Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1897, Page 23

This is the season in the cycling world when things begin to get busye Decoration day has for some time past been the oc- casion for much pleasure to the wheelmen, owing to the fact that it is the first gen- eral holiday of the year when everything is favorable for riding. This year will be ro exception. The number of those who will take advantage of the holiday this season will be larger than ever before, and owing to the fact that Sunday coming in gives an additional Woliday, there will be a large number of touring parties formed to take advantage of the two days’ respite from the cares of business. The Shenan- doah valley just at present is a very at- tractive spot, and four big trips will be taken in that direction by local wheelmen. The League of American Wheelmen leave this cvening for a two days’ trip through Maryland, while the Columbia Athletic Club cyclists, the Capital Bi. Club and the Ceniury Cycle Club boys will ride for two s through western Maryland and Vir- gmia. Quite a number of cycling parties will start out on almost similar runs. The rain predicted for last Sunday did not fail to appear, but fortunately for the cycling fraternity it did not come until late in the and did not mar the pleas- ure of th ng to the forecast ieted for tomorrow, while rain is announced for Monday. It is to be hoped that if it does rain on the holiday it will be late in the evening so as not to interfere with the other arrange- ments for the da The big race meet of the spring season will be held Monday afternoon at the In- ternatimalAthletic Park,and promises to be far more interesting than the opening race ‘meet of the season last week. The female a@ix-day-rac ten hours will also Start Monday afternoon the Center Market Hall, and will next Saturday. been cre i in this affair, and the en- trants to the same come from Wheeling, at close at midnight Considerable interest has W. Va.: New York city, Jersey City, Wil- mington, Del.; Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago. During the week Chairman Mott granted @ sanction to the Vaughn Class Club of the Calvary Baptist Church, which will hold a closed meet on June lub Runs for the Week. of American Wieelmen, May 29, leave Baltimore and Ohio depot at 8:05 pm. for Martinsburg, W. Va.; May 30, leave Martinsburg at 8 a.m., take dinner at Hagerstown and supper at Frederick; May 31, leave Frederick at S$ a.m. for Washing- Leagu: yele Club, tomorrow, 7 a.m., to rry, by rail, thence awheel to r and other points in the valley; trip. ton Road Club tomorrow for Start at 9 a.m. from club house, Club, two days’ trip through n Maryland and Virginia, starting his afternoon from the club house. Levant Wheelmen (tomorrow) for Bal- timore. Starting at 8 a.m. from club house, ylvania avenue southeast. Wheeimen. tomorrow, for Spa Club grounds. Start at 9 am., from ‘th street and Pennsylvania avenue. Rod Wheelmen, tomorrow, for yland Agriculture College. Start at 9 . from club quarters, 64 C street north- west east Queer Wheelmen, tomorrow, for Spa Ath- letic Ciub grounds. Start at 9 am., from club house. 1023 12th street northwest. €entury Cycle Club. The regular run of the Centurions last Sunday was intended for Ashton, but on account of a large number of members being absent from the elty Capt. Byrnes decided to change the trip to Great Falls, Which was done, and the following ‘riders made the run: Messrs. Weesner, McAnaly, Holmes, Davis, Noordzy, Barnhartt, An- derson, Dodd, O'Connor and Byrnes. Two of the members carried their cameras, and Several fine views of the falls were taken. ‘The boys enjoyed themselves greatly, and the return was made to the city at 5 O'clock Tomorrow there will be no club run, as a majority of the club will leave the city this afternoon or tomorrow morning for a two days’ trip in the Shenandoah valley. It will not be a century run, but simply a trip for the enjoyment of all, and no fast rid- ing will be indulged in. Snap shots will be taken along the route, and a good time is expected. ‘The next regular century run will be made June 6 to*Baltimore, soing via the cinder path and the shell road in Baltimore. All riders are invited to participate in this run Billy O'Connor, lieutenant of the Centu- sions. sin hard training for the races jonday. George Wright, one of the club members, is still suffering from a bad sprain, the re- sult of a fall in the White Lot a few weeks ago. The club expects to lose little Jimmy Makover, who talks of resigning, and the boys blue, as little Mack's smiling * will be much missed on the century B 3, Lieut. O'Connor will have hind the bunch ajone. coming club road race is the talk of t present it is a settled fact aleska will be put back on the he race will come off some time | and will be run on the Conduit | the 7th street road. The latter will be chosen, and the time of put 6 o'clock some evening. © of the popular members ‘S a ninety-six gear, and off centuries as easily as some of woriders with their seventy-two | At the next meeting of the club the chair- man of the membership committee will | hand in about five or six applications for membership, so that the club will hold its usual number of members, despite the fact that several names have been dropped from the roll for various reasons aud one resignation handed in and ac At the last meeting of the club C. 22 Jones and Luther Fridley were dropped from iaembership and the resignation of H. T. Gallagher accepted. Altair Cyele Cb The annual strawberry run of the Altair Cycle Club was held Wednesday evening, and was a great success. The weather was just cool enough for good riding, and a larse turnout participated, there being al- | as many riders of the fair sex in at- ndance as male riders. In all there were y fifty who went on the run. Mir. v T. Weaver, the chairman of the muaitice fer the run, made all arrange- = for the event, and nothing was lack- 1 added pleasure to the trip. scene of the festivities was Titus abowt three-quarters of a mile from \ircinia end of the Chain bridge. The read Was not in the best of condition, but the wisdom <f the selection of the