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BICYCLING. 
80 frequently on New Engl am] roads, but it is nothing to 
steady tramping; it is easier than prolonged horseback 
riding, and it is far more recreating and refreshing than 
by the cars. The bicycle is wailing to come in.” 
W HETHER it is owing to a natural spirit of restless¬ 
ness or a national and Characteristic desire, or rather 
craving, for change aud novelty, certain it is that sports, 
pastimes or new methods of recreation, which at the time 
of their introduction are received with au eagerness which 
promise permanency, are after all the most ephemeral. 
The best instances which incur to us at the moment are 
bicyiing and “linking.” Of these the laiter has utterly 
faded out, and the former has but a feeble hold which 
promises, iu spite of all efforts in the shape of exhibitions, 
challenges, and matches against horses, to follow its ex¬ 
ample; still there are feeble hopes of its rival which we 
trUBt will be fulfilled. A pastime so healthy, so practica¬ 
ble iu its pursuit aud so utterly free from any demoralizing 
tendencies, ought not to be suffered to die out. It is to he 
regretted that our athletic associations have not done 
more towards supporting and encouraging bicycling, par¬ 
ticularly the college associations. It is customary at Har¬ 
vard, Yale, and elsewhere, for the students to make long 
expeditions in various directions on foot. How much 
could the pleasure of their trips he enhanced by the use 
of the bicycle, any one who lias read the correspondence 
on the subject, embracing letters from collegians in the 
London Mold, knows. Routes are therein given, with in¬ 
formation as to distances, runs, etc.; and the rate of speed 
attained, averaging twelve miles per hour, is so great, that 
places are visited that would be beyond the limits even of 
a day’s drive with horse and wagon. 
We have before us the initial copy of The Veludpedint, a 
paper started during the excitement attending the first in¬ 
troduction of the modern bicycle into this country. Of 
course the old velocipede with its three wheels, two being 
worked by the arms, was familiar to boys of many genera¬ 
tions ago; and even the two wheeler, in which equilibrium 
was maintained and motion given by tbe feel paddling 
against the grouud, had long been a famililar object on the 
streets, mid the hoy well split up so that he could manage 
a big machine was the envy of the neighborhood. The 
laiter, indeed was the original form of velocipede, hut 
never came into general use as au instrument of utility. 
The Baron Drais de Savci'hrum, has tbe credit of having, 
about the commencement of this century introduced the 
three wheeled arm movement velocipede, which was first 
introduced to the Parisians at the celebrated resort known 
as the Tivoli Gardens. It is certain, however, that many 
years previous to that time, Messieurs. Blanchard and 
Mesurier had invented a machine which was exhibited at 
the court of Louis XVI. At its head was the figure of an 
eagle with outstretching wings, and while one man directed 
its movements from iu front, another sat behind aud pro¬ 
pelled it. Subsequently Mr. Drenze improved upon this 
invention and machines constructed after his model were 
distributed among country postmen, who used them until 
a fall of snow caused their abandonment, after which their 
use was never resumed. M. Lallement was the inventor 
who affixed treadles to tbe front wheel, and his first appear¬ 
ance in the Champs Elysces produced a perfect furore. 
The voloce became an “institution” with the Parisians at 
once, races were organized, school hoys, messengers, and 
pcdlers were mounted, aud although the first excitement 
had died out the bicycle remains in constant use. The 
new fashion was eagerly adopted by England, aud iu that 
land of out door sport the bicyle has become firmly fixed, 
ranking as an athletic pastime with crieliet, foot ball, or, 
almost, rowing. The new fashion, of course, soon reached 
this country aud numerous “schools” wore started. The 
stage took up the bicycle, and manufacturers improved 
upon the European machine. Of late, however, the use of 
tlie bicycle has languished. And yet we are not without 
some very clever riders. Putting aside the professionals 
who have been made such "examples” of by Stauton, the 
English champion, we have some good amateur riders, no¬ 
tably Mr. Jas. M. Mason, of Highland, Ohio, who, in Octo¬ 
ber, 1875, rode 99 miles in nine hours and five minutes. 
