Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1897, Page 23

League of American Wheelmen, Wednes- @ay evening, for Chevy Chase, Md. Start » o'clock from Franklin square, corner sth and K streets. Capital Bi Club, tomorrow, for Brandy- wine, Md. Start at 9 a.m. from club house 15th street near E street. Arlington Wheelmen, tomorrow, for Suit- Park, Md. Start at 9:30 a.m. from wh s northwest. Century Cycle Club, tomorrow, for Fred- erick (century). Start at 6 a.m. from 1420 New York avenue. Washington Road Club, tomorrow, for tland Park, Md. Start at 9:30 a.m. from Su club rooms, 1224 F street. Columbia Athletic Club, tomorrow, for Maribor Start at 9 am. from club house, G street near 18th street. Cycle Board of Trade. A special meeting of the cycle board of! trade was held during the week, at which the race meet of Decoration day was con- iered. The talk of holding a cireuit race in this city May 24 was also discuss- and it was deemed inadvisable to hold th; date on account ofgconflicting the Decoration day event. The sec- Y was instructed to notify the chair- the racing board to that effect. js leaves the city with only one day of uit racing this season, the date now be- ing fixed at October 2. An effort will be made to have this date transferred to some day In September, and Chairman Mott of the racing board has announced that he will do all in his power to change the date. at h In the meantime Manager Gettinger is hustling things for the Decoration day Meet. Entry blanks have been mailed to all of the eastern cities, and the prize list, which amounts to over $500, is expected to be an inducement for all of the prominen: riders. ‘The program for the affair will be de- cidedly unique, and will, perhaps, be the largest ever published in the history of the Internaticnal Athletic Park. It will be ir book form end will contain thirty-two pages. Spaces have been allotted to every member of the board and each concern will be represented by exactly the same sized space, regardless of position. The pro- grams will be distributed free to the people @t_ the park. The purchasing committee was authorized to get estimates for posting the city with lithographs advertising the meet. It was reported at the meeting that all of the Doxes had been sold at a good figure. The general admission to the races will be the Same 2s the general admission to the base ball games, though the first row of the grand stand and the next four rows will be held at an advance of other parts of the stand. Centary Cycle Club. Century Cycle Club made a run to st Sunday. On the return the The Reckville members were met at Cabin John br’dge Ey thos merning: members who did not start in the Nearly every member of the cl nt on the return trip to the made the trip to Reckville ¢ and set the pace and Capt. Byrne ve that every member wi . He also, in behalf of t ali riders who desire to make th » out with the club. The start will om 1420 New York avenue north- , the morning. ‘The | pied the captain's sc :n part, Leave nat 6 am. mm at S p.m.; allowing twelve ing and two honrs fur dinner = mbers of joining the Century Road of America, and once a member of organizatior every T receives a this gold bar for each century ridden. The club expects to make several runs through the nandoah valley, and some of the members tal of putting in a couple of centuries on those fine roads during the year. Capt. Ed. Byrnes has been confined to his home all of this week, suffering from a heavy cold, though he expects to be out with the boys tomorrow. Columbia Athletic Club. The run of the Columbia Athletic Club tomorrew will be at Marlboro’. The sta-t will be made at 10 o'clock in the forenoon frem the club house, and a large number is expected to turn out. The run of the club last Sunday was to Marshall Hall, Capt. Stiles carrying out twelve men. The ride down was not as pleasant as anticipated. The first half of the journey was all right, the roads being n, but the las. half was not y asant, owing to the sand. On | the ride down some of the members of the club became separated, and taking the wrong road, went several miles out of the way. Those who remained wit the officers of the club rode through without a mis- hap. The return trip to the city was made by boai. The coming minstrel show of the club, Which wil be held on the evenitg of May Columbia. The. is engaging members, es- pecially of the bieyele contingent. A good many of the cyclists of the club will ap- pear in the show, ard their time is tal up by the rehea: which are held ev ¥ ital Bi. Clab. bers of the Capital Bi. Club t Sunday to Marlboro’. Ow- t that it was Easter Sunday suffered, and only een riders went out. The club tomorrow will take a trip to wine, it being the first appearance ub this season at that resort. The will be made at 9 o'clock from the house. tan of the season was given club house. The place ted for the occasion, and the dance was the most successful of eny held during the winter. The club members and <heir lady friends were out in full force, and every one enjoyed the evening. The annual election of officers of the club will be held Saturday evening, May 8 While there is not a scramble for of- tices, there is apt to be a change in the Present bo At the last meeting of the club an election committee was appoint- ed, consisting of Messrs. D. E. Macomb, chairman; Bunnemeyer, Joseph P. Falck, Herry Calver and J. E. Wipiams. This committee will have charge of the elec- tion. Arlington Wheelmen. The Arlington Wheelmen took thirty men up to Great Falls Sunday, twenty-four of whom crossed the river and visited Mrs. Dickey’s hostelry. Capt. Potts, Lieut, Mur- phy and Mr. Broadbent rode a triplet, and Messrs. Miller and McCauley rode a tan- dem on the ride. At the falls a game of base ball was played between the Pottsites end the Brengleites. The battery for the former team was Capt. Potts and Mc- Cauley, while for the latter team Brengle end Murphy oifictated. Capt. Potts proved wild in his delivery, and when the ball came over the plate it was batted out in the field, while on the other side Brengle had a record of striking out twelve men. President Gettinger officiated as umpire The score was 15 to 13 in favor of the Brergleites. The run of the club tomorrow is to Suit- ne land, Md., where the entire day will be spent. The feature of the trip will be a match game of base ball between the wirged A's and the team of the Washins- ton