Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1897, Page 20

EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897-24 PAGES. week le for bic anything bu ding. The first few of the week, with the frequent show- | jered riding extremely disagree- The first goce for riding was "whursday, it wes evident to all that | the cyclists were out in unusually large numbers. In the evening droves of riders | Went out on the roads for a short spin. | excursion for Bay Ridge, carrying with According to the conjecture of the weath-/ them a number of invited friends. At the er, thunder showers are-predicted for to-! next meeting of the club the matter of morrow. If there is nothing worse than | adopting a club button will be decided thi upon. ing will be all right, as the show- ceded teeta a ! Altair Cycle Club. ers are not apt to last long, though they | May appear without much notice. | The Altair Cycle Club did not make a the cycling world, so far as | run to Falls Church Monday evening, on concern very quiet. Locally account of the weather. Of late the club srdly any prospect for a race meet | Eas dene very little riding. Capt. Hanger until Some time next mouth, after the na- has on hand the calling of a big club cen- at Phil Iphia. ere is a tury run to Frederick, on some Sunday 2 progress at Baltimore, within the near future. While it will not | exactly be a club ran it will be particpat- ed in by nearly all of the club members. Mr. F. Baker Weaver is expected to re- turn to the city today from Toronto, Cana- where he attended the convention of Epworth League. Miles Cycle Infantry. Cycle Infantry has no practice ke 's have meet is some ef our Attention ts Vv inton, in which the © crowd of the largest resent, the city to attend | Mar uled for tomorrow, the mem- a «1 meet. keeping the day In rest. Last Satur- Century Cyeie Clab. evening a trip was made to Fort de iry Cycle Club ey, Lieutenant Weaver in command. lid not make a : a Snes The command remained tn camp all night ‘and all day Sunday, returning home at a tate hour in the afternoon. Under the di- rection of the commanding officer the time was spent in flash-licht signaling at nieh and by means of flags during the day. Ur der this kind of practice the command is extremely proficient in the art of signal- ing. Sergt. J. D. Eggleston, who recently passed a successful examination, has re- ceived a certificate as candidate for pro- motion. run to Surrattsville, Md., weather. f the Fa ie boys tog and s return w not made until part of that was made in an r with Wheelman Dodson of the who met the boys en the Conduit to ride through about a foot of y boys are all sorry over the | t of one of the club's fastest | Ss Anderson, a popular member. | t left the club at Cabin Jonn| to return heme alone to keep sement in town. When he reached of the bridge his wheel gave d one of the worst falls ssibly get. ‘Through Stewart, who was he was put in his} | Areanum Bicycle Club. The “Arcanum Bicycle Club” is being or- ganized by prominent members of the Reyal Arcanum of this city, who confident- ly count on a membership of 200 before the fall season opens. Next year the “A. B. C.” expects to be as popular in wheeldom as the already famous “C. Bi. C.”" is in whist circles. The wheeling members of the or- der are taking hold of the matter with that alacrity and enthusiasm which assures ke isithe mteution: tonnes tn the tclunis membership not only members of the order, but all members of their families who ride time, and taken home. is one thing that is noticeable in und that is when a run nore the attendance 1s a times as high as twenty-/| urn out, but en short runs {t is not so and permanence of the crganization. There now in the city seven counclls of this . With a membership of over 1,300, a at many of whom are enthusiastic de possible. 3 and the points in Virginia as oe tet “ votees of the wheel. A letter has been re his bride ran ab- Celved from Supreme Regent Schryver, nd the boys | highly commending the movement and ible, and | Premising his hearty co-operation. Washington Cycle Club. During the past week the Washington Club was organized. J. F. Brady captain. The runs will be } Made semi-weekly, commencing with the last century red, w in jump. sail him the| run to Vienna, Va. tomorrow, at 2:30 left’ Washing: | P-™., from the new ‘city post office. The and he | Second run will be made on Wednesda. 