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THE SPOUTING LIFE. June 11. .HE SPORTING LIFE. PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT So. 34 Sooth Third Street, Pliilada. BY THE porting Life Publishing Company. v- THOS. S. r>ANDO.....................Pr«>»i<lenr, V. C. RICHTKH...............Vice Fresi<l*Mi*. J. CUFF l)ANnO....«............Trcasurfer. All Checques, Drafti, Money Orders and - Remittance* mint be made payable to the order of THE SPORTING LIFE PUBLISHING CO. POST OFFICE BOX, 948. FRANCIS C. RICHTER, E<lltor-in-Chicf. H. CROWTHEB....................Cycling Editor, JAS. C. DAYTON .......... Business Manager. TERMS: Subscription, per annual (poatage paid).............S4.OC su runnth*.................. " " ............ 2.2s Threenionlbs............... " " ............ 1.25 L Single copip*.,,.............. " " ............ lOc. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. WBEIGN POSTAOS 81.O4 EXTRA PEB ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES: (FIXED AND FINAL.) 90 Cents Per Line Agate Measurement. ADVKRTISEHS should forward their favors so aa to teach u* br Tbnrwiay morning, iw thta paper (oea to prem EYEKY THURSDAY AT 2 P. U. NEW YORK CITY BUSINESS OFFICE, 14 and 15 Tribune Hulldincr. Wbfre cumplete filea caa be found, extra coplea ob- taioetl an>1 ailtiSLTi[>tioi.a *nl iulrerl:aemeira rec^ivftii by A. FRANK RICHARDSON, General Agent lor Nowspapors of Known Circulation. Coming Events. JUNK. II. Race Meet of Century Cycling Club, Kings wood I'ark, frrai-Bio, N. Y. 11. Annual New York-Philadelphia Century Boa. 11. Awmla (Ct.) \Vheol Club's FUM Day. 11. 23 Mile R.wd Caen al Rochester, N. Y., Wnt End B. C. 13. Cortland Wheel Club I!ace Meet. Second Circuit Meet. is. Creacent C. C. Bac* Meet, Rochester, N. Y. Third rircoit Meet. . . i New York State Division Annual Meet at But- Into. Fourth Circuit Meet. 18. West Lyuo Rovers Race Meet, at GleomerePark. 19-22. rtnnaylTanU Dlvlilun Me*t, Scranton. Pa. H.— Annual Ki.aJ Race at Louisville. Address Fnoco JXttti, kirn-villa, Ky. 25: Annual Race M«-t K. C. W., Manhattan Field. 25. Fifth Annual Race Meet South End WheelmsD, Phil«dfl|>hla, Pa. 27-28. New Jtrtey Division Meel, Vineland. N. J. JULY. 1—Tournament of New Britain (Conn.) Wheel Club; 2-4.—Second Annual Tournament of the Zig-ZagO. 0., and Iti'llitna Division Meet, IndianapolU. 8-4-5. Olilo Division Meet. Dayton, 0. 3-t-5. Sliaaj'iirl Division Meet, Springfield, Mo. 4. Poorman Roatl luce, Hamilton to Cincinnati. 4. Texas I>iv!»l.in Meet, Houston, Tel. 4. inuu»l Meel Ton.ie«ee Division al Jackson.j 4.—Second Annual Rate Meet Watertown Cyclers, Watertowu. N. Y. C. Nebraska Division Meet at Uniting*. 4. Annual M>-et California Division, at Sacramento. 4. Danville (III) C. C. R«ce Meet. 4. Lockporl (N. Y.) Wlieelmi-o's Race Meet. 4. First Annual Road and Track Racea by L. B. Gra- ham, ChattanooKa, Ten;). t-5. Anounl Meet Michigan Division, at Bay City. 4-J. Illinois Division tteer.at SrringOeld. *-5. Tournament of the Colombia C. 0. and Coll B. C.. lltrifurd. 4_5-fi._K«nj«s DivistonMeet, Wichlta, Kanfus. 8. Stcond Annual Race Meet of the ll.vorslde Wheel- men, Manhattan Kiel,). -IS. Smith's National Meet Tour, New York City to ^_ Washington. A'Mrcn C. H. Smith, 21 Palm '^ a/jen«e. Detr> ir. Mlch- 11-12. Kentucky Division Beet, L«*lngtnn, Ky. 18-19-20. National Meet, L. A. W., at W uhinfrton D. a 81. Maryland Supplement to National Uett at Bilti- mare. S3. Kace Meet of tbf Pennsylvania Bicycle Club, Philadelphia. AVGU8T. 4. WafoDiha B. C. Fifth Annual Tournament and 28- mile ll.ind Knee, Rlfhfi.ld Sprlnite, N. Y. S-6. R»co Meet of tbo Asbury Park (N. J.) Wbaal- - .' men. 10-11. Iowa Division SIret. Sioux City. 10-11. Indiana Divlii.m Meet, at Indianapolis. 26. Waverly (lil.'i Wheelmen's Race Meit. id.—Svcond Annual Baca Meet, Norrlitowa (Pa.) Wheelmen. BF-PTEXRER. 8. Rnce Meet of Stalrn Island Athletic Cjclers, West >'uw Brighton. Slaten Inland. 8. Ran Meet of the Pena City Wheelmen, Philadel- phia, Pa. & Progressive Team Race Tournament and Coutinoa- Iha of SUteii Island A. Cvcler's Race Meet. ft-6. Tournament of the Hartford Wheel Clat>. Ad- dreaa L. I', liroaduunt, secretary, Box 255, Hart- ford, Conn. Jl-1 .3. Tournament at Hampden Park, Springfield M.M. . 17. Itace Meet of the Albany (N. Y.) Wheelmen. 22. Aiiuim) Meet Penn Wheelmen. Reading, Pa. W. Race Meet of Park Arenas Wheelmen, Phila- delphia, Pa. AddressO. S. Bunnell, 533 Cheatnnt street, Philadelphia. 14 Annual Twenty-fire Mile Road Race and Tour- nament. Addreis 8. W. Merrlhew, 1011 Market street, Wilminet n, Del. EDITORIAL COMMENT. CVRREYT TOPICS OF THE CYCLING WORLD DISCUSSED. !Thc Race Track and the Road, the Workshop, New Inventions and the Sport in General Criti- cism of All Sorts. THE ROAD BACISO QUESTION is rapidly becoming a question of importance, not only here, but in England, and it seems certain that something must be done ere Jong to im- pose such restrictions upon it as will ensure its conduct under proper laws and conditions. .The sad death of Mr. Wnrd, who was fatally injured in the recent Catford twenty-five mile road raee, has served to furnish a text to the Cyclist, upon which it discourses as follows: "There is an old saying in connection with railway accidents that matters requiring al- teration in the conduct of train service will not receive attention from the companies 'until a director has been killed.' Some- thing similnr appears to be the actual state of things with regard to road racing among cyclists. As has been frequently remarked in these columns and elsewhere, combina- tions of circumstances arise in ro.id contests in which if everything, even to the minutest detail, does nut go exactly right 'something dreadful would happen,' and, as wns re- corded last week, something dreadful has happened in the lamentable and horrible death of a rider who was killed in the Cat- lord twenty-five miles road scramble. This incident has made a profound impression among cyclists, and more than one club in the kingdom has decided, if not to abandon its fixtures already made for the year, at any ra*e to make no more in future. Wen appear to have looked with equanimity upon the possibility of police interference, of fines for furious riding, ami of an occasional spill or two, but the dreadful accident which has just happened has aroused in all a strong feeling as to the real dangers which are attendant upon contests of this character, not only to the contestants themselves, but to all other users of the roads. "Quite apart from this, however, is It not high time that road racing was stopped? Our friends on the North Road, and others who are heart and soul interested in road racing, nre like the men recorded in Scripture, who are anxious to pull the mote out of their brother's eye v unconscious of the beam in their own. \ ct, Although we will admit, for the sake of argument, that circumstances are of 11 somewhat more favorable character for the safe und proper conduct of road rides on the great North Koad than in many other parts of the country, the fact remain) that lUesc very favorable circumstances conduce to greater speed, and therefore the direful consequence of nu accident, should such au untoward event happen, are likely to be in- creased rather than diminished by these very circumstances which our friends delight to record in tneir own f«vor. The recent cor- respondence iu the Times and other papers, ami the strong light which has thereby been thrown on the doings of cyclists, has not «htm n them up in a very favorable light, and it is very evident that tne puMic look with distrust and alarm at the guecd with .finch some of our fraternity will persist In travel ing over fte Queen's highway. Not only so but from all pnrts ej'the kingdom we hear 01 instructions being given by tne loeal anjhor Hies to the police to put a'etop fo fast riding, and already several oases have occurred in which contestants inroad races have been fined. "Cycling i«, in fact, getting a bad name with the authorities, and, a? we have before now said, sooner or later it will be stoppei by them and repressive regulations impose< upon the great body of peaceful and law abiding citizens who elect to travel the couu try OH their rubber-tyred wheels. Why, then should we not stop the abuse of cycling our selves? If the clubs will not do it of their own accord somebody must do it for them and the opinion has been growing on as for months past that matters have reached sucl a pitch that th,s Union will be quite justifie( in talcing up that position. One of the ob jects of the Union is to protect the interests o cyclists, not, be it noteej, of cyclists who elec to use the roads in an improper manner, bu of cyclists generally, and unless we stop th< thing ourselves repressive measures are in the end bound to be introduced and uubear ablp restrictions put upon the pastime. The Union will consequently b« quite within its province in endeavoringto put an end towha is rapidly becoming to the general public an intolerable nuisance. It may be urged thai road racing has done a great deal for the spread of cycling, that it has shown more than path racing what machines are capable of, but to that we say not one road race in 500 Aa^j had any real effect upon the sport o, trade. "By this time the public know pretty well what can be done upon a machine, andwhils we would not prevent individual men going for records over longdistauces by themselves or accompanied by a solitary pace-maker, we would certainly interfere and stop the frantic scrambles which are daily taking place 01 our roads, and we think that the Union woulc not be at all exceeding its powers if it under took to eive formal information to the author ities in whose districts road races were al>out to take place of everv road fixture which came beneath its ken. The responsibility then would be thrown upon the shoulders o those authorities who could take such action in the matter as the circumstajices of the case demanded. The duty of the Union to the general body of its subscribers and to the gen eral public would have been done; and we hope before many mouths have passed to see this plan adopted." \Ve feel certain that it is only a question o: time when the authorities in various parts o this country will repress with a strong hand the numerous road races, nor could they be blamed for so doing; yet the fact must not be last sight of that in a number of places the local powers that be eagerly co-operate with wheelmen in promoting and fostering roac contests, and in such instances nothing can be said against the practice. But in localities where opposition develops, clubs and riders alike should recognize and meet this spirit halt way by yielding gracefully what they may and will be compelled to cede as a right. REFERRING TO OI:R EDITORIAL last week on the subject of amateurism it is curious how many niinda are giving time and atten- tion to the solution of the same difficult problem. Says llacredy in last Irish Cyclist to hand: "\Ve agree with Hillier that two classes of amateurs will hardly work, and we think that his idea of granting revocable licenses to racing men is good. It would be a monstrous injustice to professionalize all connected with the trade, employers and employees alike, and it would sweep the path of