The herald., 1895-09-09

watch; second. SIS gold-mounted opera
glasses; third, IS smoking set.
One hundred yard foot race, open
First, $40 prize; second. $5 prize.
One mile, county championship-Firs
prize, $40 gold medal; second, $40 gold
medal.
: Two mile lap race, class B-First prize,
sos bicycle; second, $35 diamond ring.
Half-mile foot race-First prize, SIS
gold medal; second, IS silver medal.
One mile, class Artist prize, gold
medal; second. silver mccall.
Five mile handioap-First prize, $40
suit; second, $25 piano lamp; third, IS
gold-headed cane.
The races will all be run at the cycling
clubs new track on Waterman avenue.
The track is already in good condition.
but will be carefully prepared for the
races, so that excellent time and the best
of racing Will be insured.
The handicappertand referee will prob
ably be secured from Los Angeles, while
judges will be selected from the sur
rounding towns.
WHEEL NOTES.
Although the Columb racing team
consists of three riders, Bald, Sims and
Macdonald, at few race meets this season
has Manager Asa Windle permitted more
than two OF them to participate at one
time. Notwithstanding this. and the fact
that some of the other racing teams have
as many as five or seven men, the Column
bia team has scored the highest mher
of points, counting three for first. two
for second and one for third, OF any OF its
competitors.
The Wheel is publishing weekly car
toon representing the leading class B rid
ers climbing from a soup tureen up a lad
der which leads to a big bag of dollars
encased in laurel wreath on the top
r,.I t,@ g..
changed weekly, the riders being shifted
by the number of points each has ac-
CURED over the other. Last week Bald
of the Columbia team was shown with
his hand on the top rung of the ladder
with a.total OF 70 points, and the rest of
the circuit chasers hunchsd far below
him ut the center. with none of them
showing over 46 points. Balds showing
for the season is therefore almost double
any one of his competitors. He is un-
questionably the man of the year.
A leak in a single tube tire is invari-
ably the result of a puncture, If upon ex-
amintion the valve is found to be intact.
This theory is not always applicable to
the double tube tire, as in its case there
is friction consequent upon the separate
action of the air cham Der and cover upon
each other. This friction has naturally
devitaliziSng effect on the rubber and
loss OF resiliency and cohesiveness in the
With the loss Of cohesivensss develops
the inability to hold air, and the tire be-
comes useless without even the semb-
lance of u punctufe or external injury.
This unpleasant feature is noticeably alb
sent in single be tires. because although
the air chamber and cover are separate in
character they are one in reality, and be-
ing vuicanized in one pieoe permit no
friction to destroy thsir utility.
For the past ten days the Colum bia
team have been at Springfield preparing
for the opening of the fall racing season
on the famous track at Hampton park.
On August 3ist Bald will ride an exhibi-
ton mile at Buffalo and on Monday, Sep
tember I'd. the team will compete at Wal
than and Bald will ride special mile
against time, paced by a quad. Macdon-
aid will appear at the Staten Island meet
Septembe 4th and the team will ride at
MerideIi. Conn.,, on the 18th. Hartford on
the 9th and Springfield OH the 10th, 18th
and 18th.
The average cheap pneumatic tire is
like everything else that is purohasable
under legitimate market rates, cheap
both in material and construction, as
we'll us in price; but in the case Of rub
noticeable. The adulteration of rubber
cheapens 1t, and IS the only method of
cheapening it, and as aduteration re-
duces the resiliency and wearing quail
ties to minimum. the inferior priced
tire is poor substitute for its higher
priced brother made Of pure rubber. The
cheap tire idea is delusion and a snare,
and cyclists who consider wearing and
resilient qualities desirable feature will
have none of them.
In preparing puncture in single
tube tire to receive the plug patch it is
not absolutely necessary to burn it out.
The burning out process is simply an
EN- Dellisnment. not an essential; it makes
neatsr job of it, but il the patch plug is
of the blunt edge kind with large area of
patch surface, the repair will hold just
as well if properly inserted.