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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10

for leaving me during such a pleasant dis
cussion, he raised his hat and bid me good
day.
1 stood with my back against a tree
and watched him plodding meekly up
the steep ascent between the two keepers
from the "Sanitarium,'' and really the
path was SO steep and rugged that 1 won
dered such a transcendant genius degned
to scramble So when by an effort of will
he might have floated up and saved so
much time and trouble, but perhaps the
bulk and weight of the keepers was too
great, even for him. Aquila Kempster.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-10

ingratitude for which princes have been
celebrated since the days of the Psalmist,
and under the circumstances they cannot
be surprised if people are disposed to as
crfbe to something else than simple pety
the Zionism which leads them to make
pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
The times., 1897-11-07
Cham Cycles Imnrored.

One good effect of the intro oduction Of the
chainless bieyclets the stimulant given chain
wheel makers toward Improvement OF their
various models In anticipation OF the Keen
competition which is likely to ensue be.
tween the TWO types. improvements are a
yearly matter of course, ordinarily, hut IL
cannot be denied that the introduction n the
new factor in the trade has led 10 the OK
ercise G. fnGch extra mechanical ingenuity
this year. New ideas in construction, gear.
ing AMI finish have been incOrpora tel N
nearly all '9S models; gear cases, braSos
and other desirable accessories have been
added u the specification of complete
wheels. Greater care has been taken ia
every particular To Rave a neat, smooth
running and satisfactory wheel to offer
in competition with its new rival, whose
merits or demerits are a worrison.e il
slightly uncertain quantity. The pre-
vatliag sentiment is to build a chain wheel
81 good thar, coupled with the advanta ge
OF Il lower price, IL will be more acceptable
to the average buyer than the coStlier ana
untrIed chainleSs, which at best is vet ii.
together an experiment, as far a the pub
lie is concerned. The result in the coming
S. ason win see q perfection in chain wheels
that would certainly not have been attained
for Years yet had it not been for the advent
OF that very disturbing factor -chainleSs.
The times., 1897-11-07

on the Toaawanda boulevard in l.30 2-5.
A few DAYS later L. F. Leonest rode
over the same course in 1856. Mary An
derson, on d stretch OF the Southern Pa
ciflc Railroad, ON stFaightaway track,
constructed for the occasion, alongside
the rails made mile behind locomo-
tive in 1903. As record this is not
taken, for rule of the L. A W. only
permits nan pacing. In France electric
pacing machines are used. but these are
not regarded ~ fair tests here"
Bald, like other cyclists Of reputation,
agrees with Handicapped Batchelder as to
the lowering of records.
''Certninly, | think that Stocks tine
can be beaten he says, land the horse
will be left out of sight; 1:30 or / 81 l re-
gard as quite possible time, considering
the perfection tn which the 1uulticycies
are being brought. Remember how much
the recorc has been brought down in three
or four years. That was without the aid
OF pacing machines. Now there is d new
opportunity TO lower records"
OF the horsemen OF the present day,
there is no man more of an expert tina n
j. Joyner, whose views upon the
horse We. the bicycle are short and ex-
plicit:
Under the present conditions, no. he
says. u think Saliva tors time will stand.
You see, bicycle racing and horse racing
can't be fairy compared. II your horse
had the wind at his back all the time, if
he was shielded from the wind as Il cycler
is with his pacing machines, it would be
different but q horse runs all alone
"Yet, on a specially prepared track, with
a trifIe Of slope downward, as some
fast tracks are built now, straight
away track, mind you, and with every
| thing in his favor, I think a horse could
| be found today who would beat that time
| OF Savator's The general run OF horses
are certainly faster than they used to be
| The only Trouble is that none are trained
| TO beat time now
The times., 1897-11-07
BICYCLE VERSUS HORSE.

