The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-25


meet on July 4th are attracting much in.
terest.
Weller win be among the winners at
the next meet.
Hyde is. pretty swift for a class A man,
but what are you going to DO about it?
Langton might have won his spurs yes
terday but for that mix up
Liday seems to have settled down into
class B.. His race yesterday will doubt
less put an end to any chance he mad Tor
reinstatement.
The programme announced for the meet
on July 4th is about the most varied OF
any ever made up here. II VIII give every
man a chance at his distance.
The newsboys have arranged for a
handicap road race from Garden City to
une and the News viii each be repre-
scented by four riders and an observation
train will follow them. Entries Will De
received by William Roper. me ne seere-
will be offered, and after the race, there
will be other sports at the beach,
where the Board of Labor has its outing
on the 4th.
New York, June 2-Walter c. Sanger.
of Milwaukee, Wis, and W. r Sims, OF
Washington, D. c., TWO of the most
prominent class 3 bicyclsts in America,
ware today suspended from the racing
track of the L.. a. W. by Chairman Cid
con. y telegram to the American Wheel
man from Philadelphia To-Day says mat
the two riders were suspended for thirty
days from all races, and Walter Sanger
is reported 20 have said that ne VIII i'm
mediately join the professional ranks
races at Waltham last week he accepted
a check in lieu of the prize won by him
self. Sanger is charged with 4 nEe OF
fense as well as selling ms prizes:
The race to have been run on saturday
by Sanger and Murphy will be declared
off, but the Quill club wheelnen, VINO
arranged match between J. 5. Johnson
and Sanger before the former was sus-
pended will endeaVor to re-arrange the
match Johnson has telegraphed that ne
is ready to meet Sanger as soon as the
match can be made.
Chicago. June 24.-Private Alfred
Matthey, of the United States army,
who arrived here yesterday afternoon
on a bicycle from Fort Ha- lilton, n.
Y. as mentioned in these dispatches
last night, in speaking of his trip SAID;
yes, indeed, have had a hard ride.
Several times it looked as If l could
not finish the trip. 1 had some ex-
perfences on the journey which sylll
last me a lifetime. General Miles
placed the dispatches in my hands at
o'clock on Monday morning, June l0.
II was just at bugle call i1t the Fort
Hamilton, n. Y, barracks that made
the start. The day was very hot and L
suffered a, great deal At Pigskill 1
found that l could not proceed and l
rested until o'clock in the evening
when 1 started on night run. Not
being familiar with the road, which
was quite billy, 1 did not get along fast
enough to suit me. On a long steep
grade l thought I would make up for
lost time and in doing so my wheel
got uncomfortable. A sharp turn IN
the road Brought me in a collision
with a tree and I was chrown several
feet. Ny foot caught on the seat of
the wheel and the sole of my shoe was
nearly torn from its fastenings. l was
not hurt, but my bicyc.a was, for l
had sprung the front wheel. Not car
ing to meet with similar experience.
I camped out for the night, sleeping
on the ground in my blanket. At .
o'clock the next day, Tuesday, June II.
I mounted the injured wheel and
found that could make good time to-
ward PougIlkeepsie. After a good
breakfast 1 proceeded. l reached Hud-
son about s, thoroughly tired, for /
had to walk UP many steep hills dur
ing the day and push the wheel. We'd
nesday morning June y, [ started at
6. feeling quite fresh. The road was
sandy and travelling slow. The rain
came down in torrents. To add to my
troubles my wheel gave signs of
breaking down. Travelling along the
tow path the canal boys threw stones
at me and, not until l drew my pistol
did they stop. The tires of my wheel
then began to sink in the mud and
had to give up peddling and carry the
RIG. Soaking wet l walked into Am
sterdam with the wheel on my
shoulder [ had packed it for four
miles.
my fourth day commenced well. I
left Amsterdam at O'Clock end made
good Roadway for several hours when
1 ran into an unsettled part of the
country and literally lost myself.
When I did get my bearings I was
near Ilion The road was so bad that
1 had to walk for six hours. Thursday,
June IA, I left Ilion at . o'clock Tor
Rome, and after a short rest there
pushed on to Syracuse, which I
reached at at night. The forks
Of the wheel were SO badly bent
that I had to telegraph to Ilion for a
new frame. This caused me a delay
until Saturday morning at a. m.
Saturday I made the crack run Of the
trip. covering 135 miles. That night /
in an open field near Lock
Bedhn. Sunday 1 rolled into Buffalo
At 10 a. M, whore l repalred the tire
of the hind wheel, which had been
Monday / left Buffalo at
: and made a good run to Erie. Pa,
where I stopped over night. Tuesday,
June IS, was another rainy day. The
road became so bad that I could not
pedal on the main thoroughfare so
tried it between the tracks OF the rail.
road and for ten miles into Toledo
travelled over the ties. 1t was jolly
work at the best After a short stop I
to Delta where I stopped. I
left Delta at in the morning and
made seventy mile run TO Brimfield.
Saturday 1 left Rrimfeld at 4:45 and
hoped to make Chicago by night L
only succeeded in getting to La Porte.
Ind. Sunday I left La Porte at 4:05
and had a good run into Chicago
Matthey carried thirty pounds of
10 ggage and rode twentv-eis hit
bound bicycle. He saws that when ne
makes the trip again he will not carry
any baggage as it is great hindrance
n travelling up grades.
New York, June ga telegram from
Boston to the American Wheelrnan
states positively that Harry Tyler will
ioin the professional ranks Immediately.
THO Oui'l Cluh Wheelmen of America.
with headquarters in New York, have