The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-07

Ga, TO train for the seasons work His
offer to ride a mile with a locomotive
as a pacemaker at the National race
meet of the L. A. W, at Asbury Park,
will likely be accepted, and Carl wants
to be in the best possible condition. He
asks that board path be laid between
the tracks of the railroad for a distance
of three miles. so that he will have plenty
of room to get up speed and slow down
again after the mile has been done.
Under proper conditions and with good
locomotive as a pacemaker, he is con-
fdent of being able to reel off a mile in
minute.-EX.
CALIFORNIA; fast track captures the
first competition record of the year. But
what oval will be able to show the
longest record string at the close Of the
season?
Now the western metropolis. Chicago.
is mounting its policemen on bicycles.
The old-fashioned horse will be perma-
nently relegated to his stall and the nom
eating, swifter bicycle will be used by
Lincoln park officers.
That much has been settled by the COM
missioners, but the grave question as to
appear in knickerbockerS or just tie
down the Tapping bottoms of old-fash-
toned trousers was left an open question.
The long stockings and knickerbockers
were evidently in favor, and the start
ling innovation of full-rigged cycling
policeman scorching along the shore Of
Lake Michigan seems likely to be an ac-
complished fact--Ex.
Mr.. Gideon announced yesterday that
races for gold nuggets will not go. Mug
gets has been selected as the prizes for
the series of races between Sanger and
johnson, and in the opinion of a large
majority of the wheelmen of the country
they are the ideal trophies. "Gid's los.
ing his head" one wheelman said this
morning. what could be better for a
prize than a nugget of pure gold? The
amateur ideas Of the chairman seem to
be running away with his good sense.
Chicago wheelmen are to have a long.
neglected want supplied and by August
of this year, if all goes well. they will
have the finest bicycle track in the west.
The west side has been practically agreed
upon as the site for the course, which
will entail an outlay of about $4,000, to
be borne by the manufacturers of the
city.
Encouragement has been given the pro-
moters from the start, one of the larg
est manufacturers going so far as to
promise that he would take stock to the
extent of $4,000. and he believed that
others would be glad to support the
movement hberaIly.-EX.
Let no wheelman. because he has a
strong constitution, think it is safe to
break the bylaws of health.
Little drops of water
When it should be fair,
Make the roads all muddy
And the cyclist swear.
When grandma, in her gentle zeal,
Was wont to spin beside the wheel,
In empire gowns that brushed her heel,
She little dreamed twas fated
That maids would spin along the pike
Upon a wheel they called 4 "bike,'
In garments bifurcated!
Truth.
IS
The bloomer girl is becoming so nu-
merous that horses and withered old
maids have ceased to shy.
The Bicycling World says: a unique
method of watching a road race through
out the whole course will be provided
when the Century c. c. Of Baltimore,
holds it's road race May IS. A line Of
electric cars runs parallel to the course
and special cars, with reduced fares,
have been engaged for the event.
Come off, Salt Lake has been doing
this for the past two years.
The general assumption that Johnson's
present suspension is on charge con-
nected with his recent alleged desire to
join the professional ranks is erroneous,
as that action is but remotely connected
with the boards announcement of his
suspension. The real charges which are
to be Investigated by the board are saiGSo
be almost altogether concerning matters
which occurred last year.
At the time of Mr.. Gideon'S appoint
ment to the Craftsmanship it was under
stood between him and the retiring chair
man, that certain charges made against
Johnson were to be investigated and
acted upon in the near future. Since
that time Mr.. Gideon has been working
assiduously upon the slight evidence
which he then had. and has, 1t is said,
secured proof sufficient to warrant the
board in inficting punishment.
The more serious charges against John
son are said to be:
First-Having endeavored to extort
money from promoters of race meets for
appearing and riding.
Second-Having sold or disposed OF
prizes won
Third-Having entered in race meets
which he failed to attend.
Fourth-Having admitted that he is in
reality a professional under the rules
governing that class
Any of these charges, with the excep-
ticn of the last, which could be used
only as corroborative evidence, would, If
proven, warrant suspension from the
track. and it is said that Chairman Gid
con has good proof Of them all.
Oakland, Cal, cyclers intend to start
a movement to build a magnificent boule-
ward between that city and San Jose, the
springfield Of the Pacific A boulevard
from San Francisco through san Jose to
Oakland would be a grand thing for the
beautiful cities around San Francisco
Bay as well as for growing towns in the
Santa Clara Valley.
OUR NEW YORK