The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-20
CYCLING.

CYCLING.
Nick Green, the well known trick
rider OF this city, will ride the coming
season with Miss Lolieta McCullom, the
smallest rider IN this part of the country
She is also resident Of this city. She il
not yet three years of age, and rides the
smallest wheel ever seen here. Nick il
riding better than ever at present and
with his new partner expects to have a
long list of engagements the coming
season.
The new automatic bicycle pump slot
machine is the invention of Mr.. George
B. Gallup,a well known newspaper man,
and consists of a machine by which
the mere dropping of penny in the slot
enables one to have his bicycle tires in
fated without any trouble The ma
chine is not operated by steam, cleo
tricity, hydraulic power or anything that
requires replenishment. 1t is simply a
large, powerful pump, with proper slot
arrangem, mt mechanically constructed so
it will yield great leverage
Pack Knowles, the well known BIZ
cycist and the man who rode sixty con-
secutive centuries daily some years ago,
died yesterday morning in Bellevue Hos
pital, New York, from consumption.
Knowles was taken to the hospital on
January II by his brother, Edward r.
Knowles, also bicyclist. He was
thirty-nine years of age and lived in New
York, being member of the Kings
County Wheelmen. 1t is some years ago
since he made the famous record of rid
ing a hundred miles every day for sixty
consecutive days. He contracted the
bicyclist's heart and consumption and
had to succumb. 1t is only two weeks
since Knowles nephew, Edwin, was
killed while riding q bicycle in Brook.
lyn.
Exercise is drudgery,' says a BIZ
cycle rider, unless it affords variety. The
wheel takes one to fresh fields and pas
lures new, and it is the variety and
change of scenery to be enjoyed awheel
that makes cycling such a fascinating
pastime. The same roads become in time
monotonous; therefore, to enjoy your
runs, vary your trips"
There will be an Irvington- NIillburn
road race this year. The Atlanta Wheel
men Of Newark have formally decided to
undertake its promotion, and the big
event will occur as usual on May 30, rain !
or Shine.
Many bicycle riders keep two ma
chimes for individual use. Frequently one
is used for good and the other for bad
weather, both being rugged alike. Others
have differences in the matter of details.
One hundred thousand dollars will not
cover the total expense to which the
associations will 60 to properly place the
great sport of cycle racing before the
American people this season.
Pennsylvania takes the lie ad this week
n point of number of applicants sent in
for L. A. W. membership with total OF
lGs against l42 for New York state.
George Banker, the once famous cy-
,ler, announces that he intends to train
lard, and, if his condition warrants,
will race in the Fall.
Jimmy Michael has started training.
The little middle-distance champion was
,ut on the Manhattan Beach cycle track
sunday and Tuesday, and he pedalled
round for several miles at a moderate
,ace. |
Big front sprockct wheels are more
popular this year than ever. 1t is evil
lent though, that nearly all those who
port the big sprockets can be put into
he class, which tries to create the ill.,
'ression that they are the latest riders
hat ever happened. Jimmy Michael
ses very big sprocket wheel, but his
asst seasons one is not in it with some ,
+ those seen Sunday. All these riders
rho must have hi Oh gears should be
aiken by their ordinary riding friends
yer billy route and made to keep up {
nth the 66 or even II riders. A few of
UGH runs might make them sick of the
jig front sprocket or high gear. I
OF all the ungraceful positions one ,
ees along the road, none is more awk- !
ard than that of the rider with very
wv saddle. In addition to being awk- i
ard and ungraceful, rider mounted
} appears ludicrous. The person who +
les to ride any distance in that posi-
on is overtaxing human endurance and i.
laundering driving power.
A meeting has been called for April :,
}, at the Aston House, New York, of '
,e track owners interested in the In
irrational Cycle Track Association.
Ulcers will then be elected and an
lice opened in New York city. a
Kiser feels certain that he is going to
eat Bald this season in the race for S
1cle sprinting honors and purses.
Among the innovations to be put into \
feet at this same Charles River track in
oston this season, it is proposed to v
raw white line IS inches from the
ole and another line two feet further
ut, SO that, in a sprint, the leading
der, if outside the second line, allows
le follower to pass inside. All English t
nd French tracks are marked in this
tanner. t