The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-12
With the Cyclists,

When the safety bicycle first came into
use it was announced that with the new
wheel riders could run over logs with i'm
punity, and that very rough riding would
be possible without the danger of getting a
header At Wichita recently Charles Kin
dervater demonstrated the truth of the
statement by riding over telegraph pole
while his wheel was going at the rate OF a
mile in 2m. sos. When Kindervater struck
the obstacle he rose on his pedals and cleared
the pole without pausing and without in
jury to his wheel The feat was performed
in an obstacle race which kindervater won.
Spanish papers report q duel recently
fought by Don jose Moreno and Don Este
ban Perez, members Of the Granada Bicycle
Club. Accompanied by their seconds and
stationed at distance Of about 800 feet, the
duellist at a concerted signal rushed TO-
ward one another on the Malaga road for
the deadly encounter, in their right hands
holding the navajo (knife) and with the left
steering the wheel Don Jose, although
severely cut In hia right arm, ran his dagger
ia his opponents left breast, causing fatal
wound.
Everything is pneumatic nowadays. The
latest is the pneumatic symphony, patent
organ Of some kind or another made up in
Connecticut.
The Danish lady scoroher, Miss Johanne
Jorgenson, has ridden l02 miles upon the
road in 5h. 5Sm. 1t hardly seems possible
that little woman, Weighing barely l35
pounds, and mounted upon a machine
geared up to sixty nine could perform such
feat as this.
The Frenchmen now hold all the bicycle
records between five and twenty-five miles.
The Americans hold ell the records up to
five miles, and the Englishmen from twenty
five up to Alb miles. The foreigners seem to
have the best of the Americans In long
distance racing.
Isaac Baird of Charleston, who has been
doing some good work for several months
upon Irish roads and paths, has sailed for
home. 1t is said that the Irish Cyclist Asso-
citation will declare his twenty-five and fifty
miles, made in the fifty-mile Young Mems
Christian Association race, Irish records for
these distances.
The simplest rules for the improvement OF
wind are: Practice sprinting, don't smoke,
eat only good, wholesome food; drink very
little aud avoid pastry, sweets and starchy
foods. By following these ideas a racing
man will soon experience vast improve
ment IN his wind and staying powers.
The law or the road as to bicycles Is de-
clared in an interesting opinion recently de-
hvered at the general term Of the supreme
court for the third department. OF New
York. A bicycle rider was passing along a
driveway in Washington park, Albany, N.
Y, going at the rate of three miles an hour,
when he met a man driving a buggy and
going at the rate of six miles an hour. The
bicycle rider kept at the extreme right of the
road close to the margin, but the driver Of
the buggy did not turn to the right as re-
ouired by the law OF the road. aud ran into
the bicycle, causing injury Co the rider.
Tie rider Of the bicycle brought suit against
the driver OF the buggy. and the general
term has sustained the verdict which he OBJ
tanned for the injury done 60 him. The
driver of the buggy endeavorad to escape
responsibility on the plea that the plaintiff
might have escaped injury by turning to the
left when be saw the buggy was about to
strike him. Judge Putnam says THAI the