Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-11
BICYCLE "REMINISCENCES.
The Fist Race Ever Seen in
Nsvad 4.

Eof the article wa really the winner Of VI
Ithe ace but owing to native m odesty M
e ncpaled his idetity in the article. E
/ Back in the '9Os a little after thatEa
epAriod when onions were fifty centsE1
and when gold twentieS wereIgg
ias thick as nickels in the Sage BrushM
the happy thought of introdu&
the bicycle occurred TO the
kman who was encountered with a sur-E
yplus of said twentieS. 1t is we'll tota
Tknow that previous to this period the =
3nnly vehicle blessed with two wheelsA
swas the traditional dump-cart. ThereH
sfore, when the bicycle, in its maje7ticE
9height and full nickel finish. arrived
Eat the Carson freight depot the natives
swith one voice pronounced it a gilt
3tering success.
4 Time accomplishes many things9
land within a few W. eks a second andA
NJ third wheel arrived, each wheel al
slittle better than the previous oDe.s
aViolPnt symptom $ Of loo J rivalry setS
Hin, Reno, an adjoining town, fell al
ghopeless vi tim to the malady With
Gin three months the two towns p"ss I
.Eessed eleven wheels. five of them I'M
sgood order. Several mile-rec"rds had,
'aheen made inside of the five minute /
.alimit.t which was considered IN unusu-;
iTal burst of speed under the circu m-i
.fstances. and over the hills. Tie Reno,
sscontingent gave V Mt to a challenged
Yadaresspd to thu United bicycle dovo-I
.Itees of the state, with special refer;
Fence to the Carson flyers. It was inn
ffmerliatelv accepted and the race sched-
ESuled for opening day of the State Fair
manages to annihilate a week
fT~annually, greatly to the satisfaction
faand financial credit of those gentle
known as the talent.
III On this occasion horse-racing was
Fgsuspended, and the inhabitants OF the
sstwO owns c~Ongregated with set teeth
5sand open coin-sacks to back the ia
yvorites of their respective bailwicks.
4 The choice of the Renoites was a
NTtall young man, who. in racing cos
stlme. closely resembled a hajr-,in
! sWith Il bathing suit on Tue Carson
EArecord breaker was more stncky
Eswhich it was claimed wouli probably
EElOse him the race, owing to the fac
EEthat he was a wiud-Ubstructer. The
'Igraud stand was loaded with ladies O.
3both localities, and the paddo"t
~ ,.;+l l,++;,. ,,, x;,,
Alto put up their wads. 1t was an as
= snred thing that the man who wor
Edthat race would do so entirely on hi
E4merits, as. the attendant reputation
Y3glory, and approval would justify
Something more than throwing it at
Hcritical moment. The race was t.
: scome off at 10. the distance heing on,
and by 9 30, $1,000 had some int
-Ithe hands of the pool sellers, and thu
1.-Two favOrites were being q%uizzei by
ia thousand admirers as to how SUR
Ithey felt regarding the finish ,
a The Reno man was loud il his &C
lin clamations. while the Nar-Onites on!.
Hpermitted his demonstrations to brin!
sEsSout the fact that he wOult do the be-
rS4he e. uld. As the time approached
Athe queries became thicker, and tn
-sAheavy bettOr- insisted on a detinit
ISanswer from the two favOrites. Th
SsRenoite continued to insist that b
H"had it dead - while the Carson MAJ
@stuck to his statement that he "wOul,
lido the best he could"
IA Five minutes before 10 CLOCK tn,
:,3ludge announced, in a full, rounC
-4voice. Get really for the milp-free-fOr
Tall bicycle race for the championship
H of the State of Nevada!' A wave O
excitement passed over the throne
NJ and the murnur of voices swejled t.
d Il wild cheer as the enteries shot on
a upon the track and passed the gran
-Efstand, howing Il j. d smiling In answe
to Tutoring handkerchiefs and wav
Ming hats.
d Just a minnie before lining up TO
the start, the Carson maj wheele,
G AslOwly over by the fence where
sporty-looking man engaged him il
'4convarsation. Look here young fel
III low," said he, Il just got back fr n
HChicago and saw a race there. 1 no
E4ticed that all the boys bent over thei
Mhandle-ba,s, so as to take the weigh
E3 off the real wheel and at the sam
H1time permit the wind to pass owe
eatheir shoulders, thus l%essening the re
q sistance Now y"u get III there. ant
ID when you come to the last quarter
E4iust bend over and give her HI.
E4The Carson man nodte and the sp 7
invent off and bought another hundrt
ESdollars' worth of pools on his protege