Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23
THE BICYCLE WORLD.

THE BICYCLE WORLD.
NOTES OF INTEREST TO CLUB MEN AND UNAT-
! TACKLED.
The question of the validity of an order of the
| park commissioners of New York, excluding
bicyclers from Central Park has been up during
the last week. The principal witness against
the machine" was Samuel G. Hough of the
Monarch line of steamships who testified re-
gardng an accident in Chicago two years ago,
when there was a collision between bicycler
and his (Hough'S) horses. The latter ran away
ana MI. H0ugh was thrown out and had his arm
broken He concluded his testimony with these
most dangerous thing to life and property ever
invented. The gentlest of horses are afraid of
IT, The other testimony was from police Off
GERS who had seen horses ''shy' at BICYCLES.
Sergt: VIM. Revel of the mounted squad, said
| that the riders of the bicycle were gentlemen.
and he knew they generally dismounted when
ever they saw that horses were frightened.
MACHINE ITEMS
The bicycle meet recently in London was the
most successful they have yet had. Close upon
$500 bicycle riders were on the ground and
| nearly 800 joined in the procession.
The collecting of old prints and engravings OF
the Draisine and early bicycling literature and
art is becoming quite matter of competition in
England of late 1t is worth something to see
what our ''granthers' laughed at.
The fall race meeting of the L. A. W. will
probably be held in New York city the polo
grounds affording good track and the hoped
for opening of the park would probably make
the assembly OF wheelmen second only to the
Boston meet.
The newest in long excursions is this: Two
gentlemen have started from Tucson, Ari.. on
bicycles, intending to ride to Hermoslo in So
nora, Mexico. They will probably have fine
| SPIN, as the roads are said to be good all the
way and the scenery most romantic.
J. H. Taylor. captain of the Harvard club of
Cambridge, and Secretary Thorndike intend to
take bicycle trip through Europe this summer.
sailingfro New York on the Goth inst The route
will be London. Newhayen. boat thence to
Dieppe, sRouen, Paris, Dion, across the Jura
range, Geneva, ChamOunix, over Tete Noir to
Maligny, Chiiae. Villeneuve Veyey, Lausanne.
Fribourg. Berne, Bale. Strasbourg. Baden
Baden, Carlsruhe, Heideburg, Frankfort Mainz,
Coblenz, Cologne, Aix-la-Chapelle Liege
Waterloo. Brussels, Antwerp. The route as
planned, is about l. 800 miles. and the tourists
expect to cover it in about five weeks travel.
In my opinion. says President Bates. of De-
troit, the Law. is now strong enough to Or
ganize race bureau, to take charge of all anna
teur bicycle racing in this country prescribe
uniform rules. require accurate and prOmpt re-
names Of entries, time and distance and state
ment OF prizes. the name to state after each
| entry the club he belongs to. the number of his
ticket, place OF residence and the conditions of
his admission. If not a club or league member
such bureau to preserve and annually present a
tabulated report of such races thereby collecting
and preserving the records of American amateur
performances and standing which records would
be OF the highest interest and value. Such
bureau should have power to hear and determine
appeals, complaints, etc., and to expel or sus-
pend offenders. An assessment of 10 cents on
each race entry would provide for necessary ex-
penseS
CHUNKS OF WISDOM FROM DETROIT.
Poor ride goeth before fall
The bumped child breads the tire
Pope tempers the rim to the born slam
There's many slip 'twixt the saddle and the
hip.
In going over rutty road, handle with care.
1t is wrong lane that has no turning for the
wheel
Clubs lead to much practice; and much prac
| tice at the bar leads to distinction in the l..
A.. w.
| The rule of a good club shonld Ire TO so let
your light SHINE before men that they. seeing
, Jour good work, shall giorify bicycling
1t is in riding with company that the bcy-
cler observes the poetry of motion, soarings
after the infinite, and divings after the un-
| fashionable.
How can solitary rider find out all these solid
chunks of wisdom alone? He can't. But in
club he will have some of them borne in upon
him by observation, and the rest by emphatic
oral testimony.
| There was solitary bicycler gliding grace
fully along country road. He was l. There
was ditch with running water. The wheel
man ran fearlessly along the edge of the bank
1t was delicious afternoon, and q lovely
country road with the cool air fragrant with the
| smell Of clover fields A lovely spot. A sudden
ker chug 1t wasn't al frog. knew 1t wasn't a
| frog as soon as l heard it. Funniest thing 1
| ever saw--most of which was. II there had
after le--consnmedly. 1 did begin to
laugh three or four times. But the man who
can really enjoy good thing, with not soul
in sight, nor house within mile, cannot sign
my autograph.