Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1896, Page 18

‘The run of the Capital Bi. Club to Port | to | of the long-distance riders | Tobacco, Md., tomorrow is expected bring out mos of the club. This is_a run seldom taken by the focal cycling clubs, partly on ac- count of the distance and partly on ac- count of the roads. 5 No regular runs was called for last Sun- @ay, and the majority of the club mem- bers took a trip Cycle Cottage at Takoma Park. a “Messrs. W. Allen, Joe Leaming, Nor- ris Macdan‘el, E. L. Chandlee, Eddie Rob- fnson and Lindlay Fogg started out on a trip to Leesburg last Sunday. They rode to Falls Church, thence to Tyson Cross roads, left the Washington and Leesburg pike, and took the Lawyers road through Herndon to Farmwell, striking the old pike near Goose creek and continuing on to the end of the journey. The wheel of Mr. Macdaniel was broken near Farmwell, and another member of the party playing out, four of the crowd stayed at Farmwell and took dinner. Messrs. Allen and Leaming continued on to Leesburg, where they were joined by W. F. Roberts, who, arriving too late to star: with the crowd, had taken a train. On the return trip the trio crossed the Potomac at Edwards Ferry and re- turned through Maryland via Dawsonville, Rockville and the old Bethesda pike. The entire distance of the trip was ninety miles. Capt. J. Bartlett Hills is a committee of one to select a suitable location for an oyster roast, which the club proposes to hold some time in the near future. Dr. Lee Harban is getting in trim for road riding, after loafing most of the sum- mer. Last Sunday he rode in from Olney, twenty miles out, in the good time of one hour and twenty-three minutes. Arlington Wheelmen. The club run tomorrow to Dickey’s, at. Great Falls, called by Captain Brengle, is sure to bring out a full club representation. ‘This is one of the few club runs that attracts an extra large attendance. The club run last Sunday was to Brandy- wine, and a large crowd was carried out. On the return trip something in the na- ture of an accident occurred. The wrong road was taken, and the entire party be- came lost in the wilds of Maryland. They finally found the right way, but it was quite dark when they reached home. The date of the club road race has heen decided upon as Thursday evening, Sep- - tember 24. The committee in charge con- sists of Messrs. Fred Sims, B. F. Lar- conde and Frank Potts, and they are now working on the matter. The last half of the riders to cross the tape will jointly bear the expense of a club supper to the entire party. The handicaps for the race will he arranged by Mr. Larconde a few days before the race. The members are looking forward to the event with constd- erable interest. President Gettinger will all handicap of twelve minutes ce, and he is kicking. Sims and 1 in all probability be placed former to pace the lat- meeting of the club Mes . Burton. N. A. Quinn, . Mansfield, jr., were edingly gratified over one of its members, the race meet on shade in the one-mile the recent € meet at he came in first in the half- o-thirds of a mile, one-mile and 2 events, covering himself with Centary Cycle Club. ury Cycle Club will make {ts first century run to Baltimore tomorrow, start- ing at 6 o'clock in the morning. The run was to have been made last Sunday, but owing he fact that the club uniforms did not arrive time, it was postponed until E. S. Byrnes tomorrow. pt. xpects to have about twenty riders, members of the club, on this next century run, and all whee ho desire to join in the trip writing. the secretary, A. C. h street northwest, some- lub made a run to geing by way of Surattsville, the above-named place for ned by boat in the even- se who made the trip had a Ten of the members Marshall Ha and stopping . They reti and th 2 joyable time. comprised tbe, part: ‘A number of the Ce boys have been e and returned during the Samuel Barnhart, the popular leu- sick and not able to do but is now fully recovered. = of the club was held Thursday which considerable busine A number of applicatio hip were r ed, and Messr: Mund nor and Wii- mbership. of the club ride of 220 miles. The Staunton, Va., rode to and thence to Washington, distance in two day ‘The t runs every week, and in the members are kept in fine rid- for centuries. ing Club of Maryland tw join it in its annual ric , on October cen in reference to this run at the club's next meeting, and it is believed that the club will participate in this century run. returned run to Fre¢ on will be t century 11. Some ac Eastern Athletic Club. The last melon run of the season of the Eastern Athletic Ciub was enjoyed last Sunday morning by twenty-five members of the club. On this occasion Norrisewon the belt-as the champion eater, with second honors fajling to Jefferis. The run for to- morrow to Brandywine, called by Captain Fryer and Lieutenant Grace, is expected to bring out at least thirty riders. Ata special meeting of the club during the week it was decided to give an entertain- ment and ball for the benefit of the widow and orphans of the late Louis Gebecke, the trombone player in the Marine Band, and a member of the club, The club will have the assistance of the Marine Band, and feel ccnfident that they will be able to net a good sum. No date was selected, but the necessary committees were selected and will make their reports the fore part of next week. Mansfield and Violland returned from their Pennsylvania trip late Sunday even- ing. They report a delightful time. The “speed merchants” of the club are getting themselves in trim for the club road race. The last candidate for racing honors 1s Lee Herrell, who will probably be one of the scratch men. Norris, the winner of second place in the last Fat Men's race, is also rounding into form. A match race