The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-14
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A man advertising q patent bicycle
brake was seen riding down Market
street yesterday. All he has to do to
stop his wheel il to press down on the
Is track at Riverview being put
in ctbdHAp for the season? II not, it
should because there promises to be
number of good meets held here this
season.
It is stated that . company is being
organized in New York City to manu-
facture electric bicycles. The invention
is shrouded in much mystery at pres
ent, but little information vouch-
safed by one who is interested in the
formation of the company is interest
ing. Single bicycles, said he, when fitted
with the electric motor will weigh in
the neighborhood of one hundred
pounds. Diamond frame machines only
will be built, the battery being sta
toned within the diamond. The bat
teries can be charged for ride of three
hours duration, and a speed of more
than thirty miles an hour will be easily
attainable. Pedals will be used as in
the present style of bicycle, but the
human power exerted need be very
small. Electric bicycles for single riders
will cost from 5000 to $500, and the
price of tandems, with speed possible
ties Of fifty miles an hour. is expected to
be about $500.
August Lehr, the German Champion,
will sail for this country May 18th, and
will come direct to Philadelphia and re-
sumo training on the Woodside Park
track which will be completed prior to
that time.
Riders from all parts of the country
are gathered at Louisville putting on
their finishing touches in training for
the seasons campaign, which opens
there May and 7, the second meet on
the national circuit. Those of prominCc,
at present trainining on the track are
Eddie Bald, DR.. Brown, O. L. Storms,
Owen kimball, w. C. Sanger and "Zim-
N.Y. Mcfarland.
Despite all talk to the contrary, ana
leaving aside the justice or injustice of
the racing board rulings, there is every
probability that for the coming season. at
leaEt the big racing men abide by the re-
yulations as laid down by Chairman
Mott and come up with their little two
dollars to use phraseology so often
heard among the racing men Of late.
A new style of toe clip has Just ap-
peared that is patterned almost exactly
litter the Mexican stirrup. The clip has
leather top that laces in the centre so
hat it can be made to fit any size of ,
DOT. 1t closes in to point in front, :
nd the base of it is Of steel plates ar
anged in gridiron fashion with rough
ned surface. u
Jap Eden, Henri Cassac, Dominique
John S. johnson, Worces-
er, Mass; John S. Johnson, Mime
polls, Mimi, have registered with the
i A. W. Racing Board.
Just 1874 new members Joined the
eague OF American Wheelmen last Il
eek, bringing the total membership up
} "a, 100. OF this number New York \
ad l4S, with total OF 25, 4O5; Pennsyl- tt
ania had 1919, with total of 23,5l6;
Massachusetts,, l76, with total of H. II
%, and New Jersey, 80, with a total of t,
O45, The membership at this time last
ear was II 1882. G;
The objections that many people have +
, learning how to ride bicycles will be
vercome this year, as tricycles are again n
)ming into popular favor. Nearly p
lirty prominent makers of wheels have
ranged to build tricycles.
J. Frank Starbuck will meet Karl q,
aser, the champion of Switzerland, in %
five mile pursuit race. The final ar.
ngements for the match were made y"
,sterday, when W. J. Morgan, "tne "
nator' who is directing the business
ID of the N. T. A., secured the sigma cl
res of the flyers to articles whereby tie
ey agree to ride five-mile pursuit race
the Woodside Park track, in Philadel- .Je
Tia, on May 81. is
Thomas +. Burke, conceded to be the
eedicst amateur quarter-mile runner in IA
Q world, is entered for the 22O and 40 FRI
rds events at the Harvard University
mes to be held on Friday.
Bull has made the statement TO
at |. B. Potter will never again be a St
ndidate for an elective office in the
ague of American Wheelmen. n
Boston and Buffalo are both after the bl
30 L. A. w. national race meet. in
A0UATICS. be
Young Edward Ten Eyck who went III