Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1895, Page 16

itz > 16 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, A B 5 A NS T 1 s s ehd 1895, L0 s ' e e ——e e e e —————— e e SRR R HOM OF A WORLD OF WHEELS Breesy Ohat with the Cyclers from All Parts of the State. TRIUMPHAL MARCH OF THE BLOOMERS Race Meetings and Race Men—Novel- “len In Wheel Equipment—At the Bleyele Park and Gowslp fro All Over the ¢ try. The advent of the bloomer costume is caus- ing much commotion throughout the country, Reports of broken engagements, family d cord and church fows are becoming numerous, and the cause thereof is placed upon the in- offensive garb of the modern wheelwoman. The ordinary quiet town of Marion, O., is in a state of extreme excitement owing to a gudden Invasion of bloomers. The other Sun- the belles of the county, the daughter of e of the wealthiest farmers In that section, and the organist of a local church, ventured out attired in bloomers of most fashionable cut, creating a profound gensation. She Is an expert wheelwoman and her adoption of her new red bloomer tume set the fashion, for in a few days at least ten other women appeared similarly at tired. They all attended a base ball game, where the pastor of the church happened to meet the young women and admired the cos- tumes. Then a committee selected by the congre- gation called on the pastor and requested him to denounce the action of the young women from the pulpit. He listened to the com- plaints, but said nothing. At Sunlay morn.ng service the church was packed, but the bloomer question was not referred to. When evening came, however, everybody turned out to prayer meeting, expecting something dra- matic would happen, and it did, The organist rode over to church on her wheel, in full bloomer costume, and found the church crowded. As she strode down the center aisle murmurs of “Oh, my, how shocking!” and “Mercy on us!" came from every quarter. There wae no prayer meeting for the congregation. They could not take their eyes off the red bloomers. The adults ghook their heads and sighed, and the young people giggled. The singing was very tame, and every other part of the prayer service was neglected. The meeting ended in great gloom, except In the case of the young woman bloomerite. Her work finished, she mounted her wheel and rode oft as If nothing had happened. Most of the young women are with the organist and declare that “it's bloomers, even if they have to leave the church,” and the pastor upholds them in their action. A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT. ‘fhe bloomer costume ls responsible for a good many broken engagements. The new woman has a mind of her own and the con- yentional groom generally thinks he has mind enough for both. A late Instance happened up In Massachusetts the other day. A young woman who was engaged to be married, and who is very fond of cycling, donned a pair of bloomers for the first time. As she went pinning down the gtreet who should she en- counter but her fiance, over whose counte- nance a look of consternation spread. He ex- pressed his indignation freely. The young woman was obstinate, and the result was the new woman™ handed her lover his ring, say- ing, “Take it, I have a mind of my own and propose to use it Now they don't speak. BARRED OUT THE BLOOMER. The South Side Cycling club of Chicago re- cently gave a dance and bicyclists flocked from far and near to Join In the mazy waltz. They were all In knickerbockers or bloomers, and they stacked their wheels outside and hastened toward the hall. A strange sight met their gaze. Instead of men and women in dusty garb, they saw hundreds of couples in white duck or cool white dresses. The bleyclists rubbed their eyes and looked again. It was no dream, it was a stern reality. The South Side Cycling club had asserted itself, and bicycle garb was banished from the ball- room. Like mcths arouhd a candle, the bloomer- clad young women fluttered about the bril- liantly-lighted pavilion, but entered not. At the door stood two stony-hearted managers and frowned so darkly on the bifurcated garb that it required many soda waters and several packages of gum to restcre the young women to their accustomed light-heartedness, A hundred couples waltzed over the polished floor, and Manager Frenkenthal surveyed their stylish clothes with satisfaction as he ex- plained the momentous step taken by his club “You see, it was this way, thought they were vulgar. are all right on a wheel, but in a ballrosm—"" and he held up his hands in horror. “So we just said ‘no bloomers,’ and there ain’t none, see Oh, yes, they can dance in 'em if they want to, but we don't encourage it." THE DOG GOT A BITE. Miss Mary E. Look Is a handsome young ‘women, living at 4 jeary street, San Fran- clsco. She owns a blke, and I'kewise bloom- ers of ample build, which are now undergoing extensive repairs. No finer bifurcates were ever seen on mortal maid. Last Sunday afternoon, relatds the Examiner, Miss Look formed a combination consisting of herself, the bike anl the blocmers and headed for the park to astcnish the scorchers there assem- bled. She makes an attractive picture on the wheel, and can be seen while yet afar off. In going to the park Miss Look had to pass the home of S. Korper, a fur manufac- turer at 916 Market street. He lives on the avenue near Franklin street, where the dog was in a position to study the bloomer In ail the latest styles. That Demino, as the pug is called, does not love the new woman is shown by his brotal conduct. He sits all day on the front porch and splits his throat bark- irflc at the blcomers sailing full and by and close hauled. The women just hated Domino, and said so, but he was never known to attack cne until Miss Look hove in sight on that fatal after- noon. Every inch of bloomer was drawing and she is said to have been making fully sixteen knots an hour. Unfortunately an fce wagon passed to windward of M Look and her canvas shook fordan finstant The evil eye of Domino saw what he thought was a signal and away he went with a series of blood-curdling yelps and bounds. Another second and he had his fangs buried in a section of the bloomers that were not do- ing anything at the time. Miss Look felt the tug and tried to shake the canine off, but Domino had joined the combination to stay He Is a small pug, hardly. 