Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-15
CYCLING NOTES.

The Illinois Cycling club will give
race meet at Washington park, Chicago,
July and 4. The races will be held in
connection with the trotting and pacing
meet of the Northwestern Breeders as
ISOLATION. There will be amateur and
professional classes and the money prizes
viii average well up. The fast push
of this city will enter.
Bicycle riders this year evince remark
able interest in the construction of their
wheels. Up to this season persons who
merely ride for pastime have been con-
tent to accept the ordinary gear and at
taehments furnished upon high grade
bicycles. The gearing is now a matter
of serious study among riders. Racing
men use high gearing because it is
known to be beneficial for fast riding.
The ordinary rider is constantly advised
that q medium gear is proper, but this
year high gears are very common and
are giving eminent satisfaction While
the bicycle is said to have reached the
acme of perfection, considerable expert
menting is being done with the gear.
Interchangeable gears have been tried,
but they have not yet caught the popular
fancy.
1t is rumored that an attempt will be
made by number of leading bicycle
manufacturers to secure legislation in
the more important bicycle making
states to protect the public from imposi-
ton by INSCRIPTIONS firms that build BIZ
cycles from inferior materials and adj
Vertise them as absolutely of the highest
grade, says the Detroit Free Press. 1t
is argued that accidents frequently occur
from the collapse of such bicycles, and
life and limb are jeOpardized by their
use.
Before Michael became a racing man
a Ito n11yp
own Eddie Bald. When he grew famous
and pretty well off in the worlds goods,
he returned to his native town and mar
ried the daughter of the butcher for
Bald would like beef carvers daughter
for a wife ?-Cleveland Cycling Gazette
For the first time on Sunday q quint
was seen on the streets of Boston, says
the Boston Post. At 5 p. m. Jack Fisher
OF the Transit company got on his ma
chine. Eddie Bald, the white flyer,
Mcdonnell was third, Kehoe of the Pope
company fourth and Wallie Sanger, til
unpaced king, fifth. The start ws
| made from the Thorndike and thee oB
was along Boylston street, up Comm
wealth avenue to Massachusetts aver
out to the new Charles River park tn
When they arrived they started il
records. Several members of the
ograph club were timers, aud s
bridge, one of the best starters /
country and Eddie Balds trainer u
the starting. Gradually the quint began
to move. The first third was slow, but
| they soon got up speed and flew around
the track. Third after third was meas
ured out, and when they passed the last
turn they seemed to be flying. All the
| way around they flew and as they flew
| the applause from the crowd which was
out to watch them was deafenlng The
| race down the back stretch was at light
ming speed and with a simultaneous push
! they crossed the tape, having done the
FIVE miles. in 1915. This was the first
time quint was ever seen on the streets
OF Boston, and to all the riders, in the
| avenues it was a wonder. AS soon as
one saw it he would Immediately cali
the attention of his friends to it and al
would gaze and wonder. Towards the
finish Eddie became careless and would
occasionally lift his hand to wipe his
face, and the other riders Immediately
got pale Mt his seeming recklessness
He was all right, however, and steadily
he steered the machine back again to
the hotel and landed them all safe Wal
lie Sanger, in behind, did the most Of
the plugging, and this fast riders mus
cles made themselves felt every time a
hill had to be climbed.