The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-03

Ssesrns wheels and will make shen
popular during the approaching season
or know the reason why.
The B1rke Brothers are doing q good
business in the '95 March wheels.
Burksa' specials go like hot cakes. Fiji.
teen new wheels came yesterday.
The March team. composed Of Me.srs.
Burke and Castlemsn. with Trainer
John Parks, is getting in shape for the
Durate races on the 22nd.
The Pico street Bulldocka are going to
take a whirl over to Sierra Madre to.
day, just for the sake Of imbibiRg lit.
tie foothill szons.
Morrel. one OF the Sterling's riders, il
| in the city.
The famous Falcon team left on Tuss-
day for San Francisco to prepare for the
coming races. This boys were not able
to do as much training in this city as
bad been anticipated, on account OF the
rainy weather.
But, nevertheless, they were in fair
shape, and expect to be abls to ride
somewhere near the front in the
windups.
Lacy and Ulbricht will leave for the
north soon and will enter in the great
racer OF the San Francisco meet. The
boys are expected to return home un-
der the weight OF additional honors.
The Duarle races on February 22d,
Will have entries from this city in the
persons OF Griffin. Miller and Clever.
Clever rides the Thistle this year.
Santa Barbara will hold it's annual
road race on the 10th. Jimmy Cavan,
Griffin, Miller and Jenkins will be in
and possibly q few more Of the local
riders.
Pop" Field, one of the best known
men in the business, arrived on Wednes.
day last. Pop" still handles the Ster-
ling and the way he has OF telling that
1t Is the only wheel worth straddlihg is
pretty aptto convince.
The Ramole company's house in this
city has handled about rs OF the '95
wheels since the first shipment in
January. A pretty good showing for the
Rambler, by the way.
large number OF the boys who are
going to ride in the East Side Cycle
clubs century run on the 10th will rido
over the route to Pomona and back to-
day with an idea Of getting onto
the curves, as 1t were, and picking out
the smooth tracks. The crowd will cit
down to big dinner at the Polomares
at noon or whereabouts.
The Pacific coast agent for the March
wheel, Mr.. French, is in the city. The
March company is arranging for three
retail agencies in California, one in
Oakland. one in San Diego and one in
this city.
The Petalums Incu bator company,
whose headq uarters are on Main street,
has made arrangements to handle the
Pierce bicycles.
do fo houa hiovoIa t.ocL
The little town has only q few Wheel
men, but those it has are all dead game
sports and as enthusiastic at they are
made this year.
A gunsmith Of Paris is manufacturing
and selling to wheelmen a email sized
revolver, which can be fred, without
smoke or noise, at any dog that annoys
them. Hence the owner does not dis
cover that his dog is wounded until the
wheelman has escaped, and the dog dies
without any hope of bringing the cyclist
to justice.
The Pacific coast cycle show and in.
door tournament at San Francisco will
open February 18th and continue to the
22d. A fine exhibit and good racing are
anticipated.
A Freuchman is reported to have rid
den 1873 miles backward under the hou
on Paris track.
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The members of the Trampsrs' annex
expect to have big time today. The
annex is going out to DEVILS Gate for
wildcat hunt. Arrived at the gate the
boys will look up wildcat, and after
assuring his wildcatship that they are
only out for little fun, they will pro-
coed to walk Mr.. Wildcat down and
kick him to death. The Trampers' an
mex think nothing Of walking the legs
off q wildcat. Jsckrabbits are about
their gait.