The herald., 1897-03-01

will be no excuse for looking into them
except actual grating. The experienced
riders are nearly unanimous now In rec
ommending factory or shop adjust
ments; they are in favor of each riaer
learning all about his wheel so that In
case of emergency he may not be more
helpless than is necessary, but they ad-
wise sparing manipulation of the parts
when once they have been arranged so
as to give complete satisfaction And
the dealers agree with the experienced
riders on this point and are always ready
to do what is necessary to keep their
wheels in first-rate order.
r. A. Smith. the cycling writer of the
San Francisco Examiner, in that paper
Of Saturday has the following:
THE first movement looking to the
formation of a new governing body for
cycle racing on this coast was made
during the past week. The owners of
tracks. the men vitality interested in the
future of the sport, are the leading spir-
its in the new organization, which,. 1t
is intended, shall control racing on
strict, yet liberal, lines. The utmost
care will be observed in the framing of
Its ruler, so that abuses may not creep
In ap@ bring in their train troubles
which would undermine the organiza-
tion. No relief is expected from the
present administration of the League
of American Wheelmen, as it is strongly
anti-racing in its sentiments.
"Unless the wheel manufacturers
come to its support. the national cir
cult VIII not be the imposing affair of
former years. A large number of riders
cannot travel about the country on the
money they earn in competition, and
yet all are needed in the game. The de-
development and care of a rider, to the
point where he ranks with the speediest
requires the expenditure of large sum
Of money, and every great rider America
has produced be he amateur or pro-
fessional, has been brought out by some
man in the trade, who secured his return
from the advertisement the rider was
to his wheel"
A new bicycle game, or rather game
which can be played on wheels, has
lately been evolved by cycling genius.
1t is called the royal game, and re-
quires a court or field, divided into al
leys. Two teams of nine riders each
lake part, and the field is divided into
right and left field, with the courses
chalked out plainly An alleyway, con-
structed of ropes or cables. extends
from the upper to the lower field on
the division line between the right and
left fields. Cables also form two up
right sides between which the play
wheel rolls and is driven backward or
forward by the riders in passing at any
point between the upper and lower
fields. The play wheel is a single BIZ
cycle rim, having four and one--half-
inch pneumatic tire.
The idea of the game is to drive this
play wheel from the center field, through
the attack of the opponents. to goal
ahead, the riders using sticks especially
made for the game. The ends of the
alleyways are the goals of the respect
I've teams
Players ride in single file and always
circle to the left. Thus the two teams
are constantly meeting and passing
each other in opposite directions on the
upper sides of the alleyway.
Royal Is a game requiring swift rid
ing and much skill and a novice would
venture to form one Of a team.
The wheelmen had no scheduled run
yesterday but next Sunday another visit
will be made to Elsinore. Saturday af-
ternoon a party will leave here at
o'clock for the Lake City and will re-
urn with the riders who 60 down Sun
lay. All riders are invited to Join in the
run for either day.
The state senate of Minnesota has
passed bill providing that bicycle races
and other athletic sports shall not take