THE COURIER.
CAPITAL CITY CYCLING CUD
Rooms 12, 13 anil 14, at No. Ill south
Twelfth street, in the Zehrung block.
Tho rooms are always open to visiting
wheelmen, who are invited to make
themselves at homo there when in the
city.
MEETINGS.
Regular business meeting second
Tuesday of each month.
Meeting of board of directors second
Wednesday of each month.
Election of officers tho first Tuesday
in March of each year.
OFFICERS.
President Ed M. Allen.
Vice President- S. M. Mills.
Secretary.Treasurer F. G. Yule.
Seargant-at-arms E. K. Milmine.
Board of directors
Ed M. Allon S. M. Mills
F. G. Yule E. E. Walton
A. R. Ed mist on C. L. Shader
A. J. Hamilton C. A. Wirick
C. E. Seifert.
ROAD OFFICERS.
Captain F. V. efoagland.
First Lieutonent E. K. Milmine.
Second Lieutenant II. W. Peter.
minutes faster than tho race at Grand
Island.
Following these events he rode and
won each and every raco in Bohannn's
hall, from 1 to 20 miles, defeating every
rider of note in tho state, and also
getting all records indoors for ordinary
machines whicb records stand to this
day. His rerords indoors are one mile,
2:41; two miles,5:2G; three miles,8:154-5:
live miles, 14:23; ten miles. 29:43 and
over 20 miles in tho hour. At York,
Neb., July 4. 1S92. at tho L. A. W. meet,
he won tho 2 mile L. A. W champion
ship. Sept. 18th and 19th. 1891, nt
Peoria. Illinois. he started with
someof the crackerjacks in tho
mile ordinary and got second place,
THE SUNDAY SERMON.
Eb. E. Mockett, whose photograph
appears on the first page of The
Courier this week, entered his first
bicycle race in Omaha; Neb., Sept. 19th,
1890. The next race was ."55 miles at
Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 8th, 1890. In
this race he broke his wheel and rode
with but one-half tho handle bar, win
ning second place. Time 2 hours. 31
minutes. From April Cth to 12th, 1891,
in Bohanan's Hall ho won tho Nebraska
State championship for 2 hours daily
for six days, winning the race and cover
ing 219J8 miles in the 12 hours. Tho
last night 19 miles and 9 laps were made
each hour. On account of the unsatis
factory result of the 35 mile race in
Grand Island a race was arranged be
tween the winner Curt Clark and
Mockett. The race came off on May
30th, 1891, and Mockett was an easy
winner, riding tho distance in 1 hour and
39 minutes. This time was 524
and Mockett still holds them and always
will.
The only really serious defeat ho has
met was in this city July 1th, 1S93, Ho
was entirely out of condition and could
not ride tho mile under 3 minutes. So
consequently nt Lincoln park on above
date ho was defeated in tho races.
At the Re'ucion in Grand Island,
Neb., in September, 1S93, he landed in
first placo in the mile and one-half road
raco in the fast time of 3:11 or hotter
than 2:27 for tho mile.
In Dallas, Texas, at the State Fair,
Oct. 21st, he won the four places in the
meet and lowered tho Texas record for
ono-half mile to 1:10 Hat, riding the last
quarter in 30 seconds fiat, and winning
a special prize.
ON THE WHEEL
QUESTIONS BY A BEGINNER.
How many fishes aro there in tho seasT
How man- samls on tho slioreT
How many leaves have there been on th' trees
How many grasses have waved on tho lias,
How many stars have shown o'er?
When you have answered these, ciuestions of
mine
Then you may further provide
Somo wonderful method with which to
divine
Into bow manv angles a wheel will incline
When a fellow's just learning to rido.
Ilicycling World.
Ye preachers who for cyclers fear,
Becauso from church they stray
To ride through grove and glen should hear
What Wordsworth has to say:
"One impulso from a Ternal wood
May teach you mora of man.
Of moral evil and of good.
Than all tho sages can."
L.A. W. Bulletin.
LAST SUNDAY'S VERDICT. 'ijSq
This is Juno
The month of roses,
Sunburnt necks
And blistered noses.
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GHIGAGO CYCLING COSTUMES, 1S95 .
being defeated by the now famous J. P.
