Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1896-94 PAGES — = = Wash. B. Williams, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Closing out A SIX DAYS’ CONTEST Preparations for the Cycling Event at Convention Hall. ‘Odds’ & ‘Ends’ | Wi msm MAY Arrzx0or In Gift Furniture. We stocked up heavily for the Xmas trade—and have sold out almost all our “gift” Furniture. There are a few “odds” and “ends” left, and these we propose to clear out at less than cost prices. T include few Chairs, Tables, gs, Desks, &c.—all de- Sirable pieces of Furniture. Splen- did opportunity to judiciously spend some of that money you re- Christmas. Too many items to give them all here—come to the store and get fuller par- ticulars. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th & D Sts. The Social Life to be unust Hy ys Ft rv old on of th » maki umd oH best clothes of al kinds arges are very o2- Snyder & Wood, 1111 Pa.av. 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The last four be- ong in Bethlehem and were passengers in None of their injuries are serious. - of broken switches at the north Allentown terminal railroad, er train was run east on the track of the main line, and therefore. expected at the eross- ne locomotive struck the trolley car front platform, wrenching it off and sg the motorman a distance of seven- others were hurt by f the car. sees Suspected of Designs. fragments of A dispatch to the London Graphic from Paris says: “It is stated that a Russian feet of twelve vessels has been stationed at Vladivostock to watch Japan, which is suspecte] of meditating another blow at China. Chat About the Men Who Will Take Part. INTERESTING FEATURES ————— The biggest cycling event ever held in the city, the six-day eight-hour race, will commence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Ice Palace and continue every day, winding up Saturday night at 10 o'clock. As much as the public may be interested in the affair it fs nothing compared with the interest of the contestants themselvea and the people connected with them. There are two things admitted. The record of 52 miles, held by Charles Ashinger, one of the contestants, is sure to be broken, and another thing is that there is no man sure of winning. The ieaders at Madison Square Garden several weeks ago are not considered as likely to have a walkover, and though some bets have been made there is considerable doubt of the selection of the winner. It is pretty generally con- ceded that the English crowd will not carry off the honors, but that some American will come out in the Iead. Shock of the all-American team, or Ashinger, another member of the same team, are looked upon as men in the front rank and each feels confident that ke will win. Teddy Hale, the Irish champton, who won the Madison Square race, while an entrant, is not looked upon as a formidablé man at all in the outcome. His riding surprised every one at the recent six-day go-as-you-please race, but his riding at ibe Ice Palace is not expected to be as sur- prising. He is now in Providence, R. I, fulfilling an engagement. and his contract will not expire until 10 o'clock this even- ing. He will immediately take a train for this city, and is expected to reach here about noon tomorrow. He is not in the best of condition, and his riding at Mad- ison Square has had a visible effecc on kim. It is not likely that he will be able to stay in the race for the full week. The List of Entries. According to the schedule made out dur- ing the week there will be twelve entrants in the international race for the world’s record. Hale, representing Ireland; Jobn Lawson, “the terrible Swede;’ Chapple from Englind, Hunter from France, and Marks from England will represent Plum- mer’s aggregation, while the all-American Foster. team will consist of Shock. Maddox, Ball, Albert, Ashinger and Reading. Forster and Waller, the flying Dutchmen, while on the American team, are credited as coming frem Germany. The officials of the big race have been selected. The judges will be Messrs. W. E. Crist, John Woerner, jr., and C. 8. Wan Hook. The timers will be Paul Von Boeck- man, Robert W. Dobbins and Joseph Cas- sin. In addition to these there will be two scorers, and a checker for every man in the race, to prevent any confusion in the total score. The score will be kept on an immense board in the south end of the building. with the names of the con- testants in letters a foot in height. Every lap will be recorded, and changed when the mile is made, there being two separate columns for the figuring up of the