The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-22
The FIELD OF SPORT.
gieycle Monopolizes the Atten-
ton Of Great and Small.
4 PATH AROUND LAKE UNION.
sssfh Seattle Athletic Club Ball
Team Beats the Pref~.sionais-
VIII the oIympics Come.
4 PATH AROUND LAKE UNION.

The bike" IA king OF the walk In Seattle
NAY. Ali other sports are saelved The
.nxa;s Of the trigger take read runs IN
| srs<erence 70 breaking blue rocks and the
: zssotses Of the rod are fast following In
| ), sane path. Everybody talks about the
rhsel aB3 discusses the merits OF he dg-
| - makes During the week people plan
| .-s.x Cor Sunday and or Sunday they ride
sud come home al Tired cut, bat ready to
rsnzrk that King county ought 70 be
ashamed Of Itself for having suca poor
ssads.
aJast think Of It," said a pretty girl in
/ ssys!sh brown costume, -syoa can ride for
| uges and miles out Of Tacoma without
yea getting the least bit tired, and here
roo are weary before you can even get 20
ihs suburbs / never dla see anything
Ike e. One ride over Grant street bridge
Tss enough 70 make me stay right on
Fgss ard Second avenue. II addition 10
b shaken Up by the uneven plsnks you
rs certain 10 come home with TWO or
:Ayee spiinteFs sticking into thu tire of
y9sr wheel"
Wei" replied a man sho had become
rsccnciled to the bad roads on account Of
Il the hard times. If you wait long enough
the Queen City Cycle Club will see that
Iyoa have some decent roads The signs
Of the times are that sooner or later
here will be a big good roads agitation.
I've need good roads and Il i a question
nat both the city people and farmers
lean unite upon. ] arm told by good author
Ify that the Queen City Cycle Club Is
isow wOrkir/ hard 10 secure the right OF
SAY for bicycle path around Lake
Ilnson.
4 understand that the committee which
las this matter IN hand IL made up OF
IDr y. A Churchill. president OF the club;
ri A anaWHa
IcoiieTel John g.. Barnes. W. y. TAFT and
A. schoeufed. The path VIII probably
b twenty feet vide and run along the
tsst shore from Fremont 20 Albert street
II the right OF way can be secured II Is
not looked upon as a hard matter 10 He-
ese the cinders necessary 20 make the
81 The Queen City Cycle Club viii usa
70 funds in such project and whlls
IAsre would be no attempt TO shut out all
sAeeimen from riding on the path. yet
ysde alone should make them join the
sub and assist the good work along
u3eeorge r. cottereli has already been run
lang a survey Of the route
u The proposed toll road 20 run along the
Iennd from Tacoma 10 this city In being
Hitated strongly at Tseoma. A proml-
Issni wheslman said yesterday that he had
y beard that 5000 had already been sub
vIEribed in that city
Charles Parker Thurston, Charles Nc
Kenxle, Frank Porter. DR. Lessey. Ger
Inain. F. w. Payne. J. 4. tucker. Fred
Holden. ". r. Gay. Stewart Smith, Lit
I'll. Speiger. Huribut. Arthur Cole, Ed
lTsrry DR. Bragdon. II. Y. Ankeny, b.
lsshoenfeid, J. r. Frederick and r. G.
PETERSON took a run To MckiDley's ard
Vest Seattle yesterday. Twelve pune
lnres we're reported
Steve Carman. n. z Frederici. Harry
nj -bzr Tftff4
Inands and back yesterday.
i r. Taylor went over 70 Tacoma yes
Ihrday 10 get some good riding
One az the prettieat places In the city
70 ride the bike is on Kenton hill MANY
sheelmen 80 out 20 the city park every
Isscnlng. The best street 20 take is Rose.
