The morning call., 1894-10-28

INe line. ! he aITdngPmenLS 1Of tDe Affair aTt
being completed by Captain ii. ii. Martin OF
The Bay City Wheelmen, and all unattach d
wheelmen are cordially invited. The iuu win
start from the clubhouse at 1880 o'clock
Aiier this parade the Bay City wheelmen
will hold 'smokef" at their clubhouse, AL
Golden Gate avenue, TO which all wheelmen
are invited to come ard bring their friends.
An interesting literary aud musical programme
Is being prepared and refreshments will be
served ad iibitum. so that the riders anticipate
a gala time.
l.. S. Upson, president OF the Sacramento
Athletic Club Wheelmen. and the holder of sew
eral class worlds records, is In the city this
week on business. he has visited the various
! clubs and been we'll entertained while here.
| He says he VIII not try for any more records
this season. but Will rest on his laurelS so well
/ earned.
The Olympic Wheelmen are talking OF having
bloodhound for mascot" The Bav City's
bulldog has proved such success that tile
devotees of the winged 20" realize the neces-
! sity of having something similar to advance
! their success on the road and track.
The worlds record for ten miles on the road
now stands al "a min. 20 sec, held by c.
II. Peck of he Chicago Cycling Club The tan
dem record for tie distance is "a min. sec.
held by Osmun and Holmes OF the same club
ana made at the same time.
Professional racing is 10 be tried al Madison
| Square GARDEN, New York, during hanks
! giving week. As such men as Zimmerman,
! Banker and Wheeler. the Americans, Edwards
and Harris, the English cracks, and several of
the prominent French racers, will participate
aggregate value CT the prizes for the weeks
tournament is about $4,000. There will be
| six races each day. TWO for class a men, TWO
Tor class and TWO for the professionals. The
distances VIII vary from one fifty miles.
Tie Olympic Club WheeInen have issued
| bulletin with programme of events for No
/ Yember, 1894. On November 4 they VIII hold
! club run 10 Walnut Creek, and another TO
| Camp Taylor on the 25th. The racing commit
tee have decided to hold a club road race every
! month hereafter. when practicable, with suit
able prizes. The first or these events Will be a
| hVemiie race over the Haywards course sun
day. November II. Captain Thornton Will be
the handicapped. This will be Bob Longs
| last appearance in a racing suit this season.
Chief Consul MeITOse OF the League OF Ameri-
can Wheelmen has returned from his trip to
The north, and Will shortly assume the duties OF
his office. We can then expect 10 see steady
! improvement In league affairs in this division,
! as Mr.. MelrOSe is a hard worker and knows
! the necesslt es of the league In this State.
| Inc Bay City Wheemen Will hold their an
nual minstrel entertainment the first part OF
December. Already active preparations are
being made for the event, and the committee In
charge-Messrs. Hallett. Sheldon and Waters
! promise that t will surpass all previous efforts
! of The club in this regard. The members will
! be well satisfied. however. If IL Is equal 10 the
/ last one, as that was voted the success OF the
season"
The Pacific Cycling Club will hold club run
! to-day TO MilbTae, under command OF Captain
| Charles w. Etting, starting at A. ". The
! roads are in excellent condition and the entire
membership VIII undoubtedly turn out.
| The well-knOwn professional wneelm u, John
| ). Prince, and his travelling companion, Albert
| Schock, have arrived from Portland, Or, and
they Informed representative of The CALL
| last evening tnatstbey stand ready 10 race fifty
miles against the fastest running horses al PIES
ent on this coast. Prince SAID that lie was
perfectly willing to permit change of
| horses at the end of every mile and
/ that all he Will require Will be change or
cyciist every five miles, so that his par ner,
Sehock, VIII be given an onportunity 20 show
I himself 10 the people interested In lie sport.
Prince has record OF 1O42 miles iu " hours
aud ScDock has covered 1900 miles In 142
/ hours. Judging from these grand perform
ances the very besI running stock must be pro-
duced TO give the wheelmeD a hard race.
