Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1896, Page 10

10 In local club circles the hot weather has had an extremely depressing effect, and though considerable riding has been done during the cool evenings, it has mostly been done as individuals, and not as clubs. The largest recent attendance of local wheelmen brought out at a single occasion Was the intercity race at the International Park Wednesday cvening, when every or- ganized club in the District had a showing. In fact, there were a good many club runs called for the place, though most of the clubs were represented by individual riders. The prospect for active riding will be very Pcor so long as the hot wave remains. By the middle of next month the weather expected to be much cooler, and then good, hard riding can be looked for by all and thoroughly enjoyed. At the C. A.C. Bicycling still remains dead at the Co- lumbia Athletic Club, in spite of the large eycle membership. The admission of the cycling fraternity has rejuvenated the club and placed ft once more on a paying basis. ‘The correct membership at present is a few short of 560, with the names of about fifty-eight more persons on the waiting list, to be acted upon. The membership of the club is limited to 600, though the board of governors have the power to raise the number to 800 if they deem it necessary. It is given out, however, that the board does not contemplate taking any such action. It is thought better to have a waiting list of a respectable number, which will serve to keep the present members in, for fear of having too much trouble in securing a read- mission. It has been the practice hereto- fore for people to throw up their member- ehip during the summer months and re- turn fn the fall, knowing full well that no trouble would be experienced in getting back. If a waiting list were kept on hand this would not make the matter of read- mission so easy, and would keep many members ix, during the summer to prevent the trouble of getting back. Of course, if the size of the waiting Ist grew to large Proportions the bcard would increase the . membership to perhaps 700 or 800 if nec- essary. There was some talk of the C. A. ©. having a team in the club team race for the District championship at the Arlington Meet néxt Saturday, but the matter was given up. ©. Bi. Club. Seven or eight of the members of the Capital Bi. Club took a spin last Sunday to the Maryland side of the Great Falls. The ‘Weather was almost too warm to make the ride pleasant. If tomorrow is not unusually ‘Warm a run will be made to Frying Pan, a @mall place about three miles distant from Herndon, Va. The start will be made at 8 o'clock in the morning, in order to escape @s much of the heat of the day as possible. Hd. Williams has returned from a& visit his home in New pshire. He took bis wheel with him, but found the roads to be rather tess ‘W. ©. Allen leaves this afternoon for a stay at Cape May. He will ride to the re- sort on his wheel, taking the back roads, and passing through York, Pa., hoping by Youte to strike better highways. Mr, en is the delegate of the club to thé le committee in o of raising for the Great Falls cycle path. + ph J. Falck to ride to ing And ted out Saturday, as May, The first the me wrecked, forcing him to return ee an Leaming je on, and is now ding the month a! summer resort. wheel to Ne he expects to Brena afew ove. A, Benner returned durin; week May. He went by how- . 5. Biehl, leaves this afternoon on an — trip. ene Soe onde go north throug! inna iagare Balls, fe has many relatives along the route, and be gone for three weeks. The evening js of the club members rm wave. No rung are schedul but ie members, very Often with their lady friends take short spins to nearby places. several weeks. Miles Cycle Infantry. The Miles Cycle Infantry will take a about eight miles up the Conduit road. ‘The company will select a point a mile or so above the bridge, and bivouac for the @rmory at 6:30 o'clock, under Capt. 8. H. Wiggins. The company will start out in heavy marching order, with one day’s ra- the night. Later in the evening Company D of the 5th Battalion will start out on a practice march. This company will ride on klinville, where the wheel of Mr. Falck is on a@ trip from Cay ead of awheel. eland to Buffalo and Bave become quite popular during the No regular ladies’ run has been called for Practice run this afternoon to some point night. The start will be made from the tions. The command will pitch camp for the cars as far as Cabin John bridge, and thence form, deploy skirmishers and ad- int TY voring to capture the camp by sur- prise or strategy. The rifle team of the cycle infantry will leave the city on August 29 for Sea Girt, N. J., where it will compete with sharp- shooters from all over the country. The rifle team consists of Capt. 8. H. Wiggins, Lieut. W. E. Sorreils, Corp. Robert B. Weaver, Private T. R. J. Campbell and Private Ed. Eggieston. The team has Made a good showing in practice shooting. Sergt. F. Carroll Mattingly, acting first Meutenant of Company D, 5th Battalion, is spending the summer in camp at Colonial Beach. The following changes have been made in the company: Corporals John T. French and W. B. Jackson have been promoted to be sergeants. Private R. D. Weaver has been made corporal, vice Jackson, pro- moted. The promotion to the sergeant- ship was made to fill original vacancies. During the warm weather the drills have been discontinued, extending back since the beginning of this month, and will not be resumed again until the middle of next month. ingten Road 1b. The Washington Road Club will