3 evening next to Glen Echo, leaving the same place at 7:30 p.m. Ball bearing Cycle Club. | The club run Tuesday night was to Suit- land. About a dozen members reported. run for tonight is to Chevy Chase. No run is scheduled for tomorrow. Monday evening it honor of the ave take Gossip. John King, Phil. Brown, James anand J. W. Collins of the Liberty Wheelmen leave the city this evening by for Philadelphia. At this place they ath to Atlantic City, and spend a r so at the r The return home > made by train. clock, rt. rg ng one of the was a plea: coaching party ges = He will he y night to Cabin John bridge, en to st athe L. A. W. Mr who was in town k pushing mp. The c orrow at w invitation O20 at G41 Penn- Shaw, sts. L. B. sy John ¢. D. Hadger, Sherman and Gib: The night was beau- tiful and the drive enjoyed by all. It was 1v o’cleck before the bridge was reac and It was quite late en the return h was made. s early in the mornin when home was reached, but no one secmed to mind. follow At race meet at Charlestown, W. Va., ning was | uty E. L. Wilson and Harry Far lub rooms, and later in the rington of the Mount Pleasant Athlet mbers took indi- Club won the principal events. In the s around the | three races which they wei a good many } ter Wilson won two firsts and Farria | two seconds and a third. In the fiv | handicap Farrington put up a pretty race, winning second prize. allowed t hot of the Capital | own to Marshall Hall Sun- To we they at had a great expe Membership. the riders wanted a variation | yuiy 47 due “ gular route to the river resort, so! July 16, 1s wn, passing through M — —— b making a wide detour. The Gain 484 27,383 i hat section are none of the Lest, | This week the state of Minnesota was tata matters worse, the rain | Passed, and are now nineteen members 1 = ot wet. The expecta- | Bind the local division; the state of W riders were to get to | ington is but one member anead, and will to take the early | be passed next week. This will place the ete Gat ah local division in eighteenth place. - men were League Meet. to push r! The national meet, which takes place in Philadelphia during the first week in Au- gust. promises to eclipse all other meets. 1 time to be certain of 00d many of the trip that was sched- | Already accommodations have been se- T run was to Start! cured for 12,000 riders, and It is expected , though the spoiled that before the meet is ended fully 20,000 members will have partaken of the hospi- talities of the Quakers. Washington this year will have the great- r of the week had the » club members from were able to See rae ng themssives- | €St delegation sent from town to a league re ape . and a short | Meet. Arrangements have already been ie ue Reach: chere cted, and members have already com- aeae tod ai ed to put down their names as attend- Hyattavilte Cycle Club. The Lafayette Hotel will be the division He ening the Hyattsville Cycle Club | headquarters, Chairman Gettinger of the District of Columbia meet committee hav- ing made the necessary arrangements. A. circular giving full particulars will be matied to members by Monday. arated fits lad This was the the series that It is proposed to th ‘¢ was very large. ion to all of the ville, and it seems ! via the Soldiers’ | i | runs was extended League Century. 12 is the date set for the league century to Frederick and return. sast year’s century was the largest ever A. M. Wells, Rex | taken out of Washington, but does not nd Alfred H. Wells | compare with centuries of other cities. It ng arrangements for a A ted that 3%) riders will attend this ‘down the > and last century run given by the Baltimore wheelmen over 500 attended, and greater preparations are being made’ this Joulate le year. As high as 1,500 and 2,000. riders treasurer of rtiefpate in century runs in Philadelphia hath SEK vee and New York. Chief Consul Robertson and Road Consul Leeke have the league a century in charge, and are pushing it for Cycle Club. all it is worth. Pualto Cycle Club took a cycle run} A survivor's medal will be given to each ay Balla Wetuccase ccenis one finishing the run. A prize will be given to the local club and another club having the most members finishing. Larrimore & Ridenour have donated the prize for the local club, and Robinson & Chery Company the pri for the visiting club. Already a number of the local clubs have signified their intention of entering their clubs and two clubs from Baltimore will send over representatives. It is likely that ‘o