some of our best and strnightest riders. A man may be connected with the trade, out still be a true sportsman and as genuine an amateur as any at heart. Should, however, it be evidcnl that a man was simply and solely employee in a firm on account of his racing abilities and was given unlimited leisure to train and race in all parts of the country, a license could be refused to such an individual, or, better still, he could be required to race on a machine other than thatmanufuctnred by hi3 firm, and in case of his declining to do so, he could be refused a license. The true amateur would not hesitate a moment. We remember when Faed was in the employ of the Ivel Cy- cle Co. he was very careful not to ride their machines in competition lest there should be any breath of suspicion that he was doing so from business reasons. Feed's punctilious- ness was, perhaps, exceptional, but it affords proof that the hardship of being debarred from racing on any one machine is not an un- reasonable one, and that the rider who de- clined to obey the X. C. U. in this respect would be getting no more than his deserts in being refused a license." "THE BICTCT.E WILL BECOME ft valuable adjunct fo theequipment of rival armieswhen their respective commanders agree to fight their battle on vast level plains; when the roads are good; when the weather is fine when each side will tender the courtesies o their repair shops to their friends, the enemy and when they promise not to hurt a man whose wheel haa broken down." Philadel phia Times. Our e. c. has been looking at the subject throngh the wrong end of the glass. The safety bicycle is ft practical vehicle not only on level roads (if it were not there would be precious little riding done in this country), but also up hill and down dale whether those same roads are good, bad or indif ferent,and-whether it rainsor shines. As to the rest of the supposititious contingencies, un- less the promised time, foretold by the in spired prophecies, when all wars shall cease materialize ere grim war again disturb our peaceful borders, we fancy the amenities of warfare will be equally as likely to be ten dered footman or horseman as wheelman. The wheel will become of great and sub- stantial value to au army in case of strife and we venture the prediction that the next European contest will prove this. Secretary Bassett crows this week, In the L. A. W, Bulletin, and with good cause, ex- plainable by his own words. The League has reached"high water mark in its applica- tions for membership, and if this rate is kept up the close of '92 will 6ee 40,000 names on the roll. Thus Mr. Bassett: "We forgot to crow the last time. We broke a record and published 744 names, and so will crow iu a little higher key to the tune of 803. We are doing well. By 'we' we mean the League and its hustling workers. Last year our average list was 397; this year it has been 565. Now. blow up again your pneumatic a little higher." CAN THIS BE THE ZiMMERMAif we knew of old the head and front of American cycle racing, now that Wiudlc has become a Bene- dick? "Zimmerman Undoubtedly showed last Saturday that while possessing a very fine turn of speed he far eclipses this by the con- summate cleverness he shows in getting pocketed. Every time a little finase and judgement were required to secure a good position, Zimmerraan was out in the middle of the track or else at the tail of the field. If the London County meeting does nothing else, it ought to teach him that a good position at bell-time is worth anything up to twenty yards." Bi. News. We had always believed in common with the rest of the American public that Zim- merman was one of the best exponents at head-work we had, and to be told that be is but a tyro is indeed humiliating. Presum- ably, then, not only the Jerseyman, but also Windlc, Berlo, Taylor, Tyler, Rich, Murphy, Taxis, Barrett, Lnmsden and the rest of our cracks, are mere novices when it couies to competing with the Englishmen? Hardly. The whole trouble is this: Eng- lish trucks are narrow paths compared to the ones on which our men usually ride, and that ells the whole story. Herne Hill, for ex- ample. England's crack path, is but 25 feet ' wide on th« winning straight and only 20 on the back stretch. So, accustomed as they are to the miie and half-mile trotting tracks of Springfield, Hartford,Ptoria, etc., with home- stretches from s?yfinty to O?1 * hBnflred feet in width, it follows, as a matter or course, that the Americans are not capable of doing them- selves justice on the narrow, sharp-cornered, highly-banked English paths, pnnicuUrly in a big field of starters. Habit and practice are everything, and the man who is a success- ful winner on a twelve-lap rink track, giving men like Ziminerman and Berlo odds and then beating them, would be distanced an eighth of a mile on Hampden Park's surface. This has been demonstrated time and again in our rink races. So that while there may be some grains of truth in Zimmy's "lack of ankling," etcetera, it can be safely put down that the prime cause is to be found in the tracks. Give him a little time to familiarize himself with an English field of entries on English tracks and the best man England owns and we opine his name is Osmond will have to hustle to beat him. RECKLESS RIDIXQ MUST BE CHECKED with a stern hand. The Syracuse, N. Y., Evening Herald, commenting upon two acci- dents in that city caused by the carelessness of wheelmen, hits the nail squarely ou the head when it says: "Members of bicycle clubs aa a rule, obey the city ordinances with reference to riding on the sidewalks. "And "Experienced wheelmen seldom run against people, "Hut "Unattached and inexperienced riders'take chances;' "Thereby "Several serious collisions have occurred in the last few days. "And "Heavy penalties should follow in cases of carelessness." Trade. AMERICAN TUBING FOB AMERICAN BI- CYCLES. That is what we shall see erelong. Supplementing the tube works of the Shelby Tube Company, Colonel Pope proposes going into the business. The American Cyclist, of Hartford, says: "A large factory, 300x50 feet, to be built in Hartford; steady work for 150 men or more as soon as it is ready, a new industry estab- lished, and, most of all, a lot of model homes fur wofkingmen at such a price that they can afford to buy them indeed, can't afford not to. These are the things that Colonel Albert A. Pope proposes to undertake here in Hart- ford, and for Hartford as truly as for his own interests. And it is no dream for by and by, but a plan long contemplated, now completed, and to be put immediately into effect. "The land is bought, the machinery or- dered and work there will begin in a day or two. Nothing has been undertaken in Hart- ford for years that gave greater promise of benefiting than this large project of Colonel Pope, which has in it plenty of his brilliant business enterprise and also a lot of true pub- lic spirit. Colonel Pope has purchased 110 acres of laud, and all of this large area is to be put at once into prnctical use. The Pope Manufac- turing Company uses now a vast amount of tubing that is made in England. Colonel Pope proposes to have this made hereafter in Hartford. Ou the eight acre lot bounded east by Laurel and south by Park street he will put up a factory 300 feet by 50 feet, with two stories and basement, besides a boiler house and other special buildings for mak- ing a million feet of tubing a year. This work will probably be finished by Sept. 1, and the manufacture of seamless stee! tubing will begin there forthwith. The machinery, built to order in Wnterbtiry, Conn., will be ready when the building is done, and then steady work will be provided for about 150 men to begin with, the force increasing as the work develops. Other factory buildings nre likely to be put up later on this lot. The lot by the railroad track will be used for sidings and such purposes, and the tracks will be carried right over the river to the new fac- tory. "The growth of the bicycle business here since Colonel Pope secured* control of it has been phenomenal. When he bought out the Weed Company it was employing 3'JO men. To-day it employs between 950 aud 1000." THE EUTAW CYCLE Coj[pAXYt of Balti- more, has secured the exclusive control for Maryland of the Standard machines, and are now carrying a large stock of them. MR. FRANK S. RAY, manager ot the Gor- mully & Jeffery Mfg. Co.'s New York store, has struck a happy way of convincing a cus- tomer. The other day a gentleman called at the above store and examined a pneumatic Rambler, expressing himself as pleased with it, butjloubtful as to lu's ability to repair the tire if punctured. "Oh. that's easy," Mr. R. remarked, and forthwith stuck a pin through the tire. Upon withdrawing the pin. how- ever, no air escaped. He repeated the oper- ation with pin and tack, without better suc- cess, but finally "collapsed" the tire by in- serting the spout ot an oil can. He then took off the outer ease, patched the air tube, re- placed the part and inflated the tire inside of five minutes. The customer took the wheel. P. L. RENOUF'S "Improvements in the Air Chambers of Pneumatic Tires," filed April 13, 1892, relates rather to the linen or canvas covering of air chambers than to the air chambers themselves. Its object is to cotu- oinc the advantages of cutting the canvas lengthwise, which prevents the pocket from elongating; and of cutting it on the cross, which gives it the property of contracting lengthwise and expanding crosswise, so that when the air tube is inflated the tire auto- matically grips the rim. Aud the object is accomplished by cutting the canvas on the cross and fastening to it lengthwise a strip of non-stretching tape. THE TIBE WAR is rapidly approaching.says Si. News. Already we hear of one or two sorties by the Pneumatic Tire Co. The seal- ing of Robertson & Du Cros's patent for a wired-on tire is opposed, and Mr. C. K. Welch once of bicycle fame, if we mistake not is threatening all and sundry who in- fringe his patent No. 14,563, 1890, and an- nounces that he has already commenced pro- ceedings against the Seddon Tire Co. MR. T. B. JEFFERY. of the Gormnlly & Jefiory Mfg. Co.,sailed on June 4 for England on a combincdbusinessandpleasure trip. Mr. Jeffery has been ordered abroad for his health, and will incidentally further acquaint the English manufacturers with the merits of the G. 4 J. pneumatic tires, a number of which have been shipped to England. THE WARWICK CYCLE MFG. Co. having received information that theSimmons Hard- ware Co. are and have been using the name "Columbus" tor some months past in their cycle department, to prevent confusion will name their special wheel for 1893 the "Pur- itan," ___ Coming Inventions. A list of recent bicycle patents, reported especially for THE SPORTING LIFE by'w. E Aughinbaugb, patent attorney, Washington. D. C. 475,744 Ice velocipede, Geo. W. Agin, Pe- kin, 111.; filed Nov. 23, 1891. Serial No. 412,746. 475,780 Combination tool for bicyclists, Wm. E. King and \V'm. R. Walpole, Chicago, 111.; filed Feb. 23, 1892. Serial No. 422,403. 475,785 Bicycle tire, Frank H. Mason, Akron, Ohio; filed Nov. 28, 1890. Serial No. 372.965. 475,828 Wheel for velocipedes, Harry J. Swludley, Barnes, England; filed Aue. 20, 1891. Serial No. 403, 17b'. Patented in Eng- and Feb. 13. 