Stautou, since he has been here has beaten all riders and 
even attempted the feat of riding against a trotting horse. 
He found, however, that our trotters were very different 
animals from the “pony" trotters that he had met at Lillie 
Bridge aud Alexandria Park. Iu the short races, such as 
five miles, lie was of course beaten by a mile or more, but 
it is questionable whether iu a race of oue or two hundred 
miles he would not win against nu average trotter. The 
enduraucc of man, backed by will and intellect, seems 
much superior to that of the animal. A mile in three 
minutes has repeatedly been made in English j matches. 
The Boston Pont, in an ably written article, advocates the 
claim of the bicycle as means of recreation between horse¬ 
back and pedestriauism, and we join with our contemporary 
in hoping that it may lake a final foothold on our soil. The 
example is set by prominent statesmen aud men of letters. 
Mr. Lowe, ex-chancellor of the British Exchecquer, makes 
a mile on his bicycle in lime equal to any amateur’s. Mr. 
Dana, of the New York Sun, is said to be an accomplished 
bicycli it. The Pont says:— 
“How easy and cheap to lake one’s bicycle and wheel 
off into the country iu fine weather, compared with car¬ 
riage or horseback ridiug. The pleasantest journeys may 
he made with them. They eat uothing, and require no 
care utter dismounting. There is no danger from accidents, 
arid if weary of traveling in that way the rider could push 
to a railroad station, pilch his machine into the baggage 
car and seat himself with tile passengers. It may demand 
more or loss exertion l.o climb the iiifls that eoul'iuni one 
CBH3KET. 
—The cricket season of the Gentenuial year in the me¬ 
tropolis has opened more favorably than was anticipated, 
and tne promise is that we shall have some very interest¬ 
ing local contests this season. It still remains a discredit 
to tbe great metopolis of America that our Central Park, 
which lias on its map a so-called crieliet field, has no bucIi 
resort in reality, the rule prohibiting all spoils and pas¬ 
times at the park in. question, except to a very limited 
extent, preventing the city clubs from having any facili¬ 
ties granted them to play cricket at the park. It has been 
found necessary to have fields for athletic exorcises, and 
there ought to be a regular metropolitan cricket field, simi¬ 
lar, in fact, to such a ground as “Lord's” in London. In 
the meantime, however, we have to take what the gods— 
democratic—grant us, and that is simply the old field at 
Hoboken, which this year, by-lhc-bye, is in better condi¬ 
tion aud order than it lias ever been seen before, thanks to 
the attention given it by the Bt. George Club’s worthy 
professional, Mr. George Giles. The cricket season opened 
there on Decoration Day, when the Merions, of Philadel- 
plSa, visited the St. George gentlemen and had a pleasant 
four-innings game on that day, the result of which may bo 
summarized as follows: St. George—first inning, 88;second 
inning, 88; total, 171. Merion—first inning, 48; second 
innings, 61); total, 116. Best scores by St. George—Sout- 
ter, run out, 20; Giles, not out, 37; Marsh, 17: Gibbes, 16; 
Richardson, 15; Moeran, 11. Best scores by Merion—Wil¬ 
liams, 33; Harnes, 17; Warn, not out, 11; Ashbridge, 10. 
Best bowling by St. George—Marsh 4 wickets for 13 runs. 
By Merion—Pox, 8 wickets for 41 runs. 
Since this game the St. George Club have had pleasant 
meetings with the Btalen Island and Sleveus Institute 
elevens, they defeating tbe Islanders, but being beaten by 
the Institute youths. They of course did not present their 
full strength against the latter, but the team they did put 
iu enabled tbe bo^s to win a creditable victory, which will 
greatly help them to become more practiced cricketers. 
—The Manhattan Club are on their feet again, thanks to 
the liberality of Chief Engineer Aeljen, of Prospect Parle, 
where the club now practices every Saturday. 
—The Prospect Park Club has not shown up tills season 
as yet. Probably they will find it advisable to play under 
the new park rules. 
