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Show THE ARGUS. 10 The Best Wheel on Earth Is Not Made Yet W CYCLiING NEWS gh points are needed to make it the most perfect wheel on earth. IN OUR $75 VICTORS WE CAN GIVE YOU ALMOST Theres a tinkling of music EVERYTHING YOU WANT. IF YOU WANT EVERYTHING we can give it to you on our From silvery chime ; There's a whirring of pedals, A heart keeping time ; There's a nodding of heads; theres A glance from an eye ; And joy comes and passes When Polly rides by. Puck. Royal Purple for $100. the latest touches that go to make A JIAL a wheel the idol of a mans heart, while hes riding it. No matter what you (, want in saddles, handles, etc., etc., we can fill the bill. J. S. JENSEN, All e M Three doors west of Theater. 4 (fliles oq a FLAT TIRL B. H. LAWVER on a STEARNS wins second place and Novice Time Prizes in the Decoration Day Road Race. He rode four miles on a punctured tire. There were SIX STEARNS WHEELS in the race and they ALL finished fresh and strong. Ride a BROWNING BROS. 155 Main Street. 97 Hartfords reduced from $75 to $60. These are as good as the best 1896 EIR5T GRAPE And are excelled only by the Standard of the World in 1 897 Patterns. PEERLESS, FOWLER and Other 1896 Patterns at Exceedingly LOW PRICES. QEO. T. ODELL, Qeol rider who succeeded in crossing the tape first in the Social Wheel Clubs Decoration Day road race last Monday, is 27 years old. He was born in this city July 14, 1869, and up to two years ago had never ridden a bicycle, e not even an velocipede', but in the summer of 95 he, like a great many others, caught the fatal bicycle craze, and saving up his spare cash he invested it in a .bike. The thought of entering a race never entered his mind until three weeks ago, in fact he didnt think he could ride at all, but while pedaling to and from his work, discovered that he could cover the ground a t a pretty fast clip, and with the determination to enter the Decoration Day road race started in to train. He didnt hire a trainer, but simply mounted his wheel after supper and did a few miles over the country roads, paying particular attention to the road between the city and Farmington thus familiarizing himself with all the ruts, ditches and other bad places throughout the course and when he read the papers on the day of the race and saw that S a IX the care of races throughout the road ..I country, a dark horse proved to be the winner in the road race over the Farmington course last Monday, and H. L. Penrose with an advantage of six minutes and thirty seconds over the scratch men had an easy time overhauling those who were ahead of him and with his head bent over the handle bars pushed his way Blonde over the hills to victory. Lawver with his rear tire flat was the second fortunate man to cross the tape and had it not been for his unfortunate accident there would have been a hard struggle for first place. As it is Lawver won the novice time in 52 :14. Frank Hart, who was looked on by many riders as a sure winner was the third man to finish with third the best showing made by any wheel in the race. Stearns be content H. L. Penrose, the sturdy young old-tim- 1 W. like a leech and over that long, dusty, hilly road the two riders raced like demons and when at last they swung into the stretch and across the tape they were rewarded by their efforts with first and second. When Polly Ride By. There's a flashing of sunlight the dull street; Theres a flutter of gray and A glimmer of feet; There's a vision of spring ; theres A ghost of a sigh From somebody watching When Polly rides by. But we can come so close, to it with our Royal Purple Victor that it will take a discontented spirit to find what fl r. time to his credit. Long, lanky Emory, who started from the scratch with Hazzard, covered himself with glory by winning the time prize, and considering the fact that he rode against a heavy wind without any pacing to help him and that he beat his record of last year by twenty seconds is certainly remarkable. Popular Morlev Hazzard went into the race with a heavy cold on his lungs and therefore was in no condition to ride, but not wishing to disappoint his many friends consented to try his luck, but five miles of scorching soon told on him and he was forced to fall behind. He overtook March, however, and it was nip and tuck to the very finish with the Springville man in the lead by a few inches. But to little Arty Liday belongs the honor of making the pluckiest ride in the history of road racing in Utah. Starting at the 1.30 mark with Allstat, who was placed there by an unfortunate mistake of the handicapper, he was forced to go it alone almost from the very start, but was overtaken on the other side of the Hot Springs by Emery, who yelled to him to come on. Liday didnt need any urging, but tacked on and then the fun started with the pace getting hotter every mile, Liday with his undomitable pluck stuck to Emerys rear wheel . H. L. PENROSE, Winner of Decoration Day Boad Race. the handicappers had given him six minutes and thirty seconds start he felt sure that he would finish among the first. Mr. Penrose rode a Swell Special Cleveland Xo. 29, crank, 77 gear and had frame, his wheel fitted with the Cleveland Hose Pipe tires. 22-inc- 61-inc- It h h was a pleasant surprise to his numerous friends in this city that Bertram H. Lawver came in second over the tape in the exciting Decoration Day race over the Farmington k, although it was not altogetf t |