Road Club. This is the first of a serles of interclub games that is ex- ected to be piayed. The line-up of the — = be = —— Lege pian in, catchers; . Murphy, pit a Charles Miller, frst base; shori stop; Springman, second base; Clark, third base; Schwin, center field; Rawlings, left THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897-24 PAGES. field; Davidson and Quin, right field; Potts and Gettinger, substitutes. Queer Wheelmen. The concert and dance of the Queer Wheelmen Tuesday evening at the National Rifles’ Armory proved to be a popular af- fair, and was a good success. The affair fully sustained the reputation of the club, and everybody present enjoyed themselves. The program for the concert embraced an exhibition of club swinging by the pupils of Prof. Reardon: quartet, Miss Ater, Mr. S. Frank Field, Miss Blanche Muir and Mr. Henry Statham; soprano solo, “Summer,” Miss Mattie Gibson; violin fantaisie bal- let, de Be » Miss Louise Carson; bari- tone solo, “Bid Me Love,” with violin ob- ato, Mr. Charles Roberts; piano solo, ‘apricé,” Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox; con- tralto solo, “Sweet Maiden, Tell Me,” Miss Blanche Muir; soprano solo, Miss Blanche Wood; baritone solo, Mr. Henry Statham; soprano solo, “Dream of Paradise,” Miss Fannie York AtLee; contralto solo, Miss Elizabeth Tyler: athletic exhibition, Messrs. Paul Von Boeckman and E. A. Pitkin. The accompanists for the evening were Mrs. Daisy Louise Fox, Mr. Angelo Fro- noni and Miss Belle Gibson. The entertainment committee of the club consisted of R. B. Clokey, chairman; Louis P. Howe, jr., John F. Doran, jr., John R. Muir, W. K. Larrimore, L. 0. Slack, A. F. Munder, E. H. Neumeyer, jr., Joseph Beatty and John W. Kaiser. The floor committee consisted of L. O. Slack. Frank E. Ghiselli, D. P. Sigourney, Fred L. Vogt, A. F. Munder, R. B. Clokey, Hop- kins Burgess and George W. Dodson. Club Notes, The Misfit Cycle Club is now an organ!- zation of the past. During the week the organization disbanded permanently, after a threatened disruption of over a month. The club rooms are now for rent, and the club furniture has been moved out ana sold. While there was a certain. lack o1 harmony among the club members, an- other thing responsible for the breaking up was the failure to get the members to- gether for a meeting or a run. The Eastern Athletic Club gave a pleas- ant dance Easter Monday evening at Haines’ Hall, in Southeast Washington. ‘There was a good crowd present, and the club realized a profit on the affair. It seems hardly likely that the O. Y. K. S. Cycle Club No. 1 will be reorganized this year, and most likely it will remain dor- mant. No effort has been made as yet to get the club together, and it is probable that none will be made, the members pres ferring to ride as individuals instead of as a club. ———>+—— PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Lee Richardson, the trick rider, who has been very ill in Europe, is reported to be repidly improving. A cycling paper says there seems to be a difference of opinion or fact somewhere. Tom Eck says he has signed Johnson, while Jobnnie says he will not have anything to do with Eck. Five months ago A. P. Black of Brook- lyn was run over by a truck while ridng his wheel and injured so badly that he has been confined in a hospital ever since. Through the L. A. W. he has brought suit for $10,040 against the owners of the truck. Billy Hamilton is said to be anxious for | @ match race with Eddie Baid, and when the champion lands in western territory he will be challenged to that effect. Frank Dampman thinks that he can re- fuce the record between Philadelphia and ‘ew York a trifle over five hours. An exchange says that after a long fight, the spending of much money and the mak- ing of enough noise to drown a circus band, Isaae Potter got a bicycle baggage bili through the New York legislature. In his usual quiet way Sam Boyle did the trick without going near the legislature. George Gideon, ex-chairman of the league racing board, says that the appointment of Albert Mott is particularly pleasing to him, as he is an old and valued friend of his, and no man in the league is better qualified for this position. Charley Church of Philadelphia, who appeared several times in this city last year, is said to have won $2,275 on the cycle track last year. Starbuck is expected to return to the east in time for the Decoration day meet. He and his wife are now in California. William F. Sanger, the youngest brother of Walter Sanger, who is regarded as one of the fastest professionals in Wisconsin, has been signed by a cycle company to ride their wheel and receive $75 per month. Fred J. Titus has announced his wiliing- ness for a match race of one hour at Grand Rapids, Mich , some time in July. It is rumored that Walter C. Sanger has been offered $5,000 to r'de a certain wheel this seafon, and there is little doubt that this contract will be closed as soon as the preliminaries are arranged. It is further stated that he will receive $2,000 from a tire firm and an equal zmount from a sad- die firm. This will make a total salary of 39,000, and, placing a conservative estimate og his winnings, the fast Milwaukean will probably earn 312,000 this season. All hopes of a match race between Arthur Zimmerman and Eddie Bald have been given up by the promoters of the scheme. Albert Mott caught the bicycle fever elev- en years ago, learning in this city, under the instructicn of Bert Owen. Mike Carter, once a shining light, is now at Philad@phia, where he will race this year. He will possibly appear in this city. Lozana, the Spanish champion, has joined the racing brigade in Paris, ‘and is ex- pected to make a good showing. J. M. Pickens, the secretary of the Ala- hama divsion, has been appointed to a posi- tion in the Agricultural Department. rank Libbey, who has for so many years been identified with the local agency of the Victor wheel, has taken charge of the down-town branch of the Sylph-Winton agency, located on 14th street. Willie Arend, the German crack, who lately was successfully operated on’ for a tumor in the neck, went in training too soon and suffered a relapse. Clint Davis and Al Newhouse have joined Jack Prince’s southern indoor circuit. Bob McCurdy, who was a team mate of Charley Church last year, is not expected to be on the track this season. He invested some of his money in a Nevada mine,which turned out to be an excellent investment. ———_ Painfal Disclosure. From the Chicago Tribune. “Algernon, dear, how much did you pay the preacher who married us? I want to enter it as the first item in our family ex- pense book?” “Great Scott, Esmeralda! I supposed your father had settled that!" Lost It. From Harper's Bazar. opera last Mrs. Budd. Wasn’t that a delightful aris “I noticed you at the night, Ses weenie “Se sorry that, I was just giving Mrs. Upton my famous receipt for hard sauce.” ae EES Faculty—“A man who will suit of clothes must be cictont in taste” Taste: Why, must hard hear- ing.”