be- tween Norris and Herrell is one of the events that will come up in the near future. This race will create much Interest, as the men are both fast and evenly matched, and it will be anybody's race clear to the tape. * Ray McDonald Grace claims to be training one of the members for the race, whom, he states, is a sure winner. "He will not di- vulge his name, but from what he says the unkrown is‘a second Johnny Johnson. W. E. Clark has about given up riding a single wheel, but as a member of the tan- dem team he is certain to b@ heard from. Captain Fryer has called a century rum to Frederick for October 11. Twenty-one members have already announced them- selves as willing to make the trip. Morton Cadets. ‘The Morton Cadets have not “been tak- fag many runs as an organization, though many of the members usually meet of evenings and take short rides around town or in the suburbs. Private Jones is away on an extended through the south. He left a week ago fe Saturday night for North Carolina, ing by way of the Shenandoah valley. Er took the: train to Harper’s Ferry, and from there he intended to travel the rest of the way on wheel. A couple of his eS with him, go it ig not de ubted that will have a yery pleasant trip, A number” of the boys started last Sat- in the forenoon to the | | short | club boys at Camp W. ~~ “<PHE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, i SEPTEMBER 19, 1896-TWENTY-TWO PAGES. urday night for New, York, inteading to make the whole distance on their ntcycles, excepting that they will take the train to Baltimore. Nothing has been heard from them as yet, but as the weather has been favorable for bicycle riding théy will no doubt turn up smiling, and with sev- eral yarns to spin concerning their cx- periences on the road. On Wednesday several of the boys, under charge of First Sergeant Claxton, took a run to Cycle Cottage. The boys had a very pleasant evening, and on the return home they enjoyed themselves singing their favorite songs. Those under the charge of the first sergeant were Sergeant Sisson, Corporal Greyson and Privates Al. Claxton and Bunneymeyer. , Last Sunday several of-the boys took a run to Great Falls, spending the day there, and returning late in the evening. Those who were in the party were Sergeants Sisson and O'Donnell, Private “San Fran- cisco Bill" Franzoni and Private Ed. Muth. The boys declare that they made the run home in forty-nine minutes, but some of their friends are apt to laugh when they mention this fact. 0. E. Y. S. Cycle Club, No. 1. On account of the rain last week the O. E. Y. &. Cycle Club, No. 1, did not take its usual weekly run, which was post- poned until next Tuesday evening. The run will be the same as published in this column last week. Judge F. H. Thomas, the president of the club, is lying at his home quite sick. His wife, who has been ill, is improving. ~ The regular meeting of the club will be held Tuesday evening, at which consider- able business of importance to the mem- bers will be transacted. The club has new a membership of twenty-five, Mmited to members of Esther Chapter, No. Order of the Eastern Star. The total :nemper- ship of the chapter is 175, out of which there are about sixty cyclists, and in short order all of these are expected to join the cycle club. ‘The idea originated by the” members of this chapter has been taken up by other so- cieties of the order, and one or two similar clubs are expected to be formed for next season. Already there is a bicycle club now being formed In Martha Chapter, No. 4, 0. E. S, of which John Schultz of 702 3d street southeast is the secretary. Washington Road Clab. On account of the absence of Cavtain Jose, there is no club run for the Washing- ton Road Club tomorrow, though many of the members will undoubtedly take a spin to Cal John bridge in the forenoon. - Camp W. R. C. has been established near Seneca, and been in existence for the past week. The camp consists of Messrs. Will- iam Jose ed. Moore, C. I. Ron Claude Manning. eph Prince an: y Crandall. The fishing In the locality has been tho During the week Mr. Prince was n, but returned to the camp, and will remain until the party returns h The camp will in all proba- bility break up Monday. Messrs. C. Wood, Rudolph Jose, J seph Prince and another member of the ¢ have started in to maintain a bach, ors’ hail. They have rented a pretty re dence on New Hampshire avenue be.ween L and M streets, which will be furnished in cozy style. A colored male cook and several valeis will be employed to look out for the welfare of the bachelor quartet. The Road Club held its regular meeting Wednesday evening, at which several new members were ‘elected. The club will soon issue invitaticns to a large smoker, which will be the opening of their mest enjo: able program for the coming winter season. The secret organization of the club, called the Boo Boos, has been rather quiet for the past week, ewing to the absence of several of the officers, but it will shortly hold a meeting, during which it is expe: ed that it will make up for lost time. This organization now cenststs of nearly all of the members of the celui ny of the members will take a run, starting this.evenimg, to visit the party of RC. Md. The'whdle’ party will return Monday morning, passing through Dawsonville, Gaithersburg and Rockville. W. J. Prince, the first lieutenant, left early Friday morning with his wheel on a trip to Shepherdsiown, W. Va., and will probably return next week. Mr. R. W. K. Pollock has left on a busi- trip thrcugh the west and will prob- ably be gone for six or eight months. The club will organize a foot ball team this season to compete with any of the teams of other bicye.ing organizations. The Road Club boys will have some very good material to pick from, especially from among the ranks