BASE BALE. 
—The model games since our last include the follow¬ 
ing;— 
Judo 10—Mutnal vs. Cincinnati, at Brooklyn (li 1 ins). 1 to 0 
June 0 -Mutual vs. Cincinnati, at Brooklyn. a lo 0 
June 6—Lonisville vs. Boston, at Boston. ii to 0 
June 8 - LouiaviUe vs. Boston, at Boston. 3 to 1 
June 8—Chelsea vb. Alaska, at Brooklyn. 4 to 1 
Juno I—lthode Island vs.Taunton,at Providence (1? ins). 4 to 3 
June 10—Louisville vs. Boslon, at Boston.. — 4 to 8 
Juno 3—Cincinnati, of St. Bonis, vs. Active, aL Sl. Bonis. 5 to 4 
June 10-Star vs. Rochester, at Rochester. B to 1 
Juno 4—St. Louts Beds vs. stocks, at St. Louis. Ii to 2 
Juue 5—Contincnral vs. Brooklyn, at Prospect Park. 6 to 3 
Juno 7—Hartford va. St. Louis, at. Hartford .0 to 3 
June 10—liartford vs. St. Louis, at Hanford (7i'n9). 7 to 0 
June 6—Chicago vs. Athletic,al Philadelphia.. 7 lo 0 
June 6—Amity vs. Active, at Greenfield, N. J. 7 lo 1 
Juno 4-Olive vs. Blue Stockinus, at St. Louis. 7 lo 4 
June 9—Mutual (amateurs) vs. FlyAwuys,at L'apilolinc. 7 to 4 
Juno 9—New Huvcu vs. St. Louie, at New Haven.7 lo f> 
June B— Hartford vs. St. Louis, at Hurtford. H lo 4 
June 7—Alaska va. Active, at Hoboken. 8 to 4 
Jane 8—Bridgeport vs. Yale, ut Bridgeport. 8 to 8 
Juue 8—Chicago vs. Athletic, at Philadelphia. 8 to 7 
Juno 10—Winona vs. Staten Island, at Staten Island. 9 lo 2 
June 10—Princeton vs. Chelsea, at Brooklyn. 9 lo 4 
Juno 5— 1 Olympic ve_ Resolute, at Paterson. 9 lo 4 
—The most remarkable contest on record was Hint 
played June 7th at Providence between the Taunton nine 
and the Rhode Islands, the full score of which we place 
on record, no less than seventeen innings being required 
to settle it :— 
KHODK ISLANDS. I TiUNTONB. 
Name. n. In.po. a.e. Name. it lr,. ro. a. ii. 
Brady, 2d b. 12 4 2 (i| Meyers, 3d b. .0 0 4 5 II 
Barry,c. f...... 0 2 2 2 liCarpenter, p. 1 1 1 0 Ii 
Burns. 3d b. 0 118 0 Sullivan, 1st b. 0 2 33 0 0 
Shandley, J. f. 0 110 llAlluu, c . 0 2 lo \ 4 
Hanlon, r. f. 2 2 7 0 0|Djxon, 3d b. 0 2 2 4 2 
Tobin, 1st b.... 1 3 19 0 0 Bates, e. e. 1 117 2 
Tuberday, s 
Keenun. c. 
Cricchley, p. 
.0 2 9 1 1 
.01440 
Householder, 1. f. 0 4 5 0 0 
Watermau, r. f. 0 0 0 0 0 
Frhz, c. f.- 0 1 0 0 0 
Totals.. 4 14 51 20 8 Tolulb.2 13 51 22 8 
IrmiHgs.. . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 
Rhode Islands..1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2—4 
Tauntons . 00 0 0 00011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 
Umpire—Mr- C\ A. Htiee, of lirowns. 
Time of game—Three hours. 
—Tlie League pennant contests up to June 12th, inclu¬ 
sive, number eighty-three, of which one was drawn. The 
record to that date is as follows. Wo give them in the 
order of won games:— 
Chicago.... 
Hanford_ 
St. Louie... 
Louisville:. 
