The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-06-17

1 minute, 43I seconds, beating the
best previous record by Il seconds.
Jno. Hurck won the novice climb in
2 minutes, 5 seconds. Kennedy not
being in it, as he was unable to get
half way up the hill.
Bert Harding and Jordan tied
each other for the Cycling cub prize,
an elegant painting. Time l minute.
81 seconds and Harding won by 2
minutes and 5 seconds. A strong
wind was blowing, thus accounting
for the poor time.
V. NJ. Scroggs and Geo. Hunt.-
niger. of Ssdalia, Mo-, we're in the
city Sunday, June 8 b. Mr.. Scroggs
attended the run of the Cycling club
to Baldwin twenty-one mi es out the
Manchester road.
F. E. Spooner of Chicago claims to
have broken the 100 mile record on
Saturday, June 7th, having made the
distance in 5 hours, 80 minutes, 533
seconds, being done on in indoor
track. The professional record for
the distance made by F. E. Dingley
at Lynn, Mass, Sept. %, 1887, is 5
hours. 8 minutes, "A 1-5 conds.
Decatur. ILL.,, has club Of seventy
five ladies who own wheels and nearly
the entire population ride. The
same village rivals in the possession
of giddy old cycler who has reached
the biblical threescore and ten years
and eleven years more. i e 81 years
old.
PLENTY OF PLUCK.
F. E Weaver, the man that passed
through the city last week, told some
very interesting stories of his travels.
While passing through Indiana, he
came very near having to use his
gun" He supposes that those people
never saw bicycle before, and when
he came to little town, Harringviile
by nsme, a man set his bull pup on
the rider. Weaver dismounted and
told the man to cal off his dog now.
or in a few minutes he would net have
any dog. They spent some minutes
in quarreling, and finally the dog was
driven of. Another time he eucoun-
tered party of tramps who thought
they would make him learn them to
ride, but with the persuader they
were quelled. He carried 3S-calibre
Smith q Weston revolver, and the
man that comes in contact with it
will be food for the buzzards.
WEAVER AGAIN.
Frank E. Weaver slight built, but
athletic ard brown as berry, wear
ing a wide brimmed straw hat and a
pair of unmentionables that had been
half soled, attracted considerable at.
tention as be rode into Boonville on a
bicycle from the east early Sunday
morning.
The young man was sn object of
general attention, ard when he aIigbt-
ed from the bicycle and entered the
City Hotel all manner of speculation
was INDUCED in by those sitting out
in front of The building.
A Star reporter approached Weaver
and learned that he was making an
overland trip across the continent on
mis- wheel. He left New Haven, Conn.
April 21st, and has ridden about l.
900 miles.
1t is Viewers intention to travel
in this way to the Pacific coast, but
he has TO particular date set for the
completion of his journey. He takes
notes of objects of general interest,
and the data he has already secured
is of considerable value.
The tourist carries only a small
sum of money with him, but when
he begins to run short his wants are
supplied from home, and as a matter
of course he stops only at the best
hotels. His daily average ia forty
miles.
Mr.. Weaver left Boonville by way
Of the old Georgetown road, and ar.
rived in Sedalia Sunday evening"
Boonville Star.