of the Boo Boos. z At the next regular meeting of the club the initiation fee will be ralsed to $3. The membership of the club has now nearly reached the mark, making the organ- ization more than self-sustaining. The itbrary of the club is now composed of about 1,000 volumes of first-class litera- ture, donated’ by the differént members. This keeps the librarian, Mr. C. W. Cook, very busy. Colambia Athletic Club Activity has been resumed in the whecl- ing division of the Columbia Athletic Club, and last Sunday nearly fifty men lined up for the run to Cycle Cottage. A round- about course, over a route new to mést of the riders was taken, with Capt. Harmon in command, and Lieutenants Stiles and Brittain at the ends of the line. The boys spent several pleasant hours at the resort and enjoyed a good dinner at the cottage. Tomorrow the run is to Marlboro’, and an- other large turn-out is expected. The club has in Capt. Harmon a very efficient road officer, and the credit for the splendid line kept by the boys while passing through the city Is due to him. The tournament committee very wisely decided at their meeting Wednesday even- {ng to postpone the affair until next Sat- urday. This will give the contestants am- ple opportunity to practice for the tourna- ment and the rest of the odd events, and as considerable skill will be necessary to make the races successful, no regret is felt at the postponement. Pole Hill Cycle Club. The B. H. W. Cycle Club held a meeting during thé week and affected a perma- nent organization, changing the name to the Pole -Hiii Cycle Club. Officers were electei as follows: President, Mr. Weaver; captain, ‘Frank Shallue;*leutenant, Miss Mabel Barnes; quartermaster, Clyde Hunt; sergeant-at-arms, George Weaver. There were about elghteen cyclists present at the meeting. It was decided to hold regular Meetings every Tuesday evening with run nights every Friday evening. The. first run was taken last evening to the Cycle Cottage, and a good crowd went out. Capt. Shaliue has drafted up a schedule of runs as follows: September 25, to Cabin John bridge; October 2, Bethesda Park; Octo- ber % Chevy Chase; October 10, Anacostia and Benning, via Eastern branch; October 23, cross country run; October 80, Falls Church; November 6, Fort Myer. Altiir Oscle Club, The Altair Cycle Club held a meeting dur- ing the week at whioh the prinatpal subject of discussion was the coming club road race, which will’ be held Thursday afternoon, September 246 The races will start at 8 o'clock in the afternoon and will embrace ®@ querter mile, one mile and five mile han- dicaps, and~one mile club ‘championship. ‘There wil] be three prizes for each pace (es & consolation prize, Prizes have been lonated ag follows; Search light Jam) presented by Messrs. W, T. and F, near Seneca,” aah Weaver; pair of patent leather shoes, pre- sented by Weaver and Moran; pair of golf stockings, by Harry Staub; bicycle suit, by Thomas Hume; cyclometer, by Charles K. Jones. 2 a After the races the prizes will be award- ed at the residence of Mr. Charles Jones, {at 2603 N street, where a banquet will ‘be held and where a‘ merry evening will be spent. The various committees In charge of the affair are as follows: Race commit- tee, A. C. Fisher, chairman; William Bal- lard, Charles R. Murray, Ed. Hanger and Frank W. Shallue; banquet committee, Harry Staub, Charles Jones and Ed Han- ger: entertainment committee, A. C. Fisher and Louis Weaver. Queer Wheelmen. Capt. George Boyd has called a run to the Cycle Cottage tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, and he expects to carry out a large crowd. The run will start from the new club house, at 1023 12th street, and all unattached riders of the District are invited to be present to participate in the run. A meeting of the club was held during the week, the first in the new club house, and as a consequence was largely attend- ed. The main business was the discussion of the furnishing of the club quarters for the comfort of the cyclists. A house com- mittee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. T. Pliny Moran, chairman: John Woer- ner, jr., L. O. Slack, G, 8. Gardiner, J. M. Monday, Fred. L. Vogt and H. G. Turpin. A pool table and a piano will shortly be introduced in the place, and it is expected ef next week. A grand house warming Is on the schedule for the fore part of next month, when everything in the new quar- ters will be in apple-ple order, and all of the frieads of the club invited to be pres- ent. Messrs. W. A. Helmus, D. A. Sigourin ard A. R. Reynolds were elected to mem- bership, and applications recived from Wilson’ M. Eppley, Julius Hughlett, John W. Kaiser, W. H. Snyder, Howard Mac- T. Blake Claggett, James Loftus, jr., Chas. Keyser, James F. Parker, John R. Muir, John A. Bresnahan, Paul von Boeckmann, H. E. Donath, Harry Mur F. H. Van Reuth, A. M. Whi Dodson and J. G Milex Cycle Infantry. The Cycle Infantry will leave town this evening on a practice run to Great Falls, Md., and about twenty-five men are ex- pected to participate. The men will ride in heavy marching order and each cyclist will carry one day’s ratiors. The command will camp at the Falls over hight and all day tomorrow, starting for home late in the afternoon. Capt. Wiggin expects 10 make these practice trips a feature of the company. A rroject is on hand among the members of the company to form a bicycle band, which will be a novelty in its Mne. The idea originated with Capt. Wiggin and already ten men have been secured as a nucleus for the same. Within the next two weeks it is expected that things will assume a more definite shape and the band fully organized. | "Since the Sea Girt trip the members of the company have taken considerable in- terest in rifle shooting, and a trifle associa- tion has been