the visiting en he rider entire party performance at the amphi- d started home tn time to get club will make a run next Tuesday evening as the guests of the Levant Cycle Club. The entire club will leave on an all-day | d of riding to the silent steed. Lady membe; e to be over again, sought and will have exactly the same | going to inau rights and privilege the gentlemen, and are expected to lend greatly to the pleasure the famous Century Club of Philadelphia will attend. A limit of fourteen hours will be placed with pacemakers, provided no one being allowed to pass them, so that no scorching will be indulged in. ‘A pace will be set, so that all will have the same chance of fin- ishing. Executive Meeting. At the executive committee meeting held on Wednesday last it was decided to give to each deserving member a certificate for meritcrious work, and to those who secure a certain number of members an honor badge. This badge will be well worth work- ing for, and already several members have said that they intend to be the first to re- ceive the hedge. These honor medals are very handsome in appearance, heing made of composition metal with gold plate and finished with richly colored enameled fac- ings of red, white and green. These honor als cannot be bought, but only given to members who bring in a certain number of new members after August 1. The certifi- cates and honor medals have been used with great effect in both New York and Pennsylvania, and are very popular in thes two states and are very much sought for THE NATIONAL MEET = ae PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 1897. Present appearance¥ fndicate that the na- tional circuit will ndt asgume its old-time importance until the‘nafional meet, which is to be held in this aity August 4-7. And it is highly probable that ufter the big fix- ture the crackajacks, instead of remaining with the national cirguit, will go their sev- eral ways in search of big purses that are hung up at indeperdent meets throughout the country. The fact ‘that the national meet will offer the first, perhaps the oniy, opportunity this year to see all the pro- fessional and amatewr c#ackajacks of the country gathered together in a grand struggle for valuable prizes will in nowlse detract from its interest; indeed, this fact alene will probably attract thousands of out-of-towners to the city during the last two days of the meet. Entry blanks for the races to be held in connection with the eighteenth annual meet of the League of American Wheel- men, which will be heid in this city, August a are now ready for distribution, and can be had upon application to C. A. Dimen, chairman of the race meet commit- tee, 916 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. En- tries positively close at noon Saturday, July 31. Entrance fees will be: Professional, $2 for first event, and $1 for each additional event; amateurs, $1 for the first event, and 539 cents for each additional event. That there may be no dispute regarding pesitions in trial ard final heats the race committee has made arrangements to have every finish photographed. ‘Winners by inches” are thus assured of getting all they earn. A pregram will be heats on the 6th and h, and a printing office will be established at ¥ low Grove to issue afternoon supplements, giving re- sults of the preliminaries. The races will be ld on the third-mile board track, constructed ued for the trial new one- expe- Mr. Degges, the chairman of the roz | cially for the meet, at Willow Grove Ik. This track, it is believed, will prove the fastest in the world, and special indu WILLOW GROV TRACK. Where the Champlonsbips will be run at the Philadelphia L. A, W. National Meet. book committee, was authorized ceed at the earliest possible moment with the placing of the helping hands, which 1s a large steel hand, giving the name of the next tow pointing in the direction. of the District of Co place these hands at al roads and ¢ uly those which may a rider m when touring. Those close to town will be the first to be put up and gradually the rest put up, for at least a It is the intention bia division to the princi cros: radius of thirty mile Mr. Simpscn was also directed to have the District divisicn indorsed under the District laws at once. New Members. Tibbett, Milton, D street northeast Harding. Louis L., 310 Massachusetts av nue northeast. Miller, John G., 1011 1st nort Biehl, Wm. Interior Dep Allen, Clare northwest. and