The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-08
AN EXAMPLE NEEDED.
Reckless Drivers Should Be Arrested
and Prosecuted.


and Prosecuted.
There was much discussion among
bioyclists yesterday as a result Of the pub
location calling attention to the frequency
with which accidents are happening to
wheelme1 through the criminal carele ssness
or intention of drivers, and ii seemed TO be
the general opinion among them that the
Savannah wheelmeu, as an organiza ton,
should take the matter in hand and offer a
reward OF $40 for information that would
assist it 10 prosecute driver guilty Of such
conduct. The wheelmen have rights that
drivers must respect. II they ars
not willing to do so then,
as bicyclist said yesterday. the efficacy Of
fines and imprisonment, as a means of forc-
ing some sense into them, must be tried.
There is no questioning the fact that drivers
often maliciously attempt to drive over not
only bicyclists but pedestrians as we'll
MaHy ladies and children have had marrow
escapes In this way. The arrest Of few of
that class of drivers who drive around
corners without looking ahead, or who whip
up their horses at crossings because some
one is trying to pass over, would certainly
go long ways toward stopping the grow
ing evil
1t is estimated that 90, 700 men and women
New York city and Brooklyn. There are
more than that number of younger cyclists,
so that 1t is fair TO guess that the total foots
up somewhere in the neighbor.
hood of 80 900. The machines, big and
little, old and new, are worth an average
of SIS each. That alone is an investment
of So, 750, 900. There are about forty bicycle
club in the two cities, and they must repre-
sent an Investment in real estate and
furnishings of at least SO. 900 each--some OF
them less and some Of them a good deal
more. That adds $4,000 to the So, 750, 900,
aud gives total invested in wheeling aud
its adjuncts in New York and Brooklyn Of
S., so, 600 II the number of wheelmea in
nearby New Jersey towns, who really help
to make up Gotham's big bicycle group,
were added to the estimates the army would
doubtless muster 10000 and investments
reach $5,0O0,000.
Justice Morehouse, in the case OF the state
against jeremiah b. Osborne, who was ar
rested few days ago for riding bicycle IN
the town Of Fairfield, Conn. on Sunday,
has rendered decision acquittiug Osborne.
The case was heard in Fairfield and a large
number of witnesses were summoned. The
justice decided that the law in Connecticut
does 1t prohibit a man from wheeling on
Sunday. Osborne was charged with In
dulging in tie vain sport and recreation Of
riding bicycle on Sunday" and the jus
tice in rendering his opinion, said: Law
fully, tue bicycle is recognized as vehicle,
and in the event of it being unlawful to ride
bicycle on Sunday it would be equally as
unlawful to ride In a wagon" The decision
was received with great satisfaction by
hundreds of wheelmen.
1t has become very evident that the or
binary or high bicycle has gone into disuse.
A oil ha 70
have been dropped, and on this account the
officials of the Amateur Athletic Union
have recommended that at their cham pion-
ship meeting the 2-mile ordinary
race be dropped, and a 2-mile safety event
be substituted The recommendation will
undoubtedly be adopted.
Mr.. z. F. Beakbane, aged 70. and his
daughter, both residents OF Liverpool,
recently rode from that city 20 London on
trioycles in four days. The route they took
totaled up PIT miles, and, considering the
age of one of the riders and the fact that
high winds we're encountered on the jour
ney, 1t must be regarded as a remarkably
good ride.
John s. Prince, the champion bicyclist.
attempted TO ride six miles on the fair
grounds track at Youngstown, o.,
against two trotting horses, the latter trot-
ting alternate miles, and was defeated by
quarter OF mile.
A race against time by relays of bioyclists,
from Berlin to Cologne a distance of $50
miles was made last week. The first man
reached Cologne in 2S1S hours.
Abbotrs East India Corn Paint cures all
eorns. warts and bunions.-od.