San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-01
WhEELMEN'S CORNER.
Wheeling News, Local and General

wheeling News, Local and General,
r. ALAMO 1sT ANNIVERSARY.
II The Alamo Wheelmen will cele brate
their first anniversary in the middle
OF October and arrangements are be-
ing made for grand celebration.
Races, lantern parade, ETC., will be on
the programme. and the club will
leave nothing undOne TO make 1t q
success.
From a little organization of or
members the club has steadily been
growing, and is today the largest
club ia Texas, If not in the south. 1t
has q mem bership of 35, all active
wheelmen, and applications have
been received so far to be acted upon
at the next regular monthly meeting.
VISITING wHEELMEN.
On Saturday eve. 6 O'Clock.
Messrs. II. Clemens, II. C..
Meyer, left New Braunfels awheeI,
arriving at Selma, distance
of II miles at IL p. m, after a ride
over what they claim the worst road
in Texas, so bad in some places as TO
compel them to walk for miles. After
eshing ~ nights rest in Selma,
the balance of the trip go miles) was
made in good time over fairly good
road.
They arrived here at 9 o'clock Sun
day morning and were met by the
local wheelmen, and after being
shown over toWn during Sunday left
on Monday mornings train, we'll
pleased with their trip and the Alamo
city.
RELAY RACE.
The relay race, which is expected
to be run some time next month, be-
tween Austin and this city is gaining
in interest among wheelmen, all
along the line. they are anxious to
take part in the same. New Braunfels,
San Marcos and Kyle have promised
to do their share in it. 1t is hardly
possible that any fast time can be
made owing to the bad condition of
some parts of the road, and an aver.
age OF Is miles per hour is all that IL
figured on. The time is limited TO s
hours
BROKEN sPoKES.
Track propositions are coming in
from every quarter Tor rather every
suburb of the city, but there seems
to be desire among the mem bers for
an independent track, and 1t is to be
hoped that the club will soon be able
to build Its own track.
The recent visit OF the New Braun.
fels wheelmen showed the necessity
OF the club having clubrooms to which
to take visitors. The long winter
nights will soon set in and cy.
cling be at standstill, nothiI z
would would be more appreciated by
members then a cosy place in which
u spend an hour or two, read the
sporting papers, ETC., after all 1t
would not be so heavy an expense as
some immsgIne and of more benefit to
all than a track, by which only few
with pDematics would profit.
There's no place like home"
Mr.. E. &. Staacke is the latest con
vert to the wheel.
Capt John Stsppen beck has re-
turned from Llano, he says the only
thing he missed up there was his
wheel, roads being splendid.
G. l.. Rienson is now in Chica 90,
manager of q bicycle concern, and the
; LIGHT joins his many friends here in
wishing him success.
The Alsmos, as s.club, will not TAKE
part in the races on Labor day, the
management having Jailed to make
the necessary arrangements.
The boy riders have organized q
club under the name of the Alamo
Juniors.
SMASHING WORLDS RECORDS.
After a long absence from the path,
Berlo made his temperance at
Spring field, on the oath OF August,
and established new worlds record
for two miles, beating Tsylor's record
by two. fifths of a second. Donnelly
and Draper, on q Splinter tandem,
made worlds record for miles on
the road, in Is minutes, 20 seconds.
On August 18th III. Fournier q
Paris, France, rider, rode "a miles
760 yards in one hour, and rs miles in
81 m. 81 Sec, smothering Edes' hour
and 25 mile records.
The Ariel Cycle Mfg. Co., Goshen,
Ind, have manufactured the first
geared ordinary in America. They
expect to put 1t in the market In
within the next go days. W.