1891. No. 2657. 47o,!»W Velocipede, Wm. Andrews, Aston, lear Birmingham, England; filed Oct. 21, Serial No. 409,461. Patented in Eug- and Mitreh IU, 1S91. No. 4905. JJiifcrebiial gear for bicycles, Frank R. Blgelovr, Gloucester Olty, K. J.; filed Ang. 15 1891. Serial No. 402,706. 476,085 Elastic tire, John S. Smith, Lon- don, England; filed March 10, 1891. Serial No. 334,515. j7r),15S Bicycle, Thomas C. Moore and Solomon F. Cr-ill, Dublin, Ind.; filed Dec. 31, 1891. Serial No. 415,821. 476.215 Cushion tire, Geo. T. Reed, Balti- more, Md., assignor of one-half to Heston A. Cheatham, same place; filed Sept. 14, 1891. Serial No. 405,624. 476.216 Bicycle wheel, Geo. T. Reed, Bal- timore, Md., assignor of one-halt to Heston A Cheatham, same place; filed Sept. 21, 1891 Serial No. 40o',428. 476,297 Bicycle support, Curtis E. Overs, Ashland, O.; filed Feb. 17, 1892. Serial No. 421,84.5. 476,424 Handlefor bicycles, Wra.C. Smith, Goshen, Ind.; filed Aug. 6, 1891. Serial No. 401,917. 476,433 Wheel for cycles, John Vetterlein, North Plainfield, N. J.; filed Feb. 15, 1892. Serial No. 421,502. 476,479 Saddle for velocipedes, Wra. D. McCoy, Orange, N.J.; filed Oct. 5,1891. Se rial No. 407.633. 476,670 Bicycle tire, Claudius H. Mitch- ell and Richard M. Veitchm. Oakland, Cftl.; filed Feb. 17, 1892. Serial No. 421,821. 470,679 Pneumatic tire, John F. Palmert Riverside, 111.; filed Feb. 20, 1892. Serial No. 422,202. 476.680 Pneumatic tire, J. F. Palmer Riverside, 111.; filed April 12, 1892. Serial No. 428,822. 476.681 Pneumatic tire, John F. Palmer Riverside, 111.; filed April 23, 1892. Serial No. 430,300. COMMENTARIES. Have you noticed it? They all use it now. The lifttsonian system of staccato para- graphing. It's n good thing for the man who has to grind out a lot of copy each week. He can, by the use of this method of para- graphing, say less in fewer words and more space than by any other known means. We all owe Mrl Belts our thanks for intro ducing this idea. He knows his business, does Mr. Belts. . " It is pleasant to see the League does not forget the friends of its infancy iu these the days of its lusty manhood. Chairman Albert Molt declares the Balti- more aud Ohio Railroad as the one to be favored by League patronage iu seeking transportation to the forthcoming annual meet of the L. A. W. The B. & 0. was from the first a friend of the wheelmen, and it has never changed from its original rule of favoring the cyclist in every way possible.. Years ago, when we first sought free trans- portation for our wheels, we had a valued friend at court in the management of tne B. & O. Mr. AlTrego,ofBaltimore who, being himself a rider, took care to have our requests for wheel transportation properly placed be- fore the B. & O. officials. So it pleases us all to see that those who guard our interests are not forgetful of our old friends aud allies. Mr. Molt, in the pres- ent case, has but acted in keeping with his well-earned reputation of being one of the League's most efficient and intelligent officials, and I hope that the B. A O. may reap a harvest ot wheelmen's dollars as a pleasant evidence that the cyclist remembers and rewards well all those he knows to be friendly toward him. , When I look over the elegant hand book of the Pennsylvania Division's State Meet, sent me by the Scranton Bicycle Club, who are the hosts of the division on this occasion, I am almost tempted to once again indulge iu the pleasures of a meet. Lucky is the guest who has such a host as the Scranton Club. It would be worth going further than Seranton to once again grasp the hands of old-timers like Colonel Sanderson or Fred C. Hand. But luckier men than the writer will enjoy this and the other pleasures of entertainment by the Scranton Bicycle Club, while he can only envy them the good time they will have. Success and Scruntpn are synonymous in 'cycling, and the Pennsylvania Division will have it proven to them at their meet on June 20-22. - . " Centuries ago wise men came from the East. The crop of wise men is no longer so plentiful an Eastern product as it formerly was, and hence the East keeps the few of them she is fortunate enough to produce. Connecticut possesses the finest specimens of these in a writer who knows it all. So modest is this modern Solomon that he hides his mightiness beneath the unassuming title of "X. C. C." Mr. "X. C. C." devotes a portion of his leisure time to informing the cycling writers of this country that they are not competent to fill tho positions .they occupy. In fact, there is, in Mr. "X. C.'C.'s" opinion, only one man who knows how to write properly for the wheel press, and he is "X. C. C." This will, I know, be news [to everyone except "X. C. C."] and unpleasant news at that to the re- maining writers of the wheel press who have endeavored, in their feeble way, to earn the munificent wageswhich deluded editors have paid them for the products of their pens. But now that the supreme authority, this mental giant, this cycling critic, has spoken, and in the magnificence of his superiority has seen fit to declare that he alone is the MacAl- lister of cycling pressdom, it will be but nat- ural for the deluded editors who have in their ignorance heretofore failed to appreciate Mr. "X. C. C.'s" perfections, to in future see the error of their ways and consequently employ no other writer for their papers but "X. C. C.," or one who meets with the approbation of this self-elected cycling Cocsar. It will be a great affliction, though, to a number of poor pressmen who will be driven from their positions by "X. C. C.'s" exposure of their unworthiness. How small and de- spicable all things in cycling literature must seem when viewed from the lofty, intellectual height where sits enthroned iu solitary grand- eur the mighty "X. C. C." « . The nicyeling World contains racing in- formation of rare value in its last issue. For instance, it says: "W. F. Murphy and mate will try shortly to lower Sunol s 2.08 for the mile. They start flying." If Mr. Murphy and mate really expect to break Sunol's record wouldn't it be wiser for them to begin .with breaking Windle's 2.15? It is commendable for u racing man to be ambitious, but Mr. Murphy and his unknown friend are a little bit too much so iu the present case, unless the secret of their great belief in their ability is found iu the tail-end of the Hi. World's item "They start flying." If the event is some sort ot a flying afihir perhaps Mr. Murphy and mate may ride a mile in better time than 2.08, but not other- wise. . « From all accounts cyclists do not fancy Worcester sauce. At least not that brand of it in the form of raee meets supplied by a town of that name iu Massachusetts. Worcester's motto seems to be "We are out for the money," and, true to it, they take good care to get all the cash in sight. It serves wheelmen right, though; they have only themselves to blame. They had an example of Worcester's frugality last year, when it bribed a man to ride at its race meet and then did Ihe baby-act and cried for the $25 it had thus used to tempt a racing man to violate the amateur law. The "squealer" is ever a character despised alike by holiest niau and thief. » . » Good, old Bi. World! They can't change you from the even tenor of your way. You have traveled the road too" long for that, haven't you? Others may seek to make the racing man clothe himself in such a manner as common decency requires, but you will not support them in their ideas, will you? Having taken the stand that racing men should be allowed to strip themselves to the utmost limit, you are not to be brought to a>iy other idea, not cvrn when the L. A. W. »i.d " C. U., the t>vo greatest raciwt author- wrong. the cycling world, declare you art It seems quite natural then to read in your Ustiss_»« that "W. F. Murphy, of the New i ork Athletic Club, rode at the Worcester rttces in a costume that covered the L. A. W. rules regarding dress, and also his legs and arms. Full length black tights and elbow sleeves. "Just the same the more abbreviated cos- tume looks better. More like an athlete should look unhampered." But yoji will grant that the wearing of full length tights and elbow sleeves is not de- manded by L. A. W. rules, which only say that knee and shoulder must be covered. Mr. Murphy, who is considerable of a racing man, certainly must have thought his costume did not hamper him any when he voluntarily se- lected it to race in. Whenever Irish wheelmen want to have a road race they are reasonably sure of a clear course tor it. A large number of Royal Irish constabu lary arc enthusiastic wheelmen, and when a race is on they enter into the spirit of it to snch an extent that wisdom teaches the ordinary citizen that it will be wise for him not to interfere te any way with the racers' chances. It would help things considerably if we had a few policemen of this kind iu America. . Mr. E. J. O'Reilly is a clever writer. With R. J. Mccredy, the able editor of the Irish Cyclist, he shares the honor of being the brightest writeruponthe English wheel press. But Mr. O'Reilly Jacks consistency; he blows hot and cold with same breath; he evinces an inclination to run with, both the hares and Ihe hounds. As editor of Wheeling, and hence a sup- porter of that paper's policy to always be against Mr. Hillier, Mr. O'Reilly has de- declared time and time again against the rac- ing ability of Zimmerman, saying England had no less than half a dozen men who could defeat the American at any distance. Zimmerman improves in riding; he ap preaches his real form; he cuts a record or two; he snuffs out the pcnnvcandle of some of the prominent racing lights in England, and lo, Mr. O'Reilly hastens to hedge; he gets under cover with ludicrous and unseemly haste"; he writes to The Wheel a panegyric of the man he had taken p:iins to declare was but little better than a second-rater. Mr. O'Reilly may think Americans are easily deceived in such matters, but they are not so easily taken in as uot to laugh at his frantic attempts to fall iu with the procession now Zimmerman is approaching his Irue racing form. . » When Zimmerman started for England we all wished him snecess,althongh but few of us thought he would get fit in time toshow Eng- lishmen his best performances. Wo even feared he could not defeat the much-praised Osmond. Now things have changed. Our man is gradually ronnding into form and will soon be fit to do his best, but where is the mighty Osmond? Ofi" on a racing tour of Ireland and Scot- land. as far away from tfre big raee meets and Zimmie as he con conveniently get, and it is pennies to peanuts that he doesn't come to the scratch to meet Ziuimcrninu. The English wheel papers offer as an ex- cnse for "Freddy's" absence the fact that he is not in condition. Why not, pray? A man comes 3000 miles to race him, trains and gets fit for the contest, and what sort of a so-called champion is it, who, knowing this. devotes his time to cigarette smoking and pot hunting, instead of getting in the best of condition to upheld the honor of his country? Over here wo would call such a man a coward. I don't know what they call them in England except "champions." If Osmond, fit or unfit, fails to meet the man who has honored him by coming to his home to race against him, he will put a blot upon English