The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-23

hour each evening. He rode continuously
while they were allowed to alternate He
beat them out, but it was discovered that
he had seventy geared wheel while they
had a wheel geared at sixty-three.
Have pair of broad-toed, loose shoes for
cycling, unless you want to lose power and
suffer discomfort in pedalng When press
ing with the ball of the foot strain comes
on the toes too and there should be ample
room for the foot to spread.
The gendarmes in Neustadt. Austria ar
rest all cyclists riding in daytime without
lanterns They evidently are transforming
all Austrian riders into modern Diogenes in
the hope that they will be able to discover
the fool who framed the law.
II. c. Schooly, an expert California bicy-
cliSt rode a hundred miles at Seymour
Wednesday night in three hours and tWer-
ty-nlne minutes. The record was made,
however, on a home trainer and he never
moved an inch out of the sight of the crowd
Of admiring natives.
In going over street or railroad tracks, or
riding over a roughly-paved street. it will
greatly reduce the jar if you transfer your
weight to the pedals by raising yourself
from the saddle. This not only saves wear
on the machine, but takes away one great
discomfort of riding in the city
Squeaky saddles are much of a null
sance as squeaky boots, but more easily
remedied. The cause is frequently to be
found in the springs and oiling will cure
this In some cases the squeak is caused by
the slow loosening of the nuts that secure
the saddle to its support, and an extra turn
of them will stop the noise.
Twenty-Five young men of the South Side
met last week and organized a cycle club.
to be known as the Short Run Club for the
purpose OF INDUCING in short trips during
the summer months. The officers are: Ed
ward Dell president: Joseph Stitch secre-
tary and treasurer; Joseph Michaelis, cap
tain; Frank j. Gels, lieutenant. Suitable
headquarters have been engaged at 271b
South Delaware street.
Many women blame their skirts for being
too short because they blow or ride UP in
'front.', when a6iUStmp
Of the wheel. If your saddle is not high
enough over the pedals the knees will work
up too high and shorten the skirt consider
ably Notice some women cyclers the next
time you are out, and you will observe this
with some of them.
An average pedestrian covers about thirty
inches to each step. The average wheelman
at one revolution of his pedals (Which is
equivalent to q step covers about seven
teen feet and as the movement is so easy
and devoid of fatigue, he usually raises his
foot twice as often in the same time thus
covering thirty-four feet while the pedes-
trian goes two and one-haf feet.
Polo on wheels is the latest form of exer-
else in which the riders indulge. The sport
requires great nerve and thorough COM
mand of the wheel. And in no case is a six
teen-pound wheel of sufficient strength to
stand the rough usage that is given it. The
players ride like mad and the miX-ups are
frequent. But it is an exciting pastime and
much enjoyed by those who have aSSocia ted
themselves with it,
Willow Grove track, where the L. A. w.
championships will be run off on Aug. and
q is being rapidly put into shape for the
first race meet of the season, which will be
held on Saturday, May %. Comfortable
seating accommodations for u, 500 people,
with standing room for half as many more,
are being put up, the training quarters are
being enlarged and the entire track inClosed
with a fence so high that it acts as a wind
shield.
Members of the L. A. w. who attend the
national meet in PHILADELPHIA next August
be they from the North South. East or
West, will be enabled to carry their bicy-
Giles with them on any train without being
therefor. The recent action of the Trunk
Line Association abolishing the unjust bag
sage fee for bicycles accompanied by own
ers will undoubtedly be followed by similar
action by the Western passenger traffic
socations long before the date set for the
opening of the meet.
"A cyclist" says London Truth, who has
suffered many times at the hands of car
riage people, asks me whether nothing can
be done to enable cyclists to identify at a
glance the owners of carriages against
which they have cause of complaint. The
cycling community at large will probably
warmly indorse this suggestion. Every
pleasure boat on the Thames now has to
bear a registered number by means of
which the responsible proprietor can be
readily identified. Tradesmen are required
to have their names and addresses Iegloly
painted upon their carts There can be no
good reason why some similar regulation
should not be imposed upon the owners of
private carriages.
The League of American Wheelmen, in its
efforts to push road Improvement work
throughout the country, has decided to get
together sets of photographs of bad coun-
try roads in all sections of the country. To
accomplish this the organization has de-
cided to award 1925 in prizes for pictures of
roads. The competition for the prizes will
not be limited to members of the l.. A. w
The national road committee has divided
the prizes as follows: First prize, $50; sec
Ond S25: third SIS; fourth, $40, and five of
s. each The prizes are to be awarded on
single pictures, and no two prizes will be
awarded to a single competitor. Inc PIC
tures desired are to show the inconveni-
ences and losses resulting from poor high
WAYS, especially to farmers.