Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1895, Page 20

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1895-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ‘fT FRAMELESS EYE- with our FINEST LENSES. aspicuous, daintiest. glasses t owe ee thoroughly—fit the proper lenses—and adjust |*) |) can worn, amine the eyes Teves evvevesveseeeeee glasses to correct every defoet of vision — || E. | WITHOUT EXTRX CHA GE. McAllister & Co., a EXAMINING OPTICIANS, a T TO 1301 F St.,387,oriorse. note-sea |2 lhe Hat that’s $2.40 here is $3.00 every= where. A small matter—6oc.—but it’s worth saving. HENRY FRANG & SOM, Tasteful, clever y re assured of here Printing that defies the too good. Oireulars, Cards, Pamphlets; in foct, every- the bead of Printing is CORNER 7TH & D. ste basket it's Kill Heads, Briefs, rire inter in ‘Town,’ "Phere. ‘* That’lt fit your person and your notion better than those turned out by any other maker in town. Prices are easy enough—$1.50 up. 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Times. Say, pop, what does the letters D. C. mean dat dey allers puts after Washing- tor “Dey means laddy of his country, you 1 chile, yo’. Why doan’t yo’ read his- lory 2" ON A PLEASANT DAY One of the Best Short Bicycle Runs Near Washington. ON THE LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD How to Get There and How to Make the Return Trip. . WOODLEY LANE IN THE FALL By reference to the above map, a pleas- ant and easy afternoon run will be found, offering a variety of road and scenery. Starting from Dupont Circle, at the Inter- section of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut avenues, proceed north on 18th street to the Columbia road. From here follow the tracks of the Chevy Chase cars across Rock creek bridge to Connecti- cut avenue extended, and turn left at Woodley lane (Gen. Mason's house high up on the left bank). The lane winds through the woods, and the roadbed is in very good shape at this season, but from Connecticut avenue to the Rockville (Tenleytown) pike it Is a steady ascent, and may prove very tiresome to beginners. But do not t2 fool- ish enough to tug and strain up the hills. If you cannot climb them easily, get off and walk. This is nothing to be ashimed of, and you will avoid being completely me cucketed out” at the beginning of your ride. S Woodley lane fs a little over a mile long, and passes the residences of some very noted personages. On the left side. can be seen Mr. Buckey’s stone cottage, opposite which ground Is being broken for the Epis- ecpal Cathedral; Mr. Middleton’s home, the President's cream-co‘ored mansion, “Woo1- ley,” set far back from the road, and fur- ther on Mr. John R. McLean’s handsome residence. On the right Gardiner Hubbard. Chas. J. Bell and Robert I. Fleming have built homes for themselves. The Loughborough Road. On reaching the Rockville pike (just three miles from Dupont Circle), it will be well worth while to turn left toward George- town for a quarter of a mile, to obtain the magnificent view of the River valley from Tunlaw Heights—especially fine during the late months when the Virginia hills are clotted in their fall cHors. hen turn north and go straight up the Rockville pike to the Loughborough road, forking to the left. just three-quarters of a mile from the top of Woodley lane. This road is in first-class cendition. About half a mi'e from the Rock. ville pike you pass, on the right, the site of the new Methodist University, while to the Jeft can be seen the residence of Mr. C. C. Glover. To the north, spread out like a panorama, lie the rolling farm lands of Montgomery county, and on a clear day old Sugar Loaf mountain, thirty miles away, can be seen with a good glass. To the south lie the Potomac valley and the Vir- ginia hils, already viewed from Tuniaw Beights. Over Historic Ground. The rider may not know that he has been riding over historic ground. In 1863, when General Jubal Early threatened to enter Washington, and advanced into northern Maryland, the general government took rapid means to render the defenses of the capital as sole? as possible. The chain of forts surrounding the city were garri- soned and heavily armed, and the knolls and ridges to the north, from which direc- tion the attack was expected, fairly _bris- tled with batteries. Forts Kearney, Reno, Bayard, Sumner, Mansfield and Gaines, all within a mile or two of the Loughborough and Tenleytown roads, are still in existence, although more or less fallen away. Fort Sumner is particularly well preserved and will amply repay a visit. It stands to the west of Tenleytown, near Glen Echo. The Ridge Rond. The road winds pleasantly on, in a gen- erally southwesterly direction, passing Tun- Iw road (which leads to Tunlaw Heights), Ridge road (a short cut into Georgetown), and Chain Bridge road (running down to the Canal road), all branching to the left. Beyond this latter turn the road is some- what rolling and cut up, and care must be taken in steering, as a thick carpet of leaves hides the inequalities. Finally a smooth gravel road is struck. leading past the colored girls’ reform schooi, and down a steep hill into the Conduit road at a point about two hundred yards below the receiv- ing reservoir. In descending this hill a brake is a useful adjunct, for unless you can back pedal like a veteran you will lose control of the wheel and go careening into the fence bordering the Conduit road. On the Conduit. From this point the Conduit road can be taken to Cabin John bridge and Great Falls. It is, at any rate, worth while to run up to the reservoir, which lies in the hills like an Alpine lake. Then turn back down the Conduit road to the Canal road, into Georgetown, east on M street to New Hampshire avenue, and then to Dupont Circle, the starting point. The entire dis- tance is cleven and a half mile: A Variation. This route can be changed somewhat by turning right at Columbia road and 18th street, left at 16th street, left again at Linnean road, down the old Blagden road and across Piney branch to Pierce's mill. Instead of turning right here, keep straight on up the hill, past the Pierce estate, Fern- wood, Dunibarton, across Connecticut ave- nue extended, and on into the Rockville pike at a point zlmost opposite the Lough- borough *road. From there the route will be as already mapped out. Also, if desired, the New Cut road, fork- ing left at the head of the distributing reservoir, can be taken into Georgetown. Good Reason. From Harper's Bazar. Boggs—‘‘How ts it that your hair {s quite white, while your beard is very dark?” Noggs—“It’s the most natural thing in the world.” Boggs—‘‘Indeed!”” Noggs—“It is thirty years olde! ——+e+ She Was the Loser. From the Indlanapolls Journal. He—“‘And now what are about?” She—‘‘Be—be—because you don’t love me apy more!” He—“But you don’t love me, either.” She— diay’ you crying ‘I know I don't, but, then, I never New Use for Whiskers. From the Philadelphia Record. A peculiar but profitable industry which Dr. Benjamin Sharp of this city discovered among the natives of Alaska on his recent trip to the Bering sea is the preparation and sale of walrus whiskers for toothpicks. Nature has armed the walrus with a growth of whiskers which extend three or four inches out from its snout, with the apparent motive of enabling it to detect the presence of an iceberg before actual contact has re- sulted. These whiskers are quite stiff, and this quality improves with age. When a walrus js Killed the natives proceed to pull out, with the aid of rude pincers, each separ- ate whisker. After a thorough drying they are arranged in neat packages and exported to China, where they are considered a neces- sary appurtenances of the Chinese dude. LITTLE BOY BLUE.” Fac Simile of the Original Copy of Eugene Field's Best-Known Poem With His Sketch of a Headpiece. From the New York Advertiser. (Mind Chee aoclanwne ¥ (Hadad thee, 60d fuk, tame thera: , © Oh theyre tad out Mane tha Bri eapegonn, se they alind? ~ Writing Ma frock of litle kant Bay Pred ane Coot Tre dole of o Lithe Sr Aha dust of thax Lint, What fess become of, oundittle Boy Blua— Semee Re Read) Hae and frat Chasm Wragg LOCAL TOURNAMENTS They Will Be anguratal for Chess Playet PRIZES WILL BE “AWARDED How Thanksgiving:.Day Will Be Observed." THE NEW YORK MATCH —— At the meeting of the executive commit- tee of the Washington Chess Club Wed- nesday evening it was decided to inaugu- rate in the club continuous chess tourna- ments, similar to those existing in the Brooklyn and other chess clubs. Among other features, the tournaments are con- tinuous, each tournament lasting three months. The players are handicapped, but the handicaps can be changed at any time it is deemed advisable. There is no time limit, and the tournament includes hard chess as well as trivial skittle games. Prizes are awarded to the competitors hav- ing the first, second and third highest per- centages of games won, and to the person playing ihe greatest number of games. The value of the prizes will depend upon the number of games played. There is no en- trance fee, but the money for the prizes is derived from the sale of tickets, twenty for 25 cents, one ticket bearing the loser’s number being deposited in a box for every game. The score of the players at the end of each month fs announced. The tourna- ment is confined to members, and to be eligible to a prize at least forty games must have been played with a certain pro- portion of