the distance, with the hand | to pro-! ments will be offered in these races for the establishment of competition records. The trial heats in each day's contests will be run off on the morning of that day, commencing promptly at 9 o'clock. The afternoon races will start promptly at 3 lock. track will be open for training pur- pi the week comaneneing August 1 only to those who have entered the races and upon presentation 6! s ticket Certain hours will be set as » use of each lass. track can be féached by trolley cars Traction Company on Sth and 1ith streeis, and by frequent trains-on the Philadelphia and from 12th and Market str r The The of the Unic ~ railroad epping in the vic of the track c secure 00d accommodations at Whitlo Grove and Jenkintown. The right to reject ‘any or all entrics is reserved, The program of the two racing, with the prizes awarded as follow in Ashton, Jom: 309 12th street: south- ampionship east. Allen, John, 316 2d street southeast. 'Pwo-mile handic Brace, W. D. t northwest. valued § Collins, John reet north- | © One-third mi west. prizes, valued at % Dimmick, E. Y. K street northwest. | One-mile champic Dougherty, Rev. Geo. A., 118 15th street | Reguiation L. A. W. medal. northwest. On arter mile championship (profes- Dulomey, C {47 Massachusetts ave- | sicnal)—Regulation L. A. W. me nue 3 Two-mile (profess! Durant, Horace B., 213 North Capitol. first, $150: third, $5 Darrah, Austin A., 9 lith street north- | $30; fifth, $2 east. One-mile, CHESTER PIKE AT GLENOLDEN. Griffin, t, $100; second, $60; third, $35; fourth, Heard, N T street northw ‘ Hunter, th strect northwe Saturday, August 7, one-mile handicap Hendl 216 L street north- | (amateur)—Six prizes, valued at west. $20, $15, $10, Johnson, Dr. Wallace, 926 Farragut (amateur)—Four prizes, valued square. at $35, $25, $15, $10. Loomis, John T., 1424 F street north- | Two-mile championship (amateur)—Reg- west. ulation L. A. W. medals. McCue, J. H., 1412 29th strect northwest.) ‘One-mile ‘open (professional) — Cash Rea, Geo. W., 1947 Vermont avenue. prizes; first, $250; second, $125; third, $75; Ridenour, J 400 7th, fourth, $50. 120 New York avenue. | One-mile handicap__(professional)—Cash; . R., 1320 New York ave- | first, $150; second, $75: third, $50; fourth, nue. Stretton, Thos., 1808 7th. Thomas, H. W., 1 R street northwest. Thomas, Frank H., 1625 R street north- west. Vaill, Edw. W., ir., patent office. Wilson, Mrs. Thos., 1218 Connecticut ave- nue. Williams, L., 1404 E street southeast. Brady, J. F., 1012 B street. Crissy, My: S., 201 North Capitol. Dodge, Pickering, 2717 P street. Goodfellow, John’ C., 808 17th. Graff, H. Clayton, 9 Grant place. Halsey, W. H., room 356 Central Power station. Heilbrun, Chas. L., 402 7th. Holton, Frederick A., Brookland Holton, Mrs. Frederick A., Brookland. Moran, A. C., 1912 8th northwest. Scully, N. M., 1124 11th. Sargent, N.. 925 Farragut square. Sahm, William, 1206 voth street north- west. oo al Miss Elmeda, 1508 Q street north- west. Washburn, R. F., 313 East Capitol street. — The pioneer cycling trip to Central Africa has just been made by a missionary, who mounted his wheel at the Indian ocean and pedaled all the way to the Victoria Nyanza, a distance of about 600 miles. Of course, the natives were astonished, to put it mild. ly. They regard the cyclist as a necro- mancer. The wagon road over which tons of steamboat machinery have been drawn was the route followed by the missionary, and he found {t firm and smooth all the way. No one knew till a few days ago that the bicycle is classed in the animal kingdom, but the following copy of a notice posted all along the Lehigh canal gave the in- formation: “Notice — Bicycles, horses or any other animals not allowed on tow- path.” The movement in connection with the carriage of cycles by rail has been for some time in abeyance, but Parliament has now taken the matter up. This is what we should call the last straw, so we awalt with impatience the result of negotiations.