Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

in propelfng a cycle through means of
bevel gears than by means of a chain when
the chain and sprockets are properly cut.
In the riding school and on a smooth level
surface this les of power is not immedi-
ately apparent to the cyclist, because the
amount OF power required to propel even
poorly constructed cycle on level surface
at the moderate speed the masses of
cyclists usually ride, is scarcely pefceptible.
The instant the rider touches an upgrade
the loss OF power becomes apparent, and the
sleeper the grade the more pronounced this
less OF power, because the percentage Of
friction through bevel gears meshing to-
gether Is more greatly Increased as great
er power Is required, than is friction in
creased as greater power is applied in the
driving Of chain and sprocket cycle"
The National Cyclists Union of England
has issued bulletin giving its precise DO
sltlon on the road racing question, which
Is apropos of the subject printed on the
cycling page last week. The bulletin is as
follows:
!. No licensed rider may either race or
Face IN any race upon the road, whether
the race be open, club or local.
= The term taking part in applies to
officials acting in connection With such a
race, such Is the starter, judge, timekeeper
and checkers.
3. By paced record attempt" Is meant
any paced attempt at worlds record, anna
teur record, place to place record, club rec
crd or any time record.
AhS uiS uoGS uOI interfere with any
rider or riders paced or unpaced, going for
standard medals" at certain distances Of
Tered by their clubs. Any ride for stand
ard medals must be for standard medals
only, and If there be special prize given
to the first man of any such group of os-
tensible medal hunters starting on the
same day, the ride becomes 4 race, and is
therefore an infringement of the rule. In
case 1t should appear that an attempt is in
any way being made to evade this rule, the
committee will deal with each case on it's
merits, according to the spirit of the rule.
D. An unpaced rider is one who is abso-
lutely alone throughout the journey.
q. In the event of any club announcing
its intention to hold road race, such race
Will, as heretofore, be proclaimed by the
union.
Z. In the event of a club affiliated or not
affiliated to the union holding interclub
races on the path with another club or
clubs competitors in such races must be
licensed, and the meeting will require a
permit.
What is the proper costume for priests
who enjoy bicycle riding? is question
which has bothered the members of the
clergy lately in this and other countries
In Paris, according to report, the Catholic
clerics have been forbidden to ride the BIZ
cycle by the archbishop. because of this
question of dress. There the priests are
compelled to wear the long cassock of the
clergy at all times. So long a garment not
being practicable on the style of frame used
by men, a large number of priests, it is
said, adopted the drop frame, so called
which is used exclusively by women, with
its mud guards and dress guards for their
exercise on the boulevards and in the en-
virons of the French capital. The incon-
gruity of the situation resulted in the
der forbidding the priests to ride the BIZ
cycle at ALL
While no such condition exists in this
country, there has been, nevertheless, more
or less of discussion on the subject as to
ia r, to ha f.aSh h..
ion in dress suited to the convenience of BIZ
cycle riders. 1.-The sweater and the Roman
collar hardly compatible forms of
Dress, writes a correspondent of the Amer
lean Ecclesiastical Review, a monthly pub
LEGATION for the clergy, yet in some do
ceses, at least in the eastern states, it is
statute law to wear the Roman collar and
coat reaching to the knees. In view of
this fact, some priests maintain that if the
bishop permits the use of bicycles he i'm
piicitly sanctions the use of a suitable
dress. and such sanction takes away the
obligation to wear the Roman collar and
long coat To the question raised the fol-
lowing reply is made:
Though d bishop may tolerate the use of
the bicycle. even for the purpose of carry
ing the blessed sacrament to the sick when
there is no probable danger of irreverence,
1t could not be maintained that he implicit
ly sanctions the use Of dress which in a
manner DISCUSSES his priestly character, by
removing the marks which distinguish the
cleric from the layman.
at follows that any bishop within the
Jurisdiction of the Baltimore council not
only could. but in all likelihood will, for
bid his clergy to don the sweater soon
as he becomes cognizant of the fact that
there are priests who do So Such prohibit
ton is in order not only with regard to
sick calls, but for all seasons, since the
council, after prescribing that priests
should wear the cassock in the house
well as in the church. adds that when they
go out, whether it be in the performance
of pastoral duty or for recreation or for
travel, they are obliged to wear the clerical
Dress