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CYCLING RECORDS.
They Are Not Reliable and Often Very
Artificial and inaccurate.

They Are Not Reliable and Often Very
Artificial and inaccurate.
From the Blackburn Times.
In cycling there is one constant process
of record cutting going on. until it Is hard
ly safe to declare that such q time Is the
best for given distance. I am tempted to
think, and not without good reason, that
much of this cycling record breaking Is of
very artificial character. wheeler
breaks record one day, but he Is careful
not to smash it tc smithereens. He general
ly leaves himself a reserve force SO that
he may live to break the record some more
another day. This is part of the game. 1t
is so not merely to keep the riders name
before the gullible British public. but also
to duly advertise Knockem's machine, to
boom Bubbles marvellous tires, to sound
the praises of Jones' perfect saddle, to con-
vince the world of the sustaining power of
demonstrate that no Oil is equal to Smiths
lubricator for the machine. 1 do assure
you that this is not an exaggeration.
You know some of these wheel wonders
who dash over Europe like CREASED light
ming who cross Asia and are chased by
the Chinese as flying devils, and who toll
ceaselessly from Lands End to John O.
Greats. are not all guileless sportsmen CT
the most approved and chivahous pattern.
It's very easy for any company to pay
man to use their wares so as to advertise
them. Indeed, it is quite the custom of the
country and of the cycling community.
And don't see any great harm in it. Still
the public ought to know, you know.
Again, in cycling 1 think we should be
careful to give the right share of praise
to the wheeler and to the manufacturer.
Personally, do not think the cyclists of
today ara any superior to those of twenty
years ago. The men may have developed,
but the machines have improved almost
out of recognition. and tracks are now
almost perfection. Between the cycle and
the track friction is reduced to a mini
mum. and the rest depends upon the pedal
ing powers and the stamina of the rider.
To estimate the true value of some figures
it is necessary to know all the conditions,
to know whether it was a calm and still
evening or whether the wind was at the
back of the rider. AS a matter of fact,
many handicap performance has infinite
ly more merit in it than some of these
records, even If it be many seconds out
side the best possible figures. A fellow
may have difficulty in getting through his
men, may have to ride round a whole
troop on the outside, may have to battle
with a head wind and may have no one to
do any donkey work" for him. All these
things have to be taken into consideration.
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COOGAN MAY PLAY SHORT.
More Fault Found With the WASH
fngtOn Inneld.

It is a good thing we did our shouting
for the Washingtons in the first few days
Of the season, for it looks as though We
shall not have another opportunity to ex-
ult. The team is now far from home, and
the boys are likely to have trouble before
they return. The fatal hole in the infield
has been recognized, and this morning the
local base ball patrons were assured that
Danny Coogan is likely to be found at
short 1t is not yet determined who will
follow Coogan. Hitherto the Washingtons
have left on their western trip in SIXTH
seventh or eighth place, expecting to take
a drop, but this year they start in the ten
hole Philadelphia is just below. but every
one knows that the Phillies will go up the
list. Louisville Is just above, and st: Louis
in last place. These are likely to be our
rivals for the rest of the year. Boston had
perfect picnic with Washington yesterday
at the Massachusetts, capital, although in
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winner of four foursomes that year, all
money prizes. In 1856 he played on the
BembridSe links, Isle of Wight, and was
the winner of two of the main prizes that
were offered. He won the medal for the
stroke match. and also a foursome, the
silver cup and a money prize.
Mr.. Arthur Jeffrey Parsons has only been
playing golf since February of last year.
He has been member of the club since
its inception, and is a member of the gov
erning committee. In the hole match he
won the presidents cup. handsome
trophy that was well worth the winning,
and in the stroke match the medal that
was presented by Mr.. Henry White.
Mr.. Edward F. Riggs, who won second
prize in the hole match. Is the popular
secretary of the club. and in his work in
the tournament shows that he has in him
the making of a first-class player. He
is a member of the governing committee
of the club, but has only played since
April, 1891 He played in the finals in the
hole match with Mr.. Parsons, and carried
off second prize, silver golf scorer. It is
quite likely that Mr.. Riggs will enter for
the tournament to be played this spring
at the Tuxedo Club.
As Explained by an Expert.
The literature golf in this country Is
rapidly increasing, but as there are plenty
of people who do not understand the prn-
ciples of the game, it may not be out of
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''If he is steady and well posted, the cad
dy is of great benefit to the golfer His
words often impart courage. His advice
not unfrequently is worth gold Running
with him and ever at hand he becomes as
much interested In the game as his chief
the pains inseparable from defeat and
Joys attendant on victory being as keen
and in every way as intense. 1t is the
duty Of the caddy not only to carry the
clubs, but to tee the balls; and when the
golfer Is perpleAed with the hazards, as
they are called, the knobs and pits. and
such like, eager TO avoid or to escape from
them. his attendant Is often able to render
most efficient aid.
Some of the Plays.
"The rival players are either two in num-
ber or four. In the first case there Is one
player on each side. In the second case
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Society and Wheeling.

