The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14


ures and the prices grade down to $50,
which is a low figure for a really good
machine. There will be others sold for
less money, but it is important to remem-
Der that cheap wheels are cheaply made
and are probably worth no more than is
asked for them.
There is every probability that Savan-
nah will be visited by many of the crack
riders of the country in the spring. The
cracks have come to learn that the south
is the proper Nlace to do their training and
nearly all of them will visit some section
of the far south the coming winter. The
riders who trained in Savannah last year
were very much pleased with their visit,
and most of them gave glowing accounts
of Savannahs climate and its advantages
for training purposes.
Some action may be taken by the local
wheelmen in regard to buying the track
and fixing it up this winter or, another
track may be built nearer the city. There
was a movement on foot last season to
build a track in the southern section of
the city, near Estill avenue and plans for
the track and grounds were drawn up and
estimates, made, but the project fe1
through. Prominent wheelmen are think
ing the matter over now and if grounds can
be secured it is more than likely that next
season will see a new track. 1t will be
built on the order of the colseums, which
nave proven SO successful In OIner cltleS
and an auditorium for playing indoor base
balI games and other sports may be cree
ted
There have been great many COM
plants of late about the laying of green
shells that have not been crushed upon
some of the city streets. A few weeks ago
Jones street near Bull was fairly litter
ed with these shells and there was not
even path left for riders to take to avoid
the shells. CASTOR and Hall streets, and
in fact nearly every street in the city, on
which shells are used, have recently been
filled in spots with the shells and the num-
Der of cut tires and punctures has been
great In some instances tires have been
cut so badly that they have been rendered
useless Another kick that the wheelmen
think is coming to them is the way some
of the streets are watered to excess. The
sprinl1ing carts are a very good thing in
their way and cyclists as well as others
desire them, but they are often misused.
Some streets are watered to such an ex-
tent that the mud on them Is several
inches thick and riding is extremely un-
pleasant, not to say dangerous.
One of the claims of the advocates of
the chainless wheel is that "it is univer-
sally conceded by the highest mechanical
authority that there is at least 80 to 40
per cent. of the power lost by chain trans
y
class chain, properly fitted, the loss is less
than l per cent.
The Georgia division of the League of
American Wheelmen is steadily growing,
though most of the new members are from
Savannah. The last issue of the L. A. w.
Bulletin and Good Roads contains the
names of nine new members as follows:
II. d. Stevens, c. G. Bell, Herbert l.. Kay
ton, w. S. Adams, r. NJ. Butler, Jr.,
George ]. Baldwin, Lewis ~ Turner and
II. Won Linstow. The applications of ten
others have been sent in, but have not yet
been printed.
The efforts of Consul w. Il. Grady and
Secretary William Denhardt In working
up the league membership in Savannah
are being met with great success.
why, the idea of making such a fuss
over chainless bicycle" said a wag last
night. Il nave been the owner of a chain
less safety for over twenty years" To
satisfy the curiosity of an anxious in.
ouirer, the joker showed the under side |