The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22

evenings when there is so little time to RIDE
after business hours.
The cycling club will make an earlier
start than usual on the regular run to-mor-
morrow evening, leaving Pembroke's at
30 instead of Z o'clock as heretofore. 1t
will be advisable for all wheelmen who
have lamps to take them along, and if dark
ness overtakes the party before they re
turn, they will at least have enough lamps
to pilot them back.
The Hill climbing contest between Hal
Greenwood and W. p. Banker Will prob
ably take place within six weeks. Ihere
is to be a series of three climbs, one On
Kimmiswick hill, twenty miles below 81.
Louis, one on Murder Lane, or Sycamore
street hill, PittsbuPg, and third, II nee
cessary, on neutral ground. Inc prelln-
inaries are now being arranged.
Every cyclist ought to cut out this advice.
given by an Englishman, and paste 1t in his
hat. II is so thoroughly in accord with
our own ideas: $50 long as you do not
overtax yourself and you ought to have
the sense to know when you do; so long as
you do not tie yourself down 10 any par
ticular distance or ride every hill, or try
to race every trap that comes along, / care
not what your age, sex, or physical condl-
ton. cycling ought TO be tonic"
Mr. f. T. Ball and son of John Beck
have purchased Rival safety bicycles from
johnson. Pratt & Co. The Rival is a new
drop frame safety, which will no doubt
become quite popular, as it is high grade
wheel of moderate price, which, by the
way, is an innovation in the bicycle trade,
and bCspeaks a probable competition which
may lead to reduced prices. Lower prices
are all that is now required TO make vince
ing more fashionable than walking.
CAPTAIN +. V. Creene's excellect article
in Hdrper's Weekly on Roads and Road
making ought to be printed in pamphlet
form and handed to every county commits
sioner in the United States. He shows
conclusiyelv that the roads even of our
Oldest and most populous sta e ar lferior
to those of France, England, Germany,
Austria and Italy, and gives estimates OF
the sum necessary to construct ana keep
in perfect order, in the state of New York,
for example, roads as numerous and com
plete. in proportion to the population, as
those of France.
GEORGE w BURsToN and H. X. Stokes,
of the Melbourne, Australian, Bicycle club,
now in England, started on their trip Nov.
|. 1855. Out of nine months touring, four
months has been on the bicycle, an aver
age of about eightytive miles day. They
have ridden about seven thousand miles.
After riding about one thousand miles in
Australia they went to Java, riding 100
miles, 80 miles to Penang steamer to Brit
ish Burmah, overland to Calcutta, l50miles
in Rangoon. In India they covered 1900
miles, remaining two months. Then the
route lay through Egypt and Palestine,
where 400 miles were ridden. Across
Europe they rode 800 miles, and i'll Eng
land and Scotland as many. The route i'll
Europe was Naples, Rome. Florence,
Venice. the Italian lakes. Milan, across
Switzerland and down the Rhine valley.
+,.;y, FOL b,-a rfu nf fOIrtnnp
wheelmen to Sandy last week was an en-
joyable affair. The start was made about
40 am. without breakfast, and Sandy
was reached after an hour and thlrty-hve
minutes run, where breakfast had been ar
ranged for and was INDUCED in by the
whole party. Potatoes were Knocked out
in the first round, much to the surprise of
mine host, who had not counted on the
ravenous appetite acquired by thirteen
mile run, but all managed to satisfy at
least part of the craving OF the inner man,
and left the table for d look through the
Mingo shelter. The superintendent, Mr.
Walker, very courteously conducted the
party through the various parts of the
WORKS, * )liining what had been, thereto
fore, to most of the party, the mysteries Of
the smelling industry. Bidding Mr.. Walker
adieu the party started for the return trip
by the same road taken on the way down,
but were diverted to the west to a farm
house where one of the party had business,
and on arriving there, were encountered
with the proverbial hospitality of our
friends. the farmers. The lady of the house
with the welcome only to be found in
the country, invited the wheelmen
to feast of milk, warm bread and butter,
and how it was enjoyed! After this the
melon patch was visited and water melons
and canteloupes were in big demand, and
the party, reluctantly leaving the scene Of
so much enjoyment and such unlimited
hospitality, took TO their wheels and were
soon well on the road to Salt Lake. \ stop
at Liberty Park. where some fancy
trick riding was enjoyed, as specta-
tors, by those of the party VINO
were too tired or too unskillcd to
engage in the pastime themselves. Soon
after leaving the park the party
dispersed and all voted it the run of the
season. declaring in favor Of another trip
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