the other contestants. As soon as the paraphernalia is secured and other arrangements perfected, the scheme will be put in operation. It was also decided to hold a pyramid “knock-cut” tournament on Thanksgiving day at the club rooms, 614 12th street northwest. This tournament will be open to all who wish to participate. A prize, consisting of the “Book of the Hastings Tourney,” will be awarded the victor. ‘The committee also considered the propo- sition to ho!d an open chess tournament, but the matter was postponed for the pres- ent. An effort will be made to get the other clubs of tle city to send representa- tives to compete in the event when held. The tournament will not be for the charh- pionship of the District of Columbia, as it is recognized that Mr. F. M. Wright has won that title by his successes in the Lib- bey cup contests. ‘Yo wrest it from him will make an individual match with that player. The match for the chess championship of America was resumed at New York last Monday after a postponement for a week. Mr. Showalter, who was suffering from a cold during the early past of the match, seems to have recovered, judging by his play this week. e At the Brooklyn Chess (lub last Saturday evening Mr. H. N. Pillsbury made his last public appearance before departing for St. Petersburg to meet the masters, Tschigorin, Lesker, Steinitz and Tartasch, in tourna- ment. He played fourteen, games simultane- ously, his opponents numbering forty in all. At each board there weré from two to five players consulting. Besides, there were about a dozen experts who went from board to board and by invitation made sugges- tions to the allies. The rule of touch and move was also departed from so far as the consulting players were concerned, and they were allowed to move the pleces about in studying thelr moves. Notwithstanding the odds against him, the single:player won 4, lost 4 and drew 6. The entries for the chess tournament at the Capital Bicycle Club, "which commenced yesterday, are Messrs. Usina, Dougias, Bar- rick, Carr, Calver, Macdaniel, Quackenbush, John Wirt and Falck. There is a friendly rivalry between several of the players, and an interesting and close tournament is as- sured. THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. ‘Two More Games in the Lipschutz- Showalter Series. Two games have been played by Showalter and Ltpschutz for the chess championship of America since the latest scores were printed in The Star. During election week no games were played. The fifth game was won by Lipschutz, after fifty-one moves, in beautiful style. Here follows the full score: Fifth Game—Ray Lopes. Showalter, Lipschutz. White. Showalter. _ Black. Castles R-K R-Kt P- B—Bach Kt—kKt5 RRS 3 13 18 QR-K 44 xP RBS 45 P-KR4 R-B6ch 46 2 RiKkt 47 PxKt RNS 4s us Pht R—B6ch R—R6 25 Kt—B3 SI K—-Kt5 Resigns. 26 Kt_nz 2 hrs. 86 min. 3 hrs.5 m. Shewalter opened the sixth game with a queen’s gambit, which Lipschutz declined to accept. As the game progressed Lip- schutz compromised two positions by an ill- considered knight's move. This enabled Showalter to win a pawn, afterward an- other, and then, after fifty moves, the game. The score: Lipsehutz. | Showalter. Lipschutz, < White. Black, P-Qt 2KixPeh = KB P_K3 BPxQ KR-Q Kt_-KP3 | 28 RT R-RZ B-K2 R_Bt RT Castles 30 Qtek, R-B2 | 48 Kt—Rieh | 44. Kt—R6ch | 45 Kt—Qach | 48 Kt Ken | 43, Sch | eR aR" tay | O7 | 4@ ROBERT RePch Kuantiyx | BOB, Kesigus. Beh 3 hrs. 15m. 2 hrs.50m. Score—Lipschutz, 3; Showalter, 2; drawn, 1. Local whist circles afe interested in the prospect of the Capital Bicycle Club having an opportunity to contest for the trophy of the American Whist League about holiday time. The Hamiltons of Philadelphia de- feated the Park Club of Plainfield, N. J., last Saturday by eighteen tricks. Two west- | ern clubs were the next challengers, but the | president of the league has sent notice that if convenient the match with the next east- ern club, the Baltimore Whist Club, can be played this evening, and the match with the Newton club next Saturday evening. Among the strong chess players at the Capital Bicycle Club are Messrs. H. G. Doug- las and Charles. M. Barrick. A good-natured rivalry exists between them, and _ their friends enjoy seeing them-play together. Mr. Douglas, maybe owing to his experience with the camera, is of the snap-shot order of players, and yet he plays with considera- ble skill and judgment, as Mr. J. E. Macfar- land found, to his sorrow, the first time they | met last winter. Mr. Barrick, on the con- trary, is slow and cautious, and often studies out a victory where defeat seems certain. The score in the checker tournament at the | Mt. Vernon Chess, Checker and Whist Club is as follows: Class A—Mundelle, won 