is the bicycle now king, and, having
beaten the norse at the mile, viii it con
tipue To hold pre-eminence and aIwaYH
lead, OF win the horse creep up ard
break his OWL record and that Of the
wheel?
And how much more is the bicycle
record likely 10 be pulled down, what
will the horse record Become, and what
is the probable limit of speed Cf either
for the mile?
These are questions which are Euw be
ing actively discussed IN the sporting
world. After years of struggling, the
wheel has at last beaten the horse.
salyator's record, which has stood for
seven years as the best speed for mile
ever Z ade, except by a locomotive,
30 10, has ust been lowered IN Eng
land bF the EnglishnIan, j. w. stooks,
who clipped 0ne-tenth OF second off
saivntor's mile, and in consequence oy-
Hlsts everywhere are predicting that the
horse rs behind the age.
EorsemeE rather unwillingy acknowI
edge that ne machineryo OF the bicycle may
prove too much for their favorites. The
racing wheel IS physical strength plus
mechanism, they say, while with the horse
there is the animal alone, and nothing arti-
ficial t. help hnu along, that Is, IN RAJ.
ming race.
However, hardly a man can he found
who thinks that the horse mas reached
his limit. There are stin seconds TO be
clipped Off, they contend, and the reason
Salyatur's record has heen untouched for
SO long has been that racing men and
breeders have not given their attention re
Gently to running against time.
What they are striving for is 10 have
their lUrses win ia competitions. regard
less Of moments and seconds, and since Sal
water made his great run down at Mon
mouth fark in 1880, on a straighta wa y
track especially prepared for him, tn ere
has been absolutely no attempt TO lower
this tiine.
That the horse can do it, conditions
being favorable, there is little doubt. 4
story WAS told down ON the Brooklyn
Jockey Club track the other day. A vet
eran racer and breeder was talking On this
very subject
..Trot heat 81 2-5,' he said. "of course
q horse can. Why, / remember what Phi
| Dwyer said just after Salvador made hi,
mile IN OBJ 2. You may car it fast
time, heard him say, but that horse car
do it in 0:32 q
1t is worth nothing in this connection
| that though the record has not been beaten
the speed of running horses, as Well n
trotters and PAGERS, has steadily increased
Wnen Salvador made his famous nlil'
1:41, over an ordinary course (ovall II wa:
great time. IL is exceedingly oTdinar
times nowadays. and sny numberof' sellin
| platers,' Ito use turf term, meaning nrdi
nary, avc'age good racersl, can beat it
Time and again horse that has No Feputa
tian at all, ami never will have, doas mil
on circular track in 80 and u fraction
and there are many timers In the :3S class
This Is as Well as bicycle can do OIL
The times., 1897-11-07
Michael and Mepuffle Matched.

Jimmy Michael has been matched with E.
A. Mcnuffie, of Boston, Mass, and Fred
Titus. OF New York, the races to take place
in the Coliseum building, Chicago, on the
nights of November 2 and 13. Each man
will be paced hy twenty-four paceIna kers,
and the speed should be terrific from start
to finish. William A. Brady is bringins {
Michael to Chicago. A bicycle track, seven
laps to the mile, is to be constructed within
the present seating capa city Of the horse
show, So that the audiences on the two
nights will get the benefit OF the splendid
arrangements for the great equine ex.
hibition On the night of November IL
Michael will be matched against McDuffie
and the prize will be $1,000 for the winner
and $500 for the loser. 1t has not yet been
settled what distance viii be run. Micha ell
and McDuffie have been matched twice at
fifteen miles, and each has won once.
Michael wants twenty-five-Inile race, as
ne believes that he can beat McDnffie at
this distance and break more records.
McDuffie wants a fJfteen-mile race Brady
is of the opinion that u twenty-rlile race
will be run as compromise Michael
and Titus will meet on the following night.
They will run a race of twenty i've miles
The sane amount of money will be dE
vided among the winner and loser. On
both nights there will be four short-dis-
tances races, two between professional Is
| and two between amateur racers.
The times., 1897-11-07
How to Pedal.

An authority Oh cycling says; "Jerky
pedaling is one of the worst faults of
the average cyclist. 1t is not putting it
too strongly TO say that the average
cyclist does not pedal Well. Watch his
chain. 1t alternately rightens AMI slack
ems; whereas it should be steadily draw,
ing TN the rear sprocket all the time.
Propelling the machine thus, by series
OF jerks at the chain, is bad for the rider
and bad for the machine in general and
the chain in particular. Whether the chain
be correctly edlusted and reasonably taut,
or slack er than it should be- in use the
even tension Of the upper half Should be
the same. The alternating downward
thrust of the pedals and absolute stop
page OF power is needless AS 1T Is bad
1t is n good deal easier, after you once
get the trick, to pedal rightly than wrong
ly. The rotary motion Of the feet should
be kept up throughout the entire circuit
of the pedal. A correct use If ankle
motion will perceptibly preserve the pro
peliing force a good while comparatively
speakingl after the pedal passes its low
est point in it's back ward swing, and un-
The times., 1897-11-07