organized in the company Feur medals have been donated as t phies, one of which is given by the cap- tain, and these will be competed for semi- annvally. The association will hold a meet- ing next week and elect officers. It 1s ex- pected that a regimental and company team will be sent to Sea Girt next year to try for honors on the ranges. The com- pany will enter a team in the series of matches which will be held the fore part of next month for the handsome trophy of- fered by The Star. Hyattaville Cycle Club. A fuli fledged bicycle club was organized at Hyattsville during the week, which has been named the Hyattsville Cycle Club. The new club starts out with a good mem- bership and plenty of enthusiasm. The following officers were elected: President, J. H. Ralston; vice president, L. K. Miller; secretary, Harry Miller; treasurer, Archie Wells; captain, H. W. Gore; lieutenant, W. A. Neel; executive committee, J. H. Rals- ton, J. B. Burnside and Rexford M. Smith; committee on membership, Rev. C. J. 3S. Mayo, J. V. Eilis and G. T. Walton. Jus- tice Carr, at whose office the organization was effected, was elected an honorary mem.ber. . ———— 5 THE CIRCUIT RACES. Racing Men From All Over the Coun- try to Be Here. The races of the national circuit of the League of American Wheelmen will be reld in this city within a few days oyer two weeks—an event which all of the lovers of bicycling sport can look forward to with pleasure. The character of the races will be such as never before seen in the tity, surpassing the recent successful meet of. the Arlington Wheelmen as that meet eclipsed all other''race meets ever held in the elty. The racing men whose fame ex- tends all over the country will be here and cecmpete for honor and cash, that being their atm in following the circuit races. For the benefit of those who do not know, a word of explanation as regards the cir- cuit races may prove of interest. As the me implies, this is one of the many races on the circuit. Before the opening of the racing season the racing board of the League of American Wheelmen ar- ranges dates at various towns throughout the country for nat‘onal races, This Mat 1s promulgated just before thé boginning of the racing season, and the dates for the national. races in the various towns as- algned, This is done in order to give the cracks who perticipate in these national events a chance, to attend all of the races with the Jogat amount of’travel, The dates are avoh as to permit tho riders to Fo from one town to ancther without doubling wy on their tracks, saving time and travel. ‘This year the circuit started out in: Call- oe where the mike pennies! CS Greg ate Philadelphia, and are now coming down tn “this direction, The racing men will be in to furnish the entire house by the middle- 3 town perhaps fi week before the event, and become sacquajnted with the track over which. they will race. ‘ Washingtoni@as a special attraction for the racing men. Many of them have never been to tthe ngtional capital, and will make the trip far a,4wo-fold purpose. They will see the gighte;jend then participate in the races, im theyhope of winning sufficient money to: cover expenses. The attractions in-the city angythe large purses offered for the profgpsioggl races on the program are suffic’entgto bring the largest attendance of celebrates] cragks that has characterized any of fhe ciggait races this season. Some of the legcing,gracks will be E. 8. Bald, the king of 75; Tom Cooper, his nearest com- petitor lgst.year, and who leads him this year; Harry G, Tyler,-Otto Ziegler, jr., and Fred. Tjtus, who, with Murphy and Ca- banne, were suspended last year by the racing hoard for alleged crooked racing at St. Louis, an event which raised a howl all over the country. Eddie Bald, one of the cracks, has an enviable racing reputation. His record last season was one of which he could well be proud, having won far more circuit races than ary other man on the track and prizes that were valued at $8,000. This is when he was in class B. This year he is racing as a professional, and is after the cash. He is twenty-one years of age and a resident of Buffalo, N. Y., his father being 2 German butcher in that town. He has been on the track for three years. His father, who is one of those hard, level- headed Teutons, wanted his son to learn the butcher business. When he learned to ride his father warned him against using a wheel. He had the fever, however, and asptrations as a racer. There was an in- door race meet at Buffalo in 1891, and he trained for that on the sly. He not only won the race, but was placed in several other events. This pleased his father, and in the following spring he continued to race, in spite of protests from his mother and dire threats of personal injury by his father. As hjs success increased, the prejudice at home gradually wore away, and last year no father was ever prouder of a son than old man Bald, the butcher. Though he succeeded in lowering many records at the close of last year, he had only one record that remained unbroken, and that for a third of a mile. This was made at Chicago, August 10, 1895, the time being 41 2-5 seconds. © The first bicycle that Otto Ziegler. ever rode was a_ fifty-two-inch upright, and while exercising one day in September, 1893, on horseback at his home, San Jose, Cal., some of his friends, who were mount- ed on safeties, shouted to him to ride against them for a mile. He won the race by several yards. His career as a racing man began on Decoration day two years ago, at Alenada, Cal., where he won his novice race in 2.26, On the same day he won the one-mile handicap from the sixty- | yard mark. At the annual meet of the California division, held in July of the same year, he won the quarter mile, one + mile, two miles and five miles state cham- pionships, against the best racing talent in the state. Since that time he has grad- Tom COOPER ually worked his way up, and is now one of the leading cracks of the country. At the close of last year he held a number of records in class B, among which was a two-thirds of a mile in 1.14 4-5, and the one mile in 1.50 2-5, standing start, paced, at Louisville, Ky. He also held the stand- ing start competition record for one mile at 1.5% 2-5, made at Louisville, Novembef 12, 1895, and the quarter mile, flying start, unpaced, made at Sacramento, Cal., Oc- tober 17, his time being 25 1-5. 