The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-09
Bicycle Notes.

The board of officers of the Indiana divis-
| ion of the l.. A. w. will meet in this city
on the morning of July A. the day of the
| state meet.
Charles F. Hudson. who has been sales
man in the Patee store, leaves this week to
! accept position with Kidder & Co., of
| Terre Haute.
! When overheated in bicycling don't flood
| your stomach with iced drinks. Go first to
| the pump or spring or faucet, as the case
| may be, and allow the stream of water to
flow over your wrists. Moisten the tenn
pies. and, when thus relieved, take your
drink slowly and nationally
| After June IL John S. Johnson will follow
the national circuit exclusively johnson is
regaining mis- ol5-time form, and he is now
| cherishing fond hopes that he will also win
back all his lost glory. Johnon was once
| the most prominent racing man on the path,
but to-day he is looked upon as a has-been.
| James Allison, a member of the Ridicu-
! lous Club, recently killed loon at Broad
| Ripple. 1t is said to be the only one seen
| in central Indiana for fifteen years. 1t will
! be stuffed and presented to the club and
| will occupy position alongside Ellis Hun
| er's forty-two-inch spoonbill catfish, caught
at Broad Ripple
Arthur Gardiner, of Chicago has won 5000
| in prizes so fal. He rides only on the ma
| tional circuit and enters in every open race.
| He is little afraid of the big four" know
| ing that Bald is not in shape that Kiser is
| paying more attention to match races and
| Tommy Cooper is out of condition. Tom
| Butler Will hardly ride enough to overcome
One of the greatest pursuit races ever run
| will be held on June %. The competitors
| are Frank Starbuck and Church against
| Nat Butler and e. A. McDuffee, the middle
| distance rider. These four men are among
| the best unpaced riders in the country, and
| the coming race between the four will be a
hummer large, purse will be put up,
| the winner to take ALL
| When pedals are made to screw into the
| crank the right-hand pedal is often fur
nished-if 1t is not it ought to be-with a.
| OF f-hn hat fnn fnEa1n of
the revolution of the pedal on the pedal pin
| is to tighten up the screw instead of to
loosen It. When such is the case the rider
should be careful not to exchange the
| cranks If he takes them off the crank axle
| Resist the inclination to drink whenever
| you feel thirsty when riding. For short
| time it will be hard work, especially if you
| are novice or out of condition, but you
will soon lose the unpleasant sensation.
and will be able to enjoy riding, even in
the hottest weather, while your compan-
| ions who have exercised less self-restraint
will envy you your cool and comfortable
appearance.
Experienced riders need no advice in the
matter of crossing railroad tracks on a BIZ
cycle. But novices as a rule often come to
grief because of their lack of knowledge on
this point. Tracks should always be crossed
at right angles, or as near as possible. This
rule should be observed particularly when
the pavement and tracks are wet. Many
fall is caused by attempting to ride across
tracks obliquely.
FRENCH cycle racing men who came over
here with the expectation of capturing
everything in sight on the circuit have
about come to the conclusion that they can
do better at home. They have met with no
success whatever so far, and are compelled
TO acknowledge the superiority of the Yam
KEGS. Trainer John West expressed his
opinion recently to some of his friends as
follows: If you ask me why such good
riders as the Frenchnlen do not succeed bet
ter here believe can ascribe it simply to
their method of training Our men have
to ride here four and five times each week.
and have to pass a severe ordeal to get in
condition. Our French brothers only race
Sundays, and. not having prepared for our
schedule, they cannot stand the pace but
they are fast, all right. If they would leave
their wine alone and train they would be
dangerous for the best riders here"