Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1897, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, nn rrr SATURDAY, FEBRVARY 20, 1897-24 PAGES, FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS|THE HYDROCYCLE 23 ———— ——————— —————————————————— —— _____ ___ | BICYCLE BRIEFS THE BICYCLE POLICE Many lady riders are asking themselves, “What wiil be the style of cyciing costume this seas Like everything else, fem- inine style is brought in. This is to be re 41. It p n res xercise for women, which, if anything, cycling {8 @ common ser such needs a common sary to have wheeling. jon?” not n > enjoy ‘The healt make fulne It may to a little more 4 order of a d y real, hard ridi brings rve tract- baby the aith the ar as expe door t t from re much bet that the bicy e emancipa eps ig, Some a certain pu the hen the r . 8 obable as ils jon, many in warm bicycle boot is t i which the golf rap «© of dark color. ir her this ts without doubt could be worn, and t » will adopt this we mer months. to have the greatest with the lacing on their colored cord very nd it does not reeuire br. it. When in is apt to rot, es- and then again the dress against ears it out, or weakens it to that it will snap at the t Perhaps the great- ng Is with that the dress from the chain. n the crank shaft is going Strikes the cord and rubs it, but trouble caused, in a majority seem can be remedied. a parallel with the followed the heel 3 r lacing. xpericneed in this it is suggested ulated wire be secured and guard i not pull Do nt. ‘T ut that equal d of wire used In nswer the pury cured at any ef the things a lady take with her, and In addition, there picked up on a bi- “st a woman, and omes in handy. of styles of mounting the re fast equaling the men. n only one style was but as 1 gain more confidence they are bra: ng out in the style of mount- ing. The style of mounting, by stand- ing out in the et, with the pedal raised, y to do in going up a hill. tone meunt {fs beconing pep- is no Now 50 €a that any one can learn. It save strain to a large extent the frame of the wheel. A woman's wheel, by the way, is not as strong as the diamond frame of a man’s bicycie. Perhaps the most graceful mount of any, and likewise the most difficult, is the female pedai mount. The foct is placed on the right . which is raised to nearly its nt. A slight shove is given the before the right pedal reaches t point in its revolution the !eft : 4 through the frame and pedal just as it is coming but hard. ection that some ladies windy weather is the s. The wind ts apt to ‘This can eastly be ne ends of the skirt ple arrangement. Take a plece ber elastic, long enough to with about six inches left Fasten the loose end with ‘3 and place the garter in - work is done. There are f elaborate devices on the market to overcome this trouble, but » arrangement answers the pur- s in the wind {s not near as would think, and a woman is handicapped consider- some fair riders who kick r skirts in riding, whether there 1s a wind or not, and the same arrangement mentioned will remedy the difficulty, with- out imposing any restraint upon the limbs working the pedals. uit of the water ts no more out of some women when off their ding the machines. Seated , they may be the perfection when leading the wheel they i |. Nothing looks so 2 lady tnable to manage her It is more easy to do this is to learn to ride the machine. If asion to push her wheel, that can be given is to center of the handle . the hand managing to el in a straight position. up a bill the best way to er of the handle bars and place the right pushing the machine he c! > Erasp t he ¥ hand, iy Journal i the lady from South piain person at the far regates unto herself so is a Daughter of the Revolution,” the one interrogated, in awed tones. stor fought in the revolution.” said the lady from South America. “I myself am a daughter of seventeen of then: * improving the Custom. From Tul Bi Spring poet—“I should Ifke to write for your paper. You want the saanuscript sheets blank on one side, don’t you?” Managing editor—“On both sides, if you please. does not add anything to thet who | raint upon | | from the present watereycle. | complicated system of cogs and shafts, and Like the land bicycle, the hydrocycle has been the recipient of a number of changes, all of which are for the better. The latest rovement is that of a Michigan me- nic, whose device is entirely different There is no what little machinery is used is of the sim- plest sort and easily repaired. Like the bi- the machine has ball bearings, is operated by one person, although | there are accommodations on the machine for two, a 1 is so constructed that it can be used for passerger or freight service. The ma e weighs pounds, and has a carrying ¢ of 500 pounds. With one operator a speed of ten miles an hour can be obtained without undue exertion. The mstruction of the craft renders it im- ible for it to be sunk or cansized. The is constructed on the cata- maran pi ple, and is about ten feet long from end to end. The lower part of the at each end. They are made of zed steel, and are held in position, y side, about