The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-23
TWO NEW BICYCLE CLUBS
ONE FOR RACING PURPOSES, THE
OTHER FOR SOCIAL LEE.

| Soon Have Two Tracks Especially
for Bicyclists-ItemsT That VIII Inter-
est All Owners of Wheels.
Bicycling is taxing on new life in Savan-
nah and new organizations are being or
ganized, with others in prospective. As a
result there will be more vim and interest
in the sport than has characterized 1t for
some time past.
Last night two clubs were organized. One
| of them-the H. T. Bicycle Clubs dis
tinctively a racing organization, Its menu
bership Is limited to twelve. The officers
selected were as follows:
President-W. W. Gross.
Vice President-P. A. Warning.
Secretary and Treasurer-G. M. Butler.
Captain-F. H Williams.
The members OF this club were members
| OF the Savannah Wheelmen. but have with
| drawn from that organization. No member
| OF the II. I. Club can belong TO any other
| club, and each must make test run from
Mrs Bannon's at Thulderbolt to the toll
| gate in eleven minutes as q prereq u1site to
admission. The mem ers will have fine
racing wheels, and the club proposes going
| to the Columbus exposition on Oct. % to
| take part in the races there.
The Catholic Library Association organ
| lied a club last night also. 1t began life
with twenty-five members. The officers
| are as follows:
| President-J. W. Golden.
Vice PreSident-Patrick Bremen.
Secretary-D. T. Tuberdy.
Captain-J. B. Connolly.
Chaplain-Rev. w. A. MCCARTHY.
This club includes some of the fastest
| riders in the city, and races between its
| representatives and the champions of the
other local clubs will be arranged for the
| fall and winter.
Mr.. A. P. Doyle talks OF laying out fine
track for bicyclists at Thunderbolr park
and other wise catering to their needs and
comforts. The project of the Savannah
| Wheelmen to lease the Bolton street base
ball PARK and make It the clubs head
| quarters also bids fair to be carried out
within a short time. With two tracks
suitable for bicycle races Savannah will
| be ahead of any city in the south. This
city promises to become the recognized
center OF the sport in this section of the
country.
Bicycle Notes.
Col. A. A. Pope, with party of friends,
| is touring in Alaska
| K ]. Macredy has pulled the Irish half
mile record down to Ion AS.
"trade is bad aud there is no u2e denying
it,"
Ohio has joined Kentucky in opposing
the admission OF colored men to the L. A
w. ranks.
What few professionals thare are left in
IL oil A.
high wheels and taken to the safety.
Cycling is becoming very popular with
the Irish con 'tabulary, and in Dublin 800 OF
them own and ride their own wheels.
Il is reported that number Of American
cyclers will follow Zimmerman'S example
and take in the big English events next
year.
1t has often bsen claimed that Washing.
ton had from Is, 600 to 20, 900 bicycle riders.
The correct number Is said to be about
800.
Cycling is having a great boom in Russia,
and the English manufacturers are doing
everything in their power to encourage Its
growth.
T. Urpain has recently beaten the mile
record for Austria, making the distance In
2 minutes 81 As seconds. His time for the
half mile was minute 6 2-5 seconds.
The women's safety is not popular in
England, and there are very few of the
gentler sex seen on the roads there except
on tandems with male companion.
Many English manufacturers are badly
! stuck with large stocks of bard and cushion
tired machines that they are unable to dis
pose of, owing 70 the great demand fol
pneumatics.
When Charles Sinner OF Lebanon. Pa
died year ago, his parents boxed up hi.
bicycle and laid it upon his grave. Las;
week the box was opened by thief, who
took the wheel.
The police authorities In England seem
determined to put down the practice Of
night riding without lamps, and number,
| of cases are reported Of arrests and fines OF
violators of the law.
challenge has been issued in behalf 81
Henry Fouenier of Paris to ride any pro-
fessional in the world any distance up tC
twenty-five miles for $500 for the safety
championship Of the world.
Lord Sherbrooke, better known as thu
Rt Hon. Robert Lowe, whose death wa
recently announced at the ripe age Of 50
was an ardent cyclist years ago. A sketch
Of machine built for him in 1878 can b.
seen in the July number of the StranC
Magazine.
The latest styles for cycling dresses show
a decided preference for a very easy wais
with a belt which can be made tight Oh
loose at pleasure, and skirt measuring
nearly four yards in some designs and three
and half In others. The skirt Is gather cd
full all around the figure.
The League Of American Wheelmen,
which now numbers Is, 900. is receiving new
members at the rate of 700 week. IL $l0C
is allowed as the average price OF machines
then the new members Indicate $50. 900 q