circular track, even when properly paced
The honors, therefore, betwixt the bicycle
and the horse seem very nearly even Tne
great point that needs 70 be considered is
tile way the bicycle has for several years
past been pulling down it's own record how
il does it, and what the chances are of
still further drop.
The gain in bicycle racing speed has
been altogether phenomenal. 1t has
steadily dIspped since 1890. Eariy in
that year, W. c. Jones pulled the mile
in 2:20 3-5, from standing start. the
custom of those days. What followed
statistics best can tell.
AT the close Of 1891 the record was
reduced to 2.15-stIl with a standing
start. III 1892 the flying start came IN.
and 2:02 3-5 became the figure. AT the
end of 1893 the two-miEute mark had
been lowered, and John s. johnson, paced
by running horse, had cleared the mile
in 15G 3-5. During 1894 John made n
record OF nine seconds better, and in 1895
Berlo cut the time down TO 1:40 20. The
following summer 1t looked as if the limit
had been reached, W. w. Hamilton making
the time OF 1:39 Is.
This year, however his record was as
sailed. E. A. McDuffee lowered it ex-
actly one second. and later j. Platt-Betts.
a famous rider Of England, made the mile
In 1877 SO. This stood until Stocks the
other day passed the winning post in
1.35 80.
No cyclers in America have i better
knowledge of the capabilities of the bi-
cycle thun A G. Batchelder and EDDIE
Bald.
The end of cycling records says
| Batchelaer SIS not reached yet, nor
is it in sight. What Will be done later it
is impossible to say, but / am confident
! Stocks time viii lie beaten. 1t looks as
If the horses limit was practically reached,
but not so the bicycle.
THE machine itself is now all it ever
can be; there Is no chance for Improvement
| there tic rider can hardly be trained bet
ter, but tie speed Of racing has been
| increased and viii continue to be because
| Of the new racing machines, the multicycles.
| 1.-The use of these multicycleS for pacing
a man has rapidly developed. The
| greatest improvement in cycling the past
| two years has bean III the building Of THESE
! machines. SeXtettes and quads make
| up the racers pacing outfit. It has beeu
| found that sextette is about the limit
| for speed, as a larger machine would find
| difficulty TO get around the turns. In
these Pacing machines lies the whole science
of racing today. For fast time the mail
thing Is welldrilled pacing crews.
'The mile record is d curious thing tC
talk about. Stocks mile is greater
achievement than Salvator's, for the reason
that the horse made his mile on straight
away track, and tie man ran on d track
three laps to the mile, having to make
twelve turns. As a matter of fact.
fair COMPARISON between the speed OF {
horse and man has never been nlad
on regular track with regular officials
In September, 1895, or thereabouts, I
is said lit is not part OF the official rec
| ords( jshnson did mile straightawa a
The times., 1897-11-07
Why Iamns Go Ont.

Frequently when a bicycle lamp is 1olted
cut or goes out from any other cause, the
rider, thinking the wick has not been
turned high enough, raises it some more.
and is surprised to find that it does not
stay lighted as Well as before. The eX
planaticr is very simple. All lamps must
have rents at the bottom to admit of an
upward araught OF air. So long as these
holes admit the air III sufficient quantities
tC furnish oxygen to the flame tbs lamp
viii burn all right, hut if the flame is So
large that 1t exlausts more oxygen than
can get into the lamp, it will begin TO
burn low and finally go out. The trouble
with most lamps is that either the air
holes are too small or they are too large or
else they are placed in such position
that the motion of the bicycle causes toe
strong a draught. \ fiIst-class lamp, and
there are very few of the kind on the
market admits just enough air from below
to cause tire flame to burn brightly when
just low enough to prevent smoking tine
lens and reflector, and such a lamp viii
stay lighted retter and give better satisfac.
The times., 1897-11-07
Michael On Training.

