The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14
WHEEL NOTES.

Inc ul0IIDeTS Oh the Ensign w neel
club will take run up Emigration
canyon today, leaving the Hotel Tenn
pleton at a. m. sharp.
The Social Wheel club boys go down
to American Fork today. The club
will start from the Templeton at 8
o'clock prompt. While down there
they will inspect the new track that is
being constructed and offer such sug-
gestions as will be for it's further i'm
provement- The signal corps Of the
y. G. L. will accompany the club as
far as the point of the mountain, re-
naming there for field practice until
the return of the club. riding back
with them Ito the city. If the weather
is fine and roads good it Will undoubt-
eddy be the largest tournament of the
season. Next Sunday the club con-
template a run to Grantsville. Captain
Ned Hewett will first ascertain if the
roads are good by riding over there.
The special policemen appointed by
the chief of police will not take the
run with the club Sunday but will re-
main in town on active duty. Look
out, ye sidewalk Scorchers and would
be racing men, as the law will be
rigidly enforced. See to it that you
have a bell on your bike as it is
against the law TO ride without one
and will compromise you. Ditto with
your lamp at night Ignorance of the
law will not help matters. therefore
heed the timely warning and be pre-
pared.
George Z. Hill took a spin down to
Payson Saturday week and back on
Sunday on his wheel. He made the
trip down in six hours and back in the
same time, 100 miles in all. He re-
ports the roads IN good condition and
everything favorable for those who
would enjoy such a trip.
The Social Wheel club held their
regular meeting Tuesday evening last
with quite a large attendance. Twenty
four new members were admitted.
The club has now over eighty mem
herS, by far the largest membership it
ever had and nearly as many as all
the other clubs combined. Quite a
number of new applications will be
acted upon at the next regular meet
ing night. The club IS 10 very flour
ishing condition and expects 20 reach
the 100 mark within the next two
weeks. Arrangements were made for
q regular run of the club every Sun
day. This is strictly a L. 4. w. club.
The renewals Will be received during
the next two weeks for all old mem
Oers. The new ones are made members
IF the L. A. W. at the same time they
Join the club, the initiation fee cover
ng the entire expense.
The dates for Salt Lake city on the
national racing circuit have been for
varded us and will be either 18th and
18th of October or 2Sth and Goth of
same month at our option. We feel
Ike taking off our hats to the gentle |
men who have been instrumental in |
bringing this about as it certainly will
De one of the most notable events in
he history of wheeling in Utah and
VII advertise the territory as nothing
Use could. Everything should be done |
o induce the very best riders of
America to come here and compete. |
'rizes should be hung up that will he
worth competing for and of sufficient
magnitude to entice the best of them
o make the trip with profit to Them
ewes in the event of winning then,
ne regular teams maintained bv the
Inherent manufactures will. of co,,rsa
ONE out as they nearly always take
n the whole circuit or at least we
lope so. We may be a trife early with
ur suggestions but it will not be amiss
Sam Porter and Fred Odel1. snemharc
Il the Ensign Wheel club. made a nm
N their bicycles to Harker's canyon
"a
The roads were In excellent condi-
ion, and crowds of people were in
he canyons all around. many max
lg locations.
VIII, Il
A W. Game & Co. have lust ~
eived the 1895 model of the Barnes
ne flrSt 10 visit this part of the globe.
is a nineteen pound wheel. and
INSTRUCTED on lines that are pleasing
} the eye, and has the appearances Of
eng all that the makers claim for II
he tread is narrow, AS; large tubing.
nd the most novel and practical de-
ice for fastening the seat and handle
ar that We have yet seen. The racer
finished in white and gold, with gold
ripe. and weighs from fourteen to
ghteen pounds, according to the
Incy of the rider. The lady's wheel
)mes in weights of twenty pounds
n diamond drop frame The racer
fitted with 26-inch wheel.
Game will have the Ide model in
EXT week. This is a lady's wheel, and {
called the thigh art in wheels.
anufactured 10y Ide Manufacturing q
,mpany. /