The record-union., 1898-08-20

previously made British racing very
monotonous The opponents of the
American scustom assert that while the
races are more speedy, they lack head
work
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A New Jersey rural economist who
runs "a wayside inn has arranged a
novel rack for his cycling patrons. He
took an old wheel and cut the spolles
off about eight inches from the hub,
through which he inserted a wooden
socket The socket is driven in the
ground and the will accommodate a
score of wheels.
Sooner or later there will be a clash
between the members of the League of
American Wheelmen who favor keeping
the control of racing and those who do
not, says the New York Tribune The
disposal of the control of racing has
been left in the hands of the Executive
Committee of the league, but it is prob
able that the committee will do nothing
until the close of the racing season. II
am dissatisfied with the manner in
which cycle racing is being conducted
at present. said a prominent official
of the l.. A. w. yesterday. I believe
that the clubs should conduct the meets
as was the case until the latter part of
last season. The clubs should get the
best of it in sanctions and advantag-
eous dates. Comparatively few clubs
will hold race meets in this district this
year, because the members do not feel
like competing against professional pro-
mOterS''
Sigmund Bachmann a Vienna cy-
clist, has returned there after two
years absence, having won bet of
10000 f1orins that he would cycle
around the globe in two years. On Sep
tember IL, 1896, he left Vienna on his
wheel, and went through Germany and
France on his way to Bordeaux, where
he took passage to England He then
cycled from the coast to London and
Liverpool took steamer to New York,
cycled to Chicago Salt Lake City and
San Francisco, crossed the Pacific, rode
from Sydney to Melbourne; then passed
by way of Ceylon to India. where he
visited Madras, Calcutta and Allaha-
bad. A native wounded him in the arm
with a, lance, but this was the only
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home by Africa and Italy, and arrived
in Budapest on his wheel. He cycled
24000 kilometers in all, but declares
that the hardest piece of work was
crossing the American Continent.
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New York Tribune: The Home Sec
| retary of Great Britain, replying to Sir
H. Vincent, recently said the use of
! 1a1
mon in the police force, chiefly for the
purposes of experimenting offenders
and conveying urgent messages or dis
patches. He was not aware that they
We're used for patrolling or inspection.
and he was not sure that the use Of
the bicycle for patroling would be alto
! gether advisable. He ought to investi-
! gate the excellent work done by the
New York cycle squad.
Cyclists desiring to join the California
Associated Cycling Clubs may obtain
full printed information and member
! ship blanks by sending their names and
addresses to Stanley G. Scovern, Sec
retary..San Francisco
"a matter on which there seems to be
a painful amount of ignorance among
cyclists is the proper hight of frame
for riders of varying Nights says a
/ dealer. Now, as this is a matter of
the utmost Importance, it may be we'll
to preserve this for future reference.
For a rider standing feet ) inches
and feet inches, the proper hight
of frame should be "A inches for riders
of feet,1 inches and feet II inches,
frame of 26 inches is the best, and for
tall men Of feet and over it is better
to have a 27-inch frame. For riders
under ) feet ) inches a 22-inch frame
ought to suffice. The thing the rider