sportsmanship which neither time nor the efforts of an excuse-making press can ever remove from It. I believe that the American can defeat the Englishman, and I believe that the latter thinks so, too; aud for that reason will either be taken conveniently sick or will find that his business, family or social aflairs will not allow him time for proper training and will thus crawl out of lowering the British Jack to the Stars and Stripes. THE COMJCEJJTATOB. VIRGINIA RIDERS. A New Club Organized in Pnlaskl ColumlMas in Demand. PTJLASKI, Va., June 2. Editor SPORTIXG LIFE: Our city wheelmen are organizing a club, aud expect to send in a large list of members for the L. A. W. in a few days. They will fit up large and commodious quar- ters with cycle stalls and will be glad to see and entertain their brother and sister mem- bers. I am very glad to see Ihe demand for good wheels on the increase. Last year only three Columbias were sold in the city, and already this number has been nearly doubled, besides some other high-grade wheels. Pneumatics seem to be all the go, and Columbias lead on account of their resilieuce, beauty aud ster- ling worth. PERSONALITIES. Brother Irven Miller's Victor pneumatic came in this A. M., which brought a nine by twelve smile over his handsome countenance, and Brother Will Miller's Cleveland No. 1 cushion came in yesterday A. M.. which brought another lost eheep into the fold, while Brothers Dr. Peyion and Penn Nichol- son meet every express train, anxiously looking for their pneumatic Columbias. Mr. J. M. Rice ordered to-day an inflated cushion Cleveland No. 2. Mr. Mclntire had the misfortnne of calch- ing a night pedestrian where his pants hang loose a couple of nights ago. No damage done, except a little blue air and skinned knuckles. T. A KANSAS CENTURY. Through Mud and Water Only One Rider Finishes. KANSAS CITY, June 4. Despite the fact that the roads were fearfully heavy on last Monday morning, three plucky wheelmen started for Ihe first annual Southwestern Century run from Kansas City to Holden, Mo., and return. The roads were in awful condition and in many spots the mud was so deep and sticky that it was impossible to ride through it and the riders were forced to dis- mount and push their wheels through it. J. H. Zahn was the only one of the three who started who completed the century on his wheel. He was unable to go clear to Holden, but succeeded in getting to Kings- ville and back, getting home at 7.40 o'clock in the evening, completely fagged out from his tremendous exertions. In one place he was compelled to dismount and push his wheel through the mud for three miles. C. Kindervatter rode clear through to Holden on his wheel, but gave it up there and came back to Kansas City on the train. Fred Campbell rodo to Pleasant Hill. There he lost the track and took the road to Harri- sonville, from which poiut he came home by rail. A NEW HAMPSHIRE CLUB Organized in Manchester They Want Ladies to Join. MANCHESTER, N. H., June 4. A meeting of the wheelmen of this city resulted in the choice of Ihe following officers of a riding club: George A. Place, captain; Arthur K Sturtevant. lieutenant; Harry Cressy, secre- tary and treasurer. The Rover Bicycle Club was the name selected, and a proposition was made to have a series of races between here and Penacook and retnrn, the prizes to be a medal to go lo the one who wins twice. Ar- rangements are being made to have the first race next Saturday if good weather prevail. Meantime another meeting is called for next Tuesday evening, at 7.30 p. M., at the Concord Bicycle Company's warerooms. Ladies are especially invited and it is hoped bat those who are interested iu cycling will make il a coiut to be there.. ACROSS THE BORDER. BEADY FOB THE QUEEN CITY ROAD RACE. The Torontos Will Not Enter Nevr Century Records Stephensou This Time General. TORONTO, Jun« 6. Editor SPORTING LIFE; The great handicap road race continues to be the leading theme of conversation among cyclists. More rainy weather last week re- tarded the training of intending competitors, but there is one satisfaction about it, it will make all things equal, especially to those who have been unable to get their wheels until quite recently. The popularity of the race will be somewhat marred by tlio fact that the racing board of the Toronto Bicycle Club ha» declared its intention ot SOT ENTERING ITS RIDERS IN THE RACE, for three reasons, viz.: That it is not held un. der C. W. A. auspices; that it is not interna- tional and so might strain the relations of American and Canadian wheelmen, and that they, with the assistance of the \Vanderers, Atheiui'ums and K. C. and C. intend shortly to hold a properly conducted road race under the rules of the C. W. A. However, it is ex- pected that in spite of this decision several of the T. 13. C. scorchers will take part. Among those from a distance entered are Lowe, of Montreal; Palmer and Skerret, ot Hamilton; Dr. Kobertson, of Stratford. The previous week was a memorable ona in Canada, aa far as cycling is concerned, seeing that no less than four records have been made, viz.: The half-mile from 1.17 to 1.15 1-5 by W. Hyslop, T. B. C.; the one mile from 2.42 to 2.41 1-5 by W. Carman, T. B. C.; the five mile from 14.42 to 14.10', also by Car- man; and last, the century record from 9.20 to 9.05 by W. Thomas, T. B. C. The three former were made at the Woodstock A. A. A. meet on the 24th inst., and the latter was made on the 26th on the course, Toronto to Newcastle and return, the farorite run ot centurions. It is a remarkable coincidence that THE THREE RECORD-BREAKF.RS should all be "Bills," having been named after the famous conqueror William. Th« question is: Where is William IV.? St^p out, Bill, ar.d make your record. THE CENTUKY ROAD CLUB RECORD STIU GOES DOWN. On Thursday last G. H. Stephenson, of th« Toronto B. C., wheeled from the Don bridge to Trenton, 100 miles, in the fast time of Sh. 8m., beating his best previous record by Ih. 12m., and H. Thomas' record of 9.5 by 57m. This is the second time this same rider hai lowered the C. R. C. C. record. THE MILLENNIUM REACHED. Walter Thomas, the Toronto Bicycle Club'i century rider, is a schemer. He rode hij ninth century on Wednesday, May 18, but kept that fact quiet in order to spring a sur- prise party on his C3'clist friends and other- wise. Then on Saturday, May 31, he makes what is generally believed to be his ninth century, but which is in reality, as lie satis- factorily proves, his tenth century, so thai he thus churns and receives the first 1000 mile bar of the C. R. C. C. The handsome bar was presented to ChiefCenturion Primer. It had been generally expected that Dave Nasmilh would capture the coveted honor, consequently Mr. Thomas'friends are jubi- lant over his success, In order to select THE BEST TEAM for the team road race on July 2, the Kings- ton Bicycle Club will hold a roaa race on the 24th inst. over the course to be used on the former occasion, Kingston to Odessa and re- turn, the committee reserving the right to choose from the riders who finish the team that shall enter on July 2. The ladies' bicycle club (the Y's) is a recognized fact now,and they have succeeded in obtaining from the Century Road Club, of Canada, a sort of "half-price" agreement, whereby a lady, on riding her fifty miles in the time allotted gentlemen for one hundred miles, will receive ths C. R. C. C. gold Century bar. The ladies are confident that before long the Y Bicycle Club willl b« well represented in the C. K. C. C. books. If only I were as handsome as some of the "boys" Marshall Wells, for instance I would utilize some "fair one's" acquaintance to sain ad- mission to this club, but fate nature haa decreed it otherwise. AT LAST. The new Teronto bicycle track is com- pleted, and mak es the best and fastest track in Canada to-day. Now that we have got a track to train on we may exneet something better from our track flyers. As beforestated it is situated in the Toronto Lacrosse Club's grounds at Rosedale, about the north- ern limits of the city, and in the most beau- tiful spot they could have selected. The track, which is of clay bottom, covered with a layer of finely powered brick dust and again dressed with fine cinders, is a third of a mile in circumference. It is almost oval in shape, having well-graded ends. When com- pleted it will make one of the finest tracks in America. It is understood that the racing board of the Torontos will make arrangements to have a series of team track races with some of the Buffalo clubs. May they speedily come to a mutually agreeable settlement. At the annual meeting of the Rover Bi- cycle Club, of Tilsonburg, B. C., the follow- ing officers were elected: President, C. L. Rennie; secretary-treasurer, Ed. Wood; Cap- tain, E. G. Southerland; first lieutenant, J. SI. Kenzie; bugler, Daisy Darrow; standard bearer, R. Calhoun. The club extend a cor- dial invitation to all cyclists traveling in that vicinity to give them a call. A note sent in advance to their secretary would ensure the hospitality of the town. PERSON ELS. Carmen thinks that before the close of the present season the Canadian mile record will be lowered to 2.25 or better. Nasmith started out last Tuesday with the intention to adding another century to his already large list, but the bad condition of the roads forced him to abandon the idea tor that day. Messrs. J. P. Langley and A. Eekley, of the Atlienicum B. C., are making a tour of Western Ontario on their wheels. Hope they are having a good time. A special train leaves Hamilton next Sat- urday to bring the cyclists and their sup- porters from that place to the Queen City handicap road race. E. J. P. Smith had a very severe fr.ll from his wheel on an asphalt pavement the other day, but will be all right for the road raee, I reckon. Press of time before the mail forbids any- thing more for this issue from the pen of yours awheel. Since the reorganization of the Simco B. C. with C. W. A. Secretary Douty as presi- dent, F. J. Davis as secretary, and A. K. Stewart as captain, cycling has boomed out afresh in that place. If JafTray, of the Wanderers B. C., keeps on at the rate he is doing now he need not look for a big handicap on June 11. Ride when it's dark, Bob, and don't give yourself away so. Twenty-four members of the Forest City Cycling Club, dressed in kilts, will perform a Scotch reel before the grand stand at Kings- ton on Dominion Day. ADANAC. MISS WILLARD RIDES A BICYCLE. The President of the W. C. T. U. Take* up Cycling. CHICAGO, 111., June 4. Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the National Woman'i Christian Temperance Union, is learning to ride a bicycle. Her mother's advancing age makes impossible the usual trip to a summer resort, and as exercise must be obtained, the idol of a multitude of women will take her daily constitutional on a pneumatic wheel. "I haven't tried riding on a safety bicycle yet," says Misa Willard, "though I have been investigating to some extent. We have had a tricycle here for about eight years. So. you see, 1 am not exactly a novice in cycling, though I understand riding a tricycle and riding a bicycle are (wo very different things. A riiling school will be my first attention. Then, having overcome the necessary trials, I intend to use mv wheel dailv "

