Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1895, Page 20

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POINTS FOR THE NOVICE A trip awheel to Balt!mcre may apvear to be a great journey to many local riders, especially to the novices of this season's trip in this vicinity that cculd be made. The roads for the most part are bordering from fair to good, in the parlance of wheel- men, and up to within a few years the term “vile” was used only as regards the condition of the roadways in the monu- mental city. Things have changed since that period, and the progress of time has been marked by the improvement of a good many of the thoroughfares of Bal- timore, making that portion of the ride considerably better for the cyclists’ pur- pese. ‘The advantages of having a city the ob- jective point of a run are manifold. Most of the all-day trips of the local wheelmen, except, perhaps, when a century run ts scheduled, are to some village within suit- able riding distance, where little entertain- Shortest Route. ing or instructive is seen with the exception of the beautiful scenery. A run to a near- by city like Baltimore 1s different, and the rider cannot only enjoy the ever changing natural panorama which is spread before his vision while on the route, but at his destination he can see many sights that are foreign to a country village. It is only natural that a city should contain much that is amusing and likewise instruc- tive, and more knowledge can be obtained in a general way by a personal visit than by any source. ‘To a wheelman the ride to the city is not great. The difficulty with most riders comes in when in attempting to place a century to their credit the return ride has to be made in the same day. Three Routes. The shortest distance to the city can be made over the roads which pass close to the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road. This is barely forty miles. The lengest distance is nearly fifty-miles, while there is stil! an intermediate route. Each of the three routes have certain ad- vantages, and {If anything the two longest roads are used by the local riders. There is a special significance in this. Most of the rides of the local bicyclists to Baltimore are made on the limit century plan, and tn taking the longest road at the end of the run they lack one or two, or perhaps more, miles of completing the 100-mile ride. As the rules in vogue limit century riding distinction to the road, the balance of the 100 miles 1s generally made up by some scorch over roads surrounding this city. Very often the ride ends with a trip to Cabin John bridge. The purpose of this article, however, Is not to dwell upon a century run, but to give, the various roads leading to Baltimore and a brief dissertation on the condition and kind of roads for the guidance of those who may possibly take in the trip. At an even pace of ten miles an hour, the destination can be reached in from four to five hours. While riding at this rate for an hour may not seem to be much of a feat, yet it takes a person who has had considerable experience to maintain the speed on the road for five or six consecu- tive Peurs. At an average gait of eight miles, about equal to the speed of a cable car, a new rider ought to reach the city in six or seven hours. Say, for instance, the start is made at 6 o’ciock in the morn- ing, at this rate it would be noon when Baltimore was reached, giving the entire afternoon for sightseeing, with the option of returning by train at any hour up to midnight. When going by the way of Ash- ton, which is regarded as a half-way point, dinner can be secured. There are a number of ways of reaching the monumental city on a bicycle. Any number of detours can be made, and with a good map as a guide the wheelman will ultimately reach his destination. Every detour made, however, increases the dis- tance to be ridden, and as the object of the ordinary cyclist is generally to reach his destination, especially when any way dis- tant, in the shortest possible time, only those routes will be treated in this article. This will most likely suit the intents and purposes of all riders, and the routes given wi! be those which are used by many local whee!men. ‘Condition of Maryland Roads. By way of introduction to the roads of Maryland it may be said that they are as a rule slightly better than those of Vir- ginia, and on account of the topography of the state the nearer the Chesapeake bay is approached the more level the roads be- come. To offset this apparently good state of affairs {t may be added that extending from the western shore of the bay to near the center of the state, approximately the roads are mostly sandy, varying in depth from the bay westward. The Allegheny mountains in the western part of the state are the culmination of the rolling country, which, beginning near the center of the sta become worse as the main chain of the mountains is reached. The change is gradually