piace parent, as all of the riders secured ty appetite for the feast. Long ta- © at the place, and a string of lan- orded plenty of illumination for e, with a roaring campfire in the Articles for the table were brought up from town in wagons, and wild flowers formed pretty table decorations for the There were strawberries in abun- , with many gallons of cream, while hot coffee and sandwiches were also pre- par&d. Everybedy did justice to the feast, , but the good things were not all eaten up, | ard 2 good deal was left over. After the feast there was plenty of amusement, and the return home was made after 10 o'clock. Among those present on the run were | Miss Fisher, Miss Birch, the Misses Britt, | 3Lss Jones, Miss McGirr, the Misses Barnes, Miss Geiger, Miss Scherer, Miss | Weaver. Miss Pulizzi, Mr. and Mrs. Staub, Miss Taylor, Miss Graham, Capt. Ea. Han- r, Messrs. F. Baker Weaver, William (Britt, Waltcr T. Weaver, David L. Rey- \nelds, Walter Birch, David Weaver, Wiil- ;fom Pettis, Albert Fisher, Weaver, William Fisher, C. R. Murray, George Weaver, Ambrose Ogie, Morris Walmer, THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1897-24 PAGES. 23 EELMEN Ralph Weaver, Sam Darby, Allie Craig, Albert Cox, Harl Tanner, Willtam Ballard, William Pasten, Charles Lewis, Charles Jones and Harry Young. Naugautack Cycle Club. Capt. Weaver of the Naugautuck Cycle Club has called a run for Monday which Pleases alt of the members of the young organization. The run will be a fishing trip. The destination will be Glen Echo, where the whecis will be ieft, and, crossing the canal, the time will be spent on pretty Sycamore Island. If enough fish ure caught one of the features of the run will be a planked fish dinrer. All of the mem- bers of the chib are anxious to try their juck with the line, and a big assortment of tackle will be carried up suffictent to eatch anything from a sturgeon or por- poise clear down to a minnow. S Of late there has been some trouble in the ranks of the club, which will be ad- justed at the next meeting, and which will most likely result in the resignation of one or more members. Golden Rod Wheelmen. The Golden Rod Wheelmen had a success- ful run last Sunday to Marlboro’. The roads being in fine condition the riders were enabled to make good time. A small incident occurred about five miles from Marlbero’, which amused the riders very much. One of the members wearing a red Sweater was seen by a cow on the road, which immediately gave chase for a dis- tance of several hundred yards. The fact that the rider was much faster than the arimal saved him from any harm that might have occurred. At the meeting of the club Wednesday evening Capt. Willard called a run for to- morrow to the Maryland Agricultural Col- lege, starting at 9 o'clock in the morning from tne club headquarters. The mid-week runs will not be made at 9:39 a.m., as stat- ed in the cycling column of The Star last week, but will take place at 8:30 p.m. Capital Bi. Clab. The talk of the members of the Capital Bi. Club is the run which will be held to- day, tomorrow and Monday. It promises to be a good trip, and plenty of fun is look- ed for on the run. The club members will start late this afternoon and ride to Fred- erick, where the night will be spent. To- morrow the ride will be resumed to Pen- Mar, thence to Hagerstown, across the famous battlefields of Antietam to Win- chester and wind up at Harper’s Ferry. ‘The return trip will be made awheel on the Virginia side of the river over a road but recently discovered by some of the club members. If the new highway does not come up to expectations there will be trouble in camp for some members. About twenty riders will take in the trip, who ex- pect to arrive home some time Monday evening. Arlington Wheelmen. The Arlington Wheelmen took a run to Occoquan last Sunday, and were agreeably surprised by the trip. Contrary to expec- tation, there was not a man arrested for indecent exposure by wearing his sweater outside the knickerbockers, though there were several members of the club who tried the plan for experiment. On the re- turn trip Capt. Potts severed his tire through an accident, yet he managed to re- pair the break ” sufficiently to home, overtaking several members of the club, who were taken sick on the roadside through the drinking of Occoquan water. The club will take a run to the Spa Ath- letie Club grounds, near Bladensburg, to- morrow, and theit champion base ball team will try conclusions with the Queer Wheelmen nine. Levant Wheelmen. The Levant Wheelmen are scheduled for a trip tomorrow to Baltimore. The ride over will be made a-wheel, and dinner will be taken at Thompson's on the shell road. The riders will cruise all.around the mon- umental city in the afternoon and spend the night in the town. The return home will be made Monday morning, in time to bring them to the city to’attend the meet at the International Athletic Park. Last Sunday the club went to Ashton, and carried out a good crowd. It was the first time the new club uniforms were worn, and they presented a pretty appear- ance. The club suits are of smooth dark brown cloth, with sweater and zolf hose to match. The pretty club emblem, repre- senting a stinburst in a wheel, is fastened to the breast of the sweater, and makes a splendid showing. Catholic Clab Cyclists. The organization of the Catholic Club Cyclists has been made permanent by the election »f a set of officers, as follows: Presidert, David Thomas; vice president, T. P. Kennelly; treasurer, M. A. Kan captain, J. B. Fitzpatrick; lieutenant, F. A. W. Van Reuth. No run of the club is scheduled for to- mcrrow. Last Sunday the club took a spin out to Cycle Cottage, carrying twelve men. The club gave a complimentary excursion Wednesday evening to River View, and carried down 1,200 people. It was a gala time, and the friends of the popular or- ganization turned out in full force. The regular excursion of the club will he held this year to River View on June 2). One of the features of the day will be a cycle race to the river resort. The start will be rade at 3 o'clock in the afternoon from the club house, at 800 ist street northwest. All