The record-union., 1896-08-16

causeway daily. Bishop Curtis has
ridden over it many times and resi-
dents along the thoroughfare say that
he is a "scorcher'' of ability. He, rides
the wheel with the grace of an expert
and at a speed that would be danger
Gus in the city. He is frequently ap-
plauded by the occupants of the houses
who recognize him as he whizzes past
Father Birmingham, one of the la
borers under Bishop Curtis, is enthusi-
astic about cycling and has made some
famous long distance rides He says
that he began riding the wheel be-
cause that he believed that it would
be an easy way for him to call on his
parishioners. He was soon fascinated
with the sport and now rides largely
for the enjoyment that he derives
form wheeling
Father Birmingham is one of the
most popular priests in the city. He is
handsome man. more than six feet
tall with the figure of an athlete. He
is in charge of st. Joseph's Catholic
Church, which used to be a small
country congregation, but which under
large. The church is lighted by cleo
tricity and boasts OF a deserved pros
perity.
All of the priests in Wilmington who
ride wheels use them when visiting
their parishioners or when going from
one town to another. Bishop Curtis is
by no means a young man, yet he pre-
fers the bicycle to buggy when going
even considerable distances. All of the
priests ride high-priced wheels, but
not all Of them of the same make.
There is no doubt that the example of
the Bishop caused many of the priests
to buy wheels who would not have
thought of riding but for the sanction
given them by their superior
That human strength and endurance
in tests for speed on a bicycle is equal
to force concentrated and expelled by
machinery, was proved beyond a doubt
in one of the most thrilling spectacles
ever witnessed in America: the trial
having taken place near Syracuse last
month between a sextuplet and the
Empire State express, the fastest train
in the world
pany was cognizant of the fact that six
lusty Syracuse riders would do battle
with the famous express, and out of
Syracuse on July 2Sth, the train drew
with passengers and employees anxious
for glimpse of the orange clad figures.
On approaching a level stretch of
ground running in close proximity to the
Solvay Process Company, the express
began to get UP speed. At given signal
the sextuplet started, and when the
train slowly crept up in the rear the
riders were covering ground in light
ming fashion.
Symmetrically and strong the twelve
legs moved, more like clock work than
anything else. With bent heads and
compressed breath they fought like
fiends for the supremacy. Now it was
nip and tuck. Huge volumes of smoke
were pouring from the smokestack of
the Empire State, and the engineer had
thrown the lever back to the last notch
to give the iron monster full headway.
But the riders had trained for this meet
ing, and without swerving from their
course between the tracks even a hairs
breadth, they kept up their wonderful
gait For half mile the train and
sextuplet raced, and when the men
dashed by the white signal where they
were to slow down, they led the Empire
State express by fully four lengths.
1t was a most remarkable race, and
conclusively demonstrated that the pos
sibilities of the bicycle are infinite.
Mrs. A. E. Rinehart of Denver, Col,
has just completed the feat of riding
1862 miles in ten days upon a bicycle,
All average of over 100 miles a day. She
set out to ride seven centuries in seven
consecutive days, and when she had
finished that task she concluded to go on
riding, as she said, "for the fun of the
thing" Mrs. Rinehart has ridden thirty
centuries now, and she has done them so
rapidly that she has not been able to
secure all the gold bars to which she is
entitled When she ends the summer
season she expects to have the worlds
record for century runs.
She did not begin riding until last Sep
tember, but she is now veteran wheel
woman. Her wheel is a diamond frame
of ~ gear When she rides alone she
wears a short divided skirt of blue
wooden goods, a sweater of blue and
she has an escort on the road she dis
cards the skirt and rides in knicker-
bockers.
During her ten days of hard riding she
lost ten pounds in weight. One day she
arose at a. M, rode to Colorado
Springs and return, climbing an altitude
of over 1000 feet in crossing the Divide,
and arrived home by 10 p. M, having
covered a distance of $50 miles.
Her fastest century was. made in 10
hours and 10 minutes; though in former
trials she has made a century in 500.
Her last of the series of ten century
rides was done in 10 hours and 10 minu-
tes. Mrs Rinehart is the wife of Den
yer photographer. She has entered no
contests.
Most of the ailments which are COM
monty called bilious are caused by
too much food of a rich nature, and
too little exercise in the open air. The
liver attempts to get rid of the super
f!uous materials thrown into the cir
cuIation, and, being overworked, rebels
and gout, rheumatism, gravel dyspep-
sia, headache, and constipation are the
outward and visible signs of its in