The evening times., 1896-05-02

Careless or reckless bicyclists in this
city will. on and after today, be carefully
watched by tie police, who will enforce
against them the regulations of the de-
partment relating to such abuses. Thought
less and careless management of the steel
steed by few has become a possible
means for the annoyance of thousands
whose exercise on the street is delight
to themselves, a picturesque scene, and
a pleasant feature of Washington life.
The percentage of damage to persons and
things on account OF reckless mismanage
ment of the bicycle is small, but cases have
been reported 10 the police, and hence the
PRONUNCIATION OF the order, or rather the
announcement that the law Will be enforced
A ca use OF all accidents or Inconvenience
to the compiainanis appears to be that
the riders do not retain control of their
wheels, and that the speed over cross.
ings is too great TO he consistent with
safely TO the hicycler and others. Ii was
TO meet this emergency that the present
law was framed.
The law iii the case provides that no
bicycle shall be propelled across any in
tcrseCting street ia the city Of Washington
at greater rate Of speed than eight
miles an hour. and every bicycle shall at
all times be Under control of the rider.
Some of the complaints recite that per
selves on the vehicle pass through the
streets and over crossings with their hands
behind them or otherwise without regard
to control of tile wheel.
This is observed sometimes in the act Of
coasting, and il is claimed that. in emer-
gencies. they cannot recover themselves in
time to prevent accidents. Guiding the
wheel by the feet alone is specifically pro-
hibted by the law.
4 ma loTlty OF Wiicelmen welcome the en-
forcement of the regulations, as they do not
desire o see thc bicycle become a nu isaucetO
pedestrians. They also hope to see police
men mounted on Pennsylvania avenue to
run down iaw-breaking riders.
A collision bet ween bicycle ant a buggy
at Alliance, Ohio. ecllpses all records. So
great was the force OF the impact Of the
wheel that ii turned the buggy over. car
rying the horse with it. The top OF the
buggy was wrecked and some OF the SpUkes
Were knockei out Of one of the wheels. No
damage was done to the bicycle other than
a punc.u urc IL the front tire. Ii was ridden
by young farmer, who was travelling
at his customary speed, and the ma nufac-
turer OF the wheel will hasten TO learn all
about IL and add a supplementary clause
20 his advertisement after reading these
few lines.
cycling. In generosity to his competitors,
and in his immense strength and curtness
he resembles the big fistic marvel thatruled
the world for so long but unlike Sullivan
he is temperate AMI a better Judge OF things
financial. There are plenty of men who
believe that Sanger Will be unapproach-
able this year in regard to speed. Sanger
is receiving a comfort able salary from a
tire maker.
Another novelty has made its appear
ance in the cycling world. 1t is Il new
bicycle bell aud is the invention of a
Phiiadclphian. The new bell is made so
as to be fastened on the hub of a wheel
and will ring as long as the bicycle is in
motion. Ii - fastened to the hub by
means of a small nickel-plated ring to
which is attached three small chimes
which Ting as the wheel revoIves. 1t
should have "A big sale among cyclists
who like to have something novel on
their bikes.
wheel riding will do one good act for
future mankind" said the latest medical
convert to the bicycle, and there are many
such converts nowadays. 1T Will teach
men ana women how TO breathe. / should
hate to estimate just what percentage
of people have been accustomed to breathe
through their mouths. Its agreItdeal more
than 80 per cent. \ wheelman on a dusty
road, after trying the experiment of mouth
breathing for quarter of q mile, is more
than likely to have had enough of il. For
OGcc in his life he will be severely taught
to keep his mouth shut. After awhile he
Will keep it shut all the time aud breathe
through his nose. as nature intended he
should. Tie result will be less throat aud
bronchial complaint on the part of mankind,
and less inhalation of germs of disease and.
microbes floating in the atmosphere, which
is a good thing all around
Should a wheelman or a wheel woman he
caught out on a muddy pavement and find
il absolutely necessary to ride home n mud
guard may he improvised by pinninC
newspaper over the back. 1t won't look
pretty nor will the wheelman'S clothes if he
continues without some protection.
Under the new cycling law that have
recently been passed in France. riders are
allowed so long as they are not in thickly
populated districts, to take to the foot
paths if the roads should be unrideable,
on the understanding that the shall proceed
slowly when passing pedestrians.
CYCLING NOTES.
Albert SChoch. the long-distance rider has
n accented n CHALLENGE iSSued nv Riviarrp tho