four feet apart, by z steel rods. At the stern of the two cylinders are placed two smail steel rud- rated by the rider of the hydro- cycle by means of two ruc ains, which ected with the steering gear, re- an ordinary bicy ndle bar. y about a third of the space between two eylinders is covered. Piaced on s zine flooring, well forward, seat nilar in appearance to a on which the vas rides. Directly behind this seat at for the driver of the machine. In appearance it is like the ordinary bicycle seat, while just below are the two sedals through which is furnished the motive power to the machine. Directly back of the seat on which the driver of the machine sits is the wheel- house, more speaking, the of the chine. This wheel- from the floor or deck of tke and curves upward and back- the driver of the machine, rming a perfect shield, which pro- m from the spatiering of the water the wheel. The wheel itself is a steel framewerk of the style known There are eight light steel pad- made of galvanized steel, which ater alternately as the wheel he wheel is set in motion by a wheel between the pedals, in ex- same way as does the sprocket chain and wheel on a bicycle. so Se a CHESS. ext Monday night, Washington's birth- the Washington Chess Ciub will hold a@ rapid transit knock-out tournament at poms, 614 2th street northwest, to the public is invited. There will be opportunity to participate for as desire to do so. The tourna- commence at 8 o'clock, when ali will be paired by lot.” After all ames are played the winners will be probab’ as me ment w paired the second round. The pairing will ce ntil but one undefeated play- er is left. in case of a drawn game the players draw to see which one shall con- tinue are alle that the tournament. Thirty ved for each move. It is bi the games can be played in one all mes have been played the past wiek in the championship tournament at the chess club. But five games remain to be played. Mr. Hanna is suffering from the grip. The score to date is as follo Won. Lost. | Won.Lost. Dunham Gwyer 2 | Tibbetts 2%! Thomas Harris 6 4 -. Tucker A match for the championsh United States and $2,00) stakes is in prog- ress between J. W. Showalter, the present champion, and H. N. The first game was played on the th, at the rooms of the Hamilton Cicb, Brooklyn. Pillsbury had first mov2 and played the Ruy Lopez attac Showalter replied with Steinitz’s defense of P—Q—R3 and P—Q%. The game was evenly contested, and was given up as drawn after thirty-five moves. The second game was a P—Q4 opening, in which Show- alter pla t. Pillsbury gained a pawn on the fortieth move, but was unable to vin, a draw resulting after seventy-seven Napier was leading In the cham- ip tournament of the Brooklyn Chess sunts, with H. Heims, who pion for two years past, a Napier on last month cele- ixteenth anniversary of his appears to be the coming America was and the Newnes cup returns to How this was done has already The result was contrary to ex- . It had been announced that Burn, Lee and other strong players had de- ned io play cn the British team, and it s believed that the absence of these ers would considerably weaken thai team. If comparisons by those informed counted for anything, the United States wou win the match. There ts a disposi- tion in some quarters to criticise the American team as not the best that could have been gotten together. It is pointed out that are strong players in Phila- of whom played on the team, ‘s strong players in Boston, other Barry and Burille, The committce under consideration the name of 8S. Bampton of Philadelphia, who last summer won first prize in the general tournament of the New York State Chess tion, Walter P. Shipley, also of phia, finishing second. Why Bamp- < chosen does not appear. Last year Shipley was asked to be a member of the team, but declined to play because the match was under the au: es oof the Brooklyn Chess Club. The selection of Mr. Teed w unexpected by the chess frater- nity, as he fs not rated high as a player, but is a problemist of the highest merit. McCutcheon is another player whose selec- tion ¥ unfortunate. Like Teed, he has not for several years played tournament chess, and consequently he was no match for nis more practical rival, Jacobs. How. ever, th> conductors of the match no doubt made what was considered the best selec- tions of the available material. Next year ft 1s hoped to bring back the trophy to this uuntr on ry few games are being played in the handicap chess tournament at the Capital Bicycle Club. The score at present is as follows: Won. Lost. Barrick. o Bunnemeyer. Usina Macdaniel.. Calver. The following game was the teurnament at the Washington Chess Club. homas accepted a queen’s gambit of- d by F. B. Walker, who recovered the pawn too early in the game and thereby got an inferior position. The finish was very pretty F.B.Walk ‘(White.) 1 Pg 9 8 2 6 5 Thomas.) F.B. Walker. (Biack.)