The record-union., 1898-05-12
OF INTEREST TO CYCLISTS.
THE RELAY CUP TRANSFERRED
"A SUGGESTED EVENT.
WheeIway Support-Improvements
and Notwithstanding and
Chain Cleaning.

The Capital City Wheelmen have
done precisely the right thing in sur
rendering the relay trophy to the Ter
rninal City Wheelmen of Stockton. The
c. c. w. team won the 100-mile relay
race in speed and time and by fair rid
ing. But the message was lost on one
relay and not regained until the third
or fourth thereafter 1t was not, there
fore, carried throughout, as the rule
requires. On this ground the Termi-
nails claim the cup, and the c. Q. WIS
rather than contest, surrender it,
though it is held that the race as to
time and first in, was the essential, and
the message carrying a non-essential.
But by the surrender the c. c. W.'s
avoid disruption Of friendly relations,
and a contest before a board Of judges.
Having twice won the trophy they are
two to the good" when the next con-
test comes on. 1t was wise and manly
action and reflects credit upon the Sac
ramento organization and especially
upon the riders Of the club, who are a
fine and manly group.
1t is on the tapis to have a track fifty
mile relay between the Capital Citys
and the Terminals of Stockton next
month. The event ought to come off.
It will please the public, test the merits
of the teams and be a pleasing and
profitable event for both clubs.
The Wheelway Committee is greatly
disappointed that riders of the local
club do not wear wheelway badges
they all have them-on their wheels,
that sale of badges to non-memberS
may be better promoted by the mani
festation. To date only about fifty
badges have been sold, and that but
little more than meets their cost. All
who use the Folsom and other paths
should take badges and thus aid pub
lie work. The committee wishes to put
the path in first-class order, and to
build at once over the new road on
the upper Stockton route, where the
Supervisors have provided space and
made the grade. But it cannot be done
without money. 1t is hoped that within
a week, at least 200 badges will be
taken that the work may proceed.
Trusting that this will be done, the
committee this week begins work and
will proceed as far and fast as funds
permit.
The Olympics of San Francisco and
the Renos of Reno have fifty mile
relay track race on the 10th. 1t will
be a notable event. 1t is a safe tip
that the Renos will win.
New York Tribune: 1.-TWO wheelmen
stood the other day in front of a win
dow in which a bicycle fitted with a
gear case was on exhibition. They
looked at it curiously, from various
points of view. Finally one of them
broke the silence. In my opinion said
he, that case is as ugly as sin, and
don't want anything of the kind on my
wheel Anyhow, I never have much
trouble with the chain. The wheel
am now riding I have had for a year
and half, and have never yet taken
the chain off to clean it, and I believe
I have never had to adjust the
chain more than once or twice. I un-
derstand that good many Of the bicy-
Gle people are offering gear cases in
their catalogues this year, but I feel
confident that they viii not be popular
with cyclists generally, for they like
the trim look which most American
wheels have, and will refuse TO put on
any attachment that looks clumsy and
uncouth. That wheelman would be
a living curiosity who has not removed
his chain and cleaned each pivot joint
for a year and half Either he
rides little and where there is no dust,
or else he has such q chain as no other
cyclist possesses. Every chain should
be cleaned, if much used, once a month.
Expenditure Of power is saved, fric-
tion reduced, cutting prevented and
limb ard life safety enhanced by
monthly cleaning, and by cleaning we
mean removal and thorough working
out of the joints and their oil lubrica-
ton.
Another novel idea has been brought
forward in a brake working on the
rear tire, and applied by fitting the sad
die when the rider chooses to move
back on it. Whether any of the new
ideas will prove popular remains to be
proved, for no one can predict in ad-
vance whether a novel notion in cycling
is going to take or not.
New York Times: Mother" Webb,
who superintends the training Of the
Detroit fier, Tom Cooper, sends word
to Director Pitman of Berkeley Oval
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