The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28

z-----S>1- trick rider, in way
that astonished couple of loops /"
Figuratively speaking, it paralyzed them
so that they could take no action. The
two policemen were standing together
at the curbstone when Richardson went
past riding "hands off" One of the
officers called out: "Hey, therel One
hand on the handle bars, you'll Richard
son, without deigning to answer, reach
ed forward, pushed spring that held
the bars in place on his trick wheel, and
pulling them out Of the head, held them
swinging in one hand as he rode along.
He had lone hand on the bars" and the
loops" were too much surprised and
amused to attempt making test case
of it.
At the Paris Exposition cycles and
motors designed for military uses are to
have department TO themselves.
A prominent exponent of the long
crank theory believes that the crank
should be exactly half the length of the
riders thigh bone
The next circuit meet of the N. o. A.
will be run at Asbury Park on Satur-
day, July 30, under the auspices of Ar
thur A. Zimmerman.
The bicycle race between Bald and
Zimmerman, which was to be held at
Vailsburg last week was postponed on
account of rain.
England g representatives in the world 3
championships at Montreal will be Sum-
mersgill for the short distance races and
Cherry for the. longer ones.
Charles Stobbe of Morristown and who
won sixth place, andIa gold watch in the
Railway twenty five mile road race on
the Fourth, received the prize few
days ago.
T. F. Pagan the we'll known Morris
County rider, has received the Stirling
track wheel which was won by him in
the two mile handicap at Vailsburg on
the Fourth.
A number of Morristown riders will
enter the twenty-five mill road race on
the Hudson County Boulevard Labor
Day. There were $50 starters in the
event last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Williams of
Philadelphia, will set out on a tandem
bicycle, built by Mr.. Williams, for San
Francisco on or about August g. They
have wagered 1000 that they will use
no other means of lccomotion than their
own legs, and will complete the journey
IN ninety days. They will start out
penniless, and earn their money by
lecturing and writing.
The cycle trade generally is guessing
diligently concerning the Presidency of
the newly formed cycle trust. While
most seem to think that it will be A. G.
Spalding, there are quite number who
think it will be some one else. The
trouble with this second class of guessers
has been to pick the ''some one else. !"
The resignation of George A. Day from
the Presidency of the Pope Manu-
featuring Company has caused surmises
that this extraordinary move is preEimi.
nary to his election as the head of the
trust.
The bicycle is is dangerous vehicle if
all reports are true. 1t has undoubtedly
listed many victims of heart disease,
but 1t is singular now to read that il is
responsible for the prevalence of appen-
dicitis. It is reasonable to suppose that
the scorching position on the wheel
would be as bad for the stomach as for the
heart, and there is probably truth in the
statement that appendicitis is due in
many cases to injudicious riding of the
wheel. But whether 1t is or not there
are many who will risk it and stick to
the comfort aud pleasures of the bicycle.
And yet it might be well for all indulg-
ing IN such riding to avoid the crouching
or monkey position and sit as near erect
as Is possible.