The sun., 1898-06-01
CYCLINGlI.

Nick Green,the clever little trick rider
OF this city, went to New York on Deco
ration Day, where he did some very fine
trick riding. In the afternoon he ap.
peared at Newburgh, and at night he
went to Poughkeepsie. where he defeated
jeff Davis, who is said to be the best boy
trick rider in the country. The prize
was $25.
Az Providence on Monday Arthur
Gardiner won the half-mile National
championship in l minute 2 2-5 seconds.
Bicycle meet promoters say that the
depressing weather during the month OF
May has cost them thousands OF dol.
lars.
A source Of great danger in cycling is
over caution. Those that are constantly
dodging are generally getting hurt. Ef-
forts to escape fancied perils frequently
lead riders into real dangers, from which
there is no escape, without fall or acci-
dent.
Joe Verner should feel very proud Of
his showing Monday. Although de-
teated i'll the race itself, he las shown
that he can hold almost any pace set for
him, and that with little more expert
ence will be dangerous addition to the
middle-distance.class.
The twelfth annual road race of the
Associated Cycling Clubs of Chicago,
was won Monday by Joseph Ringl from
field of 1853 starters. He covered the
twenty-five miles in l hour, 10 minutes,
IS seconds He started from the nine
minute mark.
John Mccarthy, Jr., with a handicap
OF six minutes, won the annual Irving
ton-Milburn twenty-five mile handicap
road race Monday in hour, is minutes,
10 seconds.
1t is cowardly and unsport ;manlke to
jeer the colored rider, who, fron all ap-
pearances, is one of the cleanest riders
on the track, and morever, is always
ready to make the pace. Of how many
OF his rivals can the same thing be said?
1t was a generous thought that
prompted b&th Taylore and St7rbuck to
shake hands before the big race on Satur-
day.
Both men. wore American colors around
their waist. The Frenchman sported
maroon and white suit, and the local
rider was clothed in black and red.
Vernier weighed 1873 pounds before the
race.
Philadelphia is fortunate in being the
possessor Of two crack quad pacing teams,
Messrs. Church, Charles Turvlle, Glenn
Turville and Bob McCurdy, and Messrs.
Starbuck, Marriott, Alcott and Peck.
A bad habit of many cyclysts is that of
swaying on the saddle. This is espec-
tally noticed when hills are to be
climbed. In doing this cyclists make
pedalling laborious ana at the same time
leave themselves open to accidents. Per-
haps the most common of these is that
of side-slipping. The swaying of the
body on the saddle certainly has no good
effect on the machine, if it does not re-
suit in side-slippng and throwing
rider 1t does not look we'll to fall off
wheel, neither is it becoming to sway
ones self all over the road, as it were,
thereby adding to the danger Of others.
The advance in the sale of bicycles is
best shown by figures. 1t is known that
England is far and away behind America
in the production of the bicycle, yet she
has made rapid strides to the front in
this particular during the last dozen
years. Fifteen years ago Great Britian's
annual production of bicycles could be
fixed at 5000. Last year the total pro-
duction was calculated as being in the
of 100000. 1t would be
hard to estimate last years production
here, although it has been said it
to over 100000 machines.
At Ambrose Park Monday 5000 peo-
pie were disappointed at the result of
;he electric machine, against which
Michael was to have raced The ma
chine failed to work.
Here is an ex pertinent that will be in
to all riders, and will take the
,onceit out of some who fancy them
selves expert in any art of pedal pushing.
While riding along smooth road, when
he sun throws your shadow on the side,
watch the action of your chain Note
low often and how much the top stretch
II it slackens. When on your wheel
'ou cannot observe the slackening by
ooking directly at the chain, and to try
his method will surprise many riders,
7ho boast that they pedal in such
way as never to have any slack. The
old line OF the shadow will show
of your chain that could
lot be detected even by another rider by I
ooking at the chain itself. Perfect /
'edalling keeps the chain taut all the
ime, but there is little of this perfect
ind.
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