The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-30

the cycling public, having been pronli-
nently connected with the League of
American wheelmen's work in Pennsyl-
vania and elsewhere.
The Social wheel club lastweek amend
ed its bylaws, making ladies eligible
to membership, and Mrs. II. Pembroke
was the first of her sex to Join. a special
meeting will be held next Wednesday
evening, when half dozen g dozen more
ladies Will be elected.
1t is told of Governor Mckinley that
on his return from Wade park in Cleve-
land last Sunday, he vas escorted by
over three hundred wheelmen, who when
he turned off on road that was not par
ticularly good, saluted him and cried with
one voice: "We want good roads!'
The East Baltimore Business Mems
carnival in May, and an invitation has
been extended to the wheelmen of the
city to take part in a lantern parade.
Five hundred dollars will be given in
prizes to the clubs making the best ap-
pearance.
G. G. Fitzpatrick, the one-legged trick
rider, distinguished himself at Washing
ton on Tuesday, by riding down the west
side steps of the Capitol building. Only
one two-legged rider has ever descended
the eighty steps on a wheel, and Kill
ptrick's feat is declared a wonderful ex-
hibition of daring, dexterity and nerve.
Manager Morrisey, of the Madison
Square company, states that the report
that a company with capital of $50, 900
had made arrangements for holding a
cycle show in the Madison Square Gar
den next winter, is incorrect. As far as
can be learned there is no prospect of
show being held in New York.
Several prominent cyclers of New Or
L., l. I -. L. ~,
some Of the officers of one of the leading
athletic clubs of the city, and arrange
ments were about completed for the
building of fine cinder path and BIZ
cycle track. 1t is proposed to organize
great wheeling tournament for the fall.
1t will take place just after the meets In
the north.
The Illinois Division of the League of
American wheelmen has decided to estab-
lish a bureau of information in Chicago
during the fair Tor the convenience of
league members. 1t is proposed TO main
tain list Of hotels and boarding houses
with their respective rates of board, to es-
tablish a sub-postoffice to which letters,
etc., can be addressed to visiting mem
bers, and to provide quarters for the con-
venience of visiting l.. a. w. members.
The navy foil ws the army, and will
bring the cycle into its service The in
novatlon is TO be credited TO one of the
principal naval officers of Russia. Adj
m1ral Essow of st. Petersburg, who has
become convinced of the utility of the
bicycle for rapid inland excursions from
his vessel. At the present time the ad-
miTal is being taught to ride. 1t is quite
certain that the English navy will follow
suit, so that stock of safeties will form
part of the outfit of a man-of-war.
4 number of well known society ladies
and gentlemen have just organized new
wheel club, and elected G. F. Downey
president and captain, John Rookledge
secretary and treasurer, and w. G. Pavey
lieutenant. The other members are Mr..
and Mrs. G. Y. Wallace, Miss Grace
Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Robertson,
Mrs. Richard Macintosh, Miss Blanch
Macintosh, Miss Hardness, Miss Ora
Hardness, Miss Marie Alff, and Messrs.
James A. Pollock, G. B. Brastow, R. j
Glendening, M. E. Smith and s. II.
Fields, Jr. Crimson has been selected as
the club color, and the organization will
take name later on.
John S. johnson, the great cycling
racer, says he will make an early trial
this year to break his Independence rec
ord He has written letter to friend
in Minneapolis from Savannah. In it
the writer asks when the new
track, now being built. will be in con-
dltlon Tor riding, and states that he Is
very anxious to go against his record of
1861 for the mile on Minneapolis track.
Minneapolis is my home,'' says john
son. my mother lives there and all my
people live there. None of them have ever
been able to see me do fast mile, because
there is no track there fit for fast work.
If the Cycle Track association will notify
me when the opening date is, will ar
range to be in Minneapolis then and try
to reduce the mile record to lower notch
than made at Independence last sum-
mer. believe all my friends in Mime
apolis would like a chance to see me do il,
and there is where / want to do it," The
track in question will be ready for BUSH
ness about June 1, and every effort will
be made to secure Johnson's attendance
or hot