The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-27

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-. --.seh between Michael ano -saS-
- 80 4 great deal % Interest. o"-
,sx warm place the dttse Nsasn-
- w',s,s i, re hearts Of ire 1nest-
- ~ Wildly city. Las; year when
e ras here gciE.g for records unaer
xS.g.wsnt of Tom Eek ~ made
&c -. "A friends BY mis- n0desty aad
$1,000 The little fell5T IS IN
80 enc ct tie greatest riders ever
$50 go - os,bllc. for ire reports OF sae
Michael match saow tnat se
=. ...ssnx for nore pace al TIE ,iHis'
- sss laps Included The perform
~ REGARDED as nothing :. OFT OF
- xaen II is considered tina. the
- rer nj. for the entire dist ance
go IL Mlcnael evidently dic not
!. rood pacing machines as his
=. 49,. tor he was not in the lead
- s.sr the beginning OF ins i"eI-
...s.s ale. but this may nave been his
'.s.s,.ss. for il Is come 70 De an &C
s-.1v,.arss fact that me mgit0pisls are
-. ss,sr for pacing than tFspiets.
r.xn Mitchell was here ne asaoe nis
- ysxes back OF frlpist Oh
s-..ssxr manufacture, manned ~
Z. i.,gu brothers ane their team
=. re sextupiets and CUNTS
. - dow ard loggy in compari-
= II nay be that six or seven
$50 tandem machine viii be bait
.ss<s gil be faster than the best trip
:, 20, In view OF the wonderful results
,v,n,ly attained In France. with elec-
~, aseenakiDs machines, raannfac-
..-.-s rsy rot prosecute their researches
AGO. TIE building OF special pacing
5000 far five or SIX riders entails the
.-.sshfars OF considerable money. and %
: srs;assriag feat OF more magnitude
an ssula aeem apparent to the lay
&c Il addition TO providing strength
i, 30 strains resulting from carrying
ia ssixhi u the SIX riders. the machine
r.s u nada so that the swing o. tie
l,r,r members OF the frame 10 m.F1!-
esna aaa the chsinS will run In con-
"a, ,lne bu, In only a few biz raA-
,..sss VII. me chains be found 10 Tun
nyvas.s near steady. The combined
rrsr II SIX powerful legs on one side
4 nsltsp.ss forces the frame out 81
,ass AID this variation from a straight
sss No scorer corrected than the other
- suffers tho same treatment.
tsy Of the best Gig machines yet made
sci. w.sh the chains from the riders
,sSsL Of the rear rider. running APP
gsiEatssy In the center Of the frame,
"a sear tgees arranged 81 the angles Of
ssssslalog-an1. the forward chains rum
IL sstwesn these tubes. There Is
s.Nsssa, amount OF stability vertically 10
IA machine, but Il IL a difficult matter
y SAKE the frame strong enough later
az for the point II support for the for
sasa termination OF the frame must
sesssriy b. narrow. and as there IL
s. pa.es TO brace the bottom or top tubes
sassse Of the line of the steering head.
y trans viii give under excessive pres
Ex
- arst nuttup'st built IN this country
vi sst 50 By the Wln.on company Of
QTsane In the spring IF ~. and Il was
aAxs. hsss during the International race
s&s ief thu purpose Of pacing riders In
naFt trials This was the year when
lsnsrnan was sweeping everything he
~ hin. and although he occasionally
~ VIA defeat. he won. In the par
as<s a Ire followers Of the game. "as
7 Esnssed This machine was found To
= sxieldy on the thvd-m track.
ssks TAD hasn specially built for the
ssas fair meet. and 50 IL was turned
~ % several Of US for sire riding.
l9eass.hg wss then an unknown guam
~ snc We had trouble In keeping the
rs sFepefly Inflated. but The four OF us
sssases 70 have a good time with the
s@s and 10 create c0nslds rable excite
Asss u We rode over the boulevard svs-
e caloage on Sunday afternoons.
ls ssesi Was built with chains on
~ aees tht forward chain running TO
g .eena hsngev, the second chain to
I.id hanger on the opposite side
ssa sae ffs;i the third chain. which
s'sei 10 drive the rear wheel was on
= sue side as the front chain. and the
va f4afr had bis chain running forward
as tss spfoeket. the rear hub being
.lea WIG hollow axle. through which
rsSa crank shaft 10 the end az which
- saAsd a spFocket wheel 20 carry the
~..a shsin. The front handle bar WIS
70 the forks ey three stems.
veg eonuHuatians OF the front
sSes and the ether the regular atom
4 u al wheels. The steering wse
Asa 50 that the machine could he
s8 IRAN any seat. but In nrart3ea
..4aa NAT the rear rider could Goa
at Wheel On the read far bsf,er thar
s'sss. The crew. all members ~ ,ns
ssS's Cycling Club. was az f,n,o's.
s.s..,.s lanes Josephi who is row
s,'e profnin 1T bicycle house
!. aeFS city. second. r.. NJ NV
"a. @.'srE ct The Chicago consulate
u. = a W., third. r. c. I.eunfe. man.
f~.. nc san Francisco branch a.
.sssss Wright. and last vour CORE
- our 'rsi Yias together WAS
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undoubtedly the first time a
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