Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-01

Captain Williamson and Teilius Dale of
the Ganymedes passed through the city last
Sunday bound for Elk City.
1iliie Urlaw is the star boxer at the
Omaha Wheel club aud amuses tho boys
who ca re TO put on the "mits.'
"lIigh five is growing in favor at the
Tourist club and continues to draw out the
boys every Thursday evening in goodly
numbers.
The lightest bicycle in the world is the
one owned by a firm in Newark, N. j., it
weighs only one ounce and is built entirely
OF wood, the chain being perfect IN coustruc-
ton and action.
Mr.. George Sancha, the genial lieutenant
of the Tourist wheelmen, has developed into
one of the spcediest as well as the hardest
road riders in the state, having recently
ridden a Century over the Tekamah course
in Z hours, Is minutes.
The st. Louis bicycle club held a novel run
last Sunday it was called the "Ordinary
rum that type of machine being used. Steps
were not allowed on the wheel, everybody
had to do the pedal mount, and each member
was fined % cents for every header he took
on the run.
M. Lesna, the Swiss champion. who
lowered the worlds twenty-four hour record
for bicycles of all types on September Is, is u
model athlete" so states a cycling authority,
being six foot two in height and strong
llmbed as n wrestler, deep-chested and full Of
nerve" His record is 1873 miles and a frac-
ton.
Zimmic reeled Off q mile in 2:O1 3.5 at
Springfield, ana then was afterwards beaten
by Sanger in the race in which the two
competed, by a yard or two. Jimmie stated
in England before he sailed FOR America the
last time that he would win 100 races before
he quit this season. His record to date is
ninety-two; eight more and his string will
be run out.
A down country paper reports that there
resides u man within the confines of the vii
lage where this particular organ is pub
lished, who is "a years old and who lately
established the wonderful record of riding
tiftv-four miles over the country road in just
tifty-one minutes! Somebody's clock must
have stopped at the tenth mile, or before
that event
Harry Wheeler, the king of the Cash Prize
league, has become dissatisfied with the
slimness of the purses hung up by the Cash
Prize league and has about given up the idea
OF racing under Their pennants in the future.
He has accepted the challenge of the French
champion Cassigrard and will sail forla belle
France this month to compete with him for
the $1,000 purse and the championship of
France.
Z. T. Yates and w. H.. Mulhall Of the
Tourists, who started for Chicago Saturday
morning, the 18th, ostensibly to take in the
Worlds fair, but really to make the through
trip on their wheels, write their club mates
under date of the 9th inst: that they
iNhNbSu SINNuEo NtilSSudN CHlIi NV
10Th, at $40, having averaged over 100 miles
a day since their start. The boys are in eX-
cellent health, having met with not the
slightest accident on their trip. They re-
port the roads IN splendid condition. and as
their time will show, amply fit for fast rid
ing. They intend to spend a few more days
at the fair, and will then start for home Fri
day night. Mr., Yates rode a Rambler No. 4
and Mr.. Mulhall a Columbia relay, neither
OF which received a scratch.
ulo -, o-,1 II L.. Al. u,...... WI 49,
Century club is a handsome affair and was
designed by one of the members. The boys
VIII feel quite proud of their decoration
when they receive them fresh from the jew
eler's in a few weeks. The pm is round
in form, being red enameled diamond with
II black arrow Che club embleml passed
through it, intertwined with a black en-
ameled letter 9th whole encircled with
a belt with buckle on which is engraved the
words, Tourist Wheelmen Century club of
Omaha :" hanging pendant are the bars,
each representing a century ridden by the
wearer; on these bars, which are plain, is
engraved the date and number of miles of
each %centur".
A Milwaukee bard grinds out the follow
ing sonnet:
What means this wondrous clangor2
The cry of Sanger. Sanger!
That's rolling east and west2
lie rode with Iim and beat him,
Prepare with songs to greet him,
In one great Sanger-feSt.
The second annual reunion of the cyclists
of the Missouri valley occurs on the Sth of
October ut Blair, Neb. Clubs from Omaha,
Fremont, Herman. Craig, Blair, Council
Bluffs, Tekamah and unattached wheelmcn
from Portsmouth, Logan. Missouri Valley
and Wisner will be in attendance and help
while the merry hours away. There will be
plenty to eat and drink, the ride to and from
the little city will be n pleasant one and
everybody is bound to have n good time.
Meinties, the South African champions
who, while in America, lowered the world,
record for the hour by reeiing off twenty-six
miles, l07 yards, has departed for his native
jungles, leaving behind him many friends
among the American cyclists, principal
among whom is the peerless Jersey
Skecter.' AT Springfield, where ali the
cracks were assembled, Meintjes presented
Jimmiea beautiful III ring, the gold in
the ring and the stone having oeen dug from
Meintjes' own mines in South Africa. A
prominent cycling journal in reporting the
episode states that Melntjes was the purest
amateur of all tn C pure amateurs assembled
ut the Springfield meet. He refused several
flattering offers from cycle manufacturers
which were made him, modestly assuring
them that he raced for the fun of the
thing and not fori the stuff to be made out
of it.
The Tourist Wheelmen could not have
chosen a better day for their second annua.
century run than last Sunday. A light
sprinkle of rain ana n heavy dew had laiC
the dust on the ronds, and not =
breath stirred at 6 O'clock when the
start was made. The air was
clear and cool, the sun bright and
rosy, and the little knot of wheelmen who
gathered at the club house congratulated
themselves n dozen times over the perfect
beginning Of the day. The start was SEIZED
uled ut 3, but it was q before the first sec
ton got under way. The trip was made by
easy stages at Il moderate pace of ten mile.
to the hour, and Tekamah was reached be
fore noon, stops being made at Fort Cal
houn, Blair and Herman Every man VIII,
started on the l0O-mile trip finished the full
distance, several adding II few miles to tn,
hundred for good measure. The club rod,
together nearly tho entire trip, finishing il
q bunch. No wonderful records were made
and the record established by Sanch, Hynei
and MuIhall remains intact. Great credit Il
due Lieutenant Sancha for the successful
terminating of the run. He we here, there
everywhere along the route, holding bacl
the scorchcrs at one time and urging on tn
tired ones at another. Several new mel
rode their first century on this run and viii
be initiated into the Tourist Wheelmen cen
tury club soon. Ed Proulx distinguishel
himself by riding from the club house to tn
turning point above Tekamah in tire
hours and twenty eight minutes. On the re
turn trip he rode from Tekamah to Blair il
one hour and twenty minutes, Those VIII