—Detroit Journal, EELMEN. SOME CYCLE CHAT The stories of the adventures of bicycle riders always prove of interest to the fra- ternity, no matter in what field the ad- venture may be. Perhaps the most common thing the bicyclist meets with on the city streets is the dog, the faithful friend of man, but to some riders he seems to possess an unusual propensity for getting in the way of the bicycle. There are, perhaps, very few riders who have had no experi- ence with dogs, and it can be safely pre- dicted that those who have not will shortly experience something of the kind. The writer well remembers his first ex- perience with a dog. That was some time ago. He was coming down O street from Georgetown University, and had not reached 36th street, when a little spitz dog came abreast of the front wheel, barking as loudly as possible and trying very hard to chew a chunk of rubber from the tire. The dog made a number of ineffectual at- tempts to get a hold, but the rapid revolu- tions of the wheel caused him to hesitate. It was just after a rain, and the asphalt surface was wet, making it obligatory on the rider to exercise some care in not hay- ing the wheel slip from under him. The small brute persistently got in front of the wheel, and it was only by extreme care that he was not run over. From hugging one curbstone the rider slowly worked over to the opposite side in an effort to keep from going over the small beast. To no avail. Just as the wheel was within two feet. of the opposite curbstone the animal slipped and fell, and the fall was dangerous to him. Before the machine could be stopped both wheels had passed over the brute, close back of the neck. The rider expected to see a dead dog. In this he was disap- Pointed. As soon as the ré@r wheel passed over his neck the dog got up, shook himself, turned around several times in rapid suc- cession, and then started on a bee line up the street, emitting a series of unearthly shrieks that attracted the attention of the entire neighborhood. When last seen the dcg passed through the gate of Georgetown University at the same breakneck speed. From all accounts the animal may not have stopped as yet. The dog must have been injured, but the writer has never been able to find to what extent. A well-known rider, who works in the vicinity of the Northern Liberty market, had a peculiar experience the other day with a dog. He did not run over the ani- mal, nor did he injure it in the slightest. At 13th and K streets a small, black, woolly dog struck the trail of his bicycle and continued until Gth street and Masse- chusetts avenue was reached. The rider endeavored to shake the dog, but to no avail. The animal tenaciously followed the hind wheel, taking pace, as it were, and the faster the rider went the faster the dog ran. Along the route another dog joined in the chase, and every now and then would jump in front of the rider ana cross in front of his wheel. There were about fifty other bicyclists passed on the trip, but the dogs would not shake the first rider. At 9th and K streets the wheel- man was obliged to slow up, and both dogs jumped in front of the machine. Both seemed to enjoy the sport, neither appear- ing to be viciously inclined. Finding that he could not get rid of the animals, the rider dismounted a short distance from his destination, and by yelling at the dogs and making threatening motions, succeed- ed in getting them to depart. It seemed exceedingly strange that they should have followed him in particular. A good many riders have been troubled and annoyed by dogs jumping out at them with vicious intent while riding along the street. This is a bad enough occurrence for a man, but for a woman, who is naturally more nervous, the situation is much worse. A certain rider, whose name is withheld, but who would be widely known if printed, was obliged to pass by 12th street and Massachusetts avenue at regular intervals. Every time he passed by this place there was a good-sized brute, white with dark spots, that made a habit of jumping out at him, and following the wheel, endeavoring to fasten his_teeth in the trousers leg. He was not the only rider thus attacked, and he noticed that the animal had no preference, but jumped at every cyclist, male or female. He laid his plans for revenge. The next time he rode by the place, for a wonder, the dog did not appear. The rider kept a lookout, and two days later the dog was at his old tricks. The wheelman saw the brute half a square away, and prepared to meet him at his own game. He slackened up his pace and rode leisurely along. As soon as he got west of 12th street, at the top of the hill, the dog made a lunge for him. It was just what the rider wanted. Gauging his distance, he waited until he thought things all right, and then he let his right foot out. The aim was true. The mouth of the dog was open,fand the blow caught him just under the chin. The jaws snap- ped together with a grating sound, and the momentum of the blow was sufficient to make the animal turn a complete som: @ sault, landing on the top of his head. The brute got up, whimpered plaintively and limped into a nearby yard, perhaps the home of his owner. Since then he has let bicycles alone. It is very seldom that cyclists have an encounter with cats. The felines in day- time are rather scarce, and their nocturnal habits more often keep them on back sheds and roofs, back yards and alleys, instead of out on the street. There is one young lady rider of the city who recently had an encounter with a cat that she will remem- ber for some time. It happened on I street in the vicinity of Franklin Square. The young lady was out riding early in the evening, darkness having just set in, and she was alone. Suddenly two cats dashed from {n front of a nearby house and ran across the street, one pursuing the other. The young lady was riding