5 Fred. Titus !s another man who holds lots of records. He held last year in class B, standing start paced, the seven, eight and nine miles records, and all the records from eleven to twenty-six miles, made at Springfield, Mass., September 13, 184. He also held the American hour record .of 2 miles 190 yards, made at Springfield, September 12, 1895. | According to his own statement he took to cycling as a duck takes to a mud puddle, and as far back as 1888 or 1889 he used to spend all his pocket money in renting machines. He did not become the possessor of a wheel until some years later, when he became the happy owner of a fifty-six-pound solid-tire wheel. Later he got a racing wheel gear- ed at sixty, on which he ground out a number of centuries. This gave him a true racing fever, and from that time on his advancement in the game was rapid. Harry Tyler, or “*Ansom ’Arry,” is re- garded as one of the most gentlemanly pros. on the circuit. He is a crack of some note. He hails from Springfield, and has beaten some of the best of the men on the track. Last year he held the class B quarter-mile record, flying start, in compe- tition, His time was 254-5, made at Hart- ford, Con eptember 4. At Waltham, Mass., 20, 1804, he established a record of 1.4315 for three-quarters of a mile, which has never been beaten. This was in the standing start competition. In the. flying start, unpaced, he holds the three-quartersmaile record, at 1.323-5, made at Springfield, Mass., October 24, 1894. Tom (oopey;is perhaps one of the best- known of the men on tke circuit, and as a professional this year he is making a much better 5 owing than in class B last year. he test rivalry has slways been evidenced between he and Bald, though this year Cooper has been doing slightly the beger ‘Kk. He is a handsome man and a uch Metter ria i pte :: ler than one would eelin ik, Judging by” his appear- : i From # Wherf’ the ‘colonel came into the a: store for a little bromo seltzer he was ‘eck. ing rather sociable, and tried to start a conversation .with the busy prescription clerk, s i - ‘Don’t talk to the clerk while he is com- Pounding # prescription, please,” said the proprictor to the colonel. “Donit ik ‘to:the prescription clerk, do you shy, “sah!” roared the oolonel., “By ged, shh, F talc to the bahkeepah when he is making a mint julep; talk to‘him to the full extent of my conversational sah, and if you think youah little powdahs are of mo’ tmpohtance that nectah of the ls, sah, you are: gettin; too big fo’ yoush business, sahf" Bm ‘AY? RUNG B “frm dante US Tabt ng: seer Se ee got iog epee — THE COMING CIRCUIT RACES. The Attempt to Secure the Big Cycli Fatled. Preparations for the circuit races are being pushed at a rapid rate. The pro- jectors of the meet had in store for the lovers of the sport in this city a genuine treat, but were unable to carry out their wishes. Last week Mr. Gettinger visited Philadelphia to get up a match race be- tween Bald, Cooper, Sager, Parsons, the Australian crack; Otto Zeigler and John 8. Johnson, for which a purse of $300 for the winner was to have been offered. Sanger was unable to attend the meet here, being obliged to be at Denver, Col., by October 1 to begin a series of attempts to lower some of the existing records. The other men where not so favorably im- pressed with the project, and the deal feil through. Expecting that the races will prove # drawing card to Baltimoreans and resi- dents in other surrounding towns, négo- tiations are now in progress for the run- ning of excursion trains on the day of the meet to this city. The matter will be closed Tuesday or Wednesday, and it is thought that a half rate will be secured. Lee Richardson, America’s champion trick rider, has been engaged for the meet. Prof. Haley's band has been secured 10 furnish music. The entries are coming in at a very gratifying rate. The list will be closed Saturday for the open and handicap events, and by that time it is expected that there will be between seventy and eighty individuals entered in the various races. ————— ABOUT BICYCLE PATHS, Prospect of Washington Wheelmen Enjoying Good Riding. « There are many delightful bicycle routes in and about Weshington, but none that are considered “the bicycle path.” Perhaps such a route is not necessary, on account of the miles of fine paved streets and the many roads leading out of the city making splendid bicycle runs, In Indianapolis they are not quite so fortunately situated as to streets, and it does not take long to get about the city and cover all the streets worth riding on. The bicyclists have taken hold of the old towpath along the deserted canal and made out of it a bicycle path, which for its length is ahead of anything in the country. It is eleven m‘les long, and is used for nothing but bicycles. It is built especially for wheeling and nothing else, and is kept in repair by the cyclers. With the canal on one side ind the trees on the other overhanging the path, it is a most delightful ride. Nothing could be firer. The whcelman ts not troubled by teams or pedestrians, and the only objecis he needs te dodge are fellow wheelmen, and they, understanding their business a: the rules of the road, never make any trouble. A