The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-16
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be turned inside not for this years
wear-and-tear, one must have wheel
TO be in it. This statement was made
to a business man the other day and
his disguised reply was, Eyes, I have
a wheel and I'm in tin the mud on
Fort street most of the time" But then
that was only one out of the 800 riders
in the city of Honolulu, Cinnamon and
japanese included. That was the case
of man who uses his bicycle as a con-
venience and not as pleasure, a man
who attends religiously TO his bearings
keep his tires pumped up full and
tight allows no chance for the handle
bar TO turn ''just in time to stab you in
the chest" and does all other things
necessary to the preservation and easy
running of a wheel because it is a
matter of business. He cares nothing
for the nickle-plated handle-bars flash
ing the sun, or the moon, along the
Waikiki road, wants nothing to do
with "starboard and port" light, and
cares for nothing but to get to place
and back as soon as possible. HoweV-
er, here are hundreds of others, who,
as they stubbornly proclaim the SUI
premacy of their watches, though they
may have stopped days ago, make
claims that theirs are the best wheels.
For these latter have been collected the
cycling notes which appear below.
To show the popularity of bicycles,
here are just a few ladies who have
recently learned to ride: Mrs. Widdi-
field, Mrs. C. L. Carter, Mrs. E. F.
Bishop and Miss Agnes Walker, and
still there are more to follow.
The question has been asked: "Why
is it that clubs have not already been
formed since so many society people
have purchased wheels and have learn
ed to rider" A club was to have been
formed at Waikiki tonight, but owing
to that feeling which usually comes
after dancing Is or 16 dances, with a
dozen or so extras thrown in, the meet
ing proposed has been postponed to
some date INCLUDED in the present
moonlight nights. The membership
will be large
Someone has asked for suggestions
to men as to the easiest mode of learn
ing to ride a Wholesome way that
will obviate the necessity of some good
but internally swearing friend, trot-
ting along by the side of beginner
and trying, to the best of his ability
to stop that ship-like motion that kills
and is the source of so much unsought-
for after-dinner muscular exercise, anG
the cause of a perceptible frightening
of the almond eyes of the Chinese
laundryman. Then. here it is in nut.
shell: Take your wheel firmly by the
bars, put your left foot on the steI
and jump lightly from the ground of
your right, pushing yourself along al
the same time. You will not get very
far at the first start, but just keep il
up until you can run along for quite {
distance balanced with your left foo
on the step. Gradually place yourself
half on the seat, and then more anC
more at each start, using the pedals
little by little. Your collar will melt
but you can learn in one. evening anC
have the pleasure of the after din
ner exercise all to yourself.
Then some one wanted to know thu
names of the different makes of bi
cycles in Honolulu A detective would
have to be employed to ferret out the
many makes that have come into th'
country during the past four years; bu
here are the principal ones, with thu
names of their agents:
Cleveland, Westfield and Walkel
Special, Harry Walker; Rambler, Co
lumbia, Ideal, Pierce and Hartford, e
o. Hall & Son; Remington, Crescen
and Lyndhurst, H. Hackfeld & Co., I'm
perial and Waverly, T. w. Hebron
Tribune. Hawaiian Hardware Com
pany; Sterling, Frank Atherton; Ell
dredge. E. D. Tenney; Syracuse, FREQ
Waterhouse; Barnes, Clarence Mac
farlane Then there are the Union
Eagle, Thistle, Viking, B. & H. Spe
cial. Monarch, New Clipper Warwick
and other bicycles which have NJ
agencies here.
AS to tandems there are the Tri
bune. Cleveland, and Rambler.
Then how did the Eagle bicycles ge
here? Just ask the riders of the U. S
S Alert
Black seems to be the favorite colol
for bicycle frames. Maroon is perhap!
next and then come yellow, olive green
pink. blue and other colors.
Captain Grifffths of the bark Albert
is an enthusiast on bicycling. Ht
knows of the principal racers, the
tracks in the States, big events and car
talk on any line whatever pertaining
to bicycling matters.
Whats the advantage of a one
third mile track?" queried bicycles
while he was talking with Mr.. Desky
about that soil out in or out of Cy-
lomere lake. Well the racers can BIZ
seen face to face three times during &
mile race, unless they fall of and ther
the fall can be seen more easily
John Silva, popularity known as the
Manoa Wonder. will make a trip tC
Hilo soon for the express purpose Of
making record trip to the Volcano
and back. This, he says, he will do in
four hours or depart forthwith on the
Annie johnson for San Francisco.
Ruby DeIter's picture hangs in 3
prominent place in Tom Kings bicycle
shop on King street. The home trainer
is out in back. Sylvester wore out one
of the rollers the other day. He weni