Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1896, Page 19

3 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OOTOBER 17, 189¢-~TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. AN EXCITING GAME OF BICYCLE POLO. - BICYCLE NOVELTIES Some of the New Features of Wheel Construction for ’97. THE CHAINLESS WHEEL A CERTAINTY Bicycle Polo Likely to Be the Lead- ing Winter Game. SOME ODD CONTESTS Dorrespondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 15, 1896. T SEEMS A TRIFLE odd to speak of the bicycle year of 1897 as already begun, but begun it is. “For months al- ready the heads of the houses have been puzzling their brains over novelties to be introduced in wheel construction, and ri- val firms have been closely watching each other's move- ments. Most of them have already pretty well determined next season's models and patterns; the next thing is to keep the fac- tories running all winter to supply the spring demand. A sharper line of demarkation will be drawn next year than ever before, between the cruising and the racing bicycle—be- tween the light, high-geared machine for track use and the wheel of moderate gear and weight which can be relied upon for ordinary roads. There is a considerable reaction against the nineteen-pound wheel, as used by heavy riders on the road. Se- date riders who are more fond of scenery than speed will be perfectly satisfied with @ weight of between twenty-two and twen- ty-seven pounds, while track racers will be built as low as twelve. The gearing of the shaft is no longer a novelty. Many firms will probably make chainless bicycles for next year, as the principle of the bevel-geared cog is so familiar in mechanics that simple applica- tions of it can hardly be covered by patent any more than the chain and sprocket ar- rangement now universal. The chainless gears will especially commend themselves to women, because they will require no skirt guards and will cause no grime of mingled ofl and dust within sight or touch. An alternative will be the possible employ- ment of a gearing case, after the English fashion, to cover completely the chain and sprockets. This will have some of the same Practical advantages, but will be clumsy im appearance, besides adding a pound or so to the weight of the finished wheel. Increasing the Gear. ‘The gear even of roadster wheels is con- stantly rising—fifty-six, sixty-three and six- ty-elght being successive landmarks of the Process. Next year one of the famous New England firms wil) build no gear below eighty for men’s wheels unless specially ordered. This year the “standard” wheels have varied between sixty-eight and seven- ty-two. Next year seventy-six will be con- sidered about medium. As the gear is Faised, the necessity of a brake becomes more urgent. Back-pedaling, as a means of stopping a high-geared wheel in swift motion, is hardly adequate for an emer- gency. Equipped with a brake, the rider of @ seventy-six-gear can ascend hills of fair grade and descend any steep which !s fit for carriages. Women’s wheels will ie geared between sixty-three and seventy- two. A low gear, a short crank and a high seat are the combination for a lady who would ride gracefully rather than rap- idly, as these conditions reduce the ugly Imee action to a minimum. Wooden handle bars are to be used by many builders as a means of saving a few ounces of weight, and may become nearly as universal as wooden wheel rims. Handle bars—and, indeed, an entire running gear— of aluminum would be much better rela- tively to weight, but the cost is as yet pro- hibitive of general use. Tires are susceptible of practically no improvement. Single tube tires of small @imensions will be almost universal on racing machines, but the middle-aged cruiser will still use on the road the 13-4 size to best advantage. It is curtous that while the wheel itself has so rapidly im- proved, tires are, as many complainers claim, not as good as three years ago. ‘The tremendous development of a new general use for rubber has so overtaxed the sources of supply that it is hard to get enough good rubber. The principal tire makers, who all guarantee their wares, are put to great loss by the constant ne- cessity of replacing defective tires. The Question of Price. Whether the cost of high-grade bicycles is to be reduced from $100 no one will krow for some time yet. Some makers propose to step in the other direction by making a line of “specials” at $115 or $125. It was a significant fact that the Pope Company, which reduced Hartford wheels from $80 to $65 last summer, raised the price again to $7 almost immediately; so active was the demand that the makers were unable to keep up with it. And when several thousand fairly good wheels were sold at $18 each, as a bargain sale attraction at New York, people fainted and were bruised in the crush about the counter. It looks as if the “bicycle hun- ger” were not yet appeased, and until it is price reduction is not Hkely to be very radical. Whatever the list price, no one need, now or next year, pay $100 for a first-class wheel, if he is willing to buy it ond har re are so many “cranks” who Insist upon having the very latest models that there are usually in the market plenty of little-used second-hand wheels of the best makers, and obtainable at from $40 to $60 each. Bicycles of the best 96 grades in good condition are certainly fine enough a any but cranks or racers to use in i. There is a dodge, too, by which practical- ly new wheels, fresh from the shops, are often sold at from $20 to $30 off. I know of one racer who bestrode twenty- seven different mounts before tM2 season of ‘96 had come to a close. Of course the bicycles were supplied free by the makers. When a customer in their sales room would demur at the list price of a new mount the sapient salesman would say, “Well, here’s a wheel that’s a bargain. As you see, it is absolutely new. Not even scratched! As a matter of fact, it is one of the latest and best in the market, but it 1s technically a sec- ond-hand because Smith rode it in the Jonesville road race—won the race with it, you remember—but the tire was punc- tured afterward. Smith never rides