Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
BICYCLES AT THE FAIR
All Styles Of This Popular Machins to
Be Seen.
The Prizes Won by the Champion.
Ammermnn - Curious Devices
and bicycles I'm Fancy Dress.
Correspondents Of The Evening s.,-

Correspondence OF The Evening Star
CHICAGO, August Is. lsgs.
Inc worries fair visitors are In luck the
poor farmer is not: his corn in veilox ana
dry; he won't gather enough 10 feed hi,
pigs with; his grass is dried and dead ana
ms cattle plod patiently over the dusty pas
ture. seeking In vain fresh green BLADE Of
grass. But st is ia wind that blown no.
body good, for. while the farmer freens
just now at the blazing sun the people of
the white city rejoice in the continued clear
weather. 1t was very cool Saturday and
Sunday, and winter garments and fur sapes
and boas made their appearance. Somebody
says 1t is sure g rain now that the wheel
men are here, but 1 venture 10 predict that
the rain is a good way OF yet
The l. A ". make fine show, ana their
large numbers are apparent even In this
great city. 1 paid a special visit to the
transportation building today to see the ex-
hibit OF bicycles. and found myself in
excellent company, for the place was peO-
pied with bicycle boys and who is better
company than a wheelman2 / don't know
made up of a healthier. happier ana better
class OF mea altogether than is found Ia the
RANKS OF The L. a. W: The very nature Of
their pursuit requires that they live meder-
stely ana keep good habits. Az rule they
are brave. goOo-hearted fellows. clean In
BODY and soul. fun Of fun and always ready
A large number of girl bicyclists have
come 70 the meet, but have yet TO SCI one
properly dressed. / hope some attention
viii be given 10 this question while they are
here, for IL is one that should be discussed
without delay. 1 saw two girls riding today
IN their Bingham dresses .yefOre a gale Of
wind, with what result may he imagined;
another was attired in black satin. All this
and there is no excuse FOR IT. The proper
SUIT Tor woman rider may be seen on ex-
hleition IN the transportation building. The
SUIT Is displayed on a lay figure. which IS
sitting on a ladies' wheel, and the wheel is
IN motion. The skirt is dark blue serge and
Is weighted with shot; It is a gored si.irt
of ordinary walking length. IA four Yards
VIDE and has a slN-inch hem, but no de0ora-
ton whatever, With this is worn a slng-
nam shirt waist, foUr-in-hand tie, lcton
Jacket a dark blue outing car,-which can
be made OF the dress goods by any halter
r Tor % eents-and black gauntlet gloves
Such an ATTIRE is not only neat. but beoom-
ING, ana is always in good taste. In ibis
TTespect The Washington girl takes the palm
0niy WISH the rest would follow suit
The Champion's Prfse..
There are some interesting features OF the
bicycle exhibit, which. by the way. Occu-
pies almost the whole of the gallery sbacs
In the transportation building. on Great
br1tain's size may be seen the Identical
Dandy Horse safety bicycle ridden by the
Duke OF Marlborough in the year 1850 In
a Sslse close oy are few Of the portable
Pi.Nes Won by The worlds champion, a A
NlLnnleLl4lan There are many pieces Of Sill
Yer ana sold ware. such as dr,nslag c,1ns
c1Ts - i, t -ohs anu anu spoons rings, Studs and
LII LII buttons; There are twelve diamond
IlHss ana pins and seven gold watc5hes
ANlAiOAs me prizes not exhibited are sight
Pia.os, eighteen bicycles. four city los a
team OF horses and a carriage VALUE ar
st'voO- There are us medals, forty-tVs Of
$50 pehs eo-g- All told, the prizes repre-
sS - - a NalEe OF Sla,UJ0 and a total Winning
% Sfs races ln less than two years, aad =
ssaA -'i az the beginning Of The year 1853
SslalAploh cYcier OF the world Suspaud-
81 above the case OF prizes is Zimmern.s1Ss
M nneeL me .Naleigh. which he rode wnile ia
~ ~ ,il0' ana over the wheel is large
PoIuait OF the plucky little racer ai,nrs-
piiate.y decorated with the nag OF his
Great Britain has not made a very a,frac-
i've snow; her entire exhibit of wheels docs
net compare with any one exhibit 81 the
United states. The only other wheel OF II
80 $50 az Iacture worth noting Is snow
wheel Ems being studded with nail usipts
or Ice creepers. The company mauufaetIlr-
o ing the Wheel Claims that this attacnIoent
can De applied 10 any safety.