take a Fun to Dawsonville, Montgomery county, Md., tomorrow, starting at 9 o'clock from the club house, under Lieut. W. J. Prince. ‘This ts expected to be the largest attended Bun of the club so far this season. The members will take a train and ride as far as Boyd's station, where they will leave the train, mount their wheels and ride about four miles to their destination. Lieut. Prince has made arrangements for a royal reception at the other end of the line. Last Sunday a number of the club members took a run to Colonial Beach, where they Were entertained by Mr. Allie Gensler, the vice president of the club. ‘The club has now a membership of ninety-four, and fs steadily increasing. The next regular meeting will be held Wednes- day evening, at which a secretary will be elected, Rudolph Jose and A. H. Wall be- ing candidates for the office. The club will have a number of entrants im the Arlington race meet. C. E. Gause will ride for the one mile track zecord, paced by Greer and Smith on a tandem. ‘The last two named will enter the tandem Trace, and are expected to do some surpris- -ng work. Their record of 55 seconds for a half mile is a world’s record, which will Le allowed if made at the meet. Ronsaville and Moore will also enter the tandem race. F. A. L. Schade is expected home next Tuesday and he will ride under the club colors. Capt. William Jose and John C. Wood of the club are at the Louisville meet of the league representing the club. They are ex- Lsceinag home about the middle of next Week. The club will shortly branch out and take in other sports. A committee has been appointed to purchase a suitable launch and other boats, and look up a location for a suitable boat house. While it Is not regarded as necessary to have a separate boat house, most likely the club will erect one as soon as circumstances will permit. In the meanwhile the use of cne of the local boat club houses may be secured for the aquatic sport. Negotia- tions are now under way for a thirty-five foot launch which might end in the club purchasing the same. In the club team race next Saturday for the District championship the club will be represented by George 8. Ball, Harry Z. Greer and Charles E. Gause, with George Smith and Hardy Pritchard as substi- tutes. The team will wear tne new club racing suits for the first time, the color of which is Yale blue and white, making a pretty uniform for the track. 0. ¥. EB. $8. Cycle Clu! The O. Y. BH. 8. Cycle Club, No. 1, will hold no runs until the first part of next month, when the weather gets cooler. The next run scheduled is for the Cycle Cottage at Sligo, and Capt. Van Deausen expects to carry out a large crowd of the male and fe- male riders. Mr. Frank H. Thomas, the president of the club, has returned home from a trip to At- lantic City. Lieut. J. J. Costinett and wife and Mrs. Parkhurst leave this afternoon for a trip to Pen-Mar, where several weeks will be spent. Mrs. Carolyn Handy, the secretary, re- turned to the city during the week from a trip to Virginia, and is now summering near New York city. Capt. Van Deausen, Lieut. Costinett and Surgeon Handy took a spin Sunday to Falls Church, across to Ball's Cross roads, to Arling‘on and home again. B. H. W. Cyclists. The B. H. W. Cycle Club of 82d street ex- tended will take a run Wednesday evening to Bethesda Park, Md., starting at 7:30 o'clock in the evening from the junction of 85th and 32d streets. The club has a mem- bership of fourteen, young men and young ladies, and expects to carry out a number of invited guests. Morton Cadets as Wheelmen. The Morton Cadets, Company A, 3d Bat- talion, D. C. N. G., are now as thoroughly organized as a bicycle club as a military organization. Of the fifty-five cadets en- rolled fully forty-eight own wheels and take part in the company rides planned by the officers two or three times each week. When the wheels first began to appear in the cor- ridors outside the company rooms a separate organization of the wheelmen of the com- pany was proposed, but this was abandoned after some consultation with the captain, and Capt. ee es of a union of the bicycle club 4nd the company organ!- zation accepted instead. No sooner did the company rides receive the tion of the cadet officers than they became formidable affairs, for club rides of fifty wheels are not easily managed, but the thorough military training of the cadets made their management easier and the rides more successful than could have been the case in any other organization without months of training. Now the company quar- ters are deserted early each evening, and the cadets hold their meetings either on the road or dispense with them altogether dur- gS wheeling season. veral of their number have developed considerable speed, Privates O'Connor and Ball having already appeared in several local contests, but it is of club rides that e company makes a particular feature. fot that many other organizations cannot cover the same distance in as little time as is required by the cadets, but that their order and discipline are the more note- worthy when contrasted with the lack of such qualities in other wheeling organiza- tions. Among their honorary membership, Fred Schade has carried off the most honors, appearing in more than one contest wear- ing the blue and gray of the cadets. The majority of the other honorary members, like the ee cadets, own wheels, and ap- pear with the company on most of the ordered rides. oe To say the rides are ordered 1s, however, @ misstatement, as Captain Shilling is | ogg ars in wording the notices in the rm of invitations. The cadets are noti- fied of the