The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-25
Wheeling Notes

Walter Marmon has left for the East. and
all of the boys wished him az good success
on the Eastern tracks as he has had at
home.
+. u. Minor is entered for the races at
Peoria this week. where he will have a
chance 10 meet some of the cracks of the
West.
A portion of the Zigzag Club will run to
classic Broad Ripple today and other par
ties will scour the country. There will be
no club run.
L. j. Keck and l.. NJ. Wainwright re-
turned from the Springfield. Mass, races
last night. Their storytelling powers will
ee taxed at the clubhouse for the next few
days.
Harry Hearsey and f. A. DeBlois. of the
Pope Manufacturing Company, who has
been bis guest. leave for Chicago tonight,
from where they 70 To the Peoria, Ill,
races.
The Lockwood Cycling Club, of jackson
vile. Ill, have sent out q neat programme
They have $500 hung up in prizes and q
promising entry list.
Prof. Heeb. Of the Business College. had q
wheel stolen from the yard in front of mis-
residence. at No. IA East North street. Fri
dry afternoon. He offers S15 reward for it's
return. Not so much TO get the wheel
again as it would be to tell the thief whar
i think of him."
Evansville is to have some cycling races
Oct. o and Z TINT will eclipse anything of
the kind ever held IN the State. thinner
man, Taylor. Taxls, Berlo, Windle and all
the other Eastern cracks are entered. and
Chicago will be down on masse. L. V. Minor.
of this city, is entered for several
events.
Ellis Hunter and Gene Minor have spent
the week In trying To get away with the
box of cigars presented to them by Tom
Hnr xyhnn thar hrnLa hia Iapfprr rnnnr6
last Saturday. They both looked we'll and
happy at the end of 1t. and 1T is reasonable
10 suppose that the cigars were made OF
tobacco. although II Is rumored hat tho
box was one that Tom won in a race &C
Nincennes.
John Verhoefr. who is reported to be the
only member of the recently found Peary
artic Expedition who persisted on tho Ice
bergs of the Polar sea. IS a member of the
Louisville Cycling Club. and q rider of con-
gist of the party. and started on q little
tour by himself. against the advice of
Lieutenant Peary. He has never been
heard OF sInce.
A.. g. Spaulding. the patron of all sports
In which he thinks there is money.
snd particularly baseball: has the
reported that he intends next year to form
q professional racing bicycle league. IN
which all of the large cities will lie repre-
seDted. He claims that all of the fast men
In the country have signiied their WILL
inRness to enter it, and says that il is sure
to be n 60. 1t probably will be If he takes
hold of IT, and the consuming question now
is, Who Will be the Arson of tho cinder
pathp
Bicycle-dealers had their trials as well as
other people during the fair week. Tom
Hay foun n fellow our at the grounds who
said he wanted to buy a wheel. As an en-
terprising dealer should he paid his car
fare hack TO town, bought him q cigar.
took him around 10 the store and talked
tic tires To HIM for O full hour.
Finally he asked what one cost.
and when told all the way from
500 up his lower Jaw dropped. and he splut-
tered ont: Amt got but Sc with me, but
l Lev some more rew home that l was
afeard tew bring. Guess don't want none
to-day"
An old man, with hair and beard of Sam
sonian length. got into a fierce argument
with every one around him in the grand
stand. one afternoon of the races. last
week. as to the merits of q high OF q low
wheel. lie wanted to know which was
the fastest. and when told the latter.
wanted to know why only blgh
wheels had been used at the Zig
Eng Climbs meet. When told that they
were only used in ono or two races his
bump of com bativeness developed to its
fullest extent. He swore that IL was q lie.
that every one was trying u guy him. and
ended mp by Offering to bet s. TINT he was
right. It 10 doubtful If that man ever "a
"a MANY fve-dolIar bills before in his life
rs were flashed before his evcs. the owner
of each anxious TO get his bet. 1t scared
HIM, at least. and he sneaked away and
WAS heard Of no more.