The herald., 1895-02-10
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weigh not over twenty pounds and go
like oil. Burke Brothres got two March
| wheels of this sort for ladies yesterday
and they are beauties, no mistake.
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The American Wheelman, recognized as
| good authority on bicycling matters in
! general, is inclined to be little sectional.
| Listen to this: "Our friends in the South
have at last awakened, and circuit of
the principal cities is now being arranged.
| This year will see nearly all of the promi
nent racing men in the South for their
, preliminary training and the Southerners
can do no better than to induce them to
compete against their local men for the
! benefit of the sport The South is the
natural cycling center of the country and
with few live men to work up an inter
est in it, it will soon take the lead as far
as embership is concerned"
The Wheelman seems to forget, or else
has not discovered yet, that people west
of the Rocky Mountains sometimes ride
bicycles California, way off on one edge
of the country as it is claims to be the
natural cycling center. And California
does not rest with that it has the live
men already who are even now working
up an interest and have been working up
an interest for several years, until in
point of numbers and interest and action
The clubs Of California lead the country.
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All the crack riders of the East Zim-
norman among them, will visit Califor-
mia in short time. The visit Of these
great people of the cycle world means
good deal for California; not only for the
wheelmen but for all the residents of the
natural cycling center of this country.
The object OF the visit is to try and get
the larger cities OF the Coast into the Ma
tional circuit The Los Angeles wheel
men are now in correspondence with the
National directors and others with II view
to seeing if Los Angeles cannot be given
a place in the circuit. What a grand
thing that would be for the sport in
Southern California! Once year, at
would be with us. Los Angeles people
would have an opportunity of seeing all
the great riders in an actual contest, and
the local riders would have an opportu-
nifty of getting into the swim, so to
speak. Nothing could be better. There
would be a new track, perhaps, but even
if not, the present track of the Athletic
Club is all right with some fixing up.
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The bicycle thief hasn't got snap in
Southern California. It's pretty hard
thing to do to get away with wheel
and not be caught.
Last Thursday a neatly dressed young
Burke Brothers place and asked if he
could rent a WHEEL. D. L. Burke who
happened to be waiting on the place, told
the fellow that he did not make bust
ness of renting out wheels, but the fellow
persisted. He said his name was E. H.
Wade, that he was stopping at the Natirk
house, had considerable leisure on his
hands, and wanted some exercise.
Mr. Burke finally loaned him wheel.
he wanted it for an hour, he said. He
didn't come back Mr.. Burke put no.
ticee in the paper, described the wheel,
and the constable at Cotton stopped the
dapper young man as he was journeying
through that place on Friday. He was
taking little exercise, AMI was evidently
headed for Arizona. He was brought
back yesterday, and will probably have
great deal of leisure on his hands for
some time to come, but he will not be
stopping at the Natick He will be the
hotel on Second Street, sometimes alluded
to as the jug.
The nobility taken to cycling in Italy.
The members of the royal family ride
wheels and the counts edit bicycle jour
mails.
Count Charles Cont is the manager of
the Gazetta Ciclistica, the Italian cycling
journal. He came to America during the
cycle show, and will remain in America
for some time. In speaking of the Ma
tional Cycle Show, Senior Cont said it
was the handsomest thing he had ever
witnessed, and was a great surprise to
him. He has examined the American
machines and finds in them many points
of excellence which it is impossible to get
in any foreign machine.
Cycling in Italy, says Senior Cont, is
becoming more prominent each year. The
racing men are now mum bered among the
best in the world, and those who visited
America during the races at the Garden
were much pleas with America and
would like to return, which they will
probably do later.
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The East Side Cycle Clubs century run
is on for today, and figuring as if the
weather was to be just what It ought to
be, the event is going to be notable one
in the history OF the sport in Souther::
California.