The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-18
THE WHEEL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

"A new chain gearing device has been
| invented, the principle in which is that
the chain-wheel teeth enter and leave
! the inks of the chain in such a man
ner tnat the friction in the ordinary
! way OF chaln gearing between the wheel
teeth and blocks or rollers of chain are
done away with. The teeth of the
Wheel, owing to the difference of pitch
| dlameters of the two wheels, enter and
leave the chain in the center of the
| space between the teeth or rollers, and
DO not bear hard against the driving
side whilst entering or leaving The
| teeth come between the links without
actually touching until fully through,
| when, owing to the action of the ring
| ana the chain wheel, they approach
| and flnally touch the chain at right an
| giles to the teeth of the chain This, it
is claimed, makes rollers in chain of no
advantage, plain block being equally
good. Another claim is that however
| slack the chain may be. as it is firmly
resting on the Hanged wheel before the
chain wheel teeth are introduced
| through the links, there is no fear of
the chain overriding and coming off.
ITO ride mile in a minute behind a
| locomotive" says the New York Sun,
| is admitted in cycling circles to be a
performance lacking in the qualities of
true sport, but simply as a feat its
| Noiue iieo III Tie Dl nerve
and the ability to pedal with sufficient
rapidity of motion. 1t has been con-
| tended that it is impossible for man
| to move his feet fast enough to keep
| them on the pedals, even if bicycle
| was attached to locomotive and
drawn along at the rate of one mile a
minute. Charley Murphy, who is train
ing for his ride behind "a locomotive,
is positive that he possesses the requi-
| site leg action. He will use a wheel
geared TO 120, which means that the
| pedals will revolve 1I6 times to ride
| mile in one minute, or about three revo-
| lutions second. In working on a
| home trainer Murphy yesterday made
mile in one minute and Is seconds,
and when his feet We're working the
| pedals a man could not place his hand
| on one of the riders feet and follow the
| motion with his arm. Murphy, when
| champion of the track, had the reputa-
| ton of having the fastest leg movement
| of any racing man in the country, and
| those acquainted with his ability in
| this respect think he will accomplish
| the feat he is bent upon. The timers
will be on the rear platform of the car
behind which Murphy will ride, and
they will keep their eyes on their
watches and be ready to stop the split
second band at the sound of a gong.
| The latter will be sounded automati-
| cally as the rider crosses the line by
| means of an arm attached to the car
| that will connect with another arm
! standing at the mark The riding sur
| face between the tracks will be of
boards SO inches wide.
Orders were issued to the Buffalo po-
lice last week. that all wheels standing
against the curbstone must be brought
to the station house, and the order was
obeyed. The desk sergeants had little
Il hat tI~ i
i've of such results. for there were al
most 100 wheels brought in the first
night, and then after the wheels there
came rush of excited merchants, la
borers, clerks, messenger boys and a
generous sprinking of the fair sex All
had tales to tell of purloined Wheels
but when they were shown to the re-
spective rooms there could always be
heard EXPLANATIONS of How lucky"
why, there it Isl" and others of a
like nature. 1t is the hope of the po-
lice by vigorous work a the start to
break up the practice of leaving wheels
standing everywhere and anywhere
! In 1898 the bicycles in Maine were
valued at $324.42 The owners paying
IS, l0O50 in taxes on their wheels, of
which amount the state received $780,. so.
! the rest going to the towns. The value
| of bicycles in Maine is only $1,000 less
ties and is one-tenth of the value of
the steam railroad property, not count
ing railroad stock. All other wheel We
hicIes are appraised at a sum only four
times that OF the bicycles. Telc 5rapn
and telephone corr ~ MES pay ASGS9.61
in taxes and the express companies but
S4,95o.55. There are 10000 cWnclS cf
bicycles in Maine and the numncr in
creases rapidly.
Another field fer American industry,
it is pointed out in a bulletin to the
state department, is the Island of Ma
deria, where it appears that practically
| no wheeled vehicles are used. The
streets of Funchal are paved with
small smooth stones brought from the
seashore. The ground is carefully pre-
pared and the small stones are laid
down, and when a square is finished
it is pounded to a level with a heavy
maui. some Ct these pavements have
been laid for more than 200 years, and
are better to-day than when first laid
down. Tine and use have made them
solid and smooth. They ride in Fun
chal in sheds drawn by oxen, on horses
and IN hammOcks and in carriages on
runners. Every driver carries rag or
coarse towel saturated with grease
This. from time to time, he puts down
in front for the runners to pass over
In summer, during the dry season, the
grease and friction make the pavements
almost as smooth as glass, and this
| compels the buying of Madeira made
! boots. The soles of these boots are
! spongy and cling to the pavement. The
| claim is made that Madeira offers OPP
/ portunities for the investment of Amer
lean capital in bicycles.
The most extraordinary century ride
ever conducted in greater New York
! occurred last Sunday under the au-
| spices of the Empire State Wheelmen
| of New York city. 1t was called go
| as-you-please single and double cen
| fury. 1t actually was a long-distanCe
| road race, open to all. Men and women
| wheeled without rest and with little
| food over the roads between Brooklyn
| and Oakdale at top speed for prizes
and lowered the record for 100 miles.
| Diamond prizes We're offered for the
! first man to finish the single and double
| century. the first woman completing
| each the first tandem team and for the