totals. The time of every rider at the mile will be kept fer record purposes. The score will not be made in. chalk, but large letters slipped im place by the scorers, which can be seen from any point in the big structure. This will enable the audience to tell the score of each contestant without any trou- ble. The riding at the beginning Is expected to be fast and furious. Plummer, it is un- derstood, is after some of the long-distance records, and if possible he will secure them. At the Madison Square Garden he == to get the one bundred-mile record, ut the man sent in for the purpose pla: himself out following Tom Linton. wm was put In to make a twenty-five mile record. Another man wili most likely be put in this race for the same record. Chap- ple, it is also understood, wili attempt from the start to lower Linton’s twenty-five mile record, and as the rest of the bunch will follow him the start can be expected to be quite warm. ¥ All-Day Riding. The contest will be interesting in every way. From the time a man starta he is expected to sit in the saddle until the time for the close of riding for the day, making eight. straight hours, during which time the rider fs keeping on a move at a twenty- mile-an-hour gait. There fs no time to lose in eating, and the trainers will attend to that end of the line. Every rider will be given a small tin box, containing liquid food, which he is obliged to eat on the fly, so to speak, that is, hold the box in one hand, while he rides-on with the other holdirg the handle dar of the machine. ‘The box may contain beef tea, chicken broth, an egg mixture or some other nour- ishing food, and each man will perhaps be given this food twice during the day. This food ts easily digested, and does not affect the riding abilities of the consumer. At the longest the rider will be able to finish the tin can full of food in one lap. Linton has a sort of reputation for this, and his Shock. can is emptied after he has gone thirty feet from the place it was handed to him. ‘A leeal rider will be one of the contest- ants, and he-is expected to make some sort of a showing. It is his first entrance in a race of the sort, and the riding may prove to be rew to him, but he is fully capable of the endurance part of the ride. He is no less than George S. Ball, who will. ride under the colors of the Washington Road ‘lub. He will have plenty of encourage- ment during the ride, and all his friends wish him success. He will come under the all-American team, and be looked after by Mr. Young, who has charge of the ag- gregaticn. Bail made such a favorable im- pression upon Mr. Young by his practice riding and his record for long distance riding that the decision was reached to take him in the fold. He is a popular rider, and enjoys a large circle of ac- queintances. The English Manager. Manager Ed Plummer of the English ag- gregation was seen by a Star reporter, who had quite a chat with him. Mr. Plummer is short of stature, rather well built, and has a steall gray mustache. He is about as sharp and as keen as a man can be, and ts thoreughly conversant with all cy- cling records of this continent, as well as of Europe and Australia. with a team of twelve, He came over but the number has dwindled down to eight, the others having been sent home. Lunsden, who is regarded as the best steersman for a quad, quint or sextuplet, in Europe, who was with the string of racers, fell at’ Mad- ison Square and was sent Rome with an injured back. Plummer stated that Hale was the weak- est man in his crowd, and though he was put in at Madison Square to run the race out, it was never thought that he would win. Plummer stated that he is in this country for the mone, and so long as he and bis contingent are treated well he will remain here. He is extremely anxious to get a match race between Tom Linton and Lite Michael, the Welsh wonder, who came cver to this country this fall to race, and Iiked the United States so well that he has decided to remain here. He 1s highly cuntident that Linton can beat Michael, and it is likely that a match race will be run off at Jacksonville, Fla., in the next month. Though he did not so state, Plummer is very apt to place Lin- ton in the six-day race to go against the 100-mile record, so that he and his men can claim an unbroken string of records. He expressed himself as quite certain that his men would make the best showing in the race whieh starts Monday. All-American Tea Mr. Young, the trainer for the all-Amer- ican team, ts equally confident of victory on his side, and banks on getting