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aSEffmfc!Sl5,tt pp-- & -'SKiSG.? Sr THE MORNlHCITIMEak' 'SUNDAY. AUGUST' 30 18S6. 10 UiS ON ALL VEHICLE!) League of American Wheel-- men Insist on This. REASONS FOR SO DOING Chief Coimul HobertHOii, of tlio DIk- trlct Division, Writes to tho Com J iiilHMlouer. Telling Them Why He TtilukK Sncli a llcgiilatloii Slionld B ExtnbllSlicd. ' The District division of tlje Lcagur.oi American Wheelmen is. silll ivi.rl.ing for the interests of tlie bicycle rider. In nnsvv rrlun request f run tl e Ccminis-J sinners, Cl.ler Consul Kotcrtton jesteruay walled to them liis reasons for tlilnklng tliat all vehicles should carry lamps Bight. The letter reads: "August 29. 1600. 'Hon. Commissioners, District ot Co lumbia. "Gentlemen: In reply to ycur request that I should submit facts showing the necessity for all kirds of vet Iclcs carrying' lamps, I -would respectfully submit the following reasons: "Blcjcles have been adjudgetl by the courts all ever the country as vehicles Kith equal iltUs en the streets and roads TaTE5Te:le(.tri(. ' Bicjcles are required to carry light'. Private and business vt hides are not.so restricted According tothlsdiscriinlnatloii a bicycle for hire (which is a n-biic vchl cle) should be required to cam a light, but not the machine used as a private out. Tejance. "A number of business houses requlretheir- dners to carry a light vvltliiii or about their vetndes. more for their own safely than for that of others. This can also be said of some of the owners of private car riages. At times it is very difficult to deter mine the direction In which a libido Is traveling, or on which side ot the street it happens to lie, by the- noise occasioned by the horses' feet. A light would show Just w hat part of the street it occupies. One might advance the argument that if it were approaching it would be on the left hand side of tlie street, and on the right hand side If going in the, same direction. This would 1 so ir evorjone obeyed the rules ofVlhc road, but. unfortunately, this is not to, TJiSI more wagons arc on the Incorrect than on the correct side, else there would tic less necessity ror lumps on horse-propelled -vehicles. "A carriage or wagon is often collided with by loth bicycles and other vehicles. This is especially the case when drawn up. alongside of a curb awaiting the owner. In this instance the horse, not being In motion, no noise is made. A vehicle In till connection occupies the same relation to thestrcet us a pile of niortaror bricks, and should be provided with a light. It is it temporary olBtructlon, and one is more liable to danger than ir it were known to be there, like mortar or bricks. "A cjclcr generally leaves his lamp" lighted when stopping before a house, be-, cause he knows his machine is in danger of oo'llslon if he does ot take this pre caution. "Therefore, I would respectfully request that all vehicle, be required to carry lamps "Very respectfully, "VM. T. ROBEUT80X, "Chief Consul D. C. Hi v. I- A. W" QUEEH WHEELMEN. Iluve a New CIuIiIioiiho In View und Miiy Tuk It. The Queer Wlicclmeii met Thursday even ing to decide the question ot a new club house The committee having the selection of quarters in view has an option on a house on Twelfth street, near L. It Is the build ing formerly occupied by the Washington Cydc Club anil -Tould answer the purpos.-s hsr-ttre-twrsr - K -wlH make one of toe cosiest dubbouscs tn uic couw-w The Qncer5"neld their second weekly run toCjcJeCotUceJTolncatayeJrexiliuj. These rides are Becoming very ropular and will be continued as long as the -weather per mits. Among those -who made the trip -were -Miss Estclla 'Campbell, Miss Mario HfllrSChT Mrsn. Mi-Rlder, Miss E. Shea, Mr. and Mrs. T. rilny Moran, Messrs. John Woerncr, Jr.; II. R. Uawley, E. Brooke Clokey, J. M. Monday, n. Gale Turpln, L- O.BIack, T. M. Steam" and J. Powers. The run 'was" In "charge of Mr. L. O. -.SJacI;.r" unit Capt. George E. Boyd has called a run 'for"Aui6nloUh-y. It leaves No. 812 Four teenth street at 0 30 o'clock. II. S. Gardner is ott on a three weeks' trip to Niagara Falls. B. BrookcClokcy.nnd E. A. I'itkln are 'back from thdr'vacation. -Right applications for membership aro.to be acted on at tho next meeting of the Queers. "c6i.ITM.MIA CLUB. All Arrungemeiiti for ths Mleyclo Tonrnnment Completed. The Columbia Athletic Club has arrangsd Tor a btcjelo tournament September 19. It will Ijc an event full of sport. The iiro grnm arranged is as rollows: First event One-mile race, open to club members who-have ncer been in a race before; price, a gold medal. Second event-Egg and spoon race; prize, a souvcnirgold epaon. Third event-One-mlle race, open to club members; prlic.'a'gold mcdaU - Fourth race Obstacle race; prize, a sil ver cap. Firth event Egg-breaking race; prize, a silver egg cup and spoon. Sixth cvent-Bicjcle tournament, first prize, geld medal: second prize, blcjcle suit: third prize, a sweater; fourth prize, a blcjcle lamp. - The committee haing the affilr in charge isc)irTposed of C.A. Cabrera, chair man, S. VT. Stincmetz, II. S. Stiles, J. Hart Ilrlttain, Kobert Bell.