| — (White.) PO boxe % t: bons Pxkt Kt—B3 B oe PKS B_BS BsB R-Kt R-Kts tsi) Q 15 17 KR_B 18 P—QR3 From Puck Old Flint (savagely}—“So you want to be- come my son-in-law, young man?” Young Swift (promptly)—“Ni want to marry your daughter. ———_—-e-- The Test. From Harper's Bazar. quires but a few more to make the required The spriug-Itke weather of the past week | has been responsible for a lively stir in local cycledom. With visions of coming spring already plans for the summer are being talked of. Those who contemplate new mounts for the coming season began to move around to make a selection, while those who stored their wheels for the win- | ter have once more taken out the silent | steeds, and burnished them up. Though the road riding is limited the streets of the city are in good condition, without heat or dust, and the wind hardly sufficient to pre- vent full enjoyment of the exercise. Even the Conduit road, the one highway around the city that is always in good condition, is now slightly out of sorts, though not so badly so as to prevent its use. League of American Wheelmen. The letter sent out by the secretary- treasurer of the local division regarding new members, is having a perceptible ef- fect. Already nearly half a hundred new applications to the League of American Whcelmen. from this division have been filed, and more are coming in. The result is highly gratifying, and at the present rate the membership will run over the 300 mark before the end of next week. With such a prompt response it is now almost an as- ured fact that the road book of the local livision will be issued on schedule time; that is, by the Ist of next month. During the week Chief Consul W. T. Robertson returned from the annual meet- ing of the national assembly at Albany, N. Y. ac Potter, the chief consul of ork division, was elected presi- national organization. All of the ‘otes of th local division were cast in his favor. In fact, all of the votes of this division were cast on the winning side, with but one exception, and that was the admission of professional riders to mem- bership in the league. The local chief con- sul v in favor, and still is, of admitting the pros to the body, but the motion to that effect was lost. The local division al- so cast its vote against Sunday racing. The recently appointed racing board of this division will have more work on hand this y than the same committee of last season. One good thing was the appoint- ment of the official referee and the official handicapper as members. It is likely that this year there will be a full list of local championship, through the permission of the board, which will be distributed among the different meets of the year, and which will be the first official recognition of such, outside cf the one-mile championship. Washington Road Club. The Washington Road Club held its regu- lar meeting Wednesday at {ts new quarters at 1224 F street. The meeting was a well- attended one, and during the evening sev- eral new members were admitted to active membership. The club took a run last Sun- day to Cabin John bridge, under the lead- ership of Captain Prince, and although the roads were very muddy, the members had a very enjoyable ride. The run tomorrow will be to Cabin John and to Great Falls. It is expected a good many of the members will attend. The run will start at 1:20 p.m. sharp from the club house. All friends of the club are cordiatly invited to be present at this event. The next regular meeting of the club, which should be held Wednesday, March 3, has been postponed until March 17. A movement has been started to make the club a league club, but as yet the question has not been decided. In order to become a league club at least two-thirds of the members must be members of the League of American Wheelmen; at present It re- number. Messrs. Greer and Smith, the champion tandem team of the District, will commence training in about a week, as will also sev- eral other well-known members of the club, Severa! members of the club are anxious to know how Mr. P. T. C. of the Road Club is gett along with the little kitten which he introduced into the club several days ago. At the last meeting of the club the fol- lowing committees were appointed for the ensuing year: House committee, W. J. Prince, chairma A. C, Gensier, Bs ‘arter; finance committee, A. W. Leeke, chairman; H. Z. Greer, W. J. Tubman rules committee, C. H. Fisher, chairman; E.” Kloman, C. I. Ronsaville; racing com- mittee, G. E. Smith, chairman; H. Greer, W. Jose; membership cominittee, W. W. Hodges, chairman; H, Pritchard, J. F. Murrell; banquet committee, C, I. Ronsa- ville, chairman; R. Jose, W. J. Tubman pcol committee, W. J. Prince, chairman Pp. T. Carter. The secre- R. Jose, was made an ex- officio member of all the committees. 