The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-15

The Memorial Day Meet at the
wheeImen's Track to Be an Event.
Races for Military week.
East side, west side,
An around the town,
Every body owns bike.
And is riding up and down!
Bows and girls together,
Old men and women, too.
When they turn the corners short,
The atmosphere gets blue
Walter Reeves.
II is now very probable that training
Ground and cyclists camp VIII be estab-
Iished at the Savannah track for the use
of northern riders. All of the big cracks
are anxious to have a training ground in
she south, and if the Savannah cyclists
will only exert themselves a little, this city
will become not only one of the bicycle
centers of the country. but the wintering
ground for all the prominent cyclists in
the country.
Several years ago when cycling took its
hold Of Savannah and the wheelmen built
The quarter mile track, Zimmerman, Ban
ker. Wheeler, Johnson, Murphy, Callahan
TO say nothing of a dozen lesser lights,
spent considerable time here training for
The northern races. They were received
with open arms by the local cyclists and
we're shown many courtesies. They en-
tered races at the track here and estab-
Hshed track records. They have not for
gotten their Savannah friends. and now
when all of the big guns are trying TO unite
on permanent winter quarters, Savannah
is being urged for the place
The local bicyclists should do all in
their power to get the riders here. Their
r,resence would do much to increase the
atvaadx intense interest in cycling which
This city is now enjoying and meet could
be held the like of which even the north
The preparations for the meet Of the
Cycle Club on Memorial day are going
merrily on and the promoters expect it
10 prove out big success. Entries are
expected from all over the south and with
such men as Connerrat, Farmer, Gross
Kinsey, Williams, Screven, Leopold of
rhis city; Adams, Meininger, Huffstetter
and Gerow of Florida; Fitzsimmons of
North Carolina; the Bains, WEIGH and
Williams of Charleston, besides many
other riders from these ana other cities,
the meet will hardly lack of interest in
regard to entries.
What have the wheelmen been doing in
regard to participation in military week?
They should not be idle. They should CO.
operate with the amusement committee
in arranging some celebration. There
should be a race meet of a day or two and
an illuminated parade at night, such as
have been held during former May weeks,
and which have always proved success
many more bicycle riders than formerly,
would be an interesting event. BY adj
means let the wheelmen take part in mill
The local riders who patronize the va
rious shell roads are complaining of the
green" shells that are being laid on the
roads. 1t is said that a number of tires
have been punctured by the shells recent
ly and the riders are sore as result.
This is a little ditty that DeWolf Hop
per gets off and it never fails to bring
down the house:
Mary had a little lamb,
1t followed her every day,
Till Mary put the boomers on,
And then it ran away"
A prize of $4,000 in a bicycle race is GER
tanly worth striving for. This is what
the Sydney Cricket Club will offer as a
prize in race meet to take place next
year The mere announcement of the fact
IS enough to put every racer on his mettle.
The best time for a mile in Australia is
about 2:20. This, however is probably ac-
counted for when it is known that races in
that country are run on turf and not on
smooth hard tracks as American riders
are accustomed to.
George Banker, the well known profess
to O''' take part in the French
races this season, and inciden-
tally to show the Frenchmen what they
buncoed out of the worlds championship
race last year, and 1t is his intention to
make another try for 1t-W1th no chance
OF bunco.
Zimmerman gives this advice:
Sit up straight when you ride. If you
are out for mild little jaunt you will
enjoy it ever so much more If you sit up
straight.
There's nothing so attractive about the
road that you should keep your eyes on
it constantly. Study the country you are
riding through.
If in a city street keep your shoulders
meet with an accident or cause others to
meet with one.
Give your lungs an opportunity to fill
with fresh air. That's what you are out
for
TO see you stopped over is not pleas
ant sight.
Ladies. I don't care how handsome you
costume is or how pretty your face may
be- you look hideouS when you go by all
doubled up. How can we tell if you are
pretty, If we cannot see your face?
If you don't stoop over your wheel you
will not be afflicted with what has become
known as the bicycle face.
There is form about riding a olcycle'
Just as there is good form at the table,
1t is just as much bad form for you
70 double over when riding the bike as II
is for you to use your knife where the
fork should be used.
Bear it in mind won't you, when you
90 out this afternoon, or tomorrow or the
next day. 1t is never too late to mend.
Denny Gallagher the featherweight
champion of the south, and Joe ullman,
better known as "Sheeny Joe" will meet
in ten-round bout before the Savannah
Athletic Club in its roms at the foot OF
Bull street, Tuesday night.
Gallagher is we'll known here, where he |
has spared several times recently. UH- |
man is a lightweight of considerable rep |
utation. He is somewhat taller and prob |
ably weighs about ten pounds more than
Gallagher but the men are pretty evenly |
matched and the bout will doubtless be a |
good exhibition
Besides the Gallagher Ullman mateh |
there will be six-round go between
Charles Francis and William Allen, local
boxers, and probably one or two others.
Local Daily Weather Report for the
Morning News.
Forecast for Georgia: Fair, with in
creasing cloudiness in northwest portion; |
warmer; southeasterly winds.