Mutual.... 
Boston- 
Alhletic.-.. 
Cincinnati.. 
1 | 
ii u 12 is r 
.. 82 
0 2 
The contest West vs. East, up to June 13th, stands as 
follows:— 
West. Won. Lost. I East. Won. Lost. 
Chicaeo. 8 IIHartford.... 0 3 
St. Louis. 4 E[Mutual. 6 3 
Louisville. 7 CjBusttin. ...3 6 
Cincinnati. 1 8 Athletic. 1 3 
Total...20 Ml TOW —..16 
20 
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER. 
Philadelphia, June 13th, 1870. 
O N Saturday, 10th inst., the match between the Merion 
and Germantown Cricket Clubs resulted in a hand¬ 
some aud hardly expected victory for the Merions by a 
majority of 0 nips. By excellent bowling ami good field- 
ng they held the Gcrmantowns down to 111 runs, and 
then by hard bitting, assisted by very loose fielding, piled 
up a score of 156. Large, of the Germantown, "put to¬ 
gether 34 neatly. John Hargreaves carried his hat. out for 
10, while two more of the same family—Joe aud Boh— 
had 16 and 11 respsetively. Eor the Merion, G. Ash- 
bridge, aflor giving a number of chances, went out for 07 
runs. Law, who made a long leg bit for 4, added 33 to the 
total. Haines made 36, and Pox 14. 
The game between the Young America vs. Germantown 
Clubs, begun on the 3d inst., was resumed to-day, the 
13th, at half-past one, with John and Joe Hargreaves again 
at the bat, tlie former having been “not out" with 16 runs, 
and tlie laiter ditto with 7. The two brothers, after each 
having been giveti a life, made a stand. For a time the 
run gelling was fust, principally from Joe’s hat, when he 
went out with 43—nine Iwob, two threes, one four, Oue 
five off a magnificent leg hit, and the balance singles. 
John plodded on slowly until he had 26. Nearly every 
in-n on the eleven had double figures, even extras. When 
the last wicket fell tlie score for tlie iuuings was 182. The 
game now looked like a foregone conclusion, but tlie 
Young America sent in Dim and Bub Newliall to face 
Welch and Bob Hargreaves. Tlie howling was handled 
for ones and twos at a rate whioli led to Caldwell's re¬ 
placing Welsh, and then to Brewster’s taking Caldwell’s 
place. When Dan w as out, leg before wicket with 11 runs, 
I he telegraph showed 50 for one wicket, George Newli all 
joined Bob, and made two fours, one three, and two sin¬ 
gles in quick succession, and when half-past six came and 
tbe stumps were drawn, tbe Young America had 67 runs 
for one wicket, leaving them 9 wickets in which to make 
104 to win, The conclusion will be on Wednesday next, 
the 14th. Sc dlls. 
She §ifle. 
RilTJo Notes. —The joint committee of the National 
Ilille Association and Amateur Rifle Club have resolved to 
send circulars to the various rifle clubs throughout the coun¬ 
try soliciting contributions to defray the cost of tbe grand 
trophy for the world’s championship... .Tlie percentage of 
the scores in the first competition for places on lliis year’s 
team was higher than that attained last year-Tlie com¬ 
petitions of Tuesday and Wednesday determined the twelve 
who are to compose tbe team and reserve. The competing 
eight will be elected by a majority of the twelve at such 
time as they themselves may determine upon. ...At the 
iasL monthly meeting of the directors of tbe National IiiBc 
Association, a letter was read from Sir Henry Halford, of 
the English Rifle Association, regretting that the English 
marksmen could not join in the Centennial mutch. They 
couid not overlook the unity of Great Britain by placing 
themselves in antagonism to their fellow countrymen in an 
international contest of this kind. Also one from Captain 
Macdonald, of the Scotch team, asking whether his team 
could he accommodated with a camping grouud near the 
range, and slating that tlie loam would leave Liverpool on 
the steamer Bothnia on the 19th of August. They wish to 
camp on or uear the range from their arrival up to tlie time 
of tbe match....Au organization called the C’reedmoor 
Building Association bus been formed, its immediate object 
being the building of a club house ut Creedmoor. The 
National Rifle Association will purchase the building when 
it is completed... .The conditions of two coming matches 
have been announced—the match for tbe badge p resell led 
by Mr. Poppeubuson, on behalf of tbe Long Island Oen- 
Iral Railroad, to be shot for on the 24Ui inst., and the 
Schuyler, Hartley & Graham prize for rapid as well as ac¬ 
curate firing. For tlie former the distances are to be 200 
and 500 yards, two sighting and five scoring shots at each 
distance; weapon, Remington rifle, State model. The 
Jiiglic-t score wins the badge aud oue fourth of the entrance 
money; the next highest lo get one sixth of the entrance 
money, and tlie third-one twelfth of the same. The other 
prize mentioned is open to all comers, and will be shot ior, 
off band, at 200 yards, with any rifle, ub many shots being 
allowed as a man mayeboose to fire in thirty seconds. 
