The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-24

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gallant ef~orr 20 keep within speaking
distance of Schons- Tine. 2sss 81
The ladies' nickel plated bicycle which
vii BE disposed Of for the benefit % ne
LAKE. WASHINGTON bicycle path will com
nerce Its long run Ia Stewart 4 Holmes
window today or FornorTow. II wsR 10
run b. AZ electric motor which win be
concealed from view Both wheels will he
kept n motion ard the cyeloueser viii be
exposed 20 view. for q time at least
r ~. F0Sss. chairman OF the path com.
rnifiee OF the Queen City Good Roads
Club. took trip Of inspection over the
Lake Washington path yesterday. He say.
tFsaf u - two-thirds finished and that
WORK Is progressing satisfactorily. From
Aadrona 10 L@scfas park there wfil ~
number of curves. I'm fact IL win he as
crooked a. the Lake Union path
Considerable work r. being Done on she
SEATTLE Tacoma boulevard bicycle road
so1ssn OF the city. The company " also
putting in a park tu@i beyond The county
hospital IL contains three acres OF land
and has plenty OF shade trees. A large
force % men Is at work getting II ready
and Manager Anes says that II viii be
finished In two weeks In front OF the
county hospital q path ten feet wide has
been made ard after the road supervisor
finishes work ON the Duwamish river
bridge. near South park planks viii he
laid lnnxthwise on either side Of the
bridge. In order to give cyclists good paths
over what has always been a severe shock
70 their systems The boulevard company
IT. also surfacing up the county road from
the end Of Grant street bridge south
A dispatch from Red Blur Cal. last
evening stated that Arthur whailey. who
y taking pleasure trip from Seattle TO
Fan Francisco on his bicycle arrived
there Yesterday morning Sunday, and
will reach Sacramento today. The dis
patch said that the roads were In good
condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Wheeler. Jay Allen,
j Wesley Young Reuben Boyd and Mr..
Harlow are the latest TO win the degree
of century riders. They left Seattle yes
ferday morning and went 20 Tacoma over
the hill road, making the distance in four
hours and thirty minutes Then they
started for Olympia. and were getting
along spiendidiy until the NesquaIy hfil
was reached. Al this point p pedal on
the tandem ridden by Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler broke, causing the party TO give
up the trip 10 Olympia. They rode back
10 the Travellers Rest six miles out Of
Tacoma, and then went out over the
steilacoom road To make up the required
distance They arrived In Tacoma at
sf2 o'clock in the evening. having made
exactly i0i.1 miles. The steamer Grey
hound brought them home.
F. A. Nellis. who used 10 be a cook at
the Rainier-Grand hotel in this city has
accomplished feat that is the talk of
Colorado He is now employed at the
Colorado hotel Glenwood. and his feat
consisted in riding a bicycle the entire
length OF the city water iume. a distance
Of two miles, the fiume being 40 feet
above the roaring and foamInR waters
of the Grand river. The fume is scarce
~ three feet wide and Is covered with
uneven braces and nlanks. One news
paper account says THAT the ttat was
accomplished fairly and squarely is evil
dent from the fact that three Of our most
prominent citizens saw IL done. The rider
left his saddle only twice in the entire
ride. that being on account of overhang-
ing rocks. which made the passage i'm
possible.
The sixth handicap shoot Of the Seattle
Rod and Gun Club was held at West Sc
attic yesterday. The weather was good
and some good scores were made Steel
won the handicap event In fine form. kill
ing 70 out OF 20 on the straight shoot lie
was allowed two birds for a handicap and
broke both Of them. which brought his ac-
tuai score 10 u. Joe Hardy also shot well,
being credited with u out of % II was
evidently SteeFs day. for he shot well in
every event. as the following scores will
show.
sixth Handicap shoot.