ride and asked to attend; they are notified of a drill and ordered ‘to be present. The result 1s, though, singularly the same in both instances, as nearly the whole membership {s present in either event. When they meet at the armory the wheelmen are regularly assembled as for drill, and then started off on the ride to the place announced. They have already ex- plored most of the roads in the vicinity of the city, from Great Falls to Good Hope hill, and will attempt tonight to ride to Baltimore. It is their plan to leave at 9:30, ride to Baltimore and spend tomor- row in sightseeing; then to ride back to Washington on their wheels Sunday night. This is, for a new club, no inconsiderable undertaking, and the cadets look forward to it as the best ride of the summer. It is the subject of much diecussion among the other guardsmen who ride. The company is handicapped by the lack of wheel racks, the corridors being much too narrow to permit of their construction there, and the quarters being already well filled with furniture and equipments. Capt. Shilling, however, in recognition of the numbers of the company who would other- wise be seriously inconventenced, has given his permission to have the wheels stored against one side of the company’s loung- ing room while the owners are In the ar- mory, a step which the campany was only too glad to take. This ja the only sense in wh‘ch the enthusiasm for wheeling has interfered with the military duties, and, it is safe to say, is the only particular in which it will do so. Such outings as these company rides make possible conduce to the best possible good-fellowship among the cadets, and will, the officers agree, fit both rank and file and shoulder straps all the better for their winter work. Altair Cycle Club. 4 The meeting of the Altair Cycle Club last week was not held on account of the extreme heat, but a meeting has been call- ed for Monday evening at the regular meet- ing place. At this meeting the date of the watermelon run will be decided, and invi- tations sent out to ‘the club's friends to Join in the follity of the ride. Louls and Charles Weaver are summer- ing at Colonial Beach, where they will remain for the month. Charles Jones has just returned from his summer outing, spent at Boyd’s, Asbury Park and Colonial Beach. Allie Craig returned during the week from a cycle tour through Pennsylvania, he and Vinton Birch having made a trip to Carlisle, Pa., awheel. Charles H. Weaver is at Washington Grove, attending the camp meeting serv- ices. Queer Wheelmen. The Queer Wheelmen have a run sched- uled for tomorrow afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock. The run will be around the city to some near-by place. Last Sunday the run of the club was to Rockville, but on account of the heat the trip was not made. The schedule of the club runs for the re- mainder of the month is as follows: Au- gust 23 to Ashton, Md.; August 30 to Chevy Chase, starting at 2 o'clock in the after- noon. The first Sunday in September a run will be made in the afternoon to Overlook Inn, while the following Sunday, Septem- ber 13, a run is scheduled for River View. Capt. George Boyd left town during the week for Atlantic City, where he will re- main for a fortnight. United Wheelmen. The United Wheelmen did not hold a meet- ing Wednesday evening at the International Athletic Park, on account of the heat. It has been decided by Vice President Offey to hold a meeting this Wednesday at the ‘boathouse of the Potomac Club, at the foot of 8ist street. If possible the president of the association, Mr. B. H. Warner, will be present. The membership of the organization is in- creasing at a good rate, and the members are hustling things along. At the meeting next week most likely the matter of the bicycle police will be brought up, and the Commissioners will be urged to issue an order requiring them to wear a distinctive uniform, or else display their badges, in- stead of keeping them concealed beneath their coats. The committee on rights a1 has begun the work of securfhg reduced rates at all of the surrounding places visit- ed by cyclists, and matter pertaining to this will be in shape and printed along with other facts in the constitution and by-laws pamphlet, which the organization will shortly issue. Future Price of Wheels. The probable price of bicycles for next year is a subject much discussed these days. Many so-called high-class wheels marketed last spring and listed at $100 have been selling for almost any price. It is ~generally known in the trade that these wheels, in a majority of cases, are far from being as good as they were cracked up to be, and this being the case, it should result in profit to the old established houses which have made a reputation with really meri- torious machines. The most conservative men in the trade base their calculations in estimating the probable price next year on the business credited to the older and more successful houses. The mushroom con- cerns and the companies which turn out wheels simply for g quick profit, so to speak, are sharp, ragged rocks in the chan- uel of successful trade, and are given a wide berth by careful pilots. They have a bearing on next year’s trade in the sense of indicating the general price for fine wheels. A consensus of opinion from observing stu- Gents in the bicycle industry tends to show that $75 will be the price next year for bi- cycles which have heretofore sold for $100. This conclusion is reached mainly from a study of the example set in 1893. During that year many so-called high-grade wheels were listed at $150. L. A. W. Affairs. Although early