6 months old, and his weight did not count for much. The lady spurred her bike to its utmost speed traveling nearly a block with Domino stand ing straight out belind like a ball of yellow wool. How Miss Look managed to retain her presence of mind she does not know. But the strain and the bloomers could not endure forover. The wheel struck a chuck hole and broke the combination in the presence of at least 100 people. Miss Look was never so mortified in her life. She was terribly tous led and shaken up, and besides the lovely blue bloomers were torn in several places. When Domino and tha fabric parted he took a fample of the goods along and carried It to Mr. Korper. Miss Look went home for Tepairs, day one of o8- said he. Bloomers “We SOME IMPROVEMENTS. A young man in Bayport, L. I, has rigged & sail for his wheel, which sends him over Ahe ground at a very rapid rate. Where the road s smooth he makes a mile a minute, it we can trust his word for it. The bicycle is a 27-pounder and is exceptionally strong The pole ri.us up from the handle bar about six feet, and the boom swings out about b feet. The rider uses about 3 yards of canvas on his bicycle. A Frenchman has patented a metallic bon, Intended to replace the chain now in use on bieycles. The objection to the chain 1s that it quickly becomes smutty. The me- tallic ribbon is made of steel of the quality d In plano wires, and at regular intervals orifices are cut. The sprocket whee! enguges the ribbon by the ald of these holes. This ribbon can be cleansed in a moment, a point that will be appreciated by cyclists who have been called upon to perform the noisome task of cl the chain with kercsene after & single day's journey. There is a man in Syracuse working upon an invention in the tire line that will prove a 004 thing indeed 1 It ta over pertected. - He an an idea of a non-puncturable tire in the manufacture of which rubber is largely em- What material is used cannot be ib- E:"d‘ rned, as the process Is kept a secret and will be untll the time arrives to market the e ;w,—_...‘um_-.,..._—; s artiele. One of its chief virtues, something that has always been lacking in a non-puncte urable tire, i lightness and resillency. A Sy- racuse manufacturer has seen the new inven- tio1 and pronounces it a great success. One of the latest inventions for cyclists is a small headlight lamp, which Is very sim- ple and convenient. The lamp Itsell weighs only about an ounce and a half, and is readily attached and detached from the front of the | cap. A small storage battery of about elght hours' capacity ie carried on the bicycle or in the rider’s pocket, and connected with it is a body wire, which leads to the back of the cap. The lamp is specially suited to its parpose, for it is really a searchlight. An_Oakland, Cal., bieyclist who s com- pelled to travel along a street pre-empted by a yellow dog had his tire punctured by the canine, and concluded to put a stop to | it. He borrowed an old cushioned tire ma- chine and fastened long, sharp hooks to every spoke, £0 that they would bend down when- ever they touched the ground and spring out again as they came up. He spun past the dog's hiding place a time or two, and finally saw his game watching him from behind the hedge as he spurted past. Then he saw what appeared to be thirty feet of dog coming after him. The next minute he heard about four blocks of howl. When he examined the hooks he found a plece of the dog's upper lip about two inches square hanging to cne of them. The dog hasn't chased a bieycle since. A San Francisco inventor overcome much of the friction of chains 1 sprockets in a machine he has patented He has been experimenting in this dirzction for several months, and has at last per. fected a machine that does away with sprocket-wheels and chains, makes hill-climb- ing an eéasy matter, and atiains a rate of speed that 1s only limited to the exertion of the rider. Instead of sprocket wheels and chain, Mr. O'Connor employs a system of cogs, which destroys all friction except | at one point of contact. The force is applied by means of a swinging lever, with an ad- justable footrest, which equally distributes the exertion that must be applied by the rider. laims to have | CARE OF THE WHEEL. It the cyclist will follow these directions he will pay very little for repairs and will have a wheel that runs easy and looks well, Get the following named tools (a) Cha mois, cost 25¢; (b) clean rag; (c) coal ofl rag; (d) dust rag; (e) sponke, cost 10c; (0 soft hair paint brush, three inches wide, cost 25c; (g) old whisk broom, stubby; (h) screwdriver with square edges, cost 20c; (i) floor pump, cost §1; (k) small oiler, cost 10c. As soon as you come in from a ride, hang