New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05
WHOLESALE DUELLING.
FOUR FIGHTS IN ONE MORNING-THE 81.
CYCLE IN FRANCE.


starte Paris Nevertheless were well reused
up yesterday by the account of "quadruple duel
having been fought in the Bots de Boulogne by
NJ Roulez, well-known electrician. The quarrel
originated at the first representation OF
Salammbo," and the fight came of in public at
a o'clock in the morning, when the
fine people are in the Bots TO take horseback
and cycling exercise The wood rangers did not
interfere TO stop this extraordinary encounter,
though there is rangers barrack close to the spot
where it occurred. The danseuse who is thus
suddenly lifted to notoriety is Mile. Morgan The
electrician is about fifty. lie was in the wings
chatting with Mile Morgan when three younger
men, oil subscribers to the OPERA came up and
made Use Of insulting language to him, all speak
ing at once. lie retorted. They then successfully
struck him in the face, and after wrangle' IN
which every one came to fstcufs. the matter
was referred to seconds, of whom there were six
in all NJ Roulez, as the offended party. had
the choice of weapons, and, being an ac-
compshed fencer, chose the sword. In The
frs. duel BondeI received almost at once q
stab in the chest, the sword going into the top
Of the right lung. Dumoulin, the next conner, was
soon disposed of, Rouezs foil piercing through his
biceps and skewering il 70 the chest as COOKS
fasten the pinions Of a fowl to the BIRDS oody'
II was all so quickly done as to leave no time
for the bystanders TO feel surprise Leclerc
adopted other tactics, and thrust FORWARD con-
stantly This duel went on for quarter
Of an hour and might have lasted longer had not
Roulez gradually driven Leclerc against tree
and when he got him there wounded him badly
in the face NJ. Aviraguet, who had come az
second to Bondel, getting furious, advanced
toward Roulez and said, % want to avenge my
friends and challenge you to fight me- The sig
nal was given for the fourth duel at twenty
minutes mast O. Roulez was less the master OF
his weapon than in the previous encounters. lie
sent his sword into the right maxlllary, almost
grazing the carotid artery
Bv rs time there many ladies on horse
back behind the crowd that had gathered Ihcy
were intensely agitated and interested during the
last duel Turning TO the other seconds, the quad
rune victor in a loud voice called out: " III any
among you gentlemen, want to try further con-
illusions, am ready for him. Nobody answering.
he flung the sword that had done him such good
| service on the ground.
A curious gambling case has been before the
| Court OF Cessation Last September in the con-
vcrsation room Of the Casino, player threw
! 900 frs note on the table as game OF baccaraa
was going forward. The bank won, and as the
croupier was raking up Che stakes, the "pnnter'
OF the 900 frs whipped it up furtvely, and SUCK
ing it in his pocket, walked away. lie was noticed
doing this, but insisted Oh keeping the money
1t was asccrtained that his antecedenfs were
those of professional blackleg. Taking this into
considerations the Correctional Tribunal sentenced
him 10 six months for theft and Tor riotous con-
duct in having defended himself with his hsts
on being held by a servant Of the Casino az @
thief in taking back his 1000 frs. note
Cycling, which / remember in Its INFANCY
here is now the source Of a vast business, or
rather of vast and various trades. 1t Il cuttlh8
ont the race course The home manufacture OF
cycles and the import trade in them have TAKEN
an extension that nobody could have foreseen
| when the Prince Imperial, in the closing days OF
| the Empire, used To practise cycling In the
Tuileries Garden with the late King OF Spain, who
was then Prince Of Asturias-and in exile. The
| old fashioned numbering cycle. requiring strong
foot pressure was absurdly ungraceful. The pedal
action Of a good cycle is now so easy that the
rider of a steel horse, bowling along on smooth.
dry road. shoots forward with a lightncss and
ease which have the gracefulness of the flight
of q swallow Ladies in this country are alive
to this and even young girls OF birth and breed
ing are taken TO riding schools where they can
compete in cycle races against lady professionals.
Tn tho grounds Of many chateaus there are long
board alleys made on purpose for cycling racing.
in which brothers and sisters are often rivals.
Doctors order cycling as holiday exercise for
tie Young people. The French neologism for the
amusement, is "velOce-sport' The cyclist is
"veloce-man" and the lady cyclist "veoce-
woman" There are veoce-tailors," and it may
be added veloce-dressmakers" and "velooe-
hattersn 1t is agreed that the last half Of no
matter what composite word relating to trade
connection with cycling should be English. One
can even say yeOcc-factory."
In the fresh, early morning, when the weather
is GOOD one finds the broad alleys OF the Bots
10 Pouogne alive with veloce-men and veloce-
women. Americans prevail among tie latter.
Rut Young French married ladies as well as
professionals are intent on the sport. Most of
them do full justice TO the veloce fallors aud
hatters and are at ease on their steel horses.
scarfv ARRANGEMENT of lace technically known as
angels wings adds wonderfully TO the impress
sion of, fleet acoful motion Of the veloce-women.
Nuns Yelling, male up into blouse and short
skirt, is Just now the favorite material for tho
outer garments OF the lady cyclist Lord Dufferin
il the first ambassador who has taken TO the
steel horse in public. Brisk exercise is means
OF getting rid OF the bad effect of India on his
liver He dislikcs horseback exercise, and is not
fond OF walking. So. ut the axe Of siXty-four, he
took to cycling serving his apprenticeship on the
smooth parts OF the Roman Campagna
The General Postoflce here has taken up the
steel horse 10 organize extra service for letters
posted after the mail 90 to the railway termn
20 catch the mail trains. The utmost delay az the
General Postoffice nsed to be p. N. 1t Is now.
thanks to le Veoce- Post, extended to 7:l5.
A great cycling centre in all sorts of weather
il the Machines Hall at the Exhibition Palace in
the Champs de Mars. 4 velocep photographer has
studio in the building. Cadets from the mill
tary school are assduous in learning how 10
cycle NJ de Frcycinet having decided that army
corps are to be interlinked by means Of cyclist
briCades, and that there 10 be cyclist eclatr-
surs A sppcial uniform is being designed. Il