1 Capital Bi. Club, The members of the Capital Bi. Club just at present are deeply interested over the club smoker which will be given on Wash- ington’s birthday, next Monday evening, at the club house, on 15th street. The en- teriainment committee, under the chair- manship of Dr. Wirt, has labored hard for the success of the event. The committee has been successful in getting an abun- dance of excellent talent for the event, and the friends of the club who receive an in- vitation will miss a treat by failing to be present. ‘The good riding weather of the past few weeks has caused a stir among the mem- bers, and though no run has been sched- used for tomorrow it is more than likely that a city or cross-country run will be taken by a number of the members. The season appears to have been opened un- usually early, and in the past there was very little riding of any sort prior to the annual election of the club, which {is not held until May. Until this meeting the old officers will remain in charge, and conduct the affairs of the organization. Columbia Turn Verein, The members of the Columbia Turn Ver- ein are busier with indoor affairs than with outdoor events. The cycling contingent of the club has done very little work during the winter, and will hardly do much until the weather opens up. The indoor gym: nastic work is taking a good deal of atten- tion, and the classes formed in this are large, while the work is very encouraging. The program as mapped out by the amuse- ment committee for the winter season is being run through, and will extend to April 18. On the evening of February 28 the amusement will be an Abendunterhalt- ung, or musical and literary program. Af- ter this the public amusements will cease for the Lenten season, and on the evening of May 15 the annual ball of the organiza- tion will be given, an affair that interests the members of the club and their many friends. Altair Cycle Club. The Altair Cycle Club has completed all arrargements for its annual banquet. The affair will be held Tuesday evening at Masonic Hall in Georgetown, and promises to be fully as enjoyable as any of the pre- vious events of the popular organization. Each member is expected to bring his ‘‘best girl,” and after the feast the fioor of the large banquet hall will be cleared and danc- ing inaugurated. A special meeting of the club was held Monday evening, at which all of the arrangements for the event were completed. Regular club riding will not begin for some time as yet, though individual runs are being made. Most of the members are looking forward for their new mounts, and if the present good weather continues the entire club will be out on the road in a very short time. sd His Timely Arrival. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. ‘They had mourned him as dead, but, like Enoch Arden—or the cat—he had come back. His little wife sat on his knee, the joy shining in her eyes. “And are you really glad I came back?’ he asked. “Glad?” said she. “Glad? I had just made up my mind to don a widow's outfit, but there was the loveliest picture hat, with bright ribbons all over it in spots, that I have been 1 for, and I fet pe reine for, now | attained: he-couid; were hex SOME CYCLE CHAT Whether the canal is open to traffic or not does not matter to cyclists using the towpath. They cannot use it under any consideration. This is the statement issucd by the authcrity of General Manager G. L. Nicolson. A Star reporter saw him recent- ly, and incidentally the subject was broa=! ed. The statement was made that as the tewpath was closed to cyclists during the busy season of the waterway, which lasted about eight or nine of the twelve months, on account of the Mability of frightening the mules and causing damage, there could be no gocd reason given why the wheelmen should be barred from the level towpath pow that traffic is at a standstill. ‘The general manager took a different view of it. “We have had a good deal of trouble in getting the proper authority to keep the cyclists off the towpath,” said ne. “and now that we have got them off we intend to keep them off. If we permitted them to ride on the path at this on of the year there would be others who would want to ride on it during the summer, io the damage of the boatmen, and possibly rot without expense to ourselves, The best plan, I think, and the plan. unjer which I am now working, is to keep them off entirely, show no favoritism and grant no special privileges. I might incidentally add that Mr. Conway Sams, the chief con- sul of the Maryland division of the League of American Wheelmen, has been making strenuous efforts to have the order re- scinded and allow wheelmen the free use of the towpath. We have nad a good deal of correspondence on the subject, but no’ has come of it, and there is no probat of anything resulting from it, outside iteration of the order. The lock tenders and officials of the canal all along the route have received stringent crders in regard to the subject and no bicycles will be allowed on the place.” Being unsuccessful in getting any satis- faction from a wheelman’s point of. view from the general manager regarding the general use of the towpath, the question of taking wheels across the canal was brought up. There are several places along the waterway where wheelmen wouid like to carry their wheels across one of the locks, gc over into Virginia and ride home on a different route. This'is especially true of the trip to Dickey's, at Great Falls; but the lockman has jinvarlably refused fo al- low the wheels to. be taken across. Mr. Nicolson again took an anti-wheelman’s view of the situation and refused to issue an order