Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-10
THE BICYCLISTS.
Organization of the Savannah Club
Their Differences With the She'll
Roads.

Organization of the Savannah Club
Their Differences With the She'll
Roads.
The Savannah Bicycle Club has been
organized with the following officers:
President-W. W. MackaI.
Vice President-A. II. MacDonen.
Captain and Drill Mas ter-W. A. Tur-
pin.
Lieutenant Turton.
Bugler-J. r. Saussy, Jr.
Secretary and Treasurer-U. I'll. Nc
Laws.
The club has adopted as a uniform blue
knee-pants, blue stockings, low-quarter
shoes, white polo shirts. and caps to
match suit. Its membership comprises
some of the best young men of the city.
Mr.. Turpin, the Captain Drill Master,
is a nephew of DIR. Stone, of this city, and
late of the Genesee Bicycle Club, of
Roc hester, n. Y, and is a rider of rare
ability and EXPERIENCES.
4 reporter of the News, in conversation
with Secretary McLaws, asked about the
alleged attempt of the authorities of the
she'll roads to keep the bicycle from being
ridden.
eyes," was the reply, g the shell roads
wanted to keep us of and consulted their
attorneys to that effect. We showed the
attorneys our law upon the question, and
that the roads would not be responsible
for any damages that the bicycles might
cause, and they have concluded that our
rights are not inferior to the rights Of
buggies and carriages.
eve are well assured Of our rights to
ride on the shell roads and all other pub
lie thOroughfares, the same as any other
/ vehicle. The principles defining these
/ rights are now well established by the
| adjudications of the courts in England
/ and the Northern and Western States.
We have abundant authorities on these
| points, and. in addition. the Attorney OF
/ the Pope Manufacturing Company, Mr..
( Charles A. Pratt, of Boston, and Mr..
/ Frederick A. Jenkins. Secretary Of the
! League of American Wheelmen, of New
/ York, have kindly favored us with their
l briefs upon the question. So, you see, we
/ are we'll fortified"
The attempt was made up North"
/ continued MI. McLaws, ito exclude
/ bicycles from the roads by charging a
heavy toll, but the courts have decided
| that none but a reasonable toll can be as
! sessed, and now on nearly all the turn
/ pixies at the North they are allowed to go
4 free. The White Bluff Shell Road has not
required any toll of US so far. The Thun-
/ derbOlt road demanded 81 apiece Of.us and
/ we have offered 10 cents. Upon this being
/ refused, we have ridden the gates through
! without opposition"
"HOw many members has the club%"
| There are now about twenty-five, but
/ we expect that in the spring when busi-
! ness is not so pressing many more will
/ join us"
DO you expect to take jaunt in the
/ country this SUMNER
Eyes, we will go from here to Augusta
| by rail and from Augusta we will ride to
| Charlotte, \. c. There is a splendid road
! from Augusta to that point, and the trip
4 is anticipated with much pleasure"
/ This club is the first one in this part of
/ the South. and will no doubt become one
/ of the most popular organizations of it's
/ kind OF the city. Bicycling has become a
( popular means of amusement in all of the
Northern and Eastern States, and in the
vicinity of New York and Boston the
/ bicycle is used extensively as a vehicle of
/ travel instead of a buggy. There is no
doubt but the membership of the Savan-
nah club will be increased to a large num-
/ Der at an early date.