The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24

cycle editor of The Post TO the sporuhs
editor az the News and the fastest riders OF
the two cities Will be called upon to break
watches and records in the interest OF the
event A CLEVER feature connected with
the attempt to lower all relay race rec
ords will be the announcement OF the nme
made by each rider as he reaches his STA
ton. This will be accomplished by Inc
Posts carrier pigeon service. me Judges
and timers ut the end OF each relay sec
ton will release a pigeon bearing me ria-
er's name and time made over his indiViu-
,ial course. This will be i,ullstlnet as soon
as the bird arrives. The undertaking,
is novel and attractive one. Every de-
tail will be arranged carefully so as to
give the best possible results. The event
will be wheeled off Just as soon as the
riders are selected.
Some one has said that once when Daniel
Boone was out In the wilds OF KENTUCKY
locating boom town sites and looking for
a good place upon which to settle down.
a terrible storm came up ana he began
to loudly bewail his fate that he was so
far from place of shelter. when a Dalnd
OF Indians came along and made him
rough house, While that was very KIND
OF them the story in one sense does not
apply to the members of the Lords clup,
for had they encountered Daniel they wouid
have mended his puncturod tire, Stuck
bottle of ginger ale under his coon skin
cap and ''scorched' him until he was dry.
To meet the clever and hospitable mem
bers of the local club whether awheel or
at the club rooms means one OF those en-
joyable occasions that can not happen Oh
ten enough in ones life time.
Julius Jantzen, known to the club men,
bers as THE Terrible Swede. can unwind
Waterbury sprint that chases the boys
down the pike like Kansas cyclone.
Smiling Ed Kusling always turns UP
fer the club runs. Punctured tires or bad
roads have no terrors for this popular
Lord
Genial Sam Lewis is always up In the
front at a club run just to show the boys
what his rear wheel looks like.
Since John Ray has purchased wheel
he thinks the streets should lie cushioned.
| Then header on dark side street would
be all cakes and pie for MIN.
Claude Foster Is out with challenge to
ride any bookbnder in the city. He rode
a quarter Of mile down hill in twelve
| seconds and claims the bindery champion
| ship.
| Charley Erickson of the police force has
tipped his friends off to the fact that he
has quietly gone into training for a race
| against the patrol wagon. The stakes are
| n bunch OF bananas, and are located up in
| March Culmore's safe.
| Handsome Hiram Melvin thinks the
gentler sex should be admitted to the club
ranks. He is an ardent advocate of good
roads and woman suffrage.
| Ben George has never missed club run
and can kick up a sprint that makes the
| veterans hustle. He is very popular with
the local wheelmen.
The clubs cleverest entertainer is Jake
Marti. His mandolin playing Is always
encored. and only when he threatens to
sprint over the entire club run course do
| the merry Lords permit him to stop.
Walker White Is again out with the
Lords on their club runs. He is one OF the
coming "swfts."
Arthur Sicily. better known as "snap
Shots Is out on every club ;un with his
Kodak. He is partial to pretty girls com
ing down country lanes, and has barrel
of photos such as only an ardent cyclist
with an eye for the beautiful could collect
Caywood and Stevens will miss their
dinner any time to talk good roads or
join in club run.
Handsome March Culmore Is great
favorlte with the Lords and possesses the
happy faculty OF keeping everybody In
the best OF good humor. While he is a
great patron Of cycling for pleasure, he ie
also an admirer of all honest sports and
is leader among the Lords.
VIII Dixon, known as Earl. was among
the boys on last Sundays club run The
earl is we'll liked by all the Lords and
his popularity is well deserved
Bert Dodge Is an able rider and enioys
being out with the boys.
Smiling Ike Keller, better known n,
the king, Is not only one of the heaviest
riders in the city, but Is capable of buck
ing up to any pace the swift lghtwelghts
may unwind. Keller is a Merry "kink''
and never misses club run.
Henry Albright can push a pedal with
the best that comes down the pike.
earnest Sayers, the present holder of the
Harrisburg medal. has returned from
pleasant trip to Yoakum and is among the
boys on their weekly runs. He is ALWAYS
found up In front, cutting out the pace for
tho boys.
Smiling Sam Flaxman who recently rode
mile unpaced in 1880 new worlds
record-dnd then woke up, is out again.
after hard sprint with the dengue.
Arthur Pugh is probably the youngest
member of the Lords and can rlp off mile
alter nile in first class time. Colonel
Frank johnson. the big representative
from the Fifth, is a rider of considerable
energy, and Is always ready for a long run.
Frank is very popular.
Clarence Longnecker is a fend for coun.
try roads, the rougher the better. He
scorehes down Washington street every
and has two wins to his credit.
Tom keohoe will make the run to La
Port today. accompanied by several of
the Lords.
"Chinck" Albright, the clubs official
run maker, says that Houston girls are
like throwing three sxes-easy enough
to get. bat awful hard TO shake.
Sid White. who holds the club record
club run.
Yam Lee Lay is the only Celestial rider
IN the city, and acts in the capacity Of
onicial mascot His uncle, One Lung. Is
after Vans job. but March Culmore saws
a constimptive can not ride bike.
Louie Drummer is always on the club
run when Westfleld is on the Hist He IL
a fast and clever rider.
Arch Culmore will be pace maker In
the club run today. He is always in
condition and hair cut and clean collar
is all the training he needs for the nosi.
ton. " 'onu'-
steve Bernius is the only member " the
nre department who rides a wheel. He
is folly Lord ma ,,ar,, -