picnicking party can go out the towpath route as far as they choose, and make the run a long or short one, as they choose... There tre many delightful places along the route, and on the whole it is be ter than anything in the bicycle line in thi part of the country. The wheelmen of Portland, Ore., have also built a bicycle path, but it is on a much more extensive scale, and for the present is not in as good condition as that at Indianapolis. ‘The Portland path is about fifty-four miles long, and jeads from the city to the foot of Mount Hood. It has become quite 2 common thing, or, more Froperly speaking, the thing, for a bicyde climbing party to ride to the base of Mount Hood, leave their wheels and make the ascent. The ride to the mountain is much more easily accomplished than the climb. Still, there are many daring men and women who make the trip. It is said that the bi- cycle suits make fine climbing clothes, thougn add‘ticnal clothing is necessary f those who go to the snow-clad peaks of this high mountain. Many more people make the trip to the foot of the mountain on their wheels than go up the mountain. As a bicycle route it is claimed to have superior advantages to any in tne west. The Fall the Time for Riding. To the cyclists, perhaps, more than any other person is it so evident that the fall of the year Is at hand. Not only is this recognized by the delightful: riding weather and the changing vegetation, but by the condition of the roads, which is an almost sure sign. Just now, however, this rule is_not so applicable as usual, thé rain of the past week having had more or less effect on the roads surrounding the city. It will take a few days, however, for all traces of this unpleasant event to cyclists to disappear, and then the riding will be better than ever. % It is recommended to the large army of novices who content themselves with rid- ing over the smooth streets of the city, that a trip onthe road be taken. The change will be very pleasing, especially if the ride is made in the early morning. It is a noticeable fact that all of the old riders prefer to ride on the roads, while the nov- ices are perfectly satisfied to ase the city streets. The reason is easily explained. The older cyclists recognize the advan- tages and benefits of road riding, upon which the majority of the riders of this year’s crop are too timid to venture. Now is the best time to make the attempt, the weather being just suited for ideal road riding. The closing of the cycling season this fall will be marked by a large number of track and road races. In fact there is in prospect for the balance of the season more races than this city has enjoyed for many years past. There are five meets almost definitely arranged, with a strong probability of one or two more cropping up shortly after the circuit race meet. In addition to this. almost all of the local clubs are arranging for club road races, which will prove decidedly interesting to the club members and others. Runs for the Week. Columbia Athletic Club—Tomorrow for Marlboro’, starting at 9 o'clock a.m., form club house, near 17th and G streets. Arlington Wheelmen.—Tomorrow _ for Dickie’s, the Virginia side of Great Falls, starting at 9 o'clock from 518 9th street northwest. 3 Capital Bi. Club.—Tomorrow for Port To- | Wood, { official | refere | week presented w.th a handsome | number ‘Eastern Athletic Club, twenty miles, over bacco, Md., starting at 8 o'clock a.m., from club house on 15th street near E. Washington Road Club.—No runs sched- uled for the week. Eastern Athletic Club.—Tomorrow for Brandywine, Md., starting at 8:30 o'clock a.m., from club house on 8th street south- east. + Century Cycle Club.—Tomorrow, century run to Baltimore, starting at 6 o'clock a.m. Altair Cycle Club.—Monday evening, to Cabin John bridge, starting at 0 o'clock, from headquarters, 1208 32d street. Oo. Y. E. 8. Cycle Club, No. 1—Cross country run Tuesday evening, embracing Soldiers’ Home, starting at 8 o'clock. Queer Wheelmen.—Tomorrow to Cycle Cottage, starting from club house, 12th and L streets, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. BICYCLES STOLEN. Theft: of Ni © Wheels Reported D ing the Week. During the week ending yesterday the theft of nine bicycles was reported at the police headquarters. At this rate it would seem as though on an average 500 wkeels are made away with by unserpu- lous persons a year, and, in spite of the rewards and the efforts of the police, a large percentage are never found. Thieves have found bicycle stealing to be a profit- atle and easy business, owing to the own- ers leiving them unguarded and un- locked. It is almost a matter of impos- sibility for policemen to trace stolen wheels unless the latter posses some marked peculiarities. The victims during the week were: George D. Harning, Central building, 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue, Fowler bicycle, No. 20051. Ernest H. Elliot, "1345 Q street north- west, Victor bicycle, No. 86679. Wade Luckett, 66 H_ street northwest, Telegram bicycle, No. 8754 Willis A. Madden of Howard University, Stormer bicycle, No. 26278. Horace H. Brower, #24 9th street, a Horseman bicycle, No. 33308. Harry W. Higham, jr., 476 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Wilhelm bicycle, No. 24525. Fred Busch, 805: Florida avenue ? west, Crescent bicycle, No. 188727. A. G. Randall, 500 A_street southeast, Wilheim bicycle, No. 26771. Allen Baeschlin, 1826 Half street north- west, Elmore bicycle. . Matters of Interest Pe Local Division. There is considerable speculation as to who will be the chief consul of the local division of the L. A. W. for the next term, which will begin December 1. The name of the present chief consul has been sug- gested, but he will probably refuse to run again, though this is by no