30, lost 12; Farquhar, won 21, lost 18; Ward, won 22, lost 14; Johnson, won 15, lost 16; Pedal, won 17 1-2, lost 18 1-2; Wendel, won 15, lost 17; Whitford, won 15 1-2, lost 24 1-2, and Fitch, won 4, lost 24. In class B, Dr. Miller continues away in the lead, with the score of 22 won and 4 lost. He is followed Stevenson, who has won 18 1-2 and lost 9 14 and Gibson, who has won 10 and lost 12, IN MUSI The Ohoral Society Probably to Give the Messiah on Sunday Night. No Satisfactory Arrangements to Be Made for a Week-Day Performance —Other Items of Interest. While no definite decision has yet been made it looks as if the Choral Society would have to give the “Messiah” on Sun- day night and at one of the theaters. The board of directors feel that every effort to effect an arrangement for a week night has been exhausted, and that it is Impossible to secure a hall sufficiently large to accommo- date chorus, orchestra and an audience big enough to pay at the prices that have ob- tained for the past three years. No general expression has been had from the honorary members upon the proposed change, but some who have been spoken to believe that oratorio may be properly given on Sunday night, and the fact that it is given in a theater will not impair the lofty and religious character of the work. Others —and these include clergymen, who no matter how liberal they may be in their views generally, must, of necessity, object to anything which in their opinion invades the sanctity of the Sabbath—regret the cir- cumstances that seem to compel the giving of the oratorio on Sunday night, and are willing to add to their subscriptions if that will obviate the difficulty. How large this latter class is has not yet been ascertain- ed, but it is not the opinion of the direct- ors of the Choral Society that it is suffi- ciently great to put up money enough to buy off any attraction during the week of December 20. The directors feel that now is the time for the friends of the Choral Society to come forward and aid in the erection of a properly equipped music hall, in which ora- torios could be given at such dates as would be satisfactory. If steps were taken now and the money subscribed, such a hall could be built and ready for occupancy by next session, and then the present diffi- culty could be obviated. The Choral So- ciety has now been in existence sixteen years. It has d6ne better work than any erganization of its kind ever known here, and it has been an educator to the commu- nity in fostering a love for the highest and most exalted form of musical expression— oratorio. It would, it is believed, be a calamity if the scciety should ‘now Cease to work because it cannot find a hall in which to give its concerts on a week day night. Its friends feel that the society deserves the support of the entire commun- ity in its effort to continue its work even if it has to give one oratorio on Sunday night and in an opera house. The choir at St. Peter’s Church will to- morrow give ar elaborate program at high mass, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will inaugurate a forty hours’ devotion. The Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei will be from Marzo, the Gloria and Credo from Gounod and at the offertory an Ave Vernu. A quartet adapted from Ryder will be sung. The solo quartet is Miss H. Ritchie, so- prano; Miss R. Baptista, contralto; Mr. R. W. Devereaux, bass. The chorus is com- prised of the following: Scprani—Mrs. Mayhler, Misses A, Baptis- ta, Catherine Allen, Mabel Stuart, N. Bolger, E. McCaffery, M. McMahon, M. Daly, M. Bogan; alti, Misses L. Arendes, A. Scott, C. Merritt, M. Dooley, A. Rogers, L. Skelley, G. Lucas; bassi, Messrs. A. Schulteis, B. Atchison, Y. Coleman, M. Early, I. L. John- son, J. J. Keating, assisted for the occasion by Messrs. Heath, Hight, Smith, Cromelein, Cain and Brosnan. Mr. Eugene French is the director and Miss M. Kearon organist. The Washington String Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Ernest Lent, is making rapid progress in ensemble playing and. will make a good appearance at the first concert, which will take place at Metzerott Hall De- cember 7. The sale of tickets for the two concerts announced by this organization is already quite large, and it is expected that nearly all the seats will be sold. Good solo- ists will aid the orchestra at each concert and the program will be-attractive to every shade of musical taste. Paderewskt's first recital here will be De- cember 11 at Metzerott Hall, and will be at night, instead of a matinee, as was at first contemplated. It is understood that his program will include Brahms’ variations in a Handel theme, Beethoven's Sonata, No. 2, Schumann's F sharp Minor Concerto, a noc- turne