The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-07

the Capital City Cycle club, and still has
on its roster some of the fastest riders
in Minnesota The clubs quarters at 753
East Seventh street have been, rem odeled.
and the membership at present is over
100. The club expects to stand this year
where it always stood, one of the finest
organizations of its kind 10 the North
west. The club gives smoker Saturday
evening, April ID, One thing that will be
noticed more than ever this season will
be the use of diamond frame wheels by
women riders There is no reason why
the diamond frame should not be ricden
by women as well as men. The amount of
extra hard work required to handle the
drop frame certainly handicars the fair
rider TO great extent There are very
Few male riders who would attempt to
make long ride on a so-called .1ady,s'
wheel. A prominent dealer gave it as his
opinion the other day that within two
years every lady rider would be mount
ed on diamond frame BICYCLE
Ed Aldrich, Of Milwaukee, has chai-
IenSed any rider in the country for a
loO-mlie race. The challange was imme-
d1ately accepted by T. L. Bird. of ST.
Paul. but as yet Mr.. Aldricb has failed
to reply. If Mr.. Aldrich is in earnest he
can get any kind of game he wants I'D
mere from 1O0-mile to LOCO
IL seems likely that this year there will
be a healthy revival of the racing game
ana 1t has been limited in several oparters
that some of the larger makers -wo1l1d
again enter the field with racing teams
TO compete for national hor1ors A prom
lnent Eastern manufacturer, when asked
ms opinion on the outlook. said:
Yes, it is true that we ara coY,ta,,
pidtills taxing an active interest in bicy-
Gle racing, and [ think during the com
ing sasn season on the leading. cyclists will be
We have addressed at least forty of
the leadlng racing men on this subject
ana S.lRo W 5 we receive the replies of those
S Mt,U t ossIre TO BECOME members of orr
SIdf learns we Will make our selections
NO DEFINITE plan has been formulated as
70 now the different teams will be han
aIed: Inc men will be paid for their
services, and we shall insist they the,
follow the national circuit and c0mnafa
IN the important race meets through0ut
Inc year. Under no circumstances viii
ne ne aii3W any OF our men to disappoint
the pubic by falling to appear in any of
the events for which they are entered
ProNldlng they are able to ride We
are particularly DESTROYS Of engaging a
our intention to raise the tone of racing
and to promote the popularity of The
sport In every legitimate way.
..o,, Wnat we Will do for the amateurs is
something that we will consider in =tle
near future. Of course, nothing whato
ever VIII be done that will in anv way
CONNECT With the rules or interests Of tho
~ =: a, or that would have a tendency
amateur rider. We have a plan now m,
ger discussion for Offering prizes for
those riders of special ability who reach
certain standard. This plan win be an
bounced later" cal
Ihere mesa be no more conclusive ey,-
dence that the bicycle is again becom-
ing fashionable than the fact thai Kinp
EDWARD VII has taken to wheeling. For
the past decade Englanr1's ruler has o,;o
mated thousands of world-famous fads
out ne mas inaugurated nothing which &C.
pound TO be copied with more universal
zest tnan bicycle riding For the mast
uozen years Or more the royal Edward
mas been gradually merging toward cor
puiency, and has tried as a preventive
every conceivable form of oufdoor exor-
clse, but with little satisfaction He de-
voted goodly spell each day to nrivate
indulgence in fencing, driving, walking
ana riding, but has derived greater hen.
eht from cycling than from all otber
kindred sports
every day the king may be seen snin-
hlng along on his wheel in the nrivata
GROUNDS surrounding MARLBOROUGH house
ana seems to be perfectly at ease on hi ;
plcycle. One of the most notable men
In england to emulate the king is Lori
Salisbury He has become an ar5ent
"neelman' and the aged premier has re-
celVed permission from the king to ride
in the royal Enclosure at Marlhoronob
mousse. Lord Salisbury is usually attend
ed on his rides by his daughter Lady
Cecil With such people to lead the wav
IN matters of taste, the bicycle is bound
TO retain its hold among the people of
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