The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-14

uLI6Q between the rack rails or the cog rail-
road. The distance covered was nine miles,
with descent OF 5000 feet, and the time
made was eleven minutes and a quarter,
Ward did IL for a wager of $25, but says he
would not again repeat the feat for S6,000,
900.
Hill climbing is probably the greatest
bugbear of the cycling novice, remarks
Cycling. All his favorite roads seem dotted
with hills that are so difficult to ascend that,
despite his most ambitious efforts, he is
compelled to dismount and walk, and the
delightful coast down the other side Of the
hill looses half its charm. To see a much
less muscular man pedal up the incline with
apparent ease only adds to his confusion.
Hill climbing Is SO easy to the veteran that
ltrepays the young rider to try and acquire
the knack which carries the older wheel
men up the difficult grades. 1t is an art
easily acquired, and one that should be Gull
| ttvated by every rider. While the begin
ner often feels that it is easier to walk up
bill he will soon find that riding is not
near 80 trying on the muscles. and the esse
with which the next level can be gotten
over will always repay the effort. A COM
mon mistake made by n0vices is III attempt
ing TO ride up hill with their hands instead
of their feet In other words they use their
strength in sitting up straight and attempt
ing 20 lift on the handle-bar.
The Italian nobility have taken to cycling,
and one of the most beautiful women in
Florence, the Countess Fabbricotti, is FREE
quently seen upon her Raleigh safety riding
In the park with her husband, himself an
enthusiastic cycler. There are laws against
riding in most continental cities. but the
streets and parks of Florence are free to ali
who pay a tax OF Is francs year
The Chinese are az backward in taking up
cycling as they are railroads and all other
inventions and devices of the century. At
Hong Kong there Is one dealer and a few
riders among the English inhabitants. Else
where the bicycle is practically unknown,
and it is likely TO be for a long time to come
owing TO poor roads and the illy-paved and
narrow condition Of the streets.
Japanese telegraph messengers are mount
ed on bicycles now.
Chicago is great on cycling Christians. ID
has ton Y. NJ. c. A. wheel clubs.
james Robertson OF Lauriston, Ireland,
aged u, Is said to have ridden ,725 miles
during the past year on machine weighing
ssventy-two pounds
The postmaster general OF Norway has
budk al pOblIU6n III country QlS-
tricts where the roads permit be mounted
on bicycles after Jan. l.
In Winone, Mimi, cyclists are required
TO register their wheels and pay license of
rs cents.
Gen. Dyer has recommended that bicy-
ole corps be established in connection with
the Rhode Island militia.
The military authorities of Finland are
going seriously into the question Of the
employment of cycles in the army. They
have, We understand, been experimenting
with the idea for some time now.
Nearly all of the special delivery meesen-
gers OF the Washington, ID. c. postoffice
use bicycles in their work.
ElIipical gear wheels are commonly used
in machinery where the strain is not con-
slant throughout one revolusion, as in plan
ing and cutting machines.
The l.. A. W. will find itself compelled 20
take some action III regard to admitting
Chinese and colored wheelnen to member
ship. Protests are coming in from all SEQ
tions Of the country objeoting to their ad-
mission.
Nov. l, 1879, there were just thirty five
bicycles In New York city; Nov. l, 1892,
about l2,OOO. In 1878 the mile record was