The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
OF INTEREST TO WHEELMEN,

The South Scranton Wheelmen made
club run to Eimhurst and return last
evening. The south Side club is in a
ilourishing condition.
Buffalo is now the greatest Bicycle
wheelmen and women. and the number
is increasing at the rate of 100 day.
Both the Scranton Bicycle club and
the Green Ridge Wheelmen are taking
in many new members at each meeting.
The boom in the wheel trade adds mem-
bers to bicycle clubs everywhere.
The bicycle division Of the Country
club" consisting of the younger people
OF THE Hill' enjoyed their first club
run Monday evening out through Green
Ridge. James Blair is captain, and
Miss Archibald. lieutenant.
A number of the Green Ridge Wheel
men are contemplating a vacation trip
on their wheels to Richmond, Va. via
Harrisburg, down the Shenandoah Val
ley. The trip will probably consume
two weeks and will be taken in August.
The formation of new bicycle club
which is being agitated on the West
Side bids fair to be success The
promoters of the scheme have already
secured upwards of forty wheelmen,
who will join at the first meeting.
which will be held very soon. The new
club will Immediately secure a club
house after perfecting an organization
We would suggest to the manage
| ment of the Baseball association that
they make some arrangements whereby
wheelmen who ride their wheels to the
games may have them checked and
taken care of while they witness the
play. The wheelmen would greatly ap-
preciate this convenience and would
willingly pay small sum,say ten cents,
for the accommodation.
We do not uphold the right
of wheelmen to ride on side
walks. but will say right here,
that If the streets We're in good condi-
ton, there would be no cause for u
Sidewalk ordinance" Anyone who
knows anything about cycling knows
that a dirt road in good condition is pre-
ferable to stone sidewalk or an as
phalt pave for easy riding and COM
fort.
One of the many bicycles made "eX-
pressly for Lillian RUSSELL was on ex-
hibition in this city Thursday last dur
the actresses engagement at the Acad-
emy of Music. The wheel was hand
some one. The parts ordinarily enam-
eled were silver plated. and the Sec
| tions which on the ordinary safety are
nickled. We're gold plated. The wheel
| IS said to be worth $1,000. 1t attracted
much attention in Florey's show WIN
| dow, placarded as it was. Lillian Rus
sells $1,000 bicycle" AS a matter Of
fact Miss Russell has never ridden the
wheel. and in all probability never will,
but has no doubt, for due consideration.
| allowed the manufacturers to make this
wheel 'expressly" for her, and exhibit
| 1t in the cities in which she appears.
| This isn't the first wheel made "eX-
| pressly for Miss RUSSELL; there are
| others.
The Green Ridge Wheelmen will con-
| duct a club run to the meeting of the
| Anthracite Valley Cinder Path associa-
ton at Mahon's hall. Olyphant, next
Thursday evening. All the wheelmen
of tht city and vicinity are invited and
requested to join the Run, as large
| attendance is desired at the meeting,
the object being the perfect arrange
ments for the building of the cinder
| path from Scranton to Carbondale and
Crystal lake. 1t is important that all
wheelmen who are interested In this
| great Improvement should attend the
meeting A few enterprising wheelmen
have organized and perfected plans,
etc. and with the aid of the majority
of the riders throughout the valley the