Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-05
BICYCLE BRtE F S

A petition bearing the signature of $4,000
cyclists. protesting against the abominab!c
state of the roads and asking for their bet
terment, has been presented to the Spanish
parliament. The latter was quick enough
to tax the cyclists, but 1t has done nothing
for them in exchange for their money.
Fred ]. Titus has issued a challenge to
meet any rider at any sort of racing for
ten miles. He does not care whether 1t Is
paced. pursuit or an unpaced race He
will do his training atrth new Berkeley
Oval track
Mr.. Reed of Tauton is introducing a bill
In the Massachusetts legislature for the
protection and preservation of bicycle paths
and for the punishment by fine or imprison-
hient or malicious throwing of glass, tacks
streets.
George s. McLeish of Montreal has signed
a contract with Dave" Shafer to tram
Jimmy Michael, the Welsh cyclist, during
.ne coming season. Michael is now on his
way from Hammond, Iowa, where he has
Deen resting during the past five weeks
MeLeisn was instrumental in bringing the
nulier brothers 10 the front two years ago
snu managed their European tour. Last
year tne careful work of the Canadian was
responsible for the success of Hoyt, Eaton
Newton ana Gately who were prominent
on tracks throughout the country.
Huret mas taken the gold medal presented
by M de Knyff to the Velo's offices that it
may be forwarded to Cordang the rig4atful
holder.
A new roller brake has made it's appear
aIce. Inc accessory is arranged that
the chain can be thrown off when the rider
IS coasting, enabling the rider to keep his
Feet on the pedals The brake is attached
10 the frame near the crank axle, and is
applied to the rear wheel
August Habich, the German racer has
action ha Jtali
terranean Railway Company to recover
damages. as owing to its neglect his ma
chine did not reach Florence in time for
I'm 10 take part in the races last October.
rom Eek, the cycling manager, now in
Paris engaging cracks for the American
racing circuit, startled the racing world or
the French capital on his arrival there by
the announcement that he probably would
lake team or American stars to Paris this
summer Il probably shall take a team
from the United States and make a circuit
OF the leading French tracks the coming
summer, said Eek to reporter of a Paris
paper. Il consider that Norm and Kaiser
are the two fastest men in the French and
American racing world at this hour, and
want to bring them together again.
The Boston Herald is authority for the
statement that Zimmerman will be seen in
competition during '9S.
John Smith, a Toronto rider of some re-
pute, has, through his manager, challenged
Jimmy Michael to an unpaced twenty-five
mile race. 1t is hardly probable that
Michael would consent to ride such a race
with anybody.
Somebody who likes to juggle with figures
has computed from some basis that there
are 1O,OOO000 bicycles in use in all the
world, according to London Cycle. He goes
on to say that if these wheels were placed
in one procession, with thirty passing in a
minute, 1t would take nearly year, day
and night, in passing a given point. Con-
tinuing, he says: Then again: as the two
wheels Of the machine make about $1,000
revolutions a mile. the 1O,OU,ON wheels
would have to put in total of 240,OO0,O0O,-
O0O revolutions. If we take it that every
cyclist on an average has ridden 100 miles,
no less distance than 10000, O0O,OOO miles
of ground has been traversed by 2O,0OO,OOO
wheels. Every wheeP'-but our readers
have had perhaps enough