Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1896, Page 13

22 ——— THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY,: AUGUST De 1896—TWENTY PAGES. 13 The cool weather of the week has had a i Teviving influence on cycling, and tomor- | Tow most of the local clubs will be seen on the road. From now on it is expected that the air will be cool enough even at midday to make bicycle riding a pleasure. {| There are many who hope that this will be the case at any rate, 4 who will be dis- appointed if warm weather interrupts road riding again this season. The event of the week in cycling circles ts the race meet of the Arlington Wheelmen, now in progress at the Internationa! Ath- Park. Never before has Washtngto: had such a meet and such an entry ist. For the first time in the history of local cycling have any outside riders ef prom- fnerce parti 1 in race meets held in this city. The inducem for such an attendance can be attributed only to the quality of the prize: offered in the va- |! Ficus events. No would travel several hundred miles by train to com- pete In a race unless the prizes offered | i Were something worth while possessing. The race meet today will undoubtedly go | down in the history as the largest attend- ed and the largest entrant list of any Meet ever held in the city, and for this the Arlington Wheeimen should indeed feel proud. It now remains for some of the ther ciubs to break this excellent record. Columbia Athletic Club. The Washington public will be treated to a novelty Saturday afternoon, Septem- ber 19, when the Columbla Athletic Club will give a tournament at the C. A. C. field, corner of 17th and C streets. The tournament will embody all the features of the regular tilting tournament, with the | tion that the riders will be mounted c Instead of horses. The date the tournament and all other urrange- ments were completed at a meeting held during the week. nted, consisting of Messrs. chairman; Samuel W. Stine- am Gettinger, Harry Stiles, W. H. Henshaw, G. A. Fowle, L. S. jr., Eugene M. Harmon, J.’ Hart Britt and R. J. Beall, jr. Mr. G. A. Fowle was | appointed chairman of a committee hay- ing in charge the arrangements for the tournament itself, with power to appoint @ full committee.’ The affair is very apt rove a unique meet, as It Is the first mamert on wheels ‘ever held in this ntry. Instead of having three or four rings, as in the ordinary tourney, there Will be nine rings, equally divided around the fifth of a mile track at the field. TI tournament and all other races which at day will be open to riders istrict and allover the country. | blanks to the affair will be is- next week, and scattered not but in New York, Phila- more, Hagerstown, Norf6lk, other cities, especially in where tilting tournaments are metz, Will als of the riding, and the coronation exercises, there will be a number of novel and amusing events. A barrel race will be one of the features. ‘The heads will be knocked out of a number of barrels and stretched lengthwise on the track. In front will be placed the bicycles, while hehiad the barrels the riders will he stationed. At the sound of the starter’s gun the riders will have to crawl through the barrels,pick up and mount their wheels and ride the course. An egg and spoon race will be another novelty. The riders will each be given a spoon and an egg, holding the égg in the bowl of the spoon while riding. The winning man will be the one comirg in first who “has the egg! still remzining in position. The most novel race of the meet will be the obstacle race, and the riders In this will hav ‘y time in covering the course. Immediately after the start a hurdle will be encountered, over which the riders will have to jump with their wheels. After this they will find ladders lying lengthwise on the track, over which they will have to Fide, rounds and all. A solid cedar hedge inches high will have to be ridden ugh, ard after this come three boards, about a fcot in diameter. ill have to ride over these | e-saw on wheels. will next come | a or thirty feet of ound covered every one or two feet with urtain poles, over which they will strug- | gie to ride. The last obstacle will be the and e this, mors of any and take ail the spurt out of | the rider. A large box. the width of the| nd about twelve feet long, will be h edges five or six inches high. i be filled with sand, and | this the riders will have to strug- race will be termed For each rider there will be | six eggs placed fn a straight road at inter- vals of three or four feet. In riding the race contestants will have to guide their wheels so as to break every one of the six eggs with the front wheel of the machine. There ‘Th 1 be two straight bicycle races. e first will be a mile event, open to club bers on!y, for the championship of the club. The second race will be a one-mile Rovice. open only to members of the club | Who have never before heen on a track in a | yele race. For both of these races regu- - A. €. club medals will he given, For «xe and spoon race a si! : spoon with lining, about twelve or fifteen inches in h. will be the prize. ‘The other prizes re not as yet been decided upon. thaveh & good list of valuable trophies is assured. The program for the affair will be a unique thing. Tt will contain hich-clase advert ing. and be cut in the shape of the clubs emblem. The next meeting of the commit, tee will he this afternoon at the club house, Capt. Harmon has decided to resume the regular club runs, beginning with the first Sunday in September. For tomorrow an informal run will be calle i informs called to Cabin Jotin Arlington Wheelmen. On account of the race meet today, the Arlinston Wheelmen will take a rest to- Merrow from their regular run, though a majority of