The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-15

tions and 1889 membership, while Pennsyl-
Joseph Sierer, q mombor of the Greenwich
W,heclmen Of thla CITY, has Just accomplished q
on June -. 1897, he has visited every city and
town Of prominence In the country inside of,a
able sloror, tanned by exposure to the suns
rays and hardened by continuous outdoor rid:
ing In ali climates and over all conditions OF
a talk with e reporter Of The Sun about his
trip, he said:
Loss than a year ago I conceived the idea of
riding around the United States and started out
along tho northern boundary to Oregon. along
the western boundary to southern California,
along the southern boundary TO Florida, and up
the eastern boundary TO this city, covering over
was full OF adventures. met ali sorts and con.
diuons OF people. travelled over roads OF all de-
oSrip!iGns; and came through without any SG #
per day, and often rode through rain and snow,
When started ! weighed IA pounds, This
1872. /; now weigh 1870 pounds, Physically !
foel In first.cless condition and am confldont
slant outdoor work. / rode a bicycle seared to
seventy inches, and this. with my equipment of
blanket; knepSack; revolver, and o%Gntesn.
journey | met with a variety OF interesting ex-
perlenceg. / made q memorandum Of killing
we're made to hold miO:up on tho highways, but
they were unsuccessful. While I carried NO
Eslua6ios | was enabled to put up a very bold
y for riding on the sidewalks, but the town su:
thorities dealt, very leniently with me. I
with most hospitable treatment. In tho North
west l was well received. l was forced 10 do
SDdSi as s result Tt9 ! nut o %y bie eRS se 10 S ssve sFsf test;
and strained the wheel somewhat. | did not
NEE, with any mishaps that l could not readily
territory l found very hazardous and had some
narrow escapes. l propose TO continue my
Sierer has been riding a bicycle since 1888
and has performed some meritorious feats on
the road; His riding for each month on the
Journey Just finished is as follows:
From June "a to July 80. 1897. twenty. three riding
days, l,9Oo miles, a daily average of % mil 81 July
aal y 4 s7Sr. ss, Of ss %ifs. F' &as: a aSy 70 s a;psS a5 %i s%sn a
ty,ons riding days, l.74s mites. a daily average OF
li:lOS miles, a daily average Of 90 ni!os OCT: 90 TO
Eoy. 20. twcn,y;nys rld,ng days, l,oIo miles, a
average ii SO miles; Dec. IS to Jan. 2s, 1895. TWEEN.
Is miles H'J jan ss 10 s6. vs.. iwenty.ihree Hiding
s 81 IS M i;4Si IN %iiS S;D. q S1'ly y, STSr& Ssy of 81! ,si, S;is Feb o.
daily average OF 75 miles; March s9 to April 80.
F4T ~ miles, sidl 1Pr fHy "a i 10 IA. NILS Is. t 4 snt!y rt sTssAs Gsy Of
1900 milsS. a daily average OF % miles.
During tho eighty five days in which sierer
e.SgEss miles in show Windows Yin signing CON.
tracts to ride 100 miles in four hours or less:
Taking all OF the above figures together, 1t will
w own lihk III u - Nlutl lAihk uo1o Az
covered an average of seventy two miles q
day. The four destination points and the time
east corner, July 8, 1897; Seattle, northwest
west corner, JAN. s, is9s; San Augustine, Fla.
ness nes At Miiw@Hkee' he lost three days.
through an attack Of stomach trouble. At Tue
son, Ariz, he was for thirteen. days under the
doctors care, suffering from fever caused by
drinking too much water in crossing the desert.
Al Nnhila In lnaI five hnVE mora ihrOnUh an
attack OF chills and fever. Out of 1913 days on
the roAd, up to May %, eighty-ive days; were
the trip Sierer rode through twenty.eight rain
storms. He also encountered fifteen snow
storms: Not counting the nights spent at hotels
along the way, eight nights in tents and camps.
and the. same number of nights in box cars.
Seven nights were spent sleeping on the floor
in section houses. and seven more on the floor
In telegraph stations. For four nights he was
forced to sleep on the ground in tho open air:
stalls, the same number in log cabins and tim
her, and three nights in dugouts on the prai-
rieB. Two nights We're spent in a jail at Harris
burg, Ore, one night at a lumber camp, and an
other night In n grain elevator.
In a bulletin issued yes,erday. Chairman Mott
of the l.. A. w. Racing Board makes the follow
ing announcements:
The ATLANTA wheelmen of New ark. NJ J.. have re.
lnquishrd their national circuit date OF July 28 snd
meet on the track at Manhattan Beach, instead OF the
cult meet Of July 9 at Willow Grove win be held
Travis shaw of Taylor. Tex, has been selected a.
The following Is the score in the national cham,
vens. ., Eaton. 3; Tom Butler. .; Mertens. S: Bowler,
2; Mcfarland, 4; " Major, TAYLOR; 4; DR.; Brown, An
u. Freeman. 4; Broker, 4; Nat Butler. 3; Karl Kaser, 3
Bourotte. Z: c. N. BLY,, =; II. b. Hills. Jr. l; Watson
The contract Of the American Cycle Racing ASsocIa.
tiOn, New York. with Charles W. Niller Is approved.
rc Time Ere Na S SsISsS tFt e F nayd rn,laS q AIT Turn ,hc
Penn Charter school. Philadelphia, VIII be refused
further sanctions until they comply with the rules
Rlderr Regl-teTed-l2O. George y. D.nch, Ale.
Il fhf u, E Ef i rat. PhlIa tisnaIGs0ii i'25 E" W. Ri9te era ph aHs:
delphia: l24. C.: @. Bower, philadelphia lg5. II. L.
4ainn; ~. Charles J. Johnson; Ia's. j $ Robinson,
fhiiadelphia; lg9. }. +; Rache. Willow Grove, Pa.
Buuaio; 1869. Ed Ard N. Fisher. Bunaloi l.O53,
i%@R L'sn'f i'6ss. T n%TaiS; r. i' Ss6.r ii i ro G5ndo'I 6Ss,
Sanctions Gra~nted-Fittsburg, Third Regiment,
Company" Baltimore, june 90; National Coliseum
COMPANY, baltimore June Ia; oil mpian A. A., Phil
delphia, July IA.
Carl @. Rasmus. Chairman of the Cycling Commit
tee OF tho Crescent A. G., Is arranging for a thres.day
for Long Island taxing in lslip., Patchosue. Port JEFF
ferson. ,setauket, stony brook, smlthtown. Com,
EoSlyn.
The Harlem Wheclmen win hold II special run to
morrow night for ,%wheolmen. The destination Will
Tie action OF the Harlem wheeImen in deciding to
abandon Its track racing team has not met with the
general approval OF ali the members OF the organizA
ton.
Members of the Harlem Wheelmen are arranging
for a tonr through Nova Scotia In July.
The " DIAMOND Race Meet" Of tho Short Run Club
of Paterson will be held on July 1 At tile Clifton race
track. The events scheduled are q three quarter IN lie
novice. one-quurter.milc open. three-Guartor mile
handicap. one-milo open and two-IBilo tandem handt
cap.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho Associated
: Cycling Clubs OF Long Island Will I've held on June 20
at Iader's. at the beginning of tho conOy Island cycle
path.
whist.
The last match OF the season for tho New JOr
sey State trophy was played at tho Continental
! Hotel. Newark, on Monday night. between thu
| New Jersey Whist Club, holders, and the Jersey
| CIV Club. ohallemECrs. Tn result was a VICTORY