San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-14

ed in that city to leave there soon on
a trip to California. The party so
over the Southern Pacific and will pass
through San Antonio. They will car
Ty bicycles with them and will stop
over at the various points of interest
along the line for a bicycle run. They
want to know something about San
Antonio, as they expect to make this
city one of their stopping places. DR..
Rote' has written them, giving all the
information he could and arrange
ments will be made to receive them.
The roads leading over the soft rock
quarries TO the Salado and those pass
ing Fort Sam Houston are about the
best country roads we cyclists now have
since the sewers have left the whole
town like corduroy pike. South
Flores street is fairly passable after
you get south of the Arkansas Pass
railway crossing
San Antonio cyclers now number
nearly 800 and yet they go along pa
tiently slipping in the mud on our reg
ularly flushed mesquite blocked bust
ness streets, getting despatched with
mud and filth il they ride faster than
walk and risking their lives lodging
teams of horses, all because the street
sprinkler man will not put on finer
sprays on the sprinkler and sprinkle
the streets little and oftener. 1t takes
more teams to cover the same territory
when light sprinkling is done. The
500 will rise in their might some day
and ask for recognition from the mum
cipality.
The Hy Grade club a commercial
social institution, for commercial men
as we'll as other. has been organized.
Prison made bicycles are to be abol-
ished in Jackson, Mich.
Dishing of sprocket wheels to get
the desired alignment, is seen oftener
this year than last.
National cycle shows have been found
to have their disadvantages as well as
advantages.
Modern Pastimes is a new book, of
good size, issued by the Adlake people
to their wheeling friends.
The Capital Bicycle club of Washing
ton, d. c. is arranging to give a cycle
show at an early date. The Inaugural
ton period would be the proper time.
The Dunlop tire strike is still kept
up in England and has spread to the
girl employees, who number about Goo.
The Remington arms company is pre-
pairing to make wheels.
The Atlas makers have sold out to
Budd Bros.
A. Zintgraff, formerly of Houston,
has gone into the bicycle business in
Denison.
There will be several touring parties
out today, on account of the splendid
weather. But the roads are not yet
smooth.
Wheelmen and women are warned
not to try South Laredo street after
nightfall as it is about the worst street
in the city and since the election the
street has been left in an incomplete
condition.
Mr.. Albert Rheiner is now one of our
successful and enthusiastic cyclers.
Townsville, Ga, shows disposition to
secure the next annual national meet.
The Canadian Wheelmen's association
will apply for the worlds championship
races for 1898.
The legislature of Kansas will soon, it Is
said, make a crusade against wheelwomen
by prohibiting the wearing of bloomers.
Tom Cooper, the we'll known racer, is
about to go to California, where he will
get into. condition for the coming season.
The business on the first days meeting
of the national assembly will be devoted
almost entirely to the subject of good
roads.
Frank Walters record Of 8 hours SO min
utes IA seconds for 100 miles professional,
paced, flying start, made at Memphis
last November, has been accepted by the
l.. A. W.
Jacquelin, the French cyclist who won
the prize bracelet, valued at 1900 francs,
Is compelled to wear it at all times and
must always be ready to defend 1t at the
shortest notice.
Sterling Elliott of the L. A. w. recent
ly sent to the delegates Of the state division
ballots which must be filed out, designat-
ing the choice Of the delegates for the place
for the national meet.