first place and about three other places to entitle the riders to prize money. All of his men, with the exception of one, are in excellent condition and filled with the determination Waller. to do the visitors from across the ocean. One strange fact developed ts that most of the riders are not so young as the pub- Mec wculd imagine them to be, and Hale is about the oldest man in the bunch. Charles Chapple, one of Plummer’s men, is twenty-two years of age, a native of England, and weighs 138 pounds. His noteworthy cycling exploits have Lis pace rides to horland, who was cne of the greatest long distance rid- ers that ever lived. He also secured second in the Anchor Shield race, both of which were twenty-four-hour events. He has won @ mimber of six and twelve-mile races. His best claim to time was perhaps. made on a tandem, with Rudham, when 120 miles were covered In stx hours, Al Hunter, another of the foreigners, while a native of Engiend, has done of Fis racing in France. He is twenty-four years cf age, and weighs about 128 pounds, being the lightest man in the whole string. Be was ft bim well known alt over @ number of good records, He has given Morin, the great French eyclist, close : some very Dudley Marks tsa native of twenty-nine years of age end While he repairing a instantly and permanently, P Vim tire virtualy~ any inducements made, for chim. He bas been riding a wheel singg. 188, and has an cxcellent reputation. Se The Irish jon. Teddy Hale, the Irishman; champion, is a native of Wales, and jreighs 160 pounds. Though his age ts given as, thirty-six, he is several years older than He ‘was nbi regarded #8 a solo cyc! from 1882 to 1888, when he held an en sequence of championships of EusopescEnglani and the world. His first notabié- performance was the riding of a century om an ordinary instde of six hours, andoin 18% he won the pionship for one hundred miles on an ordinary in the time of 6.51.00. The next year on a safety he made othe same dis- tance in 5.12.00. He rode in good form un- til 1887, when he began‘ to.change in form, and since then has been regarded as a back number, being used mainly for pace- making. He had not seen a: machine for four months, so Plummer claims, when he entered the six days’ race at Madison Square Garden. Tom Linton ts regarded as the star of the whole aggregation, and is known better, perhaps, as a middle distance rider. He commenced his career last mber in Paris, beating records from 51 to 63 kilo- meters. He won the 30 kilometers race in Paris last February, beating Lesna and other French cracks, and establishing rec- ords from 28 to 42 kHometers. In April he made ten miles in 20.12 2-5, and in May rode five miles in 9.47 4-5. He rode thirty- one miles and three yards in the hour on July 7, but his best performance for the hour was made October 19, when he rode thirty-one miles five hundred and eighty- two yards. On July 7 he succeeded in rid- ing ten miles in 18.41 3-5, lowering his own world's record. The other members of Plummer’s string are Sam Linton, who is twenty-six years old, just six years older than Tom; Tony Johngon, a brother to John S. Johnson, the well-known American racer, and James Warburton of Paris, aged eighteen, a son of Chubb} Warburton, the celebrated run- ner and trainer. Long Distance Rider. In the American crowd Albert Shock is perhaps one of the best known. He is thirty-nine years of age and a native of this country. He is the ex-champion long distance rider, having made 1,600 miles in 1893 in a six-day go0-as-you-please race, which was broken a few weeks ago by Hale. He rode 142 hours when he made his record. During his cycling career he has competed in twenty-two six-day races, and his speed and endurance is shown by the fact that he won eleven of them, and never entered in a race of the kind without get- ting a place for the prize money. This is a record that has never been equaled. He has a wonderful power of endurance, and can sit on a wheel, it is said, for sev- enty-two hours on a stretch. In the last race he rode fifty-four hours at one time, and all this time without sleep. He is cool- headed in a race and never complains. He keeps a correct tab cn the score of all the riders, and takes in everything that goes on, He has been known to recognize friends sitting away back in the audience while riding. He has held the New York- Chicago record, though he has done but lit- tle record road riding. He covered 1,766 miles in the recent six-day race, or 166 miles better than his record, and that, too, in the face of the fact that for