THE SPORTING LIFE. Feb. t2O.

DR. 0. CABLCTON BROWN. Second Vice President of the League of American Wheelmen.

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EDITORIAL COMMENT.CURRENT TOPICS OP THE C YCL.LXG

WOKL1> DISCUSSED.

The Race Track, tho Workshop, New Inventions und the Sport in Gen­

eral Criticisms of All Sorts.TUB MKKTiMi »f ihe Nalional Assemhly

is now n tiling of Ihe p:i*t, nni), n]lliou<;h it was piifficii ntly lively while it histcil. yet in reality iii'lhi'ic stunting oc-ciirreil. As fore- shiuhiufil in TllK Sl'nUTI.Xd LlFR. Ihe Bur- dHli'-Slu-niliin-lirow n-Uri'Hsii'r lirket wns eleclfil iinaiiiiiuiiisly, there IMMIIJ; n scromhle on the pnrt nf I lit- dissenters lo get in out uf the wet Ht the hist moment.

The result wns nlmost n foregone concln- niin. On irenernl prineipaU Ihe HilniiniKtrn- tion shonhl iihvuyn l>« supported, nnd Kast nnil West, North mill Soiilh showed Iheir good .<eii!<i' in stMiuliiiL' hy it.

I'nless we ni'c irrenlly mistaken fhccominsr ddmiiiislralioii <if the I.eai-'iie of American \Vheelinen will he the most vigorous anil successful in the history uf the organization.

Here's to ils long life!

COL. CHARLES L. IIUIIDRTT, the new presi­ dent of tile Lenene. will makr nn efficient of­ ficer. He is popular at his Imme HIM I has ex­ erted hhnxelf tofixler interest in the League. Mr. Unrilett is n well-known lawyer of Hart­ ford. Ct., nnd for several years hns heen ac­ tively connected with the National Guard of that State. He heiian lo use Ihe liicycle in 18H4, nnd recently him heen much interested in Ihe roail improvement movement. He ii a niriiilirr of Ihe Hartford Wheel Club.

WASHINGTON TAKKSTiiRMEETof '92. nnd this is us it should he, lifcno.se ihe sentiment of the country has heen nlmost unanimously declared in fnvor of that city during the pnst half year, and although Chief Omstil liver stated tlmt his division was perfwll.l willing to let Ihe LexKue mime il» own dates, yet the National Axsc-mhly very sensibly decided that il would I>e extremely discourteous for the quests to fix the dale of their entertain-, nienl, and it is therefore nlmost certain that Washington's chiles of .Inly 18, ID nnd 20 will be the fix l n res. The Washington meet mil be Ihe Inrjrest in Ihe history of the League; this much is certain.

OSK r.KCOMMKNDATION OP PRRSIDESTPt'SN'S should receive immediate action. We refer lu Ihe mailer of the League attend- iitK the oDfiiing ollhu ColumbiHii ICxposilinn at Chicago this coming October. Elaborate arrangement* will be imiile for this event, the National Guard iiircmlioH 10 Inrn out to the exlenl ol'nt lenst one hundred thousand, and the l.eiitfue shoulil not lose such an occa­ sion of presenting itself hcfiire (he puhllc. While it is not necessary that each member should feel it obligatory to attend the same as Ihoiiffli it were a national meet, yet there nre undoubtedly a p'eat many who could nnd would he itiad lo spend a couple of days in Chicago Hi that time.

TIIK SKCONO ANNUAL CYCI.K PIIOW of the Associated Cycling Clulwof Philadel­ phia, now beints held iit Indtislrial Halt, on Broad street, this city, in Ihe talk of the year ill trade circles. Il i> uut luo much tu say

thnt it is the snecefw of the yearn" well, nnd with n suitable linililini;, sufficiently large to accommodate all who m-\y apply, the po.>si- bilitits for Philadelphia's exhibition are un­ limited.

Everything new nnd novel of the season's machines is here assembled, nnd to this hall Hock alike manufacturer, salesman, agent, and the great public. Here buyer and seller meet for the interchange of their commodi­ ties, and although the cold cash is not always handed over in return for Ihe wares in the Show, yet the foundation for the trade is laid, nnd it will bear good fruit ere the spring roses bloom.

While the other exhibitions now being promoted throughout the country should, and undoubtedly will, receive all the local sup­ port possible, yet for the United Stales, Phil­ adelphia's Cycle Show is the representative one of the Western world, and as such will remain an annual fixture.