the members will take a trip out on the Condutt in the forenoon. A strong sentiment among the members is trying to induce Capt. Brengie to call a second run this season to Washington Grove ver: s Was Y soon, and “they won't ride home on the train.” Quite a number of the club members are entered In the races this afternoon. Capt. Brengie makes an attempt to win his gciee While the secretary, Mr. George Rhinehardt, is entered in several events. Mr. Frank Potts will ride in several of the amateur events and then turn In and join the pros. T. N. Mudd, jr., has given up training on his iittie track on Capitol Hill, and now Is most of is tims spend € at International A. H. Davidson has returned from = loyable outing at Asbury Park. He carniel bis wheel with him, but rode home on the in. Liberty Wheelmen. The Liberty Wheelmen did not take a trip Iast Sunday as a club, though a good many of the members took ind{ividual runs out on the Conduit and other near-by places. Some went as far as Marlboro’ and Bowle. It would have been a hard matter to convince some of them that it Was Sun- day if they did not take a road. spin on the The long-planned trip of a good man: of the members to Niagara Falls was started during the week. Messrs. John J. King, Phil Brown and Jerry W. Collins left Monday evening for the trip. They tock their wheels with them, though they will ride by train to the Falls. After in- specting the beauties of the Place, the fas rode to Toronto and other cities in / the vicinity on a sightseeing expedition. Mr. J. A’ Graham, another member of the club, left Thursday evening, and join- @d the party at Rochester. On the re- | wil | members and their friends on this jolly | destination a secret until | arrive on the scene the night of the run. tura trip the cyclists will ride from Niag- ara to New York city, at which place they will take the train and return home. William E. Pierce, who reported the theft of his wheel while passing through Chicago en route to the Yeliowstone Na- tional Park, has secured the return of his bicycle tnrcugh the efforts of the police force of the windy city. The janitor of a building, through which Mr. Pierce was shcwn, had the wheel locked up, suppos- ing it was “lost. AL Cycle Club. The Altair Cycle Club held a meeting during the w°:k, at which considerable business of importance transacted. President Rezin W. Darby was in the chair, with fifteen members present. It was decided to hold a watermelon run Monday evening. The entire charge of the run was left with Capt. F. Baker Weaver, who will make all arrangements for the feast. It is expected that the club carry out between forty and fifty occasion. The run will be across the Aque- | duct bridge to some nearby point in Vir- zinia, Capt. Weaver keeping the exact the members The application of Mr. William Ctark, secretary of the International Athletic Park, was received and referred to the proper committee. Next Thursday evening the regular club run will be held to Cabin John bridge, starting at 7:30 o'clock from 1208 32d street. Eastern Athletic Club. Watermelon runs seem to be the thing which at present is most engaging the at- tention of the Eastern Athletic Club. Last Sunday morning the club had a melon run to a point in the country near Suitland. Another run of the same kind was made to the same place Thursday evening. Both of these runs were marked by a large at- tendance and proved extremely enjoyable. Capt. Fryer has called another melon run for tomorrow morning. The members will start from the club house at 9 o'clock, ride to near Suitland and proceed to devour melons as only a cyclist can. In the after- noon a cross country run will be made through the city and the surrounding coun- try. The club is now preparing arrangements for a long run on Sunday, September 6, and Labor day, Monday, September 7. The run will start at 5 o'clock in the morning from the club house, on 8th street south- east, and extend to Shady Side; thence to Annapclis, over to Odenton, and thence home. A good attendance is expected on this two-day trip. Joseph Jennings returned during the week from a two weeks’ outing spent at Bay Ridge. Capt. Fryer and Lieut. Grace took a run | Wednesday to Indian Head, La Plata, T. B., Brandywine and Surrattsville, a dis- tance of about seventy miles. The two started about 9 o'clock in the morning and | returned home shortly after 4 in the after- noon. Mr. Charles J. Montgomery returned dur- ing the week from a vacation spent at C lonial Beach. Last Saturday the club held an impromp- tu road race over the Hamilton road, just back of the Goverament Hospital for the Insane. There were three events, which were hotly contested and witnessed only by the club members. The first race, the fat men’s contest, for one mile, was between Messrs. Norris and Raab, the first named securing second place. The second race was between Messrs. Revill, Jennings, Grace and Clark, for the same distance, the men finishing in the order named. The third race was between Capt. Fryer and Lieut. Grace. the former winning after a close struggle. Capital Bi. Clab. The run cf the Capital Bi. Club tomor- row will, according to the schedule, be to Rockville, Md., starting at 9 a.m. at the club house on 15th street. It is possible that a chunge will be made at the last mo- ment and the run be taken to some other place. Last Sunday the club run was to Frying Pan, a small village several miles from Herndon, Va. Seven members went out and spent a very enjoyable day, the weather being well suited for road riding. A unique run will be called for Friday night. It will be a ladies’ watermelon run, giving the members of the fair sex a splen- did opportunity to enjoy a regular cyclists’ delight. The run will start at 7:30 