THE OMAHA DATTF REE: SIT N DAT, JUNE 17, "WOO,
Big Sales of Dress Fabrics Wash -Goods, Linens, Waists, Shoes, Etc.
A grand array of bargains in ALL departments, that demonstrates with force our underselling power. COME EARLY TOMORROW.
Underwear
Ladies'
summer un
derwear, long bIcovos
short slo'vcs
find without
slccvos, in
white, ceru
and fancy
colors, reg
ular 2oc
vests, in
this sale
I2c
Ladies' lislo thread under-
vests with Bilk tnpo, fillk crochet lnce
trimmed necks and nrm holts, lino
ribbed and fnnry ribbed lace effects,
worth U)c, In this sale at
19c and 25c.
Mtesen children's a n d
boys' India gntizo underwear, nice fine
qunllty, all sizes, worth regular up
to Xe, In this wale at
10c, 124c and 19c.
Laces and
m
Immense lots of extra flno wnsh and Thousands of yards of now allover
silk llccs In net top oriental, Plat Vals., laces In combination laco nnd cm
point do' esprit nnd black und cream broidery Insertion effectB worth
silk Jaccs, worth up to 25c
yard, on ono largo coun- Wl
ter at JL 2v
Three extra special bargains in embroidery, including
so mo of the finest swiss, nainsook, cambric and jaconet embroidery nnd in
tertlon, from tho dainty narrow widths up to the extra wide widths.
LOT 1 Hundreds of pieces of flno embroidery and insortlon in whito nnd
all colors, worth up to 25o yd, EI-t
all go at.
LOT 2 Ton thousand yards flno em
broidery and Insortlon, medium and
wide widths, good qual
ity, neat and wldo showy lji
pattorns, at yard JL 2C
$1.50 Kid Gloves 59c pr.
i'i' r
Children's Clothing ss,
A grand new lot of boys' and child's wash suits in blouse
and doublo-broastoi stylos on salo first timo at 20c, 30c, 50c, "00 and upwards.
tho kind that kIvo
rough wear. Wo
8 to 15 years, nothlns more sultablo for
present wear on
lino Including
offering somo very
mnrkuble values
at
Children's Caps -All styles, made of various summery ma
terials, ffood wearing fabrics, pretty OKp rf yj Qp
pattern special values at miJi wnu
1
IN THE WHEELING WORLD.
The grand circuit of cycle racing this sea
von promises to surpass tho record of
former years. Interest In cyclo racing Is
largely Increased by the harmony now pre
vailing between cyclo organizations, Con
ditions that effect tho earnings of racing
tnen hnvo changed somewhat In the past
lew years and, whllo they do not mako as
much money as formerly, tho sport has
been benefited. Tho tlmo was when tho
crack riders got big salaries from tho
makers of htgh-grado whcsls for riding
their wheels. Then, as was Inevitably tho
case, whether It was justified or not, thoro
vero chargea that theso riders would glvo
races away aud tho sport suffered. Tho
public got tho Impression that many of
tho races woro "faked" and tho gamo fell
Into disrepute. Tlui riders In many In
stances wero to tilamo for this, for often
they loafed around tho trncks Jockeying
nnd tooling the crowds and actually mado
no Individual efforts to win. Tho public
tlrod of watching theuo races and cycle rac
ing got a black eye.
Tho Ir.ck of competition In the trade ro
lloved tho makers of tho necessity of adver
tising In that way and tho riders found
themselves onco moro to hard pan. H be
come necessary for n man to ride hard to
win to mako money and thU Is tho c n
dltlon that exlsto today. Tho public upon
llndlng this out began to patronlzo tho races
ngaln. Then a now association took hold of
the sport and after a light of ono year
proved that the.gamo could bo placed and
maintained on a Talr basis. Then prosperity
began again. The track owners nnd man
agers began to make money, tho prizes In
creased In value, races became moro fre
Quent. Sunday gud night rncw wero Intro
BOST
75c Cashmeres 39c yard
ON FRONT
BARGAIN SQUARE
Embroidery
A new York importer's sample
dozon and odd lots of flno lnco bought
nt half tho regular prlco will bo sold Mon.
day on bargain counters ntn fraction of tholr
vuluu.