Jimmy Nicnael states that he is a
firm believer in adherence TO the style OF
food a mar has always been accustomed
to using provided OF course, il is whole
scme. .le trains principally on beef and
mutton, because he was for a number OF
years IL the buto heI s shop, where his
regular diet consisted of meat, and he
says lie felt it wiser not to attenlpt any
experiment when he began racing. He
never diets on meat alone, however, but
uses a few vegeta bles occasionally, be
ing careful to select them judiciously.
Since coming to America he has eschewed
vegetables, finding it difficult, he sa VS.,
to get vegeta bles OF The same kind as
at home, or cooked according to his tastes.
Tomatoes, corn, string beans and similar
vegetables are almost unknown to the
average man in England, and Michael has
left them religiously alone since reaching
this country. Cabbage, too, he complains.
/ is different or Efficiently cooked, and
therefore. meat has been his staple diet
this past year. 4 general vegeta BILE diet
has tendency TO make a man slow, he
thinks, but the little lnaL is by no means
hidebJund, and admits that no hard and fast
rules can be laid down. What answers for
one man will not do for another Eng
lish ale, Tea and wa ter in small quantities
constitute his drink. He does not believe
in the old training theory OF abstentjon
| from liquors. Michael has always attained
the best results in racing with high gears
| Beginning with 65 gear. four years ago.
| he gradually increased to 70, then to
| II, so, IS, 81. and finally rose to 112.
! His gears have always been from five to
ten inches higher than his English com
| petitors, and very much in excess Of those
OF the American racing men, no ride much
| lower gears thah the foreign flyers.
The times., 1897-11-07

Mr. b. Frank Mcdaniel, member OF
the L a. ". from Wnmin Eton, Del, viii
leave washington at a N. tomorrow
and viii u for the record Of Lieut.. Wise
Of twenty-seven hours TO New York
The times., 1897-11-07

The first edition OF the Road Book is
almost exhausted. Those members who
have not received their books can get
them by calling on William T. Robertson.
No. 429 Tenth street. IL is the intention
OF tie Road Book committee to get out
the second edition about May.
The times., 1897-11-07

Chain Wht't-l- -. ChaIIiissH Wheels.
Since tlc orlute suuuaufe euaent that
Cha1nlr>s wheels Enull o. rut upon tlic
mar sE-t HrAt -rassn. an wtaetlrnrH are tax
tnE lively lutr-s-f fn tLe guratsau. "a Eat
are the relative adfaltn -te sf Cia5lu aur
Rrhf. Au iutfr rsllflE rHiltT. t.ItsUu fU tif
discussion tae usru ulHNa as "a refst4t Of
cAEtrfil-e-fts Itlde under t.tr unrgitln uf
lrni. l.uiih t- iarTisutfF. or tie expert
ntratal enEileefinE department 81 lCrneil
lliErfsltT. lu tlr fNptrt Prof Carpenter
hhEF- hr iGNr-ff-a tluhs are nut entirely
ClanItl4-trl at tt% present tiEne. nIt lt seells
safe a. aauuuuer tEElt all tise tests iHdifate
tisat ug iufiu 90 gearing Can possibly equal
f- i4fsst sham fui r-ilrlrneE ,tnG cara ilty-
Tie Eety Test recorded results With spar
gearing ure very nearly equal 10 these ofi-
tniAed WiLA the ordinary CiiaiH when tho
pFni in= ls ga tile Fesl cundi tiuiI. mi y urking
accurately Iu line ana Position. i Ee hest
Kind ~ bevel on spiral gears "A form which
nlusi te used In uicy,ls WORK, shows about
three iiuIes tie friction OF the spur gear,
Rud. since TWO pairs must be used or each
bicycle, about four times as much friction
a. the ordinary chain viii lie developed
and six 10 eight tunes lie friction or the
very hest chains.
IHere Is another serious objection 70
the use of geaIs arising fTOtu tie fact
tnat tue least change Uf position III the
p0lut Di EGlIGEI OF the gear from It's nor
mai viii cause great increase III friction
and III loss OF 20 wer over that stated iii
the preceding discussion. Tins indicates
that the gearing is essentially untitled for
q frame which must, from the very nature
OF its use, possess great elasticity and
flexibiiBy.
The Chainless wheel also developed Cne
extremely bad feature, and d : tlns is III
herent III all methods Uf gearing IL may
perhaps be worth mentioning. With all
the chain wheels the percentage Of fric-
Iuon or loss OF power remained essentially
constant at ali speeds, but wit h a geared
or Chdinless wheel the percentage Of fric-
ti0n increased as the speed diminished
This would make e the Chainess wheel very
Objectionable for climbing hills, since at
that time the speed must be slow and all
the power OF the rider is need ed TO
propel the wheel forward
The tests upon which this report is
based to just such conclusions as mig lit
have been expected. Common sense in
dicates that the direct transmission Of
power obtained by the wheel must econo-
mize force as compared with an indirect
transmission by gearing. .-PirtsDurg Chron-
icle Telegraph.
The times., 1897-11-07
They Stand the TEST. "

