St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-23

GENEHAL MILES. lay race S
| success. 1t is also success in dem
onstrating that the United States is sew
eral hundred years behind the rest of
the world in the matter of good roads,
Chicago Tribune.
result in the evolution of bicycle with
webbed feet and fins it will have been
run in valn.-Chicago times.
General Miles presents his compli-
mentS>to General Howard and begS him
to accept bicyclicaI assurance OF his
distinguished consideration.-Chic
Inter Ocean.
1t appears that the idea of using the
bicycle in military movements was first
suggested by the spectacular humbug,
Boulonger. The only wonder Is that
he did not get up scheme for employ
ing sacred white elephants. If he had
it would have been speedily caught up
in the United States, where the army
makes up in fuss and feathers all that it
lacks in size.-Chictgo Times.
In its very first stage the great bicy-
Gle race across the continent developed
one difficulty connected with the prof.
ect of placing an army on these pleas
IRE vehicles. 1t requires great skill to
be able to suffer an accident at an OPP
perfume time when the pace becomes
very hot. 1t is not every fast rider who
can ruin his wheel without experience
ing unpleasant results from his tumble.
Chicago Times.
In its account of the great relay cour-
Ter bicycle ride TO New York, the es-
teemed News-Record this morning saws.
''The crack wheelmen bounded into
their springy saddles and pumped away
like race horses" The figures may
be beautiful, but they do not agree
with the facts. The wheelmen did not
''bound," their saddles were not
''springy," tracing saddles are always
stiff and springeSs), and, if they
pumped well, who ever saw race
horse pump?-Chicago E7eniug Post.
Two muscular young Chicago men
yesterday began the first long-distance
relay journey by bicycles. The interval
to be covered is that between Chicago
and New York. and what good, bad and
Indifferent roads, what stretches of ad-
heSive mud and rocky country highways
some OF the riders must pass before the
destination is reached can easily be i'm
agined by those who are familiar with
the Slovenly condition OF most rural
thoroughfares. Nevertheless. the dis
tances between relays are short. the
men picked for the purpose are warmed
with enthusiasm, and the determination
to make record will keep them at their
best. The outcome will be watched with
great interest not only by the wheel
men, but by the public at large. If the
riders make good time to their distant
goal at this period when the earth is a
saturated sponge, they can probably
duplicate their performance at any time
save winter. The test will be of value,
and will have bearing on future mill
tary operations.-Ch Chicago News Record.
Wheelmen everywhere will be inter-
ested III the bicycle relay ride which
was started yesterday from the Pull
man building in Michigan avenue The
main features of the race against time
and its purpose have already been de-
scribed in the Herald. The idea is to
sec how long it will take to send mes
sage from Gen. Miles by bicycle to Gen.
Howard in New York. If best hopes
are realized the latter gentleman will
receive the document by :l5 a. III. next
Sunday. The experiment is an i'm
portant step in the history of the wheel
in this country. The bicycle has long
been universally acknowledged a most
fascinating toy and ALI important feature
of outdoor athletics. Efforts have been
made in Europe to make it useful in
warfare, and, in the French army es-
peclally, it has taken quite an important
place. The experiment being made by
Gen. Miles indicates that its usefulness
is also to be given thorough test in
this country.-Chlcago Herald.