Largo bargain tnblo with hundreds of yards
of wash laco and Insortlnn, nico, lino qunllty
worth up to 15c, go ry .t l1
in two lots at mC fill CI O2C
Four large bargain counters piled high with
many styles of lino wnsh laces und insertions
in all widths, Normandy valenclcnnos, point
d'osprit, torchon laco and insertion in
matched sots, nil go O l m ,t mt,
in this salo at, a yd.. Ojv ClllU
regular up to $1.00 yard
In this salo at
only
49c
LOT 3 One Immense, lot of all vnrletles
and patterns of extra wldo embroidery,
Including fine Swiss, nainsook and
cambric embroidery and In
sertion, worth regular up to
35c yard all In this sale at ..
10c
3,000 pairs Ladies' high grade
real French kid gloves in
black, whito, browns, modes,
and grays, all sizes, in two and
three clasp and Foster lace
hook, worth regular CQp
$1.50 all go at OVt
White Duck Pants for boys and children, 15c
Linen Pants for boys, 12 Ac.
Boys' Military Suits sizes a to CTQp
years, red or blue trimmings, only-' v
$2.50 Boys' Knee Pants Suits, 2 pieces, for
$1.25 there are about 250 of these double
seat suits in all wool mixed, light nnd dark choviots,
best satisfaction for
1.25
have them In sizes from
salo nt.
Children's Straw Hats a great and varied
every dcsirablo etylo We aro
ro-
25c, 49c, 75c
duced, tho spectacular motor cycles woro
brought over hero from France and all
around good times woro ovldont. This year
finds moro registered cyclo racers of bath
profcfslonal nnd amateur classes on the
books of tho National Cycling association
than thero havo over boon on tba books of
the U A. W. Tho amatcurti predominate
as a matter of course, but thero aro profes
sional enough tor all purposes and unless
tho amateur changes his nature very soon
tho professional list will bo greatly In
creased before tho end of tho reason, merely
by tho enforcement of tho amateur laws.
Tho fatal accident to Miles and Stafford at
Walth.tm on Wednesday naturally creates a
great deal of talk about tho dangers of motor
cyclo racing nnd pacing on tho track. This
was tho first fatality In tho cast since tho
Introduction of motors and It Is noteworthy
that tho men woro not killed by a tall, but
by running Into a post. A great many falls
have occurred In which tho men sustained
nothing worso than bruises, with now and
then a broken arm, Hathcr than crash Into
any solid stationary object mcHt motor cy
clists elect to throw tho 'mnchlno and thorn
solves sldowayn to tho track. There Is much
surprlso manifested that there have not been
many men killed by falling from motor
cycles, but tho least of It has been among'
tho racing, A railroad man said during tho
week: "I cannot understand it. A rider falls
from a motor cycle whllo going at a 1:30
gait or forty miles an hour. Ho falls with
his machine and thero Li danger from ex
ploding gasolln nnd dangor of broken limbs
from the big machine falling upon h!:n. Yet
ho Is not killed. Should tho game rider step
from n train moving at ftrty r.illcn an hour
he would, In nine case3 out of ten, meet his
death nnd no ono would bo surprised, al
though he would alight on sword and not n
cement track. lie would land freo, too, with
no 275-pound machine filled with sasollne to
100 pieces of exceptionally fine
twilled, light weight fancy cashmeres In
beautiful designs, flcur do lis, polka dot and
other designs, handsomo combinations, red,
navy, and light grounds with either black or
white designs. Also plain caahincrcs In the
new pastel s'ladee. Theso are especially
cdaptcd for outing suits, klmonas, children's
and Infant's dresses, all on sale on front
bargain squaro at
39c yd
Sale of Shirt Waists
These waists are all up-to-date,
shirt waist iiiiunifncturer, every one Is Inilor-made. In tills
Imported Anderson Illiillliutu, line lawns, zephyr percale, et
25c
C.L.UI I? waists
Cu-irwiO for
Theso are all the odds
and ends in shirt waists, all
sizes, percale, gingham, etc
waists of which there nro only
ono or two of a kind, and In
order to closo them out quick,
they will go at In basement
.-"-"-""V PI-..,
Lot 3j
75c
siurt
Waists
An especially fine lot of shirt
25c
of shirt waists in lawns
75c
trimmed with embroidery
and Insertion shirred, tuck
ed and corded, percale waists
with French backs, new col
lars and cuffs, all on salo on
main floor at
Muslins,
Bleached Muslin
5,000 yards bleached mus
lin Monday at, per
yard
2c
Organdies, Lawns, Dimities
5casos organdios. lawns and1 .
dimities, worth up to 25c oC
yard, in remnants at
36-inch Percales
10,000 yards HO-inch wldo per-
calo, would bo cheap at
12c yard, go at
5c
The Great Shoe Sale Continues
Monday we continue the sale of the Chicago wholesale shoe stock. Come if you want
fine shoes at less than half price.