On one of the days of the recent golf tour
known society women who sat in the shade
of the big trees by the club house and
watched the golfers from afar. 1t is a
curious fact that the principal topic of
conversation, as they waited for the men
to come in from the links for luncheon, was
bicycling in all it's phases. A year ago it
plans for the summer campaign. Last
week it was nothing but wheeling, proper
costumes for the sports and the relative
merits of the different makes of wheels.
Among those who have recently adopted
bicycling. people whose names are well
known in social circles, are Mr.. and Mrs.
Truxton Beale Prince. Iturbide, Mr.. and
White, the Misses Brice, Miss Cameron.
Mrs Blair Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar D.
Amaral of the Brazilian legation, Assist
ant Secretary Adee, the, Misses Pauncefote,
Senator Wolcott, Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt,
Mr.. Charles C. Binney,p Mr.. VIM. C. Endi-
colt, jr., Count Buisseret of the Belgium
legation, Count Scecheryi. Count Galarza
M. de Routkowsky, of the Russian legation,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Macauley, Mr. Bax-
Ironside, Mr.. Henry Adams, Mr. Herbert
Cassard, NJ. Cecil Sprihg-Rice of the Brit
iSh embassy, Mr.. Clarence e. 1ngling. Mr..
George HELEN, Mr.. John Hayden, Miss
Todd. Mr.. John Sidney. Webb, Baron Lee
Ghait, Mr.. Alex. B. Legare. DR.. and Mrs.
Lieut.. Lansdale. Mr.. Cramer Kennedy, Miss
Alley. Mr.. McI<im., Mr.. Walter Van Rens-
selaer Berry, Miss Patten, Miss Tucker
man, Mr.. Sewers, Miss Belknap, DIR. Jen-
kins, Dr. Evans, Mr.. Robert Gordon, Mr..
Arthur 7. King, Mr.. A. ]. Bispham, Mr..
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events will be well filed If not actually
overcrowded. The rules of the L. A. w.
prevent the holding of any other race meet
on that day within two hundred miles Of
Washington, and tbs will insure a good
attendance of wheelmen from all the neigh
boring cities. The committee in charge of
the meet have received assurances from
a number of crack riders in Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Hagerstown that they will
be on hand and take part in the contests.
w. Fred Sims of this city, who won the
championship in class A last year, is now
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are two bicycle suits, gold league pin and
a handsome bath robe. These are to be
given in the lap race, one prize going to
the winner of each lap. A double-barrel
also be given. A Victor a Rambler and
Columbia bicycle have been donated, and
these will be given as first prizes in class
3. In the District championships the prize
will be the News cup, which was offered
a couple of years ago, but has never been
and does not become the property of the
winner, it's value is not necessarily limited
by the rules of the league.
Features of the Day.
The big meet will last the better Iart CT
the day. 1t is the expectation that the
various events will be SO well filled as to
make it necessary to run off prelimlnaries.
These will be held in the morning and the
finals will begin about 2 O'Clock Tickets
will be good for admission both morn
ing and afternoon. band viii be on hand
to render appropriate music and every
effort will be made to make it gala &C.
casion. The program has already been de-
cided upon. 1t is to be III the form Of
in fine style and printed in red and blue,
the club colors. Inside will be all the de-
tails of the meet, together with pictures of
the club house, the field and the boat house
on the river.
Interest In racing is not confined to the
c. A. c.. but one Of the other fourishing
clubs of the city has already begun to
make preparations for a big race meet
The Potomac Wheelmen have written to
Chairman Gideon of the racing board of
| ton for meet to be held in this city some
| time in the latter part of June. There Is
| no doubt that the sanction will be granted
and date assigned, and in that event the
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A UNICYCLE.