-r. B. Fowle, Eugene nannou, Capt. Wells, and William Qettin ger. Eutr.es close September 14. WASHINGTON HOADCLUIl. Decision About Readied to Give n. Meet In September. Tlie Washington Road Club has about de cided to give a bicj cle meet about Septem 'ber 18. The date will Ui definitely de j:id(J,unnn at-the club meeting to be held Wednesday night. It is the Intention to have more races than the Arlingtons gave. There will lie a lialf-mile handicap and a fie-m!lc liandl cap for amateurs. It is also said that a rnatchj-ace is to Jje arranged between Billie Sirosand Fred Schailc. The club has no run for today, many of the members Laving gone to Baltimore jes terday to attend the intercity race. Most of thero expected to be backthismorning. The library of the club is growing rap idly. Duripgthe week -Messrs. Grates and Tubmaneaclt madea handsomcdouatlonof books. EASTKHN ATHLETIC CLUH. Keeps Up Its -Watermelon MniM and Im ArrnnKliig " lloud Itace. The Eastern Athletic Club is still keep ing up Its popular watermelon runs to sultland The last one was held Thurs day night, and the three bicycle police men were taken along. The club will bold its second excursion to River View Thursday. A great lime Is nnticiiiated. TheTirraugements for the smoker, which is to be held early in Sep tember, are progressing finely, and the event promises to be one of the most interesting held on the hill for some time. The club Intends to have a road race to River View. It -will be held on Septem ber 6, and Capt. Randall has offered three prizes first, of the value of $15; second, of $6; third, of $4. The course is to be from the Eastern Athletic Club house to River View. -una rvn r BICYCLE EIRLJF WINTER She Has Solved the Problem of Wet Weather. JAUNTY COED DAY SUIT MootH "Will Displace tlio Clumsy Leg BlnK and tU Skirt TVlll Shrink a. lilt Box Coat uud Fur Cap Complete It What Mio fflllWew WUero It Cunuot Be Seca. The bicycle girl Is spinning up the high road of favor aud'Fortunu, on her -wheel, leads the -way. When au oracle more djspeptlc than Del phic howled forth the prophecy that the wheel was not the sphere for woman, some body hlundered-bul it -wasn't the bicjcle girl. She knew she was right, and Dave Crock ett himself could Lot hate, surpassed ner In the art of going ahead. Blie is nu longer anlnnovation. buta fact, and collectively considered, such a vut and ever-lncrcuslng fact that her disap proving sisters, cousins and aunts, who only a little while back Hung criticisms at her in the same spirit that bojs stone frogs, now find themseltea, to their as tonishment, figurli-g us txtrntlona rather than as a rule. Only a few days ago one or those uncouipromisJug creatures who have a fiendish fancy for adding, the world's affairs into figures th.it uofcody can deny, made the announcement thatfor every woman between lifteen and tlurtyi, fie ears of age who walk the streets of a city there are two such, women who wheel. At the strictly present time the bicycle girl Is spinning all over the country In nouiVscrlpt skirts that are tco long U suit her and too short to satisfy her friends. It is hard work serving two masters, but thefashlon-platcsarehurrjlngtolherescue, and the blcjcle girl's last trial the un certainty of what to wear and how to make It will banish with the coming ot the fall. PROBLEMS TO BE FACED. Somebody has said that all a woman wants to start a campaign club bra few j-anlsot bunting, a saw and n step ladder, but a girl's bicycle circle Is simply a mat ter of wheels. The city contingent ot a west end eyde club met recently "t the home of me of Its members on Columbia Heights. There were six girls present and being girls all ot them talked at once "Here Is what I want to know," said the hostess, I-er voice dominating the others like a Greek chorus In a plaj-, "How are we going to buy our blcyde loots? We can bring our leggings home and it they don't fit, cxchai ge thcin until they do but Where's the woman who dares face a shoe store clerk with a half J-ard of uppers In his hand?" "Beholdher!"'exclalined tho j-oung woman w ho had just returned from New York. "And have jou really bought boots?" "Behold them!" They were smart little russets com bined with gray covert th it fitted like glove and laced from ankle to knee, i "It's