made, and in the ride to Balti- more the cyclist Is very apt to find evidence of this fact. Route via Bladensburg. Of the three routes the shortest and neces- sarily most direct is via Bladensburg, over the old Washington and Baltimore turn- pike, which runs almost even with the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the road being crossed three times during the course by the railroad tracks, In the days before the advent of the steam railroad this was a very important thoroughfare, and was the main means of communication be- tween the two cities. It is also memorable on account of incidents connected with It in the second war with England, when, in 1814, the British troops landed, and, capturing the city, burned the public buildings. On account of the numerous connecting roads there are a number of variations to the route, but this article will treat only of the main highway. This is the celebrated stort route, over which a good many local riders have, during the past season, made attempts to lower the existing Baltimore- Washington record. This ronte, while the shortest, is not ex- actly the best. Its condition can be desig- nated as fair in the main, though there are stretches of poor road, which in one case ‘corms miserable riding. The surface of the country, while undulating in some sections, becomes rolling and hilly in others. None of the hills are too steep, however, to ride, the worst trouble being encountered in the sandy wastes. The road is probably at its best a day or so after a rain, so far as cycling is concerned. Judging from its con- dition at various times, the highway re- growth, but in reality there is not a better | Ccives but little aid at present from the Maryland road authorities. Some Distances. By intervals the distance ts approximately as follows, beginning from the Treasury Department: Mil To 15 To To To To To To To To h and H streets northeast. Bladensburg. Laurel. Waterloo. Eskridge. To Baltimore ci oy To Camden street station, Baltimore... 1 Total > SY, The distance by railroad is placed at forty miles. ‘The construction and general condition of the road makes the matter more interesting. Over the city streets to 15th street and Boundary northeast is, of course, tine. The ladensburg road up to the reform school nd some distance beyond is good, the sur- Tace being maca lamized, with clay in some Places. Sand first makes ‘ts appearance above the refcrmatory, but not in such quan- tities as to make bad riding into the quaint town of Bladensburg, which on our maps Icpks like a village of some importance, but which contains only a few hous The Lishway to th's point is mostly level, the hills beginning to develop on the stretch to vattsville, the road up to thi © being nd generally in good condition. continues to be hilly up to the Maryland Agricultura: Callege, and in this ch the sand makes only fair riding. A jon of the roadway is composed of and has proven in some cases to be rather bad on a pneumatic. There is a good stretch of road in front of the college, the result of the instructions of the teachers to holars on the zood roads construction. rity of wheelmen who pass over this regret the fact that in the course of this practical illustration the good road Was not extended the entire distance. . From the college to Beltsville the road is aimost dead level, and yet the riding is vile Lecause the surface is nothing but sand. To fe the road is mostly level, composed of sand and clay, and makes only fair riding. From Contee to Waterloo, including Laurel, the road is made of sand and gravel, making fair riding, and is level. The road's surface is composed of ihe same material to Esk- ridge, is hilly and makes poor riding. From this point to Baltimore it is nothing but a hilly clay road, the condition of which varies at times from poor to fair, and vice versa. The Other Routes. The othe: two routes to the same place are stown in the one map. It really represents three routes, but as they all come from one source, there can only be regarded as ex- isting one route, with auxiliaries. So far as the surfaces of the roads are concerned the best route is via Ashton, but, on the other hand, it is the most western of the three routes used most frequently, and is, there- fore, the most hilly, though none of the in- clines are too steep to be ridden, even though they may be numerous. Still it is the extra exertion spent In climbing these hills that do more to tire an Jnexperienced wheelman than any one thing else. By stages the dis- tances between places is as follows, begin- ning at the treasury: Brightwood to Silver Spring. eo To Sligo....... To Four Corne To Burnt Mills To White Oak. To Colesville. To the Laurel road. To Ashton To Ciarkesville To Columbia. To Ellicott Ci To Baltimore city - 46 The condition of the road ts as follows: All the way out to Sligo ft is of macadam a good ridable condition, better a short space after a rain than in dry weather. From Sligo