Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1896 — A CYCLING PHENOMENON. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A CYCLING PHENOMENON.

The Remaxkabta Performances of • ' > 4#’ iXs»dk ot.DMver. J..*. Ip Among tho women es pluck and energy* In Denver is a dfilnty little lady, Mrs. Rhinehart, who- Is surprising tho world at large by her wonderful exploits upon the wheel. Mrs. Rhinehart Is the wife of one of Denver’s leadingphotographers. She is a native of CaLIflfrnla, having lived In Colorado but five years. On Sept. 20, 1895, Mrs. Rhinehart took her first ride, and, finding that she enjoyed it, she invested In a wheel. Dec. 14 she made he.- first century, and when April arrlvtd she had ridden three centuries, and, in company with her husband, had toured old Mexico upon her wheel. Up to the . present date Mrs. Rhinehart has ridden forty-four centuries In all, and during July gained a world-wide fame by riding ten centuries In ten consecutive days. She folks wed that July 22 with*, double century, which she accomplished In 20 hours and 20 minutes, riding the last forty miles in darkness, mnd and rain. Feeling confident that she could lower her record for 200 miles, Mrs. Rhinehart started out on the morning of Aug. 7 at 3:25 and in 7 hour* and 50 minutes covered a distance of 102 miles. After resting thirty minute* she started once more, and accomplished the second 102 miles in 9 hours and 45 minutes, making the entire 204 mile*

In 17 hours and 35 minutes. This was done entirely for her own gratification and pleasure, yet Mrs. Rhinehart mado a complete registration of her arrivals and departures. If her feat were to bo questioned she could produce the necessary affidavits. Mrs. Rhinehart’s record is one that Is not equaled by many male bicyclists, and probably by no lady rider In the country. She rides purely for pleasure. She has never cared to break any record and has refused* to enter contests. She Is an easy, graceful rider, averaging thirteen miles an hour, coming out fresh and untired at tho end of trips that few could endure. Her fastest riding Is always done near the finish. When she began, riding Mrs. Rhinehart was an Invalid. She Is now the picture of health. Mrs. Rhinehart was the only woman given a place In tho recent relay race from San Francisco to New York. She carried tho message from Red Butte to Tie Siding, Wyo., nine miles In 37 minutes. It rained all day, leaving the roads In a soft, sloppy condition. Fast time was Impossible under the circumstances.

MRS. RHINEHART.