a perfectly simple process," she explained, when the gust of admiration nml lulled. "I walked ii.to a stcrc and asked for boots. The clerk sized me iqi with .1 professional eje and i ctitg tLat I was an extra long joung woman with more bones thau I quite kt.ow what to do with, he presented for mj- inspection only those stjles in my numbers that had skimpy tops. If I had weighed more the tops would have been wider. I tried on the boots; had them laced to the ankle, and bought them with the understanding that the sale was off unless they fit." "Mamma says I maj- wear lciigiDgs, but she draws the line at boots," walled the tirl In duck, who voiced her family affairs be tween the bitesof a peach. "Don't worry'over jour mamma; she will be wearing I oots herself before Christ mas, for while thej" belong primarily to wheelers, pedalerscan use them as well " Tedalers!" echoed the hostess, whose summer course at Chautauqua failed to include tlie season's slang. "Human beings who walk " LAGGINGS ARE DOOMED. "Is it true that leggings arc going out?" asked the prettiest girl in the crowd, whose trig, gray pair showed below her trig, gray suit. "They are as good as gone," said the New York girl, "though, or course, they will always be used In freezing weather and for theater "wear at night." "But I've only had mine a week," pouted the girl In the pink shirt waist, "and I don't want to give them np." "There's no law against It, It you want to go around looking like the ghost ot a dead fashion; besides, you can wear them until the fall. Leggings arc unfaithful to the promise, they make at the counter. They look honestly strong and sj-mmctrlcal. but jou can't wear tbem a week before they sag and bulge. No womau can Af ford lo trifle with her contour, and as the legging isn't made jet that can look and feel self-respecting after a rainstorm, It stands to reason that the boot Is the foot wear par excellence for the wheel woman and others to wear." "But so many people here think leggings risque. What will they they say to Loots?" MUST COME AT LAST. "They will learn to be sensible after a bit," said the girl who spends her winters in Florida. "Every animate creature gains wisdom. In time, even alligators. They don't begin the manifest it until after their 100th birthday, but they achieve brainy deeds after " Nobody listened to this impromptu spurt of naturalhistory, for each had decided that tlie most Important affair of the movement was to learn about cycle styles via the girl from New York. "The design I selected Is the best, 1 thlnk'sbe sold, in answerto the clamorous demand for details. "It will cost more money than I like to brood over, but it will last all season and keep stjlish to the very last tlirencU Over ordinary hose and merinoes I will wear shoes of black leather and maroon cloth that will lace until they meet my knickers at the knee. They will be of maroon cloth to match my skirt and Jacket, with real man pockets on the hip. The skirt, lined Willi silk the same shade, will dear my limbs half way between the ankle and calf. "Over a chamois waist covered wlthsilk I am to have a cocky little coat that fastens box fashion over the breast. It will te rimmed with fur to match my cap, whiih will be of Alaskan seal." "My, but won't It cost a caiitio.-i!" In terrupted the chorus In admiration tem pered wlllr dismay. "A hundred-dollar bill and no change," responded the extravagant one, "but cheap :-UAv ' POINTERS ydliHrUllTffliF ' t in . j at that, when joil .consider the comrort I will get out of It and the endless pleasure my presence w,Ul give " "She Isn't a ,pt conceited, is she, girls?' "Oh. no," protested the chorus, with as many luflectlos aa there were tongues to voice them, and the girl from New York laughed beccause yihe knew she could af ford to. . Well. Indeed, may the "pcdalers" be grateful to the winter bicycle girl In that she may take advantage of both boots and L-niftAr tn riinpn.. with draimledr skirts li in during the winter's storm. The way women have had to slop around in ine wenor these past centuries Is something to thlnk about. and that she will never have It to do again Is dnett tile bicycle girl. A. plain, .every day roan in this dty who has been watching the new woman's varlousevoluttonslri progress has concluded that the wjieel Is.doing more for the free .in nml mmiittr nf -nmnian than she will ever gain by votes." He says that. the bi cycle, gjrl sees morft,ot,her oroinerauo bo learns more otTibfwajs. He Has noted thaf women nowadajs, seldom add. post scripts to their letrers, and almost In variably put down the date. When they trntr. for information from a business man they have learned to appreciate In some measure, the value