to Ashton the road js a sort of a fiintstone pike, and gen- erally in a good riding condition, ranring from good to fair. On this course the hiils are met with in good numbers, beginning at Sligo. There are some rather bad inclines around Burat Mills and also at Four Cor- ners. Going straight through the small vil- lage of Ashton the rider takes the Ashton and Clarkesville pike, which carries him through the latter place into Ellicott City, which outside of Baltimore is the most pre- tentious village met on the route. The rid- ing is good but hilly. At Ellicott City the Frederick pike is taken, which leads al- most direct into the monumental city. This is a good pike, but it has an abundance of hills, with only a few level stretches. This pike runs almost due west and cuts right through the hills, which culminate in the mountain chain in the extreme western part of the state. ‘The scenery on this ride ts quite pretty and the advantage of taking this route Hes in the fact there are more villages on the wayside than can be found on any of the other routes mentioned. The most picturesque route is the third route, which measures three-quarters of a mile less than the preceding one, an ad- vantage which is hardly worth while con- sidering in view of the fact that the riding is not near as good. This route may be of interest to the lovers of American history, because it was partly used by Thomas Jefferson, who, on his election to the presi- dency, rode horseback to his seat in the White House, stopping over night at a place near Burtonsville. Most of the roads of those days have been closed, and the house at which the celebrated statesman stopped 1s some distance from the maln road mentioned in this map. The Third Route. The route is exactly the same as the one mentioned above up to Sligo, when the left fork of the road is taken and continued until the Laurel road 1s reached, just eighteen miles from the treasury; thence To Spencerville. 11-2 To Burtonsville. 2 Ta Laurel...... 3 Thence to Baltimore over the ington and Baltimore road A total of. The road is good as far out as Burtons- ville, being pike part of the way and clay so far as the Laurel road is concerned. It is mostly level. Leaving Burtonsville the surface of the country begins to get roll- ing, and sand makes its appearance, which hampers the cyclist. At one place there is a mile stretch of deep sand, which means walking for the wheelman. The Washington and Baltimore road ie generally in a ridable condition. There is another road which comes in near White Oak and which leads direct to Burtons- ville, but on account of its generally bad condition it is rarely used. A Friendly Bowling Match. ‘The Cairo bowling team played a friendly match last evening with the Buena Vista team on the alleys of the latter, and were defeated in three straight games: Cairo Bowling Club. Games. I pag rr Mr. Stitt. 100 182 117 Mr. Easterday. 98 84 103 Mr. Kauffmann. 88 142 109 Mr. Ricker. 146 143 Mr. Moare. 182 124 Total ....... +e. 56S 636 696 Buena Vista Bowling Club. IL pose Mr. Burdine 128 71 Mr. Harnold 140 40 Mr. Spiess. Mr. Schleich. 187 4 re Mr. Brugger. ea. LIT 108 1 ‘otal ..... eee 6 703 ut two balls were Tolied fo @ frame, The eo teams tt il meet Tuesday evening on Cairo -at center, THURSDAY'S GAME Columbia Will Play Columbian on Thanksgiving. es BOTH TEAMS HARD AT WORK Capital Park Selected for the Con- test. od SIZING UP THE TEAMS The papers have been signed and ex- changed, and a game of fcot ball will be played Thanksgiving day for the cham- picnship of the District between elevens representing the present holders of the cup, the Columbia Athletic Club, and Columbi University. Beth elevens are practicing hard, and both expect to play one game ach before they meet each other in the As the ‘Varsity ed together in a game, their first appearanc be watched with interest, and their team work will be closely scrutinized. Capitol Park has been chosen, and there is bound to be a large crowd, for, in addi- tion to the day being a holiday, and one which during the past decade ‘has been consecrated to foot ball, the ‘Varsity has re than thousand students, each one f{ whom is likely to appear. Where there are a thousand college men talki ball from the word “go” enthusia bound to be worked up, and in co much interest is expected to be displayed in the r ult of the contest. The officers have not been selected, but there is a probability that cither the eferee or umpire will be chosen from Georgetown University. Comment around town seems t men of the winge! arrow, but th jon, as those in ¢ of the Columbian jon to outsiders to witn the Fer nearly a month the latter om has been practicing daily at rk in the afternoon. favor the is mere of refuse The Columbia Eleven. The Columbia Club has had an eleven in the field ever since the season onened, but the orly game of importance which it hes played was last Saturc Baltimore Athletic Club. of last week one or two