the first two days he was sick and riding in poor form, penne thirty-six miles. He secured fifth lace. Frank Waller, perhaps better known as the Flying Dutchman, on account of his German extraction, is thirty-seven years of age, is five feet ten inches tall” and Weighs 160 pounds. In 1891 he made an &merican twenty-four-hour road record at Alameda, Cal., covering 36% miles. In the Paris-Bordeaux race in France, a distance of about 354 miles, he came in second, get- ting the same place in..the oParis-Dinant race, a distance of over,200 miles. In Sep- tember of this year he rode, against the Alberts. world’s record for 100 miles, and succeeded in covering the distance in 3:53:00, making the fifty miles in 1:52:00. He finished se2- ond to Shock in 1803, when the latter made his record of 1,00 miles. In the recent race at Madison Square he fell and broke his jaw after covering about 200 miles. Champion of Canada. Frank Albert, another of the American riders, is twenty-nine years of age, and the champion of Canada. He has been racing for ten years in long-distance events, start- ing his cycling career after an experience in pedestrianism, he being formerly a walk- er of some note. He was in the six-day four-hour race at Saratoga just before the big event at Madison Square, and fell and broke his collar bone. He is now getting in good shape afte. the accident. Harry Maddox is a new man at long-dis- tance racing. He is twenty-four years of age, and a middle distance racer of some repute. He was formerly a circuit chaser, and has been seen in this city on several oceasions at the International Athletic Park. He possesses the endurance, and was in the Madison Square race, making a good showing for a novice. Ned Reading, the soldier boy, is about thirty-three years of age, and has been in @ number of races. He has succeeded in winning six events of the kind that will be inaugurated next week. He was regarded as the best man in Madison Square until the time he was taken sick, when he lost some distance. Though a native of Wilkes- barre, Pa., he is a member of the band at Fort Keogh. At Madison Square he rode from fifth to third place, in spite of being sick, and recently came out of Bellevue Hospital, N.Y., as a result of the ride. His condition just at present is none of the best, and he, like Hale, is apt to drop out before the finish. Former German Champion. Fred. Foster, another of the American team, is thirty-five years of age, and a na- tive of Germany. He formerly held the championship of Germany, and came over to this country about two or three years ago. He cannot talk English, and has an interpreter. He is an erratic rider, and likely to be the clown of the race. If some girt will clap her hands he will ride at a breakneck speed, to show his appreciation, and if a kunch of flowers is given him he will go crazy, and ride faster than ordinary for an hour or so. With all of this, he is a good rider, and generally managed to get a place. He came in fourth at Madison Square. apd is apt to better his condition in the coming race. ¢ Eddie Bald, the Ameran ychampion, 's expected to arrive in the city tomorrow, ard he will most likely start tn: the big race. A full sketch of Charles Ashinger was pub- Mshed in The Star during the week. One of the events on the program, will be a half mile, unpaced, against; time, by Fred. Schade, the well-knowy,,locaj_ champion. Schade has nct been in’ trajping for the event, and has Meee hig,service. He S. will look after the inter George Ball in the big race. ‘The large track from arrived in the city, and will be brought to the Ice ing, and the work of 1 begun at midnight, unde: Mr, Ashinger. The wor! rapidly as possible, and°the ready Monday morning for tl i fon wiN be Russian News Notes. At his own request General Shurnloff has been relieved “from the duties of! governor of Warsaw. Prince Galitzinn has been ap- peinted governor of the Caucasus. M. Ssoumarokow, Russian minister of ways and communiea: has asked for @ credit of 10,000,000 roubles with which to buitd railways: i ———_+ e+ ___ ~The recent invention, Vi “a kit for @ puncture of Fg ls tire a has made the Ras enabled the rider she i pair on the on ordinary THE SILENT GAMES Current Notes of the Whist and Chess Players. CAPITALS CHALLENGE FOR THE TROPHY What Was Demonstrated by the Hamilton’s Defeat. RECENT LOCAL CONTESTS The celebrated Hamiltons of Philadelphia were defeated last Saturday evening by the American Whist Club, 29 to 24, and the latter carries the challenge trophy to Bos- ton, In Mr, Work’s analysis of the