a repaired tire, so he telegraphed for a new machine exactly like it and sent this back. We'll put on a new tire, and there you are.” By this means Smith—that isn't the Name—probably succeeded in alding the sale of some thirty "96 wheels at $75 or 80 each, or a tidy little cush item of $2,250, about what the same goods would have brought at ordinary sale less the agent’s commissions. Bieyele Polo. The present rage for tandems is expect- ed to continue during "07, and many light tandems are being built. The bicycle built for two was, early in the passing present Season, used mainly for pacing purposes, but tandem racing is having quite a little boom this autumn and will undoubtedly rage with much virulence next year. It's a dangerous business, like road racing, Lut like road racing it will be hard to stop. The most exciting novelty of the wheel- ing season has been bicycle polo, which was practically unheard of until about a month ago. It is a rather dangerous game, but not more so than polo as played with ponies at an East Indian gymkhana or a Meadowbrook. Hunt meet. A low-geared bicycle has decided advantages in playing it, because {t is so much easier suddenly to check or start it. Precisely so, a low-gear- ed pony—that fs to say, one that can start or stop promptly and is quick in turning— is preferable to one that is merely fast. Of course, the rider in bicycle polo must have a quick eye for distance, be able to ide nds off” at any angle, and to turn in the shortest compass. In spite of its dif- ficulties. the game will be the principal at- traction at most of the big exhibition meet- ings in the riding academies this winter. A contest in which there Is a good deal of fun and no danger, and which is, therefore, well fitted for demy use, is the slow-rid- ing race. A space 10 feet long and two feet wide is marked off for each “racer. The contestants take a start from the step. The one who, without crossing the chatk line on either side of his two-foot path, without dismounting and without coming at any time to an absolute standstill, reaches his goal last, is declared the win- ner. Contests Awheel. Variations suggested by the idea of the bicycle duel will be pretty common in hall riding. Boxing and fencing contests ‘‘on bicycle back’’ are quite as practicable as they are on horseback, and on the whole rather less dangerous in proportion as the height to fall is less. There were beautiful trick riding, quadrille evolutions and team riding in the academies last winter, but the element of competition was rather lacking. This winter's exhibitions will gain in inter- est by an infusion of more of the spirit of rivalry. The coasting contest was almost unheard of in cycledom until the present year, when it has proved very popular. Such a contest can, of course, be held only out of doors. The start may be either a mounting one, or a push-off by the helper, but should never be a@ flying one. In either case the feet do not touch the pedals. Each wheel runs until the rider is compelled to topple over sidewise. Coasting contests are held to afford the fairest test of the easy run- ning qualities of the wheel itself, but it would be idle to deny that skili enters into the competition to a very considerable ex- tent. So does weight. Heavy wheels seem to coast better than light ones, which is a ecnsiderable argument for their use in touring where the rider is at least half the time going on a down grade. Riding the bicycle will be more general next year than ever before. All signs point to a total sale even greater than in '9@. What the end of it all will be no man krows, but there are many more true things to be said for the sport than against it, THE COLORED WHEELMEN. Arrangements for the Parade, Which Will Be Held Tuesday Evening. The colored wheelmen of the District have completed all arrangements for their parade, which will be held next Tuesday evening. The affair is gotten up by the Dis- trict Associated Wheelmen, an organization drawn up on lines similar to the United Wheelmen, and will be run under their auspices. All of the colored cycling clubs of the city will be represented in line, and Kkewise the majority of the unattached col- ored riders. Preparations fof the event fiave been going on for some time, and the parade is expected to mark the beginning of a new epoch in the history of the colored wheelmen of the city. ‘The officials of the meet will be as fol- lows: Chief marshal, L. H. Phillips; right aid, James Langhorn; left ald, Capt. Jugge Malvin. These officials wili Be in -harge of the procession, and their assistants wil. be picked from the various bicycle clube and others in line. The parade will be ir seven divisions, and the formation of the line will be as follows: A detail of police- men will be foliowed by the chief marshal and his aids, and after them will come the various divisions. The first division wif be composed of the National Bicysle Clut and the Rambler Bicycle Club, with full membership and invited guests; the secone division will be composed of the Beacor Light Bicycle Club and the Cross Country Road Club; the third division will consist of the Anacostia Bicycle Club andthe Twentieth Century Bicycle Club; the fourth division will comprise the uptown bicycle clubs and the Napoleon Bicycle Club; the fifth division will consist of the Junior Na- tional Bicycle Club, the Elgin Wheelmer and the Meriden Cycling Club; the sixth and severth divisions are expected to be the largest in the line, and will be com- posed of the unattached wheelmen of both sexes. The marshals of the different divisions will be as follows: First division, Messrs. G. H. Howard and W. H. Washington: second division, Walter Quarters and J. J Weaver; third division, James E. Camp- bell_and C. A. Berkeley; fourth division, W. S. Hawkins and W. H. Marshall: f.fth division, D. Freeman and Walter Sedge- Wick; sixth division, J. T. Johnson snd T. N. Robinson; seventh division, Dorsey Suder. ‘The line of march will be formed at New Hampshire avenue and T street, with the first and second divisions resting west on T street; the third and fourth east on T street: the fifth, sixth and seventh, north on New Hampshire avenue. The line wil! be formed at 6:20 -, and the start wil! be made at . The line of march 330 p. will be down New Hampshire avenue tc 22d street, to Pennsylvania avenue, ané thence down the avenue to Ist street, north on Ist street to Indiana avenue, west tc . 