The Portland daily press., 1895-09-17

den. They are: Around New York, Out
from Boston, The Environs of Spring
field, Shore and Hilltop in Connecticut,
Long Island and Staten Island, Coastlng
on the Jersey Hills, Lake George and the
Hudson, The Erie Canal and Lake Erie,
Niagara and Some Lesser Waterfalls
Kentucky and Its Mammoth Cave, Along
the Potomac, In the Down East Fogs'
Nova Scotia and the Islands Beyond, "A
Fortnight in Ontario, Thousand Islands
to Natural Bridge, The Coral Reefs of
Bermuda, Bull Run, Luray Cavern and
Gettysburg.
This list of course includes only some
of the places visited during that l0,0oo
miles, which is, of course, less than half
of all that he has ridden.
Karl Kron came to this city by boat
from New York Sunday night and Mon
day forenoon called upon Mr.. f. A Ell
we'll, who had not seen him before for
five years. He also called upon Mr..
Charles II. Lamson, who was also
member of that early bicycle tour to
Eastport and Calais ~ years ago. Karl
Kron rode the same kind of bicycle
and wore the same kind Of suit that
he did when Mr. Lamson rode with
him on that tour so long ago.
He left his shining nickeled bicycle
outside Mr.. Lamson's store where it at
tracted good deal of attention from the
passers-by. He came to Portland by
boat on his way to White River junction
in the White Mountains, where he is 60
ing for peculiar purpose, which was
none other than to 'pick up his bicycle
TRAIL which he lost there last SUNNI er, ="
as he told his old friends, Messers. Ell
well and Lamson.
He then explained that in all his rid
ing he has endeayored never to break the
| trail of his bicycle, SO that his route over
the country would be indicated by an
through riding at certain place in the
fall, he would go to that place and begin
again in the spring
Last summer he was riding in the
White Mountains and at White River
Junction, during an encounter with
dog, he broke pedal OF course there
was no way to repair such an old-fash-
toned bicycle and he had to break the
travel at that point and go home by
rail. Consequently he is now going up
there to resume the trail again.
Karl Kron says and believes that the
nickel-plaited high wheel bicycle and a
white flannel suit are the only proper
- To hoe az,
used anything else and never will He
| looks upon the safety as plaything for
children, and never has been on one in
his life. He SCOTS at the pneumatic tire
and the idea of a feminine bicyclers as
worse than ridiculous.
Back in tho early half of the eighties
| Kali Kron was CONSPICUOUS feature in
the old parades of the L. A. W. in New
York, Newport, Boston and Chicago.
| But he never joined the L. A. W. and
was prominent simply in the ranks of
the unattached division.
| Whenever on the three occasions that
he has bought new bicycle, he has
gone to the factory at Hartford, Conn,
and ridden the machine away from tile
factory. door,
| He is an excellent rider and even on
his clumsy old-fashioned wheel has made
several century runs, that is, runs of
100 miles under "a hours.
His most notable accident was when
riding along the tow-path of the Erie
| Canal some years ago. just as he run
over the tow-boat's rope, the mules
started suddenly, the rope came up quick
| ly and with great force. He was hurled
head first into the canal and his bicycle
was caught in the rope and somewhat
broken.
Mr.. Elwell rode with him yesterday az
rernoon as far as Sebago Lake He rode
modern bicycle and the contrast sof
that wheel and the old light roadster that
Karl Kron was riding, and such as he
himself had ridden with him Is years
| ago, was something very unusual in BIZ
cycling happenings.