THOMAS F. SIIBIIIDAX. the new first vice president of the L. A. W., whose picture we present in this issue, has come rnuidly to the front in L. A. W. affairs, considering his years. Mr. Sheridan is but 33 years of age, having been Imrn in Bridgeport. Ct., in 18>9. He commenced cycling in Waterbury in 'S3. In 1884 he joined the L. A. W., hut per­ mitted his membership to lapse when he moved to Springfield, III., in 'SC. He re­ newed it in 1837, and was appointed local consul by Mr. Van Sicklen. In 18S8 honors crowded upon him, as he \vns n representa­ tive in the National Assembly and also elected secretary-treasurer of Illinois Di­ vision. The latter office Mr. Sheridan held until tlie present year, when he voluntarily relinquished it, without, however, terminat­ ing the active interest in cycling and L. A. W. a&'uirs which he hnd maintained for so many years. Mr. Sheridan's time is fully occupied and valuable, ns he is the superin­ tendent of the Illinois Watch Company, a concern which employs 1200 bands and turns out o'JO watches every working day. This shows conclusively what a busy man Mr. Sheridan is, and makes his active par­ ticipation in L. A. W. affairs doubly credit­ able. In him the West is indeed well repre­ sented in the.governing staff of the L. A. W.

TUB LAST ISSUE OK Bicycling Ifews con­ tains a couple ol editorial paragraphs worth reproducing. It says: "There is an opening for a giMid saddle tor women. Those at pres­ ent in use on ladies' machines nre not de­ signed for female requirements, and a saddle maker who laid himself out to cater for this neglected branch would tind it n paying spec­ ulation. An American trade alone might he worked up out of it, while the ludy cyclists of Britain would be certain to appreciate such enterprise."

Our English contemporary also endorses cork handles, RS follows; "Racing men swear by cork handles. Not only are they light and absorbent, but they give a softness und springiness to one's grip, which is very pleasant in warm weather or on long rides. Of course they are more frail than celluloid, bone, vulcanite or rubber, but then they cost much less tu replace. All the s:ime the novice should not use cork handles. When he grad­ uates into the skilled class then let him do so, as what with croppers and nervous tugging nt his handle-bars, which would soon disin­ tegrate a frail handle, cork would probably be ouly a source ol trouble to him."

Trade.THE NAME or KIRKWOOD, MILLER <t

Co., of Peoria, III., has taken n plnce among that of the foremost bicycle jobbers in Ame­ rica. This enterprising firm embarked in the bicycle business in the spring of '91, doing principally a retail trade, but before the season was half over they found them­ selves jobbing wheels on n large scale. About Ibis time Mr. Basil Uiley, managing director of linnuick <t Co., of Coventry, England, came over to America, with a sample line of Telephone cycles. He went direct tq Peoria, and placed the sole U. S. agency for these well-known wheels with this house. Their bicycle department was first located al No. 1U8 South Adams street, but soon outgrew these quarters. They have now added to their business n three-Mory building, 30x100, which will be used exclusively for bicycles. The Telephone cycles are built in seven pat­ terns, weighing from 25 to 49 pounds. The Kite pattern promises to be one of the liest selling bicycles on the American market. The frame is constructed of three pieces of steel tubing and is very simple and light. They have the State agency for the Liberty, except Chicago and vicinity, nnd nre local agents for "Featherstone," "Road King,"the Swift" and the "Paragon." They also carry

a complete line of' Western Wheel Works" good*. They will use the Duiilop pneumatic tire on all their bicycles, unless otherwise ordered. A postal can! will bring Iheir '92 catalogue, giving full description of all the \rheeb they handle.

THE LATEST INVENTION is a safety chain lock, which is lioth simple arid practicable. Ti e illustration*, of the device herewith given show this:

The safety chain lock (patented) as shown in the cuts acts as a safety securer, consisting ot n wrench, five inches lung, with our pat­ ented "hinge lock" on the other end. This doesnwny will) the detachable lock, which is very apt to get lost or misplaced. It can be locked in n 'jifly," and just ns easily with one h.tnd ns with two. The lock will stand ] its of use and abuse, has no chain to nniuse the bicycle thief, or lo scratch the ennrnel; is useful as « wrench when not needed us a lock, nnd after one trial it will he found an lmlis»

iwnsible adjunct t» Ihe cyclists' outfit. The ockjw as on exhibit at the Philadelphia Cycle

THOS. P. SHERIDAN, First Vice President of tho League of American Wheelmen.

Show at stand 3 which Howard A. Smith <t Co. (the patentees; occupied.