3d street, north on 3d street to New Jersey avenue, north to Q street, and west on Q street to 10th street, where the procession will be disbanded. The judges will be Messrs. C. H. J. Taylor, James H. Merriweather and Robt. H. Terrell, and these will probably be sta- tioned near The Star office in a carriage and view the parade. Prizes will be given for the club making the best appearance, to the male and fe- male rider each making the best showing and to the male and female riders having the most unique decorations. In order tc encourage the attendance, the committee in charge of the parade has issued notices to all of the colored riders of the city, in- viting them to participate. All participants will be required to have at least two lan- terns on their wheels, though no limit te Placed as to the number that can be car- ried. SAFETY THAT IS SAFE. A Bicycle It is Said Any One Can Ride. Perhaps no single thing of recent years has afforded more room for inventions than the bicycle, and the patent office is many thousands of dollars ahead of the game from this source alone. One of the latest inven- tions in the bicycle line is a safety that is safe. In other words, a bicycle that any ene can ride with no skill at all. ‘The in- vention is the work of Dr. Whiteman V. White of Brooklyn, N. Y., and is especially adapted for the weak or aged. It possesses a good many points that recommend it. It is lighter than a tricycle, and is jus: as easy to ride. As seen by the illustration, it is nothing more nor less that the attach: rent of two smail wneels at the ends of the pedals by an additional crank shaft, really making the invention a quadrocycle. The wheel will stand by itself, and is of par- ticular advantage to weak and timid pe>- ple, who in riding a bicycle, when getting into a tight place, would lose control of the machine and thereby injure themselves. A Contest That Promises to Be Un- usually Interesting. The coming road race, under the aus- pices of the Washington Road Club, prom- ises to be one of the greatest contests of that kind ever held in this section. Last year there were a number of good road reces on the Conduit, but the coming road race, which will be held Friday evening, Novemer - 6, at 3 o'clock, will be the largest road rece in all respects. The list of prizes will be larger, and it is calculated to have at least fifty prizes, the leading ones of which will be five or six bicycles. As regards the entrance list, it is expected to have at least 100 riders in ine, and from present indications it looks very much as though the club’s expectations in these re- spects will be fully verified. The entry blanks made their appearance during the week, and in orcer to avoid any confusion specifically state that it will be an ama- teur road race, thereby preventing any of the entrants from being thrown in the pro- fessional ranks by competing with riders in that class in the road race. The en- trance fee for the race ts $2, and the en- tries will close at midnight on October 29. The list of prizes will aggregate in value in the neighborhood of $1,000, and this will give some idea of the magnitude of the race. The race will be a time handicap af- fair, similar to many of the road races of last year. The course of the race will be different from that of any other course heretofore used. While it will embrace a part of the old course, the steep hills on either side of the Dalecarlia reservoir will be eliminated. The start will be made about one mile west of Cabin John bridge. The racers will then ride toward the city, and upon reaching the foot of Stony Hill will turn around and ride up as far as the Anglers’ Club house, turning around once more, and coming back to the foot of Stony Hill, make an- other turn, with the finish at Cabin John bridge. This will be an even twenty miles, and the course is expected to be faster than the old course, which began at the lower reservoir and ran up as far as the Anglers’ Club house and return, taking in the two steep hills. In the new course there will be three turns, and {t is calculated that less time will be lost in making these turns than in climbing the two steep hills of the old course. Another advantage of the new ecurse les in the fact that a spectator can see the riders at least three times from one position, and this will prove advantageous. Ir. order to prevent any confusion, and to see that every man rides the full twenty miles, a corps of checkers will be stationed at both turns, and all men properly check- ed. Umpires will be stationed along the Ine of the course and help keep matters in trim. In the Irvington-Milburn course there are five turns instead of three, yet the riders make fast time over the course, and the annual road race held there attracts at- tention all over the country. It ts calcu- lated to make the coming road race a na- tional affair, and consequently prizes are being offered sufficient to induce amateurs to participate all along the eastern coast. Ertry blanks have been sent to Boston, New York, Philadeiphi Baltimore, Rich- mond and a number of other places, espe- cially in cit‘es lying westward of Wash- ington. There is considerable inquiry be- ing made as regards the race from places quite distant. The club is pushing the matter, and is sending out a neat. typewritten letter to all the prominent racing men of this and other cities, which winds up by stating that this will be the largest road race ever held in this vicinity, and expressing the hope that the recipient will honor the club with his entry at an early date. In sending out one of these letters during the weck a cu- rious mistake was made. Mr. R. H. Atkin- son of the Queer Wheelmen ts a well-known rider, and as there was only one person by that name in the directory, the communica- tion was addressed to 940 French streét northwest. The reply received was as fo)- WS: “Mr. William