In the struggle for the yote and interest jaf the wheel nan, the Cyelist's Touring Club has determined not to be out of the running and the rival firm, the N.C.U., will have to exercise all its ingenuity unless it wishes the other candidate to be returned at the head of the poll, with thumping majority. Fresh from the Ockham rebuff, where mine hostess of the "Hautboy" was returned victorious, the C.T.C. has sped to the Committee Room of the House of Lords, where the claims of the South Eastern and the London, Chatham and Dover Railways for amalgam motion are under consideration. When Railway Companies come to the representa tives of the people to sue for favours and privileges, it is time for the public to remember old grievanews, and to try to "get a hit of its own" back. The O.T.C. has not been unmindful of this, and has had counsel present to oppose the bill, unless the Comgunies will undertake," when united, to. make better provision for the carriage of cycles and cyclists, especially on the Chaniel service. These two Companies have in the past been notoriously the most obdurate and hardened of sinners in ignoring the rights of cyclists to tale and enlightened treatment. The counsel for the Companies incidentally mentioned that they welcomed the cyclist, but did not want his cycle," and he amplified this by saying that the accommodation which is sufficient during ordinary seasons, is quite inadequate when the fine weather and holiday wheel rush come. But the C.7.C. manfully stuck to their guns, and firrd urged that the justice of their claims calle and should not be denied, Unfortunately, those points for which the C.T.C. contend-have not been allowed. None the less, the Club is entitled to the thanks of wheel-for the persistency with which it fought a losing cause.
The new regulations respecting the cricket practice in the cycle enclosure of stal Palace came into operation although at one time it. was feared that this new rule would materially interfere with the traning practice of the pacers and racers located at the famous Sydenham enclosure, this has not been the case, The pitches are so well netted that there is little or no danger to those cyclists who cate to ride, of course, on their own in the few restricted times, area of the track is very nee of hein hit by a flying cricket hall is not so rear as ina small enclosure. Several of the "cracks" wheel round during the cricket practice without being interrupted in their progress by stray cricket ball:
Some extraordinary-advice is sometimes given to those cyclists who are in their novitiate, and are therefore considered talc game for the self-constituted cycling authority of the Weekly Monitor or Basket-Makers' Monthly, Recently, " genius, who sought to break through the clouds
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