II. PHILLIPOORMULI.Y. of the G. A .T. Cmipany, of Chicago, is in New York to settle on a location for the new builning Ihe company will put up for their New York brunch.

GEOROK R. BrnwKi.i. COMPANY will in­ crease their working force. They have or­ ders ahead sulUcient to utilize4 double shift fur six mouths.

Recent Patents.A list of recent bicycle p-itents, reported

especially for the trade hy W. E. Aiighinbiiugh, patent attorney, Washington, D. C.:

468,797 Apparatus for the application nnd removal of tires, Eduard Ekstroiner nud 'larnpus Moruer, Halm i, Sweden; filed Sept. •11. 1890. Serial No. 36.J4. '•.

4(W,793 Velocipede, Harry C.Goodrich.Chi- cngo, III., assignor to the Velocity Manu­ facturing Company, same place; filed June 15, 1891. Serial No. 396V>!4.

468,7(19 -Saddle for velocipedes, Harry C. Goodrich, Chicago, 111., assignor to the Ve­ locity Manufacturing Com pan v, snnie place; filed July 8, 1891. Serial No. 39.S.74I.

4rt8,8£5 Velocipede, Edward J. O'Connor, Springfield, Mass.; filed June 3, 1891. Serial No. 391,985.

463.850 Floating structure for water ve­ locipedes, Wesley Wait, Newhurg. N. Y.; filed June 23, 1891. Serial No. 397.283.

468,920 Support for bicycles, Win. L. R-xs, Boston, Mass.; filed Sept. 5, 1891. Serial No. 404,917.

468.971 Wheel tire. Henry Mjars, Phila­ delphia, Pa.; filed Oct. 3, 1891. Serial No. 407,662.

463,991 Bicycle, Wm. A. Hance, Fref port, 111., assignor lo the Stover liicycle Manu­ facturing Company, same place; filed Sept. 1, 189,1. Serial No. 363,627.

468,938 Velocipede saddle, Charles K. Me- Glinchey, Chicago, III., assignor to Charles I1'. Stokes, same place; hied Oct. 9, 1891. Serial No. 408,209.

4S9.')29 Vehicle wheel tire, Alexander L. II. Messner, Gardner, Mass., assignor to Ifey- wood Brothers A Co.. s-iine place; filed Jan. 22,1891. Serial No. 3/8,670.

469,165 Clamping device for elastic tires, Jesse T. Morris, .Ir , Portsmouth, Va.; filed Oct. 6, 1891. Serial No. 407,819.

4b'9,192 Bicycle seat spring, Patrick R. Walsh, Rochester, N. Y, assignor of one-half to Mary Campbell, same place; filed Oct 12,1891. Serial No. 408,494.

A PRO. RAID.

An English Invasion bj tho Six-day Racers.

It wns announced last week thnt nn Euro­ pean tour of champion bicycle rid«rs, bicked byChicagi miney, wuilJ be in i le this sea­ son. The c>:itr.ict for the trip is alrealy signed, two C.iierjo I ulieuri 1 n well-ku;i.vn sporting caterer lucking the enterprise. A new depirture will -be m idu in re^ir-l to prize m >:iey, a' c;uh priz?< will ha given an I all known riders of ability will tis ullo.v^J M .'Urt. Tun "ill <l» *"W ur ih tin u'Uti ffoublo of gito ujjiioniL^e by tho omnueiitoH. us .til thoy will Ii ive to do is tu win tan rdoaj »al get the ciuh |irizo.

The first tourn:imen -. will no diubt b« given in Tjonilnn, imJ it U novr nn ler-tou I chat "Sen­ ator" Morgan, of the l!-/ere* fluff, will be granted three month*' leivauf licence, and \fill start for Europe AI irch 1, to in ike nil preparation:! lor the tirH tliree six- l :iy rile**.

The men who competed in the moo in New York trill take part in a similar r ico HI the Mfonnnic*' 1'nvilion, S.in Franoiaun, Fab 1.) lo 20, nml »ev- ernlofthetn have ulremly left fir the Gu'nVn (rue. Prince ami Kemliag, iho solilier of Fo-t OiMxIin; Knupp, <>f S.in Krnnoi.-C"; Jule* Fitbin, the French champion, ami lln'xl. nf Auftrnli*, will he lul.iitiniiftl entries for the 'Fris:)> race.

