The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-18

therein is. needs but to leave the main
road and travel in bypaths to be in
the center of solitudes as soul inspiring
and restful as forest and riverside can
be.
The decision of the directors of the
national cycle board of trade to cut
down the period Of guarantee on wheels
from one year to six months was the
most important move in the trade last
week. The directors met in New York
city and this was the agreement they
all signed: I'VE agree with the pur-
chaser of EACH. bicycle to make
good, by repair or replacement, when
delivered at our factory, transporta-
ton prepaid, any imperfection or de-
feet in material or manufacture of such
bicycle not caused by misuse or ne
glect provided that the factory serial
number shall be on such bicycle at
the time the claim is made. and that
all imperfect or defective parts shall
be referred to us before any claim for
repair or replacement shall be allowed
This guarantee continues for six
months from the date of the sale by
the agent" 1t is argued that six
months is long enough for any defect
in any wheel to manifest itself If any
part breaks after having been used
that long 1t cannot very well be due
to an imperfection. Some of the direc-
tors wanted to abolish the guarantee
while others argued for three months
from the sale Of the wheel by the
agent. Six months was finally agreed
upon as being an equitable guarantee.
In the last two years the long guar
antee has caused the companies much
annoyance because Of the abuse of the
privilege.
E. C. Bald, of Buffalo, the 1896 bicy-
Gle champion, announces his intention
OF accepting Arthur A. Zimmermens
challenge Off a $4,000 match to take
place next spring. eff the challenge is
authentic" said Bald to a Chicago re-
porter, 81 will say that I am not only
willing, but anxious to crafty his APP
parent desire for a match. The 5000
part of this announcement is what
pleases me better than anything else
AT present I am riding faster and fin
fishing stronger than ever before and
I am looking for big game, the bigger
the better. l am now ready to meet
Zimmerman or his representatives and
bind myself to a match such as he has
expressed a desire for. Zimmerman
can have his way in everything so
long as he is reasonable. / am glad
he has decided to re-enter the racing
game, for win or lose he is universally
respected.
c. H. Jones, champion bicycle rider
CT New Zealand, has sailed for Eng
and. He will come to America and
race professionally before returning
home.
JacQuqelin, the French champion, is
said to have won $4,000 in purses this
season. Eddie Bald is reported to have
won nearly $4,000
Two ST. Paul bicyclists. Sam Cod
den and J. M. Pavian, have been hav-
Ing quite lively time in the southern
TART of the state. About three weeks
SO they started for St Paul, after
some delay, intending TO make the
circuit Of the state boundary on a
March tandem. They started down
The river road, making all the river
towns on the Minnesota side, and MAX
ing their pleasure jeint semi business
one by painting signs on the lenses
for some st. Peter firms. thus killing
two birds with one stone, so to speak
Other bicyclists have started in before