Jose, esq. “Dear Sir: I received a communication from you, in which you express a desire to have me enter for a twenty-mile handicap Poad race. “I should be perfectly willing tq accom- Mmodate you in this matter, and would if it were not for one circumstance, 1. e., my in- ability to ride a bicycle. I never was on one in my life, and am afraid that I could not master it in time to warrant my enter- ing any of the races of your club. “Yours. truly, “R. H. ATKINSON.” This Mr. Atkinson, ft transpires, is a government clerk, and an entirely different individual from R. H. At the bicy- clist. Although the entry blanks have been out but a few days, so far twenty-five applica- tions have been received, as follows: C. E. Gause, W. R. C.; George B. tached; George E. Smith, W. R. C.; Gensler, W. R. C.; Rudolph Jose, W. R. L. Pi W. R. ‘etze, Q. we ee ‘elch, Le Droit P. W.; We R. C.; T. L. Milstead, CA. C.; ugh, W. R. C.; A. H. Crandall, C.; Dr. W. W. Hodges, saville, W. R. C.; W. e B. T. Wrenn, A. W.; H..Z. Greer, W. R. C,; C. J. Morrison, 8. R. C.; BE. E. Wakefield, C. and 8. Cc. C. ‘Already a number of “prizes have been secured. A Fowler bicyclé has been donated by the Fowler Cycle Company and a Ram- bler bicycle by the Road ‘Club. Other prizes dcnated are as follows; Diamond scarf pin, Jacobs Brothers; diamon¥ scarf pin, A. H. Crandall; $15 bicycle stiit, Parker, Company; Reiss coupler, i. B. Graves; pair Chase ‘tires, L. C. Chase & Company, Boston; Hunt saddle, Hunt Manufacturing Company; $5 cash, J. J. Fister; $5 cash, acon Hornung; $10 or- der on The Hub, Willian Gettinger; two gold L. A. W. buttons and foot pump, F. 8. Cahill. In addition to these, prizes will also be donated by Stifemetz & Son, F. A. L. Schade and The Hub, RECORD RACE MEET. R. C.; C. 1. Ron- ker, unattached; Details of the Program for the Satur- day Event. The entry blanks for the “record race meet’ or the wheelmen’s field day at the International Athletic Park Saturday af- terncon next, made thelr appearance during the week, and quite a demand has been made for the blanks. There are ten events scheduled on the program, with the possibility that many more will be added during the day. The record attempts will be interspersed by open races, to add to the interest of the occasion. All of the attempts scheduled for the records will be unpaced, with flying starts in all of the distances under one mile. The events include a one-mile novice, one-third-of-a-mile track record, one-mile open, quarter-mile track record, one-mile tandem race for the championship of the District, two-mile track record, two-thirds- oft-a-mile open, one-mile track record, two- thirds-of-a-mile track record, and a con- solation race, open to those who fail to secure a place in any of the other races. The entrance fee will be fifty cents for the first rate ang twenty-five cents for each additional race, and no entrance fee is charged for the record attempts, though all riders must be entered in at least one of the other events. The entries will close Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. Blanks can be obtained from Mr. W. C. Clark at 1420 F street, or most of the cycle stores in the city. The lst of prizes has not as yet been made up, but these will be pub- lisked in The Star the fore part of next week. A good list of prizes can be looked for, and the entrance fee ts placed low enough to give every rider in the city a chance for an attempt at a record. Outside of the events scheduled on the program there will be a go for the five-mile track record, standing start, unpaced, and an- other attraction will probably be a match tandem race for one mile between Eddie Smith and Frank Day, the youngest tan- dem team in the city, and Lang Shearer and Elbert Hebard. The interest of the event is increased considerably because there will be a hard struggle for the possession of some of the records. The main honor seems to be the record fer the short distances. During the week there were eight bicycles stolen, an incr2ase over the previous week. The unfortunate cyclers are ag follows: R. W. Hall, 1718 I street northwest, War- wick wheel, No. 7695, stolen from in front of 1141 Connecticut avenve. J. T. White, 8th and 8 streets, Warwick wheel, stolen from in front of his resi- dence. Miss Camp, 201 North Capitol street, la- dies’ Rambler, No. 17584, stolen from in front of her residence. H. B. Coblentz, 467 Fiorida avenue north- west, Columbia wheel, No. 22365, stolen from in front of his residence. P. 3. Angle, Sterling wheel, No. 701, stolen from in front of 316.5th street north- west, and Liberty wheel, No. 850¥, left in its place. A. H. Davison, ler wheel, 2 14th street, hired Fow- 353, which was never re- ictor John Crossley, Columbia Ath- letic Club, Eclipse bicycle, No. 28443, stoien from 13th and E streets northwest. This wheel was subsequently discovered by De- tective Boardman. M. F. Halloran, civil service commission, Warwick bicycle, whieh was stolen Sep- tember 20, was recovered in Baltimore Thursday, where it had been sold to a dealer, and wh) had sold it again. —_-—___ A BICYCLE THAT FLIEs. It Has Wings That Open and Shut Like a Bird, From the St. Louts Republic. A flying bicycle rider is no longer a figure of speech, for a man in Oklahoma City has invented a bicycle with wings. It 1s a mar- velous affair, with great wings that open and close like those of a bird. It is claimed that a bicyclist who is provided with one of these flying machines need no longer wor- ry about good or bad roads. When he comes to a bit of road that he does not like he will simply fly over it. It will be the same with rivers and lakes, mountains and val- leys, for it is proposed that the new flyer shall carry a rider from one mountain peak to another. There have been flying machines, some with and some without a bicycle attach- ment, but this is the latest and most unique device of all, and in every respect. it differs from all previously devised machines for carrying @ man on land as well as through the air. Although there is not the slightest resem- blance between the flying bicycle and the flying bird, the same degreo of relative pro- portion is