Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

Union were determined to bar him if
there was any possible means of doing
so. As stated in EVERY EVENING few
DAYS ago, two Victor machines were
shipped to him from Philadelphia, his
\ object in getting them being to dis
card the Raleigh, which the N. 9. U.
n prohibited him from riding in England.
n The action of the N. G. U. is emphati-
cally condemned on all sides. American
and foreign sporting papers in current
( issues speak editorially in regard to the
matter in very loud terms. Wheeling
II probes deep into the action of the
n license committee, and in one paragraph
here quoted is very reasonable in its way
of thinking:
II Even If the union has any right to exer-
Il cisesuch power it is obviously impossible
for a racing man in the short space OF
week to get machine exactly suited to
him, and one upon which he can feel he
will do himself full justice, especially in
such important events as the champion
ships.
This is the whole thing in n nutshell.
Zimmerman, quite true, is an employee
of the company that manufactures the
Raleigh machine, and it is but natural
that he should be better acquainted with
the Raleigh than any other make. He
went to England for the purpose of
winning laurels for himself, which
would, of course, work TO the interest
n of his employers. But the English
q amateur cycling association stamps the
ri American professional. Why2 Simply
because he is an employee Of the firm
IN that manufactured the wheel he rides.
3 Is that professionalism? Well, hardly.
W The conclusion to be drawn must be
that the N. q. U. requires all amateurs
coming from across the sea T. be
~ "gentlemen of leisure" We all know
W that the majority of cyclists are work.
ing people, receiving pay from some
source. But, according TO the rulings Of
W the n. g. u, they must not be in the
service of bicycle manufacturer and
ride the wheel OF their own make. This
is the ground on which Zimmerman
Z was barred from the English amateur
ranks, and he has become SO disguised
with the wheeling fraternity of Her
4 Maiesty's domain that he has decided Ia
II have nothing more TO do with them.
Il McDermott, Zimmerman's brother-in.
law, is in the same fix and has also de-
cided TO shake the British dust from his
feet.
These two men have almost the united
sympathy of the English press for the
manner in which they have been i'm
T. posed upon.
~ 1t is likely that "Zim" will be seen OIL
tR be local track at the Wheel Clubs race.
b the fall. A big event is In prospect
y lid unless the signs all fail the prize
IN BIT will draw noted "scorchers" from
aNy III sections Of tho east in competition
with local wheelmen.
IN HARD LUCK.
II A small party of Wilmingtonians anC
Philadelphians started from this city TO
81 Delaware City last Sunday, and befor,
they reached home no end of troubl,
had been encountered. There wer,
three ladies in the party, which mad,
their male escorts all the more troubled
"A over the mishaps that occurred.
One of the riders had filled his pneu
50 matte tires full of soap suds instead o
n air, for some reason best known to him
self, and before the destination wa
reached one of them burst and cam
loose from the rim of the wheel. A littl
hard work and an abundance of tir
n tape fixed up the puncture so that tn
# Il rider was enabled TO finish his iourne,
u after the tire had been filled again witt
"O' inplace of the "H2O" plus (2) witt
4H which the other one was loaded.
EH The trouble was thought to have van
ished entirely and sumptuous Dime
WAS taken at the hotel.
M Shortly after the return journey wa
started rain was encountered and tn
party deemed it wise to make spul
rather than wait, for the rain had til
~, appearance of being more than a mer
shower. Well they did make spul
and several of them found the sid
I' paths as slippery as glass and to main
tain equilibrium was equal TO lcarnin
to use roller skates, while it was almos
Aa out OF the question to attempt to plo'
mud in the "horse channel"
The whole party got soaking wet, on
M of them remarking afterward that ther
was quarter of pound of water i
each shoe when he reached home.
But this they could stand had NJ
something more serious occurred. On
of the tires on the tandem ON which on
5S& of the ladies was riding was puncture
M by thorns three times between Delawal
City and New Castle, and each time tt
@ thoroughly drenched riders were de
III layed several minutes in the pouring rail
The city was finally reached befoi
"A bedtime, and now these unfortuna
adventures say they want more assn
ance of safe journey the next tin
they try it than they had last Sunday.
wHEELMEN's !iUsINGs.
Sylvester Courtney is promisir
young rider. He will no doubt NAL
the name Of the Wilmington Whe
Club famous before the winter sets in.
Robert Wier is riding in good for
and will be seen on the road and traC
during the summer.
F Local cyclists regret that S. Wall
Merrihew finds that he has so mut
M business on his hands that he may
forced to give up racing temperate
He is one of the shining lights of h
W cycling fraternity here, and when |
enters race and fails to win his frien,
are satisfied that he has exerted all h
W abilities to do so, and that he is not
fault in losing. The general desire
s. that he continue to train and enter rae
& whenever the lesser lights need his Sc
vices.
Captain Howenstein of the Whe
Club and Captain Greenman of Ii
Warren are both very popular with Il
respective organizations. The membe
of the clubs are very much attached
* their leaders. Captain Howenstein car
from Washington, d. c., to this cit
X where he was a member of the Column
HH Cycling Club, and since his residen
3 here has introduced several innovatio
from the national capital.
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