leisurely along, all unconscious of the impending calamity. The first cat was so intent on crossing the street that it did not see where it was going. It narrowly missed being run over, striking the front wheel, and getting its head mixed up in the spokes. The wheel continued to revolve and the cat was lifted in the air, but managed to free itself be- fore the whcel passed through the front forks, otherwise there would have been a dead cat, most likely. The whole thing happened in less than a second, and there was a confusion of sound. The young lady thinking that she had killed the cat shrieked loudly, and as soon as the cat got free it joined In the chorus. The pursuing cat, seeing the fate of the first feline, changed its course, and disappeared across the street. As soon as the other cat ex- tricated itself it followed in a bee line, continuing its plaintive yelling. The young lady was worse affected by the collision than the cat, and it was some time before she recovered composure enough to con- tinue her interrupted ride. Speaking of animals and bicycles re- minds the writer of an occurrence that happened to a frjend out on a uearby coun- try road, as subsequently related by the friend himself. He was coming down hill at a pretty good rate, keeping his feet on the pedals, however, when a sud- den turn in the road brought him directly in front cf a flock of sheep being driven in his direction by several colored men. The rider was in a predicament. The ex- perience was something novel to him, and he did not know what to do. He could not dismount in time, nor could he turn to one side, as the sheep took up every inch of the highway, clear to the barbed wire fence that lined both sides of the highway. There were probably several hundred sheep in the flock, and the two drivers were grinning at the predicament of the wheel- men, expecting to see some amusing turn, at the expense of the cyclist. In this they were disappointed. As a bast resort the rider bent over his handle bars, gave one Indian war hoop, and then vigorously rang @ large gong that he had attached to his wheel. The effect was instantaneous. The sheep were frightened and stampeded, to the surprise of the drivers, whose looks of fun now turned into looks of dismay. The rider accomplished his object, and the sheep fleeing on either side of the highway gave him an abundance of room in the center through which to pass. He did not come within two feet of a sheep. As he sped by he passed a ta-ta to the drivers, who were obliged to hustle to collect the flock again. Another rider passing a drove of cattle ever on the lower Falls Church road, some time ago, did not come off so successfully. The'cattle were not scared so easily as the sheep, and there were severel steers in the bunch whose presence gave courage to the weaker animals. The cyclist endeavored to run through the bunch, though the cat- tle were not much disposed to give nim room. He had on a bright colored sweater that attracted the ettention of a steer that was in the rear of the bunch, and with a bellow the brute started for the rider with horns down, intent on doing some bloody work. The bellow of the animal gave the rider warning, and turning around he saw coming for him on a full charge. i same time to head off the bull, but he was entirely too slow. The’ cyclist was scared. He had plenty off tim in which to dis- mount and lift his mechine over an ad- joining fence, but @uoh @ thought never en- tered his mind. He kept on riding. It is a wonder that pee amount of jostling and straining on the come that the bicycle did not break dowau ie chase lasted only @ few minutes. The bull got hung up in the root of 4 tree,‘ind was thrown. By the time the animal got up the young country- man was at hand With d stout stick, and he belabored the beast so heavily that it ran back to join theorest»ef the bunch. The cyclist rode half # mile further at the same breakneck speed, ffariré that the bull was still continuing pyrsuit, and after a half hour's rest, recuperate his nerves, he started on to town, though every row and then he looked to the rear to see that the field was clear of hi District of Columbia Division. The constitution and by-laws of the local division have just been drafted and type- written, and will be printed in a few weeks. The need for such has been long felt, the division being perhaps the only one in the league without such. At a meeting held some time ago a committee, consisting of ®. E. Simpson, chairman; J. A. Degges, A. Girouard and John L. Steele, was appointed to draw up a suitable constitution, and the work has just been completed. It was read and accepted at a recent meeting of the division, and is now in force. It pro- vides for a number of new things. The in- troductory articles announce the member- ship and the aims of the organization, to- gether with the officers and dues. The ex- ecutive board consists of all of the officers and the local consuls. In the matter of committees there are really nine in all, though embraced now in four, some of which have not as yet been filled. The committees are: Rights and privileges, rules and regulations, transpor- tation, improvement of highways, hotels, press, road book, racing board, and finance. fach committee must consist of at least three members, and not over five, and all are appointed by the chief consul, with the exception of the finance committee, which must consist of the chief consul, the vice consul and one member, to be elected by the division. The official year begins De- cember 1, and expires November 30, and all officers, cammittees and representatives shall serve until their successors are ap- pointed. Ten members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the division, and four meetings shall be held each year, on the third Thursday in March, June, September and December. 