the wheel up by the frame or have a stand that supports the frame so that both wheels will revolve, Remove the mud from tires and side of it. Rub them off with D by revolving the wheel, Clean the dust off rims with F. Clean frame, pedals and crank with F. If there is any mud on frame or rims use E dampened with water. Use as little water as possible, and only on muddy parts. Clean spokes with B unless there is mud on them, in which case use C, then B. Clean chain with G, then C, and rub on a little_ graphite. Rub the whole wheel, except tires, with A. By doing this often and keeping the wheel in a dry place you will find it unnecessary to use any kind of polish. About_every 100 miles or o take the chain oft and soak for an hour in tin pie pan full of coal oil; take it out and rub with C, then let it soak over night in an- other pie pan full of pure lard oil, rub it well with B and put it on wheel. = Adjust the rear wheel so that the chain has play, but not too looge. You will find that a chain cleansd in this way will need very little graphite, as the lard oil penetrates dll the bearings. In adjusting the rear wheel whether it is in straight by seeing that the rim is in the center of the bottom fork. See that the screws and jam nuts are up tight that hold the rear wheel in place. To clean bearings run gasoline through tll it comes out clean, and then give them a good oiling With the best lubricating oil can get. Do this in the open air by d light. Keep the gasoline In an air-tight can or bottle. Adjust the bearings so that the part re- volves freely, but so there is no side motion or pla . Do not get any ofl or gasoline on the tires or on the rubber on the pedals. Keep the machine well oiled. Keep the tires well inflated. find a floor pump a great advantage. See that all the nuts and screws are tight. Do not use a large wrench or you will cut the thread. Be sure and get the directions for repair- ing your tires from the makers. Always clean your wheel as soon as you come in from your ride. It will only take a few -minutes and will be ready for imme- diate use. FELT IN THE LAUNDRY. What s food for one man is poison for an- other, and the bicyele craze s bringing de- spair to the heart of the laundryman. With the popularity of bicycle suits and outing costumes, says the Chicago Aribune, the white shirt and the starched collar and cuft have fallen into disfavor. Summer is usually the harvest time for the laundryman, but this year his trade is much less than usual and is hardly up to the winter standard. ~ And Le puts all the blame on the bicyelist who wears his knickerbockers and h's negligee shirt all day and all the evening, and though the weather is scorching refuses to melt starched collars and ruin shirt bosoms which have been laundered with care. The difference caused by the bicycle is felt strongly by the laundries which have de- pended largely on the “boarding house trade’ for their work. Nine-tenths of the patrons of these laundries are young men employed in down-town offices. Last year and before that they appeared at their work with linen of immaculate whiteness and as stiff as the laundryman’s starch could make it. In the sweltering summer days it cost money to preserve this appearance, for it required two collars, a pair of cuffs, and a shirt each day. As a consequence the week’s laundry bill on these articles alone amounted to at least £1.50. With bills of this sort for each of the thousands who live in boarding houses the laundries prospered. This year it Is different. The young man no longer wears starched linen. He goes to work arrayed in a negligee shirt, and in the evening he does not change his costume un- less for som: special event. Instead he keeps it on and enjoys a run through the boulevards and parks As a consequenc his laundry bill is legs by half than formerl an dthe laundryman is the one who loses, for hie expense are as great as though trade was_good. s, sald on2 laundrym this bieycle fad is costing us a good deal of money. We don't have near so many starched pieces to launder and the increase in other lines is not sufficient to make up the loss. Our bills aren’t reduced as much as 50 per cent, but there Is a big change. me of them may have been cut in two, but not all of them It Is the bicycle that has done it, there is no doubt of that, The negligee costumes ““‘J you can tell You will are so much worn now have largely done away with starched goods.” A FOUR YEAR OLD EXPERT, Probably the youngest and smallest cy- clist in the United States is the daughter of Mr. G. M. Helserman, of this city. She is not yet quite 4 vears of age, and her weight Is 33 pounds. She is the daughter of Mr. G M. Meiserman, of this city, a jeweler by pro- fesslon ands the general manager of a cycle manufacturing company. The wheel which the little miss rides is 16 inches high, a dainty, but durable bicycle, and is the pro- duct of her father's genius. Blanche is a lively and precocious little miss, and seems (o be & perféct mistress in the management of her pretty little wheel. She takes long rides In the country with her mother, who is also a cyclist expert, almost every day, and can o & ten-mile tarn without the least evidences of fatigue, She has made several exhibitions rides at distant fairs, t lagt at Ottwmwa, la, where she rode with Baby Bliss, the 4ST-pound girl rider of Chicago. She has en- gaged (o ride at the state exposition n Des | Molnes next month. SHORT RUNS, When «n Omaba cyclist feels a little rocky it 18 not safe to suggest the homeopathic