The record-union., 1899-12-04

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awheel. The parks also attract them
in large numbers Dealers say that the
demand for juvenile wheels this year is
almost double that Of 1898.
At Schweinfurt, Bavaria, is one OF
the largest of the worlds manufacto-
ries for bicycle ball bearings. The two
factories there, belonging to one firm,
turn out annually 100000 gross of
these little steel balls, and employ 800
men, working for a day of 10 hours
duration.
The oldtime rider gives advice re-
garding the care of the chain: TOO
much attention cannot be given a
chain. In the first place. it must
neither be too tight nor too loose. A
tight chain makes the work of driving
the wheel difficult. The links of the
chain grind upon the cogs of the chain
wheel, and the dirt adds to the already
excessive tightness, and great force
will be required, as well as frequent
renewals of the rapidly worn out
chain. The chain should not be so
tight that there is not little play in
1t. and fairly correct adjustment may
be obtained by fixing it so that there
is less than an inch to and fro move
ment possible of the pedal. Two causes
contribute to the mistake of having a
chain too tight. One is a fear that
1t will rattle against the frame and
the cure of it by undue tightening of
the chain is a remedy far worse than
the disease. The rafting chain is an
abomination, but to remedy it by
straining it tight is a grievous mis-
take, Furnishing yourself by the extra
demand on your muscular powers
Concerning the war in the Transvaal
Wheeling" publishes an interview
with A Maynard Rowland, who was a
bicycle messenger in the Jameson raid.
Mr.. Rowland says that on the Natal
border the country is too hilly for
wheeling, but on the western border
and around Mafeking it is compare
lively level, and affords fairly good go
ing. In the Transvaal and the Free
State there are worn tracks in every
direction, which the wheelman can use
With satisfaction. AS an instance of
what may be done on a bicycle on the
Veldt, it may be said that Mr.. Row
land owes his life to the fact that the
Beers did not believe that any one
could travel sixteen miles an hour
over it. He had escaped from the
Beers, been to DR.. Jameson, and was
urh ho fall ho, &c
again. They were going to shoot him,
as they suspected where he had been;
but he pointed out that the doctor was
at least a dozen miles away, and it
would therefore have been impossible
to get to him and back in the hour
and half which he had been absent.
The Beers believed this statement, and
Mr.. Rowland escaped from them again
before they became wiser.
A Paris paper publishes statistics to
show that in given period only one
death and thirty-three injuries have
been caused by automobiles in that
city, and that in the same time vehi-
cles drawn by horses have caused no
less than sixty-seven deaths and 74j
rather than conclusive, because they
do not take into account the relative
numbers of the two kinds of vehicles
in use. But the fact that the auto
mobile, whether in Paris or elsewhere
is less dangerous to passersby than is
the horsed carriage can scarcely be
doubted Machinery is always under
better control than any living organ
ism, especially when the living organ
ism has high-strung nerves, as is the
case with the horse, that scares at a
hat or vagrant newspaper and goes
mad over vain imaginings when it secs
man drawing buggy or boy riding
a bicycle without holding the handle
bars.
Paul Bourbon, one of the speediest
OF the foreign racing men, has this to
say regarding training: My afternoons
are spent in somewhat the same man
ner as the mornings. 1 rest awhile,
and take short walk before going to
the track, and also rest before tea. /
spend the remainder of the evening as
L feel inclined until bedtime arrives.
when exercise with the dumbbells
hour. In this particular 1 ALWAYS
make practice of catching hold of
the dumbbells one in each hand, and
keeping my mouth tightly shut, lunge
out with my arms as quickly as 1 can.
each arm being thrown outward alter
nately. This is splendid practice for
the lungs, and causes a man to breathe
through his nose when undergoing ex-
ertion. Many riders who do not Gull
tivate the habit of always breathing
through the nostrils are compelled to
open their mouths when fighting out
the finish of race, a fatal error if one
wishes to obtain the best results
In his annual report the Superintend-
ent of Police of Washington pays a
high tribute to the bicycle. He saws
the wheel has proved a valuable ac-
QUESTION in expediting police business
in the District of Columbia. That
some idea may be had of the enforce
ment of the laws relating to fast driv-
Ing and bicycle regulations by this
auxiliary force, the Superintendent
states that fines amounting to S13,43G
have been imposed in the Police Courts
through the efforts of the cycle SQUAD
An effort is now to be made to incraa 50
the squad from thirty-six to seventy
two men.
Metal mudguards, in the opinion of
many experts. are the most suitable
for constant use; they wear better than
any other material used for the DUR
pose, and, as rule, retain a better an