San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-27
ANOTHER BIG TOUR.
Otto Praeger and Two Friends Will
Go to Chicago.on BICYCLES.

The San Antonio bicyclists are rapidly
coming TO the front as hardy riders. They
have travelled all over the state on their
wheels and as clu b have taken bicycle
excursions to nearly every town within
fifty miles of this city.
Last year Otto PIaeger, the well known
young Dewspaperman of this place, left
on his wheel on perhaps the most danger
Gus and toughest bicycle tour that it is
possible to make in this country. He left
here on April 3rd for a zigzag trip
through old Mexico, crossing the
Sierra Mazda desert, Sierra Madre
mountains over a mule trail and reaching
Mazatan on the Pacific coast. From
there he again crossed the Sierra MadreS
at another point and passed through
Quad a la iara on his way to the City of
Mexico, which he reached June %, just
Sc days out of San Antonio. Praeger rode
half cushion and half solid tire safety
covered an average Of3S12 miles day for
the 46 days that he was actually trauel
ing on the road. He returned to San An
tonic July 6 and at once resumed his pos
itiOn on the Express, doing considerable
bicycle riding since.
Last month Praeger took a notion to
start on a bicycle trip to Chicago. to see
the Worlds fair and he posted on the
bulletin board of the Alamo Wheelmen,
this notice: Twill leave San Antonio for
the Worlds fair on my bicycle June IS
Who will join me?'
For few days it looked as though a
egiment of wheelmen would accompany
the tourist of Mex co fame on his novel
trip to Chicago, but the company has
dwindled down TO George Walters, Secre
tary of the Alamo Wheelmen, and E.
Whitehead, of Goshen, Ind, who will go
with him.
When Praeger found that he could
manage to get off from work for the trip,
be cast about for Ga wheel. He has two
Safeties of his own. but recent English
high wheel, called the Cryptic Cleared
Ordinary" which created some what of a
sensation in wheeling circles by the big
records that were made on it, struck
Praeger'S fancy as being the proper thing.
The bicycle has a fOrty-fOur inch front
wheel, pneumatic tires and is geared to
60 inches. 1t is admitted to be the easiest
road riding wheel made. He then wrote to
the Mcintosh Huntington company, Of
Cleveland, o., who are the American
agents for the Cryptic machines, and laid
the plans Of his trip to the Worlds fair
before them. The company readily saw
the benefit in having the wheel ridden on
the tour, and have presented Mr.. Praeger
with one of these machines. The bicycle
is now on its way to San Antonio, and
will reach here in plenty time for the
start.
The three riders will leave about the
middle of June and will be accompanied
as far as New Braunfels 30 miles, by the
local club. Their route lies through Aus
tin. Fort Worth, Indian Territory, Kan
SaS and Illinois. The boys figure on three
weeks for the trip and say that they will
reach Chicago at least by July 4. The
only luggage that each will carry will be
a blanket, canteen of water and change
of underwear. They propose TO sleep
every favorable night in the open air, and
do not intend to tarry longer at any place
than is necessary to meet the wheelmen
and see a few Of the most interesting
SIGHTS