Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
medal mileage will be published in next

medal mileage will be published in next
Sundays BEE.
e. G. Bald rode a quarter mile flying start
on the Hartford tract" Sunday, October 20,
in the phenomenal time of "a Id seconds.
This is undoubtedly the fastest time for a
quarter made to date, yet the. record does
not go, as 1t was made on the Sabbath.
| Ed p. Walker was elected to the Office Of
vice president of the Tourist Wheelmen last
Thursday evening to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Moody. Mr..
Walker is an active w%heelman, a prominent
worker in the club and will make a good
club leader.
"Jcnnie Jonson" is slashing great slices off
the Worlds records at independence, la.
Those old fossils who nave doubted the
speedy western boys ability to make rec
ords have drawn in their horns and are look
ing on at his wonderful performances with
as much admiration as his most sanguine
friends.
Several local wheelmen, members of the
city clubs, demonstrated to the public on
election night that the bicycle IS a rapid
means of delivering messages. Thecity was
patroled nearly all night by speedy riders.
who carried the returns from the different
polling places TO a local paper, and in most
cases the service rendered was quite salts
| factory, deliveries being made promptly and
rapidly.
The different cycling journals are rustling
briskly for matter to fill their Xmas num-
| bers. Bearings promises to Guido all pre-
vious efforts and will send out to its many
thousand readers a magazine replete with
interesting reading, engravings and tabu-
lated records. The Wheel, Referee and
| Cycling West will all be models Of the
printers and engravers's art.
The 'informal smoker, held at the Tourist
club house furnished d very pleasant even
ing's enjoyment for the twenty-five or thirty
club members who attended. Excellent
music by the Omaha Either club and Fred
r.. Walter helped materially to while the
hours away. The ''smoker' broke up at a
late hour, every one expressing an opinion
that they had had a good Time.
Fred l.. Moody, the genial vice president
of the Tourist Wheelmen, has removed from
the city permanently. His resignation as
an officer and member of the club was ac-
cepted at the last regular business meeting.
MIR. Moody has been an enthusiastic and
valuable member of the Tourists and his
withdrawal from the club Is felt with great
regret. His clubmates one and all wish him
the best of success in whatever station in
life he may k
Henry Fredricksen won the special prize
at last Thursday evenings high five games
in the Tourist championship contest. He
caused a deal of merriment when he started
in to unwrap his prize, which was done up
in a neat package. Several hundred yards
of tissue paper were unwound, disclosing at
last a gigantic cigar, weighing about a
i lohbts LAthhJ ta NAtR.Sce ~ pStolO buC
wrapping had been unwound and the players
enjoyed his amazement hugely.
Tom Eek, he of therattver locks and old
time Coliseum fame, Is certainly one of the
greatest trainers of thesage. His superior
handling of "Yonnie Yanson" this and last
season has aemonstrated this. Added to the
years of experience as. a'racer himself is his
knowledge OF just how TO train a set of
muscles for speed, gees Judgment and q
l xvhich ha in,na rte m HiG nrotaoa in an ~
credible short space al ZINE.
ceedings the Tourist WHeelmen will be Tat
hohe' in their elegant new quarters at
1868 cal Mhs nns,t s.reet Ys9sr The !, first s Of next
orately finished one, repIete with all modern
improvements, and wiz 5give the club men
a beautiful, .commodioQs and comfortable
CLUB house. Hot and jfold, water, steam
heat, billiard tabless double parlors and
has found that their present cottage was too
small for their needs and have been looking
up a more suitable house. They will lit up
the house in a manner 10 suit the most fas-
tidious of club men ana in accordance with
their means.
What cyclist has not heard of "Karl
Kronn or read his charming book
Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycler'
His name always callsback memories
Of the pioneer touring DAYS when
bars, solid tyres, braided cycling cos.
tunes, club buglers and waving club pen
nants were all the rage. The Referee has
this to say about him ut was Saturday
last. Pushing a 4S-ineh Expert Columbia OF
the vintage 1885, clad in q white flannel
riding suit, with black stockings and little
round white hat, with. Lamson's luggage
carrier and wearing a bicycle watch, was
Karl Kron, pioneer tourist. In years gone
by his name was prominent. He was start.