Men's Shoes worth up to $5 at $1.69
This includes all the men's
in tans, all mado for this season in tho very newest
and latest summer styles, in vicl kid, Russia calfskin,
horse hido, volour calf In tho very llucst (Joodyear
wolt solos and fino McKay sowing. Shoes tho cheap
est of which sold for $2.50 and from that on up to $5 a
pair. Your choice of all thoso men's
slzo by itsolf on a bargain countor of
Women's Shoes
Main Floor.
Hundreds of ladies' finest hand-turned
shoes In Imported vicl kids, In blacks and
tans, In plain and fancy facing, toppings,
also finest patent leather shoes mado nnd
retailed for $4.00, ft. I0 and
JT'.OO u pair, go oa bargain
squares, main floor .. ..
2.50
iiiwiMH.iiw.i'irn
mix It up with him. Tho main secret In this
relation Is that tho motor cyclists nre pre
pared every second of tho tlmo to 'fall
easily.' Thoy havo learned the trick of
tumbling without Injuring themselves, tho
same as professional acrobats. This was
aptly Illustrated last summer wheon Four
nlcr, tho first motor cyclist nnd tho most
rockltfis, fell on tho track aud rolled along
tho truck for about thirty or forty feet.
Mony thought ho must be dead when they
saw him lying motionless, hut when his
frlend3 went to pick him up nnd stooping
asked him If ho was hurt, tho Frenchman
answered scornfully: 'What you tlnk, that
I don't know my business, eh! You tlnlc I
don't know how to fall, chl'
I)oubtlei-n thoro aro many wheelmen nnd
t wheelwomen who would llko to know how
to fall to chenpo serious Injury. Tho best
placo to seek such Information Is from the
motor cyclo riders, or perhaps from pro
fo3slonnl acrobats who do knockabout acts.
It should not bo Inferred that the art of fall
ing as known to tho motor riders saves
them atwolutoly from Injury. -It depends
upon how much Is thought of a hurt when
n man says ho Is not hurt. Tho cotlmato an
athlete In training has of any Injury Is
very different' from that of the ordinary
rood rider. With professional cyclists
nothing counto unlrus It lays them up so
that they cannot rldo. A few stitches In
tho scalp is a trifle to them, but a leg
bruised so as to prevent fast riding .is a
calamity. Tho bent cluo as to how tho
riders tall to oacnpo death nnd serious dam-
j ago Is probably to bo found In tho remarks
of a trainer. Ho snia:
"Tho nveroge man when he falls from a
wheel stlftrno out llko n stake und sets up a
rigid muscular rceistunco to tho contact
with tho ground. Tho consequence U that
somothlng has to go. A good blcyclo rider
known enough to otrlke limp and yielding.
NP5IS&S0NS
4iDOU0LP
Wrapper Sale
0 4 p-v WkT en-.
qii.ou wrappers jvw
200 dozen hot weath
er wrappers mado
from nno lawn, dim
ities, percales, etc.,
all light colors, trim
med with lace, em
broidery, white
yokes, every ono
manufactured to sell
for 1.50, principally
larro sizes, on salo
on second floor at
50c
in fact they are
waists in lawns
All the new
extreme novolties in
this lot, in lawns,
dimities, percales,
etc on sale 2d floor
Wash Fabrics, Prints
India Linon, Nainsook
and Dimities.
5,000 yurds India Llnons, Nain
sooks and Dimities, worth up to
25c yard on salo Monday at
8ac, 10c,
12aC, 15c
shoes of every description in
y uuDUiipuuu in uirit
1.69
lino shoos, each
its own. All at ono price, $1.(51)
I.ndlcV (for! Tien.
Ou main flour and In basement you
will find an Imniennn number, thoiw-
nnris in fact, of ladles' tlno hIIdppih
and oxford ties in blacks, tans and
patent leathers, tfonio are in tho orlg-
inal rases, others on bargain ipinres.
At i "'. Vi-i'. V-"" " ifn.no.
Ho hits tho ground moro llko a spongo than
llko a block of wood and when he strikes
ho takes tho bounce nnd rolls. An Illustra
tion of tho vnluo of falling limp is tho
lucky escapes of drunken men who reel
down cellnrwnys ond get off with less In
Jury than sober men. Tho drunken mnn'n
muscles aro reluxrd and ho does not mako
tho tlorco resistance with his arms and legs
thnt a nobcr man dne and that causes
broken bones. Ho Just strikes and rolla
llko a bundle of rags. That's tho best I
can tell you about It. Thero Is alfo hjiiio
thlng to bo learned, however, about tho
acrobatic ability of twisting one's self In
tho air so as not to strlko the head. Foot
ball playera can tell a great deal about
knowing how to fall."