of the clubs of the city will be entitled to one entry in the race. The ricer who reaches the river resort first will be presented with a handsome gold medal. Queer Wheelmen. The Queer Wheelemen took a spin last Sunday morning to the grounds of the Spa Athletic Club, where a match game of ball was scheduled between the base bail team of the club and nine from the Cor- coran Cadets. The game was interrupted before the finish, with the wheelmen ahead by the score of 6 to 0. In the afternoon a run to Cabin John bridge was taken. ‘The club will take a run tomorrow morn- ing to the Spa: Club grounds, and there play a match. game with the strong team of the Arlington Wheelmen. The result of the game will practically settle the cycling club base ball championship of the Dis- trict. BICYCLE BRIEFS. It is probable that Columbian University will be represented in the amateur events in the championship meeting of the In- ternational Cyclists’ Association at Glas- gow in July. G. F. Scharf. a member of the board of 1s aiding the . He officers, Ypsilanti, Mich., good roads cause in a practical lives in the center of a farming trict, and every week distributes among the farmers a number of slips on which are printed paragraphs regarding good roads. A recent issue of the printed slips is head- ed: ‘My Friend, Is This Your Case? Read.” Then follows a clipping from the League of American Wheelmen Bulletin good rcads department, followed by these lines: “And yet you oppose Washtenaw county needs more good roads, and you know it.” It has Leen settled that a portion of Col- lege avenue at Brunswick, N. J., will be mecadamized under government kag at ae jon. It is reported that the work. will begun early next month. The work cost about $23,000. The building of niskes the rock ct drive the steam roller, sprea laborers. The to disseminate practical garding road building on scientific lines. ride good roads. Why? ‘Cause it would let them bicycle feliows ride on them, eh? Is this good policy? 1 will this road will be the first In New Jersey unaei! the direction of the government’ exnert road builders. It will be essentially like the sample road built at the Atlanta ex- position of 1895. The United States fur- ‘rusher, screen, engine to scheme information re- ONE MONTH ABROAD Over 100 wheelmen of this country left the port of New York Wednesday morning on an ocean liner for a trip of one month through the continent awheel, The vaca- tion has been carefully planned, and the detatis given below may be of value to others who might underteke such a tour did they but know how to go about it. Probably the information will be specially of use to the many Washingtonians who, tied down by business or home cares, have dreamed for years of a trip to the’ old world, and still more particularly to those who during the last few years have learned the advantages and delights of short tours on bicycles,’ but who have been obliged to censider this only a dream, on account of the time and perhaps the expense they have imagined it would require. To such it may come as matter for surprise that the trip outlined below can be undertaken cn $200, which could hardly be expended in a way to give greater pleasure. Of all western Europe, the provinces of Nermandy and Brittany, in France, and the scutheastern counties of England afford ths best roads, the most comfortable inns, and the former in particular the most novel people and customs and the most pic- turesque scenery. It is through the sec- tions named that the trip under consider- tion will be made. Arrangements for the management of the party have been made with a well-known and experienced steam- ship and tourist agent, and it will also be under the guidance of two well-known and prominent members of the League o1 American Wheeimen, who are enthusiastic and acccmplished wheelmen and cycle tour- isis, and who know the ground thoroughly. The party will ride for two weeks throush Normandy and Brittany, with a stop of two or three days in Paris, and will then ride back from Paris along the valley of thc Seine to Dieppe or Boulogne, and, crossing either to New Haven or Folkestone, will ride up to London. Afte two or three days’ stay in London in jubilee week, the party will ride to Windsor Castle, to Oxford, anu thence through Winchester and Salisbury to Southampton, where the St. Paul, sailing on June 26, will again transport them to New York, where they are due to arrive on July 2. The trip has been arranged with the utmost care, and every arrangement has been carefully thought out and planned with the view to the comfort. and con- venience of every member of the party. All expenses of transportation, including carriage of bicycles and light baggage. board and lodgirg, and, in fact, everything which might require any of the time or at- tention of the ordinary traveler, is cov- ered by the sum charged for the trip, so that an intending member of the party need have no care or thought as to details, but can give himself or herself entirely up to the enjoyment of a novel trip. To those cyclists accustomed to touring in America the roads and the inns of France and Eng- land will be a revelation. ‘The route laid out, both in France and in England, has been cagefully planned so as to include stops at the most interesting towns, and also so as to make the distance to be traversed each day easily within the reach of ordinary riders. The journey will be made leisurely and with abundance of time to visit cathedrals and other places of in- terest, while sufficient leeway has been al- lowed for possible bad weather, which is not apt to occur during June in France or Engiand. June has been selected as the month for this tour because it is generally cool, the roads are in good condition, and the foliage and verdure are at their best. During July and August the roads, in France particularly, become too dusty and the country too much dried up, while the heat, though not as a rule as great as in America, is still such as to make a cycling tour too exhausting. It is thi ht that men and women who are employed, and whose vacations generally fall in July or August, but who may wish to realize this