Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-13
THE CYCLING WORLD.
The Remarkable Record Of Howell,
Champion Bicyclist.
THE NEW WHEELING INVENTION OF A BANGOR
GENTLEMAN.


THE NEW WHEELING INVENTION OF BANGOR
GENTLEMAN.
From the Boston Herald
Mr.. Richard Howell. the premier professional
bicyclst. who holds ali the records from one
mile to = miles, is REGARDED with no little Won
der and his arrival in this country Is regarded
with no little impatience and anticipation
Howell was born at WolverhamptOn, Eng.
stands feet - inches high. weighs l52 pounds.
and was 81 years old on March Is last His first
appearance on the racing path was on Christ
mas 1919. when he was beaten in his heat but in
the May following. with rs yards start, he took
second prize in mile handicap; time, 2:57 June
II 1889. ne wasthird in mile han leap, 100 yards
start, time 259; August 4, 1880. 200 yards start.
he won fiye-mile handicap in 15:4; August 90
1850. LOO yards start. he won mile handles
2-4S; on the same day 200 yards start he was
third ii a five-miIe handicap. 15:16; September
-. 1850. 80 yards start. lie won mile handicap
2:4l: December 90 $780, he was beaten By f.
Kaye in a five-nile match for ESQ i'm 1890: April
~. 1881 he was third in two-nlile handicap
starting from scratch, time els; June f. 1891
he won first prize. f15 and ESQ champion belt
in the mile championship beating Kerr and
Others in 2:5S June s. 1881. he won $50 first
prize and $50 gold chronometer I'm the one
mile championship at WOlverhamptOn beat
iGg Cooper in the final in 2:51 2-5; on the same
day. starting from scratch, he Won mile han
dicap in 2:52. gaining the prize OF $50; Septem-
Der 30. 1851 he gave p. kayO 65 yards in q mile
and beat him in 3211s for a prize of f20: October
y 1881. starting from scratch. he was fourth
in nile all England handicap in 3:15; October 81.
1881, he beat Cooper for mile championship and
f23 side, in 2:55: Easter. 1882. he won the
double event. mile championship. 2:52 and mile
handicap 2:5i; Whitsuntide. 1882. he won mile
championship belt. ESQ and f5; Whitsun Mon
day. 1882. he rode FIVE miles a tricycle. in 1873:
won 25-me championship and. during the same
year. won l. 10. % and 25-Inile championships:
March n, 1888. he won 10-lnile championship
beating Wood; March %, he was beaten
by foot by De Civy for the mile cham
pioashp in 2:56 3-5; May 10 he won 90
May 49, won mile championship in 2:49 4-5
Wood second; May Is, he was defeated by
wood for 25-me championship. 1:27:37; June g.
he was defeated by Wood. 20-ini!e championship.
1876 Is; June 16. he defeated Keen in &25
match and mile championship. PAT As; July Z,
he was defeated by Wood for the 1O-mile cham
pionship. SOL 2-5 July Is. Wood again defeated
him for the 5O-inile championship, 2:4S:i0 Aug
ust :. Wood defeated him formile championship.
200 10; August %. he was defeated by Wood
Tor 20-mile Championship 59:41 2-5; September
8. Wood defeated him in the 25mle champion
ship. 1:26:31; October 6, Lees won from him the
1O0-mile championship; October 8, he won
the 5-mile championship. 14:2S; October
~. he won the 20-mle championship.
1913; April 12. 1884. he won the 2O-miIe
champion shield and fl2, 1Os, 1888 As; April
Ia, he won the 10-rnile championship 1924 a-5;
May IL. rode Lees for 20-mile tricycle. champion
ship and f25 side; Lees claimed the race on a
foul, and. on the race being ordered over again,
Lees walked over, but Howell got the stakes;
May 81. he won the 25-mile championship. in
l:2O:5o. Wood second; June 4. he won the mile
championship 81 2-5, Wood second: June q. he
won the 2O-mile championship, IL 2-5 Wood
seconds July IL. he was beaten by Wood i'm 90
mile championship 1:0:6: July 26 defeated trot-
ting horse jolly. three miles. tor go side. S:54:
August 2, won 20-mile championship. 13:lS3I;
August 4. Won 10-mile championship $3.50 IS,
Wood second; August g. lie was beaten by Wood,
one-me championship 245 So: August IS. he
defeated Wood for mile championship and goo
q side, PAT 4-3.
THE BROWN QUADRICYCLE.
new road machine with the ABOVE title. will
make its appearance before the public in a few
days, and it is believed by those VINO have ex-
amined it that it will prove one of the best aids
to iocomoton yet invented. for the reason that
it said to have greater power, combined with
high or low rate OF speed. than any machine vet
produced. The machine is the result of patient
stufy aud tests on the part of the inventor Mr.
James o. Brown. formerly Of Bangor. Me-. who
iiaS spent five years in experimenting. All parts
of the quadrcycle are interchangeable
The quadricyce in appearance is not much
untiNea tricycle. which has O small wheel in
front with the exception that the quadr.cyc!e
has two small wheels in front 10 inches in dam
eter, and the extreme width is Just three te ct.
The spread of the large wheels is 615 inches at
the hub. making the wheel very rigid The
guiding apparatus is much simpler in the four
wheeled machine. One great drawback in all
road machines has been the lack of some means
OF changing the power so as to adapt the ma
chine to the different grades and kinds of roads
This ihiculty has been overcome i'm the Guadri- |
cycle by an ingenious attachment TO the running
gear, so that by simply moving a lever to the |
r--ht the rider gets high rate of speed; to the
left low rate. and if the lever is erect the ped
als do not move and the rider coasts at his ease
This machine is a double driver having the diff
fereniia gear. the center of the main axle eng
connected with the pedal shaft by steel roller
chain. The handles, seat and pedals are adjust
able to lit the rider. The brake is 4 steel band
leather lined. y inches wide. running over a
1Ve-inch steel pulley. which works with a han
die at the side. All the bearings in the main
axle and in the pedal shaft fitted with adj
Unstable friction wheels and the forward wheels
are fitted with djustable beaT .ngs Taken as a
whole. it Is thought To be what wheelmen who
do not care to take the risk of bicycle riding
have been wishing for. 1t is strictly an Ameri-
can invention. and there is nothing like it in this
Or any other country.