The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-16
BASEBALL AND BIKING'
rur MJsSING-LINK TRAcK DEAWS
NEAR COMrLETION.
~trbt Racing to be Held in New YORK
The Bicycle in Poll
tics.


The effect OF baseball on bicycling IS
,..- pl.t,o.nd. and the roads sur
marked III "'0D'''-' ,..-i
rounding INC N'''''-' .,,. ..,
mark while almost deserted WINE INC
- ia ON fairly swarms with wheel
,..t ,,n is made on the
men winch arc 49, ala.
diamond. 4ho" wv
evening has arrived 10y that time ana
... from, hall 10 bike is a very
'-'
~.o, eeason opens i'm bicycling in
,,--.'...,d I'd soon the heat and dust
-, 10 over and this period s.
OF s'''.i-1i
''''' MISSING LINK.
rt.t, ,r,.p he fast reach
ne 'Nies''7 -.'' and ,glu shortly he
ing lNe mus" ii'-'' - n ie nov,
Iul i- .'-,- e,,lecriber 10 be-
ln o.1o' 4o' '.'0 ,t,.. enterprise and
com, 9'ti ',' .''.. o,sr ans valuable
WIN HIS 4'7"'
pam t.... t..,.i,,., the work I'm hand
I.- comma .,.. ortire track is as
"'H No. I--' '--'' ,.ro,,.ded che
eool as IL can .o .-r Milling ia
whcclmen OF 1'l1"Aio"U @'o
pay 4'4 To- .l,-,.rr PACING.
g.. I'm. So popular
cycle RACING i'2 60 an associa-
through mo eH.i+p III IT, -, vorlr cifv
I'- A'' Track has been
So ho'l HIa.t i". II and ,birtv-afth
se"i,' DE-. '',.,.,,,. and races will
sli''t "'.- i-''''- ,.i,. l.,h week for a
Dee he'l 'H.Io o.' -'.. o1tb THE races
month. nesi.ll''.7 4''s tirb rlane and
viii he coAN"c1." 0' tt'. r.,,,ia az
under inc san. .-o-
American nctli.et. 49,, ,o,rr,e,
IHE blh1 IN VII .Ao,,l,
Tho question "he,"el '''',,t,.. ,.oiit-
take amy active ldi' i" '"o t 80
ical struggle SIS "a nice o"o, '-'-- D.. IN 80 H..
ing the leaders III tno ,s o.''. l-,-,,e -
of worry. Ihe olilD'e'9 va ,.. ne ,,..t.
American " 49,, nav, nracti-
ter much thought ana u-'y nav -,
caliy decided as an "' Nv, ,,5
their hand ol- amy ,,(,.',. ~ 49,,
Sc would not make amy oill'i 80 a.
did. what the l.. A. W. me ilne,s uo az
individuals WINE 'Ne Ha''o'''~ -
ization viii remain PASSIVE no v,e -
be- surprised 10 see locai j.. a. -" - "-"
oven state DIVISIONS t'l HiiA'1 i' ''o fV
litical broh. Foiitlcti DIZZY clo I.'
very likely be livery feature % ''-o
paIgn. and the sound money as W.
tho silvcrites are Mieau! VIZ ,N''7 ~
this end OF the game No o.-1 ~,
mentioned baseball or the morse lh pD",
tlArrf WIND
Is blowing pretty strongly 81" '-o
ton II the bicycle.
BAD fANlNH'
There is no reason why tuo e4""'o ~,
Eighth street between n.-l9ii"i4 az" -,
Broad. should Dee so AcaNH' anu 49,
paved. The uaihc oh hisn'n ""SD -
probably not so heavy as tAal ON ->ii',n
ana Tenth streets. bul u Is Nyis H 49,,
paved in inc o4u-lAsi.lo"vD -
or river rocks This KIND OF paving r'"y
DO FOR cutters, bat FOR streets IL lS ADoH~
Unable. one thing the cychst prices NM
self on IS his ability To Keep ia ms s'"-
die. but ana observer seeing ilO0' eio''
this stretch would thlnA nc WAS 4'1i's
buckiug bronco.
TIE PRICE
The probatld price oi blcNcles TOT h'N-
year is subject mNch oi', uAseu
DAYS. Many so-e'iI'u AisN oi''a ,,'e
marketed last spring ana Hs'e' al Fi''
have been selling Tor Almost any pli~o'
It is generally known DID, 'Ne trace 'l''
these wheels, ih a majority "i ,''V', "--
Ear from being as bo'd ~, '",y "''0
cracked mp Co De-. ana tius ",i"s ,''0 ''so'
So should result in lioht 10 inc OF" 'a'"o-
llshcl houses which have maze I'pu-
tation with really mcrltonous mAchlnes-
Tho most conservative men IN the udne
base their calculations I'm estimating me
probable price H'Nt N-' va ''~
credited 20 the older ana more success
fl houses. The mushroom concerns
and the companies which turn out whocis
..nniv FOR a quick proht. so 20 speak
ar. <harp. ragged rocks Ina the channel
OF successful trade. and are given a wide
berth by careful pilots. They have u
bearing on next years trade IN me sense
o. Indicating the general price lot me
wheels.
a oonccnsus OF opinion from OBSERVING