The herald., 1896-09-28
ORE BY INNINGS
THE WHEEL

Wilbur F. Knapp, the announcer and
S. G. Chapman returned to San Francis
co from their trip to Australia Thurs
day after an absence of four months.
According to the reports brought from
Australia by travelling men who have
lust returned, it Is evident the bicycle
boom which ragged fiercely in this coun-
try last year has just reached there
The dealers have found it impossible to
supply the demand, and have in some
instances been able to charge extra
prices for their wares. The coming sea-
son is expected to show no diminution
in the volume of trade, as the women
of the colonies are for the first time
showing interest in the gentle pastime.
The sport has by no means attained the
high development seen in this country.
I dreamt dream the other night,
When everything was still;
1 thought saw Susannah, dear
A-scorching down the hill,
An awful glare was in her eye,
Her gum was in her mouth;
Says 1, "Susannah, don't you cry,
I'm leaving for the south.
Oh, Susannah!
Don't you cry for me!
But since I saw dem bloomehs. Suse.
I've got to quit ye. See?"
-Indianapolis Journal.
Tom Butler, the yellow Fellow"
speed king, is a conundrum to the ini-
tiated as we'll as those who simply look
down from the grand stands and Won
der how it is done. Butler is a prodigy.
He is one of those phenomenons who eX
list, and for whose qualifications there
is no explanation. To look at Butler is
to question his position. Old trainers
have seen him start in a race and pre-
dict that he could not defeat the power
full riders against whom he Is arrayed.
That is where he fools them. From the
beginning of the straightaway the or
ange-clad figure begins to move The
only visible muscles that are brought
into play are his wonderful limbs These
he moves The rest of his body seems
glued to the saddle. With no apparent
effort he crosses the tape winner over
men who are physically his superior.
How does he do it? 1t Is a question
more than one person would like an
swered. Tom Butler is the sensation of
the age. Young and untutored, he has
defeated the kings of the arena, and
has defeated them easily.
LOS ANGELES ROAD CLUB RACE.
The road race of the Los Angeles Road
club yesterday was highly successful
affair. There were large number of
entries and good time was made.
Thacker and Sullivan had an accident
on the road and finished slow and eleven
other riders failed to cross the tape. The
handsome medal that the road club had
up for first place was won by Jack Will
lick, who made the ten miles unpaced in
30:01, and cycle suit was won by A.
Dickerson, who is one of the coming
riders of the coast. The next race will
be a twenty-five mile track race.
Following are the winners with time
and the handicaps:
Dickerson scratch, first time, 25:44,,
and third place.
Tompkins, scratch, second time,
25441a, and fourth place.
Bidwell, scratch, third time, 25:45, and
fifth place.
Northmore, fourth time, 25:4s, and
sixth place.
j.. Willick. s minutes. fifth time, SO:o1
and first place.
J.w. Austin, minutes, time S0:30, sec
ond place.
Jake Goldsmith, minutes, time 81 :o2
seventh place.
l.. S. Benjamin, 8 minutes, time 31:A.
eighth place.
O.; Thacker, 8 minutes, time s2;oe,
ninth place.