maintained. Like some birds, this new bicycle is adapted particularly for ground locomotion, but Hke the common fowl or turkey, the inventor claims his ma- chine will be able, when necessity demands it, to rise above earthly obstructions and sail serenely away. The bicycle part of the machine is con- structed in the lightest possible manner con- sstent with strength. It is somewhat long- er, but a trifle lower than the ordinary ma- chine, the fork being replaced by a triangu- lar framework of peculiar construction. From the hub or axle of each wheel rises @ metal post a third longer than the ma- chine itself, rising front and back at an angle. The upper ends of these posts are connected by a crossbar, and through them just at the point where they are joined by the crossbar a crank shaft runs parallel with the axles of the wheels. Attached to each shaft are eight triangular sails or wings arranged on much the same plan as the arms of a windmill, but constructed af- ter the manner of a bird’s wing, which closes as it is raised, but on the downward sweep presents an expanded surface to the win. When in use as a bicycle the wings are folded close to the supporting posts. The machine is operated by pedals, sprocket wheel and chain. The gail or wings are operated by the rider, who sits in the usual saddle and works the als, which, when the machine is in the causes the wings to revolve by means of hain and sprocket wheel on the crank shaft to which the sails are attached. A working model of this machine 10% feet long and 6% feet wide has already been completed and oe success. The in- ventor writes of his ine as follows: “My invention will, I think, revolutionize the mode of travel of the present day. What I claim for the new machine, which is now being constructed and is 24 feet 6 inches broad by 1% feet' wide, is that it will replace the bicycle and be a practical flying machine as well. “The machine is made of steel tubing, the wings of canvas stretched on an aluminum frame. “Ball bearings are usdd exclusively in the machine. The wings ¢an be extended as far as required by lengthening the triangu- lar frame, which, owing to the lightness of aluminum, will not add materially to the weight of the bicycle.’ Machines to carry one person, if properly made, will weigh not more than sixty pounds each, and possibly not over forty. These machines can be tered out very rapidly and at a cost of “The wings are concave, like an umbrella, at the point nearest the shaft, so can take hold of the air. With 288 square feet of wing surface, which is suf- ficient to ft the bicycle, the frame would support 860 pounds, estimating from the ratio of the weight of a duck to its wing surface. “Machines with a car and naphtha engine for carrying six persons will weigh 600 pounds and have 3,200 feet of wing surface, with sufficient power to lift 9,000 pounds. “I have applied for letters patent on my invention, and am satisfied of its feasfbility and usefulness from the number of experi- u.ents I have made during the past three years.” Things are beginning to get slow in cy- cling circles, and soon regular runs will be something of the past. The recent cold snap has given a genuine taste of winter, though if the weather remains open bicycle riding can be carried on without any inter- ruption, the cyclist dressing warm enough to keep from feeling the low temperature. Care should be taken not to dress too warmly, nowever, as a cold is apt to re- sult. The cold weather at present is not to stay, if the local weather prophets read the signs right. There will be a spell of warmer weather coming in short order, which wilt be ideal bicycling weather. The Indian summer has not as yet put in ap- Pearance. Next week there are several events on the program that will be interesting. The parade of the colored wheelmen, under the auspices of the District Associated Wheelmen, will be held on Tuesday even- ing, weather permitting. Then the clos- ing race meet of the season will be given Saturday afternoon, at the International Athletic Park. It will be a record meet and a regular field day, and is calculated to fittingly wind up a very successful sea- son of bicycling. This meet is apt to be © productive of more rivalry than any pre- vious meet of the year, and consequently the sport will be good. Persimmons are now about ripe, the frost having completed its magic work, and as the trees are plentiful all around city the riders ought to be able to secure an abundant supply of the splendid fruit. Hickory nuts and walnuts are also ready to be collected, and parties can find trees of these unywhere in and out of the Dis- trict. Columbia Athletic Club. Last Stnday’s run of the Columbia Ath- letic Club to Frederick was an event long to be remembered. The party under the leadership of Capt. Harry Stiles left the club house at a few minutes after 6 o'clock in the morning. The starters, including those who overtook the first contingent on the road, numbered sixteen. A worse day for a cettury ride could hardly be im- agined. The temperature was much too low fcr comfort, and the fierce wind that blew from the north all day made riding a hardship. Capt. Stiles reports that in one place the party had actually to pedal going down a steep grade, so strong was the resistance of the wind. Fifteen miles out Underwood gave it up and returred to the city. Burroughs, who had been making the pace, broke his chain at Laytoi sville, and had to hire a team to take him ever to the railroad at Gaith- ersburg. The rest of the party continued on, stoppirg twice at farm houses by the way for refreshments. Nearly to Da. mascus the boys kept well together, but from there on to Frederick the line was somewhat strung out, Messrs. Haywood and Shannon being the first to arrive. After a short stop all of the party ex- cept Capt. Stiles and Charlie McGuiggan, started back, stopping near New Market for dinner. The run in was a long drawn out procession, with Haywood, Shannon and Hendley and Maize on a tandem, far in the lead. These four took the wrong road at Etchison, and followed a route which led them over to Unity before they discovered their mistake. Between Unity and Brookville, Haywood gave another ex- hibition of his great ability as a long dis- tance rider by rurning entirely away from his companions. Those who finished their 100 miles on time were Messrs. Haywood, Shannon, Hendley, Maize, Ingling, Reid, Nottingham, Story and Wright. Messrs. Stiles and Mc- Guiggan spent. a pleasant afternoon in Frederick, calling on acquaintances, and returned to Washington on the evening train. They were not alone in their com- fort, as o‘her Iccal wheelmen got to the train at almost every stop. Tomorrow's run is to Marshall Hall, starting from the club house at 9:30 in the morning. The return will be made on the steamer. 