o'clock, the destination not as yet being selected. Captain J. Bartlett Hills will leave Thurs- day morning at 11 o'clock, with his wheel, and ride to Piney Point. He expects to reach the resort sometime Friday, riding at a steady gait. He will spend four days there and return on the boat. Columbian Heights Wheclmen. The moonlight run to Chevy Chase lake given by the Columbia Heights Wheelmen Wednesday evening prove] to be an en- Jeyable affair. The start was made at 6:30 o'clock, about twenty-five members be- ing present. The party proceeded down Co- lumbia road to Connecticut avenue extend- ed, and followed that road to the lake. In spite of the hills and dust, good time was made. A short stop was made at the lake, and the party rode through Forest Glen to witness the tournament, and then through Sligo to 7th street road, to Brightwooil, down 1th street road to the club room. The regular meeting of the club Tuesday night at 7:30 was well attended and of much interest. The report of Mr. Rans- dell, the librarian, showed that the library was in fine condition. It was then decided that the old colors, red, black and green, could still be used. The matter of the club race was then brought up, and a com- mittee was appointed to look it up. Washington Road Club. The run of the Washington Road Club for tomorrow will be to Shady Side, M4., at which it is expected a large number of the members will be present. The club will make the run in conjunction with the local League of American Wheelmen, starting at about 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning from the club room in the Hotel Arno. The club had a run last Sunday to Dawsonville, Md., and found the road rather muddy and in bad condition. The club held its regular meeting during the week, at which a new secretary was elected. The nominations for the office were Messrs. A. H. Wall and Rudolph Jose, the latter being elected, now holding not only that position, but also filling the office of treasurer. The matter of having a suitable club li- brary was brought up, and it was decided that such would be a valuable acquisition. Mr. C. H. Cook was selected as lbrarian. As a nucleus for the future library a large number of volumes were donated. ‘The entertainment committee has extend- ed an invitation to the Arlington Wheel- men, offering them the use of their club house this evening for the purpose of dis- tributing the prizes of the race meet which is now being run off at the International Athletic Park. Mr. William Jose, the popular captain returned from a two of the club, has just months’ business trip. Mr. J. C. Wood returned during the week from a short sojourn to the Louisville Faces. Morton Cadets. That part of the Morton Cadets known as the bicycle club have been taking a rest during the last week from the ill- effects of their ride to Baltimore last Satur- day night. No long rides have been in- dulged in except by a few of the boys who contemplate taking a trip through the state of New York, and the run last week afforded them plenty of opportunity for getting in condition the journey. A party of ten of the boys, consisting ef | | | Capt. Shilling, Privates John k Thomas, Roy Herron, Bunnymeiher und Bailey, with their friends, Howard Fisk, Will Shell, Warwick Torbert and A. W. Piper, left the armory at 9 o'clock Sat- urfay evening, going by way of Bladens- burg, Hyattsville and Laurel, which they supposed to be the shortest’ route. The Farty arrived in Baitimore at 4 o'clock in the morning. The roads were found to be in a terrible condition, being very sandy end necessitating much walking. On the way over an accident, which fortunately had no bad results, happened to the cap- tain and one of the privates, they running into a large beam, which had been placed across the road to prevent people from eriving into an open bridge. Arriving at Baltimore the party went to a hotel, where they removed all traces of the journey, enjoyed a breakfast and then rode around the town, visiting the jail and Druid Hill Park. Seven of the boys start- ed home by way of Ellicott City, leaving Baltimore at 11:30 a.m., while the other members of the party took a train later in the day. After reaching Ellicott City the wrong road was taken, the boys riding seven miles out of their way toward Frederick. A heavy storm overtook them at this place, detaining them for a couple of hours and putting the roads in a very bad coa- dition fcr the rest of the way. A short cut to the left was made, and after ten miles of hard riding Brookville, twenty miles out on-the 7th street pike, was reached, where the roads into Washington were found in a somewhat better condition. It was on this stretch of the road that Captain Shilling and Howard Fisk punc- tured their tires, and had to make their way to town in the best manner possible, the captain reaching the city that evening about 10 o'clock and Fisk 6 o'clock the next morning. The rest of the party reached the city about 8 o'clock. In all the boys rode 103 miles. The Six Club. The Six Club will hold a joint run to- morrow to Shady Side with the league run. Last Sunday the club took a run to Dick- ey’s at Great Falls. On Monday evening a run was made to Del Ray, to pay a visit to Mr. George B. French, who is a member of the club. Friday evening the club went out on the league run to Chevy Chase. Lieut. Fisher, who has been to his home in Milford, Mass., 1s home again and tak- ing in all the club runs. BICYCLE Chisholm, THE PATH. Various Pluns Suggested to Accom- pish the Undertaking. While the local league is pushing the project of the bicycle path from the An- glers’ Cub House to Great Falls, there is a growing sentiment among the wheelmen of the city that such an effort will never result successfully 