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RECREATION. 



ON THE WHEEL. 



A bright and happy face, 

 A form of strength and grace, 

 A speed that set the pace, 

 Upon her wheel, 



And she seem'd all alone, 

 Yet room for me there's none, 

 So, in my sweetest tone, 

 Upon my wheel, 



I said, " Excuse my mood, 

 But do I not intrude? 

 If you'll not think me rude, 

 Upon my wheel, 



I'll ride by you, my dear." 

 She said, " Oh, no, not here, 

 My husband's in the rear, 

 Upon his wheel." 



Albert Hardy, in 

 L. A. W. Bulletin. 



" Gracious, Billy, I'm in a fix; you know 

 I sold my old wheel and got a '97? " 



"Yes?" 



" Well — my wife got onto it — and blamed 

 if she hasn't gone and sent off her sewing- 

 machine and piano — bound to have this 

 year's make." 



Fatal accidents to wheelmen have been 

 alarmingly numerous, during the season 

 now drawing to a close. As usual the 

 most of these may be attributed to reckless- 

 ness on the part of the victims, and it would 

 seem other riders should take warning; but 

 they will not. Beginners, or new riders, 

 are always cautious; but from the very day 

 on which a rider comes to class himself as 

 an expert, thence dates his recklessness. 

 In 9 cases out of 10 it is the Smart Alecks 

 who are hurt, or killed, while on their 

 wheels. 



It serves them right, but in some cases 

 their death or injury is a hardship to their 

 friends, or to those who are dependent on 

 the riders for support. 



" Madge suffered terribly when her en- 

 gagement was broken." 



" Yes, but her father got her a '97 wheel 

 and she soon came around all right." — 

 Chicago Record. 



Six expert wheelwomen rode from Jer- 

 sey City to Philadelphia in 12 hours, on 

 September 1st. 



The party was captained by Mrs. Ida F. 

 Wallars and the other centurions were Miss 

 Clara Jones, Miss Bessie Sheldon, Miss 

 Laura Berg, Miss Ida Johnson and Miss 

 Lizzie Sheridan, all well known in the met- 

 ropolitan district. 



Male escorts accompanied the ladies, but 

 were not to figure in the distribution of 

 century medals. 



Helen — Why, I never saw anybody like 

 George; he can talk on any subject. 



Aunt Hannah — Any subject? Nonsense! 

 Name one subject on which he can talk 

 intelligently. 



Helen — Well, aunty, you should hear him 

 talk bicycle. 



Aunt Hannah — Bicycle! Fiddlesticks! 

 What other subject? 



Helen — What other subject? There is no 

 other subject worth talking about. — Bos- 

 ton Transcript. 



The silver punch bowl won by the Morris 

 Wheelmen, in the New York-Philadelphia 

 century runs, has been engraved with the 

 names of the 34 members who captured it 

 for the club. 



" There is one class of people who are 

 thoroughly down on the wheel." 



" Who are they? " 



" Keepers of boarding houses." — Wash- 

 ington Times. 



In addition to the single, double and 

 triple century runs of the Rutherford 

 Wheelmen, several other centuries have 

 been planned to take place in October. 



Maud Muller on a summer's Jay 

 Raked in the meadows, sweet with hay; 

 And later on, with a joyous squeal, 

 She raked in cash to buy a wheel. 



— Chicago Record. 



A century run, under the auspices of the 

 Empire State Wheelmen, will go over the 

 Brooklyn-Oakdale (L. I.) course, on Sep- 

 tember 12. 



" Does your baby walk yet, Mrs. Tar- 

 bell?" 



" Walk! Bless you. no. ' But he can ride 

 all round the nursery on his little bike! " — 

 Cleveland Plain Dealer. 



The crossings of Eighth avenue at 14th 

 street, 23d street, 34th street and 42d street 

 are to be repaired at once. 



Burrows — What is the best wheel on the 

 market? 



Hills — The best wheel is not on the 

 market any more. I bought it myself 2 

 weeks ago. — Indianapolis Journal. 



Wheelmen are elated over the fact that 

 Park avenue is to be asphalted. 



Mary got a little bike, 



When to that length she'd gone, 

 She likewise wed, that she might have 



A man to hold her on. 



— Detroit Tribune. 



