The sun., 1898-10-05
CYCLING.

At Monday nights meeting of the out
law riders in Washington a number of
new members were taken in, including
Fred Schade, the intercollegiate cham
pion.
McDuffee has contest on at Atlanta
against Walthour and Repine, who will
ride ten miles each against him for con-
test OF twenty miles, the Southerners re-
laying for the twenty miles.
Major Taylor will go for all records,
paced and unpaced. He will have a
complete set of pacemakers and may
make his early headquarters at Wash
ington, later going to Denver and then,
if necessary, to the Pacific Coast.
A long distance bicycle rider says:
"Outside OF cycling, walking is the only
exercise indulge in when training for
distance work, and l consider that a
walk of ten miles is equal to thirty on
the machine.
A photograph of the recent seventy
two-hour cycle race in Paris shows that
many of the riders had their machines
fitted with compound handlebars-that
is bars with four grips, two giving a
raised position and two a dropped posi-
ton.
Charley Miller, the great six-day race
winner, is expected home from his
European trip within few days, and
will at once proceed to Cape Girardeau,
Mo-, to train for the New York contest
in December.
Mrs. M. G. Allen Of Worcester, Mass,
who left New York City Hall at mid
night on Sunday in an attempt to lower
the record of % hours and 80 minutes
between the two cities, instead of break
ing the record broke one of the cranks of
her machine, and had to abandon the
ride. She will try again.
Walter w. Wilson, Buffalo, was ap-
pointed the representative of the Ameri-
can Racing Cyclists Union. He is given
the authority to enforce the cycling
rules adopted by the racing men at their
recent meeting. Mr.. Wilson has the
power to issue sanctions and to fill a
similar position to the racing men as
that held by Chairman Mott Of the L. A.
W. racing board.
George Fuller Of the Olympic Club
Wheelmen, San Francisco, aided by
pacemakers, has succeeded in reducing
the coast wheeling records for one-third,
one-half and two-thirds of mile, but
failed to lower the fve-mile record of
10.17g, held by sgd B. Vincent. He
made the one-third of mile in 35 As
seconds, one-half in SO 3-5, two-thirds in
1.12 l-5 and the five miles in 1895 As.
When one hears OF a bicycle accident
entailing pecuniary loss to the sufferer
of 5000 it naturally suggests case Of
sweeping up the bits. But sufferers, like
circumstances, alter cases. Nine. Melba's
bicycle was recently responsible for that
artists absence for two nights from the
operate stage, through fall, which, at
the living wage Of 81, 500 night, repre-
sents the sum first mentioned.
Daily advice for those who need it:
Don't try your speed on Market street.
1t will cost you money. Wilmington is
blessed with one track. If you want to
see how slow you really are 90 out to it,
where you will find the push training.
They will only be too glad to show you
all kinds of speed, and there are no cops
there, either.
Good press work is the making Of
man in the bicycle business these days
and seems as necessary to the racing man
as it does to the aspirant for pugilistic
championship honors. keep before the
public at any price, seems to be the
motto.