2 Duties of the Officers. The chief consul shall preside at all meetings, appoint all committees not oth- erwise especially provided for, fill all va- cancies, appoint local consuls for each lo- cality that is in his judgment entitled thereto, and shall designate league hotels. He shall expend such sums of money in the management of the division as may be appropriated to him by the executive com- mittee, when in session, and at other times only such sums as shall not anticipate rev- enues, unless authorized to do so by the division, He shall make a report at the general meetings, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed in the rules of the league. The Vice consul presides at all meetings in the absence of the consul and performs all of the duties of the chief. In the event of the chtef consul’s death, removal or resignation he shall succeed in office, and hold the game until the next election. In the alisence of both chief and vice consuls the ,.megting shall elect a chairman. adi ‘The secretary-treasurer shall keep a com- plete alphabetical list ef the division mem- Lers; furnish lists, of mémbers to local con- suls as provided fer; revord the proceedings at all mectings, and receive and disburse all moneys. His accounts shall be audited annually, and allbills against the division approved by the! finarite committee. He shall spend such sumg of money in the management of his office as may be ap- prepriated to him: by,dhe executive com- mittee. He shalt make a report of the financial ‘condition*of the diviswn.at cach regulat mecting ahd ‘at any Special mect- ing when such report is, mentioned in the call, and he sha}! annually publish in the official organ-e complete statement in de- tail of all receipts-and expenditures of the year. He shell keep on file 2 certified copy. of the division constitution and by-laws, and of each and every amendment thereto. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office he shall execute and de- liver to the executive committee a good and sufficient bond, in a penal sum of not less than $500, the expense of procuring this bond being borne by the division. He shall draw a salary of such sum as may be voted by the division. Election of Officers. The new constituticn provides for a dif- ferent way of electing the officers annually than has ever been practiced in the Dis- trict. It reads as follows: A nominating convention shall mee: at the call of the chief consul, between Octo- ber 10 and 15 of each year, and officially nominate officers for the ensuing year. The s¢cretary-treasurer shall, on or before Oc- tober 25 in each year, send to each member of the divisicn in good standing on the rolls on October 1 a ballot containing the nomi- nations for chief consul, vice consul, secre- tary-treasurer, representatives and m=mber of finance committee, and upon said ballot shall be stated the number of officers for which the member is entitled to vote, with instructions how to cast the same. A convention for the election of officers shall meet, at the call of the chief consul, between November 10 and 15 of eacly year. This convention shall nominate and elect, by a viva voce vote, two tellers, who shali have charge of the election. The secre- tary-treasurer shall provide a ballot box, in which the ballots, as hereinbefore pro- vided for, shall be deposited by the mem- bers entitled to vote; their eligibility to be decided by the tellers, who shall be permit- ted free acess to the lists of members held by the secretary-treasurer. The polls shall remain open between the hours of 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. After the polls are closed the teliers shall count the vote and announce the result of the election to the ccnvention, a plurality of all votes cast bemg sudicient to elect. Committee Work, The chairman of the racing board shall be the official referee for the division, and the official handicapper shall be ex-officio as member of the board. In addition to such other matters as the division may refer to them the commit- tee on rights and privileges shall consider the requests of members of the division for ascistance in litigation affecting their rights «s wheelmen; and the said com- mittee shall investigate all such cases and render a report of the same to the chief consul. If the committee find that any case referred to them 1s one that the di- vision should uphold,zand the chief con- sul approves, they: all proceed at once to take active res to protect the legal rights of {We jyheelman who has applied for assiggancg; and to that end the committee shall.be authorized to em- ploy counsel at.the expense of the divis- ion. Should any ase-#eferred to the com- mittee require zifmediate action, the chairman of the miinittee shall be au- poesia to take rer ae as to pro- tec! applicant, fo stance as may, in_his judgment, be Teeceaatye The finance cOshmittee Shall have ac- cess to the bool#! 6f0the secretary-treas- urer at all reas ‘times, and no pay- ment shall be mfge\ ¥jthout its approval. It shall sanction 40 payment exceeding $30 without a vote ofthe: division. Clubs ghd ‘emblems. The constitutioap‘reqifires the local con- suls to organizes,a: @fvision club within their territory, at toshold regular meet- ings, making quartefly reports to the chief Gonsul, the objects being to encour; age membership. ‘The emblem of the chief consul shall be two gold arrows crossed, 23 GOOD ROADS NOTES/FOR WOMEN CYCLISTS|IBICYCLE BRIEFS Good roads are comparatively cheaper to maintain and to use than poor ones, and the Sooner this idea is comprehended on all sides the better it will be. At least $5,000,000 could be saved by sub- stifuting smooth pavements for those now used in New York, and in any city where the pavements are on an average poorer and rougher than they are in New York it is clear that the proportionate saving by the introduction of the best street sur- faces will be even greater. The park commission of Springfield, Mass., has adopted a resolution favoring additional bicycle paths in the parks, and voted to ask the common council for an appropriation for doing the work. The wheelmen of Paulsboro, N. J., de- feated the anti-bicycle contingent at a re- cent election, and secured an appropriation for the building of a 7-foot bicycle patM between that place and Gibbstown, a dis- tance of three miles. The New Jersey legislature has passed a bill to aid the counties in purchasing turn? pike roads owned by private corporations, with the idea in view of acquiring control of all roads and keeping them in proper condition. = “AS a result of elaborate experiment,” says Col. Albert A. Pope, in a recent speech, “made to ascertain the relative re- sistance or friction of different pavements, it has been established that while 200 pounds’ force is required to draw one Pe over an ordinary dirt road, 100 pounds @ill do the same on macadam, 33 pounds on the best granite blocks, and 15 pounds on asphalt. As a particular instance of this it is estimated that in the city of