Thero Is much moro In tho winning of
a profcfslonal Natlonnl Cycling ossoclatlon
chnmplonshlp than tho gaining of tho medal
embloiuatio of tho feat. T'nerj Ii Ito ad
vertising valuo, for Inatnnco. which, to a
professonnl rider especially, Is of no Incon
siderable valuo nowadays.
Advertising is dollars and conts to tho
present day cash prlzo rider nnd for the
winner of national championships Is mcHt
excellent advertising. It follows, Oiere
foro, that tho five championship events on
tho program will bo bitterly contested
by tho (lower of American professionalism.
Tho mllo championship will nwaken groat
Interest from the fact that Its decision will
bring to light tho 1P0O mllo champion.
(Annual championships, run off In tho
height of tho seaoon, when nil men nro at
their best and under tho management of
tho greatest cycling organization In tho
world, offer tho only proper means cf pos
itively determining what men aro tho "top
notchers" ut tho various dlstanuos. From
which it Is apparent that professional nnd
amateur championships of tho United
6tatcs, which will bo decided at the cxposl-
Bit JL RLflin jHUfH
tmmLW bm fkWItr SHI MSmMi
$2 and $3 Silks 49c & 69c
Fancy Silks an assortment
seldom displayed In a retail store. These
are nil short, lengths running from 4 to 8
yards. Tho entire output of a manufacturer.
Many of these are exclusive patterns In waist
lengths, nnd tho price Is unapproachablo for
Monday. Wo offer this exceptional largo
lot of striped taffeta, fancy plaids, fancy
brocades and fancy checked taffeta, elabor
ate and exceptionally heavy fancy novelty
silk, worth If In full pieces from 12.00 to
$3.00, go In two lots at
49c & 69c
Monday
from the leading Broadway New York City
Immense assortment yon will find inuny made of the finest
fLot2?
$2 Shirt
Waists
50c
These are strictly tail
ored waists made from tho best
Anderson Imported gingham,
nnd you will readily recognize
them n tho Ilroaduay Now
York Tailored Shirt Waist mak
er's name Is on every one, bis
price was $2, on sale at
50c
Finest
Shirt
Waists
98c
desirable shirt waists, many
98c
Dress Prints
5,000 yards standard dross prints, A
nono hotter nt any prlco, JL(j
Monday at, yard
Ginghams
Kvcrott Classic and cham
bray ginghams, worth
12io yard, go at
6c
7e
Covert Cloth
12Jc covert and bicycle
cloth, Monday at,
por yard
blacks and
Women's Shoes
In Basement.
Over n 1.000 pairs of ladles' fine hand
turned nnd McKay sewed shoos which wero
mdo to retail up to $4.00, Including almost
every kind of shoe worn today - wmi "v
,)..,, iR i HVi R7p, I
,mu 111 bl), "" 8,203 Y,kDz
fio nt
Hon building July 10-15 next, when tho i
national moot will ho hold at .Milwaukee,
will bo well worth seeing.
Tho wldc-tlro law, passed by tho Massa
chusetts legislature through tho efforts of
tho Massachusetts division of the League
of American Wheelmen, provides that on
nnd after January 1, 1002, "It shall bo un
lawful, except ns piovldcd In section -l of
this act, to uso upon nny road, street or way
In this commonwealth a draft w.gm o
cart having tires of Iron or steel, or of nny
substanco equally hard, which aro Ices In
I width than ono and one-half times tho dl-
amoter of tho axle, measured nt the shoul- j
der thereof, but In no rase shall a tiro moro
than four Inches In width bo required and
wagons and carts built with wooden or hoi-
low axles shall havo tires not less In !
width than tho diameter of tho axle, meas
ured at the shoulder thcrrtif. Tills art shall
apply to all wagons and carts tho axles of
which aro two Inches or moro n diameter,
measured ns oforctmld, and to all stago
coaches, tally-ho coaches, barges and oth-T'
passenger vehicles not built to run on Iron
or steel rails und constructed to carry eight j
or more persons."
Tho fourth section states that tho net 1
shall not apply to wagons or o'.hor vehicles
owned and used in tho state January 1,'
1902. This Is tho weak clause In tho bill, 1
putting off tho best effects of tho Inw for
many years. Tho pennlty for violation of
tho law Is a fino not exceeding (100.