Which May Be Considered n Curiosity,
If Not n satisfactory Device.
A Frenchman by the name of Gauthier
has recently brought out the unicycle
shown in the accompanying picture from
Casselfs Magazine. The idea is not new,
but NJ. Gauthier seems to have succeed
ed better than any one that has attempted,
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b o y s-from which
C a d d e s may be
chosen. An inexperi-
enced caddy is better
than none: but a man
of skill and taste, who
Is thoroughly familiar
with the game, Is al
ways to be preferred.
Not a few of the
most skilled profess
SIGNALS, however, are
given to drinking
habits; and if you
have such a man for
two days in success
sion you have reason
to fear that you may
not have him for d
fhir1 IuV
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second. He was one
of the organizers of
the local club, and
is one of the most
experienced players
in this country, hav-
ing played on all the
principal links on
both sides of the
Atlantic. He Is a
splendid example of
a well-developed man
and Is good at al
most every sort of
gentlemanly sport.
In 1885 Mr.. May
played at Pau, In the
south of France,
L-N - 49,
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In training on the Baltimore track, but eX-
poets to come over to Washington as soon
as the Columbia track is in condition for
fast riding. A lot of entry blanks were
sent to him for distribution among Balti-
more wheelmen, and he reports that a
number of the best men from the monu-
mental city are putting in some good work
in preparation for the big event here. Sims
friends in this city are expecting him to
give good account of himself this coming
season.
Prof Crossley has had big force of men
at work for days past on the c. A. c. track
and the chances are that 1t will be in con-
diton for use by the latter part of reXt
week The club has spared nc expense in
making the track as good and fast as pos
sble and it has been gone over and over
again to make the surface hard and
smooth.
A contract has Just been closed for the
erection of a new grand stand in the &. A.
c. park, and this will be completed in time
for the meet. 1t is to be a tasteful and
pretty structure of wood with a seating
of the track will be had from every point
in the stand. The track is bit more than
five laps to the mile and the finish will
be just to the left of the stand.
Events and Prizes.
On Decoration day there will be races in
both class A and class B. For the benefit
of those who are unfamiliar with bicycle
races it may be said that class A is made
up of strict amateurs, who have never
raced for cash or for prizes of more than
$50 in value. Class men are as a rule
men who are employed to ride in the inter-
ests of the different bicycle companies.
They are not professionals and the value
of the prizes for which they may cen
test is limited to $50. and these they are
supposed never to dispose of for money.
On May 50 the events in class A are as
IT, affa a
open, one-half-mile open one-mile open,
one-mile District championship, one-mile
handicap, two-mile handicap, and one-mile
lap race In class B there will be half
mile open, one-mile open, and two-1nile
handicap.
The list of prizes is not yet complete and
will be officially announced later Among
the prizes already arranged for, however,
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Another Exciting Finish Mt Scranton

There was another exciting finish In yes
terday's Scranton-Rochester game. At the
opening of the ninth the score was to 2
in favor of Rochester. Two runs We're
scored, and one was out. Radford tried to
score, but the ball was returned SO quickly
from the field that Radford was cut off at
the plate. Umpire Doescher's decision de-
claring the player out was greeted by a
storm of opposition. Wards pop fly re-
tired the side and gave the victory to
Rochester.
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The Other Lengue Game.
Quite q Shake.Un,

These games played yesterday make
quite a shake-up in the standing of the
clubs. The Baltimores retain their place
at seventh, Cincinnati holding on to sixth
Pittsburg and Cleveland remain at first
and second, respectively. Boston's victory
brings it up from fifth 10 take the place
Of New York and tie Brooklyn for third
place. New York's loss dropped it from
a tie for third to fifth. The loss of Wash
ington pushes it down two points in the
scale. from eighth to tenth. Chicago and
Louisville, by virtue of Washington's loss,
climb into eighth and ninth, respectively.
The victory of the Quakers pulls them
from the bottom of the heap, getting elev-
enth place and pushing st. Louis to the
lowest point.
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As Explained by an Expert.

place to quote from a
recent article on golf
in the Boston Jour-
nal. The article IS
by Mr.. John Laird
Wilson, formerly n
well-known player in
Scotland, but now a
resident of Brooklyn.
In the course of his
article Mr.. Wilson
says:
ut has already
been stated that golf
belongs to the class
of ball games. Some
of these games, such
as foot ball and hand
ball, are played with
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From Ring to Rostrum.

