The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-04
OF INTEREST TO CYCLERS.
HELP THE WHEELwAY FUND
THE COMING RELAY.
New Devices-A Tip-Women and
Costumes-Obeying the Law
Eastern Wheel Notes.

Diag-dong bell,
There's the man who fell.
Who knocked him down?
The meanest man in town.
Who called the "cOpI
man who saw him drop.
What wicked man was that,
To try to kill the cyclist fat,
Who never did him any wrong,
But kept appealing right along.
Chicago Daily Tribune.
The Board Of Governors of the Cali
fornia Associated Cycling Clubs met
Saturday night in san Francisco at the
rooms Of the Bay City Wheelmen,
President Adams in the chair and a
large attendance. There are nineteen
clubs in the association and LOO out
side or Individual members. 1t was
announced that the new road book
will be ready by the 10Th inst, and it
is expected that it viii be the best
ever issued for the coast. This book
can be had by individual members only.
A resolution offered by the Sacramento
delegation was adopted, approving the
postal savings bank scheme now being
urged upon the Government, with the
coupled proposition that so much of the
deposits as might be needed be loaned
low rate of interest. to be used only
In good-road construction, under plans
approved by the Bureau of Road In
Quiry of the Agricultural Department.
Ry one majority ]. r. Kenna of the
City Club, and Charles L. Stone OF the
Olympics were relieved from further
suspension. They had ridden last Sep
TENDER in an academic event without
sanction Of the c. A c. c., but under
sanction Of the L. A w, and after
warning of what would happen. Both
men agreed not to offend again, and pc
titioned for reinstatement. The penal
ty was one year, but the majority
thought that the end Of punishment
had been accomplished, so they We're
pardoned. The matter of a good roads
demonstration in the near future was
referred to the Committee on Member
ship and Inter-Club Relations The
Reno wheelmen's club was admitted to
membership, and the Santa Rosa
Nheelmen resigned. The next meeting
will be held May 18th, instead of May
9TH, on account of the big relay race
around the bay coming off on the Sth.
The Stockton teams of the two BIZ
cycle clubs in that city are now in ac-
tive training for the great relay race
against the Sacramento club on the
9th inst. The c. c. W. boys now need
to grid up their loins and do their
level best. They are going to have no
walk over Of that let them rest as
sured If they are inspired by the
right spirit, throw no obstacles in the
way of the race committee and officers
In charge, the team will have good
chance of winning. But there must
be no loafing, no trusting to luck. From
this time out there should be honest
hard training, and the very best care
of health by the men selected to try
out. and those who from that number
viii compose the team, with care to
diet, plenty of sleep, just right exer-
else, composure of mind, care not to
override, submission to the requirements
of the trainer and cordial accord with
the judgment of the committee, which
has only the highest and best interest
of the club at heart, and the G. G. w.
men will probably win. But they are
going up against opponents this time
worthy of the best steel, or we are
wofully misinformed.
large number of wheelmen and
wheel women still continue to use the
single stroke bell in Sacramento streets.
Some day some one will be descended
upon by the police, and then there will
be bowling. 1t is just as well to obey
the law, 1t requires a continually
ringing bell" These may be worn on
the finger as the hand grasps the grip,
or be strapped on the handle bar. An
excellent device is the large sleigh bell
strapped to the barrel of the wheel
axle. 1t rings with every revolution
twice, and fills the requirements of the
law. A cyclist asks, why is not the
single stroke as good?' First, it is not
compliance with the law; next, it re-
Quires the action of the will, and trusts
the giving of alarm to the judgment
1t would be just as we'll to permit the
cyclist to say when the alarm should
be and when it might not be given
The voice would do as we'll as a bel
then. However, we are not discussing
the wisdom Of the law, but the fact as
to what the law is. 1t is cheaper and
better to obey it. Besides, the good cit
liens obey the law regardless of their
ideas about its wisdom. However, il
is a far better law than that which
preceded it, and it ought to be enforced
The G. G. w. has issued wheel badges
for all who use the wheelways built un-
der auspices of the club. Every rider
should buy one to be a sharer in the
wheelways and enable the club to keeL
them up and build more miles of them
It takes money to keep a path in re-
pair, money to build paths. money tC
keep up an organization that viii pro-
mote path construction. Every rider
should take badge for 1898 and affiz
it to his or her wheel If that is done
the Wheelway Committee says it viii
have money sufficient to build twenty
miles more of wheelway this spring.
New York Times: With the cycle
clubs the question most frequently
heard in discussion bears upon the adj
mission or exclusion of women from
century runs. Most of the large clubs
have taken, or indicated that they
would take, steps toward excluding
women from these toilsome feats. Many
Of the smaller clubs. however. have
taken an opposite position and init
mated that women would be welcomed
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