Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-12
CYCLING NOTES.


Zimmerman Intends % 90 20 Paris soon'
wber. be ALL give exhibition rides
Almost every day there 4 some announce
meut In regard % the ehainless wheel
Walter Sanger has announced his iuien-
tion % retiring permanently from the cycle
track.
American manufacturers are busy wa
GEAR eases which will meet all the oplec-
ti0ns referred 10 aud possess ali the Nifiue'
which the ordinary rider will require
Mexico Is aroused BY the probable inva-
sion Of the American rides THIS season
Cycling interests are very much aiiNe IN
the republic right now, and new tracks are
being constructed.
4 bicycle thief has been sent 70 jail Tor
two years in Newark, in spite OF plausible
story 20 the effect that he Thought thar the
wheel belonged 20 a friend and only rode
away on il a. joke.
What Is claimed 10 be the highest gearel
machine in the world is ridden by Harry
Hollands. Of Detroit, Mich. Tie abnormal
wheel has an immense front sprocket and
the gear registers ls'.
There is German poodle in Berlin which
aas learned 20 ride tricycle.. Every
morning ne takes a "hreather,' and al
though he is not scorcher. he rides with
ease and grace, and enjoys IL.
BouriIlon. the celebrated French sprinter,
like most fast riders. does not believe in
special dieting. and will not touch spirits IN
any form when training. After hard race
his faVorite drink Is good hot cup OF black
coffee without milk Orsugar.
Eddie Bald has failed to qualify but once
aud Cooper four times on the national cir
cult this year. Scratch races only are
counted here. kiser has failed to qualify
but once, and has run third or better in
every race in which he has qualified.
A new idea in road maps for cyclers and
drivers consists in printing the outline of a
road on a long strip Of paper. which Is
wound on two drums in front OF the rider
aud may be operated by thumb wheel on
one OF the drums TO show the route As the
driver passes.
At Chicago. A. ]. Thibodeau broke all ana
teur unpaced bicycle track records from
twenty to fifty miles. The half century figure
was reduced by more than two minutes.
The first twenty miles were ridden in 52.07;
the quarter century In l.03i5, and the llfty
miles in 2.1I05.
A new unicycie has made its appearance
in Germany, but it is doubtful II this sort
of machine will become popular, unless
cyclists become a nation OF trick riders.
The inventor has an idea that it will be the
cycle Of the future. The machine IL
cleverly designed, but requires more skill
In balancing than the bicycle.
AStuttgart Germany bicyclist contested
recently the constitutionaity OF the city
ordinance requiring that each rider shall
take out n permit for which he had TO pay
two marks. The court decided that the
city had no right to levy what was practi-
cally q tax, aud ordered the money col
leeted in this way TO be returned.
A practical test Of the American gear case
in century riding in all kinds OF weather
has shown that it is valuable accessory.
But when for any reason II is necessary to
remove the rear wheel, to replace badly
cut tire. for instance. difficulty Il met
with which suggests that the gear ease
must be so improved as to allow the ready
removal Of the rear wheel from the frame
before it eau be an unqualified success.