1f dependent on funds raised among the cyclists and the cycle members. In spite of the fact that a fund has been established and contributions re- ceived, there is still a large difference between the amount of money received or so far promised and the $10,000 which it Is calculated is necessary to construct the two miles of pathway. The only way in which a path could be secured In short notice would be through the efforts of the wheelmen in Congress. It would not do to ask to have a cycle path built, but simply an extension in a direct Jine of the present Conduit road. According to the plan suggested, but which it is hardly likely will be carried out, if the wheelmen raise $5.00 Congress will be asked to appropriate the balance for the completion of the path. Still another scheme is suggested, by which consent is to be obtained from Congress to construct a path over the public property, and to erect toll gates, to collect money to pay for the cost of the improvements and the keeping of the path in good condition. If this is done there will be no trouble in getting plenty of concerns to advance money to build the path, and rely on the tolls as a means of repaying them for the invest- ment. Whether Congress will permit this or not Is something that has as yet to be determined. > REACHED TWO HUNDRED. Increase in the Local Division of the L. A. W. The local diviston of the league reached the 200 mark during the week, with a fair Prospect of the 300 mark being reached before the end of the year. Ten applica- tions were sent in, making the total mem- bership exactly 202 cyclists. A good fea- ture of the membership Is that it embraces @ good many riders of the fair sex. The last league run of the month will be held tomorrow. Shady Side, on the Chesapeake bay,will be the objective point, Road Consul A’ W. Leeke having charge of the run. In order to reach the Place and allow some time for rest and pleasure the run will start at 6 o'clock in the morn- ing. During the week the second of the league runs fur the month was taken to Chevy Chase. Quite a number of members and friends attended and enjoyed the ride and the place very much. —— CYCLING AT ROCKVILLE. A Feature of the Coming Montgomery County Fair. One of the features of the Montgomery county fair,which will be held at Rockville, Md., Tuesday, September 1, will be two bicycle races, over the third of a mile track. The first race will be for two-thirds of a mile, open to residents of the District of Columbia. The prizes in regular order will be an electric lamp, valued at $4.75; a saddle, worth $3.75, and a luggage carrier and pair of goif stockings for third and fourth prize, respectively, each valued at $1. The second race will be for two-thirds of a mile, open to residents of Montgom- ery county, with the first prize of a $5 pocket kodak; second prize, $3 sweater, and @ cyclometer and combination pump for third and fourth prizes, respectively, val- ued at $1 each. The races will commence at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon and en- tries close Saturday, August 29, at 11 p.m. The entrance fee is 50 cents for each event. All entries should be addressed to Mr. Jno. E. Muncaster, secretary, Norbeck, Md. ————_+o+—____ Well-Known Wheelmen, Mr. Charles H. Coons, the president of the new Century Cycle Club, left Wednes- day evening for a two weeks’ trip north. He will spend a good deal of his time at his old home in Rochester, N. Y. Mr. Fred Owens returned during the week from his extended vacation, much improved in health and full of stories of his pleasure trip. William Wolcott, the local unattached rider. who was to have turned professional today at the race meet of the Arlington Wheelmen, has reconsidered his determina- tion, and will not leave the amateur class, ——.—.—__ THINGS TO REMEMBER. Points That a Cyclist Should Bear in Mind. Remember that while a bicycle possesses many qualities, it has no brain. That is a vacancy left for the rider to fill. See that you have sense enough to ride right. Remember it will probably save a doc- tor’s bill and a good deal of inconvenience by going slowly around a street corner. If you have an accident policy insurance this advice can be disregarded. Remember it is foolish to show off your riding abilities before people on Public streets. A good many people think entire] outeerette from the way you would have them. Remember that lots of trouble can be saved by examining your wheel daily. A little defect is apt to be a big thing when out on the road. Remember that there is more friction on the chain than on any other part of the wheel. Keep that clean and in condition and the wheel will run easy. CENTURY @¥{LING CLUB. Interest in Rond_Riding Likely to Be Increased. The present weekohps witnessed the for- mation of a new cycling organization, which is destined to create und give re- newed interest to road riding in and about the states suburban to the District. The name of the new drfanization is the Cen- tury Cycling Club. It has just been in-. corporated and starts out with a charter roll of twelve membBefs, to many of whom the roads for several hundred miles out the city are ke so many old friends. Almest every citycin the country the size of Washington has a century club, and the newly organized club places this city on an equality with the cthers in this re- spect. ‘The Century Road Club of Amer- ica, with headquotters-at Chicago, is to road riding what the League of American Wheelmen is to track riding. This or- ganization has representatives in almost every city in the Union, and the new or- ganization will be attached to that. New York, Philadelphia and all of the northern cities of any size have century clubs. Com- ing nearer home we find a flourishing cen- tury