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Page 1: June 11. .HE SPORTING LIFE. ACROSS THE BORDER.library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1892/VOL_19_NO_11/SL... · porting Life Publishing Company. ... Kace Meet of tbf Pennsylvania

THE SPOUTING LIFE. June 11.

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Coming Events.JUNK.

II. Race Meet of Century Cycling Club, Kings woodI'ark, frrai-Bio, N. Y.

11. Annual New York-Philadelphia Century Boa. 11. Awmla (Ct.) \Vheol Club's FUM Day. 11. 23 Mile R.wd Caen al Rochester, N. Y., Wnt

End B. C. 13. Cortland Wheel Club I!ace Meet. Second Circuit

Meet. is. Creacent C. C. Bac* Meet, Rochester, N. Y. Third

rircoit Meet. . . i New York State Division Annual Meet at But-

Into. Fourth Circuit Meet. 18. West Lyuo Rovers Race Meet, at GleomerePark. 19-22. rtnnaylTanU Dlvlilun Me*t, Scranton. Pa. H.— Annual Ki.aJ Race at Louisville. Address Fnoco

JXttti, kirn-villa, Ky.25: Annual Race M«-t K. C. W., Manhattan Field. 25. Fifth Annual Race Meet South End WheelmsD,

Phil«dfl|>hla, Pa. 27-28. New Jtrtey Division Meel, Vineland. N. J.

JULY.

1—Tournament of New Britain (Conn.) Wheel Club;2-4.—Second Annual Tournament of the Zig-ZagO. 0.,

and Iti'llitna Division Meet, IndianapolU.8-4-5. Olilo Division Meet. Dayton, 0.3-t-5. Sliaaj'iirl Division Meet, Springfield, Mo.4. Poorman Roatl luce, Hamilton to Cincinnati.4. Texas I>iv!»l.in Meet, Houston, Tel.4. inuu»l Meel Ton.ie«ee Division al Jackson.j4.—Second Annual Rate Meet Watertown Cyclers,

Watertowu. N. Y.C. Nebraska Division Meet at Uniting*.4. Annual M>-et California Division, at Sacramento.4. Danville (III) C. C. R«ce Meet.4. Lockporl (N. Y.) Wlieelmi-o's Race Meet.4. First Annual Road and Track Racea by L. B. Gra­

ham, ChattanooKa, Ten;).t-5. Anounl Meet Michigan Division, at Bay City.4-J. Illinois Division tteer.at SrringOeld.*-5. Tournament of the Colombia C. 0. and Coll B.

C.. lltrifurd.4_5-fi._K«nj«s DivistonMeet, Wichlta, Kanfus.8. Stcond Annual Race Meet of the ll.vorslde Wheel­

men, Manhattan Kiel,). -IS. Smith's National Meet Tour, New York City to

^_ Washington. A'Mrcn C. H. Smith, 21 Palm '^ a/jen«e. Detr> ir. Mlch-

11-12. Kentucky Division Beet, L«*lngtnn, Ky. 18-19-20. National Meet, L. A. W., at W uhinfrton

D. a 81. Maryland Supplement to National Uett at Bilti-

mare.S3. Kace Meet of tbf Pennsylvania Bicycle Club,

Philadelphia.AVGU8T.

4. WafoDiha B. C. Fifth Annual Tournament and 28- mile ll.ind Knee, Rlfhfi.ld Sprlnite, N. Y.

S-6. R»co Meet of tbo Asbury Park (N. J.) Wbaal- - .' men.

10-11. Iowa Division SIret. Sioux City.10-11. Indiana Divlii.m Meet, at Indianapolis.26. Waverly (lil.'i Wheelmen's Race Meit.id.—Svcond Annual Baca Meet, Norrlitowa (Pa.)

Wheelmen.BF-PTEXRER.

8. Rnce Meet of Stalrn Island Athletic Cjclers, West >'uw Brighton. Slaten Inland.

8. Ran Meet of the Pena City Wheelmen, Philadel­ phia, Pa.

& Progressive Team Race Tournament and Coutinoa- Iha of SUteii Island A. Cvcler's Race Meet.

ft-6. Tournament of the Hartford Wheel Clat>. Ad- dreaa L. I', liroaduunt, secretary, Box 255, Hart­ ford, Conn.

Jl-1 .3. Tournament at Hampden Park, Springfield M.M. .

17. Itace Meet of the Albany (N. Y.) Wheelmen.22. Aiiuim) Meet Penn Wheelmen. Reading, Pa.W. Race Meet of Park Arenas Wheelmen, Phila­

delphia, Pa. AddressO. S. Bunnell, 533 Cheatnnt street, Philadelphia.

14 Annual Twenty-fire Mile Road Race and Tour­ nament. Addreis 8. W. Merrlhew, 1011 Market street, Wilminet n, Del.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.CVRREYT TOPICS OF THE CYCLING

WORLD DISCUSSED.!Thc Race Track and the Road, the

Workshop, New Inventions and the Sport in General Criti­

cism of All Sorts. THE ROAD BACISO QUESTION is rapidly

becoming a question of importance, not only here, but in England, and it seems certain that something must be done ere Jong to im­ pose such restrictions upon it as will ensure its conduct under proper laws and conditions.

.The sad death of Mr. Wnrd, who was fatally injured in the recent Catford twenty-five mile road raee, has served to furnish a text to the Cyclist, upon which it discourses as follows:

"There is an old saying in connection with railway accidents that matters requiring al­ teration in the conduct of train service will not receive attention from the companies 'until a director has been killed.' Some­ thing similnr appears to be the actual state of things with regard to road racing among cyclists. As has been frequently remarked in these columns and elsewhere, combina­ tions of circumstances arise in ro.id contests in which if everything, even to the minutest detail, does nut go exactly right 'something dreadful would happen,' and, as wns re­ corded last week, something dreadful has happened in the lamentable and horrible death of a rider who was killed in the Cat- lord twenty-five miles road scramble. This incident has made a profound impression among cyclists, and more than one club in the kingdom has decided, if not to abandon its fixtures already made for the year, at any ra*e to make no more in future. Wen appear to have looked with equanimity upon the possibility of police interference, of fines for furious riding, ami of an occasional spill or two, but the dreadful accident which has just happened has aroused in all a strong feeling as to the real dangers which are attendant upon contests of this character, not only to the contestants themselves, but to all other users of the roads.

"Quite apart from this, however, is It not high time that road racing was stopped? Our friends on the North Road, and others who are heart and soul interested in road racing, nre like the men recorded in Scripture, who are anxious to pull the mote out of their brother's eyev unconscious of the beam in their own. \ ct, Although we will admit, for the sake of argument, that circumstances are of 11 somewhat more favorable character for the safe und proper conduct of road rides on the great North Koad than in many other parts of the country, the fact remain) that lUesc very favorable circumstances conduce to greater speed, and therefore the direful consequence of nu accident, should such au untoward event happen, are likely to be in­ creased rather than diminished by these very circumstances which our friends delight to record in tneir own f«vor. The recent cor­ respondence iu the Times and other papers, ami the strong light which has thereby been thrown on the doings of cyclists, has not

«htm n them up in a very favorable light, and it is very evident that tne puMic look with distrust and alarm at the guecd with .finch

some of our fraternity will persist In travel ing over fte Queen's highway. Not only so but from all pnrts ej'the kingdom we hear 01 instructions being given by tne loeal anjhor Hies to the police to put a'etop fo fast riding, and already several oases have occurred in which contestants inroad races have been fined.

"Cycling i«, in fact, getting a bad name with the authorities, and, a? we have before now said, sooner or later it will be stoppei by them and repressive regulations impose< upon the great body of peaceful and law abiding citizens who elect to travel the couu try OH their rubber-tyred wheels. Why, then should we not stop the abuse of cycling our selves? If the clubs will not do it of their own accord somebody must do it for them and the opinion has been growing on as for months past that matters have reached sucl a pitch that th,s Union will be quite justifie( in talcing up that position. One of the ob jects of the Union is to protect the interests o cyclists, not, be it noteej, of cyclists who elec to use the roads in an improper manner, bu of cyclists generally, and unless we stop th< thing ourselves repressive measures are in the end bound to be introduced and uubear ablp restrictions put upon the pastime. The Union will consequently b« quite within its province in endeavoringto put an end towha is rapidly becoming to the general public an intolerable nuisance. It may be urged thai road racing has done a great deal for the spread of cycling, that it has shown more than path racing what machines are capable of, but to that we say not one road race in 500 Aa^j had any real effect upon the sport o, trade.

"By this time the public know pretty well what can be done upon a machine, andwhils we would not prevent individual men going for records over longdistauces by themselves or accompanied by a solitary pace-maker, we would certainly interfere and stop the frantic scrambles which are daily taking place 01 our roads, and we think that the Union woulc not be at all exceeding its powers if it under took to eive formal information to the author ities in whose districts road races were al>out to take place of everv road fixture which came beneath its ken. The responsibility then would be thrown upon the shoulders o those authorities who could take such action in the matter as the circumstajices of the case demanded. The duty of the Union to the general body of its subscribers and to the gen eral public would have been done; and we hope before many mouths have passed to see this plan adopted."

\Ve feel certain that it is only a question o: time when the authorities in various parts o this country will repress with a strong hand the numerous road races, nor could they be blamed for so doing; yet the fact must not be last sight of that in a number of places the local powers that be eagerly co-operate with wheelmen in promoting and fostering roac contests, and in such instances nothing can be said against the practice. But in localities where opposition develops, clubs and riders alike should recognize and meet this spirit halt way by yielding gracefully what they may and will be compelled to cede as a right.