— Scottish Sport. $50; fifth, $20; sixth, $10. Half-mile chafnpionship (professtonal)— Regulation L. A. W. medals. Five-mile championship (professtonal)— Regulation L. A. M. medals, Those who attend the races which are to be held in connection with the eighteenth ernual meet of the league will witness some fast riding. The races are to be held on the new board tfack ‘at Willow Grove, buflt especially for zdegiding the national championships, and if the times made last Saturday (when the:new: ovai received its first trial) mean anything, records—world’s J. A. L, Carson, Treasurer. records—will go to smash all along the line on August 6 and 7. Last Saturday e track, while in ex- ceilent shape, was ucdoubtedly not up to “concert pitch.” It had not yet been plan- ed, oiled or painted—in fact, there are yet a thousand and one little attentions neces- sary before the surface can be pronounced “fit’—and yet the novice race was won in 2:22 2-5. The four heats in the professional mile @pen were run in 2:142-5, 2:101-5, 2:181-5 and 2:121-53. But one heat in the amateur event was slower than 2:20. The four heats necessary to decide the profes- sional mile handicap were won in remark- ably fast time—2:05 3-5, 2:02 4-6, 2:08 '-5 and 2:031-5. The five heats of the a: teur mile handicap were all very fasi— 2112-5, 2:004-5, 2:15, 2:11, 2:142-5. Just think of a club championship being won in 2:12 flat! These are decidedly fast times in competition—it has been stated that at no race nieet ever held in this country has the average time made in competition at Wil- low Grove on Saturday last been excelled. And then the time trials—35 1-5 (profes- C. A. Dimon, Chair: sional) for a third, If and miles in 1 324-5 (amateur). records went to from five off in eac Willow ery trial state liberal chunks, being clipped sma to eight seconds, inst nce, track is the fastest 1 . Titus, Johnson, many others in the ato seen them and foreign n th that Willow Grove ving illustration gives an excellent of the Wiliow Grove track and the seating aceommodati The track is of wood and t is now in progress. of constructing it The work is under the direction of Charlie h the well- known long-distance professional, who knows more about building wooden tracks than any man in the country. The new oval 1s three laps to t Foundation: and the support- ing timbers are of he *, firmly bra with iron stays e lum- elected stock, laid lengthy and bent on the turns, which wili give > offering the st possible reststanc » entire con- iction, the as well as the su’ thoroughly coated proof} With a view of the slare so ofte nen, the surfa an olive gree ystra ui to th ack will me idih anno: d that that in the back str aights into the turns constructed with particular care, and the will be so accurately adjusted that, Ashinger p n get your track ." ‘The extreme each turn will be nad or sextet U will hold them banking at th rd of n Jos. Extoclet. drive will afford the thousands of wheel- men who visit Philadelphia on the occasion of the eighteenth annual meet of the L. A. W.. which ts scheduled for August 4 to 7, excellent. opportunities for exploring the beauties of one of the largest and most a s municipal parks in the world. The 01 drive, which for miles follows se of the romantic creck of the Fame name, offers special inducements to the cycling student of na so fortunate as to posse The entrance to the is under the arches of the Reading railw Lridge, and the rider immediately plunge: into the cool depths of the tortuous gorge through which the beautiful stream makes its who may be Thos, Hare. Schuylkill at Riverside. The Maple Springs Hotel is one of the numerous road houses which line the drive, and which make the ertertainment of cyclers a specialty. Visitors to the L. A. W. national meet, which will be held this year in Philadel- Fhia, August 4-7, will have an opportunity of exploring the beauties of one of the finest riding districts in the country. The romantic Wissahickon, winding its way through the Montgomery county hills and finally reaching the Schuylkill through a narrow gorge in Fairmount Park, affords opportunities galore to the cycling student of nature and the camera fiend. The famous Wissahickon drive follows its banks from the mouth far into the most famous farming country in the world. The accom- panying picture was taken near Valley Green, in Fairmount Park. In all directions from the Quaker city radiate fine pike roads to the various larger towns. These will afford unlimited opportunities to the members of the “push” to gratify their scorching proclivities and at the same time explore the country sur- rounding Philadelphia. The illustration gives a good idea of the famous Chester pike at Glenolden, | of WHEEL TALK. Adlai E. Stevenson, the ex-Vice Presi- dent, lives at Bloomington, IIL, in the cen- ter of a district the roads of which are notoriously bad, and it is