club in Baltimore, which is known as the Maryland Century Club. Without a doubt the local club will hold joint runs with the Maryland club, and make the run more lively and merry on such oc- casions. ‘The century riding heretofore done by the local clubs has been very spasmodic, more attention being paid to all-day runs of shorter distances. The members of the new club intend to put forth every effort for the promotion of long-distance road riding and touring awheel, and have already projected a num- ber of century runs. “They have under consideration at preset the advisability of a double century or a 20-mile ride in twenty-four hours, the latter, however, to be deferred until the mercury quits mak- ing “centuries - Membership Limited. The by-laws of the club limit the mem- bership to thirty, and to be eligible for entrance an applicant must have ridden one hundred miles in the company of one or more members, within the space of twelve consecutive hours, the same ground not to be covered more than twice during the journey. The by-laws also provide that each member failing to participate in a century run when one is ordered by the club shall be subjected to a fine of two cents for each actual mile of distance covered unless he shall furnish to the executive committee suitable excuse for his non-attendance. While not definitely stated, it is contemplated to make cen- tury runs every fortnight, though if mem- bers desire they can make individual runs oftener. Counting @ run every two weeks and taking into consideration the cold weather of winter, the club can make about eighteen centuries a year. With these provisions and restrictions it is believed none but desirable members will be enrolled, the membership kept within a limit low enough to insure harmony and successful overation, and thet exceilent runs will result. It 1s further provided that any member who fails to pay the fine im- osed upon him within thirty days from ate of his notification of same shall be dismissed from the club. This condition, though it looks a trifle severe on the face, 1s intended-to keep the club cluse to the object of its organization, which could only result from peremptorily weeding out the taining only such mem- bers as are readg/gndg willing to participate in the runs when ‘made. Will Not Have Club Rooms. Like the Arlington Wheelmen, the Cen- tury Cycle Club will not engage a room or quarters in which to hold its meetings, deeming it the wisest course for the wel- fure cf the club and the enjoyment of itS members to assemble from month to monih in some place or places where suitable ac- ccmmodations are offered for their proper entertainment, as well as sufficient privacy to insure a quiet business session. As Washington contains any number of such places, it is reasonable to suppose the gath- erings ond benquets of the organization will be both pleasurable and remunerative, from the standpoint of the advancement of the social relations of its members. At the first regular meeting of the club the following officers were chosen from among the cherter members: President, Charles H. Coons; vice president, Faber Stevenson; secretary, Robert 8. Williams; treasurer Alvah E. Wessner; captain, Ed- ward S. Byrnes; Heutenant, Hugh F. Gal- lagher. The charter members of the club, aside from the officers, are Samuel Barn- hardt of the Queer Wheelmen, Harry W. Gore, Lewis Hoimes,.Arthur L. Grimes, L. Johnson Fletcher and James Makover. The membership committee consists of Capt. nes, chairman, and Messrs. Gore and nhardt. The uniform adopted is gray, with black stockings and sweaters, trimmed with white, the latter carrying the marks of the club in the word “Centur; President Goons. Mr. C. H. Coons, the president of the club, although he has been a resident of Washington for only three er four years, 13 familiar with almost every road adja- cent to the citv. He is essentially a road rider, and is very enthusiastic over the suc- cessful formation of the club and its bright prospects and the general advancement of the sport it aims to promote. “A ceatury club is by no means a novelty or experiment,” sald he, speaking to a rep- iesentative of The Star. “It was, in fact, the knowledge of the widespread existence of such bodies and their general popularity which prompted us to an endeavor to place the capital city in line with others which have organization of this nature. We did not care to form a large club, whose finan- cial and general business affairs would monopolize the time and attention of the officers and committees, with the inevitable result of detracting from the objects for which the club was organized. As our lim{t of membership is a low one, we shall take care that none but century riders—not “concrete” century riders, but genuine, ever-ready, enthusiastic, one-hundred-mile men—are admitted. We are not, therefore, putting forth any effort to persuade wheel- men to join us and thus bring our mem- bership up to tha maximum—in fact, the club discountenances «ny such method of procedure—and shall rigidly adhere to its idea of quality \jrst~and quantity after- ward. We propose to;have a good club, a club which will fulfill-to the letter its ob- jects as set forth. in its constitution, and if we do not maka.the=new Century such a club, want of entfiusiasm and labor will be no factor in the failure.” Capt. Byrnes. . The captain of.the club, Edward 8. Byrnes, has been.a road rider, in the full meaning of the term, for three years or more, and has rhade,many century runs during that time: He has never taken an active part in racing-and racing matters, but as a road man has worked hard on many occasions to bring wheelmen to- gether for the purpose of making trips to various places in the adjoining