REFERRING TO OI:R EDITORIAL last week on the subject of amateurism it is curious how many niinda are giving time and atten­ tion to the solution of the same difficult problem. Says llacredy in last Irish Cyclist to hand:

"\Ve agree with Hillier that two classes of amateurs will hardly work, and we think that his idea of granting revocable licenses to racing men is good. It would be a monstrous injustice to professionalize all connected with the trade, employers and employees alike, and it would sweep the path of some of our best and strnightest riders. A man may be connected with the trade, out still be a true sportsman and as genuine an amateur as any at heart. Should, however, it be evidcnl that a man was simply and solely employee in a firm on account of his racing abilities and was given unlimited leisure to train and race in all parts of the country, a license could be refused to such an individual, or, better still, he could be required to race on a machine other than thatmanufuctnred by hi3 firm, and in case of his declining to do so, he could be refused a license. The true amateur would not hesitate a moment. We remember when Faed was in the employ of the Ivel Cy­ cle Co. he was very careful not to ride their machines in competition lest there should be any breath of suspicion that he was doing so from business reasons. Feed's punctilious­ ness was, perhaps, exceptional, but it affords proof that the hardship of being debarred from racing on any one machine is not an un­ reasonable one, and that the rider who de­ clined to obey the X. C. U. in this respect would be getting no more than his deserts in being refused a license."

"THE BICTCT.E WILL BECOME ft valuable adjunct fo theequipment of rival armieswhen their respective commanders agree to fight their battle on vast level plains; when the roads are good; when the weather is fine when each side will tender the courtesies o their repair shops to their friends, the enemy and when they promise not to hurt a man whose wheel haa broken down." Philadel phia Times.

Our e. c. has been looking at the subject throngh the wrong end of the glass.

The safety bicycle is ft practical vehicle not only on level roads (if it were not there would be precious little riding done in this country), but also up hill and down dale whether those same roads are good, bad or indif ferent,and-whether it rainsor shines. As to the rest of the supposititious contingencies, un­ less the promised time, foretold by the in spired prophecies, when all wars shall cease materialize ere grim war again disturb our peaceful borders, we fancy the amenities of warfare will be equally as likely to be ten dered footman or horseman as wheelman.

The wheel will become of great and sub­ stantial value to au army in case of strife and we venture the prediction that the next European contest will prove this.

Secretary Bassett crows this week, In the L. A. W, Bulletin, and with good cause, ex­ plainable by his own words. The League has reached"high water mark in its applica­ tions for membership, and if this rate is kept up the close of '92 will 6ee 40,000 names on the roll. Thus Mr. Bassett:

"We forgot to crow the last time. We broke a record and published 744 names, and so will crow iu a little higher key to the tune of 803. We are doing well. By 'we' we mean the League and its hustling workers. Last year our average list was 397; this year it has been 565. Now. blow up again your pneumatic a little higher."

CAN THIS BE THE ZiMMERMAif we knew of old the head and front of American cycle racing, now that Wiudlc has become a Bene­ dick?

"Zimmerman Undoubtedly showed last Saturday that while possessing a very fine turn of speed he far eclipses this by the con­ summate cleverness he shows in getting pocketed. Every time a little finase and judgement were required to secure a good position, Zimmerraan was out in the middle of the track or else at the tail of the field. If the London County meeting does nothing else, it ought to teach him that a good position at bell-time is worth anything up to twenty yards." Bi. News.

We had always believed in common with the rest of the American public that Zim­ merman was one of the best exponents at head-work we had, and to be told that be is but a tyro is indeed humiliating. Presum­ ably, then, not only the Jerseyman, but also Windlc, Berlo, Taylor, Tyler, Rich, Murphy, Taxis, Barrett, Lnmsden and the rest of our cracks, are mere novices when it couies to competing with the Englishmen?

Hardly. The whole trouble is this: Eng­ lish trucks are narrow paths compared to the ones on which our men usually ride, and that ells the whole story. Herne Hill, for ex­

ample. England's crack path, is but 25 feet '

wide on th« winning straight and only 20 on the back stretch. So, accustomed as they are to the miie and half-mile trotting tracks of Springfield, Hartford,Ptoria, etc., with home­ stretches from s?yfinty to O?1 * hBnflred feet in width, it follows, as a matter or course, that the Americans are not capable of doing them­ selves justice on the narrow, sharp-cornered, highly-banked English paths, pnnicuUrly in a big field of starters. Habit and practice are everything, and the man who is a success­ ful winner on a twelve-lap rink track, giving men like Ziminerman and Berlo odds and then beating them, would be distanced an eighth of a mile on Hampden Park's surface. This has been demonstrated time and again in our rink races.

So that while there may be some grains of truth in Zimmy's "lack of ankling," etcetera, it can be safely put down that the prime cause is to be found in the tracks. Give him a little time to familiarize himself with an English field of entries on English tracks and the best man England owns and we opine his name is Osmond will have to hustle to beat him.

RECKLESS RIDIXQ MUST BE CHECKED with a stern hand. The Syracuse, N. Y., Evening Herald, commenting upon two acci­ dents in that city caused by the carelessness of wheelmen, hits the nail squarely ou the head when it says:

"Members of bicycle clubs aa a rule, obey the city ordinances with reference to riding on the sidewalks."And

"Experienced wheelmen seldom run against people,"Hut

"Unattached and inexperienced riders'take chances;'

"Thereby"Several serious collisions have occurred

in the last few days."And"Heavy penalties should follow in cases of

carelessness."

Trade.AMERICAN TUBING FOB AMERICAN BI­

CYCLES. That is what we shall see erelong. Supplementing the tube works of the Shelby Tube Company, Colonel Pope proposes going into the business. The American Cyclist, of Hartford, says:

"A large factory, 300x50 feet, to be built in Hartford; steady work for 150 men or more as soon as it is ready, a new industry estab­ lished, and, most of all, a lot of model homes fur wofkingmen at such a price that they can afford to buy them indeed, can't afford not to. These are the things that Colonel Albert A. Pope proposes to undertake here in Hart­ ford, and for Hartford as truly as for his own interests. And it is no dream for by and by, but a plan long contemplated, now completed, and to be put immediately into effect.

"The land is bought, the machinery or­ dered and work there will begin in a day or two. Nothing has been undertaken in Hart­ ford for years that gave greater promise of benefiting than this large project of Colonel Pope, which has in it plenty of his brilliant business enterprise and also a lot of true pub­ lic spirit.

Colonel Pope has purchased 110 acres of laud, and all of this large area is to be put at once into prnctical use. The Pope Manufac­ turing Company uses now a vast amount of tubing that is made in England. Colonel Pope proposes to have this made hereafter in Hartford. Ou the eight acre lot bounded east by Laurel and south by Park street he will put up a factory 300 feet by 50 feet, with two stories and basement, besides a boiler house and other special buildings for mak­ ing a million feet of tubing a year. This work will probably be finished by Sept. 1, and the manufacture of seamless stee! tubing will begin there forthwith. The machinery, built to order in Wnterbtiry, Conn., will be ready when the building is done, and then steady work will be provided for about 150 men to begin with, the force increasing as the work develops. Other factory buildings nre likely to be put up later on this lot. The lot by the railroad track will be used for sidings and such purposes, and the tracks will be carried right over the river to the new fac­ tory.

"The growth of the bicycle business here since Colonel Pope secured* control of it has been phenomenal. When he bought out the Weed Company it was employing 3'JO men. To-day it employs between 950 aud 1000."

THE EUTAW CYCLE Coj[pAXYt of Balti­ more, has secured the exclusive control for Maryland of the Standard machines, and are now carrying a large stock of them.

MR. FRANK S. RAY, manager ot the Gor- mully & Jeffery Mfg. Co.'s New York store, has struck a happy way of convincing a cus­ tomer. The other day a gentleman called at the above store and examined a pneumatic Rambler, expressing himself as pleased with it, butjloubtful as to lu's ability to repair the tire if punctured. "Oh. that's easy," Mr. R. remarked, and forthwith stuck a pin through the tire. Upon withdrawing the pin. how­ ever, no air escaped. He repeated the oper­ ation with pin and tack, without better suc­ cess, but finally "collapsed" the tire by in­ serting the spout ot an oil can. He then took off the outer ease, patched the air tube, re­ placed the part and inflated the tire inside of five minutes.

The customer took the wheel.

P. L. RENOUF'S "Improvements in the Air Chambers of Pneumatic Tires," filed April 13, 1892, relates rather to the linen or canvas covering of air chambers than to the air chambers themselves. Its object is to cotu- oinc the advantages of cutting the canvas lengthwise, which prevents the pocket from elongating; and of cutting it on the cross, which gives it the property of contracting lengthwise and expanding crosswise, so that when the air tube is inflated the tire auto­ matically grips the rim. Aud the object is accomplished by cutting the canvas on the cross and fastening to it lengthwise a strip of non-stretching tape.

THE TIBE WAR is rapidly approaching.says Si. News. Already we hear of one or two sorties by the Pneumatic Tire Co. The seal­ ing of Robertson & Du Cros's patent for a wired-on tire is opposed, and Mr. C. K. Welch once of bicycle fame, if we mistake not is threatening all and sundry who in­ fringe his patent No. 14,563, 1890, and an­ nounces that he has already commenced pro­ ceedings against the Seddon Tire Co.

MR. T. B. JEFFERY. of the Gormnlly & Jefiory Mfg. Co.,sailed on June 4 for England on a combincdbusinessandpleasure trip. Mr. Jeffery has been ordered abroad for his health, and will incidentally further acquaint the English manufacturers with the merits of the G. 4 J. pneumatic tires, a number of which have been shipped to England.

THE WARWICK CYCLE MFG. Co. having received information that theSimmons Hard­ ware Co. are and have been using the name "Columbus" tor some months past in their cycle department, to prevent confusion will name their special wheel for 1893 the "Pur­ itan," ___

Coming Inventions.A list of recent bicycle patents, reported

especially for THE SPORTING LIFE by'w. E Aughinbaugb, patent attorney, Washington. D. C.

475,744 Ice velocipede, Geo. W. Agin, Pe- kin, 111.; filed Nov. 23, 1891. Serial No. 412,746.

475,780 Combination tool for bicyclists, Wm. E. King and \V'm. R. Walpole, Chicago, 111.; filed Feb. 23, 1892. Serial No. 422,403.

475,785 Bicycle tire, Frank H. Mason, Akron, Ohio; filed Nov. 28, 1890. Serial No. 372.965.

475,828 Wheel for velocipedes, Harry J. Swludley, Barnes, England; filed Aue. 20, 1891. Serial No. 403, 17b'. Patented in Eng- and Feb. 13. 1891. No. 2657.47o,!»W Velocipede, Wm. Andrews, Aston,

lear Birmingham, England; filed Oct. 21, Serial No. 409,461. Patented in Eug-

and Mitreh IU, 1S91. No. 4905. JJiifcrebiial gear for bicycles,

Frank R. Blgelovr, Gloucester Olty, K. J.; filed Ang. 15 1891. Serial No. 402,706.

