The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-20
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Tom w. Winder WIN 10 "''o
extraordinary bicycle journey. will ar
rive here about the I'D of this month.
Mr.. Wtnder has undertaken the very
difficult Job Of riding or pushing MS
wheel around the United States in three
hundred days.
While on this trip. he must keep as
near the coast aud International boundary
lines as possible. His Journey is estimator
| to be near q. 600 miles, which viii COM
pei him to travel on an average about
| seventy-two niles day. ms route
| Will carry him across thirty-three states
| and Territories before he will finish MS
| task. Winder who is a newspaper man.
| tins the scales at one hundred ana twenty
| FIVE pounds avoirdupois. HIS nome 10
| in Warsaw. Ind.
Mr. Winder commenced MS trip vi
| March 18th, by starting west"aru iroin
| New Orleans. lie will be due there on
| January G 1896. lie reached Buffalo Au-
| gust OH. during the intervening time
| having ridden on an average slXty-four
| miles a day. - .,o
Mr. Wfnder is a correspondent OF the
| Illustrated Buffalo Express ana sehnS
| back weekly letters, describing the IN
| oidents of his trip. \ bet OF $l'vH ana
| house and lot is also al stake upon the
result of his long ride.
| on arriving here. he will stay at the
| Lexington where he Will be pleased 10
receive any Richmond cyclists.
GAZING FOR WHEEL.
II does not take an ordinary observer
| but q moment 10 discover q cnretil
wneolman. While a bicycle could not De
called a beast the old proverD tnat a
| merciful man regards the IRE or ms
| beast" might be applied to the 'cycier;
| Whenever / see a wheel that Is covered
with mud and dust, looking AK II II eau
| taken dry mud oath, SIZE up ~, ~,
| rider as one who takes no prlde III MS
often have seen two wheels standins
| together. one the latest model, the otlrt
one OF the year before. The OLDEST Sc one ~ ~
| many places had the enamel Clipped - ~
| but what was left shining brightly. Ine
/ other wheel was covered with IiIt' an III
| had. evidently not been cleanep lot tol ,i
| tim1 Tho old rider loved his wheti.
| and cared ftr s., the new rider Just r2ue
his whe' !. and that's all ,.. l.,
| tarminos its life. When caught III "
sh over or obliged 10 ride In the ram,
the wheel should be cleaned as soon as a.,
| possible: get the water on the ncke
| work at once and dry by the nrS OF ~
! the sun. Dampness VIII soon de'eigP u.-
| slightly spots Of rust on the pest or nlat-
| ing. Keep dust and sand OF the chaltl
| or IT will soon destroy itself III a Siltts
| sound is heard n the bearings clean ~
| once. sand has found it's way 90 theni. II
Obliged TO ride in rain and mud, slacken
| chain and Use plenty OF ~ tbs VIII
often prevent the bending oil rear ioi n
There are many wheelmen. who are
| very Justly down on the reckless RIDER
| who causes nearly ali the ordinanc Is
| and laws that bother cyclists. but IN
consciously belong to that class theih-
| selves.
1t would be well to remember that the
| best whceman Is he who Is most mind
full Of the rights Of others ANA not NJ
| who Is most reckless in the enjoyment oil
| himself Everybody, on or off the wheel
| should be conslderate OF the convenience,
comfort. and safety Of everyone else.
| That IS a good way 10 get along smooth-
ly In this rough and tumble Fork-a-day
| world.
AUTUMN CLOTHING.
Now that the cool weather or autumn
| Is here a word Of caution as TO dress
should be sent forth. Warmer clothing
| than in summer IS needed, especially
when standing about inactive Many OF
the wheelmen had colds during the week
and IL was because they stood about
| without adding more clothing
There ara many different opinions rs
10 ladies. IL Is always best, however, 1,
have the suit OF some thick material q
keep the skirts from blowing up, and th,
body comfortable. While the dust IS not
as bad as it was in the summer, st.l
brown IS a good color to Keep the diF
from showing.
In my opinion there are few things
more unbecoming than a large hat on q
bike Caps are always the fnOst becom
| ing: and though the hot SUI Of summer
| made a straw hat more comfortable
many cyclists wore them because OF
While boomers are not favorites, still
| III tire women Of Richmond follow the
lead Of q Chicago woman who rode ~
Michigan avenue, in q Mother HuhDar.
dress | think that boomers are decided
| ~ preferable.
There are many instances Of heroisn
and self-sacrihce among whcelmcn. bu
a Baltimore cycler takes the lead:
Three men IN that city were riding ~
| Mansion House hin during the week
and when negotiating the last turn al, an
rate Of speed collision seemed ineyi
| table Wien the lone cycler obigmgl1
tuInblei or. lie was badly shaken up
bruised scratched. and his wheel franz
| had escaped damage through his mar
| tyrdOm helped him TO get In somethiri
| like shape. and were most profIse u
| their thanks for his taking on his owl
self all the damage When he left on,
| handed him a card and told him 90 sen,
TO that address the bill Tor the repairs
| ~ his wheel.
THELAw AND TEE WHEEL
THE use of the bicycle" says the De
| troit. "for rLe purpose OF lOcOmotiG
and travel Is so recent that az yet Their
Is little adjudication as TO the rights an'
| liability Of travellers employing - upOl
the highway, but the trend Of judicia
authority seems 10 place the wheel on
plane of equality with other vehicles.
The early advent Of the bicycle me
with strenuous opposition, both from pc
| destrians and agencies OF the road, m
former coutending that 1t was a vehicl
| and should be excluded from the side
was an object Of terror, the use Of Whic
Was perilous IN that II frightened horses
, But by degrees this child Of adversit
began 10 be recognized by the court an
| its legal status 10 be established. Final
ly its paternity was established and
was placed IN the category of carriage
| and vehicles.
Although Blackstone. Coke. and othe
common law turists never experience
the sensation OF q spin on n bicycle, We
We look 60 the law OF the mother coun
try for the earliest cases involving tn
law Of the wheel.
THE authorities, almost without excep
ton. now recognize the bicycle as
Carriage" or vehicle" entitled to tn
rights OF carriages and vehicles i'm gen
eral. and no longer regard il as an oh
structicn 10 or an unreasonable use @
the streets or roads, but rather a nel
and improved method OF using tha sam,
ard "germane TO their PRINCIPAL use a
a pathway" One Taylor. an Engishman
was the nrst TO take the bicycle int
, court and the case Of Taylor agains
Goodwin Is a leading one. Mr.. Good
win sprinted on a certain road. i'm vic
lation Of a statute making The furio
) driving OF n carriage upon the highwa
an Offense." Upon the trial be did no