The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30

| into the southern tracks and riders igno--
ing the league Of American Wheelmea,
and racing under rules of their own.
This leads up the question. whether the
southern tracks and riders are benefited
any by racing under the rules and sane
ton Of the league OF whether it would be
wise to ignore 1t. The league has very
few members in Georgia, and new mem
bers are hard TO find because riders say
there is no benefit accrued from a menu
bership in it.
Cycling has been just the least bit DOR
mant and tagging for the last few months.
The principal cause was the hot weather,
and now that the cool bracing weather OF
fall is coming, the interest is beginning 10
grow.
Considering the intensely hot weather
Savannah has had the dealers consider
the summer season a good one. They al
ready report a growing business. and by
the time cold weather comes they expect
to have AL the orders they can handle
When the question of hard times is
brought up. one only has to point to the
number Of bicycle riders and the new
ones coming out every day 10 refute this.
The fact IS however that wheels are sold
on such easy terms and they are such a
great help and saving that people deprive
themselves Of other things TO own a BIZ
cycle. Bicycles are no longer a luxury;
they are a necessity.
The irrepressible Jack Prince, the vet
eran wheelman. is in st. Louis, and as
usual Jack has a scheme. My scheme"
said Prince. as he viciously illustrated
each point with jab in the ribs of an in
terviewer, rs a bleeding winner. l am
a
| building them in Memphis, Montgomery
| Nashville, Atlanta Birmingham and St
Louis. We have one already at Nash
Vile, and with these new ones, we will
establish a southern circuit, and bring all
the leading crack-a-iacks down. They
will begin at Nashville and end at At
lanta, and will ride week in each town.
| After the circuit is completed we will be-
| gin another. There's millions in it," It's
| just like Jack. He is full of schemes.
| Several years ago he came to Savannah
| and ran several races against trotting
| horses at Doyle's park. He built a board
walk around the drive and the races
| created a great deal of interest. Prince
! rode several races against some of the
| fastest trotting and pacing horses in Sa-
/ vannah, and always came out ahead. 1t
| Is a wonder Jack sighted Savannah in
his circuit He should not go back on his
old love.
'"rhe spalding riders in the Ogeechee
road race hereby challenge the Napoleon
riders, who rode in same, to a match race
| over same course, paced by tandem or
tandems. Race to come off Thursday,
Sept. 3. at 6 p. m.
I'VE respectfully request, II challenge is
accepted, that you will submit to US five
| names, of which three only are to ride
| against three of our men; judges to be
| mutually agreed upon. Race to be run
for 1o1e uf1x 4 oil
losing team to pay for same. BY sending
| an early reply you will oblge."
| The foregoing is an exact copy of the
challenge issued by the Spalding team to
| the Napoleon, and the published report
| that the race had been arranged, and
that teams of five men would compete, is
said by the Spalding men to be erroneous.
The Napoleon team replied to the chal-
| lenge and changed the conditions of the
race somewhat. but the Spalding team did
| not agree to the changes and the race is
! not settled upon as yet. AS it stands now
| the Napoleon team want to ride five men
! and the Spalding team insists upon three.
| There the matter stands. There will be
a meeting in the park extension Monday
night, when an endeavor will be made to
settle the matter and arrangements be
made for the race.
Some of the riders are dead sore on Mr..
John o. Smith for what they term his
malicious action in strewing the sidewalk
in front of his houses on the ThundeTbolt
road with glass. Mr. Smith says that he
| has been in-treated by cyclists on many
occasions, and now takes this way of re-
venging himself. He has certainly gone
about 1t in the wrong way, at least a good
many riders think so. Said one yesterday:
Because one or two riders have seen fit
to be offensive to Mr.. Smith is no reason
why all riders should suffer A good
ny rfd 4ytyaf Of l,a
of the glass on the road and number of
tires have been punctured on rather cut
and almost entirely destroyed in this
way" The part of the road in contention
and which Mr.. Smith claims as his own
is the hardest part of the road lust at
this point, the rest of the road being very
soft, hence it is used and has become a
patch for riders.
I. L. Kinsey, Jr., who has been In Val
dosta for the past month or two will re-
turn to Savannah about the middle Of
September to re-enter the bicycle bust
ness. Knsey's friends viii be glad to
hear this.
Charlie Murphy and Earl Kiser have
returned from Europe. Their trip, like
kid" Wheelers, was very unsuccessful.
Out of nine entries Murphy got but three
prizes. Murphy does not like the tracks
in France, and says he intends to race
in America hereafter.
The League OF American Wheelmen has
twelve negro members, and several Of
them were present at the Louisville meet
They Joined the League of American
Wheelmen before the rule shutting them
out was adopted. They were accorded
the privileges at Louisville. but were
denied admissions to the social functions
which angered them greatly.
| L. f. Anderson viii make another at