The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

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successful meet.
The list of prizes is being made up. II
will consist of some handsome prizes
worth striving for. II is not the prize
that is up, however but the honor Of be-
ing the winner that spurs the amateur
racer on.
The meet is in charge Of the Cycle CluD.
Entries TO the events will be received by
William baltimore. secretary. The rae
es will be official. in that the sanction or
the League of American Wheelmen has
been obtained.
A number of Savannah's riders have
been training for the meet and there will;
be enough local entries alone TO more
than I'LL up the list. There will, however.
be a number of entries from southern
cities. The programme of races is as fol-
lows:
First Race-One mile, novice.
Second Race-One mile, open.
Third Race-Half mile, boys under Is
years old.
Fourth Race-one mile, handicap.
Fifth Raee-Quarter mile, girls under
Sixth Race-Half mile. open.
seventh Race-One mile, open. three
minute class.
Eighth Race-One mile, open. tandem
race.
The average. person is of the opinion that
bicycle manufacturers have large stocks
on hand and employ all the means of mod
ern advertising and business tact to sell
their wheels. The latter opinion is true to
a certain extent as bicycle manufacturers
are most liberal Notwithstanding to
great competition. But 1t would be safe to
say that there is not large concern max
ing bicycles, which Is even with or ahead
of the orders on hand. Despite the fact
that all the large factories are running at
ruler capacity than ever, and the addi-
tional fact that new factories have sprung
up this year, the demand continues unsat-
1sfed and makers are actually refusing
business. This has been the case in Sa-
Yannah, and some would-be riders who
have been waiting in vain for their wheels
to come are painfully aware of Il. A rider
recently ordered a tandem through the
agent Of one of the big manufactures.
Yesterday he received a letter from his
company stating that although the factory
Is working night and day with double
forces ii is several months behind in it's
orders and can not promise to furnish the
tandem inside Of two months. II the craze
which seems to have captured the whole
country-continues. there Is every indica-
ton of bicycle famine.
A very important part of the wardrobe
OF the up-to-date man and woman is a
bicycle suit. To be thoroughly in the
swim one must not only own and ride
a bicycle, but must also have ward
robe The most popular suit for men is
coat and trousers of some fancy WOOL
en-, with bicycle Shoes cap and sweater.
The stockings are the most striking parts
sometimes The patterns are extensive
and vary from the gloomily plain black
to the aubrey-Beardsley effect.
The costumes of some of the lady riders
of Savannah are eXtremenly fetching.
An innovation in the bicycle lines has
been seen on the streets recently. 1t has
three wheels of the same size, one in
front and two behind-with two opposite
seats. The cycle-if 1t is so called-is not
destined to attain the popularity of the
tandem, as comparatively little speed can
be gotten out of it.
'wheels in the head is an expression
of the vernacular that has been murder
ed. A good story is told of two well
known young men of Savannah. 1t goes
this way: They were standing on cor
ner talking with several of their friends
when one of them remarked: II think
I'll get my wheel and take a ride" why
don't you use one of those in your head"
taken seriously, and the result was a
scrap. in which the fellow with wheels"
was worsted.
Bicycle racing will be among the events
of the Olympic games to take place in
Greece this month. The races will be
ed at the turns. The track Will be lighted
by electricity, and quarters for the partic-
ipating riders will be among the accom-
modations.
Waldo Lyon, trick rider from Massa-
chusetts who has been giving exhibitions
around the hotels and along Bull street
during the week, has attracted much at
tention. Lyon performs some wonderful
tricks, some of which are equal to those
of Dan Canary, the man who rode down
the capitol steps at Washington on a
wagon wheel.
The weekly entertainment of the Savan-
nah Athletic Club will take place We'd
nesday night, when Denny Gallagher and
Jack O'Connor will box fifteen rounds for
a decision. Denny and O'Connor spared
a ten-round draw before the club recently,
and it was voted a very clever exhib:-
ton. Both O'Connor and Gallagher have
been training for the bout and it will
doubtless be good setto.
Henry Cummings, colored, reported to
the Morning News yesterday that he
found a cushion-tire bicycle in front of
his door, at No. 291z West Boundary street
several days ago. Cummings says the
owner can have the wheel by calling at
his house and Identifying 1t.
For veal or woe,
The young man cried.
l will a safety bestridei
And he bestrode 1t.
But alas and alack,
For him, you know,
He couldn't get the wheel to whoa,
When he rode it. w. r.
A great deal of interest has been felt
throughout the country in. the art posters
that have recently been designed for the