New York there are 12,000 trucks, carrying an average load of 1% tons for twelve miles on each of 300 days in the year, at an average daily cost of $4 for each truck. The result is about 65,000,000 tons trans- ported one mile in every year, at a total cost of $14,000,000, or at a rate of over twenty-two cents per ton per mile. The excessive nature of this charge is seen when it is remembered that the same goods are now carried by rail at a rate of six- tenths of one cent per mile.” A bill has been introduced in the Penn- sylvania legislature, providing for a tax of $1 on all bicycles. the money raised by this source to be devoted to the good roads cause. A bicycle path between St. Paul and Taylor's Falls, Minn., which will be fifty miles long, pass through ten townships, three counties and skirt fifteen lakes, is now proposed. The estimated cost of ‘the path fs $25,000, and, if completed, it will be one of the best and most picturesque in the country. According to a bill now before the ITili- nois legislature a committee of five will be appointed to superintend the building of a system of permanent roads in the various counties in the state, the expense of con- struction to be divided equally between the commonwealth, the county and the owners of abutting property. The material to be used in the construction is gravel, crushed stone, brick, burnt clay, asphalt or other lasting material. It has been decided by the board of vil- lage trustees of Jamaica, L. I., to get the consent of the residents of the town to bond it for $200,000, to macadamize reads within the incorporated limits. The state of Washington has passed a bill providing for the reservation and im- provement of a portion of the public high- ways for the accommodation of bicycles and foot passengers, and providing a pen- alty for trespass thereon. ——>_—_ FOREIGN CYCLE NOTES The Touring Club of Belgium is making rapid strijes and is now said to have 13,- members. The Cycle Touring Club of France is said to have over 59,000 mem- bers. A cycle track has been erected at Bir- mingham, England, that has accommeda- tions for 75,000 people. The Austrian government has authorized the construction of a speciai road for cy- clists from Vienna to Baden. William Raymar, a Yankee ‘cycling tramp, twenty-eight years of age, has just pased through England. He rode an old solid tire Rudge safety, weighing about fifty pounds, on which he carried 206 ar- ticles, adding forty pounds to his outtit. He claimed to the English riders that he covered 20,000 miles in this country. Be- fore leaving England he was presented with a cushion tire machine. It is claimed that cycle racing tracks are now to be found in more than fifty cities in Germany. Porta, the Italian, recently won the twenty-five-mile championship of Austra- lia, the prize being £15 (about $75), a gold medal, ribbon and badge. The gross receipts at the Austral race meet in Australia were $12,520, and the net profits $6,865. A. A. Chase, the English crack, recently lowered the three-mile record of 5.58 to The first mile was covered in .53 2-5, the second mile in 3.52 2-5, and on the last lap his tire was punctured. But for this accident the record would have been lowered much more. A _miie on the Bols de Boulogne, Paris, is exclusively reserved for the use of cyclists. Racing has commenced in earnest in England, and some of the better men are at this early date trying for records. During the Brussels, Belgium, exhibition this summer a meet of five days’ duration is to be given, at which it is hoped crack riders from all over the world will com- pete. Cardinal Ricard has forbidden the priests of the diocese of Paris to ride bicycles. The reason is because priests in France wear cassocks reaching to their heels, and the cardinal regards the spectacle of a man in such a costume, mounted on a woman’s wheel, as undignified. Sheen House, in England, which was owned by the Tudors in the early part of the sixteenth century, and since by the Comte de Paris, has become the home of the Sheen House Cycling Club, which in- cludes umong its'members the Duke and Duchess of Teck, Lord Frederick Bruce, Earl de La Warr, the Earl of Gainsbor- ough, Lord George Loftus, Viscount Kil- coursie, the Earl of Portarlington, Viscount Valletort, Sir Lepel Hothfield, Gen. Stra- cey, Maj. Wingfield, Col. W. Carrington and Lord Sondes. A cycling track has been built, the outer track being of cement twenty-five feet wide, and the inner of cin- Gers fifteen feet wide, with a lawn in the center. ‘fhe house has been decorated, and it contains a large winter garden and a iarge hall for theatricals and dancing. The club is but six miles from London, and close to the Thames. The membership is 1,500, and after it has reached 2,000 en- trance fees will be charged. The place will be open to members on May 1. It is said that the sturdy little Japanese youths who pull the rickisha carriuges about the European settlements of their fair land regard cycles and cyclists as their mortal enemies and most formidable rivals. At Kobe this feeling has gotten to such a pitch that the boys injure the tires of the machines at every opportunity. Over 2,000 marks have been subscribed in response to a proposal recently made by a Hanover paper that a great international prize for cycle racing should be offered by Many. Li Hung Charg now owns a bicycle, and the Czar of Russia is bicycling in Den- mark. That sounds as if old empires were ready for new customs. The Australians call a half-mile bicycle “flutter,” while the Frenchmen call icramble.’ scription on the London market shares of eight such companies, to an aggregate value of £1,006,000 ($8,030,000). In the three months ended March 31 the issue of bicycle shares amounted to £3,583,000 17,915,000). jast year public is- Mrs. J. A. Lacher of Maysboro, Minn., in the eyes of a good many women, is both @ heroine and a martyr. The village In which she lives is rather limited in size. The bicycle population of the place is lim- ited to three—Mrs. Lacher, her husband and her son. As a result the other people in the village regard the Lachers as in- dulging in a luxury bordering on extrava- gance. Mrs. Lacher was recently seen rid- ing through the village wearing bloomers, which created considerable excitement. Several wardens of the church saw her and were shocked. The morals of the place had been corrupted in their opinion, and they quickly got tagether and held a meeting. After much secret discussion, by and with the advice of the pastor, they annulled the church membership of Mrs. Lacher. The matter was announced from the pulpit and created an even greater sensation than did the victim in question when she appeared on the highways in the rational costume. Mrs. Lacher is the wife of a prominent citizen of the place, and the mother of seven children. The husband, it is under- stood, will not let the matter rest as it is. According to an exchange a philosopher, whose insight into human nature is deep, has reached the very iogical conclusion that fair woman, being a lover of jewels, is naturally infatuated with the diamond- frame bicycle. As it is impossible for her to ride in skirts a bicycle of that design, she has turned her attention to the rational costume. Bloomers and knickerbockers, therefore, are not the outcome of pro- gressive ideas, but the necessity born of admiration of precious gems. ‘This is one view of the matter. This is the season for beginners in cy- cling, and here are some sood suggestions from an instructor who ‘s regarded as one of the best in the city of New York: 1. Grasp the handle bars lightly, and do not stiffen the muscles of the arms or should- ers. 2. Turn the wheel gently in the direc- tion in which you feel you are falling; never jerk it, and never tura ft in the op- posite direction. 3. Do not be afraid to bear down on the pedals; the faster you go the more easily you will find it to control your wheel. 4. Always look ahead, cr rather toward the point to which you wish to go; if you look down you are almost sure to get “rattled,” and if you tix a terror- stricken gaze on any object you wish to avoid you are almost sure to run it down. Out in Milwaukee bicycle parties are the latest fads of society, the fad coming into vogue as early as March, when the wind was blowing hard enough to make the male riders turn up their coat collars to keep warm. Scores of young women could be seen riding through the frozen streets of the city. ,The run generally ended at some place where refreshments could be served, after which the entire party would listen to some lecture on cycling, the correct manner of mounting and dismounting, the Position in the saddle and similar points, or else talk of the formation of a summer cycling club, or perhaps — in a gen- eral all-around gossiping match. The female rider should remember that nothing is more injurious to a bicycle than dead weight when riding over a car track, rough roads or obstacles. To relieve a whecl when riding over the things men- tioned, the rider should press upon the pedals, slightly rising from the saddle. Such precaution taken to relieve a wheel will add to its life, and keep it in good condition, to say nothing of aiding in the comfort of the rider. The English have all along praised the riding abilities of their females, claiming that they were able to withstand a great deal of riding. The last report of the Cen- tury Road Club of America has stunned them. Standing eighth on the list is the name of Mrs. A. E. Rhinehart of Denver, Col., who has ridden 118 centuries. The English cycling press looks at this aghast, and, though not openly, intimates that some :nistake has been made. No English woman has ever been known to ride that dis- tance in England. While the riding of Mrs. Rhinehart is meritorious there are a num- ber of other women who have done good riding. Mrs. George Bunker of Chicago has ridden ninety centuries, and Mrs. J. W. Roth of the same city has ridden fifty-six centuries. Mrs. M. J. Kelley of New York has covered fifty centuries, while Mrs. C. M. Fairchild of Chicago has covered fifty- one centuries. Miss Lizzie Hegerty of Bloomington, UL, is the only unmarried lady mentioned on the list, and she has ridden thirty-flve centuries. All of these are members of the Century Road Club. There is a general opinion among persons on, as well as off, the wheel that riding will contract the chest, unless the wheelwomen sit bolt upright. This may be so, inasmuch as a girl who sits in a chair in a round- shouldered position will probably not abandon her favorite attitude because she is riding a bicycle. However, there ts no necessity for sitting bolt upright, for a slight bending forward from the hips, with the back flat and’ the shoulders well back, gives a better position on the wheel, while there is no danger of contracting the chest. The question of dress creates additional interest with the wheelwomen as the army of riders of the fair sex becomes larger. There was a time when the female riders rode in their street costume. Some. of course, still adhere to this, but the great majority of riders have their bicycle dress, and it is, indeed, a complicated arrangc- ment. Bloomers have practically gone out, or, more properly speaking, have with- drawn from sight, as t! ‘are now worn under the skirt as a gener@l rule. Perhaps the most popular costume of today is the blouse or loose waist, knickerbockers or bloomers, leggings and a_ bicycle skirt, which is made somewhat shorter than the ordinary- skirt. There have been costumes worn by some female riders which may have caused the machine to turn a vivid color under its enamel, but few of this character have been shown in this city. Among the striking combinations recently seen at St. Louis was that of a young girl whose hair and bicycle were of a decided vermillion. Dressed in a snug-fitting suit of black, trimmed in red of the same shade as her wheel and hair, she attracted no end of attention. Nevertheless, the effect was good, and her manner of riding much better than the ordinary. ‘There are a few of the wheelwomen of this city who are riding in bloomers, but they are so full and are such near relations to the divided skirt that very few can tell the difference. The popular color of the wheeling costume appears to be a light gray or fawn color, or one of those fetching mixtures which become any woman and which do not show the dust. When out on the road the costume of the male rider is liable to get covered with dust. Under the same circumstances the costume of the female would present a sad sight. The-e are perhaps very few women who have con- sidered this matter, but it is well worth some attention. A New York bicycle club captain, who is on a pleasure visit to Paris, has written home to some of his friends giving the news of interest to the cycling fraternity. He states that