0. Y. E. 8S. Cycle Club, No. 1. The members of the O. ¥. E. S. Cycle Club, No. 1, took their regular run Tuesday evening, under Lieutenant Thompson. The run was partly in the city, and partl¥ in the country, and proved to be a very en- joyable trip, the clyb turning out strong on the ran. The club rur Tuesday evening will be un- der Lieut. John J. Costinett. The route has Not been selected, but it will be a cross-city and cross-country run. The start will be made at 6:30 o'clock in the evening from | 1434 Rhode Island avenue northwest. Captain Van Deusen is at present enjoy- ing a visit to his home in New York state, where he will probably remain until after the election. There was a sort of surprise party ten- dered Mrs. McQueen, one of the members of Eastern Star Chapter, to which the club it attached. Lieut. and Mrs. J. J. Costinett, Dr. and Mrs. Handy, Mr. and Mrs. Park- hurst and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, after a short run Thursday evening, wound up at the home of Mrs. McQueen, on N street, and paid a social visit. The cyclists were royal- ly entertained, and spent a very pleasant evening, enjoying a splendid supper and other hospitality of their host. Arlington Wheelmen. The Arlington Wheelmen will make a cen- tury run tomorrow to Frederick, Md., start- ing at 6 o'clock in the morning from 513 9th street. The century will be run on the twelve-hour schedule, which, it is thought, will be an abundance of time. Last Sunday the club took a short run un- Ger Captain Brengle. No objective point was named, and it was a genuine cross- country trip. Mr. &. H. Combe, who has been seriously ill, is fortunately reported as improving. No further arrangements have been made for the club supper road race, which it was decided to hold somé time ago. At the last meeting of the club the old committee was. discharged on account of not having done any work in the matter, and the president was to have appointed a new committee to attend to the matter. So far this committee has not been appointed, and unless some- thing is done during the week it is most hkely that the club supper race will not be held this fall. Washington Road Club. No regular run was scheduled for the Road Club tomorrow, although Captain Jose will take the men out on the Conduit road and give them plenty of good riding, in order to get them in condition for the coming road race of the club. Last Sunday the club had no run sched- uled, though a good many of the members took individual spins to various places. Next Sunday will be the local league cen- tury run to Frederick, and Captain Jose states that he will call a club run to that place for that day. Mr. J. C. Wood, a popular member of the club, is able to be out again, after being confined to his home for some days with sickness. Mr. L. B. Graves, the president of the club, made a flying trip to Baltimore during the week. ‘Ohe of the members of, the club accident- ally discovered a swimming pool last Sunday evening in the basement of the club quar- ters at the Hotel Arno. Despite all reports to the contrary, club headquarters will still be kept at Hotel Arno. A rumor was to the effect that the club would shortly move out and seek other headquarters, and the publication was made to this effect, though unaut! No change in the club house will be made this season at all. Altair Cyele Clab. No regular run was scheduled for next week for the Altair Cycle Club, though one or two runs are apt to be taken. Capt. Baker Weaver will hardly make out an- other schedule on account of the lateness ef the season, and any runs taken from now on will be to places mutually agreed upon by the members before starting out. On Tuesday the one-mile club the the iff championship cha inged hands. remembered that at the recent meet of the club the championship was won by Willtam Ballard. He was challenged recently for the honor, and a race was run off Tuesday evening between him and Geo. ‘Weaver, in which the latter came off vic- It will be torious. Charles Jones was the referee of the race, and the other officials were se- lected. from the club members. Two heats were run, the first being a dead heat be- tween the two riders. In the second heat Weaver managed to win out by a very small margin. Ed. Hanger and Allie Craig, two of the club members, made a century run to Bal- timore and return last Saturday. The couple started out and rode the entire dis- tance, and upon their return to the city rode up as far as the Anglers’ club house to complete the hundred miles. This is their first century, and they will be award- }ed_ the club century medal. ‘There is some talk of having a run to Frederick during the week for a pleasure trip. The ride out will be made in one day, the balance of the time being spent in sight-seeing, and the return home made on the second day. All arrangements for the run have not been completed. Miles Cycle Infantry. The regular mounted drill of the Miles Cycle Infantry will be commenced this evening for the first time of the season. ‘The drill will be held in the armory, and, on account of the limited space, the men will only be drilled in platoons at a time. The entire company is interested at pres- ent in the rifle matches, which will come off’ Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the National.Guard armory. The company will be represented in the rifle matches in the separate company match, in which the cavalry troop will be their only competitor. A team will also be entered in the company