in the season, there is corsiderable speculation on hand as to who will be the next chief consul of the local divisién of the league. The annual election, which will be held this year, will occur any time between October 15 and November 30, the meeting being subject to the call of the present chief consul. Here- tofore the annual elections of the local division have been held around November 15, the new officers assuming their duties on December 1. Quite recently there have appeared two cliques in the local bicycling world, which seem to be increasing every day in point of numbers, the gap between the two in- creasing much faster than the member- ship. The present chief consul is at the head of one element, while a number of other leading wheelmen are at the head of the other. While the adherents of the present incumbent claim that his re-elec- tion this year will be a walkover, there are others who dispute the fact. It is generally conceded that the chief consul- ship should go to some man who is in busi- ness other than cycling. Mr. William Gettinger, president of the Arlington Wheelmen, has been announced as a candidate for the office, but the an- nouncement is absurd, as Mr. Gettinger is not even a member of the league. The name of Mr. J. Hart Brittain has been yut forth, but Mr. Brittain refuses to run, r. Charles Cabrera is another man men- tioned, but he declines the honor. There are many more candidates announced, but who refuse to run. A candidate can be looked for in the near future, however, who will stand an excellent show of se- curing the highest office of the local divi- sion. privileges: Eastern Athletic Clab. It is understood that fhe Eastern Athletic Club will enter the club team race for the championship of the District at the Ar- lngton race meet next Saturday. Who the team will be has not as yet been an- nounced, but W. O. Woodward, the speedy rider of the club, is very apt to be one of the men. After the intercity race Wednes- day he rode an exhibition mile, with very poor pacing, in the fast time of 2.13. With good pacing he could have made much bet- ter time. In spite of the hot weather and the ab- sence of a number of members, the Colum- bia Heights Wheelmen continue their reg- ular runs and weekly meetings. The runs to Great Falls last Sunday and to the In- ternational Park to witness the interurban races Wednesday were well attended, con- sidering the small number of members who are in town. The next run will be tomorrow after- noan, leaving the club rooms, 1826 Prince- ton street, at 3 p.m., and proceeding out the 7th street road to Forest Glen, return- ing by way of Chevy Chase. The regular weekly meeting was held in the club rooms Tuesday. Beside the reg- ular routine business, several important matters were discussed. A committee was appointed to report on the club's colors, as there seemed to be some dispute in regard to the matter. It was decided to prepare @ regular schedule, to be presented next meeting, of all the runs which are to take Place during the fall season. Two new members were admitted, Messrs. Johnson and Breckenridge. The captain has appointed Mr. Tate to serve as lieutenant during the absence of Lieut. Muehleisen, who is at Atlantic City. pouring the absence of the chairman, Mr. ‘atkins, the chair will be filled b; S Knight. ae Mr. Nicholas has his wheel with him in Chicago, where he is spending the summer. Messrs. Davis and Perkins are on their wheels, leisurely making their way toward New York city, where they will spend a few days, and then proceed on their north. ward journey. The committee of the Columbia Turn Ver- ein having the matter in charge is com- pleting arangements to give the members an enjoyable outing next Sunday. It has chartered the steam launch Bartholdi, which will make hourly trips to one of the beautiful up-river landings. Members will have the privilege of inviting their friends. Refreshments will be in abundance. C. E. Ingling, who leaves tomorrow, car- ries with him the sanction of the racing heard to enter the bicycle races of the Riverton Athletic Association at his home in Riverton, N. J., on September 5. ‘The Arlington Wheelmen will take only a skort run tomorrow, under Captain Bren- gle. The members are more interested at Present in the race meet than anything else. ——— SCHADE IN THE SOUTH. The People Down There Have a High Opinion of Hii The people down south have a very high idea of the racing qualities of Schade, the doughty Washington boy, as the following will show. At the race meet at Charlotte, N. C., on July $1, in addition to the regular advertising, special cards were gotten out, a size or so larger than an ordinary visiting card, with big head lines, “The biggest rac- ing event ever seen in the south on bicycles.” Then follows: “Schade, the champion of the south, is here in training. George Adama, the ex- champion, who was prevented by sickness from competing in our May races, will be on the spot in a few days, to work on our track. The race between these giants of the wheel will be for blood. (The whole of this sentence is in bold-face type, with the last word in capital letters.) An intense rivalry exists between these men; each is confident of defeating the other, so the pub- lic will be treated to a rare exhibition of speed. North Carolina and South Carolina will lock horns in a bitter struggle. The ee aren uodr ee C., and White of Roc! lon"! eddy can beat - Reddy does think so. 2 them \ ALL FAST RIDERS Record of an Exterprising Looal Or- —-—_—_ THE ARLINGTON WHEELMEN DESCRIBED Preparations for the “Diamond Race Meet) Next Saturday. HANDSOME TROPHIES