means certain. The name of Road Consul A. W. Leeke has been suggested by some of his friends, but he may refuse to run. There has been con- siderable talk of placing Presiden: William Gettinger of the Arlington Wheelmen in nomination, but he is not yet a member of the league. The name of Mr. B. F. Lar- conde has been mentioned, but that gentle- man refuses to be a candidate. The annual election will be held anywhere between Oc- teber 15 and November 15, the exact date being left subject to the convenience cf the present chief consul. The following have been the officers of the local division of the league for three years past: 1sv4—Chief consul, George B. French; vice consul, Charles Holmes and £. E. Simpson; secretary and treasurer, William H. Stearn; local consul, G, Grant Armour, B. F. Lar- conde and George W. Cook, which was also 4@ membership committee; racing board, Bennett, J. H. Brittain, C. H. nd H. H. Miller. —George W. Cook, chief Larconde, secretary-treasurer, Rovertson, handicapper. T. Robertson, chief co: arrimore, vice consul; secretary-treasurer; handicapper, and E. to the sul; Charles William Jose, £E. Simpson, K. w E Road Consul A. W. Leeke was during the il divisions having a membe jess who would send in the grea of applications. Mr. Leeke suc- ceeded in sending ‘in seventy from this di- | vision, and was surprised to find out that he was the leading man in the coutest, and won the camera. The first notification he had of this was the receipt of the instru- ment during the week. ‘The regular league run for the week was held Friday evening to Silver Sprin quite a number of riders went out. e run for tomorrow tas been schedule] to Dickey’ eat Falls, the start being made at 9 o'clock from 13th and K street During the week the chief consul and family returned from an enjoyable outing at the Seashore. or Coming Club Road Ra Thursday, September 24.—Annual races of the Altair Cycle Club, quarter mile, one mile and five mile handicap events, over the Conduit road course. Thursday,.September 24.—Supper road tace of the Arlington Wheelmen, five miles, over the Conduit read course. * Thursday, October 1.—Road race of the the Hamilton road. Thursday, October 8 (probably).—Race of the Washington Road Club, twenty miles, over the Conduit road course. October —Proposed long distance club road race of the Capital Bi. Club. Centary Certificates, The Century Road Club of America, with headquarters at Chicago, has announced, through the chairman of its road records committee, of which Mr. Krietenstein is chairman, that in the future the organiza- tion will recognize century survivors’ records, and will issue a record certificate to the club having the largest number of survivors within fourteen hours, on any given century run. A suitable set of rules have been adopted and promulgated to gov- ern such events. A Ride to Natural Bridge. Messrs. Franklin Moore, L. A. Fischer, Tenny Ross and R. C. Howard of the Ana- lostan Boat Club left the city this after- noon for a trip awheel to Natural Bridge, Va. The party will be gone for a week, and will ride both ways on the bicycle. They expect to reach Frederick tonight, and, starting out Sunday morning, reach Winchester by night. According to the schedule, the Natural Bridge will be reached Wednesday afternoon. The return home will be commenced Thursday morn- ing. Coming Race Meets. Monday, Stptember 21.—Meet, final of series of the intercity races and attempi for American twéuty-four hour track rec- ord by John J. Fister, at International Athletic Park, beginning at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Saturday, September 26.—Meet and bicy- cle tournament, under auspices of the Co- lumbia Athletic Club, at C. A. C. Field, corner 17th and C streets northwest, com- mencing at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Monday, October 5.—National circuit races and championship. events, at Inter- national Athletic Park, commencing at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Monday, October 19 (probably).—Meet for the benefit of the Eugene Field Monument Fund Association, at C. A. C. Field, com- mencing at 2-o'clock in the afternoon. Saturday, October 24.—Meet of the Dis- trict Associated Wheelmen. Track not yet selected. For the Eugene Field Monument Fan Arranger. ents are slowly being made for the propo:ed race meet for the benefit of the Eugene Field monumert fund, which it is calculated to hold at the Columbia Athletic Club field by the local Eclipse agency some time the latter part of next month. No attempt has yet been made to select a date, nor is it possible that any- | thing further will be done for a week or so. Efforts are being made to establish a pre&s. committee, corsistirg of the editors of all of the local papers, who are expected to take hold and pesh the matter. The committee is now being formed, and it is expected that everything will be completed in this line by the fore part. of next week, in which event the business of the proposed meet will be hustled through. Schade to Ride for Georgetown. -From indications it looks as though Fred Schade, the champion rider of the Wash- ington Road Club, will enter Georgetown University, and ride under the colors of that institution. It is expected that in a short while Schade will enter upon his course of studies at Georgetown, and par- ticipate in the athletics of the students. * This will doubtless be a surprise to a good many people, who expected that Schade would resume his studies at Columbian University, where he has been a student for several years, and under the colors of which institution he won the five-mile in- tercollegiate championship bicycle race at Manhattan Field this spring. Person: Harry Z. Greer and George E. Smith, the tandem team of the Washington Road Club, expect to enter