match in the Philadelpha Evening Telegraph it is stated that both teams led the same card in sixteen deals. In thirteen deals the same suit was led, But not the same card. This variation was caused almost entirely because Hamilton opened top of nothing and fourth best from ace and four others, while the American team in these instances led fourth best and ace respec- tively. A different suit was led in nineteen deals. In these nineteen deals the Americans made gains of fifteen tricks and the Hamiltons of twelve tricks. In thirteen of the hands in question the Americans led trumps, and made gains of twelve tricks, but lost three tricks. The Hamiltons led trumps on four deals and gained four and lost two tricks on the deals. It thus appears that the lead of trumps played an important part in the match. In every case except one the leader had four or more trumps in hand. * A peculiarity about these nineteen deals is that in nine of them Hamilton led from top of nothing and a singleton ace, and 1eade a long suit lead but eight times. Thus it appears that the long-sult Hamil- tons have a strong leaning toward short suits. The Americans as a rule led fourth best and ace from ace and four others. There will be four more matches for the trophy, the challengers being Park, Staten Island. Afbany and Knickerbocker Field Clubs, prior to the midwinter meeting of the executive committee, which occurs at Nashville on January 25. The trophy must under the rules be played for there by the holder, or some club representing the east, and the St. Paul Club, the former holder, representing the west. The Capital Bicycle Club have again chal- lenged for the cup. The Columbia Athletic Club played a match of boards with the Walbrooks the past week, which resulted in a tle. The Walbrcoks are a branch of the Baltimore Whist Club, and contained in its team two of Baltimore's star players. The Colum- bia’s team consisted of Dr. Walls and Mescrs. Hampton, Safford and Neff. Mr. Wooton, one of the strong members of the team, is absent from the city. The visitors expressed the opinion that if the Colum- bias played as good whist when they con- tested for the league challenge trophy, it would undoubtedly come to this city. The leading scores in last Saturday night's whist contest at the Capital Bicycle Clu are as follows: &8. E&w. . ylor and Cole AR Barnes and Myer: Mattirgly and Cooper. Barrick and Rines. Prince and Low Lupton and Houg! Lowest scores. 129 Cole appears to be in the lead for the prize offered for the best senson. record for the The Brooklyn Chess Club has resigned game B in its match by correspondence with the Washington Chess Club. The lo- cal club went into th» hesitancy, having no idea of being able to win a game, as its competitor is one of the leading clubs in the country. They are naturally elated over the victory. AS tle unfinished game promises to be a draw, it looks as though the Washington club would win the match. The game just fin- isked was full of interesting situations. The opening was Ruy Lopez, and the first eight moves were similar to a game in the Kemeny-Showalier match. At move nine Showalter played Q-K2. Critics stated that he should have played Q-Kt5, as did the Brooklyns. The local players compell- ed the retreat of the queen to K2 on the next move. To have taken Q-Kt.P would have shortened the game. Washington's sixteenth move was very forceful and di- vided the opposing forces. The principal part of the work on the part of the local club has been done by Messrs, E. P. Han- na erd F. B. Walker. The score of the game is as follows (White.) (Black.) ¢ Washin Brooklyn. | V P—K4 match with some 21 Kt-k2 16 Q-O6 17 B_KKts 18 RxQ Kt-Kt Messrs. O'Farrell and Dunham were de- feated last Saturday evening in the tourna- ment at the Washington Chess Club, and the result placed the leading players nearer together. Mr. Harris defeated the captain in a Ruy Lopez defended by the latter. The game proceeded nearly even for forty moves, when Mr. Harris won two pawns and won the game easily in about sixty moves. Mr. Harris played well through- out. Mr. Dunham defended a Petroff game, opened by Mr. Tharp. The latter had a gcod opening, then threw away two pawns without any equivalent, which should have cost him the game, but Mr. Dunham lost a rook through an oversight. Walker and Tibbetts also contested a game last Saturday evening. Tibbetts play- ed a Ruy Lopez and came out of the open- ing @ pawn ahead, but, playing hurriedly, cverlooked the force of his opponent's ma- neuvers, azd was compelled to give up his queen for two picces on the sixteenth move, and resigned in thirty-three moves. Wednesday evening Walker defeated Hanna in a French defense played by the latter. Mr. Hanna repulsed the attack and had the advantage in position, but while pushing his attack on the queen’s side, he overlooked his adversary’s tactics on the king's side, and resigred in thirty-five moves. Both parties were pressed for time. Tharp won from Thomas, Who made tivo cversights. Dunham and Tucker adjourned thelr game, each having king and six pawns on the board. The following is the score to date: Ww. Ly Ww. ow O'Farrell... 