ot pis lime, anu.mere is every Indication that In the near future they will beeducuted into encloslnga stamp. This Columbus of Washington lias also discovered that womcino Imger feel the terrors of mice, and tb-it there Is In IMS mrv Mtv tin authentic record of a yfiumr woman's admitting- that her shoes were- too small. This has teen tre misioDw.'rK of the bicyt4- girj who le jjtjll booyantly determined to keep" rlghforT having healthy, happy time and Inddeiitally t do all the giod to others lh.it she can. In her newdress she will prove Irresistible, where, before sue was but normally attractive und when old Boreas conies with Ins first frosty blast lie will wind nobody so much to his fancy as the winter girl on wheels. CAMP PETHOLA. Capitol Hill Moyn llnvlnu Great Fan Near Leounrdtuwii. Camp Fctrola.ncar Lconardtowu. where Winter Bicycle Girl. a number ot the bicycle riders ot Capitol Bill are spending their vacutloa. Is nour ishing. Dr. Fetrola, who spent Sunday with the boys, is back, but he returned j uu u siruiiii.1. ..c niuuu 11IIT lunua .cij rough going down. The toys are having a fine time. Mr. Tony Soiisa came home Friday with one ot the boys who was knocked, out by the sun lu a long sail. He is going back next week with Dr. Pctrola to see the cams break up. Humors of "courts martial." j attacks by colored tramps, etc., are very numerous, and prove that there Is plenty of fun going. AIIXINGTON TVHEELMEX. 1m Off fnr n Mnn tn Tti-iaiiirt.wlnA ni1 A. Rfimn nf llall The Arlington Wheelmen have tcenhusy all week getting matters straightened up from their meet of Saturday. It was a most successful affair. Today the club I off on a run to Brandy- AUTO wiuc. The jidcrs leave-at..i o'clock-from B13 Ninth street. They have ilrdered din ner for twenty and expect to engage Id a baseball game while there, Lieut- Ports has charge of the run. In a body the clun"calleil on Lieut: T. W. Stone, at 2021 Massachusetts, arcane WetfnrstTay nlghf to biff htnr t areweU1. He Is going to Arizona Tor his health and will be there for at least two years. s z whtc isw ' T rri -sfiv- PAGE Some of the LatestdJevices for Promoting: Their Safety, a PROPOSED BELL-SIGNAL CODE l'ower Expended In Hiding Inter-i-Htlnc; Experiment- Out-of-Slglit Itnike Oilier NoveltleH Fire Hrl gudo on Bicycle- New Combina tion Tandem Ventilated Grip. (Copyright, 1896.) The very latest thing in the blcyde world, which Is arousing vv idcspread Inter est and exciting feverish discussions, is the unwrilteu bicycle signal code. The object ot this agitation Is to de vise and adopt a system of slguals by means or bells, that shall be a convenient medium otcoramunicatlou bet ween cyclists while on"wbcelback," to coin a new ex pression, so 'thaf tuey may easily Impart their wishes one to the other. For ex ample. It is desirable at times to Ray to "a rider in frout."I shall pass to the right," or "I shall pass to the left," or, perhaps, "rm ruuulng wild." when a nder loses control of her wheel, anj- and all ot which It might be trying to the lungs arid throat to Impart "viva voce." A flirtation sig nal Is now in vogue, but the. amount of ringing depends on the violence ot the love-making. To the wUe man who reads between the Hues and can detect the signs ot the Iron heel ot progress and' the arrogance ot. power, the new code Is significant "to warn drivers ot carriages, wagons, phaetons, drags, aud, la short, all ordi nary nud common vehicles'. on which side thp wheelman Intends to pass." This Idea of a Code had Us origin in the different fancy drills which were lately so popular at the meets of various clubs. Jt Is easily seen how practicable the en largement of the Idea would be. But the, proimsIHon to adopt a universal code was productive of a great deal of argument. No two clubs agreed. When the question of adopting the code Invented by one club was suggested other clubs rebelled. Heart burns and bickerings ensued. But all that is u thiug of the past, aud during the summer every ardent cyclist will devote part of his time to elal-orailng the code which Is now lu Its Infancy. The League of American Wheelmen has hot as yet adopted any particular cmle, although most of the members are famUlar with the new "unwritten code. Mr. IV. S. Bun, treasurer of the L. A. W., said, in speaking of the matter: "The League cer tainly has at present no law regarding such a system, although there are cer tain signals which go to make up the new unwritten code, which are recognized by all wheelmen and women on the road. "Of course there will always he acci dents, more or less; but the same rule ot the road must fcc applied to bicycles: as to other vehicles. There can be no question In the mind of any fair minded