The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-24
TURN OF THE WHEEL
Latest News from the Ranks
of the Pedal Pushing
Fraternity.
LINDENs WIN AND LOSE.
Good Work by the Greenville Team
in New York-strands from
the Rope.

the Rope.
The Castle Point Cyclers Of Hoboken
are looking forward with no small
amount of interest to the nnual eiec-
ton of officers, which win be held
shortly. There are two tickets IN the
field. a regular, and an "opposition.
All the candidates are working hard
fer victory and close contests are as
sured. The nominating has
announced the following ticket as the
regular, nominations:-For president.
Fred Trautwein; for vice-president,
Hermann C. LANCE; for recording sec
retary, George C. Bielling; for corre-
spending secretary. William j.. Curtis;
for treasurer. Horace l.. Bates; for cap
tain. Cecil S. Hasbrouck; for first lieu
tenant, Edward Bruno; for second lieu
tenant. H. A. Roesner; for color bearer,
Carl Lange; for bugler, Alonzo W
Let's; for Board of Trustees. u. F.
Rocker, Alfred K~oegebehn, c. o.
Gerdts: for delegates to the Metropoii-
tan Association of Cycling Clubs, John
B.. Keresey and William Mlttelsdorf;
for representative to the L. A. w,
Charles Kraft; for delegates to the A..
C.. G.. of N. J., William A. Eicke, Ed
win T. DINNERS. Albert and
Fred H. Often.
Baltimore for the Assembly.
Baltimore has been selected as the
place for holding the National aser-
bly, of the L. A. w. in February. This
was announced yesterday after Presi-
dent Wilson had counted the votes of
the various division consuls. The Sc
lection of Baltimore may or may not
have an effect upon its chances as the
place for holding the next National
meet.
While it is at present the choice of
nearly all the L. A. W. officials in the
East. it may be that the National as
sembly will conclude that Maryland
has been honored enough without get
ting the big meet there in addition.
That the western contingent, which IA
yors st. Louis, will use this argument,
there can be but little doubt.
Road Records Established.
The following road records have been
allowed by the Century Road Club of
America:-R. J. Bartsch, J. Nonnen-
bacher, New Observation-Disclosures, 800;
New York-Philadelphia and return,
1855, August Is. tanden%records. Tom
Butler. 10 miles, $3.50. September %,
massachusetts TScOIQ, L. ~ "oAOS
ton. 5 miles. 11.49. October 4, Massachu-
sets record; L. N. walleston. 10 miles.
24:14: Is miles, 1924; 20 miles, 48:5S; %
miles. 1:0o:5s. October 4, Massachusetts,
and American records.
Kserloss Fast Work.
Peter Berlo is a wonder, and the New
Orleans track something that 1ast bi,
cycle riders nave heretofore dreamed
of. but never realized. Last evening
Berlo cut the. paced-1ying start record
for three-ouarters of a mile from l min
IS Is secs. to | min. II secs.
ct the track, he made a time trial, and
did a flying start paced rTma ,ie IN nro ! min, ii
HIS time was eight s%s g, ? II better ssr
pns5ic he me dia the ln mile ME m n / p min. % US
secs: worlds competition RECORD f nying
profes.onnal record of i min. So Is secs.
made by zeigier on the Louisville track.
! Mr. da Trq Wyith aha m foo Rsighi s q tin n3pev when len
he. can attack the records. ab,d, says ne
will keep his men 1srs until hid ns $ fbis
track can afford him better, than any
other of which he has any knowledge
Loose SpoKes.
The project to ho ID q a aixodayas o,, wos
Garden. New York. has been aban
Chief Consul 1. 3. Potter. Of New
ling Elliott, chief consul of the Massa-
ch s,tsdgr Ptv tss 1s is also = Of ca9 gmeniean
wheelmen has had women members for
a long time. its constitution provides
msn admitted tt s aG IT eank acy eli snsf For
"wheelmen'', viii be ,sfered at the COM
'ne S y Titus, 1 Z. N. Murphy and L. D.
cabanne, who have been permanently
su usps = n;ng frUm all L u 4. their W; r cases s sps
presentation to the National Assembly:
when they expect that the officers of
woke the decision of the Racing Board.
They are now circulating petitions ask
ing for a reconsideratlon Of In rne nive cases r.
Cincinnati for the. purpose Of manufac-
featuring a wheel which will operate
o npo atta 3 hew a p speed an o8 a w mile "a a Minute Minute
The pedals move vertically instead of
describing a circle. and IN one reyoiul
bv the foot is eighteen inches in stead
sIasned t e. ts at 4 sa triaI g maSni his Wheel " q
a half mile was covered. in thirty-one
seconds. The capital stock of the com
The Wire for wheel spokes comes to
the cycle factory on Isl. spo se1 or p pun ha,
and requires TO ne Slrdlgnieneo OUT pc
fore it is cut into the proper spoke
lanrths. The wire is not stiff and hard,
hut is rather soft. for the steel is tough
and able to Withstand great tensional
strains. A boy cuts the wire, into the
required lengths and passes the spokes
to another lad, who "upsets" each end
Of the spoke, for the spoke at the tire
and hub ends is twice as thick. as the
original wire. This upsetting Is done
IN a machine fitted with side dies asid
piungers, which come. together 50 a.
to drive the metal dawn onto itself.
thus giving the spoke more body at the
ends. Another machine cuts a thread
on the rim end of the spoke, and stlil
another bends the head or spoke end 50
that ii will hook into the fange OF, the
bnh. Then the spokes are carried to
fhe nickel-piating department OF the
w.o1ks. and after being. polished are
taken 10 the "assembling." room.
Not only does a chain tighten mp con.
ssderably when covered with dust, but
fhe nitch-line of the. sprockct wheels
Is rafsed. thereby further. Tightening the
chain There comes a time when one
~ two things must happen; either the
must break. Now. a broken cnain may
prove a very serious mater. Snonlo
the accident happen .wheE Ihe machine
is travelling at a high specs. K Il more
thai likely that the chain Will become
cntapgled with the spokes 81 the rear
wheel. Therefore. che brakeless wheel