BICYCLING. 



THE LATEST QUESTION. 



"Shall woman ride the bicycle?" 's the problem 



of the hour, • 

 For women must have problems — 'tis a part of 



woman's dower. 

 "Shall woman smoke?" has gone quite out; 



"Shall woman vote?" also. 

 But "Shall she bike?" 's the point 'bout which 



just now she wants to know. 



"She shall," 's the answer I would give, because 



I would not like 

 To see the woman I admire perched high upon 



a "bike ; " 

 From what I know of woman's will, of what 



she does and don't, 

 I'm sure if man says she "shall," she'll tell 



him that she won't ! 



And, further. I would like to see the point ve- 

 toed or signed. 



For I would really like to know what next will 

 vex her mind. 



Will it be "Shall she drive a cab?" or, "Shall 

 she drive a 'bus?" 



What other of our follies will she want to share 

 with us ? 



Get all the problems settled. Let us know just 



where we stand, 

 So that we all may reach at last the happy, 



promised land. 

 But, mark my words, howe'er 'tis solved, on 



cabs or votes or "bikes," 

 I think that woman 's sure to do exactly as she 



likes — Tid Bits. 



Central Lake, Mich. 

 Editor Recreation. 



The superstition that the bicycle is purely a 

 summer vehicle, is fast passing away. Many 

 Northern Michigan wheelmen have ridden almost 

 daily during the past winter, and have found that 

 a good road for sleighing makes a much better 

 cycle track than the average country race course. 

 I have not, as yet, heard of any attempt at 

 crusting deer on bicycles ; but had the surface of 

 our heavy snowfall, last winter hardened up a 

 little more, there would have been a chance for 

 some bold violator of the game laws to try his 

 hand at that reprehensible kind of amusement. 



Geo. L. Thurston. 



The local Entertainment Committee at Asbury 

 Park have devised a novel entertainment for their 

 guests at the big L. A. W. meet, to be held 

 there in July. A vessel will be anchored off 

 shore, and upon the display of signals of distress, 

 the life savers will answer, and, appearing on 

 the scene, will shoot life lines to the ship and 

 rescue those on board by means of the breeches 

 buoy. Provision will be made that if a few of 

 the visiting wheelmen wish to go aboard and be 

 rescued in this manner they may do so. 



The Kings County Wheelmen have elected the 

 following officers: President, I. S. Bowdish; vice- 

 president, S. J. Graham ; treasurer, C. W. Mc- 

 Laren ; secretary, W. E. Benn ; captain, George 

 A. Needham ; first lieutenant, W.. H Graham ; 

 second lieutenant, W. McKinley, Jr. ; board of 

 governors, D. McLaren, W. E. Tway, C. A. 

 Martin, Charles Schwalback. 



President Hildrick, of the Metropolitan Asso- 

 ciation of Cycling Clubs, has appointed the fol- 

 lowing as members of the Race Committee : \\ . 

 C. M Hotze, Prospect Wheelmen, chairman; A. 

 Ff. Chamberlain, Union County Roadsters ; K. 

 G. Betts, Manhattan Bicycle Club; W. E. Scud- 

 der, Jersey City Club Wheelmen ; George Park- 

 kill, Harlem Wheelmen, and J. Valentine, Lenox 

 Wheelmen. 



The newly elected officers of the Manhattan 

 Bicycle club of this city, are as follows : Presi- 

 dent, W. T. Stewart; vice-president, C. H. 

 Cohen ; treasurer, Joseph Oatman ; secretary. 

 R. L. McFarland ; captain, Charles P. Man- 

 boch ; first lieutenant, R. G. Betts ; second 

 lieutenant, C. J. Dimeck ; trustee, V. F. Relin. 



The New York Tourist Wheelmen have elected 

 the following officers: President, Dr.T. A. Myrick; 

 vice-president, Dr. W. K. Doty ; secretary, J. 

 Eckstein ; treasurer, A. Prybil ; captain, A. De 

 Yulo ; first lieutenant, W. H. Kinton ; second 

 lieutenant, A. H. Shiemway. 



The Georgetown Cyclers, of Washington, D. 

 C, have elected the following officers for the 

 ensuing year : President, J. B. McGirr; vice- 

 president, C. P. Murray, secretary; J. \V. 

 Murrav; treasurer, G. W. Cook; captain, Harry 

 R. Stokes. 



The officers of the Maryland Wheelmen are : 

 President, Howard T. Williams; treasurer, James 

 R. Blake ; secretary, John P. Horsey ; cap'ain, 

 Albert L. McCormick. 



Captain Allen, of the Century Wheelmen, of 

 Philadelphia, is arranging for a double century 

 run to Newark and return, to take place on May 

 28th. 



P. W. Westlake has been elected chief consul 

 of the Connecticut division of the L. of A. W., 

 vice Louis Tracy, resigned. 



It has been decided to hold the annual century 

 run from Philadelphia, Pa., to Wilmington, 

 Del., on September 5th. 



The National Cyclists' Union nas set aside 

 June 22d as the date of its annual championship 

 races. 



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