4° 1 |Tibbetts...... 2 Tharp.. 4 1!Gwyer. 2 Walker. 3 1} Tucker. i 3 Hanna... 4 2 /'Tkomas. a * Dunham..... 3 2| Wright 2s Harris. 4 3) Tonight Hanna and Walker play. The individual ‘match knock-out tourna- ment, at the Washington Chess Club last December, has at last been ished. Mr. L. Tharp won his last game with Mr. Tibbetts, and won the match the seore of 5 to 3, thus securing third prize. The first prize was won by E. P. Hanna, who defeated Walker 3 to 0, Martin, 3 to 1; Wright, 4 to 2, and Usina, 3 to 6 ard 2 draws. The second prize was won by F. B. Walker, who, after losing to Mr. Hanna, in turn defeated Gwyer, 3 to 1; Martin, 3 to @, and 1 draw; O'Farrell, 5 to 3; Tibbetts, 4 to 2, and Tharp, 3 to @ Mr. Tharp lost to O'Ferrall and Walker, and won from Otte and Tibbetts. Werd comes from Stewalter that he has bet gases articles for. o mated, with, Filtabacy seven games up for $1, match will probaly fn Brookiv, Columbia. The best New Year’s Gift! The best of all pr a Columbia Bicy *“Columbia,”’ Standard of the World--Always. esents at any season of the year is ycle—next to that a Hartford. who contemplate such a health-giving gift should come and examine the beautiful 1897 models, which are now here. Columbias are better than r ever—more graceful than ever. i : J. Hart Brittain, Local Mgr., 452 Penna. Ave. teosontontbetontesdongeetengontestessectoegoethetoatoetontinteatontoatoetontoateateatoatontontendoatontoatontostostentententonfoctoctecfectecfecfect SOME CYCLE CHAT The early sprinkling of the streets at this time of the year is regarded as a great nuisance and bother by the wheel- men of the city, as it makes riding equally as dangerous as on wet pavement during the warm weather. If anything, it Is claimed, the danger ts greater, as the water sprin- kled over the asphalt surface is very apt to freeze. This is an annual plague that the wheelmen of the clty have to put up with. upon which one can ride a wheel are limit- ed, and it is considered a hardship by riders when through with the day’s work to find the streets are practically rendered impassable by the employes of the street sweeping contractor. While the days are pleasant it seems to wheelmen that there is no earthly reason why the street sweep- ing contractor should be in such an im- mense hurry to get through his allotment of work, which he is expected to do dur- ing the hours of night. It seems as though the work of sprinkling the streets com- mences as early as 2 or 3 o'clock, the swe2ping machines following close behind the sprinkling cart. The contractor, it is stated, has all along made the plea that if the work of sweep- ing is postponed at this season of the year until night there is a greater chance of the water freezing on the street surface, ren- dering it impossible to take the dirt up as it should be. It was only a year or so ago that the fire department made a big kick against the sprinkling of the streets at toc early an hour, as a freeze would follow and render it dangerous for the horses hitched to the engines. Too early sprinkling, it is asserted, not only makes it dangerous for the fire engine horses, but also for the large number of horses owned by business firms and private individuals. ‘The contractor claims that it is an ad- vantage for him to sweep the streets early. It is admitted that this may be so, and that the advantage may extend all the line down from the head men to the labor- ers under his pay roll. But the too early sprinkling, it is argued, is a disadvantage to the pubic, the pedestrian, business man and cyclist. ‘The question then comes up, it is said, as to whether the convenience of the public in general or the contractor should be looked after. It is claimed that there is no way of stopping the nuisance outside of an order from the Commission- ers. The contract, it ts clafmed, stipulates that the sweeping of the streets shall not commence until a certain hour after night- fall, and the contractor, wheelmen say should