The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-20
Bicycle Notes.

The Henderson (Ky) Cycle Club will give
a big two days meet July and .. There
are numerous prizes.
Hawaii has decided that bicycles should
be compelled to yield an income to the gov
eminent, and as a result duty of rs per
cent. has been decided upon.
Governor. Tanner, of Illinois, has signed
the bill introduced by Representative
Shanahan entitled, IAN act to prevent long
continued and brutal bicycle racing.
Chicago proposes to build elevated cycle
tracks for the principal business streets.
They would occupy less room and be less
of an Inconvenience than elevated railways.
AS to cycling hats, it is needless to say
that, as usual, they fit closely to the head
and are in soft felt, with indented crown,
the top than at the base, the trimming be-
ing of ribbons and quilts.
Miss Kate Helmke, teacher in the Mis-
souri, Asylum for the Blind in ST. Louis, is
an accomplished bicyclist, though totally
blind. She rides unattended through the
city streets her keen sense of hearing
warning her of the approach Of vehicles.
Mayor Carter II. Harrison of Chicago,
has issued an order directing contractors
for street sprinkling that hereafter in
sprinkling the streets they shall leave a
space of four feet on each side of the thor
oughfare, next to the curb, dry for the use
of cyclists.
Skirts that are soiled with bicycle grease
should be cleaned in this way: Dip a piece
of wooden material into turpentine and
rub the spots gently but firmly till they
disappear. Brush the skirt and hang it in
the air until the smell of the turpentine
has disappeared.
The Waverley, made by the Indiana BIZ
cycle Company indianapolis, Ind, is hav-
ing remarkable run in Great Britain. The
European agents. the Typewriter Com
pany, u and IA Queen Victoria street, re-
ports that the demand exceeds that of last
season, which was very large, The Type
writer Company also states that over two
hundred agents are riding the Waverley
this season in preference to the home prod
uct.--The Referee.
With regard to cycling schools and
their method of tuition. says an old rider,
good pedaling is of the first Importance,
and to this the teachers even in some of
the best schools pay absolutely no atten-
ton whatever. To teach cycle riding in the
best and most expeditions way, the art of
pedaling should be first inculcated and the
knowledge of 1T acquired upon stationary
machine. When the pupil knows how to
pedal, not to plug, and has acquired the
habit of unconscious pedaling, balance will
be quickly and easily obtained, and the
novice will turn out much better rider"
A correspondent of Forest and Stream
says: wheeling in England is far more
pleasant than in this country The roads,
to an American rider, appear really Won
than walking distance from some clean,
comfortable inn, The English method of
forwarding luggage is very simple, and
system. All that l ever did was to give
the boots a shilling in the morning and
tell him where l wished to find my bag in
the evening. AS regards bicycles, it is, in
my opinion, a mistake to ride too light
machine. I rode a wheel geared to seventy
two inches, and found it most satisfactory.
My tires, however, which were light, were
entirely used up. The roads are very hard,
and any one riding for the scenery and not
caring to pick his way, would do we'll to
use heavy tires, which should also prove
something of protection against the
dreaded blackthorn"