The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-21

be % per cent more. These facts, added
to the change in the situation produced
by the bicycle trust make it not alto
gether unlikely that the price of BIZ
cycles have reached bedrock for some
| time to come. if indeed there is not a
Stinening up in prices.
1t has been customary in the past
five years for manufacturers to exhibit
a noticeable tendency to offer dealers
special inducements in the way OF
terms, and special discounts just as
soon as the first rush of the buying
season was over. At the present time,
however, manufacturers seem to be
| drawing the lines closer and closer
every day and the agents of one make
of wheel were greatly surprised about
ten days ago to see the usual order OF
| things reversed and received a circular
from the factory stating that after
June l the discount on their wheels
would be lessened.
With the decrease in the use of BIZ
cycles as a mere fad, and the increasing
| popularity of the bicycle as real
means of recreation and enjoyment,
| many riders are using their wheels on
holidays and other idle days as a means
of getting somewhere" In the east
the country club for cyclists is growing
in popularity, and IN many places are
louHu clcSdHliy dppOlHttQ
patronized and supported entirely by
wheelmen. This idea is, of course,
rather too elaborate for the cyclists of
this city, but the number of pleasant
places of rest and refreshment, hitherto
undreamed of, that are being unearthed
by the wandering cycliSt is surprising.
In several of the canyons and along the
most frequented roads there are a num-
Der of inviting places where wheelmen
are welcomed, and where the hungry
ones can always get a good meal on
short notice. These places are becom
ing well known, and almost any Sun
day afternoon or on a holiday, groups
of wheelmen may be found enjoying the
cool shady hooks or partaking of an
appetiZing meal after a hunger produc-
ing ride.
Probably the most popular resort at
the present time is Brockbank's farm,
and as the distance is not great and
the roads are usually splendid, it is
difficult to go there on any Sunday or
holiday and not find cyclists. The cool,
shady lawn, the pleasant piaZZaS, and
above all, the culinary attractions, are
most inviting, and wheelmen are al
ways welcomed. To those who have
never been there the following direc-
lions will enable them to find the road
without trouble:
Go down Fifth East past Liberty park
until Twelfth South is reached, and
then turn east to Sugar House. On
reaching Sugar House take the road
leading due south, and Brockbank's will
be found on the right-hand side of the
road about four and one-half miles
from Sugar House. The entire distance
is about eight and one-half miles.
Inasmuch as the L. A. W. has made
no announcement of a national circuit |
and the n. c. A. is making prepare
tons for holding a grand circuit, for
which entry blanks are already out, |
the rules for governing this circuit, just |
issued by the n. c. A, are worthy of |
attention:
The grand circuit begins July and |
ends before Oct /. National champion |
ships will be run at every meet and |
the minimum prizes will be $50. Win |
ners of places will be given points, and |
the man having the highest number of |
points at the close of the circuit will be !
pronounced the national champion |
These championships VIII be for pro-
fessionals only, but a special series of |
championships for amateurs will be run
off, and the winner will ride a special I
race with the professional champion,
best two in three heats, for the grand /
championship of America.