Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-21


eral new men were on hand and showed
up we'll. Carl Stockin of this city did ex-
cellent riding, and bids fair to make a
magnificent showing before the close of
the season. Will Z. Lum of Montgomery
showed his ability to pose as q champion,
and won the class A events in great
shape, with Mcdonald Of Florence fol-
lowing him closely. Mac surprised even
himself when he won the half mile open
from Lum, which he did in one of the
most exciting finishes of the meet Ben
j. Pepperman, Lum's team mate, is a
youngster who has speed to burn, and his
riding was nothing short of wonderful,
when his age and experience is taken into
consideration. Fleck, the Birmingham
professional rode as he has always done
we'll He came near nipping Quinn, the
professional champion, twice, and fin
ished close second to him each time,
with one exception, when he received a
bad start. The boys are all in Mont
gomery today where they will ride to-
morrow and next day, returning to Bir-
mingham Tuesday night for the meet
here Thursday and Friday.
The rain that prevented the meet at the
fair grounds Thursday and Friday rob-
bed the cranks of some of the fastest and
most exciting racing ever seen here. All
OF the clrcuit-chasers were present, ready
to ride. and left for Montgomery Friday
morning TO take part in the circuit date
there Monday and Tuesday. The racing
association have arranged for the boys
to come back on the 25th and 26th, which
Is next Thursday and Friday. The races
VIII be even better than they would have
been last week, as several additional men
VIII De present to compete Little I.um
is great favorite with the local riders
and his riding will be watched with
keen interest. He will go a mile against
the state record, and there is no doubt
but that he will get it. The prize list
will be enlarged, and with the additional
riders and local cracks the public is sure
TO be pleased with the article of sport
that will be presented. Colonel Clark
ana star, line and field officers and regi-
mental band will be in attendance on
one day, and it is a foregone conclusion
that the meet will be great success.
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And now some wiseacre has discover
ca, or at least claims to have discovered,
that cycling enlarges the feet Maybe
So Some fashionable women may be
induced to give up cycling on that &C
count But the vast army of feminine
cychsts Will, most of them, run the risk
OF enlarged feet for the sake of the Wild
ened mental horizon, the greater health
fulness and the pure enjoyment to be
found in wheeling.
The Birmingham Cycle club gave a de-
lightful reception to the visiting cyclists
to the meet at the "Cyclers' Rest" on
Thursday night. About twenty-five
were in the party, and delightful time
was had by all who attended.
DR.. C. ]. Schearer of Memphis, one of
the most prominent cyclists in the SOUTH
was in the city on Thursday and Friday
to attend the races. DR.. Schearer
is chief consul of the Tennessee division
OF the League of American Wheelmen
and official Handicapped of his division,
besides being captain of the Memphis
Cycle club He has visited all the prom
1nent meets given in the country for a
number of years and is thoroughly IA
miliar with all the racing men, who are
fond admirers of the DOCTOR He will
probably be present again next week.
The Numbered shirt waist Is fresh and
inviting looking at the start, but it is
far from being a pleasing thing to look
upon at the end of a long ride. Then,
too 1t is not nearly as cool as it looks.
Try with silk waists, or thin cheviot
ones, and you will thenceforth eschew
laundered waists for riding purposes.
You will find them quite as fresh and
natty looking at the end of days ride
as 1t was when you started out in the
morning.
The first national circuit meet In the
south took place in New Orleans on the
18TH All of the northern cracks were
ger and Cooper. Arthur Gardiner and
Otto Zeigler divided honors, and two
worlds records went to them. These boys
are riding strong, but will have to take
back seat when they meet the big
three" after the circuit enters the north.
1t is generally conceded that Cooper will
be on top when the season closes.
One of the latest skirts for wheel
women opens in front from top to bot
tom. There are buttons and button holes
the entire length and when the wearer is
riding the skirt is unbuttoned and the
ends attached to buttons on the waist.
Full boomers of the same material are
worn with this skirt. If anybody can tell
me the necessity for skirt of this sort,
where the modesty of it over plain
boomers comes in, 1 would be eVerlast-
ingly grateful to him.
The proposed bicycle lamp and bell or
dinance will be fought by the wheelmen
of the oity. 1t will mean cost of at
least Sc to each, and this is too much to
spend for something that is not neces-
sary. There have been no accidents
caused by cyclists coliding with pedes-
TRANS or other cyclists, and 1t is nonsense
for a city as small as Birmingham to
have one of these ordinances
dance will be given complimentary
to the racing men at the Cyclers' Rest
during the meet this week. About fifty
couples will be invited and an enjoyable
time is to be expected.
About ten applications for membership
to the cycle club were passed upon at the
last meeting of the board of directors.
The club is one of the best in the south,
and the set of officers in charge could
not be improved on. The run to st. Clair
springs, which was to have taken place
today, has been declared off on account
of the condition of the roads.
Few women mount or dismount the BIZ
cycle properly, and it is one of the hard
est tasks of the instructors to teach
woman to swing on or off in anything
but an awkward way. Yet 1t is a very
simple thing when properly understood,
and one which any woman can accom-
plish with practice and the exercise of
little patience.
She should stand on the left side of the
wheel. with the pedal on that side lower