The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-16
TWO LONG BICYCLE TRIPS
TOM WINDER WHO HAS COVERED
$4,000 MILES ON A WHEEL is HERE.


$4,000 MILES ON A WHEEL is HERE.
Edward IL. Watson About to Start on Trip
To San Francisco and Return-Mr. Win
der's Route-Thirty-six Hours without
Food in the American Desert-15O Miles
on Foot Through tho Sands of the Desert
Mrs, Watson to Make the Trip With
Her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Trip.
Tom w. Winder, the correspondent of
the Buffalo Illustrated Express, who is
on a bicycle tour around the United
States, arrived in this city early last
evening at about o'clock, and is stop
ping at the New Haven house. Mr..
Winder started on his trip March IA
last, from New Orleans going west
through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,
across southern California, then north
to Seattle in Washington, thence across
the northern boundary of the United
States, then down the eastern coast to
Winder is to complete the q, 900 miles of
his ride in 800 consecutive days, and if
he does the trip in this time he will re-
ceive $1,000 from the bicycle company
whose machine he rides.
One of the stipulations is that he shall
follow the coast lines. From New Ha-
ven he will go to New York, down
around the Jersey shore to Philadelphia,
thence down to Wilmington, Del, around
Chesapeake bay to Baltimore, and An
napolis, to Washington, to Old Point
Comfort, to Richmond, then back to the
mouth of the James river, then around
the coast swamps of the Carolinas to
Wilmington, N. c., down through Sa-
vannah to st. Augustine, then across to
Tallahassee, Fla, and through Mobile
to New Orleans Mr.. Winder is about
| thirty three years of age and weighs
1875 pounds, having gained two pounds
since he started, which is probably due
to the good appetite which he retains on
his journey. He is now two days ahead
of time, having rested a day in Boston
| and half day in Newport. He will
leave New Haven at noon to-day. He
has used the same bicycle all the way,
but has put on four new sets of tires,
two new saddles and two chains since
starting. He will leave New Haven one
and one-half days ahead of his time,
as scheduled. He rode from Mystic
yesterday. The longest days ride he
has made was 1OS miles over good roads,
while the shortest days ride was six
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| can desert in Arizona. In the northern
part of the same desert he had to walk
$50 miles, and went thirty-six hours
without food at that time. In a min
ing camp in idaho he was taken for a
Salvationist, and was requested by the
| miners to sing. He says the LATEST
people he has met are in Louisiana,
| where in one place a horse had died in
the road. 1T lay in the middle of the
highway, and rather than drag it out of
the way, the passing vehicles were
drawn around the carcass. Mr.. Winder
| is one of the regular staff of the Buff
| falo Express, and sends his communi-
| cation to that paper for the Sunday
edition. He started out with a camera,
| intending to take pictures on the way
| for cuts, but it took so much time that
| the idea was abandoned. In a tunnel in
| California he had a race ahead of a
train, which came up behind him I'M
| expected1y, and has many inreresting
| adventures and experiences to tell.
A TRIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
| The Police Gazette long distance pc
| destrian Edward E. Watson. arrived in
| this city last Saturday evening, where
| he awaits his wife. Mr.. Watson has re-
| Gently closed contract with the Pope
| Manufacturing company, whereby he
| will start from New York and ride a
| Columbia bicycle to Sam Francisco,
| going by the way of Philadelphia, At
| lanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Tex, across
| the Llanos Estacados, or staked plains,
| into California. His wife will accompa-
ny him, and if successful she will ac-
| complsh the longest ride ever under
| taken by a, woman. Just after leaving
| Deming, N. M, the staked plains will
be reached, and it will then be found
necessary to walk and push the bicycles
| through nearly 400 miles of sand The
| distance by this route will be about
| 1850 miles Mr. Watson is confident
| that the trip can be completed In sixty
| five days.
| This is by no means Mr.. Watson
| first long distance undertaking. Two
| years ago at the close of the world S
| fair he started from Chicago to make
| a time record between that city and
| New Orleans, covering the distance OF
| 1900 miles in fifteen days and eight
hours. Last spring, while in training
| in Dallas, Tex.,Sl1e closed a contract
| with Richard K. Fox of the Police Ga
| zette to walk from that city to Wash
| ington, D. G. He left Dallas on April
| /, arriving in Washington May Z, hav-
ing covered the distance in thirty-sev-
en- days.
| Mrs. Watson, who will arrive here this
evening from New Orleans, rs an Aus.
| ITALIAN by birth, and a thorough ath-
lete. Her husband expresses no doubt
but that she will accomplish the feat
The couple will leave for Hartford
| Wednesday morning, when they will
receive their bicycles and credentials
The start will be made October /. The
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