after the national assembly of the
ejgue. which is to be held In St. Louis on
'ebruar > 15. He will represent the Nc-
> raska division at the assom&ly and his
C.T5OUS for awaiting Us action 'before ' ap-
ointlng his committees are that he expects
10 national body to make some radical
Ganges In the racing and otbor questions
hich might change many of .his plans If
e wore to lay them at thoipresent time.
W. F. Eager , the fast , unpaced rider of
) cnver , who followed the.Nebraska circuit
nd competed in the recent six-day race in
its city , has decided to make ; Omaha his
lorce for the next year at least. Mr. Sagcr
s one of the bc-st unpaced riders in the
est. anil holds numerous "state " and world's
ecords. That he will make a valuable nd-
Itlon to Omaha's already splendid con-
ngent of racing men Is sure , and the local
racing enthusiasts will welcome hloa wltb
pen arms. '
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None of the local wheel c'lubs seem anxious
o accept the defi of the Omaha.Turner Wheel
lub for a match tugofwariThat the- latter
realization have a strong tu-of-war team
s an acknowledged fact , but it would seem
hat the Omaha Wheel club , with such giants
a Polcar , Denrnan , iMcCuIlough , Cox.
Goodsell. Goodall , JIcDonald and others.
hould "be able to get together a team that
would give the Germans a hard pull. Such
contest would prove exceedingly Intercst-
'
ng.
Unless some acticn Is taken this winter to-
vard building a bicycle track early In the
prlng Onraha will be without one upon which
o hold races when the seson of 1S9S opens
up. By that time the old fair grounds track
will have been graded for the Transmlssis-
Ippl Midway , zed as the old Charles street
board track U In the last stages of dil-aplda-
Icn. this leaves the city without a track on
which to hold races. It Is quite true tht the
one mile track at the state fair grounds can
be put In splendid condition for bicycle rac-
ng. but It is entirely to far from the busi
ness center of the city , and a meet held there
vould hardly pay. If some .enterprising busi
ness man would build a goo'd third mile track
not too far from the buslaesj center of the
city It could be made to pay well and give
him good Interest on his Investment.
The dilapidated condition of the old Charles
street beard track goes to prove the fact that
beard tracks , like cedar block pavement , last
but a very short time after being laid. The
Charles street track Is not yet three years
old and the foundations are nearly all rotted
away , while the beards ot the track Itself are
rotten and splintered , and by spring , after
the effects of another winter upon the track ,
it will be dangerous to ride upon. This would
Indicate that the life of an outdoor board
track Is about three ye.rs and that cement
tracks are far cheaper In the long run.
It seems tbat gome of the members of the
Omaha Wheel club have been Indulging In
considerable talk around 'the club house of
late about their road riding ability , and to
settle the many disputes last Sunday a club
scorch was called to Glenv.-ood , la. A fair
sized crowd of members congregated at the
club house ready for the start and at 0:20 :
a. m. they were on their way. Accompany
ing the party wer ? Sager and McCall , hold
ers of many world's records , on a tandem
geared to ninety , which was a ratbtr h.-'h
gear , as they found , to climb the many hills
between Couccll Bluffs and Glenwood. Every
thing went well until after leaving the
Bluffs , when , thinking to give the men on
single wheels a run for their money , the
tandem team began to move along at an un
usually rapid pace. Tom SMIckel , Len
LIvesy. Arthur Angel , Herman Muentefer-
Ing and a young Chicago racing man by the
name of Smith made UD the. rest of the party ,
end they stayed with thestandern with what
I'agcr and AlcCall thought remarkable ease ,
and , try as the pair wouM , they could not
lose the balanc ; of the patfy. On the con
trary. whenever a hlllj vas f ncourttereJ they
would find themselves trailing In the rear
with the others far aha4 , The party strag
gled Into Glenwood singly pnd In pairs , all
of thfm pretty much , , tha worse for wear.
They remained there for. Dinner and i > tar"'i
on the return trip at 2) ) o'clock. Coming back
the tandem team again ipirwye J to * hake the
crowd and partially puptfedeJ , shaking all
with the exception o ( . < ( kaf hardy , old roaj
rider , Tom Mlckel , whft , came right along
with them. After tbii rjp the r.icln < men
acknowledged that thej . .were about baked ,
while IMIckel. LIvesy anclttbe balance of the
old-time road riders were fresh and ready
for another scorch.Today the club will
make the run to Blalr.ttla tlrg at 9:30 : a. m.
from the club bausB.i'iTkese runs will bs
held weekly as long a tbc roads anJ v , father
will permit.
It's your next say , Miss Berln. Llllle WIU
Hams his responded tothe challenge last
Sunday ag follows :
OMAHA. Nov. 16 , To the Sporting Editor
of the Dee : In reply to J > lla > Berln's chal
lenge In Sunday's Bee. would say , I nm
under contract to race In St. Louis the
week of November ft * to December 4 , which
will probably be the commencement of my
winter's circuit , but am perfectly willing to
meet her In any kind of n race from one
mile to tlfty , or more , jf she likes , provid
ing a tracts suitable to ride on can be
secured , which Is doubtful at this season
of the year. Yours truly.
In.LlB WI LLI A-MS.
nnd Au ern.