and two studies by Chopin, two chants polonais, Chopin and Liszt; Rubenstein’s study on false notes and Valse Caprice, and his own Legende, No. 2. The great Polish planist is creating as much of a furore now as during his last engagement, and he is said to be playing in splendid form. It_will be gratifying news to the lovers of Wagner to know that Mr. Walter Dam- rosch will bring his great German Opera Company to this city and give four per- formances at Allen’s Grand Opera House during the month of January. The final arfangements wére completed yesterday by Mr. H. G. Snow, who says that it will be the first time that Wagnerian opera has ever been presented with such complete- ness in this city, or, in fact, anywhere out- side of New York. The principal prima donna will be Fri. Katharina Klafski, whom Jean De Rizke declares to be the greatest Wagner prima donna living, and Fri. Johanna Gadski, who, with Mr. Damrosch, last year created such a sensation. Max Alvarz, the famous tenor, so well known by reputation to mu- siciarns all over the country, is the leading tenor of the company, which also incl Emil Fischer, the eminent basso. This company enjoys the distinction of having seven members who sang at Beyreuth under the direction of Wagner himself or of Fri. Wagner after his death. Mr. T. Williams Pearman announces a series of popular concerts at the Church of Our Father, the first of which will take place Tuesday, the instant, when he will be assisted by Dr. J. W. Bischoff, or- ganist; Eugene Coffin, saxophone soloist; Mrs. Hattie Meads Smith, Miss FE. Bond. Mrs. Morgan D. Lewis and Miss Florence McNelly. Mr. Pearman has acquired a high reputation as a singer, and those whom he has secured to appear on this program are all well-known soloists, and there should be no doubt of the concert’s success. The dates fixed for the remain of the series are: Monday, December carol corcert; Tuesday, January 21, 1896, song recital; Tuesday, February 25, popular 25, vocal and instrumental concert, and Tues- day, March 24, sacred concert. oo The Ostrich Harp. From Fevends Blatter. A serenade on the Congo. ee Amos Dupree, a negro, commonly known as “General Dupree,” was hanged at De- valts Bluffs, Ark., yesterday. Dupree mur- dered Robert Harris, another negro, in Mon- roe county on June 15, 1894. | puzzle, CAL CIRCLES|THEY LIKE TO RIDE Plans for Runs and Races by Dis- trict Wheelmen, GOSSIP OF THE CLUBS The Annual Election of the Local League Officers. THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP The annual election of local officers of the League of American Wheelmen is now in progress, though perhaps only a limited number of wheelmen may be aware of it. The result will not be kngwn until next month, when the chief consul of this dis- trict will be announced by the secretary of the national body from his headquarters in Chicago. Every local member of the league has received a postal card, on the front cf which is printed the name of Isaac Bas- sett, the secretary eat Chicago, while on the back the choice of the member for the candidate to the office is left blank, to be filled in and returned. The cards will be out until the last day of this month, when they will be counted by the secretary, and he will immediately announce the result and direct the newly elected consul to as- sume the duties of his office. This year the local chief consul is Mr. G. W. Cook, formerly captain of the de- funct Georgetown Cycle Club, and one of the best-known wheelmen in the city. The change in the method of election was the result of a decrease in the total member- ship. Under the constitution of the order, a division shall consist of 100 riders or over. States and territories having between 100 and at least 5 bicyclists shall constitute a subdivision, while a consulate is applied to places where the membership is over 25 and less than 50. In both a consulate and a subdivision the election is conducted by mail. ‘There was a time when a division in the League of American Wheelmen fiourished in this city, with a membership very near the 1,000 mark. That time has passed, how- ever, and the local membership has dwin- dled down to its present number of ninety members. There are no candidates for the office of chief consul this year, and out of the ballot postals sent out from national headquar- ters it is more than probable that only a small fraction wil be returned filled out. Mr. Cook is not a candidate for re-election, but if the office is tendered him he will ac- cept it, though he is not seeking the position. His remarkable success while at the helm of the Georgetown Cycle Club is well known, and had he any means at his disposal he would certainly hustle up things in the loca! aggregation. It