, 1874-11-10
TIFE RICYCLE IN ENGLAND.
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Tourints-Etcccnt Contests nl,tl r;c..ts.
Io,,an ei ~ CorrrsnoseHcea u thu Sto rors Times.
A form, Of amusement which appoara to bo ho-
co1nlng worry popular III England IL wi,at Ia
called "bioycng" Wno., bicycles wero first In
working niacl,iro of this Liutl wna simply q
roundabout way Of applying physical force in
order to do wl,at could bo moro effectively doMo
IL yst sT soss ss'"f liz or aeaess n's ueEs as tss os
heavy into tho bargain, aud tl,ore ts,
ie therefore: some 2 excuse for tho sontolnptt ,t
wh Traa H9sS nSy h,%s Ws1s o1 SSss o 5
Ia their form aud untcrials; the weigh. las
beon considerably reduced, higher wheels Lavo
ocoh auppllcd, aud various arraugemcpta made
By. which tilo pcreon working tho bicycle Is ep-
n'and over Its movements. A school Of dnring
and expert riders Inv also riAou up; and, though
Il Is doubtful how far tho bicycle will over ba IL,
troduced Tor tho purposes Of ordinary 1ocomo-
nont place % a form OF competitive sport:
There aro already l. considerable nuyabeg Of
bicycle clubs aoattorod ovor tho country, aud
during tlo holiday months 1t ia . common incl
don't for tourists to MOOT party Of half dozen
form OF their club, changing. along. tho
s sort Of bloueo, bueklcl at tho whist. long
boots or knickerbockoys. and loHo, aud fittlo
cap but lilo .colors. q course. yary, though
tho rickwick Club. whose head1uartels ara III
Loudon, mado an expedition to Scotland. travail
inE in tlia indopaudaut 1nant1cr> Thoro ero
matches or pro1acnatlop orery week, aid tho
| fixtures nro published In tho sporting pa1>ers
along with tho hunting arrangements. A now
class OF sporisnlen arc thit1 introduced to tlio
pleasures Of tho clasp, and. though Tic hunNer
| riders on their .e5 ycocipedes cannos koop
raco with arlstocratio rivals mounted Of,
2ut-gnlnea hunters, still they enjoy; to great
oxtout, tho aasne gort Of cShilaratfou aud ex-
| citoment. Tic quehlon OF tile paco which can
bo attained by = ukillfu ritter OH 4 bicycle haa
| Just Upen solved by d remarkable font which hRa
been accomplished by David Stanton. ono Of tho
tool; to ride ftom Ial, to Lonlon, distance OF
Lug .niles, III eight a'd a l,as houra aud, arriv
! ing III town ono day, fe asserted TINT lie lad
! dono &c. Corroboraalve Testimony, however.
| waR watttinG, aud very fov lcopla gavo crcacnce
to his story. It was arranged that llo should
| ride tho distance over agui,i, but ho broka down
oil tho WY. lilo exp!afned Ills defeat by u
| strNnsc story about having bcc1l wny3aid by q
mud from WHOM, no lind great difficulty Ill cscap.
ing but, nB no information could bo obtained
| as To this asBAnlt, aud as tho police de-
niesl that II could have taken, l,laeo as de-
Rcrlbea, Slanton's reputation suffered IN cousc-
| quence. lie held to lis assortiunH, however, and
offered to show his power in bicycle-riding ut
| tho 1illo bridge Qrousstls-n large oren spaeo n,
konsiuston, which il now tho headquarters ol
polo, eicycliug, md NIL ktnds of gymnaatic con-
tcslB. llH first attempt ovar tl,ia co,rao did not
Justify his claims, but in second matcL, which
took place r. tow days aSo, hs roao 108 miles in
aovon hours ilfty-eighs minutes and tlfty-fpul
seconds, thus beating THO bath exploit fo'
which l,o claimcd credit BY half OIL hour. There
cuuld or courso ho llo doubt as to tho reality OF
this feat, for it WAS achieved III the presence q
BONO 3,0l)U pnoplr. His antagonist III this mattel
WIS Keen, tho champion bioyelist, tho tnost oio
| CANT aud accomplished aider in the country. Ehs
critics remarked that 10 roda 1iko y bit Of ma
cl,inesy." with swift, steady, eAsy motion,
Which scarcely varied. Stanton, on tho othot
Land, IL in ososy ae,sao q rongh rider, md pwos
his si,ccess 10 his remarkable energy aasd sheel
forcc. Keen wns borno down by tho piysica
superiority Of his competitor, mud gayo MP tht
race at tho ond Of tho 0lst mile, Auying tray.
! eracd tho dlstauce In hours aud IL minntes. i
niay ba ntoneoMed that stamtou's bicycle has
drising-wiecl 5s ,tcl!ca i'll diameter, and iii III.
der 5o pounds IN weight; Neon rode WITH ,s o.
than So pounds. J. II. i.