476,085 Elastic tire, John S. Smith, Lon­ don, England; filed March 10, 1891. Serial No. 334,515.

j7r),15S Bicycle, Thomas C. Moore and Solomon F. Cr-ill, Dublin, Ind.; filed Dec. 31, 1891. Serial No. 415,821.

476.215 Cushion tire, Geo. T. Reed, Balti­ more, Md., assignor of one-half to Heston A. Cheatham, same place; filed Sept. 14, 1891. Serial No. 405,624.

476.216 Bicycle wheel, Geo. T. Reed, Bal­ timore, Md., assignor of one-halt to Heston A Cheatham, same place; filed Sept. 21, 1891 Serial No. 40o',428.

476,297 Bicycle support, Curtis E. Overs, Ashland, O.; filed Feb. 17, 1892. Serial No. 421,84.5.

476,424 Handlefor bicycles, Wra.C. Smith, Goshen, Ind.; filed Aug. 6, 1891. Serial No. 401,917.

476,433 Wheel for cycles, John Vetterlein, North Plainfield, N. J.; filed Feb. 15, 1892. Serial No. 421,502.

476,479 Saddle for velocipedes, Wra. D. McCoy, Orange, N.J.; filed Oct. 5,1891. Se rial No. 407.633.

476,670 Bicycle tire, Claudius H. Mitch- ell and Richard M. Veitchm. Oakland, Cftl.; filed Feb. 17, 1892. Serial No. 421,821.

470,679 Pneumatic tire, John F. Palmert Riverside, 111.; filed Feb. 20, 1892. Serial No. 422,202.

476.680 Pneumatic tire, J. F. Palmer Riverside, 111.; filed April 12, 1892. Serial No. 428,822.

476.681 Pneumatic tire, John F. Palmer Riverside, 111.; filed April 23, 1892. Serial No. 430,300.

COMMENTARIES.Have you noticed it?They all use it now.The lifttsonian system of staccato para­

graphing.It's n good thing for the man who has to

grind out a lot of copy each week.He can, by the use of this method of para­

graphing, say less in fewer words and more space than by any other known means.

We all owe Mrl Belts our thanks for intro ducing this idea.

He knows his business, does Mr. Belts. . "

It is pleasant to see the League does not forget the friends of its infancy iu these the days of its lusty manhood.

Chairman Albert Molt declares the Balti­ more aud Ohio Railroad as the one to be favored by League patronage iu seeking transportation to the forthcoming annual meet of the L. A. W.

The B. & 0. was from the first a friend of the wheelmen, and it has never changed from its original rule of favoring the cyclist in every way possible..

Years ago, when we first sought free trans­ portation for our wheels, we had a valued friend at court in the management of tne B. & O. Mr. AlTrego,ofBaltimore who, being himself a rider, took care to have our requests for wheel transportation properly placed be­ fore the B. & O. officials.

So it pleases us all to see that those who guard our interests are not forgetful of our old friends aud allies. Mr. Molt, in the pres­ ent case, has but acted in keeping with his well-earned reputation of being one of the League's most efficient and intelligent officials, and I hope that the B. A O. may reap a harvest ot wheelmen's dollars as a pleasant evidence that the cyclist remembers and rewards well all those he knows to be friendly toward him.

, When I look over the elegant hand book

of the Pennsylvania Division's State Meet, sent me by the Scranton Bicycle Club, who are the hosts of the division on this occasion, I am almost tempted to once again indulge iu the pleasures of a meet. Lucky is the guest who has such a host as the Scranton Club.

It would be worth going further than Seranton to once again grasp the hands of old-timers like Colonel Sanderson or Fred C. Hand.

But luckier men than the writer will enjoy this and the other pleasures of entertainment by the Scranton Bicycle Club, while he can only envy them the good time they will have.

Success and Scruntpn are synonymous in 'cycling, and the Pennsylvania Division will have it proven to them at their meet on June 20-22.

- . "Centuries ago wise men came from the

East. The crop of wise men is no longer so plentiful an Eastern product as it formerly was, and hence the East keeps the few of them she is fortunate enough to produce.

Connecticut possesses the finest specimens of these in a writer who knows it all.

So modest is this modern Solomon that he hides his mightiness beneath the unassuming title of "X. C. C."

Mr. "X. C. C." devotes a portion of his leisure time to informing the cycling writers of this country that they are not competent to fill tho positions .they occupy. In fact, there is, in Mr. "X. C.'C.'s" opinion, only one man who knows how to write properly for the wheel press, and he is "X. C. C." This will, I know, be news [to everyone except "X. C. C."] and unpleasant news at that to the re­ maining writers of the wheel press who have endeavored, in their feeble way, to earn the munificent wageswhich deluded editors have paid them for the products of their pens.

But now that the supreme authority, this mental giant, this cycling critic, has spoken, and in the magnificence of his superiority has seen fit to declare that he alone is the MacAl- lister of cycling pressdom, it will be but nat­ ural for the deluded editors who have in their ignorance heretofore failed to appreciate Mr. "X. C. C.'s" perfections, to in future see the error of their ways and consequently employ no other writer for their papers but "X. C. C.," or one who meets with the approbation of this self-elected cycling Cocsar.

It will be a great affliction, though, to a number of poor pressmen who will be driven from their positions by "X. C. C.'s" exposure of their unworthiness. How small and de­ spicable all things in cycling literature must seem when viewed from the lofty, intellectual height where sits enthroned iu solitary grand­ eur the mighty "X. C. C."

« . The nicyeling World contains racing in­

formation of rare value in its last issue. For instance, it says: "W. F. Murphy and mate will try shortly to lower Sunol s 2.08 for the mile. They start flying."

If Mr. Murphy and mate really expect to break Sunol's record wouldn't it be wiser for them to begin .with breaking Windle's 2.15?

It is commendable for u racing man to be ambitious, but Mr. Murphy and his unknown friend are a little bit too much so iu the present case, unless the secret of their great belief in their ability is found iu the tail-end of the Hi. World's item "They start flying."

If the event is some sort ot a flying afihir perhaps Mr. Murphy and mate may ride a mile in better time than 2.08, but not other­ wise.

. «From all accounts cyclists do not fancy

Worcester sauce.At least not that brand of it in the form of

raee meets supplied by a town of that name iu Massachusetts.

Worcester's motto seems to be "We are out for the money," and, true to it, they take good care to get all the cash in sight.

It serves wheelmen right, though; they have only themselves to blame. They had an example of Worcester's frugality last year, when it bribed a man to ride at its race meet and then did Ihe baby-act and cried for the $25 it had thus used to tempt a racing man to violate the amateur law.

The "squealer" is ever a character despised alike by holiest niau and thief.

» . »Good, old Bi. World!They can't change you from the even tenor

of your way. You have traveled the road too" long for that, haven't you?

Others may seek to make the racing man clothe himself in such a manner as common decency requires, but you will not support them in their ideas, will you?

Having taken the stand that racing men should be allowed to strip themselves to the utmost limit, you are not to be brought to a>iy other idea, not cvrn when the L. A. W. »i.d

" C. U., the t>vo greatest raciwt author­

wrong.the cycling world, declare you art

It seems quite natural then to read in your Ustiss_»« that "W. F. Murphy, of the New i ork Athletic Club, rode at the Worcester rttces in a costume that covered the L. A. W. rules regarding dress, and also his legs and arms. Full length black tights and elbow sleeves.

"Just the same the more abbreviated cos­ tume looks better. More like an athlete should look unhampered."

But yoji will grant that the wearing of full length tights and elbow sleeves is not de­ manded by L. A. W. rules, which only say that knee and shoulder must be covered. Mr. Murphy, who is considerable of a racing man, certainly must have thought his costume did not hamper him any when he voluntarily se­ lected it to race in.

Whenever Irish wheelmen want to have a

road race they are reasonably sure of a clear course tor it.

A large number of Royal Irish constabu lary arc enthusiastic wheelmen, and when a race is on they enter into the spirit of it to snch an extent that wisdom teaches the ordinary citizen that it will be wise for him not to interfere te any way with the racers' chances.

It would help things considerably if we had a few policemen of this kind iu America.

. Mr. E. J. O'Reilly is a clever writer. With

R. J. Mccredy, the able editor of the Irish Cyclist, he shares the honor of being the brightest writeruponthe English wheel press.

But Mr. O'Reilly Jacks consistency; he blows hot and cold with same breath; he evinces an inclination to run with, both the hares and Ihe hounds.

As editor of Wheeling, and hence a sup­ porter of that paper's policy to always be against Mr. Hillier, Mr. O'Reilly has de- declared time and time again against the rac­ ing ability of Zimmerman, saying England had no less than half a dozen men who could defeat the American at any distance.

Zimmerman improves in riding; he ap preaches his real form; he cuts a record or two; he snuffs out the pcnnvcandle of some of the prominent racing lights in England, and lo, Mr. O'Reilly hastens to hedge; he gets under cover with ludicrous and unseemly haste"; he writes to The Wheel a panegyric of the man he had taken p:iins to declare was but little better than a second-rater.

Mr. O'Reilly may think Americans are easily deceived in such matters, but they are not so easily taken in as uot to laugh at his frantic attempts to fall iu with the procession now Zimmerman is approaching his Irue racing form.

. »When Zimmerman started for England we

all wished him snecess,althongh but few of us thought he would get fit in time toshow Eng­ lishmen his best performances.

Wo even feared he could not defeat the much-praised Osmond. Now things have changed.

Our man is gradually ronnding into form and will soon be fit to do his best, but where is the mighty Osmond?

Ofi" on a racing tour of Ireland and Scot­ land. as far away from tfre big raee meets and Zimmie as he con conveniently get, and it is pennies to peanuts that he doesn't come to the scratch to meet Ziuimcrninu.

The English wheel papers offer as an ex- cnse for "Freddy's" absence the fact that he is not in condition.

Why not, pray?A man comes 3000 miles to race him, trains

and gets fit for the contest, and what sort of a so-called champion is it, who, knowing this. devotes his time to cigarette smoking and pot hunting, instead of getting in the best of condition to upheld the honor of his country?

Over here wo would call such a man a coward. I don't know what they call them in England except "champions."

If Osmond, fit or unfit, fails to meet the man who has honored him by coming to his home to race against him, he will put a blot upon English sportsmanship which neither time nor the efforts of an excuse-making press can ever remove from It.