On the other side of the gallery where ere
SHOWN the bicycles manufactured w this
country are many interesting things There
as Reproduction of a stained glass window
IN the church OF Stoke Pages England fthe
scene OF Gray's Elesy). The picture which
was obtained for the exposition by special
permission OF the vicar OF the rarish 81
stoke Pages is inscribed with the date 1e42
ana shows what is supposed 20 be the earli-
interesting object is the LaiIemeut yelocf-
pede, two wheeled machine weighing
nhety-eishI pounds. which was made and
ridden by Pierre Lallement. a Frenchsnan
in the year 1863. II is a rfckety looking con-
cern. but Is nevertheless OF interest as
showing the great contrast between tie b.
cycle as Il was and as Il is On this Wheel
the first bicycle patent ever issued IVES
taken out by Pierre Lsllement on Novefiber
70, 1858. II does not seem so very long Leo.
does st? Only thirty years. ana Whist q
wonderful change has been wrought a. the
manufacture OF bicycles. There Is also eN-
hibited the first modern bicycle imported IN
nd IN he nv Of
in that year
There is one other wheel on exhibition thst
attracts general attention: Il IS a small Co
'umbia ordinary. and is the wheel ridden by
Thomas Stevens IN HIS OrirInsi ride rl.Iua
the world. The wheel is stu ~ good oefdi-
and two rear tires were worn out during
the Journey. To one who has read the frav-
els Of this pluc1y bicyclist hosts Of memo
ries come IN mind al sicht 81 the tim iittle
wheel Two other wheels that come 81 Cor
their share OF attention are shown sife by
lun'bia safety ridden nv Willie N-lndie IN
making hts worlds records IN 1877. .usiri-
Inc one mile. standing start. 205 IS. one
milo. Hying start on29 ~
Poor wFnsle' We has he~n QUITE fIl her.
in Chicago and has he's % GIVE no the ruces
OF this famous meet for which he has been
training 60 assiauouslv. and 70 back 70 his
The other rlernler % THIS roodiv ccr1Hanv
Is Columbia ordinary. which IVES Hien
hv ". a Pot~e IN 1856. when he made RS
record OF twenty-five miles and lD yards IN
one hour.
A novel plan OF attracting attention %
the newest thing in wheels--the elliptfcai
gear-is one OF the features. There are two
bicycles strung up in midair. the wheels
revolving slowly: IN front OF each wheel
is a photograph labeled: .Freei Stop and
listen to a lecture the elliptical gear
As everything at the fair that 10 labeled
free" finds ready disposal n Sc not surpris-
ing that there are always listeners stand
ing at these phoDographs. and. Judging
from their quick elances at the moving
wheel in front OF them. IL Is readily seen
with what eager attention they are listen
ing to the remarks OF the lecturer
There are some novel wheels here IN point
of equiprnent- There IS a safety fitted with
fire extinguisher; another fitted with q rife.
as used by the fifteenth United States M
fantry at Fort Sheridan.
In point Of decora tion some very pretty
effects are shown. In one wheel the epekea,
chain and sprocket wheel ara of shining
In a glass case is q wheel with an the metal
parts gold plated. the handles, saddle and
tool bag covered with white enamel There
are some very attractive color effects. too.
Wheels decorated In two colors such com
binations as sage green and old rosa cream
color and gray, cream and yellow. RED and
black, yellow and black. In each case the
saddle being covered with silk dsrnask or
silk brocade. There are several wheels With
oxtd.zed copper frames and oSidizsd ensm&
frames. There are two bicycle raosays
exhibited.
A Rnce Course On Miniature