ON THE WHEEL,.
The race track is now an assured fact. Under the direction of
the Capital City Cycling club Adna Dobson has surveyed and
placed the stakes fo r a one-lhird mile bicycle track at Lincoln park
and Manager H. 0. Hoblt has the contract for constructing the
same. It is to be a reproduction of the famous Denver track, thirty
feet wide on the back stretch, ends twenty-five feet and finish thirty
five feet The contract calls for its completion by May 15th. It
will be constructed of natural Boil and worked down and rolled to
make it the fastest track in the west. The accommodations for the
public at the races will be materially improved. The grand stand
will be moved to the west of the track and the seating capacity
increased. The boys are making arrangements for a number of
interesting events on the new track this year the first of which
will be on Decoration Day. An inter-state .circuit is also being
talked of, to comprise cities in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kan
sas. The new track will undoubtedly develop some fast riders in
Lincoln and some stirring events may be looked for.
On Saturday IaBt, with an escort. Miss Louise Pound of this city,
added another laurel to her reputation as one of the best lady
athtates in the state by making a run of 111 miles on a bicycle.
Starting from Lincoln in. the morning she rode about twenty miles
on the road to Beatrice in the teeth of a strong Bouth wind. Find
ing the work too disagreeable she took the train to Beatrice, and
mounting her wheel rode across the country to Ashland, a distance
of about eighty miles. In the latter part of the run she encounter
ed some rainy weather and muddy roads, but after a delay rode far
enough to register 111 miles. The wheel used was a 22-pound dia
mond frame Rambler, and Miss Pound wore the rational costume.
The above feat is one that has not been excelled or even equalled
by any lady rider in Nebraska, the previous record being about 80
miles, and but few gentleman riders in the state have such a record
to their credit.
J. E. Howe, S. M. Mills, Geo. Kleutsch and "Warrie" Byers made
the run to Omaha last Saturday monring. They expected to meet
Mr. McElrath and wife, the globe circlers, at that city, but they had
not yet arrived there. The boys returned on the train.
Last Sunday the regular called run of the Capital City Cycling
club was for Wahoo. But tho cold and threatening weather and
stiff north wind prevented the boys from going. However to keep
up their records for taking part in every club run, Captain Frank
Hoagland, Julius Benson and Lieut Henry Peters made the run to
Cereeco, over half way to Wahoo, and after dinner spread their sails
and came in with the wind at something like a two minute clip.
Tomorrow the regular club run will be to Raymond and return.
This a general invitation run; all wheelman, whether club members
or not are invited to participate. Dinner has been arranged for at
Raymond. Captain Hoagland would like all who intend going to
give him their names so he can make all necessary arrangements.
The racing men with the co-operation of the club have rented
the fair ground track for training purposes until the new track is
completed, and almost every evening some of the boys may be seen
getting into shape to smash some records this year.
Yesterday morning Mr. R. E. Guthrie having received a telegram
from Mr. and Mrs. McElrath the Inter Ocean globe cyclers intimat
ing their arrival in the city at noon. A large crowd of wheelmen
left the Capital City club rooms and wheeled out to meet the trav
ellers. 'They were met at a point near University Placeand escorted
into the city arriving at 12:10 p. m.
No. 3 of Vol. 1 of the Nebraskc Wieelwman is on our desk. It is a
neat publication edited by E. K. Milmine, and J. E. Howe and is
devoted entirely to the interests of wheelmen.
I would like to hear from Nebraska wheelmen desiring to form a
stats branch of the Century Road Club, such as has bean formed in
Missouri. We have one of the best states in the Union in which to
make centuries and should be among the leaders.
L. Bkodstoxe, Superior, Neb.
"It is wonderful, the impetus that wheeling has received in this
.city in-the last year" said a prominent wheelman to the Courier
cyclist last Wednesday, "and not alone in the number of riders but
in the various makes offered for sale. Formerly there were but two
or three wheels in the Lincoln market, now there are a dozen.''
One of the popular "fads with the large cycling clubs is tho
organization of '95 Meet Clubs." The members each contribute
monthly dues, and the sum goes towards defraying tha expenses of
those attending the National L. A. W. to meet at Asbury park July 8.
The Denver wheel club, which has within its organization one of the
largest Meet clubs in the west, is making preparations for a grand
triumphal tour on that occasion, and when the Denver wheelmen
attempt anything, they generally do it up in good style. They have
noti6ed the local club that they will strike Lincoln on the morning
of July 3rd. and will make a stop of two hours to take in some of the
sights of the city. The Lincoln wheelmen will meet them and escort
them to such places of interest as they will have time to visit in the
short time they are here. '
President Ed. M. Allen has been noitfied by Mr. Ebersole. chief
consul of the Nebraska division L. A. W., of his appointment as
local consul for Lincoln. His duties will be to look after L. A. W.
matters in this city, secure renewals and new memberships to the
L. A. W., select a league hotel and further the interests of the order
generally.
The agitation on the part of the Lincoln wheelmen for an inter
state circuit has aroused some interest at least, and the officers of
the Nebraska division seem to favor either, such a circuit or a state
circuit, and the matter is to be brought before the state racing
board at once. If an interstate circuit is not feasible a good racing
circuit can be formed in this state, embracing such cities as Omaha,
Lincoln, Fremont, Kearney, Grand Island, York and several other
good towns in the state that have riders and good tracks. The
Lincoln boys intend to get up some kind of a racing circuit, and if
it can not be an interstate, will make it a state affair.
The tendency among the fair riders of Lincoln is more and more
toward ''bloomers." Several converts have appeared on the streets
recently. The wonderful performance of Miss Pound on her last
Saturday's ride will do a great deal toward promoting the use of the
diamond frame wheel for ladies, as well as the "rational" costume.
Yesterday morning the Capital City Cycling club started from the
club rooms at 10:45 and wheeling out to University Place, there met
and escorted into the city Mr. and Mrs. McElrath, the couple mak
ing a bicycle tour around the world for the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The pair were accompanied by a party of Omaha wheelmen, four
in number. Courtesies having been exchanged the line started for
Lincoln at 11 o'clock, Mrs. McElrath and President Allen of tho
C. C. C. C. in the lead. The long line of cyclists headed by presi
dent Allen and the petite lady at his side attracted universal atten
tion as it proceeded west on O street to 10th thence south to M and
north to the Lindel where the couple put up. At 4 p. m. the lady
and her husband were escorted on a tour of the city on cycles by a
long line of wheelmen, terminating at the state university, where a
cadet drill was witnessed by the visitors. A reception at the club
rooms last night ended the ceremonies and this morning at 5 o.clock
Mr. and Mrs. McElroth left for Grand Island en tour westward.
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