is most likely that he will serve in his present capacity for another year. The decrease of the league in the Dis- trict in point of membership leads one strongly to the bellef that it ts fast ap- preaching its end in this vivinity. More than this, the case appears to be the same all over the country, and the membership has fallen over 20,000.. The total member- ship at present is about 409, while its zenith embraced the names of over 60,000 In the District the local riders receive little, if, indeed, any, benefits from belonging to the organization. In the states and terri- tories the affairs may be different, but on account of the limited area which com- prises the local subdivision no occasions cf any consequence arise in which the mem- bers of the association may be profited. Before retiring from office it is the desire and intention of Chief Consul Cook to pre- sent every member of the local subdivision of the league a comprehensive map of the District, Maryland, Virginia, West Virzinia and Pennsylvania showing the different roads and the general topography of che country. He expects that such would be of practical value, especially for those who cecntemplate touring on their bicycles. Proposed Races. All talk of the contemplated twenty-mile read race between Sims and Mudd must now come to an end. Sims has accepted a position with a Baltimore bicycle firm. The Cook-Tubman race is lagging some- what, but there is a strong effort being made to bring the men together, and it is possible that it may result successfully. A meeting of the race committees of the Arlington Wheelmen and the Washington Road Club, relative to the twenty-mile road race for the championship of the District, has at last been held to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. The challenge for the race was issued by the last named club in September, and was almost immediately accepted, but owing to a series of misun- derstandings the race committees were un- able to get together until a few nights ago, when a meeting was held at the headquar- ters of the W. R. C., and the date fixed upon and the officials of the meet selected. The committee representing the Arlington Wheelmen was composed of William Get- tinger, chairman; J. J. Fister and Ed. Ter- ry, while the race committee of the road club consisted of William Jose, chairman; William T. Robertson, J. C. Wood, C. L. Palmer and C. I. Ronsaville. The winning club will secure its victory by scoring the highest number of “points” in the race. This is a good way to deter- mine the club honor. There will be in all eight men in the race—four from each club —and the “points” are noted down as the men finish. The first man in will score eight points, the second seven and so on down the line, until the seventh man crosses and he scores two points. The eighth man scores nothing, to prevent a possibility of a tie. By this it will be seen that the total number of points will be thirty-five, making eighteen the nearest winnirg number. The team of the Arling- ton heelmen will most likely consist of T. N. Mudd, jr., B. T. Wrenn, J. J. Fister and R. H. Stone, while the team of the Road Club will be picked from the follow- ing: C. E. Ganse, C. E. Wood, George 8. Ball, George E. Smith, C. I. Ronsaville and Harry Z. Greer. In all probability the first ramed four will be selected. The C. Bi. C. Last Sunday the members of the Capital Bi. Club contemplated a run to Marlboro’. If the weather is good the trip will be taken tomorrow. The friends of Walter S. Dodge, the pop- ular secretary of the club, will be glad to hear that he is on a fair road to recovery ae his recent serious attack of typhoid ‘ever. The amusement committee of the club now consists of Dr. W. D. Wirt, chairman, and Messrs. Roberts, Schoenborn, Crooks and John L. Wirt. The committee has al- ready mapped out a list of entertainments for the season. It has arranged for pool, billiard, chess and whist tournaments, the regular germans, occurring tri-weekly, two popular lectures, exhibitions by the Camera Club and several novelty enter- tainments, to a majority of which the lady friends of the members will be invited. A smoker will be held at the club house this evening, to which a Mmited number of outsiders will be invited. An impromptu pregram will be arranged, in which Mr. Frank Libbey 'n a solo and Messrs. Mac- daniels and Leaming in a duet will partict- pate. Mr. Daniel Carr will act as pianist tor the occasion. The Queer Wheelmen. ‘The Queer Wheelmen are hustling ihings for their first dance, and the invitations will all be sent out by the middle of next week. The Invitations, by the way, ure unique. The front bears the inscription, in burnished gold, of a bicycle wheel, pro- pelled