Show 4 Oo q o Philadelphia May 3Tbe weekly bulletin bul-letin of Chairman Gideon is as follows The quarter mile half mile and two mile national championships have been assigned to the Asbury Park wheelmen July 1 1 and 13 Charles A DIenan Cedar Rapids Iowa is suspenltel pending investigation List of sections granted is a follows April IS Hot Springs Ark A New house July 4 Wapello Cycling club Ottumya Iowa May 3 Portland Athletic club Portland Port-land Ore June 8 Multnomah Amateur Athletic club Portland Ore April 20 San Joaquin Valley R R Towne Stockton Gala April 2 Stanford C C Palo Alta Cala May 1 RiversidePolo club Riverside I Gala May 9 Santa Rosa wheelmen Santa Rosa Calai May 30 and 31 Los Angeles wheelmen Los Angeles Cala Tenn May 1 Knoxville wheelmen Knoxville April 26 Mobile Ala Lee Grim May 6 7 and S East Allan Springs Miss E L Longstaff June 8 Independence Racing association associa-tion Dayton O asoiaI May 1 F c and A A Louisville I KyMay May 21 Paducah Cycling club Paducah Ky I The dally showers since last Sunday have prevented many wheelmen especi I I ally beginners from skimming over the roads and has interfered with the work J of the racing men II I I All the wheelmen arc looking forward I to the forthcoming road race with intense in-tense interest as it is the first track I race of the season well it will attract I the biggest crowd ever seen at a meet in Utah I I S S I Salt Lake will turn out an immense I I crop of candidates for novice honors this I season DealerS report that trade is still Increasing In-creasing and that they were all behind with orders S S James W Neill of this city has the following letter in the last issue of the I Cycling World I Allow me to make a suggestion for the benefit of the ladies and others who do not lUke the feel and looks of dirty cork han 1 dies What would be the matter with a pair of pneumatic handles of the size shape etc of the cork ends now used I These pneumatics would absorb much of I the vibration of the front wheel which I i with the increased cutting down of tire I i sizes Is often considerable the cover for I 1 the rubber inner tube could be made I of white coarse duck which would be pleasant to the touch absorb the perspir i ation and at the same time could be I washed the rider with chose soap and water every time I I have applied to a local firm for the manufacture or such a handle but as they are not yet finished cannot speak from experience I any manufacturer wishes to try this I would be glad to hear from him on the subject Miss Kate Helmke of St Louis has been blind since youth She is an ardent wheelwoman and takes her outings on the rear seat of a tandem Tandem riding is becoming more popular pop-ular dally Cycling is becoming very popular in military circles in Washington Almost all the commissioned officers own wheels and make good use of them Bloomer costumes are becoming mbre common all the while Some of them are quite artistic but the majority are well language fails us |