be eld to the terms of his agree- ment. The increase of the popularity of the bicycle is responsible for the appearance of a number of novelties on the market, from dainty little things to please feminine fancies to more heavy things designed to attract the attention of male riders. Many of these novelties have made their appear- ance in the city. From jeweled bicycles, the prices of which are away beyond the purse of the general rider, the tendency has come down to trifling things that attract the eye and make a more or less conspicuous appearance. Cycling mugs for men are the latest things out, and these are quite pretty. Then there are numberless styles of small folding cups, which are calculated to be useful on long trips. Some are made in the shape of watches, with a regular watch case, and a chain modeled after the style of chain used on the bicycle. Then there are fchs constructed in the same style, with minfature handle bars at the end. In the line of scarf pins the cycle attractions are nearly equaling the variety of styles to which the horseshoe has been adopted. From -n entire miniature bi- cycle the style has changed so as to in- clude only one wheel, and now it ts branch- ing off to other subjects, the latest of which is a tiny lamp. The variety In the style of buttons is greater than in anything Fer the ladies the attractions are just coming out. There is a small jeweled band, which is caluculated to fit around any portion of the frame of the machine, upon which is engraved the name and some- times the address of the rider. Another attraction just out is a small whistle, which comes in both gold and silver, con- sisting of a narrow band, to which a fine ink and three rings are attached. The whistle is fastened to the chain, and when not in vse is thrust through one of the rings. The whole is attached to a bangle. A ncveity in the line of hat pins is also out, the end of the pin being ornamented with various designs, somewhat after the style of the gentlemen's scarf pins. These are orly a few of the feminine novelties, and if the girl riders’ purses can keep up with the rate the cycle “fixin’s” are com- ing cut, they must always be filled with cash. Speaking of novelties for the riders of bicycles, they are about on a par with the novelties in the construction of the wheels themselves. Indeed, it seems as though a gcod many machines are being sold to peo- ple simply on account of some of the nov- elties which are conspicuous. They strike the eye, and anything that is pleasing to lock at is regarded as good. The exp=- rierced rider knews that the nicest looking wheel may perhaps be the worst for riding purposes, and that oftentimes the plainest wheel gives the best satisfaction. The corstruction of the wheel fs everything; a coating of gay enamel will cover a mul- titude of defects. Last year the barrel hub and the large tubing made their appearance. The ad- vent of both of these was for the sake of having something new. There is no dif- ference between the small hub and the barrel hub. If anything, the former fs bet- ter, though the latter can be made much cheaper by the manufacturer. The use of Those ever—stronger than POPE M’F’G CO ° Columbia Bicycle seb During cold weather the fair days | Academy, 12,000 feet spac 22d and P Sts. | come in for a share of the loss, though in the winter time the receipts of all of th public theaters in the city are about nor mal. Jewelers complain of the loss of trade in the various articles, mostly small things. which struck the fancy of the feminine Population. The candy stores also reported a diminution in busine though both of | the last named have ado) articles de | Signed to cateh the fancy of the | struck femininity. There are a nut | other businesses that have suffered, it is said, among the heaviest being the book sellers, who say that cycling takes up the |. time of so many of their former customers that they have no leisure in which to read | Perhaps the greatest and most strange complaint yet made, comes from the pri prietors and managers of the river resorts which appear to be so well patronized dur- ing the summer time. The managers ot these places claim that with the bi | cheap and enjoyable trip can be made summer evenings to places lying ne: District, where dancing can be indulg. | and where (here are most of the attractions that can be found at a river resort, includ- ing cool air. In the meantime the cycle dealers are reaping a harvest. It is truly an ill wind that blows no one good. How many riders are there who have suddenly felt their