by wings, while below, in neat type, is printed: ‘Please don’t look inside.” On opening, one Is confronted with a series of twists and turns quite equal to any Chinese yet heard of. The two ideas are , joined together with old gold and gray col- cred ribbons—the club colors—and no mat- ter what way turned, is upside down with care, but can be read only one wa and that the recipient must find out himself. One side of the interior gives the list of club officers, while the other side extends the Invitation to the dance. Mr. Dudley W. Gregory is the designer of the same. An Inter-Club Road Race. A meeting of the race committees of the Arlington Wheelmen and the Washington Road Club was held last evening, according to a previous agreement, at the club house of the latter organization, at 4th street and New York avenue, to arrange for a team race between the two clubs. The interest of the Arlington Club was upheld by Messrs. Gettinger and Rawlings, while Messrs. and Robertson represented the Road Cutis the matter. The meeting was held to make some arrangements for a race between teams from both clubs over the twenty-mile course on the Conduit road, for the road supremacy of the District. The Arlington Wheelmen now hold that honor, their last race being several years ago with the old Columbia Cycle Club. In September the Washington Road Club issued a challenge | for a race, resulting, after much delay in| pe ee in the meeting last even-‘ it was decided to hold the race Saturday | afternoon, November 30, at 8 o'clock, each | club being represented by four men, The! Road Club delegation was desirous of hav- | ing the event occur today or the fore phrt of | next week, but the Arlington committee | would not agree to this. In case of inclem-! ent weather the race will be run off the next | fair day. It was agreed that neither club| should have men on their team who were | not members at the tme of the meeting last | evening. Each club named its racing team, | the Arlington aggregation consisting of Messrs. J. J. Fister, T. N. Mudd, jr., R. H. | Stone and B. T. Wrenn, while the W. R. ©. | team will consist of C. 'E. Gause, George 8. | Ball, George E. Smith and C. B. Wood, with Harry Z. Greer and F. A. L. Schade, sub-| stitutes. The two judges were selected, one | from each club, and they are to name the referee of the race. The officers agreed up-! on are as follows: Judges, J. W. Rawlings, | Arlington Wheelmen, and Dr. W. Ww. | lodges, Washington’ Road Club; timers, | John Woerner, W. D. Hadger and W. S. Mc- Arthur; starter, William Jose, Wheel Notes. The Active Road Club has practically abandoned road riding for the season, and during the cold weather will take only short! spins. Tomorrow a morning run will be taken to Fort Myer. A number of members of the Potomac Wheelmen are to enter the Sterling road/ race on Thanksgiving day, and compete for | the prizes offered. The club contains a! number of fast riders, who have done but little work this year. Last Sunday Messrs. A. N. Ober and A. A. Childs of the Potomac Club, were to have taken a trip to Brandiwine and Piscat- away, but their plans were upset by the. rain. The trip will be taken tomorrow if the weather permits, and the riders have made arrangements for an enjoyable time. The club has received a cordial invitation to take dinner some day at Welch’s farm house, eight miles below Marlboro’. If the weather permits, the invitation will be ac- cepted some time this month. The Washington Road Club will leave its headquarters this morning at 10 o'clock for a run to Baltimore. The Arlington Wheelmen have no run for tomorrow scheduled, but most. likely the forenoon will be spent on the Conduit road. The Dupont Wheelmen will take a short run tomorrow morning, starting from the club quarters at 10 o'clock. There is a bicycle thief in a Canadian prison, with ten months of an unserved sentence before him, who has recently fallen heir to $100,000. The Century Road Club of America has just allowed the following state records: C. E. Jenkins, Iowa record, 200 miles in 20:15:00; M. W. McClure, Texas record, 25 miles in 1:28:00; E. J. Whitson, Nebraska record, 60 miles in 3:25:00 and 100 miles in 7:32:00; T. T. Mack, New York and also American record, Erie-Buffalo century course, in 5:25.00; R. A. Schwauer, Iowa record, 5 miles in 15:54. Charles R. Adams, jr., aged four years and five months, is claimed to be the cham- pion midget rider of the world, measuring three and one-third feet. In a quarfer- mile race at Evansville, Ind., he won in fifty-seven seconds. He lives at Fort Worth, Tex., and rides a specially constructed ina~ chine that cost his father $200. The Pacific coast record for 25 miles has been reduced to 34:264-5 by Frank