the mile and a half ¥ tandem race at Trenton, N. J., September 28, the occasion being the national circuit meet at that place. Fred Schade has joined another clw Herndon. (Va.) Cycle Club, which Tuesday morning took a ran to Manassas, where the Prince William County Horse Association was holding a fair. Outside of Scha those who took the ride were First Lieu. tenant Mahoney, Second Lieutenant Yates and Messrs. Van Deusen, Crippen, B. Detwiler, Wilson and Bicksler. THE INTER-URBAN RACES. d Medals Won by hington, The last of the intercity races will be run off Monday afternoon, on which oc- casion the winning Washington team, con- sisting of Billie Sims, George S. Ball and T. N. Mudd, jr., will be presented with the winner's medal, and the handsome silver trophy cup. The presentation will be made immediately after the race meet, and will prove a happy event for the local wheel- men. The trophies are significant of the speed and skill of the Washington men over the riders of the morumental city. The medals are of solid gold, and valued =~ at $20 each. These are the winners’ med- als, the value of the medals for the losing t being placed at $10 each. The medals which the Washing- ton boys will receive are prettily executed and very attractiv The body of the mea al is a bicycle wheel, the regular emblem of the League of American Wheelmen, around the lower cir- cumference of which is an imitation laure! wreath. Surmounting the wheel is a gold- en image of the great American eagle, with wings outstretched. gold medal is pendent by a short chain, attached to the out- spread wings of the eagle, to a bar, on the back of which a pin ts fas- tened. The inscription on the bar gives the name of the winner and the events for which the trophy was won. The silver trophy, the championshir of the intercity races, is a more imposing prize. It stands fully eight inches high, and is valued at $00. The cup was presenved by a Baltimore aewspaper, with the fond expectation that the Baltimore riders would The bright be victorious, though in this the donaters are disappointed. The body of the cup is plain, with three. handles, embossed wreaths around the cup for a_ distance of two inches from the bottom. The ii is of frosted silver scribtd the name event for which The base is fluted styl menial Grecian border about width. Where the cup there relief. pin of t Inte! benefit of with orna- an inch in ales join the lov is a display of orna ntation is four His Try “at the Twenty-Four-Hoar - Reco: John A. Fister will make his attempt at the twenty-four-hour American track rec- orf on Monday evening, o’cléck, and his commencing at @ ting on the long ride will doubtless be witnessed by many peopi¢ Whe will be interested in the outcome of the event. Through a misunderstanding Fister will have to ride at a much faster rate than was at first anticipated. All along it hag heen believed that the record was held by E.,C. Spooner, and was 425 miles. T ise mistake. The twenty-four-hour Americat ‘track record is 452 miles, 1,750 yards, oF just forty-five yards short of miles, This record was made by L. Gimm, at Cleveland, Ohio, on August 14 and 15 of last year. In the same attempt in which Gimm established a new American track record fer twenty-four hours he © blished rec- ords for all hours from mine to twenty-four hours. give an id speed his records for the distar = follows Nine hours, 18114 mil 11 hours, 218% miles: 1 15 hours, 25s 7. hours, miles; mile: hours iles; IS hours miles hours, s miles; 22 hours, 418% mil 2% aours, 4 4 miles. The world’s record for twenty-four houfs is held by Huret man. His dis- tance is 52 miles made at deaux, France, September 7 and 8 of year. He also holds the record of the world for six hours, at 150 mile ards: 1 hours, at 28% miles, 306 yards, and IS hour: at 406 miles, 237 yards Fister ts only going against the Ame record for that time, and a change necessarily have to be made in his lie was to have run at twenty hour for twenty-two hours actual ridin! time. In order to beat the existing re he will have to ride at the rate of twer one miles an hour for the entire time, which will give him 462 miles for the time, beai- ing the present by a fraction over nine miles. miles It is Proposed to Hold a anion of Local Cyclixts. The meeting of the United -Wheemen, which was to have been held during the week, was postponed until even- ing. This is due to the fact the com- mittee in charge did not sufficient time to notify the various clubs of the city and request the attendance of dele- gates at the meeting. The location of the meeting places has been changed from th Columbia Riding School to the gymnasium of the Columbia Athletic Club. At this meeting the subject of the pro- posed barbecue will be discussed at length and some definite action taken. It is con- templated to hold the barbecue early next month, probably at Glen Echo, or the In- ternational Athletic Park, and make it a joint affair of all the wheelmen, attache and unattached, in the District. A mect- ing to consider the matter was called a short time ago at the Cycle were between 600 and ent, and on account of the it was almost a matter of to hold a satisfactory meetin Cottage being too small a place a large gathering. * The project is enginecre Wheelmen in hopes of b all of the riders In the city to increase its membershiy large impo: the ¢ owing barbecue there will be speech making prominent riders and everything wil arranged to make the evening pass off « pleasantly as possi! Mr. Francis E. Pratt, the popular retary, who is employed in the bur construction and repair at*the Navy partment, will leave the city tomorrow morning for Camden, N. J., where he has been detailed for duty by Assistant tary McAdoo, His detail is only ‘tempo- rary, but he expects to be away at last six months.