The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-11

at each of several events Such all
around athletes - Could. Hlli and Stew
an viii make quite . hole IN the number
OF. points the other teams would like TO
win and therefore the outcome is decided
Is UNCERTAIN 10 well-po@ted outsiders.
1t viii be worth while TO attend these
college championships. since there Is such
intense rivalry. and n win BE- a good
chance 30 get line on the coming ash-
Iefer Of the Northwest. as the men who
then compete viii soon be the stars OF the
sAveral athletic organizations which they
win enter when their college courses are
completed
I'VE. the Undersigned members ~ the
COMMITTEES chosen by Mitchell. Lewis &
Staver and the Queen CRY Good ROADS
cluh. TO seal and unseai the eycIcmeter
attached 10 the Phoenix bicycle donated
~ The former 20 the Lake Washington
has registered SCI s miles.
The names OF the lucky ones are j ".
Young. city passenger and ticket agent OF
the Great Northern railroad and John X
Brown. city corporation counsel.
Amount realized. S5is.s.
GEORGE r. MEACHAM.
"a p ToURyILLE,
ssw. r. BELL.
"E j. DEJBRIDGE.
ID. X HOWARD.
"HERMAN ScHOENFEID.
"F. W. PAYNE.
WILL II. PARRY:
Seattle. Wash, April 10 1897
This Is to certify that we. the under
signed. composing a committee Of three.
personally superintendent the attaching Of
the 10.0so-usil cyciomeser to the Phoersx
wheel presented by the firm of Mitchell.
Lewis & Sfayer 60. 10 the Lake Washing
ton bicycle path fund, and that said cy-
cioniefer was set at naugnt al the time
OF 80 attaching the same. and that We per-
sonaiiy sealed up said cyclometer so that
neither the face nor figures can be seen.
aud SO that said seal cannot he broken
without our knowledge.
K. II. GRAY.
ssE NJ CARR.
u. s. KLOEBER"
The above official documents tell in brief
the history of an affair that has been the
talk OF the bicyciisfs OF Seattle since
April TO- when IL was announced that
Mitchell Lewis A. Staver had donated
Phoenix bicycle for the benefit of the
Lake Washington path. The machine
Was placed IN the window of Stewart &
Holmes and run by an electric motor that
varied slightly with the strength of the
current. so that IL was impossible 10
make an exact calculation, but gave an
opportunity of forming a very close estt-
mate which II shown by the fact that
sixty people. outside Of the two exact
coupons. came within less than one mile
OF the registered distance.
The most intense excitement did not
commence until the last five days. when
those who had been estimating day by
day came 10 the front. The last day
witnessed the fun increase over 500.
which means 1000 tickets.
As the time approached for the compile
ton Of the 30 hours the crowd filled the
store and sidewalk in front of IT. Just
as the electric clock struck 10 +. w.
Payne stopped the wheel and called for
the ballot box to be closed. President
MeHcham. OF the Queen City Good Roads
Club. announced that Ia case OF ties forty
eight hours would be allowed interested
parties to settle the matter between them
selves. III they failed the services Of a
messenger hoy with bandage over his
eyes would be called into use.
l.. Fl. Gray one OF the original commit
tee who placed the seal on the cyciometer
thirty days ago. unseaied the same In the
pre- sence OF the crowd and committee.
identified the original seal and stated
that II had not been broken. Upon look
ing at the cyclometer he announced that
the registered distance was s92s miles
7'hen the ballot box was placed upon
fables and the committee commenced
checking the tickets When II was an
nounced that both J. X. Brown and J. W
Young had named the distance the crowd
separated IL is not known whether Mr..
Prcwa and Mr. Young will settle the
question Of supremacy by duel or a slow
bicycle race.