The evening times., 1896-06-18
RODE into ENEMY's CAMP
Said His Wheel Was a Horse
Sent From Heaven.
FINEST TO HAVE A RACE
New York and Philadelphia Police
men to Meet at Manhattan Beach.
July 15-GoOd Manners on the b.
cycle Have Not Asserted Them
selves to Any Great Extent.

gives an account OF a sensation lie Gre
ated by riding into the camp OF the
enemy during the recent Abyssinia trouble.
He says that while riding with a white
flag attached to the steering gear toward
the lines of the Abyssinians the outpOsts
ana picket guards We're so utterly sur
priscd tnat they forgot all about asking
him what errand he came on. He calmly
descended when reaching the post and
demanded to be shown TO the headquar-
ters OF Ras MaDglsha. He was shown the
direction, and, accompanied by two Abys-
slnian horsemen, continued on his way.
lhey RODE ut his side in mute admira-
uon When they arrived at the camp of
the Ras they informed the latter that
messenger OF the Italians had come on a
horse sent to him by heaven. The willy
chief, not quite as gliible as The rest
or his troops, was considerably amused,
and requested the Italian officer 10 give
an exhibition or riding on the wheel,
which the latter gladly did, thinking
IL would benefit the purpose of his GRAND.
AFTER looking at the different eyOlutiops
~ the wheel for time the Ras allowed
the messenger to return, but gave Lin 10
answer TO the message he brought.
After several weeks OF ear arnest news
paper talk the bicycle race between rep
resentatives from the bicycle squad Of the
Philadelphia police department and that
OF New York has at last been arranged,
and VIII be run off at Manhattan Beach
on July 15. In answer TO n letter from
commissioner Roosevelt, OF New York, ex-
tending an invitation for the PHILADELPHIA
men TO compete, Director of Public Safety
Rlter expressed his willingness to send
representative team, and as a result
the Quaker City men are very joyful.
Cycling etiquette is one of those things
which has not kept pace with the growth
Of the popularity of cycling itself. But lit
ue attention has as yet been paid to that
branch OF the sport. Cricket golf and even
baseball have an etiquette peculiar to them
selves, but no one seems to have had time
to formulate a list of rules to be observed
by riders of wheels. The growth of cy-
ciinS has been very rapid, and good man
ners' ON the wheel have not asserted them
selves to any great extent One OF the
questions, however, which is causing a
great deal of agitation in strictly society
cycling circles relates to the mode of greet
ing among wheelmen and wheelwonen
The attempt of polished manners has caused
more than one gallant rider to come to
earth, and many fair bicycler in returning
the greeting has also felt uncomfortable in
being picked up by tender and loving hands
The question is, shall Il man take his hand
from the handlebar, at the risk Of taking
header, in order to tip his cap. or shall
he merely nod his head and say, Howdy?"
shall lady make a sweeping courtesy. or
Just one OF those careless saucy little good
morning mods that sends mans heart up
under his necktie, and results in his speech
becoming temporarily embarrassed?
The question is still unans wered and
III a man eXDarted w low r.. +,
gtound with the ease and grace OF the
ballroom, 1t is also to be expected to
find any number of men who will bear
scars inflicted by mother earth which they
VIII bear TO their graves. 1t is little
TOO much to ask Il man to be coura geols
at the expense of his beauty. Ladies who
have bowed too profoundly have been
picked up tenderly by helping bands after
1t was all over. 1t is these little things
that ag:tate society awheel at present
time.
one or the latest devices in the line of
bicycle sundries is bell attached to the
end OF the handle-bar. Instead of tie
Dell s'andirg up perpendicular, like the old
style 1t screws on to the end of the handle
small rod runs through the handle.
ana button at the end of the rod is in
easy and convenient reach of the hand.
may be rung without changing the posi
tion OF the hand on the handle. The bell
Is very neat in appearance, and is quite
an Improvement in many ways over the
old-style bell. The new bell can be at
tached to any bandle-bar
A telegram was yesterday sent to
Walter Sanger by II. ID. lie Cato, chair
man OF The Committee in charge of the
diamond ana gold tournament of the Penn
syivania Bicycle Club, of Philadelphia, to be
held at Tloga one week from SATURDAY,,
stating that the committee would give 5000
for match race between him and Raid.
or this amount it is proposed to give
$3.50 TO the winner and $50 To second.
In addition to these amounts the club will
pay all expenses of both men.
wheels geared to the highest possible.
notch are getting to be popular fad with
cyclists just now. Last year the popular
gear was around the sixties. and it was
something unusual for a wheeiman w no was
not a racer to be seen with gear over
sixty-cight. Now the demand for high gears
is SO great that it is only question of
time when the gear of sixty will be IA thing
of the past and everybody will be riding
whceis geared in the seventies.
Pittnan. who officiated as referee Of the
1rvington- Millburn road race. has threat.
ened to request President Elliott. of the l..
A. W.. to expel Charles Hadfield from the
League.
AT the meeting of the New York board of
aldermen on Tuesday the law committee
reported against the adoption of Alderman
GoetZ's proposed ordinance taxing bicycles
81 each. The committee holds that the tax
would be an unjust discrimination. The
board deferred action ON tue report until
the next meeting.
Suit for $10t has been commenced
against Chic. - hotel for refusing to
serve with food a party of cyclists some of
whom were women attired in boomers
Two men and their wives. out on a bicycle
ride, stopped at the hotel for a meal. They
waited some time, and were finally ,pform-
ed by the waiter that they could not be
served while in bicycle costume. The price
for the food desired was offered and re-
fused, hence the suit.
Deer Park and Berkeley Special.
Commencing Monday. June 10, the B.
s o. R. r. Will place in service special
fast express train for the accommodation
of those desiring to visit the Summer Re-
sorts along the main line of the road.
The train will be equipped with first class
coaches and Buffet Parlor Car, and will
run on the following schedule: Leave
Baltimore, 11:40 q. M. Washington I2.35
p. M; arrive Martinsburg 2:3O D. M, Han
cock 3:O7 p. M, Berkeley Springs 3:35,
Cumberland 4:3O p. M. Keyser 5:12 p. M,