Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-27
THE BICYCLE clvs


THE BICYCLE CLUE
First Experiences u the Yankton Boys
On che Two Wheeled Msastrssiey.
Those bicycles came last#nisht and the
club has abandoned all basiness FIR the pur.
pose of testing their qualities They possess
the somewhat neutrality-suspicious. of the
grasshopper which occupied adjacent states
before the bicycle came into fashion. They
are high and lean and have steel spokes and
rubber tires. They have one large wheel
and one very small wheel. The sum Of
their wheels istwo, one placed behind tn.
other. To sit upright 10 the saddle and
keep the bicycle standing upright and NOV
ing forward and turning abort corners is the
education of bicycle riders. Ga a bicycle a
a man with legs Of ordinary length, or of
extraordinary length can 60 over seven feet
OF ground at one step. The length of the /
leg makes no difference.
The frat man to mount the animal wa.
Higbee. He used his most persuasive and
soothing arguments before getting into the
saddle and then told his anxious assistants
to "let her go" She went, and so did Hig-
bee. He vent over her head. She kicked
up behind and then laid down about a rod
aft Of her dismounted rider. Hig-
bee got up and sat on the
edge of the sidewalk to rehec,.
Cameron said he could do it, and they
let him s,raddle the harmless looking con.
cern. He was composed and courageous
He gave the signal and 'hay all let 60 at
once. He leaned forward TO give the
machine a forward impetus. 1t tumbled 10
the impetus aud kicked up behind once
more-and Cameron, oh! where WAS he?
He was lying in the dust about n half q
block eff with both suspenders broken and
a boot strap dislocated. Cameron was car
ried back and placed 10 a row alongside Of
Higbee.
Stone was the next candidate. He hsdn',
much confidence in himself and modestly
held back until be was led forward by the
ear and lifted across the unruly bicycle.
With the laudab!e intention of aiding and
encouraging him in his gu, t ur efforts
that portion Of the club which had not
previously been disabled gave the machine
q shove to start it On Its journe.. The front
wheel struck a protruding stone, the hind
wheel went up agail and h. one tia, was
In the saddle was LAID alongside the stone
that was under the wheel. There was some
talk on this occasion which
escaped the notice of the
watchful reporter. but it was
noticed that Stone crawled back and took
his place as number three of the sidewalk
row. He was subdued but not conquered.
Care had lived in France, the birthplace
Of the bicycle and the native land Of the
original bicyclist. He mounted the ma.
chine and rolled off in grand style down the
street and around a turn with the gaze Of
the club fixed upon him in profound admir-.
alton. He made the circuit Of a block and
was lust rounding the First National bank
corner on the home stretch, when the bicy.
Gle took fright at a piece Of paper which
was lying before the wind, and away it went
No"A so"oAoo Tic AcVSc ~ n rate which
threatened to demolish both vehicle and
rider. As they passed the club at a break
neck pace, Care called out for some gentle
man to be so kind as to stop the runaway,
but they weren't that kind of gentlemen.
Between Second and Third streets he sue
ceeded in turning the runaway bicycle
around and back he came with a streak of
dust and gravel stones ahead and a streak Of
FIRE behind His garments stood out behind
and his hair on end. The club rushed TO
the rescue and succeeded in stopping the
headlong speed of the machine and tum.
bling the whole concern in a heap on the
ground, with the dauntless rider under.
meath. He was placed on the sidewalk as
number four in the row. ID.
The experiences of Parker, Burns, Stein
and others We will not recite. They were
narrowing in the extreme. Early this
morning the club hired Stones hall and it's
practice will hereafter be conducted with
closed doors.
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