no wonder that he should now be in favor of good roads. The ex-Vice President expressed himself quite strongly on the subject in the fol- jowing language: “I am in full sympathy with the efforts now being made to secure good roads throughout our country. This is a living question. There is little diffi- culty in getting from one large city to another, or even in crossing the continent, but the important qvestion is how to get from the country home to the school house, to the church, to the market. It is a gratifying fact that this subject is now un- dergoing thcrough discussion in many of our states. The result will be beneficial. Like other important questions, it will work out its own solution. I agree with Governor Markham that ‘good roads mean advanced civilization.’ ” The system of “brassard” races is be- ceming popule= among professional racing men on the other side of the Atlantic. There is some talk of experimeniiug with the idea at the Charles River Park, Bos- ton, and other eastern tracks. The Lon- don Field explains the system in its issue of June 5 as follows: “A tion for professio: nated in France, where it became know as the brassard, seems to be sufficiently apreciated by the recipients to Warrant its adoption in this country. The prize of whic® a brassard is the token consists in a an allowance ef ten shillings of i1 a da which is paid to the winner until s time as he is challenged and defeated by another rider under the conditions which gcvern the prize. To those who gain a ving by the precarious means of bicycle racing a fixed income, even though the period of its enjoyment be but brict, is an altraction, while trom the point of view | ef the donor the hgemeni is equally satisfactory, for, as such races keenly contested by the best men, he has now and again an ey to include in the os hus. mg held reen Was and shillings a day, 30 next to the winner of each suce race, who must accept the challer any other licensed professional and de his tive within a fortnight in a rac the principal on Saturday last a ten-mile race betw A. the prize paid ur held on th k. or for! claim. The ¢ et Ball Club is about to institute a similar prize in Scotland, the reward in th se being i1 per ca: which will be paid under muc conditions.” The wheelmen of New Jersey are muc elated over the discovery that the law ot 1596, 'g to wheelmen who violate city, township and borough ordinances, dee fective. It has to tin extent ‘stopped the wholesal nee of wheelmen by ; who } tcfore made a good | living in various parts of New Jersey by watching fcr and arresting persons who rode without lamps or belis or on. side- s. The wholesale arrest of wheelmen around Hackensack was instru- mental in the discovery that the law was defective. C) Jersey state the peace, police Justic corders shall not impo: $5 for violations o: tion 6, of t mayors fine ex ch | ch the same | great circumspection. The lesson has been learned by Alpine climbers through many bitter experiences. It is pretty generally held by them that most of the fatal acel- dents in mountain climbing occur through the failure at the critical moment of some man who bas taken to mountaineering too late in life, and who is, perhaps, also out of condition, An old ¢ cannot be taught tricks. according to the proverb; and, though it ts disagr » to have to real- ize that we have passed the age when we | can excel In a new pastime requiring spe- celal skill ® avoid accident and youthful j adaptability and elasticity to avoid over- | strain, it is the part of wisdom to accept the inevitable. There is no reason why middle-aged men, and those who have Passed middle age, should not take to eyecling, but ft should with a frank recognition of the limitations which ege imposes. Great speed, long distances and 1 climbing put a st t on. and will find out parts of the in upon th the weak stem which are agin constl- places — perhaps, than the rest—the he art, it may | Le, or the vessels of the brain.” i the photograpiers chose St. Veron- | their patroness saint the cyclers of France have b n discussing the question | ef selecting one for themselves. ‘The form- | er elected St. Veronica, the woman of Je- jTusalem, who, according to the legend, | moved with pity, offered the Savior, bend. | ing under the weight of the crass, her vell | or kerchief that He might wipe the drops | of agony from His brow Jesus accepted tt, [S3 after using it handed it back to her, bearing