The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-24

good one. Some Of our local racing
men are veritable walking jewelry
stores whilst others look like army
veterans when decked out in their
medals. Give prizes worth riding for
this year, it will improve the sport and
furnish the boys with an extra induce
ment to win race.
Jack Royle is trying tandem riding
these days. The new mount seems to
have caught all the boys.
Matt Browning has returned from
his eastern purchasing trip. Mr.. John
Browning is still in New Haven. Con.
C. e. Gates, cycling editor of the
San Francisco Examiner. is consider
ing seriously the advisability of start
ing wheel paper in Utah and COM
ing here to locate permanently.
Mr. Woodmansie informs us that
the Rambler team for Utah has been
decided upon. but witholds the names
for the present although he declares
that no better or faster team, Will be
seen on our track this season. To use
his own expression, Its a hot team
Browning Bros. have nearly COM
pleted the improvements in their store,
and will be in a shape to do business
about the latter part of the week A
large consignment of Rambler and
FeatherStone wheels are on the road
The Rambler tandems are expected to
arrive almost any day now. There
will be combination tandems, racers
and tandems for two men.
The Car and Cleveland tandems
were out on the street yesterday
warming up" a little and attracted
considerable attention from the fact
that the riders raced with each other
for about block. A great deal Of
interest. is being taken in tandem rae
ing and several teams are being or
ganized for the Tack this year.
The fastest mile ever ridden on a
bicycle, was made on February 8, 1885.
at Livermore, Cal, by w J. Evans, a
member of the Rambler team of Cali
fornia- Evans drove a straight away
mile paced in the phenomenal time of
1874 Is, and will endeayor to lower
it in a few days to the 1:30 mark for
a straight away road mile If this fs
accomplished, he will try for the m
paced mile, both standing and flying
start. Evans has also signif1ed his in
tention to try for some of the track
records, principally the standing and
! flying paced and unpaced mile. The
general impression is that he will sue
CCCu III gaining Iu6lu.
If the west only pulls together, the
I National circuit will surely be extended
out through Utah on to the coast,
thereby giving us a chance to see the
most noted of American Wheelmen.
Below is letter which explains itself:
Salt Lake City. Jan. q. 1894
G. e. Gates, ESQ.,, San Francisco:
| Friend Gates-I enclose an article
| for the Examiner which explains, it,
self You know all the clubs on the
coast. viii you write them at once
and urge them to apply for dates on
/ the circuit? We will get it if they all
ask for it. Kindly help us out on ii
I and talk it in the Examiner-Yo
c. A ENTISE.
got this letter all o. K. and at
once wrote Los Angeles, Phoenix
Arizona. San Diego and saw personally
local and San Jose clubs. Bay city
wheelmen have asked for one day
Garden City cyclists. San Jose. asked
Cor three days, and Los Angeles one
| day; also Phoenix Have been having
heavy work and SO neglected answer
! ing promptly. GATES.
Several week ago, IN our wheel notes
we mentioned the issuing of chal-
! lenge from Peter Ostlund to the cham.
I pion bicycle rider and skater, John S
Johnson, to skate a match race. which
Johnson promptly accepted, and the
race took place at Normanna Rink
| Minneapolis, Mimi, on the Nth of this
month. The length of the course
/ chosen was 1,500 metres or 1,640 yards
| a trif1e less than a mile. The dis
! patches say Ostlund displayed by fa1
/ the better staying qualities. together