person that there Is a pciristent animosity exhibited by drivers of carts, hackmen and coachmen toward bicycling and bicy clists. They seem to delight In collisions. When, occasionally, they arc brought np with a sharp turn, they always seem to regard themselves as the innocent and ag grieved party. But in Justice they should be compelled to share and share alike In the matter of dividing the public highway. Terhaps a recognized code will. In some degree, obviate these troubles." Among the signals In the new cede which seem to meet with general approval or riders in and about New York aTe tre fol lowing: When approaching two people from the rear, three rings, "I will pass between you." When approaching from opposite di rections, oner ring; "I win, pass to the right." Two rings, "I will pass to the left." Four short rings, followed by two short ones, "Is my lamp out?" Four long ones, "It I8.n Four short ones, fol lowed by four long ones, "No " "I want to talk to yon" is conveyed bv some riders by ttn-ee long" bells. One long and one short ring is generally understood to mcan,'"Ther have sprinkled the streets further down; look our." It was proposed by one frivolous feminine enthusiast that there should be a signal meaning; "Is my bat on straight?" It was killed. No woman could crust another In a matter like thaf But there can be no doubt that within the near future a more complete and compre hensive sysCera win be adopted: It will, or coarse; necessitate a standard hell, for which the" public- will be inankfuC Uni formity In regard to bells will greatly Im prove the general appearance ot machines, and win tone up the p'ubir'c ear', bemlues'ef fectuajly and for all time doing away witfc the old-fashioned gong, to which some wheelmen cling-wtttl a'KrnstanCyliaro' 6 explain. When cabmen and coachmen co operate aad recognize a code, ajjetter reel-lng-wllt be engendered and thcreaf mflleb' nluro of the cyclists will have da wned. WHEELS FOR 1807. Price nnd Quality Arc Seftliur Itldcru TVonderlug. A vexatious question Just now among cyclists and prospective cjrllsts is the price that a first-class wheel will bring next j ear. Whether one may be had then for the same price or less than It, fetches now, or whether the price will be advanced, uo one seems able to tell absolutely. The oldest makers of $100 wheels say that It would be disastrous to their business to sell mackiues at the low figure which several jounger manu-? facturers have named, and at the same lime furnish each customer with a guar antee. Ou the other hand. It Is said,,n some quarters that enough money ' is made by many of the concerns which have cut their prices to warrant their continuing the experiment next year. It Is understood also that certain of them have promised to offer even belter wheels at a cheaper price next year than now. Experienced wheclincn seem slow lo be lieve that the difference In quality or tlie component parts of high-grade bicjdes is so marked as some of the makers of those machines would have the public believe it Is. These riders say that skill ful workmanship is required in the con struction nf all durable wheels, and It It is true that some of the high-grade wheel makers employ more skillful workmen than others, the fact is often indiscerni ble, both in their wheels' appearance and use. LEAGUE HUNS. Bond Consul Leeke la Making Them Very Interesting. The Friday night run or' the league to Del Kay was a successful one. Head Con sul Leeke Ls creating a great deal of Inter est among the riders, and the time is grow ing ripe for a boom in thelengae-. The league run last Sunday to Sfcadjside was not the howling success it mUht have been. The roads were in bad condition and the boys had a hard time or it. There were two parties or rive riders each out on the run. One detachment left at midnight Satur day and the other Sumlay morning at C o'clock. Both reached hoa-e late Sunday night- The run was made by way ot Marlboro, Hill's Landing, Drury's. Sudley and Shadysiue. Two of the party, Messrs. Uobcrtson and Leeke, on the way back dis covered a sfc0rt cut through the. wp.xls on the run between Drury'sand IIiU's Landing. Itcutoff ovcra mile of sand. Either ottlic getleicen will be glad to furnish Informa tion to riders who want to go the same way. Everybody Is made welcomcon thc-e runs. TWENTY-FOU1MIOUM nECORD. J.J. FKter to Make an Effort tiCiii tole It Again. J. J. nsteris to make a try for the 21 hour road reconl about September 15. He Is one of the best-known road riders lu the city aud has held the reconl twice. The record now stands to the credit of E. C. Yeatman, who ncnln October cf 1691 by riding 330 3-1 miles. Mr. Teat man's run is the best evcrmade