Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-18
hisperings of the Wheel.
larry Mott is visiting in Sioux City.

Harry Mott Is visiting in Sioux City.
A large party of Omaha Wheel Club boys
took in the corn palace last SUNDAY.
h. l.. Kendall, secretary of the Missouri
Valley Wheel club, was a visitor at the
Omaha wheel club house one DAY last week.
Fran kMcElroye of tho Fremont wheel
club was u guest of Il. II. Smith sunday.
"Mack' is one of Fremont's most active
"bikers."
snake the best you can of this lovely wealth
er on your bicycles ana tricycles. IL will soon
be icicles. Elk. Here's another: listers
are much Worn with wheels now"
A. Donaghue was elected 10 membership in
the Tourist wheelmen at their last meeting.
Mar. Donaghue is an enthusiastic and active
cyclist and the ranks of the L. w. are greatly
strengthened thereby.
The maroon and scarlet neckware craze
has struck the Omaha Wheel club boys like
n tidal wave. One may see all the shades of
red blended together in one grand blaze of
glory should he happen TO stray into a group
of clubmen.
On account of the bad roads between
Omaha ana Fremont the called run of the
Tourist wheelmen to the latter point is post
poned until further notice. A short run of
ten or twelve miles will be taken instead.
Start from usual place at 8 O'clock sharp.
Eastern cycling journals clip from The
BEE to quite an extent, which goes to show
that "Whisperings From the Wheel' is read
outside of local circles as well. Many of the
great dailies throughout the land are paying
more, or less attention to cycling affairs;
some like The BEE run a wheel column en-
tire.
Indoor base ball is being revived among
Chicago cyclists again and seems to have
caught ON greater than ever. A twelve
CLUB league has been formed and another is
forming. Wonder why G!m,SShfGs cyclists
couldn't organize a four club league and in
duce the Coliseum management to allow
them playing room.
Washington, ID. c., is blessed co with a
Chinese cycle club composed of some twenty
or thirty young Chinese laundrymen. AT a
recent election the following ''celestials"
were chosen as officers: Hop Lee, presi-
dent; Sing Lo, vice president; Gay Sing,
secretary treasurer, and Wo Sing, captain.
What u novel sight one of their club parades
must be.
w. +. Murphy, "the wizard,n had a great
snap down at st. Louis during the games of
the A. A. U. recently. He was entered In
one two-m mile safety race, which when called
disclosed the fact that he was the only one to
toe the scratch. "Bangp' went the pistol
and the wizard dashed around the track after
his shadow, He Won in 9 minutes aud IS
seconds an was awarded the prize-a beauti-
full diamond medal.
Cycling among the fair sex has grown to be
quite a fad ana small indeed is the place
which does not claim at least one lady de-
voice 10 the wheel. OF late the ladies who
wheel 10 some OF the large cities have formed
clubs and furnished club houses, just like the
''horridr men. Now they have taken another
step, and club parties are given where the
''horrld' men are excluded. What high old
times these fair cyclists must have at a ''club
smoker or "hop.h
Sam Patterson, tho jolly, athletic local con-
sui OF Plnttsmouth, has forsaken the ranks
OF the bachelors and now smiles contentedly
from the other side OF the line. ON the 10th
inst. the Rev. DIR. Burgess made him and
Miss Rose McCauley one, in the
little Episcopal chapel at Platts-
mouth, only a few of the contracting
ceremony, Mr.. L. q. Gyger of the Omaha
Wheel club was among the guests. Sans