The herald., 1895-08-08
ABOUT The CYCLING WORLD
Whcelmen's Meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce
SANTA MONICA BIKE ROAD
A Movement TO Have Some Improve.
ments Made
Tho Arizona Cowboy Returns to His Bronco,
What the WheeImen Are Doing Here
and There-Trade Dull

This afternoon at the chamber of com.
merce there ha' been called a mass meet
ing of wheelmen with the chamber to
discuss and devise ways and means for
building mangnifcent highway for
Bicycles to Santa Monica. J. A. Kelly, P.
W. Dooner and Sumner P. Hunt com.
prise the committee that heads the move.
ment. and it will present the matter to
the chamber in clear and enthusiastic
terms. The call mas been out for some
time, and all wheelmen are requested to
put in an appearance.
The project has been long dreamed OF by
local cyclers and by wheelmen from
everywhere else who delight in ths II.
mile run from Los Angeles to Santa
Monica. The road is very good road
now as country roads go, and the super.
visors have been praised repeatedly for
their kind attention to it; but the whe ell
men have few little requests and ex-
actions further, and they hope to have
the chamber OF commerce, body ever
interested in good roads and all progress.
to back them in their petition to the su-
pervisors.
The principal points to be discussed
today are the building up uf that we'll
known vllianous stretch on Washington
street that is the bane of bicycles; then
there is a hard stretch near the big
Sand hill," quite way out, that gives
the wheelmen the plumb bago or some such
thing, and at this place the supervisors
Will be asked to put up road side bicycle
track a couple of yards wide. posted
every 100 feet to prevent larger vehicles
from intruding upon it, where wheelmen
may ride in comfort and "porteees' will
be avoided. There are other and numerous
little provements, but they will be
enumerated in detail by the boys today.
An Arizona cowboy, q real breaker OF
the cayuse. convulscd large crowd on
South Main street yesterday by his vio-
lent efforts to overcome the bucking pro-
pensities of qniet-looking bicycle. The
cow -puncher was dressed IN his high
heeled boots, corduroys and six-shocter
and wore a som brero tnat his CON radss
evidently had used for target in some
carousal in the Peglex region, for 1t IVES
seved by bullet holes. He mounted the
critter and hung to the saddle gamely.
put wild slide and he-was bucked off.
and jump to the right and he went into
a badger hole, and in a soaking persrira-
tion he finally gave it up. He could ride
any mustang on the range, no doubt. brt
the products OF civilization were too muun
for him. So he cussed and said to -
with ii bicycle anyway. his pony suited
~ nd
scowled and his friend of the city led
him to an electric caf.
Certain "all around the town youn.
LADIES' are boastIng that ere long Los An
geles will be treated to "bloomer ball'
son park crowd in Chicago and the
"South of Market" spiel in San Fran
cisco. In fact. one youngtlsdy gravsly as
serted that forty bloomer girls and their
young men were going to get Turner hall
and invite the town. But inquiry at
Turner hall discovers that they have not
secured that dancing floor as yet. How
sad it is that Los Angeles should copy its
little fads from them. and should be the
kite tail for New York, then Chica 20. then
San Francisco.
Melville Dozier, who went east with the
University Of California athletic team.
the priae of the state. is to return to
Berkeley by the steamer Santa Rosa Sum-
day. He has been here at his old post,
bookkeeping for the Ram bier people. and
says that on his return he will be IN a
party of thirty Southern California col
lcigans all bound for the University Of
California.
W. J. Neidig. young amateur jour
nalist of this city, started Tuesday for
st~v< t1t hvrs- s-nvA "a
expects to make the trip in twelve days.
This hardy young fellow is Colonel Mic
digs. the real estate brokers'. son.
The Spier cycle livery house has added
a stock of Victor and Victoria wheels to
its stock OF Gendrons. The house is get
ting a very encouraging trade, many peo-
pie learning to ride and Obtainin.. wheels
of the STABLE
W.K. .Cowan and wife will be back fro m
Santa Barbara Friday. Col. Tom Force
has been running the Rambler trade
since the managers absence and he says
business is good since Cowan became q
better man. He denies having wired fol
''triplet."
Frank Barnes, of the Victor house. has
returned from a much enjoyed week $
outing at Catalina.
McStay and Collins OF ths Victor house
went to the Fullerton races yesterday.
Maurice Cook. the Country club rider
now Known 10 lraCk tal6nG as Gne OrOW0N
rider has been gathering new laurels u
San Diego this week.
In fact. the telegraph shows laurels 70
all Los Angeles riders there, and the Sal
Diego papers devote columns to rectinl
the deeds of the Flying Dutchman, Grim
son Streak and other favorites.
The latest thing f'r ladies is th
''bloomer special' on exhibition at th
Ram blor house. 1t js a diamond fran
of only twenty pounds weighs.
0. p. Clark: secretary OF the Title In
surance and Trust company. is the lates
victim of the wheel buying habit, b
having bought a Victor and lot :
Dutch courage. (That last is on inform
alton and belief.)
Foreman Dunn OF The Herald hs
made his wife happy with damon
| Victor wheel on which she will ride OF
with his lordship when the days are nit
and the air balmy.
Leroy E. Mosher, who perches on til
Times building battlements Sundays an
week days attends TO business, has Dougl
| him bicycle and is said to have double
! his life insurance.