GIVEN The Arlington Wheelmen is one of the few strictly bicycle clubs in the city, and its members enjoy an excellent reputation both as riders of the silent steed and in a social way. It is one of the oldest cy- cling clubs in the District, and as a racing club has always enjoyed great popularity. The club was organized in the summer of 1888, at the home of W. T. Robertson. At this meeting Mr. Ballard N. Morris was elected president and Mr. Frank Libbey captain. They held office for one year, and in 1889 Mr. Morris was re-elected to the presidency, and W. T. Robertson chosen as captain. In the following year Mr. Robertson was elected to the presi- dency and Mr. E. C. Bowen szlected to fill the vacant captainship. In 1891 and 1892 Mr. Morris was president and Mr. D. L. Sandoe. captain. The present president, Mr. William Get- tinger, was first elected to office in 1883, and his popularity among the club mem- bers is demonstrated by the fact that he has been kept in the office ever since, de- spite his wishes to retire and give some ceeded in coming out ahead and carrying off the honors, which only increased the rivalry between the organizations. List of Officers. ‘WELL-KNOWN WHEELMEN. Interesting Notes About Fred. tims and Fred. Schade. There has been so much talk of late about W. Fred Sims, the speedy racer, and his troubles with Chairman Gideon of The officers of the club et present are |the league racing board, that a picture as follows: President, William Gettinger; and sketch of the young man are herewith vice president, John W. Rawlings; secre- | prerented. Since itving-in the-city Sims tary and treasurer, George W. Rhinehardt; captain, Paris Brengle; first lMeutenant, Secretary Geo. W. Rhineharat, Fred W. Store; second Meutenant, EB. J. Murphy. Perhaps the greatest undertaking ever started by the club is the diamond race meet which it will hold next Saturday at the International Athletic Park. The mag- nitude of the affair promises to make it equal to aay ever held in the country and far eclipses anythirg ever before attem:t- ed in the city. The value of the prizes runs up to $825. The one-mile club _team race for the championship of the District and the Mar- other member a show. In 1893 Mr. E. E. Clapp was captain of the club, he being succeeded the following year by Mr. N. Rawlings. The present captain, Mr. Paris Brengle, was elected to the position two years ego. Must Be Fast Riders. One of the features of the club's early history was the requirement for member- ship. An applicant for membership was compelied to make a mile in at least three rrinutes in order to be eligible. This made the club a fast riding organization, and accounted for the wonderful riding of its members in all local road races, which were then all the rage among the cyclists, the city having suitable track for racing events. The club has always defended its “winged A” on every occasion in and about the city. Its prizes are numerous, almost every member holding some trophy of a race meet. The most important trophy in the possession of the club is the Overman cup, won on July 12, 1804, in the Arlington- Columbia road race, over the twenty-mile course on the Conduit road. Prominent among its early riders were Sandoe, Bow- en, the Robertson brothers,Macrelle, Spear, Mitchell, Burdette, Clapp, Hutchings and Terry. The club's reputation is cared for on the track at present by W. Fred Sims, Billie Sims, T. N. Mudd, jr., Bayard T. Wrenn, Walter Thompson and E. J. Mur- phy. Forty-Seven Enrolled. The membership of the club at present is forty-seven active members. One enjoy- able feature of the club is that they never have a meeting without a banquet. This course was adopted five years ago, and has been successfully carried out ever since. The meeting night of the club is the first Tuesday of each month at the hostelry of Col. T. R. Marshall. The organization is without a club houee, and there is no de- sire to have one. The monthly meeting of the members over the festive board is thought to be far more enjoyable than the maintenance of a club house, in which the Members are apt to take an interest at first, but which is certain and sure to di- minish after the novelty of the matter wears off. The annual dinners of the club are one of the prominent events of the season. Dur- Ing the winter the club has been in the habit of giving monthly dances, and the Popularity of the organization 1s attested by the larg2 crowd of well-known people who always attend these pleasant affairs. Up to last year)the club held the cham- Pionship of the read for the District, but just at present no club holds the honor, Wm. T. Gettinger, President Arlington Whecimen. nor fs it likely that any will, as road rac- ing has practically been killed this year around the District, partly by the action of the police and partly by the opening of the new third-of-a-mile track at the Inter- national Athletic Park. Though the racing on the road of the last few years has been extremely interesting, there was nothin, like the rivalry that existed when the ol Columbia Cycle Club, the king club of the District, was in existence. The road rac- shall cup will undoubtedly be the event of the day. This trophy is the gift of Col. T. R. Marshall, the proprietor of the Lose- kam, and is valued at over $100. Another trophy cup which will be raced for will be the Eclipse cup, donated by Mr. Charles T. Cabrera, the local manager of the Eclipse bicycle. The prizes for the race meet are on exhibition at Castelberg’s jJew- elry store, at 1103 Pennsylvania avenue, next door to Tho Star office, and attract the attention of all