the image of the divine features miraculously impressed » cloth. In this the photographers of France disoov- ered the symbolical initiation of their art. | The French cyclers now would like to fole low the photographers’ example, but are still ur give preference to a fema saint. Their two candidat r ne and St. Ger- ma The latter, as t tells us, one day appeared riding on a wheel at Dilette, | near Cherbourg, and skiile agon which dwelt in a cay and each week devour dist a 1. To him from oth saints of the same the Freneh cail him St. Germain ¢ rou t. Gere j man of the wheel. St. Catherine, hower | the who died on the w rm Alex he early part of arth always represeated with @ H » is said to have the best chances | pontest. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Zimmerman is described as + & in ex. cellent condition, and it is expected that, for business reasons alone, he will make an | tracks 10 convin | bis friends and admirers that he ts far | from being a “has been. Rev. S. D. Robinson, pastor of the Meth- odist Church of Whitesboro, N. ¥., an ex thusiastic and experienced — wheclman, started out the other evening for Rome, N. ¥., where he was to deliver a sermon in a church. He chose a towpath, and while riding took his sermon from his pocket to study the best way to deliver ft, A stone in the road was suffictent to throw the rider, sermon and wheel in th The minister stopped at a nearby farm house, borro’ the farmer's best sult of clothes and went to his destination. A movement ts on foct to have a thr corne! ace between Starbuck, Church and Aker in near future at Philadel- P canal, thy f the statute, but phia, for the champlonshi; or vio : . hia, for c jonship of the city. nothing about enforcing the payment 0} The ‘recent Church-Aker rave was too une enaity by impriscrment. Justice Moss of satistact, je the questio Penalty by atisfactory to settle the question, Id Was one of the first to discover | Among the professionals rep venting the ENTRANC TO WISSAHICKON DRIV the defect in the law, he returned a fine of $ imposed en n named Up Jet who h land offi finin, riders have ceased operatic nd as soon as which hi W. Gardiner been doing fet bie und are now disci ing all offenders brought betore them, This will be cheerful news to the hun-| dreds of wh who have been heid up by country policemen and stables in Camden and Burlington count At Moorestown several justices of the p and a small army of whose crops failed to “pan out” hay a good liv- ing by arresting strangers who rode on the | side paths on the city outskirts. The con- | stables hide behind t a mile or more | out of town, and if ¢ are caught rid- ing on the cow paths th arrest, brought before a jt and fined. re tice of the peace There is no stated sum. The justice first sizes up the unfortunate wheelman, and he fined according to his looks. ‘The first fine is $10, b often been taken when the wheeiman was short. A prom- heat Camden business man recently tell into the hand ble of the nding Moorestown consta- on a path a mile out ty, when a constable jumped from behind a tree and placed him under arrest. He arraigned for trial, and the jus tice imposed a fine of $l . man was a little short of rez so informed the ‘squire, at the offering to leave his wheel as se “How muh money have you? Justice. He he asked the T have but $6," wa ; Well, t will do, but remember and keep off our sidewalks when you get around fee. Ss man proteste He paid his fine and left, thr to carry the matter to the court law upon which he was fined has been found to be defective, and tn justice had ro iegal right to fine him, the business man proposes bringing suit against him. no good. ening Now that th Only desperate necessity could urge a wheelman to take such Chances as were faced one day recently by Joseph B. Evy- erett of Brick Church, N. J. Mr. verett is a law and, having a most important engagement in a neighboring town, deter- mined to take the morning train’ to the place in question. He miscalculated the dime, znd did not discover his error until warned by the train whistle. He is elderly, but is an expert wheelman, and, jumping into the saddle, he dashed off to the depot. Just as the train started persons on the platform saw him riding with head down and feet moving like piston rods down Har- rison street to the railroad. At the cros: ing the cyclist turned on to the gravel track between the rails and scorched down the read atter the