change curred in the personne! of the C. tp, but now it Is practically de There being no training table each man has to look out for nim there being no ubs" to rub all the practicing is now put the style of team play ane in such exerc as falling on the ball and in kicking, all w der the supervision of Club Captain Wells. eam until inee then ere has also rgainst on perfecting Stewart Johnson captained + but the middle of last we Clark has taken his place. been shakeup back of the line. Frank Davidson was one of the halfs in the Saturda: game, but a new man may be nin his place. The line is I:kely to re- m: as it fs with no ckatges. At right there is Phil. Wisner, Wisner is the lixht- est man on the team, w pounds, but he make; snee what he lacks in we'ght, | ayed for two years on the reserves, and was in his first b: when the C. A. Cc. Phil. is about the b nd the hy underg ier work, comp 1, all thi is an oarsman ing which th them take to the which is required tn foot readily. hard a MeGo at right dred and sixty pounds to hi t. He did not follow the leather last year, but in for- mer ve vas @ well-known face on Colum- nd as a stroke of Columbia ight guara, Don McConville, is more and at the same time gets them as stuls. bout a hun- of the game. Thowsh hundred and e pounds of bone and muscle to se In opening up holes and Nar attempts. In former y the hy man on an aggregation was always placed but now that maxim is changed following the variations in the rules, consequence the winged arrow center rush, Underwood, {fs five pounds lighter than the right guard. Underwood is quick on his feet and holds well. The Heaviest Man. The heaviest man of the red and blue Is Busey, who also sports the colors of Co- lumbian in other things outside of foot ball, being a member of the Columbian College of Law. Busey Is within a pound or two of a hundred and eighty, and is no novice at the game. In former years he Wi well-known as a member of several Baltimore teams. Hecox ts booked for left tackle in place of Hooker. Hecox is a short and stoc tackle and tips the scales for about a hundred ive. Walsh at end was a | 3 rd on the re- serves. If weight counts for anything in breaking up a rush around the ends he ought to be able to show up well, as he has just seventy more than a hundred pounds to help him out. Quarter back is one of the most important positions in foot ball. If the quarter fum- bles often a game may be practically con- ceded to the other side. With the C. A. C.’s this trouble does not exist, Parsons doing the trick for them. Though this Is his first year in this position, having been a back last season, he is regarded as a sure and accurate passer. The new face mentioned as likely to ap- pear as a back that of one of the Maupin Probably no family in the city has so many expert foot ball players, all broth- ers, as the Maupins, and it is said that be- tween them they can make up a team which, though not containing the full eleven members nece: ¥, would be able to do up many a team with every position filled which is now fighting in canvas over a leather ball. The Maupin that is prob- ably to act as right half would have filled the same position last Saturday, but was compelled to fu previously given and play then on his former college team—Delaware College. Maupin made a reputation some years ago on the old Cap- itol team, at that time the strongest lot of players in Washington, and containing such men as John Shields, Ed Sefton and Ben Welsh. Last year he played on the first Columbias in their game against the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania as an end, but was injured and had to give up for the re- remainder of the season. He has a habit of diving for a man when on the end, and for that reason he has been located as a half by Capt. Clark. With a rather tall, well-made physique, he is the quickest man on the Columbia team, and probably hits the Iine as hard as any, Clark excepted. Hess, with an even hundred and fifty, will look out for right half in case Maupin Is injured. He hasn't played for two or three years, but seems to be in good condition. Two men are working hard for the other half. They are Gordon B. Hooker and Frank Davidson. The former fs the heavier by mere than twenty pounds, but the latter is probably the qui¢ker. Davidson is the man who made tie touch-down when the Young Men’s Christian, Association beat the C. A. G.’s, but hasn’t regularly played since then. Hooker.was a member of the best team that ever reprgsented the Wash- ington High School, ‘the team of ‘90. Capt. and Fullback Charleg C. Clark is one of the best Known players In the District. He captained two of the igh School teams and fince then the Columbia reserves, so that he {s qualified for bis present position by long experience. Though always to be relied upon as a fine pleyer, his improve- ment this year has ‘bee) commented upon in many quarters, and it was his plunges through the line that