passersby. Program of the Meet. The program for the meet next Saturday will be issued on Tuesday. There will be 10,000 copies distributed, one-half of which will be given cround town before the meet and the other half used on the day of the races. In addition to this the club has got- ten out a number of large display cards, which have been distributed in the windows Capt. P. E. Bringle. of all of the leading business houses in the city. To further advertise the meet, about 25,000 small posters, about six inches square, have been printed with catchy personal titles, which have been distributed around the city and pasted up along the sides of all road fences around the District. The ciub is hustling for the event, and expects to have between 4,000 and 5,000 people at the meet. The events and prizes of the meet are as follows, the entries to the same not closing until about the middle of next week: First race, one mile novice, amateur. Prize, gold medal. Second race, one mile tandem, amateur. Prizes—First, $25 diamond and sapphire ring and $25 diamond and emerald ring; sec- ond, $20 single stone ring to each man. Third race, one mile open, amateur. Prizes —First, $85 single stone ring; second, $26 dia- mond stud; third, $20 diamond stud. Fourth race, one mile open, professional. Prizes—First, $50 in cash; second, $85; third, $20; fourth, $10; fifth, $5. Fifth race, one mile handicap, amateur. Prizes—First, $35 single stone ring; second, $82.50 diamond ring; third, $20 single stone ring. Sixth race, one mile club team, champion- ship of the District. Team prize, silver trophy cup. Individual prize, first man of winning team, $18 diamond ring; second man of winning team, $15.50 single stone ring; third man of winning team, $14 single stone ring. : Seventh race, two-mile handicap, profes- sional. First prize—$50 in cash; second prize, $35; third, $20; fourth, $10; fifth, $5. Eighth race, best paced mile, amateur. Prize—Eclipse trophy cup and order for $25 worth of furniture on House & Herrmann. ——— Retirement and Promoti Paymaster Henry C. Machette of the navy has been placed on the retired list. As d result, Passed Asststant Paymaster John 8. Carpenter and Assistant Paymas- ter Philip D. Mohun have been promoted, and the vacancy thereby created in the lower grade has been filled by the ap- intment of George C. Seibels of Ala- Eom, subject to the usual examination. has done some good work, and there is every indication that he can do even bet- ter, though it is hardly likely that he will be able to do this until: he changes his means of livelihood cr else awaits the removal of Chairman Gideon from office. He began his racing work in 1892, his first appearance on the track being at the first annuel spring games of the Young Men's Christian Association, of which his father was instructor in the gymnasium, which were held at the Y. M. C. A. Park, then located at 17th and U streets. He came in second in the mile handicap. The first race he ever won was in the same year, when he won the District champion- ship. The League of American Wheel- men meet was held in the city at that time, and the races were held on the track at Analostan Island. His time for the race was 2.38, the fastest mile ever ridden on the island truck. In 1883 he won a number of races, but did not have much time to race on account of his business. He went to Swarthmore College in the fall and played foot ball. Under the college colors he won eight or nine races at As- bury Park and other places around the country. W. F. Sims. His banner year of racing was in 1994, when he won thirty-six firsts, seven sec- onds and trree thirds. Twenty of these races were won on the national circuit. At Springfield he made a mile in 2.10 2-5, being scratch man in a handicap race. This .was a world’s record in competition. In 1895 he raced in class B as a member of the Columbia team. He had five bad falls in this year, laying him up for seven wecks, which accounted for his poor show- ing of the season. in the early spring until June 27, when he received his first fall, he did some phenomenal racing, de- feating Bald, Cooper and other class B cracks, and securing a place in every race in which he entered. At Manhattan Beach, June 15, he established world’s records for three, four, five, six, eight and nine miles, which was a good indica- tion of his condition. In the fall of th year, when again getting into riding con- dition, he was suspended by the chairman of the racing board for defending his rights at the Springfleld track. This broke up his California trip last fall. This year Sims regained his amateur status by the vote of the national assembly of the league, and he has been riding strictly as an amateur. He has lost but one race, Schade being the only man to de- feat him. At the field day games of Com- pany C of the Washington Light Infantry e was disqualified by Referee Simpson be- cause It was claimed he took pace from his brother. In the intercity races he was ruled out by the referee for the oc- casion, and this was followed by the re- ceipt of a letter from Chairman Gideon, warning him from participating in any more amateur races. Taken as a whole the wheelmen generally think the treat- ment of the rider this year has not been fair. Sims has now turned his attention to rowing, and expects to do good work in this line. Schade and the District Championship Fred Schade will not be permitted to ride cn any of the teams in the club team race next Saturday at International Park, at the meet given by the Arlington Wheelmen. This was the general opinion of a good many local cyclists, and it was backed