The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-30
OF INTEREST TO BIcYcLERs.
Riding on Snow Crust in Western Con-
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Riding on Snow Crust in Western Con-
necticut-L.g A. w. Cadet Corps.
Bicycle riders in the western section
of the state have had a novel expert
ence the past winter. This season will
be long remembered for the very stiff
crust on the snow that remained for
many days. In some sections the
crust was hard enough to bear up an
OK team. 'Bicyclists with bump of
originality seized upon the novel idea
that this crust would make an ideal
pleasure ground for wheeling They
had tried the ice, but the too slippery
surface had its drawbacks. The crust
was Just the thing. The project was no
sooner conceived than it was put in ex-
ecution, and wheelmen, and wheelwo-
men, too, have been enjoying some de-
lightful morning spins. Some days up
to noon, the riding was good, after that
hour the crust becoming soft for easy
riding 1t is a delightful sensation to
go flying over the smooth fields, even
through pastures and what in sum-
mer are very rough fields. Some riders
have visited neighboring towns in this
way, avoiding the highway as much as
There is not the element of danger ex-
listing in coursing over the snow that
one might suppose, as the greater
weight being upon the rear wheel
causes that wheel to cut in first If one
runs on to soft spot and the machine
simply comes to a gradual stop. In
some fields where there is a gentle
slope one easily rides up the grade and
then coasts back. Several ladies have
tried this form of wheeling and en-
joyed it immensely. 1t has been no.
ticed that the coasters on sleds are
easily left behind by the bicycles on
the snow crust, which shows how we'll
the latter run on such a surface.
The board of officers of the New
York state division, L. A. W., has
adopted resolution to amend the d.
vision constitution so as to take in ju-
venile members, between the ages of
IL and Is in accordance with the terms
prescribed by the amendment adopted
at the national assembly of the league.
1t is said that several hundred appli-
cations are in waiting to be filed and 1t
is expected that within a very short
time, the Cadet Corps of New York will
number in the thousands. The juniors
will have all the privileges of regular
members except that of voting.
1t looks as if Jimmy Michael may be
forced to turn jockey and follow the
turf this summer, although it has been
his intention right along while prac-
ticing on the horses to stick to the
wheel this year. Now, however, a fat
salary that he received last year from
a THE maker has been withdrawn from
him and it is rumored that he may also
lose the salary he draws from the max
er of the wheel he rides ave Shafer,
Michaels manager is not the kind of
a man to work for glory and at present
he Is very impatient with the Welsh
midget because of Jimmys fondness
for the horses.
Many riders are learning to prefer
powdered graphite to oil for use in
bearings. The graphite is sifted in
through the oil wells and it is argued
will last longer and serve better. Some
riders add single drop of some thin
oil after the graphite is applied. Graph
tie is used on the cogs of chainless
wheels and is much better than OIL 1t
does not last as long on the teeth of
gears. however, as it does on bearings
and chains 70