vemedy—riding on East Farnam street. The bieycle has been called a great soclal leveler. It can- plump an heiress into the middle of a dusty street with as little regard for her feclings as if she were her younger brother Tom who affects foot ball and court plaster. | Recent personal property statlstics of Riv- | erside county, Cal, show that the bicycles | bave Increared more than 60 per cent over | last year. Even the Chinese have taken to | the wheel and many are expert cyclists, Sinee the girls have been struck with the tdea of cycling, deposits In the savings banks have beeu falling off. The explanation i | will approach 500,000, | and a portion ¢ | is riding famously, | Massachusetts girl on her bl | buggy that they buy their wheels on the Installment plan and their weekly savings &0 to the cycle dealer instead of the banks. But the banks are not the only sufferers. goods men don't sell so many feminine fan- cles, In an interesting article on bicycle man- ufacture, the Boston Journal says that there are good sized cycle factories in ihe Unitcd States, and if ail the smaller concerns were to be counted, the number would be swelled to 300. The total numben of wheels, it says, which will be turned out this y At an average cost of $75 to the buyer this means $37,500,000 spent for wheels in one year, besides all the small in=identals incurred by the rider, which would amount to at least as much more. The Jour- nal estimates fthat at least 75,000 men are employed in the factories, not taking into account the large number of expert repairers and other machinists doing bicyele work. Whisperings of the Wh Mary had a little lamb; it followed her each day, Till Mary put the bloomers on, And then it ran away. McCullough and Reading_ will run_their fifty mile race at the Charfés Street Bicycle park next Saturday evening and it will be a great race. The men will race for $50 a side the gate receipts. Reading but there are many McCullough has a chance think that to beat him “Is this the way to Little Wareham?" asked a le of a way- side farmer, adopting the local pronunciation of the town's name. Dumbed if I know." was his reply. “I never wore anything like them thin Doctors have declared that the heart of Zimmerman, the famous bicycle rider, is fully two inches longer than the average size of hearts, “No,” said Mr. Wheeler, “I have my doub's about the bicycle being able to displace the horse. The time I tried it the horse and came out of the collision without a scratch.”—Indianapolis Journal. Jenkins says his wife's mother has bought | a bicycle, and the first thing she did was to blow up the tires.—Minneapolis Journal. The Columl ia Bicycle club will make a run to Manawa Tuesday evening; Sunday, the 25th, to Tekamah; Tuesday, the 27th, to Courtland Beach, and Friday, the 30th, to Pries' lake. Start for all runs from W. Lyle Dickey's store, Douglas street. It has came to light recently that 0. O. Hayman, who won the one mile League of American Wheelmen state championship at Rearney July 4, is not nor has not been a member of the organization and therefore cannot hold one of its championships. Some one was very negl'gent in allowing Mr. Hayman to start. It is customary, when state champlonships are to be competed for, to make the riders show thelr membership tickets or otherwise ascertain whether or not they are members of the league. To whom the blame should be attached it is hard to say. League of American Wheelmen rules say that the division racing board shall have charge of all state and divis'on cham- plonships, therefore, it was its place to have scen that all starters were eligible. The question now arises, who gets the one mile championship? Herc is another question hard to answer. €. C. Colling of Denver, Colo., ran second to Hayman, but as he was not a member of the Nebraska division the place could not right- fully go to him. This was another error on the part of somebody in al- lowing Collins to start. Denver was his home and he had to get a permit from the racing board to ride out- side the 200 mile limit, which distance is supposed to be measured from his legal resi- dence. Therefore, when he applied for a permit it was equivalent to his acknowledg- ing that Kearney was not his legal residence. A. C. Gadke ran third in th's race and if the race is not ran over the title and medal should go to him. There is no doubt but what Hayman will have to give it up, as his entry was a false one. It may be that he did not know that a man, to compete in a division championship, must be a leagu member, and in that case it would not be so much his fault as it would the fault of those whose business it was to have seen that the starters were all League of American Wheel- men members. When seen about the matter Chicf Consul Ebersole said: “if Hayman was not a league member when he rode ut Kearney he will, of course, have to relin- quish his claim to the championship and also give up the medal, which will go to the man to whom it rightfully belongs. Just who this Is will be decided later.” Paterson, N. J., has adopted a bell and lamp ordinance which also prescribes the rights of wheelmen, imposing penalties on all drivers of vehicles for violating the ordinary rules of the road. The most important of these are the following: All drivers must always keep to the right of the road, except when there Is some obstruction that makes it !mpossible. In passing another vehicl going the same direction, the driver mus! pass to the left. In passing a bleycle the driver of a wagon