The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-02

and 2l4 yards at the Velodrome de In
Seine, in Paris, Is an Englishman with n
record Many long distance riders have
been trying for some time to crowd 80
miles into one hours riding, but Linton is
the first to accomplish It, Linton's ride
all the way up TO 80 miles was remarkable,
and the record is interesting He did his
first miles in 9:42, 10 in 1890 1-5, 40 In
2o:33 2-b, 90 in 1929 2-5, 25 in 4034 3-5
and 80 in 50:46 10. Chase, in his run at
Wood Green, occupied 1:0l :46 1-5 in going
80 miles, his record for the hour being 20
miles and 800 yards.
There Is little woman In Brooklyn
who has perhaps covered more miles dur
ing the spring and summer than has any
other woman In America.
Since the middle Of March last Miss
Rombach, who loves nothing better than
touring through the country, has ridden
nearly 5000 miles. She Is an advocate Of
boomers believing that skirts arc nui-
sance and very cumbersome. She Is now
making arrangements for n tour of the
White mountains on her wheel some time
In August
Many people who do not ride the wheel
are wonderfully Ignorant on the subject Of
local geography They may have learned
at school the names of all the capes round
the coast of South Africa, or they could
give you list of the chief towns i'm Japan,
but they could not for the life of them tell
you how TO get to scores of pretty little
towns or villages lying within 30 miles Of
their own homes Cycling is absolutely
uncqualcd as teacher of geography, and it
also has the great advantage of converting
what is often considered dry" subject
into most pleasing and fascinating one.
OF course IL is possible to cycle very
much and learn very little but the OBJ
servant cyclist as he rides gains much val
liable knowledge Of the yicinagc in which
he lives.
1t Is matter Of frequent comment that
the safety does not present the opportuni-,
ties for fancy trick riding that the ordinary
did. With all that some very remarkable
stunts" have been thought out by the
professional entertainers, one of the most
startling of which is performed by the ex-
pert Lee Richardson. The rider turns him
self around and suddenly lies down on the
handlehar, his feet out ahead. In this un-
comfortable position he rides, twisting the
pedals with his hand. Then he turns over,
so 20 speak, and takes the almost indc.
scribable position shown In the illustration,
looking as though he was pulling his
wheel along after him by main force.
An exceedingly foolhardy feat was ac-
complishod recently by cyclist named
Maltby at Aberdeen, Scotland He made
a lengthy and pcrilous ride on the narrow
top Of tho wall OF the ocean pier.
Carelcssness i'm coastingi is apparently on
the increase. With fearful frequency we
find In the newspapers accounts OF terrible
disasters that befnll reckless riders who In
touring tho country const down steep hills
and gorge roads with whose topography
they are utterly unacquaintcd There Is n
read IN New jersey winding down the
HulSn river palisades ON which so many
lives have been lost that the rugged rayino
along which 10 lies has come 90 bc cnlled
Deaths gorge. Coasting Is dangerous nt
best, md indiscrimiuatc coastinRis fright
ful folly.
Tho latest device for the production Of
rubber tire, for which an American ratrnt
has bocn SECURED, Is officially described as
IN protective covering fcr pneumatic tires
consisting of padding over the tire. n cir
tumicrcntial spring metal hand lyirruron
taid Inddlng and flexible metallic cloth
lifted over and surrounding said hnri ard
said paddinR Hnd ADAPTED to bc att.cuod
10 the rim Of the wheel"