til after the other foot has begun work
an the downward stroke. In this way
the tension on the chain may be kept
very nearly even.
The times., 1897-11-07

Don't Fail to Get Your Barrister
check cashed. TIN help buy the best cigar
in the world. no5-3t
The times., 1897-11-07

League Of American NvEe-Imen No e
The membership OF the District division
is now 9l2, IS against 237 at this time
last year a gain Of 675 members, while
tie rotaI membership OF the L. A " Tor
corresponding periods is loo. sci and IL
IT, an increase for the. year Of 29,7O7.
The times., 1897-11-07
An instrument of Torture

Is a truss made on the plan OF the one
above, with a heavy steel or iron band, as
you know. III you have been in the habit
OF wearing one, throw IL away. Why viii
you continue wearing il? The Improved
Elastic Truss Co. of New York, furnishes
the most effective truss for the relief and
cure Producing none OF ne injurious Pc
suits and torturing ennoyances of other
rrusseS, does not inJure the spine, and IT
CAN RE WOhN WITH EA : + NIGHT AND
CAL AND PERMANENT CURE. Those
interested in the subject call or write
and Get Cd talogue, free uf charge, to the
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Established for 10 years at our present
address.
The times., 1897-11-07

Tie name OF Jscobus s. Jones one
of the candidates for representatives On
the LesEuc loard of officers, has been
added u, tie list OF those receiving honor
medals for securing new members Sew
eral other I,seinbers have nearly reached
the desired number, and VIII receive their
medals soon.
The times., 1897-11-07

ton, if the wick is in this position, than il
it is turned higher
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
a|ISIDranlatlc

vow. whereupon she has him cast into
prison for his insolence. In the next
act Gismonda sends for her prisoner
and offers him brides of wealth and
honors If he will only release her. He
stolidly refuses, declaring that 1t Is
only she whom he loves, and not the
position the marriage would give hlHl.
She plays upon his susceptible ana
generous nature and succeeds IN get
ting him to promise that on the NOR
row he will publicly give her the de-
sired release. No sooner has he done
| this than she denounces him as vile
| hirelng, and orders him from her
presence He appears so detected ana
broken hearted that she is touched by
his affection, and calls after him:
Go. but leave the door of thy hut open.
I promise to come"
When the curtain rises again it dis
closes Gismonda leaving Almerios nut.
She hears footsteps and recognizes the
| approach of Zaccaria and Gregoras.
She learns from their conversation tnat
| thew have come to murder Almer1O,
| who Is the formers greatest rival. AS
| Zaccaria is about to enter the hut to
plunge the dagger into Almer1o's
| breast, Gismonda rushes from behind
| the trees where she is hiding and fells
him with an ak. The last scene shows
| Palm Sunday services In progress In
| the church Almerio has come to pub
| licly release Gismonda from her vows,
and while he is yet speaking Gregoras
rushes in and accuses him Of Zaccaria's
murder. His devotion for Gismonda
makes him acknowledge the guilt rath-
er than implicate her. While they are
| leading him away to execution, Gis-
.monda is so touched by his self-sacri-
| flee that she acknowledges her guilt,
| begs Almerio's pardon and asks him to
become her husband. The bishop is
called to bless their union. and the
mobiles swear fealty to their new duke.
Fanny Davenport will assume the,
| title role. The supporting company is
headed by Melbourne Mcdowell.
| The fin-de-siecle move Of the legiti-
mate actors into vaudeville ranks is
still causing considerable comment
among the theatrical fraternity. It
was to inquire what the permanent eff
fects of this tendency might be that