The herald., 1896-07-13
THE WHEEL

The Western Wheelman, San Fran
cisco weekly cycling paper, has sus
pended publication.
The League of American Wheelmen
has 10000 members, of which number
1000 reside in California.
Harry Terrll, who was reported seri-
ously injured while at Victoria, is about
again and ready to race.
Charley Wells, the champion profess
sional racer of the coast, who went east
to follow the national racing circuit.
has again been obliged to stop riding
owing to illness. He is now at HE
Springs, Ark, where he will remain for
two or three weeks.
John II. Wits Is young Englishman
who has attained fam Elm this country by
riding on his bicycle from San Francisco
to New York in forty days, twenty-five
hours and forty-five minutes. Previous
to Mr.. Wits performance the record of
forty-seven days. nineteen hours, made
by B. D. Blakeslee Of Chicago was the
time that all transcontinental "bikers"
sought to lower. They have now harder
task than ever. Wits left San Francisco
on his twenty-three pound wheel at 3:45
d. m., May IA. He arrived in New York
on June "a, reaching Eighty-third street
and the Boulevard at $50 p. m. He Is
now resting at his home in Fall River,
Mass.
A British authority says that there are
really only three proper drinks for cy-
clists-cold tea with lime juice, milk and
soda and "shandy-gaff." "Shandy-gaff''
is a mixture of equal portions of beer and
ginger beer.
A bicycle performer whose "act"
makes him look like firebug whirling
through space is a late novelty. He
rides wheel over "live" electric wire
ninety feet from the ground. Attach
ed to this little wheel are number of
small inCandaSPanf
ing the riders head is crown and on
this are also several electric lights, CIV
Ing the effect of halo. The pneumatic
tire Is removed and the trimmed vS.eel
acts as groove for the wire. AS the
foot rests, saddle and handle are of rub
ber, the rider does not receive the cur
rent which passes through insulated
wires up his back to the crown. While
the current Is not high enough to cause
oeath, IT is of sufficient power to give a
decided oshock. The ends of the wire
are connected with a portable DYNAMO.
usually operated by a current from
some electric light wire near the place of
exhibition This Is done to reduce the
voltage OF an arc lamp circuit. The ef-
rect IS said to be highly novel and aston
CONSERVATION, says the New York
Journal, is almost a mild word with
which to describe the situation of the
bicycle manufac turing trade for the last
few weeks Failures have been SO fre
quent among the smaller and more re-
Gently establised firrrs in the west that
the possibilities of lager concerns goin~
under are freely discussed.
The active season is almost at an end
and II is believed the list of ASSIGN,
ments will increase rapidly as the sum
mer advances.
The Sacramentp indoor bicycle racing
tournament on the .23d, GATH ana oSt5
insta4tss pr6mises to provide some good
sport shp tries close on Thursday next.
and ttheF program will be as follows:
Thursday levening-One-half mile. pro
fessional, cash, first $50, second $25, third
$I5;ilole mile, amateur, first unset Saia-
mond $25. second diamond locket SIS.
third pair Of Solid gold link cuff buttons
$1o; handicap, one mile, professional.
cash. first $50, second $25, third $751;
handicap, one-halfg mile, amateur, first
suit clothes $25, second silk racing suit
SIS. third bath robe So Friday evening
CIV oalnil psofessional. cash, first
$780, second $25. third SIS; handicap, one