Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-20
CYCLING.
Matters of General Interest to Devotees of
the silent Steed.


terites) resemble now barn yard in
the morning All the $1,000 l.. A. w.
members OF the Empire State are
growing over the reelection of Presi-
dent Potter. The whole work of the
National Assembly seems to have given
satisfaction TO the majority. Quite a
few regret that professionals were not
admitted and others are sorry that
the amendment barring men holding
business contracts from executive Of
fee did not pass. The adoption of a
plan for a cadet corps finds the warm
est kind Of approval in the New York
State Division. 1t undoubtedly means
that Junior organization will at once
be formed and that it will be the
means of increasing the adult member
ship i'll this State enormously With
the cares OF the assembly and its pol
itics dismissed from his mind, Presi-
dent Potter will be free to tackle the
New York Legislature on good road
questions, and some effective work at
Albany may be expected before the
session ends.
Racing promoters are flying storm
signals and strife is not improba bic.
A rival of the National Track Associa-
ton has at last been definitely an
nounced. It is to be known as the
International Track Association, and
will hire riders who will not be per-
mitted to ride on the tracks of the rival
organization. The scope of the new
conner includes tracks throughout the
eastern States and in England The
outlook is not reassuring. The for
eign tracks have closed because OF
prosperity and riders are coming
to the States. Greater New York is
promised a surplus of tracks and sew
eral bitter rivalries between race pro-
noting associations. 1t certainly looks
as if over-zeal is lia5;e TO kill the goose
of the golden egg.
Teddy" Edwards, of the Century
Wheelmen, is still plugging out his
century a day on his chainless wheel,
and is now close on to the record OF
his club mate. w. H. Anderson, who
rode forty-eight consecutive centuries
at night before becoming crippled.
Long Island farmers turned out TO
shovel path in the snow for Edwards
when it was necessary. He has now
gone to Washington in search Of bet
ter roads for his undertaking. An
derson. who has been a close observer
of Edwards performance, has had a
gear case put on his wheel and made a
few trial centuries with it. He says
he has come to the conclusion that
enclosed cogs are mot in it, with an
enclosed chain, and that he intends to
start again for the consecutive century
record
A new back pedailing brake that has
appeared is being backed by Lawson n.
Fuller. the prominent whip. 1t is not
a rear hub brake but applies to the
rear tire 1t is not affected by the
chain braking, because operated from
the front sprocket. The device per-
mits of coasting with the feet on the
pedals.
In six DAYS two new forms of chain
less wheels have come TO light; and
sulll the chain wheel dealers look
pleasant Again, some fifty-tive MAX
ers are cataloguing some kind OF a
gear case and arguing that once this
new style is tried it will be winner.
In the meantime, the common, every
day rider appears mounted on his old
wheel with the bald, naked chain as
OF yore.
\ second penny-in-the-slot machine
for pumping tires has come TO pass and
form of tire filling promises to be 1t
next summer The latest device does
not require one TO work his passage. =
The rider drops a penny and holds the
nozzle Of his valve An automatic cut
off regulates the pressure TO prevent
bursting tires.