The record-union., 1893-06-21
THE SILENT STBED.
Two Bicycling Tourists on a Worlds
Fair Trip,
The Capital City WheeImen Propose to
Take in the San Francisco
Bicycle Races.

1t was expected that T. r. lille of Lodi
and G. (. Henry of Stockton would start
yesterday on their trip to the Worlds
Fair on their bicycles. They are both
members of the Oak Leaf Club of Stock
ton. lille expected to wait at Lodi until
Henry Joined him, and they should have
arrived here last night, but did not do so.
They intend to follow the general line
of the Southern Pacific road, so as to get
the benefit of the section-houses in Ne
vada for stopping places, and think they
can accomplish the trip in fifty days.
Henry is native American, 40 years of
age, and lille is 25 and Canadian. The
local wheelmen were on the lookout for
them last night, and were disappointed at
their non-arrival.
Interest in bicycling circles is very
active just now. The races to be held at
San Francisco on July 1st. Sd and 4th are
attracting much notice among the riders
of the silent steed. The Capital City
Wheelman's Club intends to take it in,
and the boys are preparing to go
down in body to lend their countenance
to the proceedings.
Hamlin and Upson will be their repre-
sentative racing men, and the members
are becoming very enthusiastic over
Hamlin, who IS getting in fine shape for
1t. Yesterday he made half-mile easily
in 1:l5 over heavy track. He is doing
so well that the boys expect considerable
of him and Will be badly disappointed if
he does not show up amongst the best.
The performance of Walter Foster of
the Bay City Club, in making 2:22, is just
now a topic of conversation.
Ernest Elliott of the Capital Citys took
the train Mnndav nirhr no x7iS
whence he started on his wheel the next
morning for soda Springs, which he
calculates to reach in two days, making a
hundred miles each day.
Last Sunday Ennis, Hubert, Warren
Elliott, HeilDron, Vanderbilt, Ripley,
Readman, Hill and Martin took little
run for exercise to Walnut Grove, leav-
ing this city at A. M, and making the
trip in hours and 80 minutes. although
the river road was very heavy, being COW
cred with straw to keep down the dust.
From Runyon's down they raced with
the boat, which was running twelve
miles an hour, and beat it to Walnut
Grove.
They started on their return at $50 p NJ.
and arrived here at o'clock, voting their
trip one of the most pleasant they have
taken.
The club is getting tired of bearing an
undeserved share of the obloquy attach
Ihg 70 Ine RECKLESS RIDERS VINO run down
women and children on the sidewalks,
and are preparing an ordinance against
riding on the sidewalks of the city which
Will largely extend the limits within
which it will be prohibited, and which it
is proposed to submit to the City Trustees
for their action next Monday.
The club has always favored such an
ordinance, and two years ago passed a
rule lining ANY member 80 Tor riding on
the sidewalk within the limits Drohi bited
by the ordinance, and two members were
dropped from its roll for violation of the
rule. They hope their proposed ordi-
nance will pass, in order that pedestrians
may be protected from the reck less riders.
who care for nobody but themselves and
who seem to think that no others have
any rights that they are bound to respect.