The highest score wins tbe badge and half the entrance 
money, and the oilier half is divided between the two 
marksmen scoring next highest. 
Cbekdmooji. —The only mulch shot at Creedmoor on 
Saturday was the short range contest for the Turf ., Field 
and Farm badge, the conditions of which arc ten shots 
each aL 200 yards off-hand. The wind wus very bad for 
good shooting blowing in gusts across the range. There 
were thirty competitors, the winner being Mr. A- Pyle, 
who used an ordinary military rifle. 1 he names of those 
who scores above 80 were a follows:— 
Name. 
Alexander Pyle. 
C. H. Eagle. 
YV. H. Coctirau, Jr. 
A L. Price...... 
I. p. Carrington..... . 
J. L. Allen. 
It . H. Koeue. 
Col. ■Valentine, 
V. E. HnntiDgtou. 
J. L. Kellinger. 
Maine. 
G. L. Mot 
Total. 
_37 
.36 
.39 J. F..1 
.38 8. Bargem ..an 
.33 George Waterman... ..30 
..38 0. K. Lttliiner.35 
.38 G. A. lioiillier. «3 
.87|Capt. C. I-\ Bobbins.*3 
.37|Capt. W. C. Buddy..32 
....37|C'apt. C. E. Trnalmv.32 
....37|D F. Davids. 31 
Tna Team Competitions.— The last two stages of the 
second competition for places on tiie American team were 
Bhot at Creedmoor on Tuesday aud Wednesday of last 
week, and the sixteen men making tbe highest aggregates 
were named for tbe final competitions, which were shot 
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The aggregate 
scores made by the contestants, with four competitions, 
were as follows, the possible score being 1,000:— 
Total 
.. Name. 
,835 C. K. Overbau^h 
.882!T. Li- Gray. 
b2uiJfi. H. Raymond. 
.7971II. Fullou. 
.7W|l\ DuBcnbary. Jr. 
Total. 
tW|L. uuBeiiuury.oi.... 
78D|W. I). Eiiucudorf.... 
,7rt0 R. 8. Gray. 
.779 L L Allen. 
,772 Orange Judd . 
.770 a E. lilydeuburgh.. 
Name. 
General T. S. Dakin. 
Frank Hyde. 
(*. W. Yale.... . . 
Colonel W. 13. Furwell.. 
A. Anderson. 
It. Kathboue. 
L. Weber. 
H. S. Jewell. 
L. C. Bruce. 
N. Washburn. 
J. A. Shaffer.n'M 
From the first sixteen who were to have shot yesterday, 
four more wore to have been eiimiualcd, leaving tbe team 
arid reserves of twelve meu. It was proposed by Col. 
Gildcslecve to have the last competition determine not 
only whum should constitute the twelve, but that the meu 
mailing the best eight scores should compose Urn team, aud 
the other four the.reserve. It was finally decided, how¬ 
ever, than he twelve should remain au open squad to be 
divided hn*. main .-ml reserve id. a <wluto Uw»v bidm'D tlie 
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