Bliss of Chicago, time 2:47. The follow
ing day however Mockett turned tho
tables on Bliss in the 2 mile raco and
won easily in 5.-5G 2-5. The last ordinary
raco ho ever rode was at Uastings, Neb.,
July 4th, 1892. being given tho one milo
state championship by default, the
different riders coming to tho conclusion
that ho was too swift on tho ordinary
but would defeat him for the safety
championships which followed at the
same meet and same day. In this they
wore disappointed. He won the one
and two mild safety championships
hands down. After this meet the ordi
nary championships were discontinued
At Waco, Texas, Oct. 31st, he was first
in the one-half mile, getting second
place in the ono mile, losing first by
inches.
In 1891 Mockett did but little training
until the fall of the year, and at Weep
ing Water from scratch he defeated
Frederickson and 1G starters in the mile
handicap, winning in 2:32.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa, in compe
tition he rodo the half-mile in 1:07 2 5.
In Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 10th. 1894, he
lowered the .x mile State record to 33
seconds Hat. A little later he defeated
F. G. Barnett in a quarter-mile race,
winning two straight heats easily.
Mr. Mockett intends doing some riding
this year and from private trials in
which numerous riders of the city have
seen him go, it may safely be said that
ho will hold his own with sumo of tho
Myers. Ho is entered in all the class B
races at the state meet of the L. A. W.
at Kearney.
Mr. Mocket is this year riding ono of
tho famous crimson rim Syracuse
wheels and on decoration day at tho
club track at Lincoln park rodo a half
milo on a wet, slippy track in 1.07 1-5.
Had tho track been in condition there
is no doubt in the minds of those who
saw the ride that ho would have cut it
close to ono minute.
iSoxt month the Christian Endeavor
ors will hold their annual convention in
Boston and anticipation of a large num
ber taking their wheels with them,
preparations have been mado for storing
them. There aro many places of inter
est about Boston that will be easy of
access to cyclists and in view of this
the committee in charge is now en
couraging all delegates to bring their
wheels and toe united society have
hired the entire basement under Mech
anics building, the "Madison Square"
of Boston, for tho storing of wheels. A
cycling trip will bo made over tho
famous Paul Revere route to Concord.
George L. Sullivan, or tho Boston Glolie,
conducting the party.
"My Knees Ache," is a frequent ex
pression among among amateur cvclists.
Vou are riding too short a reach. Your
saddle is too low. Don't lift it moro
than a half an inch at a time but keep
raising it that half inch until the knee
ache disappears; or better still, stand
beside your wheel, raise the saddle
until the edge of tho broad part is on a
level with your hipbone. This will give
a correct height for all average riding
and tho average rider.
The following from the pen of Harry
C. Wont, physical director of tho public
schools of Bridgeport, Conn , will prob
ably bo of as much interest and instruc
tion to a number of tho readers of Tub
Courier who wear the garment as it
was to me. I can only add that after
two or three ineffectual attempts by
my laundress to make it presentable the
course of tieatment recommended has
caused my sweater to bo "again doing
its duty nobly." Mr. Went says:
"I recently resurrected to usefulness
a sweater of the best quality which had
been so relaxed or stretched out of shape
by its first washing that it looked quite
disreputable and had been relegated to
use in such prosaic exercises as shovel
ing snow, shopping wood, etc.
A few weeks ago, needing a sweater
for use with a class of young ladies,
which was formed rather unexpectedly,
I tried a plan recommended for washing
woolen and fiannel fabrics, which was
most successful.
I put my stretched and dirty sweater
into warm water containing a handful
of pearline (any washing powder or soap
would do, no doubt) and left it over
night. Next day I kneaded it no rub
bing; punch and squeeze it or walk on
it with the bare feet changed the water
several times and then simply pressed
out the excess or water- without wring
ingand hung it up to dry. I wanted
it smaller in the waist, so hung it across
a stick, thus allowing it to hang length
wise. When dry, it was clean, as nice a fit
as when new and was soft; whereas it
haJ been hard both to touch and in ap
pearance. It is again doing its duty
nobly. Give your sweater another
chance."
Watch for tho name
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These two Proverbs do not conflict but are synonymous.
They aro condensed statements; meaning that the world's
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Bicycling is in its infancy but has given us two phrases
equally true and equally synonymous with the above. They
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