The ridera have, through M.inuge Knk »n I Morgin, securuJ very g.tod term* fjr the Sin Francisco race. The pavilion in ina{er< a^umo all responsibility and divide 76 p^r cent, nf the grnsj reoemu to tho winner* an I jny Mr. E -k for hij service!. ".Sen unr" Morgan will repre­ sent his pioer, tha ll*f-ree. »n the trip, nn I leaves t'>-ni^ht for the cutu. T:ie ritler* ul tho conclusion all jtrnp to New York tor the big mull ririio t»elve-h 'ur.pir <liy rue in UaJiiun Square QarJo.1 the 6rjl week in M iroa.

BROOKLYN BITS.

The Metropolitan Association of Cy­ cling Clubs A Report Confirmed.BKOOKI.Y.N, Feb. 14. ICditor SPORTIXO

LIPK: The meeting called by L. C. Board- man, of the Manhattan Bicycle Club, for the purpose of organizing or at least discussing the organizing of a Metropolitan Associ­ ation of Cycling Clubs, taking in the clubs of New York, Brooklyn and the neighboring New Jersey district, was well attended. Among those present were: W. S. Porter, Prospect Wheelmen; F. H. Campbell and C. A. Sheehan, Manhattan Bi­ cycle Club; George W. Shannon. Prospect Wheelmen; D. H. BraUnn. Brooklvu (tum­ blers; L. C. Boardimin, Manhattan Bievdo ClubjS. B. Bowman, Elizabeth Athletic Club Wheelmen; 11. Sirujcnell, i\in,'.< Coun'y Wheel­ men; F. C. Gilbert, Elinbelli Wheelmen; J. 1). llendrieks, EaitOrnnze Cyclew, and P.P. Prial, Ciiis«n«' Uii-yole Clii*.

Upon motion, F. P. Pri.il was electel tetn- pirarv chairman, nml there w.is an infirmal discussion 118 to the feisibility of the suhenie. Some of the tnen present lm<l no authority to represent their club', but all were in fivor of organizing the Metropolitan Association. The ch»inniin°ii|>piiinted n. temporary committee on organization, composed of Mr. Porter, Mr. Strugnell and Mr. Sneehnn, who will o-mimuni rale with all the clubi, l.iy'n* the plan »f organisation before them unJ ukimc the* to

renil deleSHtw to a meeting which is to be held on Feh. 25 at the Columbia, Fourteenth street, near Brondway.

KINGS COUNTY W1IEEI.MKX KNTEKTAIS.Sel'l.'in in it* career HIM lue Criterion I'ne-

ntre, Urooklrn, presented sucti H pretty appear­ ance at) it did lan Wejaejd iy night, when the Kings County Wheelmen held their nnn'ial ro- cefitiun »i the cozr playhouse. R.-iuin* tro phie?. captured by the wearers of the bla.:k and reil, were |irouiinent!y iliKnhiyel. .Se/en hun- ilretl reprc4eniiiiix'e.4 of the lea ting bicycle cluis were present. 1'he Iiong Ishind Amateur Atb- Iftic Lea/ue wns beaded by Pre^iiivut Au^tutu* Peverelly and jecrftary Tartur.

TUB I.OSO ISLAND WlIKKLMK.f.The roiHiri tli.it tliu L mg l.-l.inJ \Vneelmcn

Are ab itit. to ceil tifir dun hou.ie id sub.4ian- tiiitett hy a pritninent ineinb r nf that org:ini2:i- lion. He nt.iles that the (iLinj fur a new ulub boudo hiiv-o been ilr.wn, und thnt the trustees of the club have an opii.m on a valuable jiieco of l.mJ in ihe near vicini'y of their prrrent qnir- leM. Ttie trustees hnve receive ( fevvnil offerd for their |>tevent qu irlers, wliich are silimic.l nlinojt directly np)i i>ite the now Tnenty- liinl Itegimfnt Armory. One otfcr WHJI ri-ceive I fniiii .Mr. Culm in, l he proprietor of the Twen'y- tbinl lle^imfnt Clio|iliunrie; Hnotlier w:is IB reived from a prominent bi-jycle house of Nu * York, wbicb in'eniU lo loeme a lar^e hrnnoh in Hmoklyn, and tne third offer was from a promi­ nent hilliiirl hall pni|iriet'ir who ile*irej( to Flsrf n place kijiilar to Carutbers' Elepbuut Club 11 .use.

The Long T^lnnd Wheelmen Are in A very fl >uri-hii g con-lition, having a Ixr/e member ^hip nnil a la go cndh biUinco in the treiaury, togeihpr with a c1u*i house tbit iii worth run jiilernbly over $2U,UIIO. A in n e u now being ni:iile Among tbe members to have u country o nb hoii^e during tlie fntninrr months.

