The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-05
rnNnIrcTED TOURS.

CONDUCTED 1otfS.
Touring by wheel is now carried on 10
such an extent both at home and abroad
that many of the tourist agencies now
advertise trips personally conducted on
,rbeel as well as by boat and rail. The
number Of touring parties when VIII
cross the ocean during the coming sum
mer promises to be very large, 10 say
nothine of the individuals. one manager
Of nersonaliv conducted tours is out with
an announcement of foreign trip Tor
ladies only. which will occupy all of July
and August while a number of managers
are arranging trips which are open 10
both ladies and gentlemen, although the
majority OF parties WILL as usual, be maze
up of gentlemen only. The idea OF trip
for ladies' only is entirely new and shows
plainly the important position which lady
cyclers now occupy
SUSAN BIS. OPINION
Susan b. Anthony says: Il think the
wheel has done more 10 emancipate wo-
men than anything else in the world.
stand and rejoice every time ] see "o-
man ride by ON wheel. 1t gives Wo-
man a feeling of freedom ana sen re
Hance. And boomers are the proper thinS
for wheeling. 1t Is as l have said-dress
10 s,it the occasion \ woman doesn't
want skirts and nimsy laces TO eaten IN
the wheel. Safety as well as modesty de-
mands boomers or extremely short skirts
You know women only wear foolish ar
ticles of dress to please mems eyes, any
way"
PACED BY A LOCOMOTIVE.
one of the greatest impediments with
which the speedy cyclist has 10 contend in
trials against time is improper and INSULT
Client pacemaking. c. NJ. Murphy, who
has lust been reinstated by the League of
American Wheelmen to fun standing as
racing man, has been negotiating with the
management of the Southern Pacific rail
road for the use Of locomotive as
pacemaker. The idea Is to have a board
path built between the rails. There viii
be semicircle and side shield on the rear
of the tender, as well as fences on each
side of the road TO shield the racer from
the wind The distance to be ridden Will
be one mile straight away, with a quarter
OF a mile additional "A the start and finish
10 secure a flying start and for check
ing his speed after the finish has been
made. The trials are to take place short
distance from st. Monica. Cal, on three
consecutive Sundays Murphy says that
he has never yet been paced properly or
found a pacemaker that could run away
from him, and he believes that with the
aid of a locomotive he can place the
figures for the mile on a straightaway
course at one minute fat The present
record is l "a, but down hill About the
middle of April MURPHY viii leave Tor the
Pacific coast, where ne Will go into train
ing al St. Monica for thirty days previous
10 his first trial.
OUTPUT OF 1896 WHEELS
The Chicago Chronicle says: Advance
statistics. carefully based on the esti-
mates of recognized s,thoriries. show that
I'm 1896 there will be manufactured not
less than | .250O0O bicycles, OF which fully
one-half will be womens The estimated
value of the output will be about $50 0O0.-
400 showing an average decline in price
and Indicating also n general improve
r,ant chiefly In the cheaper wheels. That
Az that me 800 wheel remains nearer rs
former standard than the SEQ or SD wheel.
The manufacturers will average In ,hsir
output an equal number of mems and wo-
mems bicycles. although In the west for
the first time In the history OF bicycling,
one manufacturer will devote himself ex-
cluslvely 10 wheels for women. and ex-
poets 10 turn out 10000 bicycles. Some
OF the greater bicycle firms In the coun-
try win manufacture as high as 10000
machines: others viii run as 'fuw as $3.50.
An idea ,of the enormous growth of cycl-
Ing may be obtained by comparing the
output OF 1895 OF GOOC10, of which one
fifth was for women. with the l. 100000 for
1896. OF which one-half is for women.
IDEAS FROM GERMANY.
Among the new patents recently taken
cut In lfarms nx which ere directly or In