or carriage must give the wheelmen the same room (about six feet) to pass to the right as would be glven to an ordinary four-wheeled vehicle. There is a very heavy penalty for any driver who fails to give a bleycle plenty of room to pass or who willfully runs a wheelman into the gut- ter or otherwise molests him. The ord nance requires a policeman to arrest on sight any one violating its provisions, and also makes it proper for any citizen to make a complaint before the recorder. Speed is restricted to e'ght miles per hour in the center of the city. This sort of an ordi- nance s just what Omaha needs and is a good thing for the associated cycling clubs to push along. Incidents of road-hog- ism have came to our notice quite frequently of late and an ordinance of this kind would give wheelmen equal rights with all vehicles. Walter Burdick left last Tuesday for Lake Okobofi, where he will spend several weeks recuperating. Upon his retutn to this city he will go into active train'ng for the Na- tional circuit meets this fall. ; It now looks as though Omaha is to get some more prefessional bicycle racing. Man- “ager Mardis of the Omaha Bicycle park says that he is going to give the peopie first class races. Whether they are professional or ama- ceur there will be no such faking as there was in the days of professional racing at the Coliseum. An effort will be made to get such men as Johnson, Sanger and Tyler here this fall, and if they do come the public will see racing the like of which it never saw be- fore. Below will be found a list of the twelve foremest racing men on the National circuit their standing, the number of wins and the value of the prizes won up to da Second. A Titus Gariner PRI T Cooper .. e .4 618 Arrangements are about completed for the bleycle race meet to be given by the St Joseph Fair assoc'ation on Monday, Septem- ber 9, as the opening day's program for the big fair. The program will consist of bi- eyele races of all descriptions and will pro- vide an exciting day's sport. The entry list will be a large one and will undoubtedly comprise some of the best men in this part of the country, hailing from Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louls and Chicago. The Columbia western team, composed of Pixley, Hayman and Edwood, s taking in the meets in Kansas and Missouri, It ex- pect to return the latter part of th's week. Burt Potter's half mile in 1:06 was quite a remarkable performance, considering that he has had but little training this season. He was looked upon as a coming man three years ago, but he showed up =0 poorly In his training last spring that he decided not to race any more, He will, however, begin active training again and we may expect to hear from him in the near future. A great many peoole ask, “What is train- ing?" The only definition we can give them {8 that it Is the add ng of the right pr:porticns of labor and rest to the proper use of food, drink, sleep and exercise. No man can excel at any athletic sport unless he gives the proper amount of attention to sleep, diet and exercise. Paul Colson writes The Beo a document anent the late bicycle meeting held in that city, showing how the races were fairly and properly conducted and not run in the interests of one or two cycle dealers Mr. Colson was the referee and he thinks The Bee's comments of last Sunday were unjust, that managers, judges and . other officials were all falr and impartial and I am inclined to belleve that he tells the tyuth nd that The B contributor was a little lengthy who | Dry | further ceremony. [ | hareh in his critieiwms. As to the Pixley- Fredrickson controwersy, there is no Interest whatsoever, that & dropped without The track is the place for these gentlemen tossettle their diff Last week's Bearbugs contains a handsome cut of Miss Collie "Hampel of this city, In costume. She s oae of Omaha’s popular and skilltul woman iriders and is as pretty as a pleture. Ora Hayman of @Grand Island fs certainly one of the fastest short distance men (n Nebraska. His riding at Lincoln last Thurs- day was a revelation to severai of the so called big guns of the state. Lincoln has a number of fast and promis- ing men. Both Balley and McBride rode beautifully at Thursday's tournament. Bald and Zimmerman would make a great race. Not fewer Kansas City In Texas, they say, the bloomers are made with pistol pockets, A challenge open to all of his own age has been lssued by Alfred Drake, 89 years old, of Oneonta, N. Y., the distance to be one mile. At the Dayton meet 12,000 people turned out to seesit, 15,000 attended at Battle Creek, and 3,000 at Mansfield. A Dayton paper ays a first class horse race or ball game would find it mighty difficult to attract a quarter of 12,000 people. An ordinance against tack strewers has been presented at a council meeting at Jer- sey City, N. J. It makes the willful placing of tacks, glass, na'ls or any object which might injure a pneumatic tire upon a public Lighway subject to a fine of not less than 1,000 women and girls in The Lincoln Cycling club has a beautiful third of a mile track at Lincoln park Of all the riders who rode at Lincoln Thursday none made a_better impression than Russell Condon. ~ With a few weeks preparation Condon will be able to ride most of the local cracks of the road. Tom Patterson of Plattsmouth is another good short distance rider. Although he did not carry off any of the prizes at the Lin- coln meet Thursday he was right up in th butich at_every finish. With a little more training Tom will capture a