up ty a decision from the local referee, Mr. E. E. Simpscn, in which it was declared that Schade was not eligible to race in any event which would result in his holding a District championship. In other words, Schade can ride under the colors of the Washington Road Club in any of the events next Saturday, but he cannot be a member of the team in the club race, because he is then competing for a District champion- ship, something which he cannot hold. This decision is based upon a recent de- cision of Chairman Gideon of the racing bcard. Schade has convinced the racing board that he fs a native of Virginia, and as such he ts eligible to compete in any Virginia championship contests. To be able to race for any District championship he must first have been a resident of the city for six months, and for three months a member of the club under whose colors he will ride. This is the part of the decision which was applied to Sims, when he was ruled out of the intercity race at Baltimore last month. Should Schade race for a Dis- trict championship he would not again bo eligible to race for a Virginia championship fer some time, and as he thinks there is more honor jn the old dominion champlon- ship than a’local record, he will not race for a local club. Converts to the Wheel. Mr. John McElroy, editor of the National Tribune, and commander of the Depart- ment of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, is a convert to the wheel. Coi. Alva 8. Taber, the quartermaster of the department, is another convert, and both secure much enjoyment from the use of the bicycle. Mr. William Wheatley of the lumber firm of Wheatley Bres., and Mr. Peter J. Clark, a well-known contractor, are two promi- nent Georgetown residents who have taken to the ute of the silent steed. Harry Park says he can make the descent of the River View chute on a single wheel. He proposes to try It if he can get the op- portunity. It will be remembered that this intrepid rider has successfully descended the steps leading to the west front of the Capitol on this same kind of a wheel. He also descended Pike's peak over the ties of the famous cag railroad in the same man- rer. Mr. Fred Owen, the well-known bicycle rider and dealer, is out of town taking a vacation, spending a part of his time with his brother, H. 8S. Owens, at the latter's bicycle manufactory at Hartford, Conn. Mr. W. 8S. McKean, the manager of the International track, was prostrated by the heat last Friday, and carried to his home at Riverdale. His condition improved un- der medical treatment, and he was able to be present at the intercity races Wednes- day, though he remained at the place but a short while. Mr. Roland Goddard has returned to the city after making an extensive trip awheel through northern Pennsylvania, spending a _very enjoyable vacation. Walter L. Eckhardt of Baltimore has been traasferred into the professional class by a vote of the racing board, and further- more suspended for three months from August 5 from all track racing for com- peting as an amateur after becoming a professional. Eckhardt is well known in this city, where he raced several times, and where, by his kicking, he incurred the dislike of many local wheelmen. Deen Edwards and William Lankrey, two Mt. Pleasant bicyclists, left the city at neon today for a ride to New York. At the Metropolis they will take a boat for Lake George. They expect to ride the entire distance home on their wheels. The outing will last a fortnight or longer. Pridham, who finished last for the Balti- more team in the intercity race Wednesday, raced once before on the internatio: track. He was in the novice race on July ee SEA SHORE BICYCLING. A Great Fad That Has Taken Hold of ers. ‘The Atlantic coast, more properly speak- img the sea shore, is the home of the bi- cyclers. It may be said that there has been no apparent diminution of bicyciers in the cities, but this cannot be so, when the sea shore is lined with wheels, wheelmen and wheelwomen. Everybody takes his or her wheel to the sea shore. They ride in the early morning, in the heat of the day and in the evening there are bicycle parties made up, and wheel from one resort to an- other. It is nothing to see a bicycle party start off for some resort ten or twelve miles up or down the coast to take in some hop or other pleasure gathering. The ladies seem more fond of the wheel at the sea shore than the men. The men go for rest, the women are there so long they like a change of scene. The wheel gives them an opportunity to get this change of scene with very little effort. For the most part the roads along the shore are kept in good condition for the cyclers. In fact, it does not do for any country to be without good roads these days. To Dry the Hair. The bicycle furnishes the ladies an ex- cellent opportunity for drying hair efter the bath. Nearly all the bicycle girls at the sea shore—and all women who ride wheels are bicycle girls—go in the water without any head covering and take the surf as they find it, and dive and plunge just as if they were not the least afraid of wet hair. They come out of the water, don their bicycle costumes, and, bare-headed, ride up and down the roads, their hair streaming out in the breeze and being dried as fast as sun and wind can accomplish the desired re- sult. It is a common thing to see “her yel- low hair hanging down her back,” as they say in the Bowery song. Contames. Many of the bicycle girls scarcely ever wear any other costume than the bicycle and the bathing costumes. Both of these dresses furnish the free and casy move- ments of the limbs so much cherished by