I believe that the American can defeat the Englishman, and I believe that the latter thinks so, too; aud for that reason will either be taken conveniently sick or will find that his business, family or social aflairs will not allow him time for proper training and will thus crawl out of lowering the British Jack to the Stars and Stripes.

THE COMJCEJJTATOB.

VIRGINIA RIDERS.

A New Club Organized in Pnlaskl ColumlMas in Demand.

PTJLASKI, Va., June 2. Editor SPORTIXG LIFE: Our city wheelmen are organizing a club, aud expect to send in a large list of members for the L. A. W. in a few days. They will fit up large and commodious quar­ ters with cycle stalls and will be glad to see and entertain their brother and sister mem­ bers.

I am very glad to see Ihe demand for good wheels on the increase. Last year only three Columbias were sold in the city, and already this number has been nearly doubled, besides some other high-grade wheels. Pneumatics seem to be all the go, and Columbias lead on account of their resilieuce, beauty aud ster­ ling worth.

PERSONALITIES.

Brother Irven Miller's Victor pneumatic came in this A. M., which brought a nine by twelve smile over his handsome countenance, and Brother Will Miller's Cleveland No. 1 cushion came in yesterday A. M.. which brought another lost eheep into the fold, while Brothers Dr. Peyion and Penn Nichol- son meet every express train, anxiously looking for their pneumatic Columbias. Mr. J. M. Rice ordered to-day an inflated cushion Cleveland No. 2.

Mr. Mclntire had the misfortnne of calch- ing a night pedestrian where his pants hang loose a couple of nights ago. No damage done, except a little blue air and skinned knuckles. T.

A KANSAS CENTURY.

Through Mud and Water Only One Rider Finishes.

KANSAS CITY, June 4. Despite the fact that the roads were fearfully heavy on last Monday morning, three plucky wheelmen started for Ihe first annual Southwestern Century run from Kansas City to Holden, Mo., and return. The roads were in awful condition and in many spots the mud was so deep and sticky that it was impossible to ride through it and the riders were forced to dis­ mount and push their wheels through it.

J. H. Zahn was the only one of the three who started who completed the century on his wheel. He was unable to go clear to Holden, but succeeded in getting to Kings- ville and back, getting home at 7.40 o'clock in the evening, completely fagged out from his tremendous exertions. In one place he was compelled to dismount and push his wheel through the mud for three miles.

C. Kindervatter rode clear through to Holden on his wheel, but gave it up there and came back to Kansas City on the train. Fred Campbell rodo to Pleasant Hill. There he lost the track and took the road to Harri- sonville, from which poiut he came home by rail.

A NEW HAMPSHIRE CLUB

Organized in Manchester They Want Ladies to Join.

MANCHESTER, N. H., June 4. A meeting of the wheelmen of this city resulted in the choice of Ihe following officers of a riding club: George A. Place, captain; Arthur K Sturtevant. lieutenant; Harry Cressy, secre­ tary and treasurer. The Rover Bicycle Club was the name selected, and a proposition was made to have a series of races between here and Penacook and retnrn, the prizes to be a medal to go lo the one who wins twice. Ar­ rangements are being made to have the first race next Saturday if good weather prevail.

Meantime another meeting is called for next Tuesday evening, at 7.30 p. M., at the Concord Bicycle Company's warerooms. Ladies are especially invited and it is hoped bat those who are interested iu cycling will

make il a coiut to be there..

ACROSS THE BORDER.BEADY FOB THE QUEEN CITY

ROAD RACE.

The Torontos Will Not Enter NevrCentury Records Stephensou

This Time General.TORONTO, Jun« 6. Editor SPORTING LIFE;

The great handicap road race continues to be the leading theme of conversation among cyclists. More rainy weather last week re­ tarded the training of intending competitors, but there is one satisfaction about it, it will make all things equal, especially to those who have been unable to get their wheels until quite recently. The popularity of the race will be somewhat marred by tlio fact that the racing board of the Toronto Bicycle Club ha» declared its intention otSOT ENTERING ITS RIDERS IN THE RACE, for three reasons, viz.: That it is not held un. der C. W. A. auspices; that it is not interna­ tional and so might strain the relations of American and Canadian wheelmen, and that they, with the assistance of the \Vanderers, Atheiui'ums and K. C. and C. intend shortly to hold a properly conducted road race under the rules of the C. W. A. However, it is ex­ pected that in spite of this decision several of the T. 13. C. scorchers will take part. Among those from a distance entered are Lowe, of Montreal; Palmer and Skerret, ot Hamilton; Dr. Kobertson, of Stratford.

The previous week was a memorable ona in Canada, aa far as cycling is concerned, seeing that no less than four records have been made, viz.: The half-mile from 1.17 to 1.15 1-5 by W. Hyslop, T. B. C.; the one mile from 2.42 to 2.41 1-5 by W. Carman, T. B. C.; the five mile from 14.42 to 14.10', also by Car­ man; and last, the century record from 9.20 to 9.05 by W. Thomas, T. B. C. The three former were made at the Woodstock A. A. A. meet on the 24th inst., and the latter was made on the 26th on the course, Toronto to Newcastle and return, the farorite run ot centurions. It is a remarkable coincidence that

THE THREE RECORD-BREAKF.RS should all be "Bills," having been named after the famous conqueror William. Th« question is: Where is William IV.? St^p out, Bill, ar.d make your record. THE CENTUKY ROAD CLUB RECORD STIU

GOES DOWN.On Thursday last G. H. Stephenson, of th«

Toronto B. C., wheeled from the Don bridge to Trenton, 100 miles, in the fast time of Sh. 8m., beating his best previous record by Ih. 12m., and H. Thomas' record of 9.5 by 57m. This is the second time this same rider hai lowered the C. R. C. C. record.

THE MILLENNIUM REACHED.

Walter Thomas, the Toronto Bicycle Club'i century rider, is a schemer. He rode hij ninth century on Wednesday, May 18, but kept that fact quiet in order to spring a sur­ prise party on his C3'clist friends and other­ wise. Then on Saturday, May 31, he makes what is generally believed to be his ninth century, but which is in reality, as lie satis­ factorily proves, his tenth century, so thai he thus churns and receives the first 1000 mile bar of the C. R. C. C. The handsome bar was presented to ChiefCenturion Primer. It had been generally expected that Dave Nasmilh would capture the coveted honor, consequently Mr. Thomas'friends are jubi­ lant over his success,

In order to selectTHE BEST TEAM

for the team road race on July 2, the Kings­ ton Bicycle Club will hold a roaa race on the 24th inst. over the course to be used on the former occasion, Kingston to Odessa and re­ turn, the committee reserving the right to choose from the riders who finish the team that shall enter on July 2.

The ladies' bicycle club (the Y's) is a recognized fact now,and they have succeeded in obtaining from the Century Road Club, of Canada, a sort of "half-price" agreement, whereby a lady, on riding her fifty miles in the time allotted gentlemen for one hundred miles, will receive ths C. R. C. C. gold Century bar. The ladies are confident that before long the Y Bicycle Club willl b« well represented in the C. K. C. C. books. If only I were as handsome as some of the "boys" Marshall Wells, for instance I would utilize some "fair one's" acquaintance to sain ad­ mission to this club, but fate nature haa decreed it otherwise.

AT LAST.

The new Teronto bicycle track is com­ pleted, and mak es the best and fastest track in Canada to-day. Now that we have got a track to train on we may exneet something better from our track flyers. As beforestated it is situated in the Toronto Lacrosse Club's grounds at Rosedale, about the north­ ern limits of the city, and in the most beau­ tiful spot they could have selected.

The track, which is of clay bottom, covered with a layer of finely powered brick dust and again dressed with fine cinders, is a third of a mile in circumference. It is almost oval in shape, having well-graded ends. When com­ pleted it will make one of the finest tracks in America.

It is understood that the racing board of the Torontos will make arrangements to have a series of team track races with some of the Buffalo clubs. May they speedily come to a mutually agreeable settlement.

At the annual meeting of the Rover Bi­ cycle Club, of Tilsonburg, B. C., the follow­ ing officers were elected: President, C. L. Rennie; secretary-treasurer, Ed. Wood; Cap­ tain, E. G. Southerland; first lieutenant, J. SI. Kenzie; bugler, Daisy Darrow; standard bearer, R. Calhoun. The club extend a cor­ dial invitation to all cyclists traveling in that vicinity to give them a call. A note sent in advance to their secretary would ensure the hospitality of the town.

PERSON ELS.Carmen thinks that before the close of the

present season the Canadian mile record will be lowered to 2.25 or better.

Nasmith started out last Tuesday with the intention to adding another century to his already large list, but the bad condition of the roads forced him to abandon the idea tor that day.

Messrs. J. P. Langley and A. Eekley, of the Atlienicum B. C., are making a tour of Western Ontario on their wheels. Hope they are having a good time.

A special train leaves Hamilton next Sat­ urday to bring the cyclists and their sup­ porters from that place to the Queen City handicap road race.

E. J. P. Smith had a very severe fr.ll from his wheel on an asphalt pavement the other day, but will be all right for the road raee, I reckon.

Press of time before the mail forbids any­ thing more for this issue from the pen of yours awheel.

Since the reorganization of the Simco B. C. with C. W. A. Secretary Douty as presi­ dent, F. J. Davis as secretary, and A. K. Stewart as captain, cycling has boomed out afresh in that place.

If JafTray, of the Wanderers B. C., keeps on at the rate he is doing now he need not look for a big handicap on June 11. Ride when it's dark, Bob, and don't give yourself away so.

Twenty-four members of the Forest City Cycling Club, dressed in kilts, will perform a Scotch reel before the grand stand at Kings­ ton on Dominion Day. ADANAC.

MISS WILLARD RIDES A BICYCLE.

The President of the W. C. T. U. Take* up Cycling.

CHICAGO, 111., June 4. Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the National Woman'i Christian Temperance Union, is learning to ride a bicycle. Her mother's advancing age makes impossible the usual trip to a summer resort, and as exercise must be obtained, the idol of a multitude of women will take her daily constitutional on a pneumatic wheel.

"I haven't tried riding on a safety bicycle yet," says Misa Willard, "though I have been investigating to some extent. We have had a tricycle here for about eight years. So. you see, 1 am not exactly a novice in cycling, though I understand riding a tricycle and riding a bicycle are (wo very different things. A riiling school will be my first attention. Then, having overcome the necessary trials, I intend to use mv wheel dailv "

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