The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

we,, 90 ,,o ,as.,,,s.a, 81 "',oe,'"on. as
a. ''o u'','''''"'cu VINO nave never
seen n'"' VIII nave pleasant surprise
"e y pcune ana poem on bicycle
a F1NE-MlLE RECORD.
Mr. Fred & Lis, NJ c1evoIa,5 n
.s,.n,,stas a. - w.
a NV -'"ne record on BROOK
road yesterday that is likely 10 stand in
Virginia for a long lime
IT.. ,,aao a.. a.. -, =. u,,--
,,, o ,,nue .ne 'ist trial Iast -" edhesday'
D"t o"i"s 70 cOiiiSlon near the nnlsn
,rs aS .ai.uIe.
"'S scS'erudy were caieiuly
rct NJ ar. thafies Naliaces bicycle
~ssmSy peioIe !eaNhg 'he city ana COM
pareo on me return.
lns rack tSgan at yellow Tavern and
E ausa ~ ,ne mi,e-post one mile beyond
pnSoii quarter branch. a distance OF nvc
.nlies on the PIKE up mn and down The
s,'1an,,, ~As nane az f.of !. VI, ana tne
opnt "u no sPrii'er ii lds WIN a nagnlh-
s,svo, uin,,, az 80, rnahing tne ,'ine
From YelIo, Tavern fis, ced ~
IacL r,, ruI,o" iaN t l~s, was psce1 py
cinssl, 60, 49, "uts'u n,S hniu "heeI
Chariss LIZ p'enou ny MA hai ill ' put ~
xhenIma, na,.n p,,, M we,l.h,io~ sal
wn'cIn'hn pa,t MN rattlhs pace Tor
we second nan nns, when Luther Jones
hill 10 Rronb br,dc NJ nm no~ ,ne aoiS
Here John Lauer. one of the best road
racers around Richmond, sprinted with
nm up me long stretch OF heavy grade on
this slde. and Charles Wallace. at the
Top OF the hill caught him up with a
scVehty-sM gear and put him to the toll
gate al Brook school on red-hot spin.
PRETTY PICKUP
T,u.olug ro,,io malta ,h.o e. ~,
$3.50 tE he"liie waited mere Tor ms
n,ch',,-, ~ 81 ,", ~ az Cg anu n'aue spiehdi'
-, y, ~ 'ieNetahu sprlhter as ne
winntns ns m,s" 80 " ,h iusm anu saVe nm
was in turn relieved at Ginfer's front
gate by Malcolm Peatross whose road
record. made al Stanton. IS 81 mile in
.o6. and the next half mile was little less
than this record
Peatross turned him over 10 Kid wa
liams and Eagle Guyol on a light tandem
for the critical period tho last .half mile
List. who had never slackenoi for a mo
ment. stuck To the flying tandem like grim
death. and his feet simply whirled as they
took the beautiful down grade In front
OF Laburnum.
First. a yard behind. then with lap
ped whse he looked as If ne were
pacing the tandem instead OF being led
At the last toll gate when two hundred
head and as Bill Nye would say hun D.
ed himself with a most unanimous ht n D.
the tandem was left far behind and the
last two hundred wards was tho fastest
OF the i've miles
Mr. List will try 10 establish longer
distance records In a few days.
,..1-.,,,.,, 49,, :, ,s.r,r
HNoi ir'i. h'O va lAhADH'
Another Dig bicycle parade Is the pos
sibllity of the early future. The enthu-
craat.d des, TO- ',s ,,, ,l
more favorable circumstanrcs
f,hief Narshal " - Infe,hrc has heen
annrnacLnd i, r,,r,bo,. 90 ,,.hao,,non
hn,b in and ont 81 The last nsr.,de an tho
sui,iect ana The matter WI nrcbablv be
brought I'M ~ the next meeting of the
executive committee of the league.
,rttl, rEAcIrE
Az, ...
There never mas peen an oni1ial con,t
OF tne huihu'r OF "h,'is III tne lc,cn'
nicNcie piIahe OF ln' iI'hinonu I-'1suo'
the thief Marshal mat TWO hundred aiin
OF Wheelmen; hurried count was mdae
peiVte tne start anu tnc i'Po'' h"""o -
well-known bicycle dealer who STOOD
on Grace street ana carefully counter 'ne
men In line as they passed says ne Is
positive that mere were TOUR huhureu an"
eighteen in lihe. - 80, ,,,,,,,.,s,,o,, ,h,,
Ihsre seenls 10 -, an mp, ny 49,, 10 ad
aiic that its mission Is hileu ~ ~ h has
an important MISSION ana us Molh 11s
hardy cotnmehoen IN W. III, herJhin Of
ttart.u out ~ r',",' O. ..f.. 49, loee |
one thousand. 1t now mas soile,n NH, is en-
than seven nuiuitu .io"sn ,,,t'a b,, |
weeks OLD. me c1i,i,mie, o 'ptrroad'street |
the league on "n'i''o other matters are |
oicyrle pa no,i,,,,,. a. work
quietly ana e'i,Y't Gu ny sense a social or
Inc ,,as srs,n,zation hut an influence |
Tor the god S1Sa OF all wheel"en anu '"e
CONSERVATIVE
-,,'-- l., a.. ,ia,s and o. |
II is CONSERVATIVE IN its piais anu |
forts. and whatever OF rules ], Is a,tS s,r
Ing 10 estaphsn Is ioi thS l.". u,i co.,
taRe or Wneeiinth anu i'ee' f' ~,
No one has an axe 10 srihu III tn' ~ ~ ~ |
mond League OF Nneelllen' ~, ne 80 80 20 no |
membersh., ~ ulniHs, anu 49, GA - |
paid oifcers except tnc SUI" i,, %,', |
has no other salaiy tndi, VY''V u.
percentage on me Dues coleC'vu az,
cepts IN its foids ihe ihenip,,S vi az
other organization ana Is i9r lnc "u'uai
good OF every class OF Wh'e,i l'.l. ~ -
therefore 20 the adNan'agc OF every pi.S
Gle rider in Richmond 10 peiohs 10 tie
league. ,,.,.,.o,,, -, tho
IL Is stated thai the DISARMAMENT OF me
Y. NJ. G. A. bicNcie Gun l. ohly LOT
the winter rms club WAS one on W
strongest IN the CITY. me ing, -
members are all members OF Tue VI, y.
A. makes It's reoisdiii~"''o" ''''p''
T,na vheelmen Of Richmond noted with
high appreciation the efforts on the part
of the city authorities 10 improve the
streets on the occasion OF the league pa
rade. 49,, -, 800
III was also noted tnat q h'.,e "o o,, sVes
ioile way IN t,nl'VN ., a'0 rh.' ~
81 our ~ frra,.,iir ,ror tSret 70 Third
s,ran,s ~a,,ic,,isriv deserve attention
south Third street has recently been put
In excellent condition. and wheelmen are
thankful
TIE MISSING LINN
The Missing-I.ink track. under the diff
-ul,ies Of a lack of funis and long
spell OF dry weather during the summer