The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10
WHEELS AND WHEELMEN.

W. I. Wilhelm, on his return home to
Reading, Pa. was accorded great recep
ton by his friends in recognition of his
victory at Baltimore, on Tuesday, October
Sth. rhe prize which Mr.. Wilhelm won is
a magnificent diamond badge valued at
$3.50. 1t is in the form of bicycle, the hub
being ruby surrounded with nine dia-
monds. This is suspended from gold
hanger Oy gold chains. On the bar is the
name Baltimore Cycle Club, d" and ON bar
below is the word Champion" The gen
tleman rides Star.
The records made by several members of
the Bridgeport, Conn, Rambling Wheel
men during the past season, far exceed
those of any previous year. A. b. Smith
covered ,7s6 miles from April 1st to DC
tober LIST; Harry Elliot, 3,29S; William
Seltsam, 2,932; F. r. Townsend, 2,S12: F.
H. Hurd, 2,454; G.. S. Fox, 2,267. This
number OF miles registered by the nineteen
record riding members was %, 1888 to Oc-
tober LIST. During the month of September
Hurd made the remarkable record of ,036.
The Elwell European tour was so sue
cessful Chat Mr. Elwell has decided to con-
duct similar party the coming summer.
The route Will be slightly altered, and such
arrangements made Tor the comfort of the
party, as an experience gained on the pre-
ViCus tour proved necessary. The pro-
gramme will be ready in about month.
| The party will be limited to thirty. Mr.. S.
! H. Higgins, the treasurer of last seasons
party. will be associated with Mr.. ElWelI
in the undertaking.
Here is historical morsel: One day in
May, some eleven years ago, a solidly built
man OF about thirty five years Of age rode
| down Main street, Hartford, CT, on ma
chine that made everybody stop and stare.
He was covered with dust, for he had been
travelling overland, and was evidently on
business. He wanted TO find some place to
make bicycles. He found it. That man was
Colonel Albert A. Pope, and the Columbia
bicycles are the result Of this visit to Hart
ford.
Tom Eek and his ';fair troupe Of cyclists
have Just captured England to the tune of
many '.sovs.' Nile. Armaindo was mad
yertently poisoned by taking wrong medi-
cine, and at last accounts was very i'll in
consequence.
The bracing air and the fine roads of the
last week have given All impetus to cycling,
if the numerous riders seen on the street is
any Indication.
To-day will likely be taken advantage of
for a spin by great many Wheelmen who
were compelled to remain housed up the
last two Sundays on account of stormy
weather Have had no reports OF the con
II )st likely be in good condition. If not
waeelmen can confine themselves to run
ming around town, which can be done with
profit, if for no other purpose than to nst9
the many improvements which are going
on in all parts. The extent of the build
ing is surprising, and there can be no more
interesting trip than one around streets
where you do not see every day just what
is being done.
There is nothing bothers the wheelman
more than the pedestrian who insists on
lodging. Such a person never knows him
self which way he is going to turn out and
the Wheelmau can 90 no more than make o
| guess and take his chances. When the pc
destrian learns to keep straight on his
course and allow the cyclist to do the turn
| ing out, there will not be any necessity for
complaints on account of collisions.
| While the political parties are doing so
much in the way of tOrchlight professions
why do not our wheelmen take the fever
and show the public what can be done in
that direction. There IS nothing in this
| line that can compare with n well gotten
up lantern parade of wheelmen, and it is
something which would be appreciated by
the public.
| Now is the time to join the League of
American Wheelmen. The Second half Of
the year 1SS9-90 begins November l. See
are made party to a suit for damages on
account of some country bred horse Decom-
| ing frightened ut your wheel and running
away, or IL you are run down by some
malicious road hog, badly injured and your