The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-06
WHEELS AND WEEELMEN.

1
) Last Sunday ten wheelmen started nortl
for Pennington. The morning was per-
feet one and all seemed to start upon the
trip in good spirit. In passing the hot
springs the roads were rough and con
tinued so till Woods Cross was nearly
reached, and all the boys had. to come down
in the sand. The trip out was interspersed
with short rests, when the leaders would
condascendingly wait for jack After
their destination was reached, milk and
bread-that diet that all wheelmen dearly
"love''-ahem = was furnished in great
abundance, and justice was duly done the
sand. The trip back was only remarkable
On account OF several bursts of speed on
the part of the most ambitious. that would
have struck terror into the heart land
lungs Of the club kicker-the anti-scorch
fend.
Messrs. Jennings when you invite the
Salt Lake wheelmen to your farm again
kindly count i'm yours truly. That was
the trip of the season. Jack SAYS
he is going to Wagener's brewery to
day and afterwards intends to climb En-
sign Peak on the wheel. With Harry to
push him he will doubtless ''get there
| The Star is coming to the front as
racing wheel, Cola Bell, of Minneapolis
having just won the twenty-five mile cham
pion road race of Minnesota.
Ivy Sdl VIC uOU W udht a
to Garfield before active riding is stopped.
The run there and back is a good one as
the roads are generally good. Who will gol
The Salt Lake Wheelmen's club is not in
the hourishing condition it should be. 1t
has money in its treasury, but no enthus-
iasm. 1t must be that the requisite amount
of the right material has not yet been
brought together. And yet there are
wheelmen in Salt Lake who are very anx-
ious to see lively club organization.
The present club started its career with
a certain amount of kicking" on the part
of some, and the impression then produced,
most probably, struck" in deeper than
anticipated.
The regular run of the cycling club takes
place tomorrow evening Start from
Pemtroke's at 80.
All members should attend the cycling
club meeting, which which will be held at
Pembroke's Monday evening, October II.
A number of questions of interest are
likely to come up, and every member should
be there to give his views. Application
for membership will be considered, ana
prospects are favorable to a largely in
creased roll.
A party of wheelmen will start from
Pembroke's at a. N. tomorrow for a spin
up Emigration canon via Fort Douglas
Grades may be little heavy going up, but
coasting will be in order on the return.
1t was Jensen who sold the Boys Safety
to son of ]. P. Ball. The sale was cred
itedto Evans in error last week.
No sales are reported during the past
week, but number of wheels are on the
road, and next week sales will be lively
The road hog who threatened to run over
a ten year old boy on Fifth East street !
should read the accounts occasionally pub |
lished in regard to fines imposed on the |
hogs who carry out those kinds of threats /
Drivers have no right to object to the |
presence Of wheclmen on the road, and can |
count on the latter maintaining their |
ground every time, as did the boy men
toned above.
The last man who tried racing an electric |
car broke his bicycles backbone in going |
over rough street crossing, and came to |
the ground very unceremoniously, but |
luckily without any injury. This should |
add weight to our advice of last Sunday |
not to race with the electric cars; you are |
sure to get left if you do.