M. Byrne, the trial being made over a straight- away course, with four tandems pacing. The 100-mile road record has been placed at the remarkable time of 4:45:10, which was made a few weeks ago by A. B. Mc- Donnell, who rode over the course between Rochester, N. Y., and Erie. The first 25 miles were covered in 51:57; while the 50 miles were covered in 2:02:45, all of which are world’s records. McDonnell was un- paced. This record is apt to remain for some time, as is also the century track record, made at Louisville by B. W. Twy-, man on the Fountain Ferry cement track. His time was 4:27:32. Cyclophobia is another newly coined word, which is applied not only to those afraid of bicycles, but also to those op posed to their use. TODAY'S FOOT BALL GAMES. Ogange A. C. to Meet the Yale Team— Cornell and Brown. There should be a good foot ball game at Manhattan Field between Yale and the Orange A. C. this afternoon, although the field will be in a bad condition. The teams will line up as follows: Orange. Position. Yale. Stillman (Maher)..Center.. H. Cross Buell -Right guard Ww Mars! -Right tackle. Coyne (Ki Hopkinson (Collamore)L. end.Bass or Hazen Offenheimer(Rinehart) L. tackle..F. Murphy Collamore(DeHart,Kemble) Q.B...C. M. Fink Cuming(Millard)Right half back.S.B.Thorne Dyer (Fielder)..Left half back....C. De Witt Gordon (Bird)....Full back..Jones or Letton | The Crescent A. C. team will line up at Eastern Park, Brooklyn, this afternoon pre-| pared to play its scheduled game against Orange for the championship of the Ameri- can Foot Ball Union and the final posses- sion of the silver cup. Should the Orange team fail to put in an appearance within thirty minutes thereafter the game and all that goes with it will be declared forfeited to the Crescent Athletic Club, under ths rule of the union covering that point. Shoul no team appear from Orange the eleven of the Elizabeth Athletic Club will be on hand. i A close game is expected between Cornell | and Brown this afternoon, though the Itha-, cans are confident of lowering the Provi« dence men’s colors. Enthusiasm Over Basket Ball. A large audience witnessed the game of, basket ball which was played in the rifle gallery of the National Guard last evening between the military cyclists and the Cor-| coran Cadet Corps. The game was very, close and resulted in a victory for the cy-! clists by a score of 4 to 3. The contest | abounded in good plays, and at times the enthusiasm of the spectators ran very high, Goals were made by—Cyclists: Libbey (), | Tierney (); Corcorans: Dodge (1), Davit (2). Capt. Edwards acted as timer and Mr! House of the W. L. I. C. as referee. HOWARD IVERSITY TEAM. . It Will Play the Norfolk Athletie Association Today. ‘ Howard University has had a foot ball team on the gridiron since 1890, and until, 1894 met and defeated all teams with which she was able to secure games. In '04 she met | her first defeat, at the hands of the An- napolis team, the score being 6 to 4. Just) two weeks prior to this, however, she had defeated the same team by a score of 56 to 0. She also met the "Varsity team of Lincoln poe, and was defeated by a score of to 4. It has been the ambition of the 'Varsity eleven to contest with any team of the Dis- | trict the superiority of muscle an sinew, as well as endurance, but it has as yet failed in all its attempts to secure such games. It challenges any team of the District to con- test for mere superiority er the District trophy, Gallaudet or Columbian College pre- ferred. The first of this season's series of games will be played at the National Park this afternoon with the Athletic Association of Nerfolk. Howard's colovs are red, white and blue, and all her friends will show their loyalty by wearing these colors, excepting the medical boys, who will flaunt the medical colors, purple and old gold. The ‘Varsity team of '95 is the best that the university has ever produced, as the men cling to their work like men, and are therefore in splendid physical condition to face any fue. Prof. C. C. Cook has proved his ability as a coach from the splendid form of the men. The college team will engege the attention of the High School team or Thanksgiving day. G. A. Weaver is manager of the university team. a Somewhat Mixed. From the London Sporting Times. At Slumburgh Theater Royal (heavy vile lain, somewhat mixed) ven a turn will worm when it is trodden upon. (Laughter.) I mean a trod will worm when it is turned upon. (Jeers.) I should say a worm will trod when it’s turned upon. (Yells.) That is to say, a turn will trod when it is wormed upon. (Catcalls.) Or, rather, a trod will turn when it is wormed upon. (Uproar.) Well, if that doesn’t suit you, you had better try and say it for yourselves.