constituted the most brilliant feature of the Saturday game. Taking the eleven as a whole, they are strorgest behind the line, with room for improvement in the seven stalwarts in the line, 6nd in this they closely resemble the state in which their opponents find them- selves. ing sim- The University Team, Reeve Lewis is coaching the ‘Varsity team, together with Ewing Cockrell, who is the captain, The ‘Varsity find themselves in the predicament of plenty to choose from, but a slight chance to see how any of the men can do in an actual contest. For this reason their final line up will not be known until the day of the contest. This does not apply in the case of the backs. They are as good as settled with the exception of quarter, and this latter nearly so. Cockrell is, of course, the star player, and the one from whom the most werk {is expected. He was a member of the High School team, which numbered two of his opponents, Clark and Hooker, and after that went to Harvard, at which place he acted a subcenter on the big team ‘or two years. Last year he was a guard on the University of Virginia and was in the game which resulted in Princeton be- ing held down to a score of six to nothing. though He fs not the heaviest. man, comes to about a hundred an but he certainly is the strongest, this reason is very likely to prove extreme- ly valuable at half back. The other half will be Beard. Unlike his mate, he is very light, and it is a question whether he weighs much more than a hun- dred and thirty-five. Notwithstanding this fact, it is Beard who has been doing most of the work in the games which the colleze team has played, and Beard will proba! cover himself with glory on Thursday What makes his game all the more rema able is that this is the first year Int w he has played foot ball to s is the full back, and a goox something ove good at a punt Quarter bac MeDonald, he ‘one, tor a hundred and fifty well as at tackling. in doubt between Mills and th the chances favoring the former slightiv. Mills broke his nose in practice some days back, but it is now on the mend, and he is at it again rd as © . Johnson, The heaviest man of the lot is V. likely to get who is trying for center and it. He has a hundred and ninety pounds of avoirdupois, and handles himself well for such a weight. _McIntee is the other candi sition, but is rather light. The choice for guards would seem to lie between John Hazleton, Cummings and A. though both of the other cai Clepp and Hicks, are bid for the position. Cummings has play- ed in every si a guard, and Hazleton a mem- ber of Johns Hopkins team when it had a crack one. For tackles there are Don Fugitt, Shuster, Doolittle, Harris and Cushing. Fugitt and Shuster Lave had more experience than the s, and Fugitt was a member of the x fastern High School team cf y two ends, of course, at pt. Cockrell, but he has candidates doing the best they know how to get a chance to figure in a real big ‘a They are Pa uner, » Dorman and ugitt. End ha herd position in which to make the final selection is not likely to et ate for this po- Secretar y turer of the University Athletic As. ye L.. Johnson is man- t for which he mbian. seems h itm If the game shly pre go to him f a Suc’ Anson Came Near Securing the Wash- ington Base Ball Franchise. Ss no player in the league more popular here than Anson. In this connec- tion it will be recalled that on one ocea- sion Anson wa: ously considering the Guestion the Washington franchi, city. came along with their long purse and plucked the richest piece of league fruit. nearly ten years ago that Anson se of purchasing e and establishing himself in this at was long before the Wagners nt his Chicago colts to meet the Washingtons. The Colts were a long way behind the Detroits, and Anson was dis- couraged with the outiook in Chicago. While i hington on that occasion An- s with t peo- ple and before going on the field he put in a little time watching the turr ith evident ! No w ne could th whem he c net say too or of Washington as a base nt to the White Hou: to Py . Who Was then serving his hed the ant Cleve 4 ok, and us they soon imenced to pull to the front, An- ted that Cleveland was his ‘m: cot. On the next t of the igo club to Washington a number of base ball pa- trons mbled at the Arlington Hotel to meet Anson and talk over the Washington prospects. it was that a distinct propesition w nson to pur- chase the led in this city. coupled with the < nee that he would have all the money required, provided he would take personal supervisiou of the team on and off the held. The matter was kept quiet, and frequent confere were held by the big captain with persens interested in kecping up the kame here, but the negotiations came to naughi. : WON BY CANTERBURY, An Exciting Game Played at Kendall Green. The Gallaudet College foot ball team met defeat yesterday on their own grounds at the hands of the Canterburys by a score of 6 to 0. The game was played in twenty- minute