remarkable opportunity for a wheeling trip abroad at little cost of time or ex- pense, can for once arrange for a fort- night's longer vacation and for taking it a month or su ahead of the usual time. The start of the trip has been arranged pur- posely for the middle of the week, and the return will be made by the middle of an- other week, so that only four full weeks will really be required. Briefly outlined, the itinerary of the tour is as follows: Leaving New York at 10 o'clock on the morning of May 25 on the new American steamer St. Paul, Southampton will be reached on the morning of June 2. Here the steamer trunks will be left_and lighter baggage will be forwarded to Paris or London. After a day at Southampton a paddle-wheel steamer will be taken at evening for Havre, which will be reached on the morning of June 3. On that day the party will ride only a short distance to Caen or Bayeux, passing through Trou- ville, the famous French watering place. At Bayeux are the famous tapestry manu- factories. June 4 will bring the party to | Avranches, with lunch at St. Lo, and on the morning of June 5 a visit will be made to the world-famed Mont St. Michel, and a short ride to Dinan will close the day. Fougeres or Rennes, with its famous lace manufactories, will be reached on the evening of June 6, Mayenne or Laval on June 7, Alencon on June 8, Nogent on June 9, and Chartres, with its great cathedral, on June 10, and Versailles on the evening of June 11. After two or three days in Paris the party will ride on June 13 or 14 to Vernon, the next day to Rouen, along the beautiful valley of the Seine, and will come about June 15 or 16 to Dieppe. Here, if rain has not interfered with the sched- ule, the party will ride to Abbeville, and thence to Boulogne, a two days’ tour. If behind the schedule, the return across the channel will be made from Dieppe to New Haven, but if not, from Boulogne to Folke- stone. From New Haven to Folkestone, a ride of two days will bring the party to London through the most beautiful part of England. If London {s reached by June 17, the party will leave there June 20 or 21, and will ride one day to Maidenhead, spending some hours at Windsor Castle, and the next to Oxford. From Oxford the ride will be to Winchester, and thence through Salisbury to Southampton, where, on June 26, the St. Paul will sail for home. Regarding a tour through Corsica, a writer in an English paper, in an article on the subject, has this to say: “It is as well, when possible, to send a day’s warning to the inns of your arrival, that there may be time given to kill the fat- ted kid—the Corsican’s favorite food—and put your room in order; for though fresh eggs and bread and good native wine (the latter given, as water is in England, free of charge) are always to be had, meat re- quires time to be caught, killed and pre- pared. As regards language, there is no difficulty. French will, at least in the towns and larger villages, be all-sufficing; and though in the country districts the pic- turesque peasants will jabber and gesticu- late only in their native patois, they are as a rule intelligent enough to understand the traveling Briton’s classical Italian, especially if this be helped out by sonie of the charming signs and gestures of which these interesting islanders are true masters and adepts. “It is, however, very necessary on such a tour to be thoroughly equipped with im- plements of defense—no, not against ban- ditt! (these latter are far too occupied with the responsibilities of their own private vendettas for the commn tourist to have any value in their eyes), but against cy- cling breakdowns; for until io is reached there is no chance of obtaining outside help. To provide against collapse it is ‘important, therefore, to understand the internal economy and possible require- ments of your machine. “And then—provided the means of remedy are at your command—a temporary acci- dent wlil be found quite worth experienc- ing; for among the natives of a village the machine itself excites the greatest interest; and as they never appear to have any work to do, and spread out the hour for de- Jeuner in the most elastic fashion, they will come crowding round and with the greatest confidence and good nature offer to help you pull your machine. to pieces and bring, so to speak, sledge-hammers to the rescue, deafening you meanwhile with excited disputes and wrangies as to the various parts of the “It would seem as though there must be some magic controlling the mending of the toads, ‘for loose ahd new-laid ‘stones are rarely to be met; while as for dust, mud, and broken glass, it need only be said that the Corsicans pride themselves upon the total absence on their roads of the first and second of these cyclisterian 5 and as regards the third—if we may judge from the fact that in the country districts glass windows are a rarity, wooden shut- ters alone being used as protection from Lilrernnad ane — Dersonal foes—we need not fear a lavish distribution of this scarce article upon the highway.” °° [at the change in. ber coi .ers. A WOMAN RIDER TO WOMEN Perhaps the best advice that can be given to the female riders $s that coming from a woman rider herself, especially if she is a succeseful rider. This was the supposition borne in mind when a Star reporter called upon Mrs. A. E. ftiinehart of Denver, Col., the champion long-distance lady rider of the country, who was in this city for a few days, stopping at the National Hotel. She arrived in town last week, and spent her time in sightseeing, leaving the middle of this week for New York city, from which place she will go, to [Syracuse, and thence to her home in the 'west. In the cycling world Mrs. Rhinehart is well known, she covering 17,196 inlles last year, standing the third highest of the cyclists of the country, and far above the other female riders. To look at her one would hardly think that she is the woman who astonished the Mrs. A. E. Rhinehart. world by riding so many thousand miles in one season. She is rather short, though perhaps not any shorter than the average woman. Her face is full, inclined to a smile when in conversation, and very