The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18
want Of a club house. and the proposed
meeting will doubtless have its desired

effect.
Those chiefly interested in the cycle
racing game in this country, and they
are many, are specializing as to what
will prove the best means CT maintain
ing, Or rather reviving, the interest in
the sport. Three kinds of medicine
have been prescribed-Sunday racing
paid riders by the manufacturers and
betting and pool selling. Sunday rae
ing is certainly anything but a desira-
BILE remedy, and even if it were intro
drced 1t would only be popular in GER
tain sections.
So far as pool selling and betting are
concerned, cycling would be anything
but benefited with such conditions IRE.
Vallln9. Interest would soon be ar
low ebb, and one would not be able to
tell when he was seeing a race really
decided on its merits The manufac-
turers have already had their little ex-
Perlence IN running expensive teams
and it is extremely doubtful if they will
again care to saddle themselves with
this burden.
Michael has again demonstrated that
ne Is without d peer at following nann
Two weeks ago in a twenty-miIe con-
test with 'Majah" Taylor, the coIored
wonder, the diminutive Welshman aasN
lily proved his superiority. Michael
mace the pickupS in that same incOun-
parable style that has been sucb y
prominent factor in so many of his nar-
tormances on American tracks durino
the last two years. Never once did he
lose his place, while Taylor was left on
several occasions. Michael finished the
twenty miles in 35.42 40, which. con-
sidering the wind and the fact that p
was not pushed by his opponent. was
a most creditable performance.
Something new and queer in multi
cycles has gust been produced in Eng
land. 1t is a quad" in which tba
overhang' idea has been carried fur
ther than anything previously pro-
duced The rear wheel of the machine
is completely within the frame, heinr
directly under the third seat Instead of
the fourth, and the third man works
! on pedals the cranks Of which connect
! directly with the axle Of the rear wheel
! The last man has the sprocket that he
| turns connected with the one on the
! rear wheel by chain, the same as the
| two forward men. The machine is sa ID
to be very easy to steer.
1t is noticeable that in general women
are sitting better on their wheels thar
| they were. Under the guidance of pre-
| cept and the influence of example thera
| is much larger percentage ridin Q.
! gracefully and unlaboriousIy than there
was year ago. Formerly there was
| not more than one woman in ten who
| sat over her work and had an adyan-
| tageouS poiSe on the wheel, while now
| there are five or six in ten. Those who
| do not wheel comfortably and who find
| pedaling on a level road laborious can
learn much if they are reflective by
| spending an hour or two on the piazza
| or some place along q road frequented
| by cyclists. 1t will be discovered that
| there is something in common in the
position Of those who ride along SEEM
| lngly without effort, and by contrast
ing them with those whose swaying
| bodies and intense expressions tell of
hard work, the subtle something will
| be found. Riders should never cease
experimenting with their position until
they reach point where they feel tina
the wheel needs holding back on a GOOD.
level road, and they cover middle dis
tances without feeling tired in any par
ticular set Of muscles. The tired all
Overlooking" is the only one belongings
to long ride in proper position.
A diagnosis Of the illness of E. s. Ed
| wards, the continuous century rider
has been made by a New York phvsi.
clan, who announces that he Is aff1icte1
solely with a mild form Of typhoid, few
er. The opinion formed by the phv-
sician from his examination Is that Ed