halves, and continuous wrangling made it exceedingly monotonous. The Gal- laudets seemed to lose the game on ac- count of being out of practice, but the ag- ts ive work of the Cunterburys told jargely in the make-up of the score. The rburys presented an exceptionally strong line-up, and, although the defense was weak and permitted the Gallaudets to make gains through the lines, the latter could net take advantage of it on account of poor handling of the ball. Boyd made the touch-down in the second half, from which Hopper kicked goal. ierhe line-up of the two teams was as fol- low: Gallaudet. Hoth Dudley Brooks Bumgardner Position. Canterbury. Quarter bac’ Right halt bac ett half back. Full back. Watson of the C presses the belief that his team is the only one entitled to recognition by the Columbia Athletic Club for the Thanksgiving day game, basing his claim on the ground that the Gallaudets defeated the Potomacs and played a tie with the- Orients, while the interburys defeated the Gallaudets. He says that the Columbian University team has done nothing to warrant a game with the champions on Thanksgiving day, and that the game will be protested if allowed to go in the championship series. Capt. High School Teams Meet. One of the chief events in High School foot ball history Is tite meeting of the teams of the Central and Eastern High Schoois at National Park this afternoon. Both teamg are closely matched, and the outcome of the contest will be looked upon with anxious eyes by the supporters and members of each of the schools. Foot ball interest runs very high this year in the schools, and any game tending to throw a light on the cham ship is eagerly looked forward to. teams lined up as follows: The Central. Positions. Eastern. Maxwell... . Left end . Williams Shuster. Left tackle . - Brewer Kimmel. « Left guard . McKenzie Paschal. + Center Smith. Right end Right tackle Dumars. Right guard Jolly... Quarter back . Maupin Tindall. ‘Right half back . -Herst Albert. Left half back .......Parsons Oyster, .. Full back J. Maupin Umpire—Prof, Joyce. Ref Mr. A. P. Schell. Time of game—30-minute halves. Orient’s Trip to Baltimore. The Orient Athletic Club foot ball team left this afternoon at 2 o'clock for Baltl- more, where it will play the Baltimore Ath- letic Club team at 8:30. It will be remem- pered that this {s the team which claimed to have defeated the C. A. C. Saturday last, and which the C. A. C. boys say they defeat- ed. Although the Orients will be lacking the services of two good men, Kimmel and Tin- Gall, they are confident of success, and hope to bring back the scalps of the Baltimore boys dangling at thelr belts, figuratively at any rate, and perhaps literally. The team wiil line up as follows: Buckingham or Bright, right end; Oertly or Saunders, right tackle; Wood, right guard; Richmond, center; Campbell, left guard; Brown or Lyman, left tackle; Com: ton or Miller; left end; Aiton, quarter back Gooding, right half; Avis, left half; Geoghe- gan, full back. LOCAL CHESS GAMES| Will Be Played for Prizes by Wash- ington Experts, THE “WHIST QUEEN” COMING HERE Interest in That Game Will Be Much Increased. PYRAMID KNOCK-OUT — It has been decided to hold what is term- ed an individual scratch tournament at the Washington Chess, Checker and Whist Club the coming winter. The tournament will in- volve the pyramid “knock-out” feature tried In single game matches at the club on last Naw Year day and Washington's birth- day. The competitors are paired by lot in the beginning, and remain eligible for first prize until they have lost one individual match, when they become eligible for sec- ond prize, and are paired with others ¢ gible for said prize. As soon as a player has lost iwo matches he becomes eligible for third prize, and is paired with others eli- gible for that prize. The pairing and indi- vidual matches for each prize shall continue until there is but one eligible left for each prize. After losing three individual matches a player drops out of the tournament. Each match continues until one player has won three games, draws not counting; but in case the score stands two each, the match shall continue until one player has won two games more than his adversai In order to prevent delay,it is provided that, so far as practicable, as soon as there are two players unpaired eligible for the same prize they shail be considered paired for an individual match, and shall play without waiting for the others to finish their matches. The entrance fee in the purchase of 1 to the player winning $1, which shall be u: S, viz... First priz W his match: ond pr.ze, to the player winning all ° match, and third prize, to the player win- ning all but two match he other rules ed are somewhat nilar to those h governed the Libbe: The followirg players bh : Messrs. D. A E Douglas, A. Gedde Manna, Martin, § W. A.’ Gwyer, jr, F. B. Walker, Patrick O'Farrell, Fred S. Gichner and R. A. Otte. Messrs, Usina and Douglas ware members of the Capital Bicycle Club. The tournament is open to all players in the District, and it is hoped that some of the strong players of the Cosmos and other clubs will enter Entries will close next Saturday evening, on which evening there will be a meeting of the competitors to draw lots for the pairs and arrange dates for the games. The tournament will start the first week in December, and will last four or five months. ‘The chess tournament at the Capital Bi- yele Club is becoming more inter every day. The feature of the week the strength shown by Macdaniel. He a game from Barrick, drew a second with rr, each won 3, Barrick, won 14s, lost 242; Macdaniel, Calver and Wirt, each Club has formally ac- cepted the challenge of the Brooklyn Che: Club for a cable match between America avd Great Britain upon certain conditions nemed by them, among which it is propos- ed that each team be ten m number, that euch inember of both teams be native born of the country ne represents, that there be no cor ion and that the match t place on a Friday in January or unfinished games to be completed ihe fol” lowing day. Mr. Pillsbury, who sailed for Europe Wednesday, is empowered to act for the Brooklyn Chess Club, and to close negotiations. The British Che There is talk of a chess tournament at the Cosmos Club. ‘amid “knock-out” tourna The ent at the Washingtcn Chess Club on Thanks- giving day will commence at 2 o'clock. Two rounds, each an hour long, wili be played in the afternoon, and the contest will then be adjourned till 7:30 in the even- ing, when it will he resumed and conti ved until but one player is left undefeates Gemes not completed within an hour will be adjudicated. The prize to the suc ful competitor will be the book of t 8 irgs tourney. All persons are invited to ccmpete in this tournament, or to watch the gemes. In addition there will be a diagram sol ers’ tourney from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m, Three blems will be given h competitor, two two-movers and one three-mover. The person first solving all the problem: rectly, if within the hour, will be rewarded ith’a scarf pin. The chess match hy correspondence be- tween the Brook! ‘ss Club and the Washington Chi begun. Two games will be pla lyn has moved first, Q4., to which the lo to Q4. In the other first move, and has played 1P.-K4. local club has appointed Messrs. F. | Wright, E. P. Hanna, P. O'Farrell, D. 4 Usina and F. B. Walker a committee to ecnduct the games. al club has replied 1 me Washington ha Mr. Pill ed four games blind- fold last y evening, at the same time playing a game of whi: He won two games, lost one, and drew the fourth. The secretary of the Washington Chess Club has reccived a letter from Florence Grey of 11) 5th avenue, New York c' representing the british Ladies’ Che: | Club (international, requesting inform, ticn in regard to the lady players in. this t the Ame en in active now of sturdy growth 0 New York and Brooklyn. The er club in England has challenged the American secticn to a cable match, and the mateh will come of next April. It fs de- sired to get together the best team of players possible. Parties interested correspond with Miss trey direct, through the secretary of the chess club. She states th elub has bi last, and is The checker tournament at the Mount Checker and Whist Club But few games remain In class A Mr. Mundelle he his games, and is certain of The race for second place is E nd John- Mundel 1, lost 14 n—won son. won quhar. and Fitch—won B Dr. Mille lead with 26 won and 4 lost, followed by Steven- son, who has won 20% and lost 1143, and uib- son, with 17!2 won and 14% lost. Another tournament is to be started at once. The proposed visit of local checker exper’ to Baltimore on Thanksgiving day has by abandoned. Whist promises to be popular here this winter. Miss Kate Wheelock, known as the “whist queen," is to visit the city in the interest of the game early in December, and some of the local experts are talking of organizing parlor classes for the study cf the scientific points of the game. M . Lewis and J. T. Mace; crack players of the I street whist club, will visit the Washington Chess, Checker and Whist Club some evening next w: and try conclusions with Dr. Wells and part- ner. A meeting of the members of the Cosmos Club who desire to enter a tournament st duplicate whist, individual scores, will be held at the club rooms next Monday even- ing at § o'clock to perfect arrangements. Several members have indicated their in- tention of participating. Messrs. Davis and Taliaferro visited the bicycle club the other evening and played duplicate whist with Messrs. Fogg and Quvacl bush, who defeated them five tri in twenty boards. is the woman with beauti- ful hair. Few it. bave Many could have it. ‘Trade Marke THE IMPERIAL HAIR REGENERATOR INSTANTLY GRAY oR HAIR TO COLOR. Leaves it clean, soft and glossy, and no one dreams Absolutely and last- or crimping. suinple of