The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-24

| rested ana nned If detected riding upon
any sidewalk. With the fund created
by the payment of the licenses it Is
proposed to engage the services of two
extra policemen, who are to be furn-
ished with bicycles and whose duty it
Will be to see that the ordinance is
strictly enforced with reference to
speed alarms and other particulars.
Any rider who is detected violating the
ordinance will have his or her license
revoked for the remainder of the year
and be subject to a fine.
Before another season has passed
| Americans will probably see the intro
duction of bicycle polo on large scale.
Several times this summer the game
has been played at Hampstead, but
they were only impromptu contests.
Several years ago an American polo
team was formed. After Indifferent
| success the team went abroad. On the
other side they found the game one that
appealed to the Britons. Moreover, the
Americans learned that the game was
| not unknown in Great Britain. Fur
Their, the foreigners played a superior
game and in a more attractive style.
/. The Yankees drove the ball with the
| front wheel of their machine. In Eng
land and Ireland a regular mallet was
used, and it proved to be far more sat
| isfactory.
In England the game of bicycle polo
| has caught on so well that the National
| Cyclists union has taken hold of 1t
and has sanctioned several tourna-
ments. There is an Irish bicycle polo
association in existence in Ireland.
The game is played in exactly the
same fashion as pony polo, and practi-
| cally the same rules govern the sport
on the silent steed Englishmen pro-
nounce it the swiftest game. outside
of a regular battle. that has ever been
ny, ha nth CIT do irnc tn
skill of hockey player. the alertness
of football expert and the dexterity
of a trick bicycle rider The game is
one series of thrilling periods, and a
player must have marvellous control of
his nerves in order to maintain his
GOODNESS at all points.
A field 100 yards long and half that
depth will provide ample room for
good bicycle polo contest. Behind each
goal there should be at least a run of
about 20 yards. When the game starts
the ball is placed in the center of the
ground. while the opposing teams line
up, unmounted, along the goal.
When the referees whistle sounds
there is a wild scramble by the out men
of both sides to reach the sphere first.
A tussle for the ball ensues, the other
riders wheeling out slowly, ready for
action in a flash. Back and forward.
following the course of the ball. the
their tracks, and ever on the alert to
control the sphere with the mallet.
Once rider secures the ball he drib-
bles it along toward the adversaries'
goal just as cleverly as a nice hockey
expert. The opposing rider charges on
him furiously. and just as they are
within touching distance he, with
well-calculated drive, sends the ball to
a point where one of his team mates
is doing the standstill, waiting for 1T.
There are accidents, of course, but so
skillful have the English and Irish
teams become they can avoid collisions
when to an outsider it would seem i'm
possible
Strong machines, capable of stand
ing strong shocks without collapsing,
are employed. The bicycles are geared
only to 60 or IS, as the players can get
about with less difficulty than when
larger gear is used. The wheels are
fitted with brakes-rim brakes, general
ly-that are controlled from the handle
bar.
According to experts the neglect Of
bearings is a prolific source. of injury
to bicycles. A loose bearing causes
extra friction and extra strain. The
machine runs badly and wears out
much more quickly An overnight bear
ing is almost as bad. A bearing should
be adjusted until there is absolutely no
play The act of securing the nuts,
however, sometimes overtightens the
bearings, and for this reason the wheel
should be spun after the nuts have
been frightened. If the wheel stops at
all suddenly it is sign that the bear
ing is overnight, and it should be
simply slackened.
No machine will run satisfactorily
unless the wheels are perfectly ADJUST
ed. To see If it is correct, don't spin the
wheel violently in the manner so often
recommended, but turn it around until
the valve is at some distance from it's
lowest point When released the wheel,
by reason of the weight of the valve,
will oscilliate for some little time.
Those Gin the know believe that
Jimmy Michael will ride "a bicycle this
winter The taciturn midget will not |
say so, but his denias are not very
vehement The belief is based on the |
fact that Michael has practically given |
up horsehacing and is living in retire
ment in New York. He is fond of IN
door racing and, being of thrifty turn |
of mind, realizes the possibility of fl
nancial gain in his temperance. |
Should Michael return to his first love |
he will find many eager to give him
battle. Elkes would appreciate nothing
more than a series of matches with
MlCnael, tHe only CTdCh tudl lie has
never met. A match-or two out Of
three-between the Welsh Rarebit and
the Glen Falls shadow would fill Mad
ison Square garden. it is thought and
lovers of racing are eagerly anticipat-
ing the time when these two cycle
kings will meet again.
A piece of ingenuity on the part of
rider was witnessed recently at rail-
road station and the account of 1t
should furnish suggestion for all rid
ers who experience a similar misfor-
tune. The wheelman's lamp bracket
had been broken in the baggage car
in such a manner that it was useless.
The rider pondered awhile, then OBJ
tanned a piece of middling stout wire
about IA inches long and proceeded TO
matters. He first doubled the
wire in the middle, then wrapped the
free ends about the handlebar stem
and twisted them tightly together rms
was done in such manner as to leaVe
the doubled end projecting backward
toward the saddle. This end he twisted