pre- possessing. She has a shapely figure with broad hips. One would hardly suppose that a little over a year ago she was an invalid. With such a picture of health and happiness a3 she now presents, one can hardly imagine the reverse. It was on account of her ill- ness that she took to the use of the wheel, though somewhat against the orders of her physician, who thought her too weak for the violent exercise, as he termed it. It was in September of 1895 that she took to the wheel, and, after riding a short period, she experienced a great change in her con- dition. She told the doctor that she did not want any more of his medicines, as the wheel was medicine enough for her. And, indeed, it was. She continued to improve in health, her strength increased as she rode, and her appetite developed wonder- fully. The cost of the wheel was more than overcome by the saving of doctor's bills and the cost of medicines, besides bringing health and all its accompanying happiness. What has done her good, Mrs. Rhinehart reasons, will do other women good. She seemed to think that the main cause of women not riding more generally was due to the fact that it is not near as easy for a female to master the use of the wheel as it is for the male. Many women give up in disgust after taking several lessons. She had extremely hard trouble in learning, and the instructor, at the academy where she took her lessgns;had about given up all hopes of ever teaching her to ride. Six weeks after she:Jearned she made her first century rum, though her real hard riding did not begin ‘entil last spring. “The great trouble with the majority of wome: riders,”” said), Mrs. Rhinehart, in talking to a Star zeporter, “is that they do vot take regularvexercise. Regularity in the use of the bicyeté!is the same as regu- larity in everything‘ else. Some persons will ride a wheel one day and then not use it again for a week or so, and, after going any distance, wonder, why it is that they cannot stand muth ‘fiding. The secret is easily explained. They do not ride enough to get their muscles ‘In condition. I rode a wheel for a certa&m period every day, and I would urge, oe. woman rider to do likelikewise. If a‘fouf or five-mile spin be taken every day the ill be surprised ition. She will then find no-trouble or difficulty at all in making long runs. rider “Comfort on the bitycle,” continued she in an animated manner, ‘‘is everything. I would sacrifice anything for comfort, and if I could nat be comfortable while riding, then I would not ride at all. It is hard to imagine how much pleasure can be secured from a trip when the rider is dressed com- fortably and the bicycle is running smoth- ly and properly. Appearances may be one thing, and comfort an entirely different thing, yet I go for the latter, regardless of the former. Too many of my sex, however, sacrifice the latter for the former.” “I do not think the majority of women dress properly for bicycling,” said she, when asked in regard to the matter. “They are so tightly laced that they cannot bend, they wear tight gloves,” which compress the hands, they wear tight collars and equally as tight shoes, all of which go for appearance. The tightness of the wearing apparel prevents the blood from freely cir- culating in the system, and permits the rider to get only a small portion, if, indeed, any, of the healthy exercise which the silent steed is bound to afford. I tell you there is nothing better than to be out on the road on a good day and feel the blood tingling and coursing through the entire body, stimulated by the pedaling of the wheel. To say that it's exhilarating would rot aptly describe it. “I am not in favor of the use of bicycle boots, nor leggings, either, for that matter. Both are entirety too warm in the summer. The boots lace over the ankles, and while I don’t know how it is with other riders, I find that anything that covers my ankles prevents the full ankle motion in pushing a wheel. Leggings look too cumbersome and bulky, and are even warmer, in my opinion, than bicycle boots, I find that I get greater satisfaction through the use of low shoes and golf hose, discarding the lat- ter in warm weather for ribbed cotton stockings. These are ccol, and do not look bad, and yet do not interfere with my bi- cycle riding. I may perhaps state that I use the ankle motion almost entirely, and find that this motion keeps the muscles from getting cramped. “In the matter of skirts I would recom- mend the divided skirt. That does not at- tract: attention and is extremely comforta- ble. I wear my skirt about midway be- tween the heel and the ankle, possibly a little higher up than midway. It does not appear to be too high, and is just about right, It never gets in my way while on the wheel. Then, again, the wind affects it very little. It dees not blow up like a skirt, and once on the wheel it 1s no more trouble than a pair of man’s knickerbock- When off the wheel the divided skirt is so full that the folds come together, and one would never guess thetr character. I have a many of the divided skirts that are pl, on the market, but they did not give‘ good satisfaction, from. the wu: so. many different makes I devised, ttern of my own, which I have been using for nearly a year with much success.'The pattern of a divid- ed skirt is so differewit from an ordinary ‘skirt and s0 co vated ‘even if a dress- maker was furnighed, with it she would have w hard time ing the skirt. — “No, I am not to the use of bloomers. I don’t Tike‘ them, and for that reason have n : them. I do not fa- vor anything that,horfers on the mascu- Ine, and. I think 5; bloomers do. That is my only opposition: to them. I do not mean to say that F would not wear them. If all of the other’ n cyclists wore ‘bloomers I would 4 esitate to follow in their footsteps, ; I.do not intend to be among the leadera,:. :* “I do not like the drop-frame wheel for women. It is too heavy and too cumber- some, and if as light a dpe as is made is ‘used for road riding, the strain‘on the ma- chine is something terrible, especially if the are anything like as rough as out st my home. I started to use a woman's @ woman stand in the street, spend