wheels slipping from beneath them when on a spin? The whee may not go down entir the slipping sensation is clearly ar sably felt The sensation { : exactly the same when turning the corner at a rapid rate, and the machine goes from under the rider, only in one case it is a reality, while in the other the rider simply awaits for the worst. One occurs only in making a turn, and the other may occur when riding in a perfectly upright position. When a bicycle is in th latter position it is much more apt | make a big slip when a turn is made, ar jon this account the rider will have | more careful than usual. The cause both ts easily explainable. In the case the ‘slipping sensation, when the wheel upright, is due to either on it is of two things. | The wheel ts either out of true or else the | bearings are too loose. This defect can be easily remedied, but for the other case of slipping there is no remedy outside of duc care and caution in making the turn. If the rider whirls around a street corner at | a fair rate of speed and leans to one side too much when making the turn, as in the case of making a short curve, the bicycle is very apt to slip before the equilibrium can be regained, and once the slipping has started it is almost impossible to stop the | compound forward-sideward motion until the rider strikes the ground. It is claime that there is a scientific way of fallin when in a foot ball game to keep the play- ers from getting hurt, and the person who promulgates a scientific method of falling froma a bicycle, especially in the case of a bicycle side slip, will earn the everlasting gratitude of hosts of riders, present and to come. Another case of side slip in turn- ing a corner is due to the wetness of the pavement, and this can be avoided if the rider is careful. It ts a good thing that shoestrings are cheap. Judging by the way in which some ists break them, they would otherwise be a costly item. The rule should be ob- | Served never to tle the strings on the in- side of the shoe; that is, tie the string of | the right shoe on the left side. or of the j left shoe on the right side. Tie them on exactly the opposite side. There are many cases where wheelmen have found them- selves ir a temporary tangle, that caused more or less apprehension, by the lenot catching in the sprocket wheel, and pull ing with sufficient force as to move the entire leg. This is on the same principle of a man’s coat sleeve catching in a cog wheel or belting and drawing the whole arm and body with it. Only in the case of the bicycle there are no such serious re- sults, though one may be painfully injured by the shoestring catching in the sprocket. The string generally is not strong enough to stand the strain, and the rider can exert his muscular strength in the leg and break it. All the annoyance and tem- porary fright can be done away with, how- ever, by making the knot on the other side of the shoe. The first step in the long process of mak- ing a picycle tire is to clean the crude rub- ber, which comes from South America in great chunks that look like hams and are known as “biscuit.” These are first cut into small pieces, steamed for two or three hours in hot water vats, and then shoveled into washers, which are corrugated iron rollers of immense power. A load of rub- ber ts caught between their two turning surfaces, while streams of cold water play down upon it from above, washing out all sand and impurities. Five minutes in these washers is sufficient to transform half a dozen shovelfuls of rubber in rough frag- ments into continuous sheets ten or twelve feet long and two or three feet wide, that look as much like huge alligator skins as anything else. These sheets are now carried to the dry- mg room, where they are hung on adjusi- able racks and left in a temperature of ninety degrees, sometimes for weeks or months, for the longer rubber is left in the drying room the better it is for the sub- ent processes. It has long been the policy at some cycle works to keep on hand an immense stock of these rubber skins, the drying room occupying the upper floor of some of the buildings. The price of such rubber in fair quality will aver: ge 75 cents a pound. Am Old-Time Actor Passes Away. Wyseman Marshall, an old-time actor and dramatic instructor, died at bis home on Pinckney street, Boston, yesterday after a protracted illness, aged eighty years. In 1344, he was a member of Macredy’s company. Later he starred in the British provinces, and after two sea- sons in Philadelphia acting and stage manager at the Arch Street Theater, he