The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
Wheelmen Learn How TO
Mend a PunctuTe in
Twenty Seconds.
LINDEN's DOUBLE VICTORY
Results Of the Games in the Local
Bowling Tournament-The
N. ]. A. G. Fair,

Wright. the famous tire manutactuieas
on the Pennsylvania Railroads. sue
track. Montgomery street. near Greehe-
They went there to attend the reception
and incidentally to inspect the merits Oh
the new uuick-repair tire. Ana not one
of Them came away e-mpty-handed. Eacn
and every woman carried away a pis
Jack rose. while red carnations paos-
somed on the overcoat lapeis OF the
men. And in addition to TINS Were the
neatly printed and copiousiy Illustrated
pamphlets explaining the adVahtases
of the tire together with a cycliSts oic-
tionary. illustrating in humorous GUS
thx. meaning of cycling words and
nbrases THE reception was hardly a
business affair. No one was urged TO
ride the good tires" the visitors simply
being shown how easy it is to mend
the quick repair tire And what more
was necessary? A %puncture repaired
in twenty seconds was sufficient to
convince the wheelmen present that the
uuick repair tire has a decided adVan-
tage over every other form OF tire
The people crowded around to watch
the novel operation. and after they mad
seen it once they were anxious 10 view
it a second time. because 1t was per-
formed with so much neat dlspatch-
The car was decorated for the occasion.
Everereens hid the walls of the state
room, where the levee was held. nj.
&. w. tires twined with evergreens took
the place of wreaths in the windows.
Sweetsmelling flowers were scattered
around A piano in an adjoining de-
partment furnished the music. 1t was
shortly before seven o'clock when the
first callers arrived. and it was consid-
- che COR WQG
cleared. And during all the time the
experts were busy puncturing tires ana
mending them. In the first place 1t
should be understood that Morgan and
Wright make nothing but double-tube
tires. The inner tube. which is entirely
separate from the other contains the
air. The outer tube. which is the
heavy one, is known as the casing.
Hitherto in the case of a puncture II
Has been necessary in tn case OF a pune
ture to pull the inner tube out Or the
casing to mend it. By this lnVentloh
this does not have to be done. The IN
yention consists of a continuous rubber
patch inside the inner tube 1t Is at
tached at Intervals to the side OF the
tubing. n is allowed to lie loosely
upon that part of the tube against the
rim. In case of a puncture. a needle-llhe
instrument is inserted in the hole. n6 7
being Withdrawn it leaves a small hel-
low tube in the tire. with a cup on the
916Bs Of dg1o 5his e Then a By p1ufS screwing
the cap of the needle. into the cup, me
cement is pushed tisroagh the es,d Sma ~
the inner tube. The metal tube IS
pulled out and then the face OF that
is pressed against the, rim. As a result;
the cement in the inner lube around
the pu ! let 'nst a fbs Tim 40 and tn pic aeosf It up up,
thus forming a patch over the hole.
The tire is then inflated e riding pres pres
The operators last night showed tires
which had been punctured ana mended
every ever tT Tbe INCHES ehe ednt dneo S%saffi ap had had
served as a patch for eacn puncturef
The repair kit is less than the SIS sizs Of
a match o. and can be carried IN
the vest pocket. ri
WheeImen.
The Arcanum Wheelmen contem-
plate making application in a BODY for
can Wheeimen. Arrangements to this
effect will soon be nsgoliatea by I na
4 maneb BARI Club q onart enO and rs S IS cogasie DER.
a 1Ra Sn aeSs HotsI, Tom SEmb E ter
hotel. and viii provide the necessary
furniture. The hotel being located on
and it is more h probable hat Mr..
Armbruster's offer will be accepted csppta,ve
euchre parties will be held at the club
quarters in Linden Hall tomorrow even
a prize. In the near future the club
will hold a progressive euchre and dance
to cS whieh The BARI lad has w not be mi snesfea q club
run this season. He has only had one
mishap. that being a blow out" on
a few blocks from home, he considers
that he has been exceedingly lucky this
season.
clio wheelmen.
A few weeks ago everything was hus-
tie and hustle about the CLIO Wheel
Pa ssnssaiv,6 for b 5hs big NeN T Raradf Is Of +
walls. the ,Enuertainment Committee
the way of amusement for the club.
The dance held on Thanksgiving eve
mittee is considering the a~dvisability of
holding another soon.
IA number Of the Clos touring ,0 r
VIII ifTie Satisfy ! the most ardent Tourist
The me naaeg, in question ion P pos sew a
members have signffied their intention
Of S6w taking maay 1t viii IT, dpo It'o ou e M a9ng f the time hne
for starting arrives remains to be seen.
The trip is scheduled for next summer.
"A Daring Roy Rider.
There is no more ardent wheelman
This little fellow led the big parade on
the Boulevard Thanksgiving Day. and
covered. h e entire twelve or four
and bright. He is only six years old,
but has gained a reputation for plucky
riding. He has had quite a number of
adventures for such a youngster, and
will probably be heard from in the fu-
ture.
Roome Our Champion.
TIC Walter C. Roonle. of the CLIO Wheel
men. belongs the honor of having won
more prizes during the past season than
any other bicycle racer in this county
During the season Roome has won
rings. gold euf buttons. silver cups and
is "The JERSEY City News bronze clock,
which was awarded for the fastest time
over the course In the rem mile road
race on Thanksgiving Day: Although
he is Equally good at all distances up
TO twenty-five. miles, his ideal race Il a
five mile handicap. He IS q nard riuer,
lance. He holds t~heerthree. four and
fve mile indoor worldsss. records.
ProIongs the Lffeyof Tires.
Among the many Things the owner
Of pneumatic tires mhst be careful to
do. and others equally careful not to do.
fhs following viii be found the most es-
sential to his cycling peace, comfort
and Welfare:zAvofd exposing pneumatics
reedlessly to extremes of temperature.
Any heat is especially Injurious. to rub
5saa. Light. when strong also aids