some time in evenly dividing her skirt, then give @ lurch and jump in the saddle. I do not call that graceful. Even the curbstone mount I do not think is very pretty.” In response to qa query Mrs. Rhinehart stated that she used a lightweight costume. She generally wore a silk combination suit, a cycle corset, short and loose, silk bloom- ers, a short divided skirt, dark hose and low shoes. On short runs she wears a shirt waist with a loose collar, but on century trios wears a sweater. She in- variably wears gloves and likes a soft Alpine hat. “I think the majority of fe- male riders in Washington use too long a skirt, which I think dangerous,” said she. “I believe that for comfort a woman should have her saddle ard handlebars on a level, a slight bend being better and more grace- ful than a stick-like position. I like a hard saddle, and mine is of steel, covered with lizard’s skin. T find that, as a rule, women riders have the saddle entirely too high, and the horn sticking upward. “Another thing that T find of value is the keeping of a steady pace when out on the road. I can go at ten miles an hour for ali day, and if necessary can keep up a fifteen-mile gait for several hundred miles. Out at my home we have some ter- rifle low windstorms, and I find that going at ten miles an hour in the strong wind 1s an excellent thing. I never get tired of riding, and when I finish a century run I feel almost as fresh as when I started. I have scen a good many women who have fatigued themselves while out on the road, and still endeavor to ride while in that condition. I think that it is the height of folly to do so. If [ ever feel tired while riding I am going to stop. I hardly think that I will ride as much this season as last, because last year my friends could never find me. My husband told me that I could ride all I wanted to, and I did so, but this year he made me promise not to ride so much. I will try to keep up to my promise, but I know that it will be hard. I lost considerable flesh during the warm weather of last year, but as soon as the fall came I more than regained all that I had lost.” THE NATIONAL MEET PHILADELPHIA, May 29, 1897. The hotel and accommodations commit- tee of the L. A. W. national meet, whtch will be held in Philadelphia August 4-7, is now in a posilion to give detailed informa- tion regarding accommodations during the week of the meet. Chairman W. P. Street has been hard at work for the past two weeks, gathering the necessary pointers, and, although the meet is more than ten weeks off, the inquiries are so numerous as to justify the executive committee's ciaim that upward of 20,000 out-of-town cyclers wiil visit this city during the first week of August. Hence it is advisable that those who contemplate coming to Philadel- phia during the meet should communicate with the hotel committee as soon as possi- ble, in order that their quarters may be as- signed them at orce. Regular attendants at former league meets have doubtless ex- perienced the discomforts attendant upon securing quarters at the last minute, and it is with a desire to obviate a repetition of this inconvenience that Chairman Street urges prospective visitors to communicate with him immediately. He has on his list 58 hotels (offering a wide range of choice, suitable io pocket books of every conceiv- able caliber) on beth the American and European plans, in addition to quite a num- ber of first-class boarding houses. The press committee has in preparation a series of views of the riding district roundabout Philadelphia, which it is pro- posed to supply weekly in all sections of the country which may express a desire to use them. By this means it is honed to give the outside cycling world some idea of the pleasures in store in this connection for those who may be so fortunate as to attend next Angust’s meet. Letters re- cently received at these headquarters war- rant the belief that not a few of next August's visitors are coming here with the sole purpose of exploring the beauties of the famous Philadelphia ridipg district, and tc such these views cannot fail to be of immense interest. Famous resorts and his- torical spots on the Lancaster pike, Old York road, Wissahickon drive and the nu- merous other pikes leading out of the city in all directions will be shown, along with not a few pictures that will convey an idea of the excellent paving with which the city of brotherly love is blessed. All the above-mentioned pikes, drives and country roads can be reached over streets »aved with asphalt, and this alone is a blessing of which but few American cities can boast. Willow Grove track, where the L. A. W. championships will be run off on August 6 and 7, is being -ap\dly put into shape for the first race meet of tne season. Com- fortable seating accommodations for 1: people, with staading room for nalf as many more, are being put up, the training quarters are being enlarged and the entire track -inclosed with a fence so nigh that it acts as a wind shield. ‘The members of the I. A. W. who attend the national meet in Philadelphia next August, be they from the north, souta, east or west, will be enabled to carry their bicycles with them on any train without being compelled to pay a considerable charge therefor. The recent action of the Trunk Line Association abolishing the un- just baggage fee for bicycles accompanied by owners will undoubtedly be followed by similar action by the western passen- ger traffic associations long before the date set for the opening of the meet. Members of the Century Road Club of America who attend the National League meet in Philadelphia next August will find here a large coterie of the most enthusi- astic long-distance road riders in the land. Through the efforts of these gentlemen the Quaker city captured the cream of the C. R. C.’s '96 honors; and if present indica- tions go for anything they will be heard from also at the end of this year. These “pluggers” are just now considering the advisability of arranging some form of entertainment. for the visiting “pluggers” during the week of the meet. Their pro- will very likely include some “pleas- ant” all-day jaunts over their favorite