OMAHA , Nov. 18. To the Sporting Edl-
tor of The Beer Will you please state In
next Sunday's issue of The Bee If It has
been decided yet at which city. Omaha , Lin
coln or Council Bluffs , the annual foot toll
WEAKNESS. * * *
ToMPKINSVILLKi Kv. , Oct. 81.
I suffered for ten years with inflammation and
falling of the womb , nnd at the monthly period the
pain was very severe.
When I sent to you ( or medicine last spring , I
could not stand on my feet more than tKrce minutes
ot a time. I used four bottles of the Wine of
Cardui , and Thcdford's Black-Draught in connec
tion , and have gained fifteen pounds , nnd feel
better than I have in twenty years.
Mrs. M. L. ADAMS.
CHICAGO , Its. , , Sept. 19 ,
MT wlfa , by your tdrtea , hts n d fire bottles McElree'c Wine
of Cardui. I can 17 It baa cored her leucorrhcr * , and tliero
li now no mucoui dlicbarca of any kind , Bho hai recommended
It to leTeral of her afflicted trlond , and the ; hare uird It
with equally favorable results. J. t. UASC1IE.
Grnitia HILT. , , FT * . , May i.
My rtlfo had ranch tremble At Iier menstrual periods for many yean. She has been UYIns
McElrec's Wins cf Cardui , and Tbedford's Black-Dranjht In connection , and jlnca then tlio hat had
better health than a < had In ten years before. i. W. SIMI'SON.
mMit
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woman thus afflicted is constantly fighting a hidden foe. She is under .i continual
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uninteresting woman.
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A large bottle only costs 1.00 at the drug store.
jame between Nebraska and Iowa universi
ties will be played Thankszlving day ? J
M. S.
Ans. The game Is now scheduled for
Council Bluffs.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Nov. 17. To the
Sporting Editor ot The Bee : Will jou please
state In The Sunday Bee which of T and U
would win In a cinch game of high , low ,
lack , game where the highest bidder makes
: he trump and 11 is the game. T is 10 and
bids 2 , U Is S and bids 3. U makes high ,
ow , game and T makes jack. Which car
ries tff the turkey ? Keohler Hotel.
Ans. T goes out. Ills jack counts Before
U's game.
BENSON. Neb. , Nov. 20. To the Sport
ing Editor of The Bee : In high five a. deal
was made and a trump was thrown In the
discard unknowingly. The dealer claims
he trump 1s his. Has the dealer a right
to the trump ? If not , whj has ? Sub
scriber.
Ans. The cards In the discard are dead
and none can be taken out of It except In
one case. Tbat Is when the pack Is all
dealt out and < the dealer has not been fully
supplied. Then he can pick enough and any
cards out of the discard to fill his hand. In
all other cases no card , not even trumps ,
can be taken vmt of the discard by any one.
You can't cure consumption uut you can
avoid It and cure every other form of throat
or lung tioubls by the use of One Minute
Cough Cure.
.MM KMIlUlt.
Chicago Tribune.
From out the cloudy face of heaven peers
Slo.vly the lo.ith , late Sun a dusky red
Dulling his cheeks , and shamed at all the
dead
Beauty he sees , and havoc of the year's
Great glory , lets a veiling mist of tears
Wrap him from slglit ; then darkly creeps
Instead
Thp close fog clinging round the dim , sad
head
Of the poor day , aghast and gloomed In
fears.
Ye : life and hope beat on thro' days like
these ;
The strong , firm pulse of Nature Is not
stilled.
For life Is stored In all the unlovely trees
That stretch shorn arms , and the brown
Earth l filled
With waiting beauty tho' the cold dews
freeze
And all the unsunned air be damp and
chilled.
Ainlitiliiiico UOK * .
One may see any day circulating In the
streets of the village of Lschensch , near
Cologne , a regular battalion of dogs. Their
master is training them for ambulance serv
ice In military movements.
Each animal carries upon Its back a little
saddle furnished with pockets containing all
that Is necessary for a first dressing ot
wounds as well as a bottle of brandy.
The dogs are taught to recognize the
wounded , and to stoop down to them. In
o-dcr to permit them , while awaiting the
stretchers , to quench their thirst and to alle
viate their sufferings a little.
A largo red erces Is marked on the saddle ,
and leather straps servo to fasten around the
neck of the animal a little lantern that Is
Illumined for nigh' service.
The ambulance dogs have already figured
at the German maneuvers last year , where
their usefulness WRS appreciated ; so , tjjls
jear , their Instructor has been engaged to
train a whole pack. He has chosen Scotch
dogs , of medium height , whose docility and
Intelligence In teaming are eaid to be re
markable.
You can't afford to rhk your lite by al
low-In , ga cold to develos Into pneumonia or
consumption. Instant relief and a certain
cure Are afforded bv One Minute Cough Cure ,
llix llciison.
Chicago Post : "Why Is It , " they asked
him , "that you prefer rns to electric light-
"In the case of electric light , " he said ,
looking at them In astonishment , "it can
usually be controlled by means of a buttoner
or a spring on the wall within easy reach. "
They admitted that he spoke truly.
"That beliiK so , " he went on , "it you had
over stood over a small but pretty young
woman , who. with upturned and anxious
face , was striving to reach the chandelier to
light the gas you never would have""to nslt
mo the question you have see flt to put. "
THE DAD 11OV .VXD THH IIAI.lOO > S.
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