Vpnrlv fnrtv miles hnvo hepn ridden In
'ono hour by a cyclist and tho prediction Is '
I . 1 . I I . I. . . I. ....... f
mane wiui ueiure uiu i'im m uin nuuiuiui
tho coveted two score will havo boon
passed, This mighty deed was accom
plished In Paris In a fifty-mllo raco, tho
record smasher being Kmllo Houboura, a
'Frenchman, who succeeded In riding thirty
nine miles C21 yards In tho sixty minutes
ON MAIN FLOOR
BARGAIN SQUARE
sp.
iecial Sale of Linens
Absolutely fast color Turkey
red table damask, the 1 f
35c kind, for, per yd. .At
Heavy all linen Scotch cream
table damask, worth
40c yd, at
60-inch and
0-1-inch half
uiuuuiiuli .nui onvui uitNiuiieu an linen liorman
table damask, worth G5o yd, at
98c quality pure white mercerized table damask ' E
por yd . .DvC
72-inch all linen, extra heavy, tine quality silver 'bleached
table damask, beautiful designs, worth 9Sc, CZCl
at. Per yd UVC
.VAIMCIXS TO MATCH, I)(I.JV, 9,l7n.
$1.25 and 1.50 quality round thread, embossed, all linen
table damask, very latest puttorns, extra heavy and lino, (iti-in at 751- vil
72-inch nt , ,!)8o y"l J
5-8 Napkins to match, dozen " "ci o
.1 Napkins to match, doen !'.!'.S2'.!)8
11.00 quality largo sizo, all linen, half bleached Napkins, dozen Snc
$1.50 quality all linon. oxtra heavy, bleached and half bloa ched 'ri'tr, '
Napkins, dozon MrSC
24"1,nS1 rl 1,n fu,l bloachod ish satin damask Na' pkins, tt? 4 r-
real $2.50 quality, dozon J ' k 5(
Hoc knotted fringe linen Towels for. ... ic
1,000 dozen 10c Turkish Towels at ". '. . ' .5c
Balance of tho 59c linen Pillow Casos, only ' "5
600 fringed 10-4 linon tablo cloths worth $1.75 eti'j"'C'i
at $1.00
50 dozen Spaohtol dressor scarfs worth $1.00 at 4?)c
100 dozen fringed Napkins, each . . . ...' l-2c
Parasol Sale Monday
500 misses' and children's fancy parasols
go ai
lie, 19c, 25c, and 39c
Hundreds of ladies' plain and fancy silk
parasols with many styles of QOp
handles, all go at VOL
Thousands of high cost novelty parasols,
woith up to $10. 00, on bargain countor at
$1.59, $2.50 and $3.98
Underwear and Shirts
Bargain squares heaped high with underwear all s izes
and kinds the biggest values you have ever known.
Men's underwear in Kgyptlan Totton,
white, lisle tlnlsli, rnney tinten, ecru, iuiik,
hlue, dark Itrown nnd fancy lark mixed,
all slr.oH shirts Ofi to IS)-drnwcrs SO to 16-
special salo price only
Men's L'lnierwear in line basket weave,
rem ami blue, also fancy mixed, silk iln-
(shed, all sizes hlilrls and drawers, also an
decant line of balbiignans In ecru, blue,
tans and biowns per garment
In basement on bargain squares wo offer you tho eliolco of
o.. l,.,.,.,nU.. Inl .f tnnll'u ,. hlli. H llrlH WllltO SlllrtS Wltll
colored 'bosoms-mon's fancy negligee shirts
some with collars attached, others without
collars and a lot of men's summer work
shirts Theso aro In a vnrlety of
sizes oniy
We rffer nearly 5,600 men's first-class mado and prr-tcc-t
ftttlncr shirts, In all sizes, in nearly CO dirforonr t';
In miuir.'is. percales, pennngH. chambniys, cU: I'-a''", ,
has two eollars and ono pair or viiffs ilelai'lu d. At the wn n
price, 33c. we give you eliolco of an linmenso lot or mens
NeKllKPc Shirts, with collar and cuffs attached. In all tnn
iwellfst stsles nnil In all sizes. Also a big lot of mens lino
white laundered Shirts; wltll reinforced lin
en bosom and buck, stayed seams, gnssnted
nnd continuous facing throughout all sizes
- long and short bosoms and sleeves your
choice for only
from pistol crack to pistol crack. Kd Tay-
lore's thirty-eight miles 1,225 yurds dldj
not stand long, tho new mark being shovod
so far that tho champion's figures now looki
small In comparison. What makes thhtrlde
tho moro remarkablo is tho fact that It j
was made In a fifty-mile race in which tho
mark for tho half century was lowered frm
1:19:27 -1-5 to 1:16 flat. Ilouhours retltod (
after making tho hour record and tho rano
and fifty-mile record wont to Ilauge, who
trailed Ilouhours tho first hour.
