The evening times., 1896-03-30

A cyclst out West, who was injured
while riding has decided to sue the maker
of his wheel for dana gcs. lfevery man VINO
received injuries through the brca king OF a
bicycle were 10 pursue this same pohcy IL
wouId likely have the effect of increasing
the weight of the standard wheels. HOW
ever, but few men would enter suit ana
still fewer riders of high grade wheeis
have occasion to go to law, as whecfs, now
ever light, ii bearing the name OF u reiiapie
maker, seldom seriously break GOWN uuuei
ordinary circumstances.
The pubic have been crying Ior ma
chimes of light weight, aud the manuiac-
turcrs, in trying TO meet the dcuahu
pla ced upon them, have had 10 Iaee oue VI
me most complex and delicate pronieihs
known in mechanical engineering, the lac
tor of safety"
In high-pressure guns, for instance, the
factor OF safety is even as great as tWeh.s'
which means that the guns are made twenty
tunes as strong as is thcoretlcaily neces
sary for the strain they must bear. In or
binary guns the factor OF safcty Is tWeNe'
i'm boilers il is about six, in bridges usually
five and in almost every constructioh VI
machinery it is at least four. THESE "me
margins OF extra strength are cohsidereu
necessary as IN offset to errors III 'ieoIe.
cal computations or defect in construction
and material.
with the lightness of construction III
bicycles this is reduced to a very small mar
gin being as low in some instances as 20.
This beinp So one can readily understand
why the makers of highSrade niachihes
maintain such Il rigid system OF Inspection.
How far the bicycle craze will go is
hard to foresee" says the London Truth.
lone of the latest developments is the
utilization of their machines by MenlDers
of theatrical touring companies Ior the
purpose OF getting from town 10 Town.
IL must do them more good than gong ny
train, though Journeylng about on ohe
wheel comes very little cheaper III 'he iohs
RIM than railway travelling. Tours are
urelv enough TO be organized before long
for companies composed entlrclS Oh pics'
cIists They will be better, at any rate.
thnn the walking tours which numbcr oi
needy American actors ana actresses unuei-
took not long ago. The drihlauc pio-
fessjnn on the whole. seems 10 nave taken
very kindly to the cycle. Miss Ellen lerry
seems one of the iirst ladies 10 brtNe pun
lie opinion on the wbecl. anu Mi- roio.
Robertson declares that no better exercise
for "A Londoner can be desired.
The sensation of riding on se&tupie.
or uuintuplet when pacing u man Tor feeoru
* regarded as decidedly novel J.f. staf
hucl Observation-Disclosures whoaccoupah'eu
p Berlo OH his Southern rccorh mp W
act as pac maker, was recently asNeu VIII. i
he thought of pace king on 'h'se s'seS
of wheels. He rephed:
Think? Why, we never nave tiihe
think All YOU know is that you have got 10
medal for all YOU are worth and swlhR WIN
the crowd; if YOU don't you are NAT 10 he
thrown off The man in front mas haru
position TO hold. as he Is absolutely uiiaie
at times to see the track. OWING 10 t"e
air nrassure and the speed at which the ma
zine is travelling. We had fan once
and were so nervous for days that we were
puyed unmcrcifully by other riders.
TIIie Anderson. of Chicago. mahtaihe'
| nrcs,icc by winning the elEhteeh-houi
hicyclc race. which was III progress i'
| Detroit all the week. Jennie Bowl VI
| S,r,ruSc finished second; May Allen. o.
| Iivcrrool third: Pearl Kcyes. OF Rochester
and Lizzie williams. of Omaha gun 'h'
| tracr ut The end of The seventeenth houl
| In rive Anderson. Brown and Alien Il chance
| ia make better time. Closing scores. An An
der,on, 81 miles, laps; Brown' "'e
miles. IA laps: Allen, 365 miles, IA laps
| Kcycs. 343 miles, 3 Iars: Williams S4'
| miles 3 laps: staples, 33I miles. . laps
| Gable. 335 miles, l. laps; Bcrry' Eo7 iiii'cs
8 laps.
| Eddie Bald says OF Asa Windie;
| my opinion Asa Windle has the best sys
| tcm of any trainer ever known OF iauhc,
| ing his man into n race. STANDING WIN
| his lcf, foot on the tape ,the trainer is Tor
| hidden by the rules to step over IT. he hoh!
| the handle bars of the riders wheel flrmi,
| with his left hand aud the saddle with TN
| right. mo,
"Exactly with the pistol, losing not
| single instant, he gives a mighty pull ah'
before, he momentum cQuiredby thlsmoVe
| mcnt has had time To slachcn, foiioWs
up with n generous shove with ms rief'
against the rear of his already well starte
riders saddle. A great many trainer
| simply shove their men over the tape, bu
Windlc has certainly the superior plan
at gives the rider couple OF yards ad
vantage at the start and affords him
supcrior chance in the struggle Tor posltio
that Immediately ensues. Asa's combine
null and push is an untold boon to Tn
rider whom he startsin race
movement has been inauguratcd
London having as its ultimate object tn
issuing OF a license and sort of tag to a
bicycle riders. Each tag and license WI
bear corresponding numbers. The schen
has met with considerable opposition an
vet is favored by many bicyclists.
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