The record-union., 1898-08-06

like a sack Of meal, pushing at the
pedals as though she were trying to get
them away from her, is anything but
a graceful sight to behold. And there
is no excuse for such a position. Any
woman may ride gracefully if she will
only cultivate a neat, easy style. Be-
gin right, keep on the same way, and
then an ugly position and motion will
never be cultivated. Style in riding a
wheel should be the aim of every wo-
man. The one who rides and sits in
an awkward position incites comment
and ridicule.
San Francisco Post: If the eyes are
directed downward rather than ahead
Of the machine hill will seem easier
to climb. But it is necessary to know
where one is going, and an occasional
glimpse of Of corner of the eye will
keep you free from danger. If one is
riding alongside Of a friend and con-
versation is maintained, the same relief
in hill climbing is obtained. In both
cases the mental faculties are otherwise
engaged and bodily fatigue is not ac.
whether you will be able to get to the
top. Raisins are said to be invigorating
and stimulating and quickly restore the
mind and body if eaten plentifully when
a rider feels in the least fatigued. 1t
might be worth while for the century
fends and racing men to try the ex-
pertinent.
Tl,1 <e;1 49,, 49, 4
is said to be Master Arthur Czekowski,
a six-year-old Berlin boy.
Little Arthur" as he is called, fell
into the trick-riding habit by accident,
so to speak. His father is an acrobat
and juggler, but had no intention of
having his son follow in his footsteps.
One day, however, before the small boy
was out Of bibs and skirts, he aston
ished his parents by his mimicry Of his
fathers feats. He developed such an
astonishing ability both as a gymnast
and mimic, that it occurred to his ia
ther about year ago to make him a
trick bicyclist. The youngster has sue
ceeded so remarkably that all Berlin
raves over his performances.
Christian Jeremiassen, a civil en-
gineer of Norway, who has been touring
in China, Japan and India, has just
completed a bicycle ride from San
Francisco to New York. He made the
trip leisurely, had many adventures,
and can recount them in an intellectual
manner. Jeremiassen is young, we'll
educated and eminent as a civil en-
gineer, although only % years old.
The latest convert to bicycling in Ger
many is the aged Imperial Chancellor,
Prince Hohenlohe. Up to the present
time he has limited his riding to the
shady paths in the grounds around his
palace in Berlin.
Were Mr.. Pickwick a creature Of the
flesh at the present time he would find
in the movements of half-taught cy-
clists on city streets opportunity for
continued moralizing on ''the impotent
efforts of unskilled people who endan-
ger human life"
There is complaint that the Folsom
wheelway needs repairs Correct. But
repairs cost money, and not one cyclist
in ten who uses the path contributes
cent to its maintenance. On Sunday
evening last we counted between Thir-
ty-first street and Brighton fifty-four
cyclists on the path, and not one had
wheelway badge. The path will sure
ly go to ruin unless its users put UP
their mites" to enable the Wheelway
Committee to do the necessary work,
such as recovering exposed parts, cut
ting away the encroaching vegetation,
widening narrowed stretches, leveling
humps and removing obstructions, etc.
Tomorrow, at 10 a. M, Hirsch. the
c. c. w. crackajack, will go on the Oak
Park track to break the half-mile paced
record; Noyes, the new sprinter, will go
to break the five-mile unpaced record
and a tandem team, Eldred and Ham
lin, viii try to break the half-mile un-
paced record-all this, provided there is
not a strong wind.
The G. c. w. of this city announces
series of ten-mile road races for Au-
gust, September and October, the first
for August 21st. They are to be on
the Soint system, and a White bicycle
by A. J. Pommer and medals and honor
bars by the club constitute the prizes
1t is a good plan, and promises excel
lent sport and development Of good road
| riders.