states, and has always been successful, sometimes taking as many as fifty Wheelmen with him on one trip. The members of the Century Club, therefore, believe they have the right man in the right place, and are confident his experience and extended acquaintance amoWg bicyclists eminently fit him for the Position to which he was elected. “Ed.” is @ member of the Columbia Athletic Club, but is zealous in behalf of the new organi- zation, to which he intends to devote his attention and energies. The lieutenancy of the club falling to the lot of Mr. Byrnes to fill. he selected as his assistant Hugh F, Gallagher, upon whom he, as well as the other club members, feels he can depend to ably fulfill the duties in- cumbent upon his office. Mr. Gallagher has been a long-distance rider for upward of two years, and has a good knowledge of the roads in the surrounding territory. Of the other officers, Vice President Ste- venson, Secretary Robert S. Williams and dead weod and ‘Treasurer A. E. Weesner, it may be said that they are each and-every one stayers on the road and fully competent to uphold the right of their club to the title it bears. The two first named are members of the C. A. C., while Mr. Weesner was unattach- ed, having but recently taken up his resi- dence in Washington. — FOR THE FIELD MONUMENT. A Race Meet to Be Given Soon to Raise Funds. Mr. Charles T. Cabrera will shortly give a bicycle race meet for the benefit of the Eugene Field monument fund. The move- ment was started in Chicago, shortly after the death of the humorist and poet, and the monument committee consists of the editors and publishers of all of the lead- ing newspapers in Chicago. On account of the popularity of the poet the movement to raise the funds for the memorial is not Umited to Chicago, but embraces the whole ccuntry. The monument, however, will be erected at Chicago. The eastern representative of the mon- ument fund is Clara Belle Brown of 1211 Connecticut avenue. She has been agitat- ing the movement in this city, and the prcrosed racu meet {s a part of the fruits of her labors Mrs. Brown has presented the proposition of the race meet to Mr. Cabrera, and Wednesday evening he wrote her a letter accepting her proposition. He will manage the meet and secure the glory, while the funds will be turned over to the general monument fund. No date has been selected as yet upor which to hold the meet, but most likely ft will come off the latter part of next month. No course has been selected, and while the meet may be held at the Interna- tional Athletic Park, it may be at the Columbia Athletic Club field, corner 17th and C streets. This latter place may be seleeted on account of {ts location within the city Mmits. At the next meeting of the C. A C. the matter will probably be brought up, and most likely the grounds either rented or donated for the occasion. Prizes for this meet have already becn offered as follows: Eugene Field souvenir medal, a promi- nent jeweler; stand of silk colors, by Cope- land & Co.; Winchester rifle, by M. A. Tap- pan, and bicycle suit, by Robinson & Chery. COLORED WHE! LMEN. Raec Meet Arranged of the Hannibal Athletic Clab. The colored wheelmen of the District are taking to the sport in earnest, and all of the clubs are coming out with much activ- ity. The event of next week will be the bicycle meet and street parade, given under the auspices of the Hannibal Athletic Club, which {is anxious to perfect a national or- ganization of colored wheelmen on ‘lines similar to those of the League of American Wheelmen. The meet will be a three-day affair, commencing Monday and ending Wednescay. A track has been especially constructed, named after the club, at 2d and L streets southwest, the spot where Coxey and his army at one time encamped. The track is a short quarter of a mile, and is ege- shaped. It has a width of twenty feet, with five-foot banking at the turn. The surface Is clay, and during the past week the members have been hard at work get- ting 1t-into condition. The meet will open with a street parade Monday evening at 6 o'clock. The parade will form at the corner of New Hampshire avenue and T street, and the line of march will be down New Hampshire avenue to Pennsylvania avenue, then to 3d_ street and south to the park. L. H. Phillips of 1031 Ist street northwest been selecte as chief marshal, with W m W ton and E. C. Minor as right and left respectively. The assistant inarshals ar William Sedrick, James Langhorn, Lemuel Harris, Josephus Davis, D. Freeman, W. W. Dewey, W. H. Adams, C. E. Williams and Thomas Johnson. The parade will be viewed from the bal- cony of the St. James Hotel by the judges. A special committee has been appointed to Wait upon Commissioner John W. Ross, Prof. Langston and C. H. J. Taylor, the re- corder of deeds, to act as jud; All un- attached riders who desire to take part will report to the marshals. The racing will commence Tuesday and close Wednesday. Six races will be run off each day, for which suitable prizes will be given. is expected that the festivities will be participated in by riders from New Y@k, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Balti- more, Richmond, Alexandria, Charlotte, N. C., and Charleston, S.C. It is expected to have delegates in attendance from at least ten states. On the evening of Monday there will be an old-fashioned watermelon feast, winding up the parade in an appro- priate style. A cake walk will take place Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday there will be foot races and a base ball match in addition to the cycle races. The officers of the club are E. N. Johnson, manager: Louis Drummond, assistant manager, and W. H. Jackson, secretary. SSS THEY REPRESENT WASHINGTON. Local Riders in the Cycle