women. There are any number of them that look very nice in their bicycle cos- tumes, and these are the ones who stick by them most persistently. The less shapely Bear bicycle costumes only when riding. The more determined wheelwomen ride up to the bath house on their whecis and ride away again with flowing locks wet by the surf. They hi a trick, these persistent by- cycle women,which has become quite a fai of discarding the leggins entirely and weai ing a wide and high laced boot, reaching a most to the knee,meeting the knickerbocker. The skirt for the bicycle at the sea shore is for the most part in the way if it is any longer than the average bathing suit; that is, if it 1s to be worn by a shapely woman. Skirts for bicycling at the sea shore do not require as much material as they do in the cities. The most attractive feature of the sea shore this summer is the bicyclers. LAGS FIRST LESSONS IN THE STREETS. Bicycle Dealers Hope to Brenk Up om Amnoying Practice. A good many of the bicycle dealers in the city will shortly unite and begin a crusade against the public streets being used as a riding school. This step is regarded as necessary, owing to the large number of persons who are out evenings learning to ride the silent steed. In many streets it is impossible to drive through with a carriage, owing to the number of beginners essaying to ride, the driver of a vehicle being unable te determine just what direction the novice will take. The crusade 1s aimed to break up another thriving business which fs on hand. There are a good many enterprising negro in- structors who hire a wheel for an evening, and then use it for teaching others, and in this way earn a livelihood. Very often the machines are returned to the dealer in a battered and damaged condition. These in- structions out on the street interfere a good deal with the attendance at the riding schools of the varioue bicycle agencies in the city, and as the dealers have to pay a tax for the continuance of their business they do not think they get a fair show in the matter. Of the large increase to the bicycle population of the District during the present year it is estimated that fully one-half learned out on the streets, and the dealers feel that they are that much out of pocket. The police will be asked to assist in break- ing up the street teaching, though Just how this will be done remains to be seen. It is probable that a test case will be made, and an arrest made under the police regul tions, which provide that every rider sha! at all times have the wheel under control. It is argued that in the case of a beginner the wheel is not under control. If this charge is not sustained in the Police Court, legal advice will be secured to break up the practice, if possibie. Alama CYCLING CLUB. A NEW It is Proposed to Erect a House at Aibletic Park. The Internaticnal Athletic Park Club, a newly incorporated organization, promises to be one of the leading cycling organi- zations in the city in a short time, and an organization that will practically run the athletic park, already having secured a lease of the place for certain purposes, which will be gradually extenced as cir- cumstances permit. The club started out with a membership of five two or three weeks ago, and though no real effort has been made es yet to increase the member- ship, the roll now contains the names of about twenty-five of the leading bicyclists of the city. The dues of the new club are $4 per year, payable quarterly. The annual meet- ing will be held the first Monday in next March, while regular meetings are held the first Friday in each month. No mezt- ing was held last Friday, because a larger membership ts desired. The officers of the club are Jacob P. Clark, president: Samuel W. Stinemetz, vice president; William 8. McKean, secretary; Edwin C. Clark, treas- urer, and Charles Hood, stewart. All white male cyclers over twenty-one years of age are eligible to membership. As soon as the organization is well start- ed a club house will be erected on the grounds at the park for the accommoda- tion of the members, the house being en- tirely for their use. “The clu® will be fit- ted up with all conveniences, and in ad- dition to the use of this the members will have the privileges of the track all cf the year around. The members will be entitled to admission to the park at all times, ex- cept when the place is rented out to any organization for a bicycle or field meet. —-. LOCAL L. A. w. the District Division of Organizatio: While the local delegation of the league is in Louisville, the work of the organiza- tion ts being carricd on in this city regard- less of their absence. Road Consul Leeke took the first league run of the month to International Athletic Park. Next week there are two runs on the schedule. The first run will be on day evening to Chevy Chase. where the music will be Joyed. The start will be made at 7:30 o'clock from 13th and K streets. On next Sunday the run will be to Shady Side, on the Chesapeake bay, starting at 6 o'clock in the morning. While the membership of the local league has increased over 100 per cent during the year, from only seventy-two members, this is but a small showing as compared with the gains in other places. While the ratio may be larger in proportion to the number of new members, the total increase falle far short of many small states. The me: aed of the league, up to yesterday, w follows: Alabama Arkansas Colorado Connecticut . Delaware Dist. of Col. Florida Georgia Illinois . Incrense f 50 Missouri 252 Nebraska 46 North Dakota. + 2,894 Ohio ... 10 Washington 7 West Virginia. 805 Wisconsin ..