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Show THE ARGUS. 8 The Jensen boys are expecting Victor racers, which should be here shortly. The boys both have reputations on road and track to sustain and will be favorably heartl from this A necessary adjunct of the wheel is season. the lamp an adjunct that has been Messrs. W. Scott Crismon and Will unmercifully abused in its manufacture by the great majority of the firms Browning are happy in the possession responsible for its output. It can be of 97 Stearns models. said with little fear of contradiction 9 that but one out of a hundred of all Jensen will have his road racer in the lamps manufactured so far are royal purple by April 6th. See his the money demanded ad in this issue. worth for them, and this especially applies to the ones ; on the other Messrs. Vanvoorhis, Beveridge and hand, the cheaper grades give greater Butler were appointed membership satisfaction in the long run than the committee of the Social W7heel Club. former. But again, radical improvements are on the tapis electricity A. H. Mereditn, 335 South Main and acetylene gas are in the field, and street, is enjoying a good sale in 97 kerosene and bicycle lamp Patee wheels at 60. The Patee is a oils are fast being relegated with their winner and hard to beat at the price. noxious vapors to a retrospective past. The year will witness great strides in Jules La Barthe will soon make his afthe perfecting of a lamp that will appearance on a 97 Stearns, which ford the maximum of satisfaction at he ordered this week. He should the expense of a minimum of atten- now join the Socials and be one of the CYCLING NEWS. The Wayside Inn. (SOMEWHAT AFTER TENNYSON.) Wrinkled ostler, grim and thin, Spring yourself and take ray wheel; Hub its ribs, you son of sin, Make a mirror of the steel. Mere Babctto, youre growing fat ; Never mind your howdy-do- ; Bring the best thats in your vat, Bring a gallon ! Make it two! one-tent- h I have ridden far this day. Eighty miles, or I'm a whale ; Now Im dry as inusty hay ; Fill me up with musty ale ! Here I'll rest mo in the shade While I drink and swear at fate; Wheres the blitlio and saucy jade Who was wont to serve my plate? high-price- d There she is ! Come here, Fifino ! (iad ! I'm parching for a kiss ! How I love you. Sweet Sixteen! So take this and this and this! high-price- d Youve been eating garlic whew ! Heres some strychnine for your breath, That will kill it sure for you, And twill bo a happy death. Ah, Fifine, this world is hard ! See this bump above my ear? Hence I'm speaking by the card ; I'd a fall a mile from here. Century runs are not for ine, Taste for them must be acquired ; Theyre too much like wrk, you see, I was born pneumatic tired. ! Death and gore Sknll and cross-bone- s Let the demons shriek and wail ! I am feeling very sore, What I want is musty ale ! ! Mere Babette, youre growing thin! Come, Fifine ! Fill up the cup ! We'll be merrier than weve been Since old Hector was a pup ! Felix Fax in Town Topics. tion. On March 16th the Stearns bicycle factory at Syracuse sustained a fire loss of 20,000. Work on 97 wheels, however, will not be delayed and the local agents are filling orders promptly. Mullett & Co. have sold the beautiful white and copper ladies Ariel, which won first prize at the Chicago cycle show, for 175. Good things come high, but we must have them. OXSIDERABLE Mrs. 0. H. Conway, a longdistance comment and rider of note from Colorado Springs, interest has been will make Salt Lake her home in the aroused by the and will endeavor to secure the anno uncement future national century and mileage records that a local firm for 97. is to assume the agency for one Tod Caine expects his new of the chainless Barnes racer shortly and when the cles now on bicj racing season opens will be prepared the Eastern market. It is conceded to make some more of his phenomenal of mass that the cyclists great by sprints. when such a wheel arrives at the Dr. Ned Hewett has his new 97 perfection in its mechanism and makeup that its predecessor has arrived at in Swell Special Cleveland. Ned exits sphere the latter is doomed to a pects to do considerable road riding quick and early death, with nothing this season and will make an effort to but cut down the State century record. as in the case of the ordinary retrospective comment on the good old times when the chain broke ten miles Messrs. M. S. Browning, D. E. from home, or your best girl caught Brockbank, Jack Sharp, N. A. her skirt in the chain, adorned Spencer, A. W. Caine, Jr., and her pretty face with a contusion and George S. Cowan are among the new laid it all to your efforts in inducing members of the Social Wheel Club her to ride with you. Though the admitted at the last meeting. rider of champion France has for some two or three The executive committee of the years been riding this class of wheel, Utah Division, L. A. W., will meet adding victory to victory, it has neither next week and outline the work for there nor in the United States cap- the ensuing year. tured the popular approval necessary Mesdames Windsor and Conover for its success. But now that several firms are manufacting the chainless and Misses Adams and Telcher are freak, as a great many are pleased learning the art of cycling at the to call it, and other great concerns are Spencer riding academy. experimenting with a view of adopting Oliver R. Meredith will have his its salient features in their future output, it may be looked upon, ultimate- $100 Waverly in next week, when he will be able to fill orders promptly. ly, at least, as a success. long-distanc- e known accessories, including a charming little boquet holder on the handle bar. Miss McKinley, who is the presidents ward, was, of eourse, delighted with the wheel, as any enthusiastic bicyclist would be. She was very eager to mount it and take a ride upon the smooth asphalt pavements of the capital. But Uncle as the young people of the party call the president, said the wheel would have to go back to the manufacturer with a polite note of declination. And it went. Will, The prospects are more than favorable for opening the Becks Hot Springs track at an early date. The new management will be hustlers and a good racing season is assurred. There will in all probability be a race meet at Becks track on May 30th. The intervening time will give the local cracks a chance to get into condition. The L. A. W. has corralled Captain Crawford, the poet scout, into its ranks, and, with Nixon WaterinThe latest census of the bicycle man, will now have a poetic propashows nowT are there that fully ganda team that will be hard to beat. dustry 500 bicycle manufacturing plants in this country, besides all the numerSan Francisco is wideawake, as ous establishments where bicycle are also the street-ca- r companies, who attachments are made. for the rear provide a bicycle-carrie- r platform of their cars. The wheels who There are a number of riders are carried on a rack well out of the claim to be willing to meet Champion way of the passengers. They may be' Eddie Bald in match races. Bald put on or taken off instantly. Only has repeatedly signified his willing- two can be carried on a car, but this ness to meet any rider in the world in will be sufficient to care for all the a match race for 1000 a side, but his wheelmen who are caught out with a offer has not yet been accepted. broken chain or a punctured tire. An extra fare of five cents is charged for President McKinley has put his the wheel. This idea could be folfoot down on the acceptance of gifts lowed with advantage to themselves by members of his household. A by the street car companies of this western manufacturer of bicycles, city. says the Omaha Bee, made a beautiful wheel for Miss Grace McKinley, Some fine performances were acthe presidents niece, and sent it to complished recently at the Catford her by express. It was sports ground, England, by an elecin parts, had some gold mounted tric tandem, with two trimmings, and was provided with all Coventry riders up. The machine Jack boys. silver-plate- d well-know- The Is absolutely Unapproach able in Beauty and Finish, Magnificent and Guaranteed High-Gra- de Wheel, equal to the best on earth, at a low price. From frame to mechanically perfect. Come and See n Yetis but A won-ful- ly ball-beari- ngs Expert Repairing, Enameling, Brazing, Etc. A. H. . It. fpEWTH, 335 South flfoain St. JUST BELOW THE ST. JAMES. |