Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-27
cuLLED ABOUT CYCLISTS.
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Daisy rode OUT "a her wheel
In costume Of glittering red:
On the avenue Vas banana peel.
And now poor Daisy's in bed
John Hynes has received . new
racer.
Rock Island has some graceful lad '
riders; and there are others.
Paul Keller has been at Peoria the
past few days booming his national
circuit races.
c. A. Blakesley. Andy Holman.
George SudIow and Carl Bernhardi
attended the races at Peoria.
+. A. Heddon has been in the CITY
the past week. He is riding around
the world on . Stearns bicycle.
Secretary Bailey aud Physical Di-
rector Pentland. Of the Y. N. C. A..
made a trip to Sterling on their
wheels Tuesday.
Physical Director Ruggles. OF the
Z. NJ. G. A. at Iowa City. stopped in
the city last Tuesday night. He is
riding through to Boston.
Charles helms has purchased q
racing wheel and will do o little
racing this season. He will do his
first riding at Maccomb, July 4.
Walter Hynes fell in the smile
handicap the first day at Peiria and
was SO seriously injured that he was
uDable to ride the last two days OF
the meet.
Herman Hansen and Will Donald
syn broke the front forks ON their
Smalley tandem riding up Brady
street in Davenport the day Of the
road race.
John Brookman took q fall in the
DavenpOrr road race and bruised
himself up considerably. but he will
be able to ride in the races across
the river July 2.
A. N. Davis. Of the White Squad
ron company. has been in the city
the past few days. Mr.. Davis is
quite wheelman. and carries his
wheel with him all the time.
The fact Of Davenport having come
! out of the road race held over there
the other day without distinction for
one OF its riders has been the subject
OF no little talk among cyclists on
this side OF the stream the past few
days.
deputy County c ERIK John Rinck
has bike-as the people who own
barns and fences in the vicinity oil
Fourth avenue and Fifteenth stree,
are undoubtedly aware. John has
made track in the alleyway. There
he practices by lamp light But
John and the bike have escaped seri.
Gus damages SO far.
Several members of the Island City
Cycle club already belonging to
the League Of American Whe-lmeu
are furthering a movement to iden.
tify the entire club with the national
organization. Then the club will
apply for the sanction of the league
to hold national circuit events
here At its pleasure. There seems to
be no doubt in the minds of the ap.
plicants but what this request will
be granted. In such an event Rock
Island may expect some up-to-date
races hereabouts ere the fading of
the season.
Many young ladies and gentlemen
seem to have q mania for following
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no criticism Of their privilege of do
ing so-for indeed it is quite refresh
ing to glide alongside an illuminated
car bearing bevy Of cheerful faces.
But some Of the riders are too care
less. and it is q wonder that bad
accident has not been heard from
ere this. The riders crowd about
the cars while going along at a fair
rate and chat and rubber neck, az
they call it. apparently never watch
full of what is coming the other way.
Up on Twentieth street the other
night young man from Moline who
was in a crowd composed of botf
sexes which was following up . party
had narrow escape. At the corner
the train Stacked up for . car coming
around the bend. He continued
blindly on. and but for his whee
slipping and throwing him OF b,
would have ran against the approach
ing car with probably fatal results
And such incidents occur nightly
Riders should look little bit ont.
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