Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-12

IN THE WHEELING WORLD.

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The Cycling West OF Denver occasionally
bends so low over the handlebar that the
dust OF scorching induces temporary strabis-
mus. The attacks are not serious or OF long
duration. but their recurrence causes its ad-
mirers poignant sorrow which vents itself
in copous tears. During late spell, severer
than usual, the Cycling West chided The Bee
on having maintained non committal posi-
tion on the question OF control OF cycle rae
ing While that question was live one The
Bee advocated dlvorcing the League OF
American Wheelmen from race control,
holding that as long as the league devoted its
energies to managing races and debating
how, when and where they could be held, 1t
would not command the support OF the multi
tude of wheelmen Indifferent IL not dis
gusted, with hippodroming sport" Events
have affirmed that belief. The league has
ceased to control enough racing to make it
factor in the situation. Why not let the
dead rest.
| Although its premises are faulty, the con-
clusions of the Cycling West will strike the
| observant reader as logically correct. For
| instance: That Bee is a hummer and no
| mistake There may be a better newspaper,
home journal and general literary CONNECTION
| combined in existence, but II there is 1t Is
| certainly not included in our list OF ex-
| changes. Just how 1t came to life in such
a place as Omaha, and why 1t elected to re-
| main there, is an unaccountable mystery
| which can only be explained by the biblical
smile Of the birth in manger and the sup
| position that this was a queen Bee and born
t,tt bp,, xpir ,alfi inu "a
| the same, both for It's owners and readers
and IL good does come out of Nazareth there
| was a precedent and 1t is only the fool who
| finds in its origin basis for quarrel with its
quality The Bee is all right If 1t does hive
and swarm in Omaha"
Tbs formation OF tho bicycle manufac-
| turing combination has given rise to great
dea! OF speculation as to the outlook for
| tho retail trade in wheels another year
few weeks ago reports were current to the
effect that q great many dealers and agents
would be thrown out of business owing to
tha probability that tho combination would
no. maintain moro than two stored in any
OF tho prominent cycling centers and only
ono in towns OF lesser Importance. re-
Gently published announcement, however
throws new light on the subject and indi-
cato policy which should prove very
acceptable to all dealers who have hitherto
been in any degree successful. 1t is def
uitely stated that one Of the largest con-
Germs will continue to market its wheels
through it, own deals and that the com
pany'a travelling force will soon start out
with instructions to resume relations with
all dealers in good standing. The COM
pany's new models will be sold under their
ctin model numbers and
tha company stateG that it will pursue an
aggressive individual advertieng policy.
Those who are in position to know say
tina: thu same independent selling methods
will bo followed by all of the more impor-
tant manufacturing concerns in the COM
bira and that, so far as the 1900 trade Is
concerned, the new order Of things will have
q beneficial effect upon the retail trade
at large One result of the combination
will! be that number OF the smaller man
ufacturers will havo the benefit of the
greater facilities Of certain of the larger
makers in marketing their product.
Nearly a dozen Of the teams for the great
six day team race, which starts at Madison
Square Garden the evening of December 3,
have been formed. Prominent among the
late teams was one formed in Canada, with
Harley Davidson, the well known skater
cyclist. and ALI Boake as members. Cana
dians figure that this team will be an able
representative in field comprising the
champions of the world Archie McEchern,
the unpaced champion, also Canadian, will
be united with Otto Maya, the handicap win
ner, as a team. Another very prominent
team will be composed Of E. ID. Stevens, the
winner, and Charlie Turvlle of Philadelphia,
the second man in the San Francisco twenty
four-hour race last spring. The two Ger
mans, Fred Schineer, six-day champion OF
'96, and the only man who ever beat Charlie
Miller in six day contest and Fred Foster,
the eccentric rider, will form still another
team. 1t is now probable that Louis Gmm,
the winner, and Burns Pierce the second
man in the New York twenty-four- hour race,
will be tied up. The pair will form one of
the strongest teams. Sweden will be ably
represented by the two skating champions OF
old, John Lawson and Oscar Julius, whose
sprinting abilities in former six-day races
gained him a niche in history. In addition
to these teams there will be several teams
from Europe, composed of champions Of sew
eral countries, France, Holland, Ireland and
Italy. America will have several represen-
tative teams one of which will represent the
south, with John Chapman as the leading |
member, and probably Bob Walthour as the |
other, although Chapman may succeed in |
inducing Tom Barnaby to come on from far |
off British Columbia, where he Is now |
located. Oscar Aaronson will also be in the |
race, with mate, as will also Frank AL |
berts. Twenty-Five teams will start. The |
entry blanks for the short distance events |
for the night of December may be obtained |
from p. T. Powers, 22O Broadway, New |
York. The programme includes two open
professional and two amateur events, with
large purses, in addition to a number OF
special events. The number of teams is
limited to twenty five.
The Transvaal war will at least have
the credit of being the first campaign in
which bicycles have been employed by regu-
lar troops, and from the frequency with
which they are mentioned in the kilograms,
it is very evident that the riders are doing
good service. This fact, coupled with the
order of Sir Redvers Butler that depart
mental officers at bases might have the OPP
ion Of using their cycles instead Of horses,
and receive an allowance in lieu Of rations
eads one to hope that the military authori-