stamping grounds in south Jersey and Pennsyivania. It is quite probable that some of the local C. R. C. representatives will be given places on the tours and runs committee, as the ilinerary of that body will include several long runs. This com- mittee, by the way, will be mainly made up of club captains, who, from their knowl- edge of the roads and needs of the riders, are best equipped to make a success of this part of the entertainment. The man- agers of the meet realize that upon the se- lection of the tours and runs in connection wiih the meet depends to a considerabie ex- tent the enjoyment of a large proportion of the visitors, end every effort will be mads to make this feature as enjoyable as vossible. ‘The New Jersey Associated Cycling Clubs have adopted the report of the race com- mittee which wili have charge of the an- nual century run of the association. The date selected for the event is July 31, the destination Philadelphia, and the executive committee in charge of the 07 L. A. W. meet has been unoffictally informed that many of the participants in this “hundred” will make arrangements to stay in Phila- delphia all the following weck, in order to take in the whole program, It is also said that the New York and the Long Is- land A. C. C. will take similar action, se- tury runs that ever rode into PNiladelphia o: any other city, for it must not be for- —_>+—__. A Cuban Dollar Will Soon Appear. New York Dispatch to the Chiexgo Chronicle. The Cuban dollar will be on. the street within a few days. It will be a silver coin of the exact size of* the Spanish known as ‘5 pesetas.” RACING CHAT. The new section of the racing rules; which makes provisions for pacing in trial heats, will hereafter be a feature'of local Tace meets. With the section also goes the regulation that where there are three or more heats the winners of the slowest leat will fail to qualify for the final. The only requirement for the enforcement of this rew rule is that the matter be printed on the entry biank, the same as the othe> regular standing form for entry blanks, which is designated by the League of American Wheelmen. The new notice will also have to be printed on the score cards or program, and then it will be in full working operation. The advantage of such a rule was plain- ly evident at the opening race meet of the season last Saturday at the Internation! Athletic Park. As usual, the novice race proved to be the fastest of the day, bar- ring the second run of the final of the mise open, in which pacing was introduced. The riders in some of the events rode around the track as though they were asleep. Of courre, the introduction of the new rules will create some kind of commotion among the Iccal racers, but that will amount to very little. The public pays to see goo races, and if the prizes are not worth com- peting for the racer dees not have to enter the event. Manager William Clark of the International Park has announced to The Star man that he w’'ll insert the new clauve en all entry bianks in the fu- ture. Before the end of the season the ob- Jection to the rule by the riders will have Passed away, and things will be running along as smoothly as eve-. Another thing that is contemplated by the management of the park is the chang- ing of the date of the regular races at the park. Heretofore all of the meets have beer run on Saturday afternoon. It is now contemplated to change the day from the close of the week to either Wednesday or Thurrday. By making this change it is calculated the public would be benefited much more, a large number of people be- ing unable to witness the races on Satur- day who could attend any other day of the week, while a good number of racing men themselves would be able to participate whe cannot do so at present arrangements. The last day of the week in business cir- cles is a day of hustling, and hence the change. In connection with the matter of chang of date it might prove of interest to many to learn trat negotiations are now pending bety een the management of the local park and the Electric Park at Baltimore to run the two tracks in conjunction. By the arrangement proposed each track will hald a meet every fortnight. That is. if a mect be held today in this city. next Saturday a meet would be held in Baltimore, the third Saturday again in this city. the fourth In Baltimore. ard so alternating all through the season. This would give the racing me. of both cities a chance to participate in all of the meets. no dates conflicting. ‘The errangements for the same have not as yet been completed. Mr. F._O. Fuller. the manager of the Flectrie Park and Exhibition Company of Baltimore. was 2 snectator at the meet Jest Saturday, and was much interested in the events, especially the professional reces. He came over in the city with Titus and Oldfield and their manager, and combined business with pleasure. The Decoration dav races at Baltimore will be Feld this afternoon, and the manager brcught over a number of entry blanks. He made a canvass of the local racing men, and stated that he was successful in getting twenty-five local men to enter. This being the case, the local representa- tion will be almost as large «s the Balti- mcreans in the race meet, and the out- come of the racer will be watched with interest. All of the local professional men have entered in the races, and a still larg- «x number of amateurs. Racing has been brought down to a fine science, and while a man may have plenty of speed it does not necessarily follow that he will win a race. Professionalism in cycle races is a much higher grade than amateurism, though many do not seem to think se. It requires great headwork to be a successful professional racer, and ny an inferior man has beaten a good sprinter simpiy by the use of head work while ,in the cace. Fred Sims. the local rider, is claimed to be foxy. That is wha Titus said of him, but Titus made no refer- ence to himself. He was perhaps the best- prepared man ip the race last week with Oldfield as his team mate. Between the two, by working the game right they man- aged to win the first professional race, sim- ply by maneuvers of their own, the