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ztSJ A Mis 4 i Pi ans il KfcrS WM tmjx mmm ssmmsm wm jHtitim WHtii ATinxr ri rnt irvA M5 ass wmmmm esv wv iiy jy5 1 SSS8 SlSittifT nfc vS wm mm ssmie sW BBHS 5SB jl hi 1 TfTiVo3 TOai TOR FIYyEA3i lW mz mm i 1WM lmmedlatelytturned oyer to charity i therileritteeddriMfconQtedoffereflun limltea VssIbUItlesVfor 8pbrtVdfeth6tlwItilV kind Tlie rold Vopden rspokesviiadeen bu perseded toy glltiefinsr steel oriet HjfonjjTimB by rubber tires the driving wheel enlarged and the hind ondliffinlshed eieVohanges were conduclvef to if ar5l greater Bpeed at tained wlth ffarlesaexeFttonw njekrlderii new position too gaye hiift betterconfrol efforts this club tu Vxeri ipt further progress Ivl the science of wheelingr fmwi broken jlown i The Oakland ban1erfellrttb the lot of GebrgeH Strong aynesldent jpf the cityv which taornpetely bsf raolzedj the aporfcfi and Jils task wm ioi mP WLsyniei To have an ordinance frepeeandriVhp1 whlcft thoroughly yoi thefehtiehtB pt EfffisSFamdtishRc iytnstnejexistenceor two CiupsTeicora tiitneniakersspranglntQ beingi ThVflrt recordedr time was inaeyeanClBf ger8LoftiheSa4 ByanciiswjlcyplVCTul ioiij Novemberj24i J881t wasj ajfiniVa Mxi 31J jinaileipinlthe old Istl Jtrae JthetV fused orpltbrse raoingi Tiie HrackT wai to i of the machine the seat befig directly oyer deal of delicateelectloneerlng yenLtoi3break tne axis tnusvproaucins a propeuing monon me ice or xne suDjeci nowewr wiinino almost Identical with that of walking aid of ErVMayprlIardeeS father of 4thepfes In 1877 twp wheels were Imported lnttf ent Goyernbr and Henry yropmanan this country rDmldoyeiitry nglandsby amendment iwas drawit up allowlngTiJthe wMeiraennpnvuege oinjiireftWiwnicn store were practlcallyiOutHn thia suburbs such as thp pepplevrequifedmucl4 rsu tUCU U1UUCIU UJftllOlO VVU1U uc uuuu Eggera record stoodfor fye years foyv ei has given to Sin Francisco the rightfftb be hailed as FirsltExDounder of the Wheel rhls now well known and universal sport jhad Its origin fr back lit the 605 when peo ple were first siartled and then amused ly the appearancej on he streets of an odd larrMgement vQlf whwls and steering gear known to the Initiated as velocipede and whbseprlricipaluB eemedr to be to causet unlimited jenjpypieit for small boys and to frighten Junwary steedal This Instruments not of torture but of fright consisted of two lrbnirlnimeil wpoden wheels thirty six to fortiy Inches hi diameter wjth a crank adjusted tothe front axle which apparatua afterward becaine Uie nucleus of modem sifety wheels 4 First Velocipedes in San Francisco These velocipedes brbpneshakers as they came to be i called when brought into general use were first Introduced into his country bytbei fanjous Hanlbn Brothers the originators iof the triple iflyjrig trapeze who on oh6 lot thelrJ tours carried wjth them wb veibclpedesupoif whibh trick riding was dphe iThlriact ixt trick riding was a I All jiiiir 1Vfa Ja JriiTifVs mi i WBWwlllllBllilBisllsf jff vO nfn AiiST iiri WiaBoystph Eggersrandunbar TheenjnB vV Iiwww i a aa rt i