The record-union., 1899-08-28


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tached riders and mainly by boys. No
effort is apparent on the part of the
police to stop it. The O. 9. w. should
again assert itself aud see that the
law, of which it IS The author, is re-
spected.
Coasting and hill climbing is a great
sport nowadays with the Associated
Cycling Clubs of New York. They
have a full corps OF officials for the
purpose and many prizes. The events
are called bi-monthly.
An Eastern manufacturer is building
single motor cycles FOR racing men d
cost of $500 each. Several have been
ordered, Archie McEachren of Phila-
delphia placing the first order. When
a sufficient number are in use it is in
tended to include IN local meet pro-
grams handicap races for motor cycles.
Professor r. H. Thurston, says the
Boston Globe" rises to explain that
the automobile. or self moving carriage
for street purposes. antedates the loco
motives and was suggested by Sir
Isaac Newton as early as 1880. OF
course, all the early self propelled car
riages were driven by S-eam, but over
twenty are said to have been running
in London in 1882, and it seems that
they were quite common for several
years, until the fierce opposition of the
stage coach proprietors brought about
overmuch legal regulations of these
vehicles, which finally regulated them
out of use.
The attempt to get twenty entries for
for a months quot pitching contest at
the c. c. w. ground has failed and the
twelve who entered are to receive back
the entrance fees. But individual
games continue to crafty the few low
ers of this noble exercise
Club Wheelmen visiting the State
Fair have been voted the freedom of
the Capital City Wheelmen's rooms and
grounds.
One of the principal innovations
brought out this year has been the
motor cycle as pacemaker. While it is
true that one or two machines We're in
use toward the close of -Iast season,
they were crude. and were never sue
cessful on account of their uncertainty.
When the artifciauy propelled ma
chimes first made their appearance
again this season they were not looked
upon with any great favor, and one or
two bad breakdowns in important races
did not tend to give the public very
much confidence in them. AS the sea-
son advanced they have been constant
ly improved. however. and the work
being done by them now is equal and
in a good many cases superior TO that
of the pacing teams. which were the
features of last seasons racing They
are far less expensive than was the
old style of hiring pacing squad and,
besides. being faster than 4 multicycle
the pace furnished is more even and
there is no occasion Cor picking up a
new machine every few laps. Nearly
all of the machines come from France,
but most of them nave been improved
by American mechanics since they
came to this country. While not as
exciting to the spectators as was pace
furnished by the squads and quints
propelled by human muscle, the motor
cycle furnishes more speed than they
could, and as the expense is far less
the internal machine has undoubt-
edly come to stay.
Oil sprinkled roads are reported to be
giving entire satisfaction. Wheelmen
of Southern California state that by
far the best stretch of road between
Los Angeles and San Bernardino is the
oiled portion from Riverside on, where
there is absolute freedom from dust
The newly organized Sunset Wheel
men Of Los Angeles are turning their
Main street club house and grounds
into an attractive, homelike place The
new uniforms of the club are going to
be dazzlers.
Los Angeles Herald: The Cycle Path
Executive Committee rode TO Santa
Monica the other day ard uron the
return trip over the route made maps
indicating the portions of the road to
be surveyed, by authority of the Los
Angeles Supervisors. The path is now
an assured thing, and many promises
of substantial cash assistance have
been given those having the matter in
charge. The next work which the COM
mittee will take up is the construction
of mile path on Washington street,
some two miles from the city limits.
This path will be strictly expel mental.
and will contain sections of brick rot
ten stone, gravel and oil sprinkled
earth.
Now that the fall cf the year ap-