Races With Baltimore. The races between tke teams represent- ing Washington and Baltimore have at- tracted attention all over the country, but more particularly in the two cities in which the teams are recruited. The idea of the intercity races, which originated with the chief consul of the Maryland division of the League of American Wheelmen, Mr. Conway W. Sams, is recognized as an ex- cellent thing. It not only increases the rivalry between the racing men of both cities, but brings the cyclists in closer affiliation, thereby tending to elevate the sport and broaden the sphere of cycledom of both cities. As originally contemplated, five races are to be run, two in each city, with the fifth race to be decided by a toss-up. So far only two of the races have been run off, though the third will be held next Saturday in Baltimore. Thus far the Washington team has had the best of the matter in spite of the fact that in the first race in Baltimore, owing to the barring of Fred Sims, only two men rode on the Washing- ton team. The score for the two races now stands twenty-five points for Washington and sixteen points for Baltimore. In view of this standing, and the composition of the team of the two cities, it looks very much j meet held under the auspice: as though the magnificent trophy cup fur the series, donated by a Baltimore newspaper, will find a resting place in Washington for one year at least, if not longer. The Washington team is composed of William F. Sims, perhaps better known 2s Billie Sims; George S. Ball and Tf. N. Mudd, jr. This is a trio of speedy riders, as they have proven themselves to be, not only in the last team race, but in the individual races in which they have entered during their recing career. A peculiar fact is that all of the men on the team are compara- tively new riders, none of whom have been on the track for two whole seasons. If their speedy qualities are shown this early in their cycling career, a bright future on the track can be predicted for all of them. Of the three men on the team, Billie Sims has so far done the best work. Out of the score of twenty-six points he alone has made twelve, and if he continues at this rate Washington will have a walkover in the remaining races of the series. William F. Sims was born at Birmingham, England, in 1878, He came to this country with his Parents in 1885 when only eight years of age. lived most of the time in this city and in Philadelphia. His cycling career began last year, when he took a positicn as instructor in cycle riding in Philadelphia. He would hav> kept this position in that city the present year had he not been sent for to come to Washington to work, being engaged in the same occupation. Though only eight- een years of age, he is afflicted with rheu- matism, which to a certain extent prevents him from training in the proper manner. It was only by accident that he started in asaracing man. Upon the request of his brother, W. Fred Sims, he rode a tandem at the opening of this season to help Fred get in condition for the track. He showed considerable speed in shoving the ianJem and a trial was given on a single George S. Ball. wheel. The trial took place on the White lot, and the result was extremely gratify- ing to his brother and friends. The on May 30, when he entered the races of the Washington Road Club. He came in second in the novice, second in the mile handicap and won the one-mile District championship. His next race was on June 20, at the Morton Cadet fieid day, when he secured third place in the mile open, his brother and Schade finishing at the head of him. On June 27, at the race meet of the Pennsyltania Bicycle Club, held at Philadelphia, he came in third in the mile handicap. There were seventy entrants to this race, and only the winners of the trial heats alified for the final. At the race meet of the Queer Wheelimen on July 4 he secured second place in the half-mi handicap, and the one-mile open. At th first intercity race meet in Baltimore he won the team race and came in second in the quarter-mile open. In the second of the intercity races, held August 18, he rode a good race and finished first. Sims is a member of the Arlington Wheelmen, and unless prevented, will ride on the club team in the races this afternoon for the club championship of the Distric George S. Ball is the second man on the team making the best showing. He has ridden im two of the races and secured third place in both, making a total! of eieh points scored by him fer the Washington team. He is a Washington boy, born and reared In the District, and enjoys an ex- tremely large circle of acquaintances among bicyclists and others. As a whee man he is very popular, and as a racing man has plenty of nerve and grit, sufficient to win any race. During his career on the track he has had a number of fails, but utterly disregarding these, he continues to ride and improve in his specd. SS He began his racing career last year, The first: race he ever entered was the race of the Wash- pse Park, © He se first ington Road Club at the F ner 17th and C s ped place in the mile », and his suc- cess in this enc aged to continue. The next race he entered was the twenty- ad race, held in the fall of the year the Conduit road course. There were -nine entrants to the race, and he won the time prize, crossing the tape a third man, securing the prize for that pe sition. He also secured the special pr.ze for being the first Road Club m hn across the tape. This road race was held under mile Thomas N. Mudd, jr. the auspices of the Washington Road Club Mis next race was the twen race, held on Thanksgiving 4 same course. This was the Sterling road race. He secured second time prize. This year in the Decoration day meet of the Washington