The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-21
The Bicycle.


Van Sicklen says he positively will not
ride in the Pullman this year.
If the weather is favorable, some of the
crack riders will make century run to-
day.
President Pembroke, of the Social
Wheel club, has fallen in line with
pneumatic.
The trip to Saltair promises to be
popular run this summer. Elmer, Eos
ter and Eardley made the trip last Sun
day.
Lumsden is in Chicago aud will remain.
He did not intend going into training be-
fore June 1, but will now begin in a few
days, and may possibly ride in the Pull
man.
A New York cyclist has been fined for
neglecting to tinkle his bell and thereby
running over an unwary pedestrian.
There is no law compelling the cyclers TO
tinkel their bells, but the court holds
that they are bound to do it just the
same.
"Why don't you get a bicycle?''
"I can't afford it,
"They are great deal cheaper than
they were, you know"
Eyes; but my doctor still char ges the
same for visit. ''-Qmps.
"This rage for bicycle riding seems to
Increase
Eyes; and it is rather queer, too
"How is that?''
"Why, although it Increases, there is a
noticeable falling off, too, among learn
ers. New York Press.
Emise and Liday, the venturesome Salt
Lake youths who are making the trip to
the World s fair awheel, arrived at Echo
on Friday night. The boys had rough
trip to that point, the road in Echo
canyon having been washed out. They
had to lord the stream, carrying their
wheels, twelve times, and after getting
the road again, young Emise ran over
rattlesnake.
Willie Sanger, who made such a good
showing at the Exposition races IN Mill
waukee last winter, is developing into a
very speedy rider and promises to even
Guido his brother Walter. He is only IL
years old, but has wonderful develop
ment He has been doing light training
the past few weeks with the intention Of
getting into good condition for the Wau-
kasha road race, and will also enter the
international races to be held in Milwau-
kee during the circuit.
Tom Roe, the transcontinental cyclist,
| has completed arrangements to ride from
New York to San Francisco to break all
existing records He will limit himself
rider will be undertaken exclusively by
the newspapers all along the route. He
will follow the line of the New York Cen
trail, Lake Shore, Northwestern and Union
Pacific, and he Will go through the Great
American Desert, as on his previous "trip.
He started from City Hall Square, New
York, on the 18th. ALI the principal BIZ
cycle clubs have arranged to escort him
outside the city limits.
An Illuminated cycle carnival took
place last Wednesday night in Baltimore.
Invitations were extended TO all the clu BIS
of the country. There were, according
to estimation, about l 200 wheels in line.
The procession was headed by platoon
of policemen, behind which was q band
OF thirty two pieces, consisting CT the
best musicians of the city. The band
wagon was illuminated with calcium
lights and Greek fire. The clubs fol-
lowed in order, as they were admitted to
the League of American Wheelmen. The
mayor reviewed the parade.
All the bicycle riders, whether belong
ing to clubs or not, or allied to any or
ganization Of the wheelmen. will have a
day st the Worlds fair. Under the ar
rangements made by the authorities for
this demonstration every wheelman will
be expected to participate in the days
celebration. This will include riders of
both sexes and those from abroad. as
we'll as local detached members. 1t will
be sort of field day, open to all, and
promises to be q most enjoyable one, both
for the bicycle riders ana their friends, 1t
being expected that nearly 10000 wheel
men VIII participate. Ii Is anticipated
that the parade Will draw 100, 900 people
to the fair on that day. The Wheel
mems day. Is set for Wednesday, May
81, the day after the great Pullman inter-
national race.
Almost the only difficulty ladies ex-
perienee in riding bicycles is in securing
the necessary impetus at the start. They
cannot run and jump on like their hus-