San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-18
BICYCLE NOTES.

days is the one on which we have
not ridden.
The greatest opportunity you
ever had in cycling is the one you
overlooked.
The Handicapped humbles US all
We win until he lays his heavy
hand upon us.
Better to ride back at night on
train than to take thy chances
with a road map.
We obey no wand but pleasures
after we have paid the INSTALL
ments due the dealer.
That cycling is Of a poor quality
which is measured only by the ar
bitrary yardsticks Of time and
pace.
One part of mans knowledge
of cycling should consist in being
ignorant of such things as are not
worthy Of being known in it.
Three frames whose perfect con-
dition is essential to a cyclists en-
joyment-the frame OF his wheel,
the frame of his mind, and the
frame Of his body.
One of the local photographer
has arranged very interesting
show window, which contains ex-
clusively the photographs of BIZ
cycle riders-principally ladies,
many of whom are seen attired in
boomers.
The crack triplet team of French
riders-the Jallu brothers-will
ride in America through the fall
and winter. Victor and Henri
have already arrived and Jacques
is expected almost daily. This
team is said to be without an equal
in France.
The silver discussion is a pretty
good thing after all-it has choked
of the everlasting talk about BIZ
cycles at the table, in the drawing
room, on the cars, and, in fact, al
most everywhere. The only trouble
is that a few months hence the
"bicycle cranks" will again break
out.
The cycle-thief hunter surely
ought to be discouraged. In a
Chicago court last week self-con-
fessed cycle-thief was sent to the
county jail for period of 30 days,
while one who made defense, but
was convicted, was given peni-
Tertiary sentence. This may be
justice, but it doesn't look much
like 1t.
Every so often some old-timer
shakes his dry bones and shows
some Of the youngsters how to do
little riding, as did L. A. Edge
by cutting the 1000 mile road re-
cord in England some IA hours. 1t
was thought that Tommy's day
had long since passed, but in this
matter he fooled even his most
ardent supporters. The doughty
Tommy may not shine brilliantly
as an editor, but he can ride bit
on the road.
Menominee, Mich, has organized
bicycle battalion of three com.
panies called the Mckinley and
Hobart Bicycle club. Secretary A.
w. Blom wired Major Mckinley
Sept. II as follows: "The McKin-
ley ana Hobart Bicycle club, Of
Menominee, with a battalion OF
three companies, sends you greet
ings and encouragement in your
fight for sound money and the pre-
servation of the nations honor.
You can depend on the upper pen
insuls OF Michigan"
Wheelmen of the city should
make all the candidates on every
ticket now before them for consid-
eration-declare themselves on the
good roads question; aud should
also see to it by their ballots at
the polls in the city election, that
the aldermen and mayor then to
be elected should pledge them
selves to abolish the slush nuis-
ance and spend more money in
sweeping the filth off the paved
streets and give full power to the
street commissioner, which is now,
to a great extent, assumed by the
public Improvement committee.
crimson Rims" and "Humber,"
gentlemen Of this city, have been
airing their grievances, which are
the grievances Of every wheelman
and wheelwoman in the city
against the indiscriminate slush-
ing OF our streets by the city street
sprinkling contractor, Mr.. Santle-
ben, and now, as he is a candidate
for office, "Crimson Rims" hints
that it would be a good time for
the hundreds OF wheelmen voters
to show the sprinkler man that
they mean to have satisfaction for
their wrongs at the polls. The
spirit of revenge does not enter
ito the minds of the wheelmen at
all In this. All they want is fair
treatment. They object seriously
| to the streets being "slushed,"