The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14
in less than FIVE hours.

of the Eek aggregation of cycle racing
men now competing upon the European
tracks shows 70 greater advantage in
every race in which he rides He Is now
the star of the team, and Johnson of
whom so much was expected, seems to
nave fallen back TO second position.
Mcdonald is a Staten Island boy. His
father Is superintendent OF schools there,
and his brother is the manager of a we'll
known cycle company's store in this city.
He is only l9 years of age and conse-
quently has a long career before him un-
less he meets with a serious accident. He
Is a remarkably well built young fellow
having an extraordinarily deep chest, de-
noting great lung power, a long body and
strength well distributed, not confined
70 ms legs, as is the case with most
cycle racing men.
Macdonald rides rather low gear. but
he is very fast pedaler, and, when rae
ing, Keeps his machine as straight as a
ule. tie has also what is known. in cycle
racing panance, as beautiful jump"
and it is dollars to doughnuts, to use The
Nernacular, that if he is in the lead at
| the last quarter of a race, he will win.
Clock and watch makers who found
their regular business falling off on ac-
count OF the bicycle craze are now maxi
l ing up for 1t in the manufacture and sale
Of cyclometers. Competition is exceedingly
benefit of the rider.
Three or four years ago there were only
d LeW mikes OF Gyclometers. and they were
/ very heaVy and costly. Now cyclometers
] II.
I weigh almost nothing, and can be pur-
chased at a trihing cost Many dealers add
/ cyclometer 70 the equipment of the BIZ
CYCie rs an lhducement to the purchaser
and as a result bicycles without cvclorne.
/ ters are the exception.
! Cycling has brought many blessings in
! It's train, and one of the greatest of these
| Is the neat little register which records
accurately the distance traversed bv The
! TStycHist' II Is pracucaily 10000 mile tape
/ line IN a compact and convenient form 1t
/ is a great satisfaction for the rider to sas
/ the miles roll up on the dial as ne sp!ns
along The present cyclometers are verI,
simple in construction and as a rula npr
/ form their duty without errors but roo
/ much must not be expected of what is
/ merely a mechanical contriVance. A rider
/ can hardly expect mis- cyclometer to meas
/ ure the distance between two Doints 40
! curately if he wabbles from one SIDE of
/ the road to the other In this way a he
! g1nner cyclometer might record a mile
| Whlle ne mas been pursuing his sinuous
| course for only half that distance.
/ Cyclometers are made for wheels Of a
given diameter, and If 26-incr
/ eyclometer be fitted to a 2S-inch wheel the
IlgGres, wiz no( be accurate enough to be
valuable. For the same reason if the front
/ tire be soft an appreciate error in me
/ measurement viii occur because of the les
! sened diameter of the bicycle wheel If tbt
tire sinks in a quarter of an inch under ~
weight OF the rider the error in a mile rid
| would amount to fourteen yards Thus The
I accuracy OF q cyclometer measurement
varies perceptibly according to the hard
/ ness of the tire. However. the average hi
| c|Cie tIueI Is not an engineer or surveyor
| and the popularity of the cvclometer i
in no way endangered because of this Sigh
variation from the truth. failing I,
which the cyclometer is often driven b,
the scorcAer eager for huge mileage re
cord.
50 long as the variation is on the CIV
clists side the cyclometer's future is safe
At any rate, the demand for the device i
uFely, and the makers are retrenchini
their losses incurred by the encroachmen
Of the bicycle upon the watch trade
Dealers in liquors and lager beer CLAIM
that the bicycle does them no good. Neigh
/ borhood saloons are deserted at night
| The erstWhile customers are on thei
1 wheels. Suburban gardens where there /
dancing are not taking in the cost of In
music. The fact IS TIE cyclist does no
! drink intoNlcants. Any roadside or sea
| side innkeeDer will say this The cyclist
| when be does drink, calls for lager or sof
/ stun There are million people awhee
Z on any good sunday. one out of a nun
dred viii call for Whiskey; that is tel
. ! thousand whisSey drinkers. Allowing eac
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