The Brooklyn K:iinhlers held a *ucee.'«ful en- tertninment on the io-a^ion nf their necoml ^n nuil reception on In^t'1'ues'lay. E. Leigliton Uiiiuvell. (jeT'-a Hiilliin<l and 1). II. liratton were the cninmillee in charge ot the ftTrnneo- nient* ami tbenucoe^s attained reflects credit on tbe n.eiubers.

The fair of the Uutbo'ford Wheelmen WAS a bi? succeiu. Oi'er $500 was cltaiel. Tlie C'llumbia riiul -I off by 11.mm.in, Colhn* & Nut- lull wa< w .n bv Mi's llrir.kerhoff.

TIIE iNKW BKDFOKD WHEKLMBX.The Uo.t.ir.l Wt.eflmen, nf Unmkiyn. E. D.,

he'd iheir Or-l pnhlio "sl>nj" at Knickerbocker Hall in Clyiner »treet on Fei. 12. It was one of the tu -cowfill iff urj in every way ever bold in ibis ci'v, there boin^ nb uu .'(00 people pr«- on'. to enj iy a pro.'r.iuima of thirty numbers, which la-iu.l In.MI S:.')U (ill miillliglit.

'Many of tho ulnb mombtrrs tnok tmrt, includ- in; ihe iirimlolm corpj {\Iesani. Rhu<le^ nn-l liarley. bmi "; Seihert, Sewar 1 An I Parnon', nianitolinr-; Fcrgm'>n, guitar), nml Mr. E. 0. Ufung. The b ixing contmt' were between well known nm:ileur^, uuch as liujll Winters, oliam- pion lialit-wei'lit -f Ain«ri">; Mr. Tommy Creed an I otliem. ami Mr. IMViU S. Krrr. the celebrated lirooklyn i-nrneti.'i. played Selections. A cold lum:h \t;w nerved in tbu club ruouid after tbe entertainment.

Tho euchre and pinocle tournament* luve bfon iitartt-U, nml as nciny of tbe 25 enirie* nre giMil plnyeri some exciting game-i are lo-ikeJ fur ui tbe prizes will be "ell wirth securing.

N EWS ITEMS.A poo' tournament between the Brooklyn

r.icyle Club an-l the King* County Whtelmen will b-i held next inonili.

The lirooklyn liicyclo Club he'J n theatre party last .Saturday ninht. Fifty of the club members occuped orchestra chair* at the I'srk Theatre an I wilnesneJ the performance of Jane." At the conclusion of the party there was a banquet at * 4 Wilsnn's."

SALT CITV SAYINGS.

Challenge to a Two-Hundred Mile Race.

SVRACPSK, N. Y., Feb. 16. A well-known Syracuse bicycle rider startled his acquaint­ ances on Saturday evening by issuing 11 5ps- cial challenge, lo a Cortland wheelman fora 2(W-mile bicycle race. The local man wan George II. Harris and the Cortlandite G. W. llouck. The match wns the outcome of a. heated discussion over long distance riding. According to the terms the race must be held between April 20 and May 1. The finest stretch of road in America has been chosen as the course, a lUO-mile straight-away Ironi Coburg to Kingston and return. The loser will forfeit his bicycle to the winner, or if the latter chooses he may select any high grade wheel in the market at the loser's ex­ pense. There were three witnesses to the agreement and the men shook hands.

A LONG BACK.The result of the race is already being

speculated upon, nnd many local wheelmen will accompany thecontestantson portiom of their rapid Canadian tour: Mr. Ilarris'pbility nsnstaver is well kniTurii. With John Wilk- inson he hold* the record to Uticaand return. He is a. member of the Syracuse Cycling Club, and will be well supported by his fel- low-mcmberj. Mr. Honck has made quite a reputation on the track, and is said to be a good hitig-dislance man. He may train as much us he likes, but it is safe lo predict that lie will get very weary if he d» l'eals Mr. Har­ ris. This is the longest race eT.-rarrauged in Central New York.

BERT MIU.KH DKAD.BerfMiller, (he husband of Elsie Von

Blninen, the noted bicyclist, died suddenly at the home of his sister-in-law, Miss Jane Kills, tit Utica. on Saturday night. He waau former manager of Barlow A Wiison'a Minstrels.

