The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-30
Bicycle Notes.


A New York newspaper in speaking Of
the criminal classes. says the really dam
gerous characters are the burglars, muir
derers and bicyclers.
At sydenham, England May IS, ]. P.
Belts, the bicyclist, beat the records for
from two to five miles. He rode the latter
distance in minutes As seconds.
Germany has a law prohibiting cyclists
from riding on the public streets until they
can prove to the police that they are pos
Sessed of reasonable amount or skill.
Among professionals who will be seen on
the New York state circuit are Bald, Coop
Murphy ply Macdona i Mc d i stevens
Ingraham. Tom Butler, McDufne, Guy
Gary, Wells Goodman, Titus and Oldheld.
Cycle stands similar to cab stands are to
$50 wheels on hire in various parts of the
city, and the fee for hiring will he the mod
est sum of l penny for twenty minutes dur
ing the day, and twice that sum at night
Jack Parsons. the Australian crack,
has written a friend in Philadelphia That
he will leave the Antipodes in ample time
to get into shape to pull down some or the
plethoric purses that will be hung up for
the professionals during the two days race
at Willow Grove.
The United States will be fairly repre-
scented at the international races TO be held
in Glasgow this summer. The Press Club
of Boston will send a team, while Two
other teams will be sent, Cooper; Bald;
Sanger and one or two other cracks VIII
not cross the briny.
If that interesting event-the return OF
Zimmerman to the paths not TO occur
this year it is likely never to occur at an;
If the Eskeeter' is not in shape to do good
work after a years 'lay-off he can hardly
be expected to ride and win after Vaca-
ton of twice that length.
Assist your bicycle when going over hard
roads. For instance, If it gets into rut,
throw all your weight on the back wheel
and lift the handles, Directly the 'front.'
wheel is out lean with all the weight on
the handlebar and doWngoing pedal, TO as
sist your wheel out of the rut These move
ments rapidly performed have saved many
a machine.
A Red Cross corps will be organized
among the bicyclists of Chicago. The men,
bers of the corps will be drawn from every
section of the city, so that on the principal
boulevards frequented by bicyclists, and in
the parks wherever accidents are likely 10
happen, a Red Cross cyclist will be within
call. Each member will carry the few REM
edies necessary in emergency cases.
From a reliable source comes the infor-
nation that Zimmerman will really try ms
luck in competition again this season ana
as a preliminary he has engaged the SerV-
ices of a. trainer. Jimmy has been DONG
more or less riding at his home, in Free
it is a well-known fact that he would like
to re-enter the cycle racing game II he were
convinced that his old-time speed is at
command.
The famous Bordeaux-Pari road race
was held on May 49, The distance is 367
miles straightaway, and the competitors in
cluded some of the best-known road riders
in Europe. The race was won by REVERE,
the French rider, from eleven opponents;
including Huret the faVorite. REVERE leo
all the way and arrived at Paris in twenty
hours thirty-six minutes twenty-five sec
onds Cordauz, a Dutchman, was second,
and Meyer, a. Danish rider, third. In 1896
Revierre and Arthur Linton ran dead
heat for first place.
Recent accidents to cyclists in cities have
drawn attention to the necessity upon the
part OF wheelmen of learning to dismount
on either side of their machines with equal
facility. The most natural way to get off
is on the left side, and most Wheelmen can
dsmount in no other way. Taking into
consideration the fact that a bicycle travels
from fifteen to twenty feet at each revo-
luton of the pedals, it can easily be seen
that there will be times when to wait for
the left pedal to get IN the proper position
before getting off would involve the rider
in a serious accident, while if he was equal
Iy proficient on either side he would alight
Immediately. Dismounting on the right side
will seem rather awkward at first, but with
little practice one can learn the trick In
a short time. 1t is a valuable accomplish
nent for all those who have to ride on city
streets.