Motor tricycle paco was used and now tho I
cry of tho French Is that motor tandems 1
.... . 1.1. .1.1.. Mn.u
are not in tno samo cihnu wum mm
machine. It has born demonstrated that
tho three-wheeler Is steadier than tho tan
dem and that tho rider gets morn protection
from tho wind, although It Is qulto a trick
to get liked to following In between two
wheels. Harry Kikes said that tho first
time ho tried it ho won reminded of a
squirrel running around In a wheel. Ilou
hours' rldo was no fluke, for ho has already
figured among tho holders of tho hour rec
ord. Tho only tlmo Jimmy Mlchaol held ihdi
mark Ilouhours took It away from blm, rnls-,
Ing tho Ilguros to twenty-eight milrs l,fi!2
yurds at Ilordeaux, France, August 2.1, 1S93.
His ride this tlmo will bo appreciated moro
when It Is learned that thoro wero four
teen men In tho raco in which nearly forty
miles wero mado In tho hour.
Henry Wesson and Klbrldgo Hart, two
Now York tourists, hold tho record for rid
ing tho Hrlo viaduct at I.ancsboro, N. Y.,
ou tti Uth Inst. It was tho result of a
wager. The viaduct Is over a quarter of a
mile In length and stands 300 feet from the
ground, It Is used by tho Krlo and Is not
designed for passengers. A stono coping
twclvo Inches wldo runs nlong the outer
edgo, unguarded by rail .or unythlng else.
Within tho past two years many persons
Hosi'ry sale
2S0
dozen
Indies'
misses'
nnd
fast
blnclc
nnd fancy hoso, in full p9
1 I
simmlcsHll sizes, worth j pP
I'iWl , Ut U113 SlllU lib
150 dozen ladies' French
llslo thread hose, fast black, tans and
fancy colors In plain and drop stitch
lisle, all sizes and nil mm
styles, worth up to 7Gc J
pair, in this enlo at iKJs
Girls', boys' and ladies' full
regular mado hosiery in plain and line
ribbed, laco effects, fancy colors, with
doublo soles and spliced heels
would be a bargain at 20c -4 im
pair In tills salo at I ri"
only 1V
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Anclo mixture,
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mdKj
cellular knit, In
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with soft bosoms,
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1'-'
39c
havo fallen from tho structure, striking tho
rocks below.
Wesson and Hart wero making a bicycle
trip from Uuffnlo to their homes in New
York, and when Lanesboro whs reached
Hart dared Wesson to rldo the structure,
supposing they rnuld go between the rails.
When It was found that tho oulsldo coping
was tho only placo available, ho tried lo
back out, but Wesson lnughcd nt him and
wagered $5 that ho dared not ride It. There
upon he startod across on his wheel, Wes
son following. Down In tho valley a breath
Jem crowd watched the exploit, for tho
slightest wabblo would hnvo dashed both to
their death or an approaching train would
havo shaken them off. They arrived nt tho
other sldu, however, both In a cold sweat and
badly scared. Thoy declared that nil tht
gold In tho country could not Induco thorn
to repeat tho performance,
The freo wheel or coaster brake mndo Its
nppcaranco on tho racing path recently In
Knglnnd at tho first of tho Midland, Cycling
and 'Athletic club summor evening meetings.
Tho competitors started from tho top of tho
straight and ceased pedaling nt tho Judges'
stand, tho prizes being awarded for tho
longest distance run with tho wheel going
freo. This novel contest In Instructive In
showing how far tho momentum ncqulrcd In
a moderate run will carry a blcyclo on tho
flat without further exertion. Ilaxter, mak
ing tho record for a contest under such con
ditions, ran 107 yards, and tho nvorago dls
tanco for tho other leading riders exceeded u
quarter of a mllo. Doth tho track and tho
performers wero exceptional, but tho ro
sults show tho perfection to which the re
leasing arrangements of the clutch have al
ready been brought. Tho contest was earn
fully watched by oxpcrtH In cycling manu
facture, to whom this and other trials of
tho kind should yield somo valuable duta.
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