iU4 iAio iiVnnii VW iiitrrf Vhii iMflwmrtiniPCnSiTOa ana tne iropny ouu hiViii nreii ordlniine wm Biased Which snrantediinlthai Eggers was hejiewesti Tldery haylnr rrAllT XL i iiSL i itVji i tiiit iiLvJ JiVN day Kext GoldenyGaie Park yra agalnathffer thl fn Si thadj tacked This argument lnvolve47tbonoiigal P1 flS tm fnrthftrtfirtmMftr hWrwthoi8i 0s in thpseTthree ays resting PRKSlPErCysAMTJlAlCli0a large building with Its extehslvp smooth floorsand a charge of general admission to thetpwhers of velocipedes fpr use of this flboVpught tbiprpve good fliianplal scheme It Was tried and pluckedsucbess frdm threatened discomflttire for there were fre quently over a hundred clumsy riders en deayoring to steer a wpbblys machine over slippery floor and contusions and blci eyesj were thlngtjof jipiicomment those jft SSowhiSi supported the gai BonesJaakefsBanished by Law leryohTelther side i weretierlbosvwl ritl4 hereby declared unlawful for apy waa cipsed and wheels stored iway in attics jand barijs until rescued by the enter iprlslng small boy Then the trouble began The sidewalks werp claimed by both aspiring youth and pedestrians The petition presented to the Oakland Council at that time and signed iSOOvpeople gives an idea of the attitude taken by pedestrians The petition readst rinnrij5lwniilI yrtTpjflti06fcxyA ex hVbitlbn Yiithwinabw a caroeti stori ph Bush jijtreetTlie er ftheiJBayiess Thomas make ana proyeaaiiexcenenxaa yer tisejnenSf prFthef hpuje for tliti biSeaine fanine5 diysTtphder One of theser wheels Mr the SrbngJailthOugfithe cbst 6t of fbhebf purmerntrrtieels theprice rajog ing fromV130 Hipwardr rpminaMe tcarnwi Rde pradukliy the Vportgalned grpundirew arwheelsere Imported first by Individuals and then hywell ljnowri flrrns Colonel de Clairmbnts enthusiasm was still unbounded and hehiimbefe4 ampnghls pupils such men as George Perkins George If obey George Cunningham Herman CiEggers and several others The waning enthusiashi of these men whicii badecelve4i tempoViry cheek in their disgust wlthithft old stylofywheel the tBoneshakerVrelurnedlknd alL the keenness of Interest in the sport revlyed wlththe possession ofsJhe new Neckbreakera Wheeling was destined become the lead lngsportbut the cyclers of Itorday with their softly cushibned JBeats fandtlresttndjthe dlf Acuities and obstacles with which theplpneer wheelmen were forced to contend almost Incredible recitals in the face of the ease with which thelr5 swift iwheelsvspeedJ along the roads made speciaily or then tOhdayV In truth the obstacle were almost ln surmPUntablec In 6ajdiand the ordinance forbidding the use of1 velocipedes was still in vbgue The Wheels must be carried or carted tp the xtreme limits before their enjoyment could be procured while in San BVahcisoor tthe streets were paved with gobbles ai the whepls were large aiid unwieldyunwieldy triding over Hhls unaccommodating surf ace twaa fraught wltht danger header ront the high elevation of the Neckbreaker besides making theflrsfe Recorded time went to the frontfwith flyingt cplortilhj nrsthreediy conteW jiv