John S. JOhnsOns phenomenal mile 1 :35,
| ridden at Buffalo last week, Is exciting cODsid-
able comment among the local wbeemen, IN
view OF the fact that previous TO That the record
! for the fastest mile ever ridden OF bicycle
| was neld by "A Californian, Otto Ziegler Jr. But
! II must be remembered lhe circumstances are
entirely different. Zeglers mile was MADE On a
mile horseback, with tandem pacing, while john
sons was on a straighI-away brick and asphalt
pavement partly down hil and he was paced
by quadruplet Under these circumstances
! the performance is no sotemarkable, and am
| inclined 10 think young ZtegleT could equal IT,
! ana perhaps do even better.
Cycling cultiyaies true eye, steady hand.
and sense Of general we'll being not easily OBJ
| tained IN any other manner" says an exchange.
! ut stimulates the circulation, opens the pores,
| aids digestion, hardenS the muscles, cheers the
spirits, rests The mind aud wheels you inO bet
| Ter health" SHADING.
Every daily paper in Paris has its cycling
| column.
wheelman's stockings are never made
| from yarn OF his own spinning.
The result Of puncIured lire Is always a
windfal and yet few riders can be convinced
! of H.
The opponents of the rational costume for
wheelwomen sincerely hope that the bloOmer is
| Cd its last legs.
While it may be all right for wheelwomen to
wear bloOmers, isn't there some question Of
exact fitness left unsettled?
The pretty girl who yesterday essayed to ride
! the bike brings out the bloomels when they ask
her what fall styles are like.
NOW watch her on her flying wheel along the
| roadWayS Scooi; the costume that she wears to-
| day was once her bathing suit.
cyclists certainly have gone into politics in
! New York where they have nominated a
! Wheeler (Peckham) for Governor.
Mrs. Potter has added her name to the rap
Idly growing list OF theatrical Stars who have
taken up cycling as diversion and exercise.
The relatively small number of cycling failures
attributed 10 the hard times is probably owing
in some measure 10 the fact that few manufac-
turers oil bicycles were scared into curtalling
their ad ertising expenditures
How can one tell il ones gear is too high !?
This can be very easily ascertained. In mount
Ing hills. even il they be only short ones. IL tile
ascents are really too much for the rider II
Will soon be apparent 10 HIM that he is under
going au undue amount OF exeriioD. When a
rider eau mount a moderately stiff bill without
pulling very much at the handles IL may be
taken as an indication that his gear is not far
wrong. When the gear IS too high a rider.
alteT spin OF thirty miles and upward on fiat
roads, VIII feel state OF goneBess in his
neher lmbs-thorougbly tired our. and feel
ing OF lncapacily 10 ride any further. Over a
lilly course he will of course be placed hors de
combat much sooner
! ''How old must a woman be before she look 3
absurd Oh a bicycle 2" asks a cycling paper of
AIsace- Lorraine. La Pedale of Paris replies
''She can certainly ride without any risk of alb.
surdity until she Is 40; ana since no woman
VIII ever allow that she has attained that age
she can practically ride forever!"
] a rra bar
balance Is always difficult point IN a woman
lei ming 10 ride wheel She knows that when
In walking She loses her balance she regaIns Dy
shifting her weight 10 the other sde-a shrug
of the shoulders, the raising OF an arm, the
sliding motion OF a foot Is generally sufficient
TO restore ones equilibrium. But not so on a
bicycle. The BODY must be held erect, aud (this
machine seems as II IL were about to fall In
stead OF swinging the body 10 the other side, the
body must be upright aud the front wheel musl
be Ihl own at an angle TO the second. and Oh the
side which seems To be falling. This at once
places the line Uf direction within a new base
u one OF larger area; The machine Is squared, sc
= To speak. and the fan is averted Above all
things the novice mnst learn "to keep on 60
| ing" as the bicycle teacher says. The ten.
dency Is 10 stop pedaling when one feels little
! afraid. Fatal mistake. Almost every possible
disaster can be ayerted by rider IL shs only
| remembers to keep going," TO sii ur
! straight and TO use the handle bars With calm.
ness and discretion. Ii is folly 10 attempt tC
ride without having taken q few lessons from a
Capable teacher. Then mounting ana dis
mounting, iiding and turniDg are easy. and
falls will not occur.
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