The sun., 1894-09-24
BICYCLING DoWN MT. WASHINGTON
A wheeI-ar's Ereit,ns ride snd = wheel
wo-ss's PIseis JourreY.

| FROM TIE Fbrttdnd Dolly Rrss.
One Of portland's well-known whcelmen, Mr..
Perez 7. Gri1nn. has Just had an experience on
Mount Washington that will afford lesson and
warning 10 others who may visit that region.
Mr.. arlfin went 10 North Conway on the train
and then wheeled 10 Fabyans At the foot ~
Mount Washington. There he put his wheel
onto the express car Of the little railroad and
rode to the Tip Top House. From the summit
carriage road leads down the mountain eight
miles toward the site where once was the Glen
Before the burning Of that hotel this carriage
road was kept in good condition, and bicycllsts
have ridden down Il. even on the old ,fashioncd
mlt that the road was in bad condition. washed
out and quilted in many places. But he is used
way S down ',i Grove we street hin, locally iSmon. 3
among wheelmen for Its steep descent. There
Griffn started. Those who have ridden down
s and d. 'nsTe sspsr .Ie .Ss and T'h he
clad abyss on the other. As he had been told
that he was unlikely TO meet any team, Mr..
though his speed soon became such as 10 Give
him considerable alarm; Holding his brake .
bacS .pedallins with all his might. he yet sped
downward at speed that began TO alarm him.
House that no teams were likely to be met was
comforting tho flying wheelman.
,r fnddsnlby, ds ~ roHnang lang sna5p rmrNs about
up. Several alternatives presentc,. themselves
TO Mr.. Grimm, and each OF them was full Of
peril. To pass the team was impossible lie might
20 over the outer edge OF the road and fall onto
the rocks below, or dash himself against the
rocks OF the inner edge, or run into the team. or
impossible. for he was strainIng every muscle at
brake and pedal without lessening the speed at
all.
Mr.. Griffin decided to leap. at the same time
keeping hold of his machine n possible 1t is
not difficult matter for blcyclist to leap from
his machine while riding at speed and land on
his feet But 70 keep the feet on steep down
this case, when the riders feet struck the earth
they bounded OF again, and he flew several feet
beside the machine. only to bound again as his
feet touched the earth. But he managed to
keep both himself and his machine from falling
of the road, and at the very nose of the ap-
preaching horse managed TO stop. 1t was an
exceedingly narrow escape, and only perfectly
At the Half Way House Mr., Grimm took the
advice OF the keeper and lashed his brake unit!
he could scarcely turn the wheel. With the aid
of this and by back pedalling he managed 10
make the rest OF the way with much trouble
and danger. the road being very bad. His tire
almost skinned OF, leaving tho inner tube bare
In several places:
At the foot OF the mountain Mr.. Grifln was
told that q few days before young lady had
coasted down on her bicycle safely by means OF
q novel device. Securing log OF wood six or
eight feet long, she attached IL to her bicycle by
means Of rope. This served as drag. Then,
she managed to reduce her speed TO the limit OF
safety. but there are dangers 70 such device,
since II the log should catch behind rock or In
q gully in the road the rider might be thrown