A new club has been started in Phoonixvi'le, P»., llmt hm » membership of over fifty. A olub bou<e hm been reauxl uuU overjtuing quints to a luuoeulul club. »

ISAAC B. POTTER, Chairman of I*. A. TV. Committee on Improvement of Hi

COMMENTARIES."Xnw, in conclusion, I desire to any that I do

not like lo be invulve<l in newspaper discussion*, und llnit after slating the above fuels, u£4 be lievin.' tlmt I have done noil,in;; for "which I clmnl'l be cen*ured, hut have acle<l in it in inner whL'h. accndini \viih rav intrrpn-uiiun of the rule* uniler which my cutumitteu «r<» comjirlleil to worn, hits been simply uiv duty ami nothing ujore. Yours frtitorn illy, GKO. S. ATWATKK,"

Chaiimnn H cing Hoard."Thanks, Georgie, you "have done nothing

fi>r which yon should lie censured." You Inive simply followed precedent us a Kacing Hu;iril chairman nixl made yourself nnil me L. A. W. the laughing stock of every 111:111 who has even the smallest amount uf gray matter in Ms think box. Asun "interpreter" you have been a most glorious success. What an awful mental struggle, (hough, you must hnve undergone to get nt the "interpretation of (he rules" which al- Inweil you to make your tamon* Zimmenuaii decision; how your henil must have ached afler I hut terrible ordeal ot "interpretation." 1 see by the wheel papers thnt you do not cure to net another year as Ihe interpreter of the racing rules. Is that true? Well, really, I am astonished it this is so, because I know there are not less than twenty wheelmen in the L. A. \V. who really want you to accept another term, but if you positively decline to do so of course they will have lo seek else­ where fur some one to (ill your place, but still it's real mean of yon, nmv you have he- come fmnnu.«, to leave us in the lurch. I Ihink that ihe L. A. \V. members ought to erect a monument to this very competent official, nnd 1 would suggest as a very appro­ priate design n fountain with the inscription, "Take water," on one side, and on the other. "Ainiitenr robes washed here while you wait. Alwolute purityuf status guaranteed. Term.* reasonable."

* *In looking over thin Zimmermnn case

though, 1 wish to call aiicniiim to the injus­ tice of the act which visits upon the one bought all of the penalty and leaves free the buyer. If 1 understand this case in point, the rider was wanted to appear at tile race meet in Worcester, where his fame would be Ihe means of drawing the people to the meet who might not otherwise go there. Kenrins that the flyer might not come, an individual, who claimed to represent the promoters uf the Worcester affair, jumps aboard u train and toes to where tlie racing man is, wakes him up, and, after some sort of u convincing argument, just of what nature we may sur­ mise, but cannot be certain of. induces Ihe cr.-ick to promise to appear at the races. Now, Ihe crnck carries out his piirt of the bargain and goes and rides ul Worcester, nnd, us hetellsthestory when hearrived home found that he hud $23 mure money than when he left there. After looking at the thing in n thoroughly judicial manner he concludes that this ftJ5 is not his and may get him into trouble, etc., etc., nnd forthwith journeys hack to Worcester ami pays it to those who had given it to him. This is the rough out­ line of the case, and is not denied by (he Worcester people, who, by their acceptance of the reinrn ot the $'25, virtually admit having paid it. Now, in all fainter*, if it be a crime against thecannnsof amateur cycling to ni cept money, why is not the briber us guilty as he who is bribed? Why should a man who seduces men from am tteurship he allowed lo remain a member of the I.. A.W.? Is it not a violation of tint honor, suppos.-d to e.\i*t union? thieves, for a man to liribe another to do a dishonest or illegal act, an I then when the brihed one carries out his part of the bargain for the briber tu turn informer upon him? Of the two my respect, if I have any fur eitlitr, is for the man bribed. I have nothing but the profouudest contempt tor the briber. If the L. A. W. wauls to en­ courage purity among its racing men, it should visit upon those who seek to bribe them fftc severest penalty possible. Where is ihe justice for punishing n racing m in for taking money, nnd at the same time keeping in the ranks ot the As-iociation the mm who first buys u thing nnd then "squeals" when he gets what he purchased? Perhnps there does not exist any rule to fit this case, the League probably never thinking it «'nulil have any such unworthy member as this briber in its ranks, but now th'it we have discovered how very low we have sunk in the scale of honorable manhood, let us nt once place upon our books a law visiting the same penalty upon the briber as we do upon the bribed.

