New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-08-14
The Bicycle Crank.

Cashier Nelson and Prof. Frieland Of
Gibbon came over On their wheels Sun
day to witness the ball game.
Adolph Meile spent Sunday at Spring.
field. He made the trip on his wheel.
DR.. Welcome Of Sleepy Eye was in
the city Saturday and sunday, having
rode down on his bicycle. The doctor
tells US that he has made all his profess
sonal trips this year on u wheel, and in
this way has saved both time and money.
At Chicago last Friday, E, c. Bald,
one Of the youngest of bicycle riders,
rode a mile in competition in :5S ID,
thus clipping one-hfth from Johnson's
time and breaking the worlds record.
Henry kaschau has been elected presi-
dent of the n. L. G. Club to fill the un-
expired term of the former incumbent,
Blcthen.
Ten cents Will be but a small fee to
see the one-legged race, to say nothing
OF the one-milc and half-mile contests at
the Driving Park this evening.
No extra charge for seats in the grand
stand tonight. Ten cents admits you
anywhere outside of the track; teams
free,
From lack of support the century run
has not yet matcrialized. We will say
no more about it until after the event
has actually occurred. Amen.
The racing contingent of the Club is
improving wonderfully, and quite num-
Der bid fair to be we'll known as 'time
annihilators'' outside of New Tim.
An ignorant rider is always trying to
tell more than he knows.
Use plenty Of graphite on your bicy-
Gle chain. 1t will make your wheel run
easier and your chain wear longer.
H. C. Kaschau wheeled to Swan Lake
Camp Sunday and returned Monday
morning.
The rain on Wednesday night spoiled
the Mankato trip, but still Tony Slmmet
CImmet and O. Wicherski biked it and
pfefferIe, uaclbarth, Baasen and Fenske
made it on quad,
Webber, Luuuenschlaeger and Brust
done some exhibition work on Saturday
at the horse meet and Laudenschlaeger
won the honors.
70 night, Aug. l4th. will occur the
second OF the weekly meets of the Club
The first race will be one mile for the
Club medal. Then will follow half
miIc one legged race, and last half
mile regulation. The prizes for the last
two will be membership cards in the L.
A. W.
The Club will have run to Ft. Ridge
ly next Sunday. All wishing to rartici-
pate should meet at the pOst-otfice at
| 80 o'clock in the afternoon.
Do not miss the races tonight. A
number of the boys will be out for blood,
and we have even heard of "dalk
horsc,' Ten cents only.
The weekly races start at o'clock p.
m. every Wednesday, and not at 6 clock
rs stated here last week.
c. HoInburg and Geo. Zimmerman
made d trip to Sleepy Eye Friday even
ing.
The first Of the weekly races held last
Wednesday was success in every way.
and the boys are all looking forward to
the next meet with marked interest.
The one mile race was won ty Fred
Brust with Paul Hackbarth close Sec
ond. Geo. Doehne unfortunately slipped
q pedal as he turned off the back-stretch
and was consequently unable to get q
place. All the boys rode we'll and the
time, , 81, establishes fair track record
to work on.
The 100 yard slow race was interesting,
although only Fred Brust finished. All
the rest "took tumblc' before the tape
was reached. The prize for this race was
a membership ticket (value $4,000 in the
L. A. W.
VIM. Pfetferle took the half-mlle sim
Gle handed and covered himself with glo-
rv. 1t was hot race from the pistol
shot to the tinish-time "a. The prize
was also an l.. A. w. ticket. Pfefferle
is doing extremely well and we hope to
see him do mile in 2 40 ere long.
Fred Meyer started on Friday for a
trip to Dakota. He may be gone week
OrmOre.
Base Ball.