few diamonds himself. Leaves from a Tourisxt's Note B Ed T. Yates broke his record and attended a club run one evening of the past week. Come out with us again, old man. H. H. Jones is nursing a sprained knee, caused by a violent collision with the cuch while riding in the dark. W11 M. Barnum, I d P. Walker and Howard Bruner are among the Omaha Guards camp- ing at Lake Manawa and skirmishing with the Skeeters. . Secretary Newcomb and Lieutenant Randall made a flying trip to Kansas City, Mo., Sun- day. While there they attended a club run of the Kansas City wheelmen and aver they don't compare with ours. C. M. Russell is preparing for a long bicy cle trip east. He will leave Omaha during the latter part of August and will ride di- rectly to Chicago, and from there into the interior of Ohio. His trip will cover sev- eral weeks. Messrs. Rohrback and Petersen were ap- pointed color sergeants for the present month at tre regular monthly meeting held Thursday night of last week. Several new members were admitted to the club Thursday evening. Three resigna- tions were also accepted. The club will journey to Tekamah today providing the roads are In condition and the weather fair. -Breakfast at Blair, dinner at Tekamah and home again for supper. First section leaves the Pump house at 6 o'clock sharp. Riders must register time of leav- ing Omaha and time of return. Club mem- bers Who wish to compete for the. prize offered for century riding must be very care- ful to register correctly both at Omaha and Tekamah. The pace set will be easy to follow, the object of the road officers being to pull the club through In the best shape possible. The second trial:of the hill climbing con- test occurs Tuesday evening, August 20. The trial will take pisce immediately prior to the regular club drill. The hill selected for the trlal will be announced at the “pump house” later. - Next month there will be three trials. Secretary Newcomb has for distribution upon application entry blanks for the races at Sioux City, commencing September 23 closing September 30. The prize list is a fine one, and as Tyler, Sanger, Johnson and scores of other crackerjacks are entered, the races bid fair to be of great interest. He also has entry blanks for the Lemars-Sioux City road race, which occurs September 2 Members of the club who have racing ambition will do well to correspond with him. A local dealer remarked the other day that he “knew of no better way to test the merits of his wheels than to put them in the Tourist club runs.”” And he was right. The true test for the bieycle is upon the road. where it is pushed mile after mile over all manner of roads. If a wheel comes out in good shape at the end of a hard riding sea- on one may rest assured it is all right and up to the standard. The Tourists have a large representation in the parade to be held Monday evening of fair week. A committee was appointed at the August meeting to obtain figures for uniforms. Tuesday and Thursday evenings are given to drills. the initial drill being held last Tuesday evening. The boys were put through tha foot movements and facings for two hours, not a word of complaint being heard from any of them. The drill team hopes to make an attractive appearance in the parade. Last Sunday was annual fleld day for the club and a fairer day could not have bsen asked. The roads were a little rough, but the short runs taken were enjoyable. The program started off with a hill climbing con- test, the place of trial being the celebrated “Garner hill,” four miles from Council Bluffs, on the Neola road. Quite a crowd of curious wheelmen and more curious farm. ers gathered at the hill and watched the preparations for the start. H. K. Smith acted as referee and starter, George Wil- liamson and George Rumell of the Gany- medes, W. C. Bouk and C. M. Russell of the Tourists acted as judges. Messrs. Bar- num, Gunther, Hartson, Hosford, Jenkins and 'Jackson lined up for the start. The signal was given and the men sprang away like jackrabbits with Barnum and Hartson in the lead. The struggle up the steep incline was a hard one and quite interesting. Gunther finished first, Hartson second Jenkins third and Hosford fourth. Gunther leads now by one point and is the club champion until beaten. After the contest the club pedaled down to Lake Manawa and dined. In the afternoon all repaired to Man- hattan beach, where the other portion of the program was carried out. Here is a sum- mary of the events, with name of winner: 100-yard dash through shosl water, R. A ard dash through shoal water, R, . Hays; two thirds mile race for single boats, W. M. Barnum; half-mile race for single boats, H. G. Jackson; one-mile race for single boats, H. Smith; half-mile race for double boats, Baroum & Freman; 50-yards dash, running race, B. F. Hosford; 100-yard dash, running race,'R. A. Hays; high dive, George Toozer; S0syard swimming race, H G. Jackson. Messrs. Bouk and Harding acted as um- pires and H. K. Smith as starter. After the races the entire party returned to grand plaza and enjoyed the concert and made a tour of the camps, returnmg home late in the afternoon, sunburned and tired, but pro- nouncing the run ome of the best of the season. The boating and bathing was much enjoyed by all, It being a novel feature of a club run. Edghill created a good deal of amusement in the single boat race, which he entered, by running his boat ashore with such force that it threw him out of his seat into the shoal water. Several of the new members present werednitiated into the