. Why, pray, n "medical department?" The

lii. Hvr/t', in n seaicli f.ir a novel feature in journalism, has added a department of iliis kind to its pages. The intent possibly. WHS good, but I do not think the idea an ex­ cellent one. Many already look at cycling as an e.xereise prone lo develop diseases ami deformities in those who practice it, and when they see or hear of n "medical depart­ ment" existing in one of its foremost jour­ nals, they are not eoing to read it and dis­ cover what it teaches, but will at once pro­ ceed lo use its existence as an argirnent i.i favor of their own ideas of the injurious and iinheallhful results of cycling. The "club surgeon" and the "medical department" ure out of place iii cycling in every way.

*When one sees the enormous circulation

and adverlining patronage of the English wheel papers, it can not be said that the pi­ pers themselves are a credit to the magnitude of their readers, their advertisers or the in­ terest they represent. An American wheel paper with one-quarter their circulation and less (ban (hat proportion ot support trom the advertisers, showsa far better class of journal­ ism. The papers here are better written, more instructive and entertaining, nnd in every other way a higher class than those comiiitr to in from England. Take in Ihe matter of correspondent), here any mnn who can write entertainingly or instructively regarding cy­ cling or its interests is sought out by the editor? and well paid for his services. As an example uf this not being so abroad, I know of wlicre an American editor sent an idler to ihe editor of u well-known English wheel paper, who has since died, to wine lo (his country and take charge of a paper here, oilering him $50 per week to do so, which price the American editor was In formed was considerably in excess of what the English writer was being paid at home, notwith­ standing Ihe fact that he was one of Ihe most famous writers abroad and in control of one of the largest wheel papers there. Ag-nn, how long would the readers of an American wheel paper suuwit to buying a miuu uf uu-

hound printed sheets Rent them eich week, which to tiiuially fell apart when ihe reader attempted loinrn tin m over in ri-ailintr? Sneli n piper would be at once judged quietly of in t caring for the c inibrt nti'i convenience nfriiose who supported it. and its life would, in consequence, he very Kl.ort, indeed. Have I n .' i h wheel pypcr«, wiui all their we:il.li i nd :a i ilities, ever turned out such n paper as tiie Christmas number of Jl^ti-intitt or die re.'eiit Cycle Show tiuinVr of J'-ie II 'f.:re.tt I should say not. lint why? Ah, that's ihe rub. There is somelhing or another lacking. I know not mysell just what it is, but its ab­ sence is evident lo any one.

* « Rr'er Miles, my c mcrn'nliilions, on flat

Cycle Show number of The Krfrrrr. I wm going t» say it "WHS out of sisilit," but that won't do, because it will not be out of the reader's sight for some time to come, it is too cnlertainii.g for that, you know!

<• * *One of those wild Western yarns comes rn

us by the way of Oregon, about a dear nlil lady who lives in Clack mi is county where- ever that is who is ir ii»g to dip a flag in the Pacific Ocean, then mount a bicycle, ileseit her eight children and riile across the conti­ nent lu the Atlantic o -can, dip the Hag airaiii in the briny there, and then hie herself to Chicago and get *tiuOD for the iob. Would it not be a heller plan lo dip Ibis original female from Clai'kamas county into the Pa­ cific until she had learned enough sense to go hack lo her eight children, and I here let her confine her cycling desires to wheeling a per­ ambulator? 'Tin said "Go I loves a cheerful liar," but this last example «>f a We<tem A n.inias is too stupid ami loo idiotic to merit the admiration of anyone, be" it Deity or num.

* * *A recent English invention is n eel of nut.

sical alarm bell" arranged up MI the wheel­ man's handle for so he may amuse himself by play i m; simple airs upon them. What have we done tha.t this new alHielion should lie visited upoir us? lias not cycling already suH'ered more than ilsjnsi allowance through Ihe idiocy of those who claim to be ils sup­ porters and I'rien 1*? Now, what must we look forward lo? We will have the love sick wheelman, ns he rolls home from » visit to his beloved, playing "The Girl I Left JJehind Me;" Ihe military man will grind out, ".lohnnie. Get Your Gun;" the raring man will give ns ''G-dd! Odd! II >w I Love the Jingle!" while the defeated scorcher will content himseir with the old lime hymn. "I Would Not Live Always." Truly, Ibis last affliction is loo much, too much!