Iheid JTranciscbV There Jhaa neyer been pne in the streeti riorthSof TweUth andvdoWn wzuca uv ucu TWmfit jirtarmhlsii v4 beganyNoVeniber th aixdnded pecember -county road 4 2d The men entered wereiehneiv Merrill George ordinance was passed which grantedairthe P1 n5Wwe Hh WVS ltwas twice That privileges enjoyedbr the wheelmen of rtoVOW001 arK was again at rwfri srTst nvoledtooflongfalt11 PP JtTainingrneyertheless he mad a kiiviiii AtiJ545 i 8mlies in thbsfe three days restinj tyXromgrace hay 1116 tiours and athalf theehtireilmei tdasecludedspbtxr S0 lrt thati one sixth jEggeta time for the spbrtsmehlanthereWerethose among them whbf ellfsadly ing their wheels carted by an expressmani dropped over the fence where the bwnersl were eageny tawalting said uJtt was worse than thel whole BOO IiiFthls Tace he beat CMetll prpf their airtval who then enjoyed thefeUcltywpyiriy of veritable stolenjsweets ii fiPnate the charitable vlnstitwtionsj of San Eventually a Mmmltee IfrbmVtheflBan0 IJi01 ancisco Bicycle I6lubiompbsed of GpVer 11 lrable statepf ffalr Ilay hK ttecame lone himself Jwhiibf ww ih lilt tijintfe wished and whlcVhejriedearneVtly tpalteivi had hbtcpunied tiejlf ull cost Francisco nor George Perkins Colonel ideSClalrr mpnt George Hobend CplijmbllJr tr house was successful In obtaining an audience with the Park Cmmlssionersirwhen the greatest surprise manifested by the potentates as thef epininittee made kripwiv its errand XT Do you mean itjf IsayV that you havpf formed a club of swheelmenyas tbe astounded query Totbeni it MemediitPo ridiculous to be truei But a concession was flnallyobtaJned as pfthati race However hlaifeliow clnbmen tbbkuplthe matter fop him an appealed to thejSNatiorial Associatlbil ofWheelmetijtO havaithe title eet aside sThe Olympic JBlitlj ais came to the rescue aiid wing tp their Combined efforts Eggers was reinstated jn thesxlub as ah amateur tphls pwn Relight and that of his friends although the JJav voiced In the following words The usagef of the south arlvefrohirtheBtariyiwtre PWW Stanyah streeV entrance hefore 7 A iM pnly Onlymem considered by them inderahy clrcumstances bers of thelttb prlsentlrig properJri df JoWf 5 dentlals could enJoyevehhis maU ipriv JWch time was wered Inurn Jy dentlals could enJoyeyen this sraaIlprtY liege of rlslng in the small hours of the mnrn iir Vlrlfni pmm thr irillV nV iTitji the Park andj tbH bufcpfif riplbcl jEtwtll Highest EcTOnliagC Frank Elwell who madea nille ihL24a But the wheataen appreciated the eoncea slon ahdotistltajttt themselves speciid policemen tbexflude intruders whose acts Theipibbeer wheelmenUclalmiithat Eiwell hoIdslUhe highest percentagpiiof iny rider life the worlds havjng fiddnT lnvtwenfyn1 races and jiaving wontwentyflrat ad jonii secbndfprlie herstinpdern icycletrapkJ was resigned py hlmandwarlaJdacCentraii might ppsslblylhjure the reedom ot legitimate riders fpr the Tules of the concession i 1 kj aA a il i I af 1 Jm JfcVjAfmpJ rib Jhka AA great npyeityana aiirac jea tne attention of many a novicemet hls rutafe To attenipt person or persons to ride