in twenty four hours in the United States, but has never been accepted as a reconl bj the Cen tury Kuail Club, an organization which looks after such affairs. This club refu-ed to accept the distance as a record because it was not run on a twenty-mile cour-e. There was no rule in the bicycle world at that lime making such a requirement, but the club said a twenty-fonr-honrrun should be on nqtlring less than a twenty-mile track, and so refused to recognize it. Sodety people who have returned to town are taking an Interest In the bicycle race meet to be given for the benefit of the Eugene Field monument fund. Many of the prizes, which are handsome, will lie sent from Chicago, others arc contributed here, rrominent sodety racing men wll compete and tlieoccaslorrwlll be a brill, ant one. A Eugene Field souvenir gold medal will be orfered. Boxes and stands will lie beautifully decorated and jio efforts spared to render the race meet one of the most prominent autumn events. pigRfV&pi ftnsMi.T S? SOME NEWJiCYCLE TRICKS Suggestions Which Beginners on the Wheel Can Follow. CAN SURPEISE FBIENDS First of All Confidence Mast Mo Learned How You Can tVultz on tti Street Soino Fancy MuuiitH "Which Will Excite Admiration Among Lookerx-On. 1'roin the time the beginner has been taught the simple rudiments or tlie art of pedaling, he or she endeavors to become auexpertlucydlng. Afteronehas reached that stage when the crowded thoroughfares may be traversed with as much presence of mind as though the place of travel were one of the many riding schools in this dty. all attention Is paid to fancy riding, mounting, and the performance of tricks on the "bike." In order to be successful in performing- Wys- t)ip A RAILWAY .BlCYCLEf any of the following bits of fancy riding. etc., great confidence must be placed In one's ability to do them. "If you do Lot first succeed, try, try again." From experience it has been found that the use of the toe-clips greatly enhances the learn ing or them quickly. It is a common occurrence to see ladies and gentlemen passing a plajing street piano to "waltz," that is. In time with tho muic with the wheel. This should never le attempted by new riders as only those who are strictly at home In the saddle caa dare to undertake the irethods employed. Since dancing lu Its true sense cannot tw done or attempted on the wheel the lot lowing is the nearest approach to it. SWAYING TO MUSIC. A mere swaying to one side and at the same time a slight turning or the front wheel in the direction In which the wheel will lean and then a reverse motion, all done gently, still firmly, enables the cyclist to indulge in one of the most exhilarating, sensations the rider is permitted to enjoy. It is generally the better to do all pedal mounts from the left side of the machine thus rellevlngthe crank from all unneccssar) strain. Still tho-c who are In thchabitof mounting from the right side, need only to reverse the modes described herein. A fnncj- way of mounting, yet one that taxes the rider's utility to tre utmost, !s as follows: The nghtfoot is placed upoa the tire of the rear wheel with the left pedal in front hair way from the top, a position used for all pedal-mounts. A firm, jet steady hold is given to the handle ban with n quick spring place the left foot on the left pedal, tie seated in the sac. lie before releasing the right foot pedal away After a few trials, success will crown all efforts. The result of this mount, although a trifle awkward, will brlLg admiration from nu endianted audience. This accomplished, the next to be r n quered, is a standing pedal mount. Hav ing the left pedal In the rear, half way from the top, place the left foot upon it, at the same tunc catching hold or the grips. Quickly spring from the ground, placing the entire weight of the body upon the arms, throw the right leg over the saddle, as is custemarj' in all mounts, place the right foot on the pidal and rule. An exhibition of strength, and one that maj- surprise either an enchanted audi ence or a chasing"guardlan of the peace," Is when the wheel is going at a swift rate ot speed, quickly liack-pcdal at once, with Imth feet pressing evenly. Hold the legs very stiff, allowing the rear wheel to slide. This may become userul In order to avert an accident on the road or when trying to dodge one ot the mounted police. Altnlr Cycle Clnb. The Altairs were knocked out ot their watermelon run Monday night by the rain. Thev- were fn It. however, Tuesday, and had a most pleasant time. The run was over into Virginia and the watermelons disappeared rapldlj". After the feast there was a dance. The boys meet again two weeks from tomorrow night. I ji- .jj SfeSfei.iatvaiSBSsMVia BMMa-'rtB