* * How funny it is to see London, with ner.

hn[ s oOO.UK) wheelmen, groaning anil irom- ing over ils inability to support a cyrl sis' club house! To Americans, who are n*ed to seeing every liltletowu with ils well e pupped, and successful wheel club house, it seems strange that John Bull cannot Moat one suc­ cessfully in a place as large as Ixmdnn. When one sees Ihe number und m ignih'eenee of eyi ling c'ub bouses in any of the large A inert ican cities, many of the buildings being spe* chilly construcle.l for the wheelmen's coin* firf an I in many instances owned by the clnb< occupying them, it amuses us to see John Hull in such distress like a hen with only one chicken. Perhaps Ihe secret of our Kimlish cousins' failure to nvike their club h(.u : e venture a HIP''I s< is found in a recent remark of C- 1. ^avilK*. who M:! 1 the Irouhlo came trim the members not paying the.r dues, a performance which he "wasn't a bit surprised al, because this was ihe way thinzs were done in cycling circles." If this is true, then we can reidily understand why clnl) houses do not flourish in Kngland; hut still it does seem as though there should lie enough riders who would pay in anil around L union to flout 'he grandest kind of a cltih house. Still, Englishmen Hi'e threat believers in pre­ cedent, and if lie fashion of non-payment of dues has really become established over Iberc it is almost a hopeless la«k to attempt lo over­ come il. At any rale, my profoitu lest sym- pailiy is extended lo (hose few energetic and "elniiable" men who have 811 boldly under­ taken to enlighten (he poor, benighted heathen of cycling as to the merits, Ihe com­ fort and the pleasures of a well-equipped cycling club house, and I regret Hint Ihe re­ ward lor their lahirx in this direction is not of a more promising kind.

Tun COMMB.VTATOB.

FROM THIS I;AKES.

The L. A. W. Enjoying a Buoin in tho Forest City.

CtEVKI.A.'JD.O., 1'Yb. 16 KditorSl'OHTrVfl LlPK: It is only a qu'sliiri ttt tim wnen Cleveland will have the largest representa­ tion in Ohio in the League of American Wheelmen, and this, (no. in spite of the f.ict that oilier L. A. W. organixuion< in Ihe Stato have not shown a commendable spirit in giv­ ing aid to Ihe stanch wheelmen of this ciiy at the time il was niost needed. If the growth of wheel organizations and the inure iseof in:er- (8 in the sport during the com! i<; season maintains anything like the riti" of laM vear it will not be long before Cleveland will be­ come Ihe mo<" important cyeli.'g town be­ tween New York and Chiuag), as it should be.

[t was not such a very long lime «g» t!til Ihe For. »! Cily wnsa pioneer in maNii .f enterprise p rlainin,' to the wheel, line st never quite died out, but the absence of racu.4 nnil ttio it-rrible coii'liii"!! of t'lo tit*'* i-t ui'tj I Ul it til dli-rp for the linm btin.'. (l was nut Hie fn't, louj; slcap. hoireve", "* *"* *)" d^m <n- Htritol last year. Eve^v mil i who »>'*n j i I'icyele. nourndHyf. i< » red hot ci.thusi* t fir K.i hi ni:i<l'. The »:ilo of tlm wheel i<. tin-re 1 " u, d'iin* a double mi*iii>n. Itign.it o:iiy iiro-il- in/n he:illliful r.'ci-catinn. Iml buil lin.' up the rtrnu.ru kin I i,f juntiniuut for tlio i iiuruv^ujaut uf bighwuyn.

THE ROAD RACE.Locnl r de-s are mix ion* y I > iKin : fnr-»nr I to

ih' nial rao on Deeorution Diy, which *ii« "H- n u >oed l.<.-t veiir n^ HII mininl event The r aa of 18'JI w»< n noTj ty nml nn rxpi-rinnMii, but Ihe gre:it sno:e«d tvlii-I) I'.l^onrul nttiru nun mot the it'lioi|iiitioiM of it* iir-ji-clor-1 . Ii is prulaS'e ilnu llio rnco ••( IS93 "ill be ovfr t n »Kin« rouie, nn l'mnhiiina< nnpiranti e;t'i g" i to Imiiiinr a-* ear'y «i* they do-ire to. It wonl-1 hinllv |wi.» t" like H ride urrr th« n.idn.w to I..ok iip "chuck holes" nn.I "rui.V f.r Hier^ it no telling w!i»t will h:i|i|n;n 1-1 ii whun tne friwt begniii to euno niil of iho gr.iand. Th<re « ill, finill the present o»:l "'k. ht <i< leiat o c 'tii't m .ire en'r t< fir tun race tliij MJUSJJ tbuu ibvr4 £ ui l»st year.