The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
L a. GRIMEa

Mfr. Grimes is Harry Binner, who recent
~ made century run In creditable time
between Philadelphia and New York.
Harry is only years old and Is one of the
noted Binner brothers. During his recent
run he was dressed In white and on his
breast wore three gold medals set with
diamonds, won In previous races. He rode
pfoudly beside his father, Pop" Binner.
Since 10 sprang into popular use, soldiers
have looked upon the bicycle with interest,
and from time % time some interesting
tests and experiments were made. The
Branch guards Of 50. Louis have shown TO
what use the bicycle can be put, but in
rough country tho ordinary bicycle has
found almost insurmountable difficulties.
In the lato war tho japanese found bicy-
cles of good service against tho Chinese,
bicyclists frequently proving Of service
In making delicate maneuyers and in TAX
ing orders and messages In engagements.
After experiments, however, IL became
apparent 10 military experts in Europe
that the ordinary bicycle could not do all
the work required of it. For example, it
proved very unwieldly on heavy ground,
and as soldiers cannot conflne themselves
to paved streets and public promenades,
ordinary bicycles are too often apt To prove
incumbrancCs instead of convenenoes.
The desideratum was a wheel which could
be easily Transported from place 10 place,
and yet which should be as firm and dura-
Bile as the ordinary bicycle. Such bicycle,
it is soid, has been invented by Lieutenant
Czeipek OF the Austrian army. The mer-
its of his invention are said 10 be mani
fold. "A wheel Of this kind, says one who
he's thoroughly tested &c, can easily be car
ried for an hour on man 8 shoulders over
any country, and when necessary 10 can
be put together and made ready for riding
in 30 seconds. The Wheel including the
knapsack, weighs only Ia Kilograms, and
yet IL is as strong in all its parts as the
ordinary bicycle.
Physicians report that bicycle riding is
developing n new class Of nervous disor-
aers. Zone woman, says a western doc
tor, "came TO me and claimed she couldn't
ride on n street when a street car line was
In operation. Every time car came along
she had a wild impulse TO topple over to-
ward It, She simply couldn't help It, An
other woman scid that whenever she rides
her wheel she ~ an idea that somebody is
scorching close behind her. She feels the
scorcher's presence and expects every mo-
ment to be hurld TO the ground. II she
rides In company with friends she doesn't
notice the unpleasant sensation, but 10
comes to her ngain as soon as she Is alone.
A man cnrio into my Office a few weeks
ago and said there was something wrong
with his eyes. l9okod at them, and they
appeared 10 bo al right. He told me that
whenever he rode lis whecl-and he was
very fond cf ridirR-thc ground began 10
slip awny from in front of him, and the
whole landscape seemed To curl up, and it
kept on curling ns long as he rode. fan
cied knew what allied him. lTo watched
his front wheel too closely. I told him to
sit up strniphtor and TO keep his eyes OF
be wheel guess 10 cured his malady,
TOR he hasn't come back. have another
patient a young girl. When she rides. she
trcmblcs violently, and this imparts n
trembling motion 10 her wheel. IL doesn't
appear 20 exhaust her. but she is very
much worried hecnpsc she can't stop 10. l
think she will outqrow the tendency as
she gets older and stronger.
J. Platt Belts the English short dis
tanco champion. has proved himself one u
the spccdicst bicycle riders In the world.
Even as early as this In the present seasnn