team match, and in the battalion match. The make-up of the team has not as yet been decided, and probably will not be an- nounced until the fore part of next week. The matter of having short relay runs being talked of, and Capt. Wiggins is favorably impressed with the plan. The idea is to haye the relay from nearby points out of the city, from any distance from fifteen to forty miles, keeping the men in good riding trim and giving them an abundance of experience along the lines. It is not likely, however, that any more Practice marches will be held this season and, that being the case, there is very little likelihood of any of the relays being run until next spring. “Capital Bi. Club. The Capital Bi. Club started out on a cen- tury run last Sunday to Frederick, and out of eight starters there were four survivors. The number of those who finished would have been larger but for an accident to one Of the members on the road, which kept the other two from making the one-hundred- mile ride. Measrs. Lee Harban and W. C. Allen made a splendid record in going out, covering the distance between here and Frederick in three hours and fifty-nine minutes, without making a dismount the entire time. Mr. Dinwiddie, who started out for a record century, broke his pedal a short distance out of the city and was forced to give up the ride. Those who made the century run in the required time were Messrs. Leaming, Claude Allen, Libbey and Macdaniel. No regular run is scheduled for tomor- row, and Capt. Bart Hills is apt to take the riders to any point they may ‘desire to go. For next Sunday the club will make the century run to Frederick, joining the run given by the local division of the League of American Wheelmen. The regular monthly meeting of the club was held last Saturday evening, at which several. new members were elected, and other business of interest and importance to the club members transacted. Just at present the club house is being renovated for the winter season, and every- thing is being put in condition. The pool and billiard tables are being refitted and made ready for the tournaments which will most likely be held during the winter sea- son. The tmprovements in the club quar- ters will be completed some time next week, ard things will be in cozy condition for the winter. © Naugantuck Cyele Cla The Naugautuck Cycle Club held a meet- ing Tuesday évening at the residence of Mr. M. C;-Weaver, on Wisconsin avenue. Considerable work was done. A constitu- tion and by-laws wa’ adopted, and a code for the initiation. of new members decided upon. Mr. Charles G. Jones was admitted to membershtp;-and the initiatory exer- cises were conducted by the young ladies of the club."“President Weaver and Capt. Shallue were brought up before the club and instructéd in the duties of their offices. .The club has on hand the giving of a monster run next Friday evening, which will prove enjoyable to the members and their invited friends. The destination of the run is not announced, though an abun- dance of fun is promised to all those who attend. Altamont Wheelmen. With the disruption of the Columbia Heights Wheelmen a new club was formed, known as the Altamont Wheelmen, and though an organization has not as yet been | perfected, this will be done in short order. The secretary of the club, in speaking of ‘the erticle published last Saturday on this page, declares it as very detrimental to the reputation of the club and its members, past and present, and contains several statements which he wishes to correct. He says it was not a box party given by the club, as stated, but a party of boys, some of whom were members of the Columbia Heights Wheelmen, and their friends, who, instead of having a box, occupied seats in the “sky parlor.” After the play several of the younger boys, wishing to appear smart in the eyes of their comrades, stepped into a saloon, but it is doubtful if ‘they took anything stronger than ice water, as they did not show any effects afterward. Continuing, the secretary says it is very evident that such an affair could not break up any prosperous club, as some one seems to wish the public to suppose, even if the temperance members were very strong. There {s a better reason back of it. Out of about thirty members there are about ten who seem to take the least interest in the welfare of the club, the others never com- ing to meetings or runs, and seldom, if ever, paying their dues. At last this state of affairs became so irksome to a majority of the working members that a majority of them, including the captain and secre- tary, ed, leaving all of the club prop- erty and rights to the minority and the “drones.” This act caused a great deal of trouble and ill-feeling, and was conse- quently misrepresented in the columns of the daily papers. : Liberty Wheelmen. Five of the Liberty Wheelmen started out last, Sunday for a century run to Fred- erick, but orly two survived, accidents barring two others from making the 100 miles, while the third man decided to re- turn on his own accord, abandoning the idea: of making the trip. Messrs. Ingl: and Haywood made the full ride. Messrs. King and Bresnahan met with an accident near Norbeck. The wheel of Mr. King -down, and an irreparable puncture appeared. The saddle of Mr. Bresnahan was broken, and prevented him from keep- ing on. Jack Graham, who was with the two, accompanied them on the return trip to the city. ‘The club hes no run scheduled for to- mcrrow, though it is very likely that a short run will be made in the forenoon. Next Sunday ‘he boys will take a century run te Fredertek in connection with the local division of the League of American Wheelmen. In making this run each mem- ber of the club will probably be assessed a certaln sum, which will be used for pur- 19 chasing suitable century medals for the survivors of the trip. Columbia Heights Wheelmen, The Columbia Heights Wheelmen were to have held a meeting Tuesday evening, but | owing to the absence of a quorum no meet- ing was held. The next meeting will be held Tuesday evening, at which officers will be elected. The resignations of Theo- dore Dessez and Earl Hutchinson were re- ceived, put could