The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-03
WHEEL SP0KES.

A ladies' cycling club has recently been
formed in Upsala, Sweden.
r. w. Lloyd, a well known English
wheelman, is going to settle in California.
Charley Cutting of Chicago. is looming
up as coming American champion.
The first "hard times smoker was re-
Gently held in Australia, making big hit
Charleston, S. c., has the cycle racing
fever, and a'track is in course of construc-
ton there.
Chicago wheelmen are discussing the pro-
iect of holdings big camp at some point in
Wisconsin during August.
Prince Waldemar, youngest son of the
king of Denmark, and brother of the king
Of Greece, has taken up cycling.
A series Of bicycle races will be run off
at Atlantic city on July 2 and 4. There are
nine events scheduled for each day.
notwithstanding all the cheap wit aud
ridicule hurled at it, the wooden wheeled
bicycle keeps gaming in popular favor.
The French postal authorities are
adopting the bicycle for collecting letters
in outlying rural districts Of large cities.
A. d. Peck, ir., of Boston, recently
piloted forty lady cyclers through the sub
urbs of that city. 1t is an annual affair
there
The Moscow (Russia) Amateur Cycling
association numbers 240 members. 1t owns
a fine track with handsome grand stand.
DIR. Lacaille, who is the first Scotchman
to ride more than twenty miles in an hour,
has lowered all Scotch records from two to
twenty-one miles,
F. E. Klipfel of Buffalo, N. Y, recently
rode from that city to Erie, Pa, and re-
turn, distance of 200 miles, in twenty-one
hours and thirty minutes.
aaAn old-style ordinary in perfect condi-
stfon, that cost it's owner $13j three years
ago. was recently sold at auction in Cohoes,
N. Y, for Sl.44.
Although the relay ride fad is getting
'schestnutty," O New York daily newspa-
per representative is getting up one from
there to Atlantic City.
w. Written of Providence, r. J., has
recently invented a new pneumatic tire.
1t is of the cell pattern, and is claimed to
have proven success.
The riders of Pittsburg, who number
nearly 5000, are agitating a street-paving
reform. Many of the streets of that city
are dangerous to ride on.
New Jersey cyclers are getting excited
over the arbitrary and high handed man
ner with which the racing board of that
state has been allotting dates, for race
meets. "a
The military stationed at Freshwater,
Isle of Wight, have just been furnished
thirty bicycles for the purpose of forming
a cycle corps.
The wheelmen of Liverpool have re-
Gently paid $1,000 to three hospitals Of that
city, the result of lantern parades and
other events gotten up for charitable pur
poses.
A young English mechanic has patented
an electric tricycle.. 1t has shown speed
of four miles an hour, but the inventor
says it can be pushed to seven on good
roads.
The father of young Chicago cycler is
so stuck on the latter's ability that he
offers to back him with 81, 900 worth of
merchandise or town lot against any
other Chicago amateur.
1t is claimed that since the Introduction.
of the cash prize system in Australia, that
the sport has taken great strides. The
races are run on their merits and general
satisfaction given.
The mem bers of the Associated Cycling
clubs of Chicago are talking of forming
military cycling club with fifty members.
If the scheme is successful cycling regi-
ment will be formed.