mys- teries of the game the Turner boys taught the club. The Turber boys will never ap- preciate the good points of the game until they play it in the water, clothed in a bath- ing suit Sa ned Meet for Pluttsmouth. The Plattsmouth Wheel club will hold & sanctioned racing meet on September 2, La- bor Day. There will be six events for which handsome and attractive prizes will be hung up. The club’s new third-of-a-mile track has undergone extensive fmprovements and now ‘ranks with the very best of the state. A large number of Omaha riders will go down and take part In the sport. Short Races for Wednesday Night. What will doublless prove the best bicycle entertalnment of the season is the series of short races that are to be run at the Charles Street park next Wednesday evening. The management {8 making elaborate prepa tions and will offer a great card, as follows One Mile Novice—First prize, value, §10; second prize, value, $5. One Mile Open, Class A #15; second prize, value, $7.50. Two Mile Messenger Boys—First prize, value, $8; second prize, value, $4; third prize value, $2 Two Mile Open, Class A $20; second prize, value, $10. Ten Mile Pro Cash prize Five Mile O) First prize, value, a5 $15 First prize, value en, second prize, vaiu he Interstnte rournament The second annual interstate tennis tourna; ment, in singles and doubles, will be begu on the dirt courts of the Omaha Lawn Tenni club next Tuesday afternoon and The doubles will be on at 2 o'clock on th opening day, and the singles will begin there rules of association atter as soon as is practicable, the United States Lawn nnis governing all play. There will be two prize for both singles and doubles, expending something over $200 in these troph fes. The first prize in the singles is a val uable sterling cup and in the doubles an ex: cellent chafing dish. The prospects are exceedingly a successful and interesting tournament, the fleld of entries ig a large and ,brilliani one. Two of Chicago's star playe here in Messrs, L. H. Waidner and W cum. Slocum is a coming champion. won the late open tournament at Ravenswooc in doubles and he defeated the skillful Wald ner in the final singles. All the cracks in the big Windy City therefore very robust respect for his the He Sam Neel, and also has a_few credit from the great Carl Neel Slocum are ente les and will morning Kansas City best players, including Case and Whitman and it is expected that Minneapolis will also sets to Waldner and ed in both singles and do arrive in this city tomorrow send some of her best men, probably Wal- lace and Cook. The secretary has been In cor- respondence during the last week with Mr. Terry of Duluth, and It fs very probable that he, his sister, Miss Terry, the late champion of the United States, will be seen in Omaha during the tournament. man of Kansas City, is singles and Tom W: from Minn also be entered in the olis, in the doubles. three likely candidates here Wilbur, this state; Cockerell of Council Bluffs, Farquhar of La Mars four from Hastings. C. H. Young and . 8 Caldwell will be the strongest team to rep- resent Omaha in the doubles and Messrs, Austin and Cullingham in the singles The Omaha club's courts are located at Twenty-third and Harney streets and the outlook, is flattering for a_fine attendance and some brilliant play. The tournament committee is composed of the following gen- tlemen: George E. Haverstick, Cald- well, R. R. Young, C. S. Cullingham, Roy Austin. The Defender All Right. This business of the Defender beating the Vigilant would get monotonous were it not for the fact that every time the new yacht de- feats the old defender of the America’s cup she clinches the probability of that trophy remaining on this side of the water. In all Kkinds of weather and in all points the new yacht has shown her superiority over the one that successfully defended the prize against Valkyrie 11 two years ago. Questions and Answers. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb, Aug. 5.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Wil you kindly give me the best local single-handed 100-pound dumbbell lift and by whom made? Also best local record for 50-pound bell, sin- gle handed? What is the Bohemian strong boy's best single-handed Wft for 100-pound bell? CHARLES A. BAYER. Ans.—In 1884 Kendal “‘shoved” a 100-pound bell ninety-six times, and Dan Baldwin ninety-four times. Swoboda has no 100 or fifty-pound bell record. He shoved a two- pound bell 6,000 times in fifty-three minutes and_twenty-seconds. FREMONT, Neb., Aug. ing Editor of The Bee: Wil you kindly inform me through the columns of next Sunday's Bee the county fair and race dates of Nebraska for '95. GEORGE A. HAZELETT, Weston, Neb. Ans—Will try to another Sunday. The state fair dates are September 13 to 20 in clusive. RANDOLPH, Neb., Aug. Sporting Editor of The Be Please ex- plain_this rule in The Bee: A pitched ball hits batter’s bat and bounds in fair ground and the ball is fielded to first. Is the batter out? BERT PARTRIDGE. Ans.—He is. NORTH PLATTE, Neb.,, Aug. Sporting Editor of The Bee: in Sunday's Bee whut dumbbell and Indian club exercises, giving the numerous movements, baths and rub- bing necessary, and where it can be had? M. M. Police 11.—To the Sport- 14.—To the 5.—To the Please state is best authority on Ans.—Donovan's athlet Gazette, New York City. GREENWOOD, Neb., Aug. 15.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Is a batter out when struck by a batted ball before it strikes the ground? The man batting the ball himself? What constitutes a batted ball? Please answer in Sunday's Bee. GUY LODER. Ans.