From Puck.
Manager Cat the first rehearsal, enthusi-
astically)-"Well, Pennerly, what do you
think of my new starr
Dramatic Author Tin surprise)-"Why'
YOU must be crazyi He hasn't the slight
est touch Of histronie ability!
Manager-"Histrioric ability? Why. that'f
the man who fought Brute Brady to 4
draw!"
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R Washington s;::::..:.. d9eSs 66iiII
Earned runs-Boston L. Two-base hits-Lowe
q, Duffy, Mccarthy, Collins. Three-base hit
Collins. Stolen bases-Lowe Double piays-Long
and Tucker, Lowe and Tucker: First base on balls
Duffy, Nash (2) Tucker, Tenny, Crooks, Joyce,
Cartwright, Mercer. Hit by pitched baIl-Long,
Crooks. Setback. Struck out Sullivan, Dolan,
Joyce, Cartwright, Nicholson (2). Passed balls
Tenny C9. Time-2.3O Umpire-Keefe.
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work and dry the roads wheeling will be all
the more popular. few weeks ago The
Star spoke at some length of the way inter-
est in the wheel was spreading in upper
tendon" A list of those who have gone in
for the silent steed would include pretty
much all of Washington society and the
fever seems to be on the increase among
the members of the Metropolitan Club
and other organizations of social stand
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Plans for the @. A. G. Bicycle Con-
tests
TO Be HELD ON DECORATION DAY
Society People Who Have Gone in
for Wheeling
SOME PRETTY MES
~ HE DECORATION

HE DECORATION
day bicycle meet I'M
der the auspices Of
the Columbia Ath-
letic Club, to be held
on the clubs grounds,
Van Ness Park,
promises to be the
biggest affair of the
sort ever seen in this
city. Although the
entries do not close
until May 20, there
is every reason to
believe that all the
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Something About the Winners in the
Recent Tournament.
INTEREST IN THE SPORT IN This CITY
The Principles Of the Game as Elk.
planned by an Expert.
DUTIES OF THE ADDY
~HE Success OF

HE SUCCESS OF
the recent tourna-
ment of the Wash
ington Golf Club has
assured the popular
ity in this city of the
sport of kings"
The bad weather of
the past week has
not been sufficient to
damp the ardor of
the players, and with
the coming of good
weather the links
are certain to be
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Another for the ArsennIs.

The Arsenals won from picked team
from South Washington in a close and ex-
citing game yesterday, 0 to g. The Arse
nails put up a snappy game. The batteries
were Drummond and Myers, Fitzmorris
and Smith.
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heretofore, to construct a machine Of the

heretofOre, to CONSTRUCT a machine OF the
kind.
The diameter of the wheel is little more
than six feet, and the spokes are all tent
in one direction, so that the riders center
OF gravity is below the center of the wheel.
This device is an interesting novelty, but
it's coming into general use is extremely
doubtful No data have been given as to
the Speed of the wheel
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A Difference In Time.

From LIE.
"Hullo. Patlon-haven't seen you for
| three days"
| mo. Went over to Philadelphia day be-
| fore yesterday and spent week"
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THIN OR GRAY HAIR AND BALD HEADS, so
displeasing to many people marks of age,
may be aYerted for long time by using Halls
Hair Remover.
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The Caddy Is Important.