halr to be WOMAN "a Imperial Chen 2u2 Sth In Washington: E. P. MERTZ, F and lth sts, fed by Wagner, 1826 11th st, rey Nek CLOTHES FOR CYCLING. Novelties of the Senxon in Thix Branch of Men’s Costaming. From the New York Herald. As the bicyele is propelled by leg work it naturally follows that the knickerbockcrs and stockings are the most important parts of the costume. There is a vast diversity of opinion as to the merits of the knickers that fasten at the knee with straps and those that terminate in cuffs of ker: cloth, fastered with cloudy pearl or bon buttons. Scorchers to a man declare in favor of the straps, which they buckle very loosely, thus giving the muscles of the calf full play. But the golfing knickers are much more beautiful; besides, the rolling down and then upward of the golfing hose at the top gives a fine, bulging effect to the wheel- man’s supports that adds much to his at- ctiver Men with eleven or twelve inch calves are very fond of golfing hose. They present a much mcre imp; ap- we When decorated in that wa! ides, an inventive genius has just di vised a cuff that does not bind the muscles, This cuff has an A-shaped opening, filled in with ela: When one is w ling the elastic gusset spreads, and upon dismount- ing the elastic gathers the cuff back in place. Let your stockings he of any or all colors above or upon the earth so that they be not plain. There are combinations of dice checks In browns and tans, with bright scatter stitches; there are ribbed effects im Golfing Hose. heathers, grays, greens, reds and mixtures; also weird and angular splashes of color that none but a Hielandman could invent, but which every American enjoys. There are two new things in bicycling hose. One is the substitution of cotton for woolen yarn in the feet for the benefit of thin-skinned fellows who are too much tickled and frritated by woolen. The other is a footless stocking, terminating below the ankle in a strap. They are to be drawn on over cotton or silk socks, thus giving comfort end preserving the gay golfing ensemble. For cormmuters who fare be- tween home and the railway station on the whee! there are cunning Httle half leggins that gather the trousers below the calf, but do not crease them out of shape, as far as the knee. One who wraps his trous- fully and wears these leggins need face them at all. Knickerbockers this fall are chiefly of fine fabrics, with fancy effect, such as Scotch and Irish homespuns, tweeds, serges, chev- fots and fine . Corduroy knick- with contrasting colored cuffs, very new and altogether gay. All knickers have five pockets, two on the sides, two on the hips and one watch pocket Half Leggings—Back Brace. Each pocket must be snugly buttoned. If not, then woe betide you when you fall. With open pockets you will jettison your watch and money from ten to fifty feet Coats are usually single-breastel sacks, ith buttoned pockets. There is almost in- e veriety. There for example, the three-button single-breasted sack, with cut- y front and solid back. There are Nore jackets, with notched collars or made to button close at the neck, The half-lined single-breasted ‘Kk has four inset pock- with flaps at a smart angle. The news est wheeling coat Is from a French model, It has a cycle front and is like an ordinary sack coat in front and a short cutaway at It has patch pockets, with flaps. useful ci is one that has elastio in the back to Keep the wearer from over. ters the novelty of the season is humpin In sw the Glengary, made of the same mixtures of color one sees in the stockings. Plain white or blue or solid dark red sweaters will never go out of favor. Turtle necks and collars of the sailor order are about evenly divided in popularity. _ Bicycling and Deformed Feet. | A chiropodist who numbers among his patients many of the wealthiest and most fashionable people declares, says an exs change, he is giad of the spread of the eycliag craze. When asked why this was 80, he answered: “In the first place the majority cf women ride in shoes entirely too tight and too narrow for them, and this causes great irritation. ‘Then they pedal with the ball of the foot Instead of with the center, and their toes are thrown out of joint. When one’s foot ts disjointed it ts jus painful as a fractured arm, and you may be sure that tho sufferer glad enough to rush to a chiropodist. learn to ride in shoes a trifle too lar bring down their weight on the the fect, wheeling would strenst feet and ankles i dof xeiting the out of gear. 1 believe that after a while this sport will bring about a revolution in women’s shoes.” When the chiropodist’s idea peated to a dealer in shoes he “Bicycling has already caused one departs ment in women’s footwear. Women still cling to the pointed toes mich thicker soles than’ former: dress boots. So far that ts the only change, ut there is no telling what others the bike and time will work.” If women wi only broad-toed, thick-soled e for them, and would ce