The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-05

l-r INTO SEl-E--.-trI = re-ommenift- II
Holland the roads are Qrlin4r " -co1- ana
Tire toarz ar m-e c'n-ri-f-t-.i L-l
rlere o. rlts d-=ll1t.l-- l.f'--tze r-a4a ere
-.lel. and ar PAGES present some dang r.
GUS holes ana lrr- eri1r.t.-s- who're tAe
lies have been r-lh.-- OF -llt-r. --i-r
are a ulm1rr uoca-llln .z-i roads, bur t7r
broken tiIe1 ones prevail Afo=---e- t1--
Ter an luFa1.e t-lr lNne=l on tle SON
t-nelt o. Europe. T-1rii advise every CO.
cls- 20 st-cA % France
T1os= Hl1 desire 3D. take their wees
Win them on lluE -raus ID tra.n - sea NJ
er have several Ue-lu.ls OF packing oIeA
% them. S1m- trunk manufacturer make
bicycle trunk" sllDr1 Tnucn ll6e the
from -re facrorE. ana c1mp9se1 n me
same ma -erlll a. the a=1Fy sample TRUNKS
used ay -lrlmmers.' To pack ne E1eel
IN most % these trunks lt IS Dolly nHces-
sarT % loosen me collar that ll.fs The
laLl.=-l-r rEht and turn the handles E--
tl they are parallel with rle frame, A1d
s=t the wheel inside. These trunks are
checked on ADJ railroad and steamship
lines. The ocean steamship lines charge s.
for carrying wheel 4n a crate across the
Atlant-c. Un-cn. Hltn tle expense OF craft
Ing Hl-5p- brings the total cost Tor the
round trip 10 81. or anout the price %
trunk. There is a form Of col.au-Io-e crate
which has lts good points. " men not n use
j. occupies space six feet IN length. nve
inches high and seven Inches wide Canvas
curtains are provided % exclude uus- and
moisture Elcn the wheel ls IN transit.
dlsadFantage Of -nls arrangement IS that
many railroads will not accept a Grated
wheel as baggage, where they would take
a wheel uEcldtLl or .u trunk.
In proportion 10 population. Denmark
has more cyclists than any country in che
world There are fourteen tracks in Den
mark. SIX OF cement and the remainder
wood Or G nder. The race for the world
b-cy Gle cha mpionship IS 10 be held in Den
marx ~ August
As might have been expected IN a sport
Z that has such an army OK deFotees, omens
I and superstitions have developed among
/ wheelmen. The Indianapolis Journal thus
I CLASHES a few OF them:
| J. The wheelmen who allows a hearse
I TO pass him VIII die before the year =
p To De chased by a yellow dog with
/ enc blue eye and one black eye indicates
/ a bad fall.
! g. To see a small boy with a siungshot
/ beside the road is prophecy Of d pune
/ tuTe.
! II you pass a white horse driven by
/ a reu-halred woman your rim VIII split
unless you say "cajandrum." and hold up
two fingers.
5. II you take your machine 10 the re-
! pair shop il Dr. a sign that you Will not
buy Chat new suit of clothes.
o. Kicking the man VINO asks the make
| Of your wheel is 4 sign Of high hOnogs
ana great riches within year.
Aug. 10 TO Is, will be the FIRST big meet
OF the year, and 10 will naturally attract
all the big racing men, amateurs as well
as professionals. There are twenty-six
races on the programme as now arranged
I for the three days-twelye for amateurs
and fourteen for professionals. Six Of the
I professional races are national champion
ships. in which amateurs can compete,
and in which prizes must be medals
struck of from official dies OF the L. A.
W. Should the question as 10 who is the
best man of the year be undecided az
the time Of the national meet, an invita-
non race for professionals viii be added
to the programme. with cash prizes
| amounting TO possibly $500 II TWO or three
men should be far 10 the lead. matcn
race between three leaders viii be added.
I The prize list offered for the three days
races viii be the best Of the year. There
Will be ninety-four prizes in all, and the
/ total actual amount Of money expended
will be $3.50 exclusive Of the amount TO
be put 10 for the invitation or match race.
OF this amount 1880 goes to the profess
SIGNALS ana $3.50 20 amateurs.
It Is a matter OF surprise that the uni
/. versatility of the bicycle has not produced
an extensive vernacular As matter
, OF fact, the slang expressions in gen.
eral use are but few. Bike" is simply
an ahominable abbreviation Of bicycle
/ Cyclsi is a legitimate and comprehensive
! word that Is shorter than wneelman CT
, WheeiWOman. In France the latter is
called "bicychenne" In far away New
, Zealand the awful word ''cyclodonna" has
, been coined as a substitute for wheel
, woman. In many western towns the fail
| rider IS called a "bloomer" without re-
gard 10 her costume. The word 'scorcheT'
3 as indicating d speedy cycllst, Is fairly
: eugrafted upon the language. In Chicago
2 however. the 'scorcher" IS called q
Z "seoot.'
/ A simple device for concealing a private
+ mark on ones wheel is suggested by
Tnn . Of 9
! wneelmen's insurance company In tht
Z event OF the loss of a wheel the identiti
r cation OF such mark, known only tC
( the rider, is indisputable proof Of owner
n ship.
t Mr. CAROLS plan is that every owner
. Of a bicycle should have a private mari
upon his wheel, but so concealed that tn,
e / closest scrutiny by one who does not know
q | il will fail 10 discover il. Instead OF
r / mark upon the saddle or saddle post
G l where a thief would naturally look for it
e he suggests that portion OF the enamel
g / about one inch square, be scraped from
e the frame of the machine After all trac,
of the enamel has been removed, apply
Y coating OF grease, and with a pointed
x piece OF steel. dipped in Carbolic acid
. draw the initials or private mark through
? the grease. The acid follows the marking
= of the steel point. while the grease keep
e il from spreading.
!, After allowing the acid 70 eat into tn,
a tubing the grease can be rubbed off an,
L the mark or initial shows as plainly as 1
!, cut into the steel framework. One Goa
=, of enamel will completely hide all trac
n of the mark. Should any question as t,
!, the ownership of the wheel arise the own
t er could by simply scratching off tn
e enamel which covered his mark at one
r prove his claim Mr.. Carroll says he ha
r known cases where wheels have beel
5 stolen from owners by their most init
a mate friends.
: Rivierre, who arrived second in tn
: Bordeaux-Paris race and was brackere,
I joint winner with Linton, rode all the wa,
: on "chainless" machine.
y Ella-How could you tell that your hus
band lost money AT the races to-day whel
he said nothing about il?
Stella-I know he did, because when h
3 came home he began talking about tn
2 advantage of saving money
5 So great is the cycling mania in Pari
e to-day that on Sunday more special train
o are dispatched to the tracks than for an,
z ordinary race meeting, and 1000 TO p OO
q is an average attendance at the Sem
y VelOdrome.
Joe Johnson, Jr, has an interestin,
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