to the Idcktender to permit the taking of wheels dergss the canal. “The canal at this point,” said he, “is the most dangerous for the:hoatmen and mules. All 2long this point you will find that the sides of the waterway are’ not sloping. but a sclld perpendicular wall. If a mule once gets in the canal at this point there is no help for him and he will surely drown. There is no way of getting him out. If I permit wheels tobe taken across at this point the cyclist’ have to walx several hundred feet on thé towpath, and if the mules take fright_at the eycles and jump ‘overboard the beaimen will not oniy be put in a plight, but the canal company primar-, ily is responsible "for canal oats are /"Otr the same as peofle are passengers an cars. If a passenger on a car gets hurt through the faflure of the corporation to take proper precautions then ‘the corporation is respons- ible. So it is with us. We are responsible for the safety of the boats, and it would be a lack’ of precaution on our part if any beat or outfit was damaged by our permit- iing cycling on the towpath. We have had experience In the past and we must protit by it.” the le: The passengers just There is a lamentable lack of places where runs can be taken. To the general gbserver there may be an abundance of places, to which pleasant trips may be made, but to the clubman, especially in the case of the captain, the situation’ is just the reverse, This is not so strange con=i1- ering the fact that the captain of a club is obliged to call a run once a werk, and sometimes oftener. Allowiag eight months of the year as suitable for clab ruining, giving un average of four runs to the month, It will be seen that there are thirty- two club runs during the course of the year. This only includes the long trips, the short evening trips that can be taken dur- ing the pleasant evenings of summer not being touched upon at all. With this situa- tion before him the club captain finds it al. most a matter of impossibility to call thir- ty-two runs to as many different places in the course of a year. As a result a good many of the runs have to be duplicated. This is not so bad for one year, but as the same places have to be visited over and ever again, things become monotonous, and, like Alexander, the wheelman sighs for new worlds to conquer. 2 An attempt is now being made to secure new cycling resorts. It is reasonably sup- posed that there are plenty of places, any- where from fifteen to thirty miles from this city, which would make excellent trips. While the sightseeiitg at the end of @ bi- cycle run might prove interesting, the most important part of the whole run to the bicyclist is the dinner. The surest way to reach the heart of the bicycle rider is through his stomach. Many faults are overlooked for a good meai. This has been demonstrated over and over again. The pretty lithographic maps: formerly furnished freely by the geological survey now cost 5 cents a sheet. For the cyclists the maps are invaluable. All of the roads are shown, and the gen@M#l topography of the country, together with all railroads and streams. The change was not made by the officials of the geological survey. Last week a bill was introduced in Congress es- tablishing the sale of the maps. ‘The bill passed both houses of Congress, was sign- ed by the President and became operative this week. The maps which have been published un- der the supervision of the officials of the survey so far include only Virginia and Maryland, with the border maps of the ad- joining states. Coyntthg the border sheets there are fifty-twd separate sheets for the state of Virginia,;.@gd twenty-three for Maryland. These snaps cover every -inch of territory in the‘‘two states, and give every village and"! let. The maps are {nvaluable for to; , and those cyclists who neglected to gétra set before the new fee went into effeet missed a good oppor- unity. how vinuiry about ‘the first wheel and the patentee, the following may be of interest. ABCA 67 what is thought to have been thet first velocipede, a ma- chine having thrte !kvheels, and worked by the hands, * favented in England by Richard ‘Lo! Edgeworth. Subse- quently several patented machires of. simi- lar character werg: imoccasional vse. But the parent of the megern “wheel” was un- doubtedly the inveytio of Baron von Drals, a Frenchman livi: Mannheim, who in- troduced tt into “England. in 1818. This machine was known ‘on the continent as the “Draisnene, or the celerifere, but over thi channel came to be called the dandy-horse. It consisted of two wheels, about thirty inches in diameter, the one running in the weke of the other, and the two joined by a beam of wood, on the middle of which was placed a saddle or perch, and the fore end an arm rest connected with the hub of the fore wheel. The mode of propelling this contrivance was very simple, and ts thus described: “The rider placed his leg over the beam, got into the saddle, and resting his arms on the’support referred to, pushed the ‘dandy-horse” ahead by. kick- ing the ground ‘With -his right and left-foot alternately; when a certain impetus was rider, cease