Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-21
Bicycle Run.
BY THE WOODSTOCK CYCLE CLUB F2oM

By THE WOODSTOCK CYCLE CLUB FSoM
NEW MARKET, TO WOODSTOCK.
Ga Monday afternoon number of I'll Q
members of the Woodstock Cycle Club,
under Capt. B. E Sager, started to carry
a dispatch from the editors of the Shen-
andoah Valley, at New Market, to the
editor of the HERALD at this place. The
riders were stationed at convenient re-
Jays along the road, aud much interest
was manifested by the people along the
route.
At 80, p. m. capt b. z. Sager started
with the message from 10 front of the
Valley Office. Unfortunately he met
with an accident in the first few yards
by running over chicken which upset
his wheel on the wet and slippery road,
it raining at the time. and he was thrown
to the ground cutting both hands
badly. With indomtable pluck he al
once Mounted and sped away for three
miles where Frank Fravel took the
message and at full speed carried it to
Gland Albert, who with flying start soon
landed it in the hands OF Hugh Supinger
IN Mt. Jackson. Thisr rider brought IL to
Jumping Run bridge below Hawkinstown
where Ashby Dysart caught it from his
hand and brought it to the top of Fences
Hill, to Marion EVERY who whirled il
oyer the road to the Cemetary at the
south end of Edinburg, whore Marvin
Mauck took it and brought on a short re-
Law to Taylortown. Here Tom Jobe re-
celyed it and carried it to the Narrow'
above Willow Grove, where Will Grabill
was waiting to bring it to thu top OF
the long hill on this side of Willow Grove
This, although short run, was one of thu
hardest on the route. At this point, thu
last ride of the relay, Bert Fravel wal
ready for it and at flying rate brought
it TO the HERALD Office at exa city As min
}. utes and 10 seconds after O'Clock.
When it is considered that the hrsi
seven miles was through ram ever
muddy road, and that several of the
riders v ere compelled by teams to stoI
and dismounJ, and that several minutes
were lost in the start by Sager's accl
dent, the boys who made the run have
no reason to feel ashamed of the perform
ence.
The following is the message:
New Market, Va, Sept. II, 1894.
To the Editor of the
SHENANDOAH HERALD,
Woodstock, Va.
DEAR SIR,-This message will be de
livered to you by hand Of bicyclists max
ing rapid and close connection by timely
and convenient relays. The utility o
this mode of delivery of messages
promptly by bicyclests has been lately
empbasized by Genl. Miles of the Unite'
States Army having introduced it to dis
patch official messages. For your organi
cation to perform a similar feat or resort
to like means attests the enterprise @
the Woodstock Cycle Club in its effort
TO keep abreast of the times in improve
ments of such useful facts for the speed
transmission of important documents
With the Talley and HERALD to chroni
Gle the news and the bicycl, for rapi'
transit, the Valley of Virginia ca
courageously challenge with her unsu
passed turnpike (the home of the bicycle
the country generally to emulate homo
4 able rivalry.
To the HERALD the Talley sends gree
ing with the hope that the initial bicyf
, list, Cap. B. Z. Sager, and his rela!
will surpass the record in the deliver
= of this MASSAGE. The time of startin
from New Market is Sept. 18th, 1891, a
f. 30, P. m,
> Very Respectfully,
rr..-o,.- CI.,cuIoob T0IIpU-