The sun., 1898-02-08
CYCLING.

A cyclist in Southern city recently
had peculiar and somewhat startling
adventure. Riding along a street he
suddenly, without warning, came across
a deep trench in the roadway. The depth
was ten feet and the width about foot.
The cyclist had not time to pull up, and
it looked as though bad accident would
happen, when convict digger suddenly
popped up his head, forming a novel
bridge over which the cycfist passed,
reaching the other side in safety. The
astonished convict knew nothing about
the matter until all was over, but when
he comprehended the situation his bias
phemy was sufficient to discourage
Jealous missionary.
On looking through a bicycle accessory
catalogue one is struck with the enor-
nous number of articles useful to
cyclists; in fact, SO numerous are they
that were the cycist to invest in them
all there would be some difficulty in
finding space on the machine on which
to fix them
A match race is proposed between f.
C. Bald and Lehr the German cham
pion, for one mile, best two heats out of
three.
There seems to be little doubt that
the name of Gideon will go before the
convention as candidate for the Presi-
dency.
The bike riders in Washington object
to the new ordinance that handle bars
shall not be dropped lower than four
inches below the saddle. One rider re-
Gently started out with the handle-bat.
adjusted contrary to the law in order to,
make test case, and was arrested and
fined $5. The ordinance is principally
made to prevent accidents, or, in other
words, that rider with handle-bars
lower than that prescribed by law, can
not see 300 feet ahead. One wheelman
OF the capital says he can prove that a
rider with handle-bars lowered ever so
much can see as far ahead as he can when
in an upright position.
\ new tire repair kit which is to be.
handled by large number of the more
important cycle supply houses this sea.
son, is intended to repair punctured
tires without the use OF cement. Small
rubber bands are forced one at time
through the puncture into the tire being
held in by the lower end of the tool.
which is shaped like hook, until a suf-
ticient number of hands Eave been pushed
inside. They are then drawn outward
until about half OF their length is out
side. The bands stretch as they are
pulled outward, and when the tension is
released they swell the puncture full,
and by expanding sideways and con-
tracing in the other direction, are
claimed to effect positively tight re-
pair. The ends of the bands being ex-
panded, form head inside and outside,
and the outside ends may be trimmed off
nearly to the surface Of the tire.
In producing the '0S models many
manufacturers have taken pains to i'm
prove the sprocket wheel, and in most
cases this years models will be fitted
wheels OF different designs from that of
last year. The modification consists
chiefly in the new arrangement of the
[ceth of the sprocket wheel. which ID
calculated to engage the chain more
smoothly and at the same time reduce
he friction and back lashing. Tie front
'prockct wheel has been made stronger
md in different interior designs. The
rms coming from the centre have been
made with view to giving the wheel q
tancher appearance.
Charles W. Miller, the winner of the
>ew York six-day race contcmplateS IL
rip to Europe in a few weeks for the
purpose OF competing in forty-cight hour
ace there.