The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL BICYcLIsTe

park and the government departments.
CONGRESSIONAL BIoYcLIsTs.
Two thousand names were added 10 the
L. A. w. list during April, almost as many
during May and fully three thousand in
June At this rate there viii not be a
cycle out Of the national Organization with
In the year.
But perhaps the greatest interest will
centre in the Congress tOnal Bicycle club
which has now a full s1em bership in the
L. A. w. To this belongs Congressman
Tom L. johnson. of Ohio; ex-Speaker Tom
Reed, Of Maine; and Jerry Simpson, of
Kansas. They are all enthusiastic cyclers
and will take an active part in the sports
OF the week. Henry George, another
cycler of note, has promised 10 attend, and
dropping for the frat time his land theo-
ries and single tax doctrines, will show
some OF the younger cyclers that age is no
bar to rapid work on the wheel.
One of the most interesting characters
at the meet will be Howard +. Raymond,
the new chairman OF the l.. A. w. racing
board. He is a member of the Brooklyn
Bicycle club, chairman OF the New York
state division racing board, president of
the Wheelmen's Racing League and holds
other Offices of q quasi-ipdicisl character.
His Judgment in bicycle races is almost
faultless. and although twenty-five years
ferred TO him with the fullest assurance
that be will answer them satisfactorily.
Arthur w. Porter, the famous Massa-
chusetts rider, will be there and will make
an effort to again lower the twenty-five
mile record. This be accomplished on
Decoration Day In the Irvingtcn- Milburn
road race. He Is but 20 years old and has
great future before him in the cycling
world.
Il. Tyler, who holds the half mile safety
record Of ] N. and 6. 3, will be there and
do his share of the sprinting. Henry Max,
Of Newark. will enter In the long distance
races. and his friends predict that he will
break ali records.
LADY RIDERS.
The L. A. W. which was formed in May,
1880, at Newport, r. l., has grown to great
proportions ana particularly since the adj
vent OF the safety. It's officers, all OF whom
viii probably be reelected, are:-Presi-
dent, Charles l. Bnrdett: first vice presi-
dent, Thomas +. Sneriden: second vice
president, G. @, Brown; treasurer, Will
liam Brewster; secretary's editor, Abbo
Bassett. All of these have devoted their
best energies TO building up the l.. A. W.,
and the success which is 60 manifest now
promises to bring them unanimous support
for reelection.
Another feature Of the meet will be the
great number Of lady riders who will be in
attendance. In fact there is serious talk Of
forming q separate organization whion
shall act in sl cycling matters OF general
interest with the psrent body, the L.
A. W.. and with . representative in it. l
understand that place viii be made In the
parade for about hundred OF the best lady
riders in attendance al the meet. On the
last day ladies run will take place. In
fact. they win take part in almost every
event OF the gathering excepting the rae
ing.
There viii be sn interesting display Of
club badges at the Ebbitt House, and
noted among them some Of unique and
striking pattern and others of real histori-
cel interest The old American Veloclpede
club badge. creation OF gold and light blue
enamel, was the first wheel club badge
adopted and used in this country. That
was frat worr Ia 1869, dating back, as will
be seen, to the old ''pone shaker'' epoch.
Then came the big, cumbersome affair, In
which the map Of North America was en-
amelled into the centre Of big gold wheel.
1t was facetiously dubbed the ham and
griddle" badge.
PICTURESQUE BADGES.
The badge Of the Century Road Club of
America, which has some claim the ma
tional Importance, il Of COLO with raised
centre and lettering in black enamel The
Rhode Island wheelmen have adopted
pretty emblem. II Is the wand OF Mercury
surrounded by an eagles wings. The
serpents typify wisdom and the wings
speed
treal, the Bedford of Brooklyn, the Press
Cycling Of Buffalo, the Harlem Of the New