Road Club, held at In- ternational Park, he secured second place in the two-mile handicap ra At the Queer Wheelmen race meet on July 4, at the same place, he came in first in the one- mile handicap, and second in the third of a mile open. At the first of the series of the intercity races, he came in third, se- curing the same place in the second race, held August 18, in this city. He holds the record for the fastest mile ever ridden in the District, the time for which is 2.06 1-5. This was made in an exhibition mile given at the last intercity race, he being paced by Greer and Smith on a tandem. Ball was formerly a memier of the old George- town Cycle Club, but upon its disband- ment joined the Washington Road Club, of which organization he is still a member. He is one of the members of the club team, which will race for the champion- ship of the District this evening at the Arlington race meet. Thomas N. Mudd, jr., the third man of the team, is a new member, and has only ridden in one race. He made an excellent showing, however, and came in second, adding five more points to the Washington score. He is a native of Prince George's county, Md., and is twenty years of age, having been born in 1876. He has been riding a wheel since the fall of 1893. His first race was October 16, 1894, which was a twenty-mile road event, held on the Con- duit road, and in this race he finished sec- ond, with the handicap of 54 minutes. During the season of 1895 he competed in only one track event, a one mile handicap, in which he finished third. He entered three road races during this year, but, owing to a bad fall, failed to finish in the first one, which was held some time in Au- gust. In October of the same year he com- peted in the road race of the Dupont Cycle Club, and came in third, making second best time, Sims making the fastest time. On Thanksgiving day in the Sterling road race he got the time prize and broke the twenty-mile District record, making the distance in 59:30 from the ecratch, finish- ing in ninth place. In this race George 8. Ball was second, finishing in 59:31. The previous record for the course was 59:36, held by C. E. Gause of the Washington Road Club. In 18% Mudd also broke the Baltimore-Washington record. So far this year he has competed at six race meets, winning two firsts, two sec- onds, four thirds and one fourth. On July 31, at Charlotte, N. C., he defeated Fred Schade in the half mile handicap from the fitteen-yard mark. This ts really Mudd’s \ | ince coming to this country ne hes | TREATMENT THAT CURES How the Wonderful Medica- rhal Dixeaxe of the Noxe, Th Vocal Chords, Bronchial Lungs and Deafness. Doctor McCoy's has Ufted the davkne: j from rr im thi Works its cur It treatment, end b cement part of the ost reewnses of th Instead of irritating, int fires of the dixeas* it” soothes, cures, lungs, autets, and What ts this treatment that Het once regarded incu jt able? does the restore aud perience cured tell, HOW IT CURES COMMON CATARRH. Here is a of the Head, ing treatment for Catarrh first race meet he ever entered was | thes the soothing medicn- and the Kone. and th nae of in the throat is checke foward The dropping driven down i his lungs, or into his ears, other treatments. HOW IT CURES CATARRHE IN THE THROAT. He caught down inte "his in the diseane-lmnishing the membranes of bis head and thr eto hawk and spit ix diss of taste fe returning amd the vol: soft rnd melodious. ‘There ts and vomiting inthe morning. ry exposure tot trot. t throat No CATARRH OF VOCAL CHORDS, HOW IT CURES CATARRHAL DEAF- NE Here te anot Brery fees mer co ped ed to ieed tat his along the « roat inte the throw ar do without relief. In this condi ling the never-failing medication, s The ni ng from ears 6 in his No wot HOW IT CURES CATARR BRONCHIAL Here ts another pat to the weather. He ad, and it passed to udpipe and i in with full inspiration nedicine, TI CATARRE OF THE LUNG posstlile which McCoySystemofMedicine Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians. 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours, 9 to 12 a.m, 6 to 8 p.m. datly; Sunda 4 p.m. 1to5 pm, 10 a.m. te ACATION BRESTED IN THE at first year on the track, and he ha splendid showing. Owing to several . he is rather timid in a ra present training he is ni y over- ing this, and bids fair to be fastest, if not the in the trict. He is at present a memb» Arlington Wheelmen and also *h Athletic Club. At the race meet this neon he ts one of the team of t civb competing for the champio District. mer hip of the ——— AT PARK CYCLE TRACK. Race Meet to Be Given in Baltimore Soon. The Park Cycle and Athletic Association will give @ race meet next Saturday at the Park Cycle track in Baltimore. The en- tries to the races close this afternoon, and should be addressed to H. B. Gwynn, 724 North Gilmore street. The races will start at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and will be of more than ordinary interest, as on this occasion the third of the series of inter- city races will be run off. Outside of this race there are five events on the program, which, with t re as follows: First race, one mile 1 , prize, $10 gold medal donated by the Cen- taur Cycle Club; third race, one mile pro- fessional lap race, with $10, & and $3 first,”seccnd and third prizes; fourth race, one mile amateur, 2:30 cl with a $12.50 stop watch as first prize, a $6.60 silk um brella as second and a % lamp as third prize: fifth race, two mile professional handicap, with $10, § and $5 as first, sec- ond and third prizes; sixth race, half mile open, with $12.50 bicycle sult, a $1U pair of tires’ and a $% lantern as prizes. ee Remember it is dangerous to use ice¢ drinks immediately after stopping from ( hot ride on a warm day.