—(1) Yes. (2) A ball that is Rit with the bat, what else? COUNCIL 'BLUFFS, Aug. 13.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: In order to settle a small bet, will you kindly state in your Sunday paper the fastest mile that was_ever ridden on a bicycle, on circular track, and who holds the world's record for one mile? FREMONT BENJAM Ans.—(1) Mike Dirnberger at Louisville, Ky., this spring, 1:45 1-5, flying start. (2) Johnny Johnson, 1:35, stralghtaway. LINCOLN, Aug. 14.—To the Sporting Edi- tor of The Bee: Will you kindly Inform me through the Sunday Bee, if you know, what the prospects for grouse shooting are in lvle'wrn Nebraska, and oblige.—Dave Ching- ing. Ans.—Very poor. There are plenty of chickens in some parts of the central north- ern part of the state, but generally through- out the state the -birds are unprecedentedly scarce. PENDER, . Neb,, Aug. 14.—To the Sport- ing Editor of The Bee: Wil you please an- swer in next Sunday's Bee the following inquiry in base ball? Two men on bases, foul ball batted, base runners return to bases pitcher steps vver his box and throws wildly to base (intentionally), base runners both g0 home, ball returned to pitcher who goes into his box, thus making it become falr, then throws fo bases and puts men out. Are they out?—A Reade Ans.—No. The pitcher would not be al- lowed to work any such trick by a competent umpire. THURMAN, Ia manual, Aug. 9.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Piease answer in your Sunday Bee: How many rounds were fought in the Sullivan and Mitchell mill? Is Jim Corbett the champion of the world, or just the United States? And if he is not champion of the world, why V. Paul. Ans.—(1) Thirty-nine rounds PAXTON, Neb., Aug. 15.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Will you please answer the following questions in the questions and answers column of The Sunday Bee: What three amateur pitchers playing base ball in Nebraska this season, outside of Omaha, are considered the best pitchers. Answer the above and oblige a reader of your valuable Subseriher. <now nothing about any of them. NISON, Ia., Aug. 15.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please answer by re- turn mail the following: A bets B that there is but $18 worth of gold in a $20 gold plece and agrees to leave it to ( in the face of a fact not known to him wrong decision. Are the parties bound by the declsion? A..J. Gary. Ang.—Everything goes with the referee's de- cision. You left it to C and if C decided it to the best of his ability, his decision goes. No_answers by mail. WEST POINT, Neb., Aug To the Sporting Editor of The Bge: In aunction pitch, ten points game, A has eight points, B has nine. A bids two; makes high, jack and game. B makes low. Which wins? Please answer in Sunday's Bee Ans.—As they play the game here the bid- der goes out (2) He is A Man from Hastingws. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 8, 1895.—Mr. George W. Ames, City: Dear Sir—Have just been down to Orchard Homes and find it better than you representeth it. A person can raise all sorts of fruits successtully. I think there s a splendid climate. I saw the largest corn that I ever seen in any of the corn states. People are soclable and encouraging northern immigration. Have purchased 40 acres and shall move as early in the fall as I can. Yours truly; A. E. FRY. Hastings, Neb. Firsf prize, value, continue throughout the week until Saturday {nclusive. the local club bright for will_be He entertain a has beaten such bright lights as Myers, Page and his will send three or four of her with lady Mr. Whit- llace and running mate, There will from and three or De makes a | n t 1 Burdick Couldn’t Help It when he won the Big Six Day Race. He rode a National. He broke the one-ha'f mile unpaced state record in 1:06, Neither could Harry Edgehill. Neither could Potter. He now rides a National, If You Ride a National of course you keep to the front, We will have a special sale this week of $100.00 1895 Pattern Imperials, Gendrons, Ramblers and all Standard makes as good as new. Prices from $55.00 to $75.00. 1894 patterns of all makes, prices from $30.00 to $55.00. Call at once and get a first class wheel cheap. A.L.DEANE & CO., 1116 FARNAM STREET. OMAHA, NEB. J. H. TAYLOR, MANAGER. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE NATIONALS, UNIONS and FENTONS. (‘nmnwm-ing‘\Inmlny morning, August 19th, we will sell this $3 Rocker for #1.95. This rocker is made of solid antique oak nnd upholstered seat, either pats tern, velvet or silk tapestry covering. For caso and style combined, this rocker is the best offer we have made this season. On sale, for three days only, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Dewey & Stone Furniture Co., 1115-1117 Farnam St., Omaha. e ) ) e o i ) Y ) : Health in Your Vest Pocket ! A box of Ripans Tabules costs only 50 cents, and may save you as many dollar’s worth of time. is he not?—C. | Ripans Tabules: Sold by druggists, or by mafl if the price (50 cents & box) is sent to The Ri- pans Chemical Company, No. 19 Spruce st, N. Y. 5 ) o S ) (R SPECIAL SALE YOUNG CUBAN PARROTS PERF LY TAME, BEAUTIFUL LOOKERS and WARRANTED TALKERS. . . . . Only 85 Each. Geisler’s Bird Store, 103 No 16th St, Omaka, — XACT SIZE PERFECT) THE MERCANTILE IS THE FAYORITE TEN CENT CIGAR. le by all First Class Dealers. Manufactured by the F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CICAR CO,, l Factory No. 304, 8t. Louls, Mo, Fer