Evening star., 1897-05-15
FOREIGN CYCLE NOTES

The American racing men at present in
Peris have organized an American BICYCLE
Club. Tho racing men and tourists form
Its membership. and it promises to he a
successful venture.
At the Catford track London last
month an electric motor tandem covered
six miles in 1884. which is "a o-5 better
then Worlds bicycle record for the do
tance. the average time per mile being
1 :45 2-3. While there is no really surpris-
ing feature about this good performance.
the appearance upon the cycle track of an
electrically propelled machine opens up
field Of speculation concerning the future Of
paceinaking and the part thai electricity
may play therein.
So far only three professionals have
taken cut licenses in Scotland. where class
IL has just been abolished.
A bull fighter in Mexico on the lookout
Tor q novelty undertook to appear In tho
arena on a bicycle. He did 50. and all
went well till describing a graceful curve.
ne rode over stone. and the hull. scizing
the opportunity. lifted both bicycle and
rider on his horns and tossed them over
the balastrade in amorg the spectators.
The torcador was severely bruised and is
going to stick to he orses in the future
f. j. Callaghan. a new Irish amateur OF
prominence. Is looked upon as the possible
International amateur champion this year.
Among the famous men nov in training
on the Bordeaux track in Paris are Eden,
NORM. fariby. Lehr. Gougoltz Piette,
LaTberjack, Champion, Huret. Linton
brothers and Louvet
AT the last meeting held by the manage
ment of the Seine and Buffalo tracks. Paris,
M. Darracq proposed to furnish electric
racemaking machines to take the place
OF tandems, triplets and quads. NJ. Dar-
racq is constructing six machines for this
purpose Two are now ready to run and
IL m Linton will use them. He AYERS that
ne cannot hnd team fast enough for
him be also thinks that. If he is in his
present form. and with the assistance OF
an electric pacemaker. he will be able to
make thfrty-five miles an hour
NOTWITHSTANDING the wall OF the English
press, Americans keep exporting bicycles
and parts. the export business growing
each week The last report of exports from
the rcrt OF New York shows that 414 pack
ages of bicycles. valued at So6 .s,a were
seEt to England alone. Surely there must
be scme demand for American wheels in
Vfctoria's land.
The Irish Roads Improvement Associa-
ton has been organized in Dublin and
started on its work.
CARRYING children on bicycles is prohib-
tied in Belgium
Al a big bicycle meet held at Padone,
Italy. on which occasion the royal family
were present. the prizes e-,,anated from
the King and the princess. So much was
the king Interested that he asked 10 ba
ailoWec TO hold the watch in the final OF
the scratch race, which was wen by Mi
nczzi.
we are afraid the English professional
cyclists do not enjoy the privileges which
according to a writer on thu other sill,
tneir American brother pres participate in.
We are told that the retained riders charge
up lheir expenses even to shines and
shaves. Two shaves day and three hair
cuts week were included IN a riders Iist
OF expenses. while another even charged
the tailor bills of his trainer in his ac
count III this is the case there is no
woEder why some OF our crack riders GET
naturalized as real yanks-Wheeling.