The record-union., 1896-07-26

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had for $50. So it is with bicycles. The
| makers guarantee carries with it a bona
flde offer to replace defective parts. De-
| fects are ascertained only after the most
severe tests. Skilled artisans are en-
ployed, and the costliest machinery is
utilized to remedy them. So that after
a high grade bicycle leaves the factory
with the makers guarantee it is worth
pretty nearly what he asks for it.-Chi-
| cago Times Herald.
Don't expect to accomplish everything
| in day
| Don't attempt to run down cable or
| trolley cars.
| Don't go into century run without
| training for it.
| Don't forget that the race is won in
| the last sprint.
| Don't begin to ride for at least an
/ hour after meals.
Don't occupy more than your own
1 share of the road.
| Don't drink cold fluids when over
| heated from riding
| Don't lose sight Of the fact that you
| were once a novice.
| Don't lose sight of the fact that you
| must pedal straight.
| Don't lack confidence in yourself
when learning to ride.
| Don't race until you have prepared
yourself for the strain.
| Don't think of doing any road riding
on your racing machine.
| Don't ride so long that you return
home thoroughly exhausted.
| Don't pass a wheelman in distress
without offering assistance.
| =
| There is bound to be a demand for
class 3 when the next National Assem-
! bly, conveneS. There is no way to stop
| ii. Many reports have been made to
| Chairman Gideon that the amateur rid
! ers of the country are not exactly what
| they appear. There is no way out Of the
! argument but to establish an amateur
class that win answer in every particu-
/ lar. The only way an amateur rider can
| be compelled to compete in accordance
| with the mandates of the L. A. W. in
| the strictest definition Of the rules is by
| limiting his competition to the town in
| which he resides. Provide a class for
the semi professionals, and limit their
| freedom to the State in which they live.
| Give the professionals full sweep, and
then satisfaction will be expressed
everywhere.-Cycle Topics.
| Many admonitions to riders with a
| penchant for developing the far faced
| monkey hump have been printed Of
| late, but still evidences of this unique
| creation is to be found on every hand.
High handle bars are the vogue, but like
| in everything else, some people prefer
| not to follow the fashion. Physicians
| are crying out that wheelmen are suf-
| fering contraction of the lungs by rid
| ing too low over the handle bars. Their
warnings have not been needed. The
| sooner the average cycler appreciates
that it is bad form to pose as a scorcher
| the sooner there will be a healthier lot
of wheelmen in this country. Even girls
! have craze for low handle bars, and
| should be taught to know more than to
| adapt themselves to whim that is ri
| diculous and repulsive.
| The cry for better roads has aba ted
| somewhat in the East. During the sum-
| mer months when legislators and good
read agtators are enjoying their much
needed rest, there is apt to be less activ-
| ity in this direction, but Chief Consul
Isaac B. Potter, one of the most earnest
| advocates for better highways, is just
as energetic in his work as any time
| during the year. His one great ambi-
ti0n is to mass 200, 900 or 300. 600 wheel
men around the Capitol at Albany, n
y, and have them call upon the law
! makers to observe the army of wheel
men in this country to-day, and answer
| their pleas for better roads and more
| privileges. The wheelmen are now an
! important factor in politics, and have a
perfect right TO assert their position.
The way a manufacturer is going to
advertise his wheel in the future is by
| pltting it against rival machines in
coasting Competitions. There is great
enthusiasm over this branch of sport at
| present, and it is but the revival of
craze that established itself when the
safety was first introduced. The Buff
falo Courier has but lately begun to
| promote coasting championship in
| Syracuse, and it is destined to meet
| with success. There is no question but
that a horde of wheelmen will cornnete
and 1t is a safe and pleasant sport.
An announcer shall not name the fdcv-
Gle an amateur rides in connection with
| his victory. This is the latest from
Chairman George d. Gideon of the Ma
tional Racing Board, and Is a first
| class edict. Chairman Gideon is doing
all in his power to uphold the standard
that supports amateurs, and in no way
will he see these riders hampered.
d cycle crank, whose name to YOU
| care not to reveal
The very sad misfortune had
To lose his brand new wheel.
And after he had searched and searched
In vain and in despair.
They tried the X rays on his head
And, 10! the wheel was there,
Cumso-I suppose Whiffet isn't such
an unconscionable liar since he gave up
fishing so constantly?
Cawker-He has less regard for the
truth now than ever
Cumso-What does he lie about now9
Cawker-The immense distance he
covers on his bicycle
Only little mermaid.
Who perched on cold, damp rock,
And wept as if her system
Had incurred a dreadful shock.
'Alas! All, woe.' she bubbered.
I'm the victim of a cheat;
I cannot ride a bicycle,
For / haven't any feet"
Every wheelman and wheelwoman
should Join the League of American n