the kicking and. allow the muchine to until the- momentum was exhausted, when he had to commence In regard to a de ncvo.” Of course, the undignified at- titude of the rider caused him to be the subject of ridicule, and it is generally said yee the caricaturists killed the “dandy- orse."” The first practical bicycle is said to have been invented by Galvin Dalzell, a Scotch cooper of Lanarkshire, about 1816. It was called the “wooden horse.” The saddle was low, and on either side were the “stirrups,” which were connected by iron rods with the axle of the driving wheel, and being moved backward and forward alternately, caused the forward movement of the “horse.” This Invention. however, did not ecme into general use until after certain improvements, made from 1864 to 18%7—by a Frenchman, M. Michaux. He fitted te the machine pair of pedals, by which the front wheel could be revolved the feet, and fixed to this wheel a tran e han- dle, which permitted it to be turned at an angle. It might be here stated that there is a mcnument in France to M. Michaux, giving him the credit of first inventing the bicycle pedal. The machine was now fi named the bicycle, but was more po) larly known as the “bone shaker,” because being made of wood, without springs, and havi iron tires, its movement was very rough. Still the use of these wheels was quite a craze for a time in both France and England. But it is probable their fa- yor would not have lasted had it not been for the inventive genius who improved them, first with rubber tire, and then the suspension wheels and the steel frame. The tricycle, which was the successor of the bicycle, was made in its main particu- lars by James Starley of Coventry, Eng- land, and later inventors have on the first successful models introduced a number of types of machines that are practicaliy with=- out limit. The wonderful increase in the manufac- ture ef bicycles the last few years and the consequent demand for rubber for tires has increased the price of that article near- ly fifty cents a pound. It would have gone still higker, but for the discovery in Central Africa of several species of landolphia, a climbing rubber plant, which is likely’ to provide the great reserve supply for fu- ture use. A large proportion of the Eu- ropean supply of rubber at present comes from America, but American cultivators are said to be reckless in their methods, destroying large numbers of plants for a greater immediate return. Although rub- ber was used by the natives of San Do- mingo for making balls and for water- prcef shoes, even in the time of Colum- bus, it was looked upon nearly as a cu- riosity, and had no commercial use santil 1792, when Dr. Priestley noticed its value in rubbing out pencil marks. It was brovght at the time from the East and West Indies, and from the purpose to which it was applied became known as “In- dia rubber.” In 1833 {ts usefulness was greatly increased vy the discovery that it weuld absorb sulphur, and by this process, described as “vulcanizing,” became capable of withstanding high temperatures. — WHIST. The Waltimere Whist Club has a match to play with the Philadelphias at Baltimore Monday, and on that account the match with a team from the Washington clubs, talked of for this evening, has been post- poned. Next Saturday being ladies’ night, the Baltimore club writes that it will be unable to play the match before March 6. The contest may take place on that date. A good deal is being said in whist Papers about the Albany-Columbia match. An ex- amination of the hands shows that in fif- teen deals the same card was originally ied by both parties. In those deals Albany gained 8, Columbia, 5. In thirteen deals the Same suit was opened originally, but a dif- ferent card, and in these deals, Albany nade gains of 2, and Columbia of 5. In twenty deals a different sult was opened, with the result that Albany gained 11 and Columt The Columbias do not attribute the result in the last twenty hands mentioned to the difference in system, but to the superior end game play of the Albany team. For in- stance, in deal four, a different suit was opened, and Albany gained a trick. Had east at table 2 unblocked his partner's suit at trick three by playing the diamond jack, the result would have been that Columbia gained a trick, instead of Albany. Again on deal thirty-five, table No. 2, a trick was lost ai trick nine by east not playing a thirteener. There were tricks lost in other deals by ill-adyised plays. Albany led fourth best originally thirty- four times, Columbia ten times. Albany led third best once, Columbia seven times. Albany led the top of two or three small cards three times, Columbia thirteen times. Columbia led two singletons, Albany none. ‘The lead of the third best was for the pur- pose of playing false cards, and thereby misleading the opponents. Below is given another interesting hand played in the match. It occurred in deal ten. The four of diamonds was trumps, and south had the lead. The play of the Columblas at table two was especially pret- ty. Safford and Walls played together at that table. The score is as follows: Table No. 1. North. East. Sout West. Deal. Columbia. Albany. Columbia. albany. 