The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-26
THE DOCTORS WHEEL.
NEARLY A THOUSAND MILES
THROUGH OHIO
BY a Member Of the Memphis Cycle
Cuban Interesting
Diary.

"Most delightful vacation I ever
spent" said I'D ctor" Scherer, OF the
Memphis Cycle Club, yesterday rs be
leaned afiectioDately on the saddle OF
his polished Victor and "orated"
about the trip from which he had re-
turned few hours before.
"Tell US about it," taid some OF the
boys who were gathered about him,
anxious to hear how he managed his
five wfeks' wheeling nip in Ohio.
"My cyclometer there reads 963
miles, az you will zee" said the !'Doc-
tor" 81 tried 10 GET in thirty-seven
miles more to make it an even thou
sand, but had lady with me and
couldn't do it very well. Pretty good
for little over a month, | think"
The boys agreed with him hat it
was more than good, and pressed him
to tell how be did it
81 left here on August 21st with
John Skates, Of Paducsb, and went by
train to Claiksville, Tenn, where we
had fine times prospecting shout the
country. We took the train there and
went TO Cincinnati. leaving Cincin-
natl together at $50 o'clock in tie
morning, we wheeled to Mechauic5-
burg, distance Of ia miles, arriving
there at 80 o'clock in the evening.
We stopped twenty minutes fer
breakfa t, twenty minutes for water
melon, an hour and fifteen minutes
for dinner, half an hour at Yellow
Syringe, and one hour and forty min
utes at Springfield. Skates left me
then, and took a train for Niagara.
Spending the night at fredericksburg,
left at 8:l5 O'Clock the next morning,
reaching Gallon, eighty-three miles
away, st $40 o'clock pm. l made
several stops, the last time being about
two hours, and nearly thirty miles of
the route lay over ground which they
call niger tops in that part OF the
country. | left Gallon at 8 o'clock
the next morning, riding by
way OF Mansfield, Worcester
and Massillon, sixty seven milee, to
attend thu wheelmaIs' meeting there.
The next day, Tuesday, we rode to
Canton, where we enjoyed royal
spread The entire party, sixty
In number, lett Canton at o'clock in
the evening to ride t. Alliance, dis
tant twenty miles. l felt in splendid
shape, the road was in fine condition,
and the weather delightful. / was de-
termined to do something for Tennes-
see and put in my bsst licke. sue
ceeded, after hard fight, in getting
the lead, and made the entire distsrc
in two hours and two minutes. They
gave me the horus and tied blue rib.
bons all over my machine. After a
parade, touring party OF. twenty
seven left Alliance and rode to Ra-
VIENNA, getting there at 1:S0 in tie
evening. The road was sandy and we
took our time. We had dinner at Ra.
VIENNA and twenty-tbree left for home.
Only four remained Winters Of Ports
mouth, Coons OF Canton, Wetter of
Massiion, and myself. We rode by |
way of Kent to Cuyahoga Falls, then |
10 Akron, the total for the day being |
sixly-eight miles. ct 8 o'clock the |
next mo'niDg we rode to Canton and |
Massillon, forty-seven miles, and after |
a good nights rest spun away alone |
for Wheeling. l covered eighty. nine
miles that day, stopping at Cadiz until
next morning, when l resumed my
trip, reaching Wheeling, twenty.nine
miles further, at 10 O'Clock in the
n orning, having made the distance in
a little lefs than three hours. l re-
at Wheeling three days, and
there saw the preEtiest pavement l
anywhere. 1t Was made
of fire brick, and the Mayor told me it
cost 81 % a square yard and lasted
better than ANYTHING they had ever
tried. From Wheeling 1 rode to
Columbus, where l took the train for
the first time since leaving Cincinnati.
l left 1t at Ashland and
made several excursions about the
One of my trips was
very rapid one. l rode three and
half miles through sand, over two
hills and six railroad tracks, in twelve
minutes, the time being taken by
dozen watches. | took the train at
for Cincinnati, where l again
met Skates. AS l told you, he went
to Niagara by rail, there joining the
[. A, w. touring party. They went
by rail to New York, thence by steamer
10 Norfolk, thence by rail to Rich
mond and to Stanton, whencs they
down the Shenandoah Val
ey to New Market, thence via Mas
Ianetten Mountain to Luray Cave,
hence 10 Hsrper's Ferry, where the
party broke up. He afterward visited
Washington, and came back to Gin
,innati, where met him."
"How much did your five weeks and
thousand miles cnet you?"
"About $l25. / saved a good deal
~ stopping at league hotels, and I'll
ell you the Ohio bicyclers are the
most hospilable set of fellows in the
world. There was a crowd of them to
meet and ride out with me at every
own"