all of the women wear “loomers, and the people take such a sight in the ordinary everyday sense. In fact, a woman who appeared in the streets in a skirt costume, such as worn in this city, would attract as much attention as the wo- man in this city who dares to go out on the thoroughfares with a full set of bloomers. A writer on hygiere advises all riders to breathe through the nostrils while on the wheel. He points out that the intense thirst which attacks many riders, especially women, is the result of breathit through the mouth, thus parching the } Mouth and throat, and he advises that the mouth be kept shut against inhalations. He says: “When you can’t make a hill without open- ing the mouth ‘twere better to dismount than to continue the exertion. Even when is labored Bicycle refcrm is gradually spreading. This is especially true of the agitation having in view the passage of bills com- pelling the railroads to carry bicycles as baggage. Such bills are now in force in the empire state, South Caroline, Arizona, Calffornia and Ohio; and the prospect 1s bright for the passage of similar acts in New Jersey, Michigan and several other States. The bill recently passed by the legislators of New Jersey now only needs the signature of the governor to make it @ law. A bicycle dealer in Hackensack, N. J., has placed in his shop a kitchen range boiler, which is kept full of air under pressure, and connected with a hose rut ning to the outside of the building. Bicy- clists, by connecting the valves on their wheels with the hose and turning a stop cock, may quickly infiate their tires without pumping, Sunday riding has aroused the church- going public of Evanston, IIL, to a hign degree. The church people of the town have denounced pleasure riding as morally injurious and claim that they have broken the fourth commandment,sufficient grounus upon which to ostracise them from so- ciety. Among those who come under the ban of the Sabbath crusaders are several young ladies who were snubbed because they took a recent spin on Sunday. One great drawback to the universal pop- ularity of the wheel is the false impres- sion that exists that a bending or stooping Position ts necessary on account of the pe- culiarity of its construction, The skeptics make much noise on this score, but over- look the fact that riders by adjusting their handle bars can sit as erect as a stone monument if desired, though, of course, this position is assumed at the expense of speed. The New York bicycle parade, which will be held June 5, promises to be conspicu- ous in point of floral designs if for nothing else. A bevy of girls propose dressing all in white with their wheels elaborately decorated in roses of scarlet and white, while another bicycle, representing a yacht, will have the frame entirely hidden by flowers. These are only a few of the fea- tures, The wheelmen who use the Brooklyn cycle path complain of pedestrians using the path and getting in their way. Steps are now being taken to bar the public from walking on the path. There is an agitation in Nebraska to put bicycle thieves on an equal footing with horse thieves in regard to severity of pun- ishment. This will make the offense very near @ capital one. Since pneumatic tires have come inte use on cabs in Paris, it has been found that owing to the reduced shock to ve- hicles, the cost of repair has been lessened 50 per cent. It is said on good authority that a per- ™Manent cycle show will be held this sea- son at Atlantic City, which will continue we the months of June, July and Au- Rust. The state of West Virginia has adopted a bicycle law, which regulates speed, keeps wheels off the sidewalk, requires bell warning when necessary, and prevents the malicious placing of obstructions on the roads, with a penaliy for a violation of any of its sections. The Arizona legislature has passed a bill compelling all the railroads in the state to carry bicycles as baggage. The bicyclists of St. Louis have asked for the ec of a bill by the cfty coun- cil to impose “a tax of one dollar on every wheel in the city owned by persons over twelve years of age. The bill was ssed and with it a wide-tire ordinance that w: Se by the Vehicle Owners’ Associ tion. PARTS OF A WHEEL The following illustration of a bicycle dis- sected and the names of the various parts will be of interest to all new riders, and those who desire a perfect knowledge of the wheel. Wheel Talk has taken the trou- ble of enumerating and numbering the parts as follows: 1. Front (or, Steering) 32, Bolt for Adjusting Wheel Th | Clip. ip. 2 Back (or Driving)| 33. Lamp Bracket. ._ Wheel Tire. 34. Seat Stalk or Saddle 3. “Front Rim. Pillar, 4. Back Tim. : 5. Front ifub. 6. Back Hub and Chain Wheel. 38. Saddle Top. TZ. Spokes. 39. Saddle Adjustment 8° and ¥. | Front Wheel Bolt, Locknuts. 40. Saddle Pillar Lag. 10 and 11. Back Wheel 41, Top Frame ‘Tube. Locknuts. 42) Down Tube or Diag- 12, Front Mudguard. | ‘onal. 13. Front Mudguard 43. Lower Frame Tube. Stays. 44. Ball Mead Socket or 14. Back Mudguard. Mead Tube. 15. Back “Mudguard 45. Upper Ball Itace of Stays. 16. Front Pork Ends. | 46. Low 17. Front Fork Sides, right end Jeft. | 47, Back § Foot Rests. Front Fork Crown or 49. Back Fork Ends, top. \ Brake Lug. \51. Chain, Steering Post. 52. Chain Bolt and Nut, Brake Spoon, 53. Chain Wheel of rake Spro and Clamps. | 56. Right Craak, ‘37. Crank Boss, 58. Crank Slot. Mandlebar Stem, Mandle Adjust ‘lip. j . Step. (eo and 66, ‘Tire Valvea 20. 31. ‘What She Wanted. From the New York Sun. There is always something happening in Brooklyn. If it isn’t one thing it is another, and there is always a woman mixed up in .t somehow. Or a trolley car. The last happening is the case of a wo- man—a mother,just like hundreds of Brook- lyn mothers, with a popular and marriage- able daughter. One day lest week she walked into a large and well-known furniture store, where there is an enormous stock of stuff, and be- gan nosing around among the chairs. “What is it you wish, madam?” inquired one of the ever-present and over-pleasant clerks for which the place is famous. “I want a chair,” she replied in_that- tired-feeling tone of voice which une doesn’t her with such a burst of politeness that he quite forgot his business. “I mean I want to buy one,” she ex- plained. upon “You think so, do you?” she asked, os if she had been to a hundred and forty-seven furniture stores that morning =. to be sir, ish E 3 htt z F