a velocipede or any was sure to iresult iin serious Injury awhile 4 TUW wa jineir was designed py him ana was laid ace avcica aw eiaiu 4vvwiy uo TOorp tosteer5Tetweensthem was A Tunsne oin fwo wneeiea venicie upon any street that innPcent appearlnguiihd wheel without rvv rDv5F wereiirantt iiwas jne nrstviracK msing an Qlub anFranclsctiyljfeJyof at ohehd of th buUdrng war loweihah pbratelimlts ofthe city of Oakland persuaded itheHanlpnsit bring their veloci ati therrother whlchfact vbutadded totheV pnthis condition of affairs entered the iJ Am a A ft it JC niirn Rnn nnnnrnmiiirA whaAl lrnAvm rnn rt uvbtt mavt ai vfc HmvQMViut THUaLiuaL aathejblcycle but TecaUed iibw as ihe Old tlrael Favllttlvpatch bf awhaltiwhlchlHe mi mwhinewas aigTMO uK pedis to the clubrpomsand here tP the ln Impetus with fwhieh the rucklessa riders tense Tamusemenp of those who witnessed the sklmmedt toward disastei but desplteli endvprJGrgejHStrpng lianupreenItionii and prognostications of vwoe and several others tried hard to rival the iUiv4 were fthosei whose ambition faiused acrobasllntthelrprpfldlenpy Wjth the wfaeel thenr iblsbaf stnfartheR toward theVatara The ceneitwasequal toja modem ebmedyi in the center bf the pavlUoh was Jafountain show but ityasr the Jnceptlpn ot modern that had been used hbeauUfyingrtheplaw blcycllnginaheWestiaridiPractlyin the upon United SUtefc Mi lesseel bf therbuPdirigV wlthneys to busi voionei aipn wmtwuv ine yeteran ness nad brldsredOverwIthianarrpW3piaiiK tflK anyappareht provocation wasiptftb soar i wne rnentj curve permitting rtaer tpmerg euddenlyj akywardvpltohliikithebaple PrCv WWe curyeiwlinoWi9 iransitjpnj Jr i i fc fi stantlv increasing in membershln iEvn inifntVMHd i Bt nriritw nni5 naersoraeiweaiy tij aaeaa oi nis maenme yr 7 rj yj iIntfrontoftherPalacrHotelwasatthat c1 yf ryx principles empioyea jnjisconsirucon liavft nra ai nan i aak a tii Mii 4i At Hj VIM been universally adopted prdinary0c Necltbreakef VThls remark tiringathletes iwfrajoth tdeparfroiiii i Itjwasnbtuhtitthe adVentipfafety Mitut4rit i vi i Iitriuii ri i iiUiiit Club snrana into existence Thl wp wvhiirrJ tviVmax S4 able heeiniade its first bowao the Public jit the Centennial Exhibition iniPhlladelphia lhHl87e Ther model was an English bnei pbsSesslhg a drlylng wheel eight feet In dlamer ter vTheTider was compelled toSmbunt from aboxiahdjascendsiwborithreeitepspn his packbonebefbrelheuldgain the seatBut thelmpsti publjcr bf publlcf Mtni 4firt1 1i a i ViUD aprauar ww wience jnis iwaS tne ofthelrownV his IwasTthevaole spotwherb rty Tneelmen Mimg theevotetheporta wide frenown icbuld practiced theirl diffleult ltP Eachman was eager to find ppppr Wf iNn feiiW aii vk Mn hwl tunUIesfpr tkeenestivaliyforthelionor gracefulfanures or bf ginnerai veloclpedlst trlcycust anar bicyclist known ine whlchiextendedairi vertlcaldlrecupn in jspite of i the Eljrantlo DroDortlons of thewhere one must assume the role of stnt ir as the FatlbfXCypllngpt he PaclcS yerAtheiprestbf thWf ouritoirihd rahidownf wheel ahdiheldifficultybt attaining the forhwr for She behefltvof