San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-08
CYCLE BREVITIEs.


In language pat;
He saw her boomers and he cried:
"l'm glad of that"
River avenue is again in toler-
able condition.
Officers for the ensuing year
were chosen at the last Brooklyn
good roads meeting.
A cycle track Of solid ice will be
feature Of the wheelmen's win
ter season in Minneapolis.
Although the wheelman has
many enemies the black, waxy,
San Antonio mud is his worst.
The different Brooklyn wheel
ing organizations are at present
in the midst of grand euchre
tournament.
Albert Stoves, the heavy weight
cyclist, is now busily engaged in
the work Of preparing for the
coming midwinter shoot of which
he is one Of the promoters.
Some of the northern papers
are "roasting" bicyclists for riding
so carelessly, which all those who
ride hands off or attempt to coast
on the crowded streets justly de-
serve.
Wheelmen's day at the Atlanta
Exposition last Saturday was
largely attended and some heavy
prizes were carried off as well as
numerous medals. Wheelmen
from almost all parts of the world
were in attendance.
Since the completion of the
bowling alleys Of the different
New York cycling clubs they en-
gage in friendly competition bowls
during the evenings instead of
taking moonlight runs as was
formerly the custom.
A "bloomer ball" is talked of as
being one of the features at Madi-
son Square Garden this winter.
There will be cycle parade with
dancing afterward, and no person
not attired in cycling costume will
be allowed to dance.
San Antonio has three Of the
best riders in .the state, in Hale,
and Roach. These
jhree men have carried off more
lonors from the racing track than !
my other three mon from the
same city in the state.
A cycle show is now in progress |
n Paris. 1t opened Friday and |
will continue until next Sunday. |
This is the third one held in Paris,
Ind an exhibit Of motor cycles and
ike vehicles will command promi-
lent space for the first time.
The messenger boys at the
Western Union office who all ride
wheels have quite a good repair
hop fitted up in the battery room
n the basement of the office where
hey do their own mending when
heir wheels get out of rder.
A movement is on foot, it is said,
.mong the large colleges to form
bicycle racing teams aft ar the
cot ball season is over and have
bicycle contests with other COL
eyes as they now do with the
DOT ball. This will hardly proove
'rutal enough for these col
eye fellows.
The messenger boys and collec-
ors, especially the former, have |
'een having hard time durin g
he late rainy spell, as their
wheels were useless and those who |
we're not the possessor of a horse |
lad to "hoof it" as OF yore before
he bicycle was generally inaugu-
ated among them.
The cause Of our paved streets
icing so slippery and dangerous to
vheelmen is not altogether the
ault OF the street sprinkler, who
s usually blamed for it. II the
treets were swept better and the
mud and dirt removed from the
blocks there would be less cause
or complaint. AS it is the dirt
on the blocks will of
course be slippery when converted
nto mud by the numerous and
heavy applications of water from
he sprinklers. Therefore the city
s really to blame for such, as
hese streets should be swept bet
er and oftener than they are.
1t has been mentioned as a
,ood idea for wheel manufacturers
o adopt one system of pump valve
breads so pump could be readi-
y attached to any wheel, thereby
aving riders from considerable
inconvenience which they are COM
,elled to endure now as almost
Ill wheels have different threads
or their pump valves and il
tire needs pumping
Up, no matter how many wheel
men he may meet, il they have
lifferent makes of bicycles to his
'wn he is compelled to go on with
lis fiat tire unless he has his own
)ump with him. where if the avs