Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-09

to break away again and ride for the big
money OF the outlaws
On this subject the New York Times says:
"The new executive committee OF the League
OF American Wheelmen has prepared policy
for this year which If it is lived up to Will
bring about the long sought-for increase in
the membership. The committee promises
the Improvement Of highways, touring,
favorable legislation, transportation of bicy-
cles on railroads, social meetings, and rae
ing. In the latter branch of the sport is
where the league may fail, and there are
thousands of persons interested in bicycling
who believe that If the League of American
Wheelmen was unincumbered with the con-
troll of racing its executive committee would
have a comparatively easy road to travel
and, what is more, 1t would have the sup
port of nearly every rider in the country
who would then, in all probability, become
members.
at is expected that II the National Cycling
association shows that 1t control racing,
the League of American Wheelmen will con-
clude to drop the game, which will mean
the saving of large amount of money
now being paid to members of the racing
board, and the money thus saved can be
expended in a manner that will benefit the
rank and file of riders"
Pastor Snyder, leading Methodist
preacher of New Jersey, regards the bicycle
club which he has organized among the
young people of his church and of which
he is captain as one of the chief adjuncts
of the work of salvation.
Healthy recreation as a means OF grace
seems to be generally growing in favor In
order to be assured that the twenty-four
members of the church rlub shall rpcpiya
intelligent direction as they are male and
female in about equal proportions, Pastor
Snyder is Captain Snyder when on the fire.
quent runs, and he is thus enabled to see
to it that the wheel does not collide with
church work.
Captain Snyder is only one among many
pastors who believe that physical regenera-
ton should accompany spiritual, and he
says that if he were able he would have a
complete gymnasium and all the proper ath-
letic attractions of the period in his church
The British Medical Journal in a recent
article entitled THE Cycle and Its Medical
Foes" upholds cycling from a health point
of view. 1t says, in part: at can safely
be said that-without going into questions
Of costa inferior" or costa superior
respiI ation-cycling according to ones pow
ers can only result in benefit to the nor
mally constituted person, whether male or
female, and, moreover, it does not require
physician to see the very marked improves
ment in health and looks which the exercise
has caused many girls who previously
stayed at home and either played the piano
or stopped over some kind or other of In
door employment. 1t is not necessary to
go into statistics to prove the vast benefits
which have accrued to young people of
hNtl nI,;,,
piano and the men from the billiard room
or bar. Even the abuse of cycling-as in
the case of seventytwo hours race-does
| not appear to be of so harmful a nature to
| men who are strong enough to participate
| in such events to cause the heart to
! show signs other than normal under ex-
animation, as the first three men in a recent
| race OF this duration were all most care
| fully examined both before and after the
| struggle. This is really an unfair exam
| pie, the average cyclst does not COM
! pete in races of seventy-two hours dura,
| ton"
| Some idea OF how low trading-in prices
will range on second wheels this year
| may be CLEANED from the quotations made
public by one of the leading agents in
| New York. On the best high class wheels
| the maximum limit will be $12, and such
wheels must be of last years make and in
| excellent condition. The prices range from
| this figure to s., which is the minimum
| Second hand wheels will not be accepted in
! exchange for chainless models, but the lat
| ter must be paid for in cash On all other
| models trades are allowed. The agency in
| question has placed orders for twenty
chainless wheels, for which cash has been
| paid.
According to an alleged expert, a tire
shows its greatest resliency at an imitation
| of twenty-seven and half pounds of air
pressure to the square inch. The rebound
ing qualities are practically the same at
| forty pounds as they are at twenty pounds
pressure; the tests made by drop
ping the inflated tire six feet and measur-
| ing the rebound. Riders who are desirous
of getting the full advantage of the use of
pneumatic tires will keep them inflated as
near twenty-seven and half pounds pres