50 much has been SAID OF late about fall
Hres In Tie cycle trade. price cutting and
Ice closing OF factories that a word from
L keen observer In position 20 study the
= stnation In all Its phases will be OF timely
! Ihlerest Interviewed on the subject this
Igrntieman said. There are fewer fail
lures In this business than in any other,
land. a. for price cutting. that evil has
Ihsen turned aside bv the counsel % wiser
IAsa8s. Concerning the report 81 the
7 faosing Of bicycle factories I advise you
IL place little belief In them. II IL true
= nat several have shut down temporarily.
=
10 labor disseusionS." The person inter-
Viewed was r. Lindsay Coleman. presl-
.l.snt OF The National Cycle BOARD Of
Trade, and also OF the Western Wheel
iN0rks. Mr.. Coleman haa fgst been au-
e toriEed by the executive committee os
re Board % Trade 90 make all arrange
IL sntR for the next two national cycle ex-
s.htlons.
j The remarkable success OF the cycling
a. ~
Jssek has opened the eyes % the bicycle
HIsarid heresb0uts. ana the result viii ne
.IAe formation ~ a club or association.
usAich will have charge OF the annual eye
IanE parade hereafter. Jefferson selig-
|nan. the banker. has interested himself in
elAe matter and he rave a dinner 20 some
,jsen known wheelmen a the Fort George
|ko,e on June y, with that object in View.
j raHs are being made for road ron 70
lacoma next Sunday over what Is called
TIE OLD military road
"a GaTney and James Esary VII ride
Isnas- the 8 a c. coiors through the
t@tircuit races which take place AZ Nietc-
"a. June IS and - Nanalno r. &. June
dr Wellington. n G. June % Vancouver.
III G. July 2 and NJ Tacoma. July 4 -
n possible that Esary may give M racing.
2 which case the 8. A. c. would lose
iegsl.elass man.
| The second annual race meet Of tho
Present Cycling club viii BE- held on the
iNsllingion Athletic Associations grounds
"Wednesday July l. The track Is quar-
'ss mil- cinder well banked ard consid-
Ire very fast The list % events Is as
t'sllows:
Amsteur-One mile. novico. first prise.
saine sle second s.. quarter mile. flying
Isfars. FIRST prize. value 81. second s.;
'arse-tsiie handicap t}rSt prize, value 81.
s~aea1 so. one mile, open. first prize,
sssHs g.. second s7 50 five mile. handicap.
81 ~, prise. Value e.. second So. third
tN, one mile. apen 10 1S# =. Z, G.. tlrst
IEise. hieycic SUIT. second. bicycle suit
PfofeSSional- Quarter mile f'yiuk start.
us pfire 81 SECOND 81. three~naiie han,ii-
ae FIRST prise So second So; one mile.
ser, nfsi prise So second 81, ave-mile
aadicap. first prize $ieo second SO. thsrd
- one mlls. unpsced. zach competitor
= TIDE single against tinse. So
Entries close June =. entrance Zee -
,sats Tor each event. Address pr. II. J.
4 WATSON, secretary
u slcyele riders should rot ventnrston
~ without having mastered the art ~
rp@'rtng puHcture II viii ray - speed
= hour or SO IN a renalr shor. Rnd watch
&c Fef@lrVr 50 hiss work, Putting a plug
Single tuts~ tire Is au easy matter.
~ there g a krark about ll walsh cannot
vel iear0et fron tae Instructions
@tea accompany repair N&t& \ trc may
rninri hv the unsklliful manipulation
= re repairing tools
~ speaking az luck," sas rer.sh. '-re-
~ .nds tne % Wesley Youre of The Great
q sNTfeevn. snf r W MeG51sls 81 the
aradlan paelac Young bought trcse.
"a whcel AMI forgot az Aeoat g. Nct}u.
Is Invested 81 la tickets ou ths sa ne
seFel Nnure Vou of eouFse Ehtn Nouug
essasa1 arrthtr NsNet ans Won asAin &;
hEn8r ShauNg ebaf fttMk sxt8 heat a ah..r-
isaa"