ut results from this that the caddy Is a
somewhat important parsonage on the golf
course. There are professional caddies and
csddies non-professonal.' On what are
known as the free green there is generally
a, crowd of inexperienced persons-men and
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out any intermediate agency. In others
the player must have his TOOLS 1t is the
object of the player to drive the ball from
one hole into another until he has COM
pleted the circuit or round, and to do this
with the fewest number of strokes. To ac-
complish this two-fold purpose he needs
his instruments and other appurtenances.
1.-The ball, it ought to be mentioned,
usually weighs about two ounces, is made
of gutta-percha, and is painted white, that
it may be easily seen. A set of clubs, as a
rule consists of six different implements;
but an absolutely complete set may COM
prise as many ten. These are the play
club, the long spoon, the mid spoon, the
short spoon the buffing spoon. the driving
putter the putter, the sand iron, the cleek,
the niblick or track iron. The last three
have iron heads, the others are of wood.
'These weapons of golf warfare are all of
them specifically useful. AS 1t is needed,
each is put in requisition, and each is well
adapted for its special work.. Those who
are not familiar with the game will nat
urally ask how the golfer in active play,
is able to take care of all these implements.
The answer is easily given. He does not
take care of them at ALL This duty de-
wolves upon personal attendants, who are
known as caddies. Every golfer has his
caddy, whose duty 1t is to carry the clubs
or golf instruments of his master for the
time being, and to be on hand and ready
with the driver, the cleek or the track iron
or other instrument as 1t Is needed or called
for
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Totals ..27 IS PIT Totals Ill q 10 Il
Warner out for Interfering
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The Crackajacks will receive challenges
from all teams whose members are under
fifteen years of age. Address Francis Rob-
ertson, 1875 Potomac street, Georgetown.
The Trilbys would like to hear from
years old. Address F. Gavin, 1905 E. street,
The herald., 1895-11-06

fancy 1910; Apricots-Fancy, SIC;
choice SC. Peaches Fancy unpesled 30;
bleached, 4c. Nectarinss-Fancy, 8t09c;
choices, 6@7c. Pears-Fancy svaporated,
7@9c. Plums-Pitted choice, 7@3c.
Prunes-Choi,e boxed, 405c; sacks, 2@3c:
fancy, 60.
Live stock-Hogs-Per cwt. .$s. Beef
cattle, 596c. Mutton, 4Mc per Id. Veal,
6I@7c per lb'
Nuts-Walnuts-Lo. Angeles Go; medi-
UNI soft, 81Yxc soft shell Los Nietos
fancy, Ii@12c. Almonds-Soft shell, liz
100; paper shell, 1870; hard shell. &c. Pc
-130l5c15 tilberts, 100l2Xc.
10X@llc per lb; strained, 5000. Bess-
wax. 20022c per Id.
Hides and Wool-Hides az they run
Dry, 1870; kips, l0c; dry calf, i5c; bulls
and stays, To. Sheep pelts-Wsak. Wool.
Normally, 2X@5c.
Unssse-California full cream fats,
1lXc; young America 1870; hand. 1870;
half cream fat,.7c; young America, 7l5c;
hand. SIC. e EASTERN Chedders and twins,
13@l4c. I'm porsed-Swi,s, Csc: limb
ger, 14@15c; bovk, 16@l6c; wsstphalia.
Zoe; Roquefort, 421zc.
The herald., 1895-11-06

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned will, ct his ranch on Rove
dale avenue, ~ miles southwest Of Park sta
Won. In the county Of Los Angel .. state Of
California, on tho 18th day 81 November.
1929, At II o'clock am, cause to be ssld 81
PUBLIC auction, to the highest bidder Tor cash.
four head Of horses. described % fellows, to.
WIZ: one SORE mare lby year, old, with TIVE
waite htsd feet; one ,orrel 6ossiper colt. 2
years old, with white stripe on face and white
ieft h hind leg; one bay Gossiper colt year old,
Mckinney colt . months old, with white on
left hind leg. -
TO satisfy = lie n ior nasturing the above do,
seribed stock amounting to $l63 and the coat
OF selling the same 81 d property is supposed
to Lelong to j. Behan Of Ef Paso. Texas.
Also At the same time and place the II ndar.
signed will sell one bright bay mare 8 YEAR,
olS, spd one 2-yeaf-old bay mare with two
white hind feet TO- sat sfy lien for pasturinR
seia stock. aneunting to $i43, AID tie eosts
ei eelling the same. said last described two
animals are supposed to belong 10 the estate Of
2, 7 Murphy Of San Jose. californis..
IL +. McANANY.