Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-09-03
A Cycling TOUR
Through Ohio and indiana by Clarence
w. PYLE.
BY Letter to EvrN1sa JounxAI.

w. Pyle.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, August es.-Well
have arrived at my journeys end, and
to say that have enjoyed myself would
be putting it rather mildly. / left
| Wilmington by the b. & 0. Il. r.. bag.
baggage and Springfield Roadster, about
noon Thursday and arrived at Cincinnati
at o'clock Friday morning. After the
train left Chillicothe, O., | found that It
was a benefit to belong to the League of
American Wheelman had been
riding all afternoon and night
and had not seen person / knew.
when some one queried "Bicyclerg'
] answered "Yes;" he showed me his
ticket and we found that each was
wheelman. The ride to Cincinnati
passed very pleasantly with my new com.
panion At Cincinnati / stopped at A.
a. Benefits store at No. East Fourth
street. He is the agent for several kinds
Of bicycles and controls a good trade
He very cordially invited me to attend
some races in the afternoon, but was
forced to decline because of my intention
to finish my journey. He gave me some
directions and | started off The first
ten miles were up hill, but the road was
good and ! made it in one hour. COW
cred the next ten and One-half miles,
which was on more level road, in fifty
minutes. It was here that | met with
my first mishap. | was going along
at lively gait in a narrow path with a
deep guliey on either side, when | heard
a great noise as of rushing waters and of
swapping dry sticks, combined with
sQueels and grunts. | turned towards
the source Of the noise, and my wheel
turned with me. had side fall and the
cowhorn handle bar of my wheel was
bent like ram horn. | found that near
by was large ditch in which q number
OF black pigs were wallowing. After fif-
teen minutes work / got my traps in
order and proceeded on my way and soon
reached Hamilton, O., city of 30, 600
inhabitants. Electricity is used alto
geth for street Lighting, and in fact in
au the Ct les in tls elton cleo
triciiy is used. The usual way
in which this was done was by
eight to ten lights ON the top OF iron
poles 100 TO 2O0 feet in height From
Hamilton | passed through a beautiful
country, and Trenton and Middletown.
At the latter place, which has about z coo
inhabitants, / spent the evening with
Samuel Marjoran The next morning |
started for Winchester, my cyclometer
registering eighty-seyen miles. The roads
to this city We're very billy, but as they
were of good hard material was able to
surm0unt all in the route After having
ridden over part of the distance, up hill
and down dale. met double team that
was jOlting over the road | Immediately
dismounted from my machineand the fol
lowing conversation took place:
wal, you slip up on fellow as sleek
as anything ever seed; don't they make
you tiredY" When told him how far we
often travelled be said oval eff them
things don't beat shucks Can youns
ride up hill? | replied: Except we are
bothered by stones "Wal. stranger
haven't much time to loose. but | am
going to see youns 60 up that hill The
hill In question was very steep, in fact
one Of the meanest had yet encountered
! started while he got off his load Of
green tobacco and stood with arms
a-kimbo and his large straw hat pushed
well back, watching me BY actual
measurement found the hill TO be one
half a mile long, and the last saw Of
my friend showed him still standing in
the fame position as / disappeared beyond
the hill top. At Winchester the cyclone
ter registered 99i miles ] stopped in the
town long enough to get my directions to
Eaton. Here | found an abundance OF
fruit, corn and tobacco Part Of the dis
lance was up grade, and this was the
most tiresome section of the road At
Eaton everybody is stirred up by politics.
and the Harrison and Morton club is to
nave a large parade At this point the
cyclometer registered 100 miles. won
from Eaton to Richmond, o. here
found the finest piece of road and made
the run of fifteen miles in one hour and
five minutes 1t must be understood that
! was not travelling for a record, | am
Journeying more for pleasure. / met
some very pleasant persons at Richmond,
before my departure for Cambridge City.
A short distance out Of Richmond. 1
sprained my foot aud when ! arrived at
Cambridge City / had TO stop, as the foot
gave me much pain. The cy-
clometer registered 1871 miles.
At indianapolis | was met at the train
and taken to a friends residence whore a
birthday party and reception were ten
dered me
My trip thus far has been one grand
success and highly enjoyable In a few
days ! Will write again If ANYTHING hap
pens that will be of interest to the Will
mington Wheelmen
CLARENCE w. PYLE.