The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-01
THE WHEEL.
Rapid Growth of Cycling In wheeling.
Mors New Riders Than Ever Before.

More New Riders Than Ever Before.
Every day adds to the number Of new
riders Of the wheel! If manufacturers
could forward bicycles as fast as they are
ordered, many more new faces would be
seen whirling over the brick paved
streets. For settled men, and for some
OF the younger ones too, the safety,
being two low wheels OF the same or
nearly the same size, Is the prime favor
ite. The run this year Is on machines
oi this type, which combine ease and
speed with safety to the rider. One
Wheeling dealer alone has already sold
about thirty Of these machines and "still
there's more TO follow"
On any pleasant evening until far into
the night learners may be seen on
Main street, between Twelfth and the
bridge, trying their first PAGES. II Is re.
marEable how rapidly the low wheels
are mastered.
A lady's bicycle, which arrived last
week, is attracting much attention. In
Washington, the use OF the two.wheeler
by ladies increases rapidly.
A safety for boys is one OF the best
thoughts OF the manufacturers.
Many touring parties are being talked
Of by local wheelmen.
Wheelmen who ride at nights should
have lanterns, for their own protection
as well as that OF others.
The cyclometer tells how far you have
gone, but doesn't pull you up hill.
Many persons are cycling enviously q
tandem tricycle. suitable for 1.-TWO minds
with but a single thought"
DRYERS who try 10 inconvenience
wheelmen forget that there are courts
10 which wheelmen are determined 10
appeal when necessary. The Wheeling
Wheelmen and the League OF American
Wheelmen take pleasure In attending 10
these little matters for their members.
A business hint should be as good as q
prosecution.
CHICAGO, March 3O.-The Exposition
Building has been secured for a national
cycling tournament aud exhibition Of
cycles and cycling appliances, May 10 10
IS inclusive. There will be one proies.
sion event, continuing six, days, eight
hours daily. For this $1,000 will be
given, and, provided there are eight OF
more starters, 1t will be divided into five
prizes, the htst man taking $500, the sec.
ond $3.50, the third S125, fourth $75, and
fifth $50. II there are less than eight
starters, only four prizes will be given,
the third man taking $3.50, and the fourth
$780,. Additional special prizes will be
given 10 the winner provided he will
break the record-747 miles. The men
who have already expressed their inten.
ton Of riding are Prince, bis pupil Read,
ing, the Soldier, Knapp, Morgan, Ding.
Icy, ABhinger and Harrison.
The principal amateur event will be q
one.handlcap, for which nine prizes will
be given, aud In addition, q souvenir 10
every starter who fails 70 take q place.
II will be run this way. That there are
40 entries, s heats win be run, 8 men In
each heatj the s winners Of these will
ride o second round, 4 Ia each heat, the
first and second In each 10 compete In
the hnal for first, second and third prizes
There will thus be 50 men defeated ID
the ffBt round OF heats who will run
again In eight heats that may be looked
upon % second race. The winners OIL
these heats will follow the same CounC
% 10 mapped out for the winners OF the
first round, and the successful men will
take the fourth, flth and sixth IpriEeB
The "a remaining men will 70 through
the same process exactly, the winner
taking seventh, eighthand ninth prizes
There will he large number Of othei
eyents Of various characters.