1 2H oH Qu x 3H 2232. Of SH x SH 3.2... 10H aDx 4H TH 4 2D 4D ry KDx 5. 40 20 5c a 7m 48 IG 60 KCx 33 90x 80 &D QDx 6s Bt 23 ox 100 1 53 Js ASx 1: 10D x 93. 7s se.. AH 103, KH Columbia... -++- 6| Albany... conse T Table No. 2. North. East. South. West. Deal. Albany. Columbia. Albany. Columbia, KDx 48 aH 6D x 93 ™ & + 10! Albany. trophy of the American Whist League will be played for today at Detroit, Mich., the Albany Whist Club rep- resenting the east and the St. Paul club representing the west. —_—.___ Between Scylla From Punch. Lady Binks (a devoted widow, earnestly)— “Oh, Mr. Crichton, be careful how you marry! Sir Peter, who, as you know, rose to the highest positions, used frequently to say, that more men owed their success to the beauty and social charm of their wives than to their own-energy and talents.” _ Mr. Crichton (plunging on the “nil nisi bonum” principle)—“Surely, Lady none could say that of Sir Peter!” The state racing circuit in New York will begin immediately after the intercollegiate meet at Manhattan Beach. This will make the circuit start in the upper part of the state about June 7, and wind up in the Metropolis about June 27. A neat and useful attachment to a lamp is the swivel joint, that permits the lamp to swing, so that it is always in an upright Position, no matter what happens to the Wheel. One might have the worst “spill” in the world, but amid the wreck of rubber and steel the lamp would bob up serenely right side up. It is also a pretty lamp, and will burn for about six hours. The bicycle baggage question is being agi- tated in Engiand. In consequence of the many compiaints of damages inflicted to bicycles in transit in the raliway Uains, the council of the Cyclists’ Tourist Club has offered a prize of $1,000 for the best de- sign for a baggage car specially fitted for the safe conveyance of wheels, whether singly or in numbers. The designs will be passed upon by a committee consisting of practical bicyclists and representatives of The organization of a police bicycle squad on the part of the major of police was a wise move, judging by the results that have been obtained. Though there are only four mea on the squad, their work, since the organization of the detall, has been equal to that of any precinct in the city, j and, in some instances, equal to the result of the work of two precincts. For the lim- ited number of police Unis 1s an exception- ally good showing. The squad consists of Polleemen Duvall, Dodge Robertson, though the umber of cases made by a ay mot necessarily place him as t policeman. It is not extreme good in the minds of veteran police, to p court when an admoni- tion may t nt and keep the culprit in fear of the law for the future. Pollc men Duvall and Estes have made a reputa- tion in this as well as in the nu the leading railway companies of England. | ber of arrc The squad was v The stories that a portion of the member- | (ually organ. June, Jess than a year ship of the L. A. W. in the south and west | ago, most of the men starting on duty would secede because the assembly refused | around June 8. The statistics furnished in to sanction Sunday racing are gross exag- | this article include from the organization gerations. The L. A. W. in that district | of the force to the fore part of this cannot afford to secede from the major or- | Week. i ganization, and it will not do so. The rac- In all there were S49 arre made of bi- ing board would simply blacklist every | cycle riders, an extremeiy large number for rider, and the track and the rebellion would | the tion over eight months, which end in short order. would be an average of $a month Whether many of the manufacturers will | hire racing teams this year or not is a question which is causing much comr | at present. Several of the makers are tink- | ering with the subject, but they are rather It would further mean 2 person for ring the time . too, in the ay. mber of the squad n in exisience. fact that durin deliberate about making up their minds was only a lim and the pros are getting nervous. Waile | cy on the referring to the hiring of teams it might | of the cycle regulations comparatively rare refresh the memories of some veterans to| ‘The number of convictions fs not known. inform them that Jack Prince wa: racing man in this country who r Three of the memb squad made a total he first ived a 1s of the police rrest of G19 pe rsov salary jor riding a certain make of wheel. | and out of this number w Prince received the handsome remuneration | victions. While the six cases of $15 a week, and he paid his own ex- | for are c s dismissed penses. rolle pre ving only t Tom Cooper denies the report that he | the number i by the court. will not go on the circuit this season. He | ent rate the members of the says he will follow the nationa in | Virtually make their detail self-su America, and will race steadily except | inasmuch as they manage to hav where greater inducements entice him to ;into the coffers of the Dis go to meets outside of the circuit. the medium of t Police “Dad” Moulton, the well-known trainer, | Sufficient money with which has been sed to train the Un: salary, with still fou track team, and w dui which to ty neapo! for Madison one day next 2 the o} the police cycle squad the fines those arrested h or a eve lt appears likely that the old man will become a fixture at Madison, as has already been asked what terms he would make for a permanent engagement. amount ave He will have charge of a team on the na-|, P man ads the list with a tional circuit th Si total of arrests, the fines from w h It is the ge opinion, possibly out- | @mounted to S50. ee side of Bos t the removal of the | Comes second w nn ae office of the lent of the L. A. W. | Paid in as fines cere B to New York city will be a good thing all age iohhs round. As a distributing point the metrop- eee olis cannot be excelled. President Potter ee mK E will have his headquarters located in a] Sulted deen Peedi few days. He will make good road work a| "& table shows in detail the entire w aoe Teas align of the police cycle squad since its orga zation in June of last year: Polic Convie- Dis- man. tions. mis An agricultural writer figures that the loss to the farmers of the country by the use of narrow wagon tires, through the wear and iear of horse flesh and the ioss Arrests. Duv: of time, amounts to the enormous sum of 281 $300,000,000 a year. i 11 The Rev. John L. Scudder of the Taber- 20 not given Sio 8 x This table shows onc thing, and that 4s, the cyclists who are so unfortunate as to fall in the clutehes of the law have m enouzh to pay their fines, as ther single ca: of a persen arrested time in the workhouse for the y Another thing shown is the fact that members of the squad are able to be around the city, and make arrests in other than 2 violation of the tions. Policeman E: for instanc sixteen ar: ts for es not coming rectly under the police regulations. It impossible to the exact number white and col: the records of Policemen who together made 44 nacle, Jersey City, has a stable erected in the assembly room for bicycies to be put in during service by those who ride to ehurch. He claims that it is no more un- Christian to ride to church on a bicycle than It is to hitch up a horse and drive there, and there are thousands of churches that have stables for the accommodation of their parishioners who come to worship on their wheels. Totals...... Some Local Distances. Distances are always of interest to the cycling fraternity. There is no person that rides a wheel who does not like to know how far he has traveled in taking a trip of any sort. So far as known there has never been published a list of distances from this ai is of rested, but from stes and Duvall, arrest: of the city to surrounding places, and a compila- | number were white i 88 were colored. tien will doubtless prove interesting to - number of white people arrested many. Some of the most important points | there were two belonging to the fair sex are given. It would take too much space The different viola’ the regulations to give every village and hamlet within a|for which the arrests were made show six radius of forty miles of the city. The cis- | general violations. The most common of tances given below are for the most part | all is that of fast riding, and though the the approximate distances, the lengths gen- | statistics of Pclicem: tes and Duvall erally accepted by the cycling fraternity, | are only quoted, they give a good idea of and all distances are made from the Treas- | the kinds and number. The scorch: seems ury Department: to be far in the lead, while the number Town. Miles | Towa. Miles. | without lamp and bell are close second and Alexandria. 8 | Aunapoils. third, respectively. Coasting was also the Arlington. E sbton, cause of si al more getting { he toils, Baltimore. | Bethesd = . 5 ae while the number of those arrested for not eae having the wheel under control excee ls rookville. those of reckless riding by twe. By the urot Mills. two policemen there were only thre rests made for riding on the sidewalk The following tabulated statement s! the various cases made by two of members of the sat Fast Without Norbock. Without Oxon Hill s Reckies Pig Point. 18 Wheel Port Tol 24) Coasting . es 173 | Riding on sidewalk... Surrattsville. 5 | Other White riders ar: Tenleytown.. Washington Gr ! Colored riders An accurate table of distances from Washington of places on the Potomac river is as follows: suena ae ES From Puck. . Broad Creek. 3 | Cuiar Poin Light Teacher—“What animal attaches himself Fort Washington’... 114 Mathias Point. . 55 ” Tower Cedar Pt. Lt. 61% | © man the most? Mouut Vernon...s.+ 14 ‘ = Marshall Hall..222 15, | Colonial Beach... 08 Jghnny Thickhed — “The—er—er—bulldog, White House. = 10 t. Wicomico Bay ma’am.” Hollowing Polnt.,.. 29) Blickiston Is'd Lt. 79% Craney Island...++. 21 | Machodock River... 85 Glymont.. 2144, Viney Point. Indian Head..77127 £312) Piney Point Piace, Mattawoman Creek. 26°! St. Mary's River. Quantico Creek. = Pt. Lookout Lteht gaw you coming from the ae aH ooo conservatory with Goldie. 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