The Monitor-register., 1897-08-06

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ID. r. Cruise went to Pitman Grove
awheel on Wednesday to enjoy Epworth
League day.
Miss Lottie Cobb and Miss Lizzie
| Nensteal visited Westville aud Alcyon
| Park awheel this week.
E s Fogg and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Wright wheeled to Salem on Tuesday
afternoon, finding the run pleasant one.
Clarkson Coles recently rode from
Ocean City to Woodstown in little over
four hours. The distance is said to be
sixty five miles.
Several of our local wheelmen went to
AlcyOn Park on Wednesday. J. Tyson
Ogden rode the distance, fourteen miles,
in fifty eight minutes.
Mr.. e. F. Lewis, who, with his family,
is visiting Dan Ware, rode from Cape
May, distance of eighty one miles, on
Wednesday morning, in seven hours.
A number of our wheelmen will make
a moonlight run to Salem next Tuesday
evening, leaving here about 7 O'Clock.
An invitation is extended to all who may
wish to participate.
When a man walks a mile it is said he
takes on an average 2,263 steps, lifting
| the weight of his body with each step.
When he rides bicycle of the average
gear he covers mile with the equivalent
of only 627 steps, requires less force,
bears no burden, and covers the same
distance in less than one third the same.
According to decision handed down
by Judge Banard, in the Supreme Court
| at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, wheelmen who
tak ko RI in road 10 for
any damage they may do. On Memorial
Day, 1895, there was race in W which young
Paul McCormac ran into a horse driven
by Mrs. Winnie. The animal turned
across the road. and Mrs Winnie was
thrown out of the wagon. She asked for
Sd. 900 damages. Judge Barnard allows
her 50, 500.
George Baynes and Lewis Morgan
started for Atlantic City last Sunday
morning and when within a few miles of
that place the chain on Morgan's wheel
broke and George then gave him a tow,
reaching their destination after a six
hours ride. The return trip was made
in the same time, but the actual riding
time for the trip was about eleven hours
Morgan came home on the cars. The
distance to Atlantic City is said to be
sixty eight miles.
Wheelmen are discussing the merits
and demerits of the chainless cycle.
Whether the new bevel gear system will
be perfected for general INTRODUCED
next year is matter of uncertainty with
many, but the fact that one leading man
ufacturer has announced that the chain
less W heel will be- his leader in 1898 and
that another manufacturing firm declares
positively that they have arranged for the
manufacture of 10 900 of that type of
bicycle for next years trade would seem
to indicate that the event of bevel gear
will be no further away than next spring.
The eighteenth National meet of the
League of American Wheelmeu is being
held in Philadelphia this week and the
city is Fl led with wheels and their
riders, The meet is likely to eclipse all
former gatherings of the kind in
America. The city itself is en- fete.
Bunting is every where, colored electrical
effects are displayed on all sides, and
every man, woman and child talks OF
wheels and wheeling, The headquarters
of the league are at the Arena Building
at Broad and Cherry streets Tue rae.
ing fete will take place to day and Satur-
day at 8 O'Clock. Each day the trial
heats will be run off in both professional
and amateur classes, and at 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon of these days the fiaals will
take place. Among those who will con-
test are Bald, Cooper, Kiser, Butler,
Sanger, Johnston, Wells, Parson, Mer-
tens, Eaton, Stevens and Kimbail. All
these men will meet in the one mile pro-
fessonal on Friday. Ozark horses" are
expected to appear in several events. The
list of entries is ian enormous one, and
the Racing Committee has therefore had
anything but an easy time handling it.
No such list has ever before been secured
at race meet in America, and records
will doubtless be broken, if the new
track at Willow Grove is as fast as it is
said to be.
Annual Picnic of the Field Club.
The Woodstown Field Club held their
annual picnic in Rchman's Grove, near
yesterday, quite large
company Assem- bling in the morning,
the threatening character
of the weather. Botanists were present
from other places and several of the
members Of the WomaD's Club, of
Salem, joined the party. Lunch was
eaten in the grove, bu. the atmosphere
was so damp, with frequent showers,
that it WAS thought best not to remain
in the grove, and the company returned
to Woodstown and repaired to Bacon
Academy, whore interesting exercises
we're held, the hall being crowded with
the members, visiting guests and resi-
dents of the town.
DR.. A. w. Miller, of Philadelphia
read paper on the Mythology of the
LOTUS" and showed specimens of roots,
beans and nuts from Iudia. Also a
paper called "rhe Poetry of Botany"
and poem by Russian lady, written in
English, on the al Dtus Lily"
Amos Ebert, of Haadonfield, read a
paper on Cultivation of the Lotus.'
Benz. Heritage, of Mckleton, read
paper on the Construction of the Lotus
Lily Root" Mr.. Ebert also showed
specimens of the nelunab0 speciOsun, or
pink and white lotus. and specimens of
blue, yellow, pink and white water
lilies, or the Nympt@ @is.
The lotus grown here is known as the
nelunabo lutea or American yellow lotus.
The visitors were as follows:
Mr.. and Mis-. Newlan Trainer, Mrs.
Rachael Legs, Mrs. James West, Miss
West, Mrs. Gibbert, of Chester.
Mrs. Conrad and son, AdIich Pennoc k,
Albert E. Yarnall and two sisters, Miss
Galley, of Lansdowne, Pa.
Philip Morott. Mrs. Harrison Streeter,
DR.. Miller, of Philadelphia.
Miss Davis, of Tyrone, Pa.
Jos. Walton and three friends, Miss
Oser, of Moorestown.
George Maris, of Nswtown, Pa.
Amos Ebert, of Haddonfisld
BENZ. Heritage, OF Miekleton.
Chas. Lippincott, of STedesboro-
Mr.. and mrs. VIM. Hiiliard, Mrs.
Mrs. Fogg, Mrs. Hires and n d,
Mrs. Wistsr, Mrs. Thsmpsou and
daughter, Mrs. Louderbough, Mrs BAs-
sett Misses Mecum, of Salem.