a palyadmlrlrig Coasts and no secrfctaryrr the Orpheum again jph the Iptherside Several ambltlpus saddle thatwheel Introduced theT enUrepartly Jeeringpubllc Thej stare 6fgapmg nods hjs whitel head JremlniscenUy when riders weref anxious Ptb cbufti7gobd luck by wheeifamllyi tasked the date of thelhtroductlphfof the first ascending toUthe rsuminitof this plashing ft velocipede In an Franclscp lor Individual pbpL and in Iden times wpuld dbubtlesa EiHPZiiiiiJJt THTJ te i have put forth a grayer 6 Neptune efore AHuivywicvaincncrc 1i was backginr65Vhejiells pu And making the assaultrifbr tVextcatipbneseif jAsrain Xo the atliervof iCycUhgyifelithel I have iriddenlfprlthirtyveyearsVWhen frbm the whirllniv wheeling throng mount 9tihcUpmpfuflrstssesslbnJbn theEaciflci tfcejuestlbniarpu this jdoubtfultuldgejandn i thlthnM rMrtVhrlrr mV At dnnm 6f nimevswiftVandurefWdwas im anexahpleofthejsurylyalpr the fittest1 Ti Ran tTninrliiRO BfcVclsi Club Whlfilt WaV eeri and watched its Inception became InSk sfm UM1C laaC a 1 Vr7T 5 i ii 51 vJJbthin but4orms UD ai n5 noseiaaya oorpprated wltht the JBayclty Wheelmenils itbrbiiKhfaresik661111 Mi a lean fPrtr SporJjfor the and potesslbhalyrldesT1abon pushed ths sordid motives wwch follow the train of fnjen dropped butibne byionei etiixjmu4 professlphallsnv To JbssbmpVa professlbnai thejrv sport as individuals The are kmg jto Pniif utslde of 4pcial lived iahd sUIl ehtbuslasts byefe ithe Mwheetf i V3 Theyhavp for ri MonejraaepeatedlyQffered tptheilocal dertaklngs thahtha Jpfj wtUtpthe wneeimtjo iohiwuwu wjenwra ipiejr reminiscences oi tnpse pioneer days ar Coibhel hlseyeMltiUPiandrhisl fac beamed reJoInVthecyellnKirowd wlthbuta spill as he answjere4Eyery mornlniWhen the was ertalnly jf nqtVafwbrkfpfj artijyellllngly weather tprniltsl jAljIti iS ma pastlmei rsurBiyouadameB4wlll oij prpuaiy t4 nave tne crowds the curses poured oufc jipoh them by the jirlvers1 of i tibrses jwhbj took fright atiithe singular apparitions were JanwngiUhe IesserrtrlbulatioMehaur41 lhep wheelmen ot san Francisco 1L iB lr Rat MTrifMinal MaV iMfrwof i i jv ep Xloldente 5Parldwithitjftdesuleroads 5111 UOOO Villld 1611 street The AVinrtnW Afc SttlShd Muoujyi luwijuTOUieu Uireii WV iy hj i i Vf i lpnalrabut devU wulav lbAylfiQrAIUJi Si ralscf tell you proudly 1 havethe finest withstanding Wbbdeir wheelsflve lnch crank heeljintbebuntryi tJtJanEngUshmodelancItoe andrvaitnjignWcentlf 1 Getchell made ai inlle IhVthreeiteS TFo syiiyearaaf teethe Introduction and forty secpnds an nnpajralleld relprd pf ttiejlBrat yelpdefeblbnelpossessed considertoV the i conditions th only wheel air thCbat Thena San This phase bf weelingcontihued fbr pver iFjrahclscdjfirnV beganWpj a year when the American restlesshess as iahdas thelnuinbrPf akVnas5theyMyerp sertedr itself ahd thef flrstatdb6Hninwas dubbed Increase tt loathe tbMres eyrt otioeH0Wd4Q The Plohee Cyclers werekMnjbn tlie aMewaikat 1 spbrtfe jdr and bright aunshlpte lent jan Bjeretheh Awa thSituatlph Velocipedes dded iest toijtheirritldpedfpleasure japd swith wppdenViwhpeW fstreetsi paved wifii