not be acted upon. The club will take a run tomorrow after- pop Be ony A Chase, starting at 2:30 feapartions afternoon from 1317 Prince- Queer Wheeimen, The Queer Wheelmen held a meeting Thursday evening at their club house, at which considerable business of importance was transacted. It was decided to give a derce at National Rifles’ Armory on the evening of December 2, being the first of a the season. ourni, Joe Muir and George make full arrang Gardner, R. ren eine appointed to” ents for the same. An Amusement committee was also ap- progene arrange musical and literary programs and club dances, to be hel Club hcuse. Fred Vogt was appoint commi .; lac mittee, consisting of L. O. Star Paul von Boeck: man and D. P. Sige Dake afrangements for admiss.on in istrict Basket Ball League p Invitation was received to take Pneban, Opster roast, which will be green s . ng at e Brigh ‘Oo tel. The invitation accopiea. | HO ere were sight new men admiite: memberstin meg ha® Me adimiited to on the rolls seventy-six. received from J.C. Henle ten, John ik, ui to the -rser G. Schultz, Chari: H. G. Ward, w. F. Williams aes eewety W. T. Lannon, » HL. Chri d Dennis P. Samm, 7 stman and Dennis P. The run tomorrow will be to e Rockvill Starting at 9 o'clock from 1023 12th ore 3g Capt. George E. Boyd invites all unat- tached riders to attend. Eastern Athletic Ch The Eastern Athletic Club held a m: Wednesday evening, at which the subje of the proposed basket ball team was brought up. The club this year will be represented in the league with a good team, The proposed club road race was also talk. ed of, but nothing definite was done, end ne date set for the event. Last Sunda; Started out 'y two members of the club on the Frederick century and covered the distance in th. wired time. No run is scheduled for tomorrow, though Some trip will undoubtedly be taken. Strange as it may seem, there is not a candidate in the field for the honor of chief consul of the local division of the Ls of American Wheelmen outside of th ent incumbent. He is not out as a date, but it is understood that he wo be averse to serving another te the other men who have been na: outsiders as candidates for the ofii. denied being in the race. The name of Mr. J. Hart Bri been prominently mentioned as a caulidate for the office of chief consul were in circulation that hi following and would und Place. Mr. Brittain stat that he is not a candidate. He care for the position and would not have any time to attend to the dutics of the ofice. He was aware that his name had did not Pgen mentioned, but never with his author- A. W. Lecke, the present road consul and the man who was fortunaie enough to come out in the camera contest of the league, has been mentioned as a candidate office, but he comes out with a denial does not want the office, he states his support will be given to the prese: cumbent. Mr. George N. Mansfield, the East Washington business man, had been- mentioned in connection with the chief con- sulship, but he follows in the steps of the others, and issues a denial. He stated that he would support the present incumbent. For the other offices, so far as can be learned, nc candidates have as yet apy. on the horizon. Then, again, there ar offices that have to be filled—a repr tive and a delegate. Nobody has aj in the field for these honors and it i ly likely that there will be any can Until just before the time of election. The date for the annual election has not been fixed. In The Star last week it nounced that the meeting wouid probably be hold at the first business meeting of the league for November, which will be held on the first Monday. The chief consul states that this will most likeiy be the date, though as yet he has noi decided upon anything in regard to it. It may be that a mecting will be called sooner than this date, or pcr= | haps even later, as the period of ‘election | can remain open as late as November | “The league run was made Friday © | ing to Silver Springs, that being th | run of the week. lay even will be made, mt in- the first league century run of the and the only one, will be held, to Fred and return, start being made at 6 0 in the morning. A Divorced Meet. ew Ko Correspondence Pittsburg Dispatch. Walter L. Sinn, son of Colonel Sinn, the j Well-known theatrical manager, was bucied ; from Plymouth Church yesterday. At the conclusion of the services the lid was re- moved from the casket and the large audi- ence filed past the remains, taking a last look at the face which had been so famil:ar to them for many years. Then a pre pathetic incident occurred. Colonel Sinn took the arm of his wife, from whom he has been divorced for a number of years, and leaned over the casket. She looked at the face of her dead so that of her husband. There seemed to be an understanding in the look. He placed his arm in hers and led her down the following the casket. There was scarcely a dry eye in the large church. Every one noticed the incident, and with a common impu it occurred to all alike that it ; Meant a reconciliation, an act that would be hailed with joy by the many friends of and then up to ———+e+- A Practicnl Financier. From Puck. Mr. Gotrox (pointing a moral)—“Now, Johnny, which should you prefer to have me drop in your little bank, this gold dol- lar or this silver dollar?” Johnny—‘“The gold dollar, if you please, sir.” Mr. Gotrox (dropping it Johnn: yw tell me wh; Johnny—“Because I can shake easier!” )—“Quite right, it out ++ Saw No Inconsistency. From Puck. Mrs. Wheeler (alone on her bicycle at 10 p.m.) —"“Well, I certainly am having a de- lightfui ride this evening! These lonely, dark roads have a fascination for me. Let me see—I have twenty miles to go yet. Oh! T'l_be home before midnight.” Mrs. Wheeler (the next evening)—“What! Can't go to the theater with me? Go by myself? James Wheeler, do you wish to insult me! Do you think I have no more self-respect than to go to a public place of amusement without an escort? Your in- stincts are perfectly brutal! —$—$— oo ___ What Was Broken. Foom the Detroit Free Press. “So you went wheeling yesterday. Did you break the record?” “No; but I broke nearly everything else.”