The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-27
CYCLE NOTES.

CYCLE NOTES.
Chairman Albert Mott, of the L. A. w.
racing board. has issued the following bule-
tin:
When referees are Convinced of team work
to the extent of willfully interfering with
other esl contestants they will consider it the
objectionable actions on the track men
tened in Track Rule Is, and will infict tie
fine permitted by the rule. In addition, the
referee VII report the case to the member
of the board for the district and file what
ever corroborative evidence he can gather
with view to further action by the racing
board.
According to reliable statistician there are
at present in the United States 316 bicycle
nanufacturers, having an annual output of
ufacturers, 1925 jobbers, 2,212 manufacturers
OF bicycle sundries ard 1000 jobbers in sun
dries. The bicycle trade hiss shown the most
marvellous growth of any branch of Industry
in the history Of the country
Many tandems are equipped with rear
wheel brakes this year. This is particularly
true OF combination tandems, and the grow
ing tendency is praiseworthy. Mechanically
rear,wheel brake is more efficient than ore
applied to the front wheel for obyous req
sens: More than that the woman who rides
IN front on tandem has not as much
sstrSength IN Ter arm as the man who rides
Dehlnd. She cannot hold the machine in
check as well as he can. Everybody who has
ever ridden tandem knows how important
a part Of his machine the brake is, and men
are glad to find it placed at their disposal at
the rear end of the tandem.
Connecticut has wide tire law, but the
pect the fact. A''oi 40
:. Many bicyclists overdo amateur repairing
Cemenls ard solutions too profusely shattered
or or are liable to practically ruin the thing
The foot should rest squarely on the ned
aus. II Is not only the novice who rubs his
neels against the. crank shaft ends on the
ierWard stroke and against the rear forks as
Inc rcot IS returned. Many otherwise coed
riders thus handle their feet carelessly.
the ne recent Gulnes soe RECALLS the fact that
la!iures In the cycle trade. The causes which
ed TO the disasters Of two years ago, how
Whi.e the present troubles, due evidently to
the weather in tie main, may be classed as
OF temporary nature.
One OF the best methods of cleaning the
chain is to boil it in a solution comnosed Of
common washing soda and wafer Let it boil
III n,,t tnaS 1or several minutes and then take 1t
s 81 be placed in an oven to dry. Then oil
IL IL tnorougc-y and it will be as clean as when
1t came from the factory.
w. is about ready to begin the formation Of
us cadet corps and also to launch s scheme
OF furnishing members with tag a. n M
mai cost on which viii be stamped a nun
Ger ana the announcement that if sto'el So
reward will be paid by the div sion For *
recovery or the wheel. The tag is to be -v-t-
Gu on the tubing. The same es rama att
AS 1t would take time to remove the tag. It
Is considered to be Of itself deterrent on
ene grcuna mat thief, in picking wheel
rrcm a bunch. would select one without such
a tag. ~
According to Life the following dictionary
OF cyclists terms is corre ct:
Century-The distance made in one a.v hv
an imaginative rider riding alone (See Liar
and Cycometer.)
Cranks-1 Supposedly steel rods which re-
fuse to move when desired, and vice versa.
2. Al persons. who refuse to ride vince s.
Cyclometer-A small instrument operated
by turning machine upside down and reyo v
ing front wheel rapidly by hand (Ses Fake)
Dlsmount-To sever connection with wheel;
may be done in several ways
Expert-One who is able TO scare rades
trlan to death by coming within one-el:venth
of an inch of him without hi:tirg him m
stead CT running into him and killing him at
oEce. ~ CIV
Fake-An unreliable or untrue statement
(See Century and Cyclometer)
Handle Bars-Pieces Of steel or wood US cd
for showing skill by letting them alone.
make of wheel from ones own.
Pedals-Two steel devices attached to
cranks in form of a puzzle. the object being
to keep feet on both at once.
creature who sa9s and wed
wear his sweater to church if he ever W mt
there.
Tandem-A sort of pleasure conveyance for
ladies'.
Tire-A rubber thing which bursts nine
teen miles from the nearest repair sh e.
The plaid craze is here in the bicyc,e ward
robe just as it is everywhere else but the
plaids used for cycling skirts are more in
distinct than conspicuous and are an artistic
mingling Of dark colors
The International Cyclist association will
aot w. ~
TENDER next. Up till nineteen countries
are represented in the association-namely
Austria, Hungary. Holland. Denmark, the
United States, New South Wales Belgium
Canada, Cape Colony, England, Scotland. ire
land, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Swe-
den, the Transvaal and Mexico. All TIE cycling
clubs in Austria are already working to make
this struggle for the worlds championship a
grand sporting event. Only the champions of
the different nations in the world champion
ships can be nominated, and at most three
competitors for the short distance and three
for the long, the former being 10000 meters
the latter 900 kilometers.
The variety of new bicycle hats is SO great
that every girl who goes a-wheeing may
wear becoming hat. There is a new Anime
hat which is as artistic 1t is stylish. 1t Is
made of silver gray French chip, faced with
white chip. Black and white gauze ribbon
Is twisted around the center. At the side OF
the hat is group Of curled white auills
tipped with black.
Thieves were ever ingenious people, and
two Brooklynites who have been working the
game of stealing bicycles IN Brooklyn seem
to be the leaders In their class. They get the
cards of various dealers and the names of
some of their patrons. They then call at the
houses Of some of the customers, taking care
only to make their visit when the servant is
alone, showing the card of the dealer, with
the statement that they have been sent to get
the machine in order to have it repaired. They
have had little difficulty in making a colec-
ton of high wheels, and would probably
have enough to start bicycle store by this
time had not their game been stopped by
doctor, who happened to be at home when
they called to get his machine. They will
probably change the location CT their working.
and dealers as we'll as riders should keep
lookout for them.
The most fashionable bicycle suit for spring
wear is made of lightweight tweed. The
circular skirt is of plaid and worn with it. is
jaunty cutaway coat Of covert cloth match
ing in color the dominant tone in the plaid.
For cool days vest is worn, and later in the
season shirt-waist.
Instead Of trading their last years wheels