fast-receding train. As the last car passed Evergreen place, mov- ing at a speed which would have caused an experienced train jumper to hestitate, the cyclist rode abreast of the rear plat- form. Sul! pedaiing with one foot and graspirg the bar with one hand, the scorch- er reached over and clutched the railing on the platform. With a quick movement he swung himself clear of the saddle, draw- Ing his wheel after him by twining his other foot around the frame, and landed safely on the steps of the car. ‘The feat was witnessed by at least twenty persons, and all agreed that it beat the record for any trick riding any of them had ever seen, Medical publications throughout the world, having come to regard the wheel as an estab! ed fact, are wisely warning their riders against such indulgences as are calculated to result injuriously. The Bri ish “Medical Journal” gives the followin warning to middle-aged cyclists: ‘Any form of exercise or sport which makes serious demands on the attention, on quickness of eye and hand and on en: durance ought not to be taken up by peo- ple who have reached middle life and are engaged in sedeniary occupation, only with he did had | ubjected to | | but that did | Ate Riverside Wheelmen of New York thts Season are F. J. Titus, Ray MeDonald D. | Hedstrom F. Goodman, H.R. Steenson nd H. Henshaw. J. W. Judge and FJ - will make thelr debut in the pr . class at the Riverside Wheeimen's j ttan Be . July 3 er and n Sugar D. anc 1 Refining ¢ William ‘Imen, 1 as John R enthusias! Kkefeller, ”) bi racks at the Me! New York, for the use of members. Jaap Eden was beaten in both heats of the match race with > Geneva P Champion-Lewis, at de la Jonetion at Geneva. | Tom Butler, whose meteoric | the path was the wonder of trainer home from Hot Spring said that track this season. WW. M. Randall, Otto Mayo and Charley Church, team mates of Eddie Bald, have been released. Bald is again traveling alone, but may have another man or two with him in a short time. Owen Kimble has followed in the steps of Zimmerman, Bald et al. ing cycle editor for the time. He tributing matter to the Dispatch, Louisville morning daily. John 8. Johnson will soon lowing the racing well-orga tandem the Veledrome r, career on . sent his and it ts ne lad will not be seen on the a new be seen fol- circuit as a member of a nized team. The offer was made to Johnson this past week, and he secures | the position of Charlie Murphy, in all prob- with a Syracuse firm. Johnson wired an acceptance of this contract onc but his telegram reached the offic: as Murphy was drying the ink, he just signed. just having —_+___. FOREIGN CYCLE NOTES is a family of twenty-six persons in urs, Germany, every one of whom | rides a bicycle. The oldest is sixty-two | Years, the youngest six months old. | An two-speed gear called the “Protean has been invented in England. It is different in every respect from any Other Sears of similar capabilities, and its chief advantage is that it can be changed from one rate of speed to another by simpty back pedaling. The wheel alters the gearing from high to low by expanding and con- tracting, and not by introducing any extra friction. A school to train bicycle racers is soon be started in France. ai A squad of cyclists known as is attached to every German army. Around Copenhagen all eye liged, under penalty of a fine, walk their bicycles down hill, how small the incline. A certain bench of magistrat ed some consternation in cyci England by announcing that in future any cyclist found guilty of furious riding would = Sent to prison without ihe option of a ine. The expense of pacing an hour race is said to be not less than $150, and this ts the reason there are not more such contests. The ‘creation of pace-making teams, for pace-making purposes, that will remain or- ganized constantly, is a possibility of the future. Such teams will consist. of two Score or more mer, and will make regular “pioneers” corps of cavalry in the Nsts ure ob- at is said, to no matter s have caus. ing circles in coutracts to pace races, as is done now England and France. eyed J. Siiver held the hour's record for Sco land, but J. W. Stocks accomplished 2 miles 1,640 yards, as against Silver's 25 miles 1,418 yards. Seven minor accidents occurred to Stocks’ multicycle pacing mia- chines, and he had to contend against a fairly stiff wind. About four-fifths of all the missionaries who go abroad take bicycles with them,