gobbles A started tlje greattriak A Ifew 6brs awT av iaVir aWi later the Wad ItaleVhad lieen told Tha i i i Trt Bi Ej i i iiyi ii SiUf eyejersv accompanied by itneir impiaateu iHuayrnamne pprted rpm France thftVflrst hie lrwheel 5t6 becpnie the iprppejty of jSindtvlduaXriaer This wm tmnnf thm iVtiM SAVitl TT TTt LUD iCULUG TT TV rrT I Ai 1 MM I riehtandicbmiedwlththebTmg ahd romtiihe to tlmeemlssariesefe isent vljv MW Jtfeople wlyrjltoowtheftrherearj aUeUjtttvTOheariirir jimmSdj wheela pf therpMtthese taltdind toltnejafrklComitnissipnw i avatreetajpf icptty waerohey ljyeTiKy whose names rimpwnPyifcBJ liar i i ALi At TV 11 i 4 UvAKAKI tftVIA Anai Utftl HflMAlaAac kw iia aL srja 1 a a Tf Hi stately raaxhineseeme JlkelitAWd riraffes that ithaParkCwas emlnehtlyittltableJ rohtMtnotim Sn FraBPlai tsidebl those tberir as tneyj meanaered solemnlv through the Place in wmen to grainy tneir needs but arcwMwerCTOa awe au ine jtretts rostofflci carriers Once arc asoiritaai ik i limtiniMfna4mlWAVV nnLix i Wl lt rlTHftlv ThaiMMl fc WhMl ahdj errnXnated ta amall i5 4nch4 ihe tirstyprgwiixatlpni of lta vkihd ph thp wheeif IfihejyclevposseMeah iinfjbackbbne ItSwaulred nothing ssl than bacbbne of Steel added In an imllmitlj mnnnf nf courage merely to mounTTetaione to ride 6 Ixlng Cunningham FGiinniJ it ff nfej WBpm 17 jdfte9n4ersfijbUle rlaaa Inp i 1 streets- thesemKnitaries refused without nrMmhu othis atyconcuy xnee The driving wheel anMd rrbm 8 tto to have theheatttlful alrnessbfthe i Tdrlves fareiB sate of course nbwji nore or lew to iiorthb JobVPoeared 6ti thV dav abiiBtaair inches acccnitbthftaiiiinf SDbllediity3thei presence fof the Infernal atlrbiit of ie innumerable oross treetsIwitha llsrht heart dMeftaJatyiaitlrM Abbvethifrbht wheetfastehedl to thevfrbht hachlnes i branchmr avwnesaridamlLttoM torfc were the Ibadle bars ffrbnv which iThenj thefclubwrftaa Jriai OiV Dei 9flfM lOUtljrln rwimiyiWmtacLmikm projected Jrpn fcabone whlcn wound Jcemberl l87autowasorne6 roads ibu Jew Mfii jeysr hiard Ttfia nimi familiar rriendaSooriiaMXi around the clixumferehMOol tne rivihgv heSanFrMclsBJcleVClub himea Thi oddest street invthetyfy Coast and 1theseoondft SUtea AmongrHhe meroberswere Governor to TeUgraph avenue between Kearny and on the list was VBound the PalaHbUtT AeorgTBj jiui y4w pni9PiLiair ImomV 4uae Jterngan ueorgei Strong vi li i A PaWf JXtfS VLetiiriiedvignbmIfidu jlhbbldyeinwshb JSeoVfaiteM A this Juncture tjanjeflterprM turn bethbugbt4hihselftbe iae jLnipanwi bujj iuiu ioroaungiAct it looked absurdly easy ana npj strtQ mmymmmemm mwwiMoih h6ruirby mmwmmmM Uainrindo UiifKhsa I TT 1 i i Jt Zjjt i 77 SSSSIJ IlPSj lSrjBJBSjiajBy 5EB5SBElSHM8iBS65S trLan Paytlipn at that tmoceup rinsrwhatU how known ss as tlnionSaJuSJneThiease ftfefe brokent ftbfds jwth lldrsj Wantfitbwestj 1wptlMiiit vvw iTiesltatad staBimttjM asut fttoe to Xstop In jsMnwjwa Front iharIdeiMa1tettheuie aCW JP aTWrS i S3lv2 1 sf riW ffi lli K5g SS5 sfe a ySH0i5i ir ii MS fc i ikir a JSi IdMnotlknpwItljUtU SArthward MUMlyinerely i eA 6 5 4 JaT i 3fis aP1 is McBH PP aMS SS3 i 3r a.