other riders not catching on to the game until too late. In the second professional race the two visitors did not have so much suc- cess, although they endeavored to work the same game. The other riders managed to circumvent them, and in the shuffle the visitors were unable to win the event. The first race meet of the season proved interesting from a judging point of view as to the relative speed of the different men. Of course the earliness of the season may not find all of the men in the best of condition, though the meet was sufficient to give a good indication of what the riders can do. Fred Sims showed that he had not lost all of his speed because of his ab- sence from the track. Ina month or so will undoubtedly be able to hold his own with any of the racers in the country. E. L. Wilson showed up in excellent form. At the close of last season he picked up wonderfully, and the opening of the present season finds him in even better shape. His most formidable competitor at the meet was Billie Sims, yet he beat young Sims out in all of the everts, and that, too, on the homestretch. If he continues on at the same rate it appears to be only a question of a short time when he will be able to show his rear wheel to Schade in a scratch race. The races on Monday will prove ad- ditionally interesting because of the fact that both men will be entered, and the rela- tive speed of both judged more accurately. Young Throop showed up in good form, and before the close of the season he ought to be in the front rank. Clum, who de- feated Schade at Charlotte, was not in the best of condition, owing to a fall at Char- lotte, N. C., yet he managed to qualify in one of the trial heats. Dannemiller, the boy champion of Ohio, rode in good form, although the young man is too headstrong and will not listen to the advicé of his trainer. A study of the summary of the race meet of Saturday shows some interesting things. There were in all thirty-one en- trants, yet nine men captured the thirteen i that were offered. Of the prize winners six were local men and three out- siders. Titus carried off as a result of his afternoon’s work $25, and this was the largest sum won by any one rider, repre- senting one first and one third. Sims came next with $20, ‘representing one second and one third. Oldfield and Church each won $15, the latter capturing one first, and the former a second. Of the amateurs Wilson made the best showing by far, his prize list aggregating #45, being a gold watch and a gold ring, representing two firsts. Billie Sims came next with an aggregated value of $%, rep- resenting two seconds, the being a diamond scarf pin and a silver watch with gold trimmings... Little Throop a $10 prize, a pair of pearl opera glasses— third prize in the mile open. Dannemiller secured a $10 value in the shape of a pair of gold link cuff buttons, in securing third place in the two mile handicap. Farring- ton captured a $15 value in winning a gold medzi for the novice. Stas, in the professional ranks, came off an additional $5 ahead of the game, mak- ing his winnings equal to that of Tiius. Before the race a was made between Mudd and he, growing out of a jesting re- mark. Sims was anxious to win one of the events, and in a rit of fun stated that he would beat Mi m | ht HEL: i f i iit a | i ; f : i ; i i a af i iF iit i ; : i a é 4 THE SIX-DAY RACE The preparations for the six-day female race are being pushed forward, and by to- morrow morning everything will be in readiness, should it be desired to start the event at that time. The start will not, however, be made until 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. The race will be ten hours per Gay for the entire week, this method be- ing preferred by a majority of the en- trants. A continuous race would require too much strength, and the contestants would hardly be able to stand the strain. The track for the race is now nearing completion, and by tonight will be com- pleted in the main, leaving only the finish- ing touches to be put on. It wiil measure fourteen laps to the mile. The banking will not be as steep as for male riders. The track will be ten feet in width, and take up the entire space in the large Cen- ter Market Hall, at 9th street and Penn- sylvania avenue. The banking at the turns will be just 4% feet, while on the stretches it will be an even foot. This will give a pitch which is judged to be plenty fast enough for the riders. The prizes will be a division of the gate receipts, the amount to be agreed upon between the riders and the promoters. There will be four prizes for the first four finishing, and a special prize for all of those who remain in the Trace until the end. In addition to this spe- cial prizes will be given to all of those who ride 700 miles and over. This is done with the object in view of keeping the riders steadily at work, and pile up as big a score as possible, to make the race all the more interesting. Arrangements for the accommodation of the spectators will be good. Reserved seats will be located on the sides of the track, while the general audience will be seated in the space inclosed by the track. A wooden bridge will be erected at the north end of the track, over which the public will walk. The balcony on the east end of the hall will be reserved for special seats. Im- mich’s full band will be in attendance all during the week and furnish the music. The scorers will be located on a raised platform in the south end of the hall, and a large score board will hang in the cen- ter of the south side, upon which the record of miles will be kept. Up to yesterday afternoon nine entries had been received, though there are three more Baltimoreans expected and several more from Philadelphia and New York city. The entrants are Sadie Thomas of Wheel- ing, W. Va.; Millie Green of New York city, Clara Balde of Jersey City, Ella Daly of Wilmington, Emma Wilson of Philadel- phia, Minnie Collins and Emma Ward of Baltimore and two local girls, Mayme Hahn and Ella Green. AN of the riders have had more or less experience in bi- cycle riding, although all haye not been in long distance races. Sadie Thomas is @ well-known female rider and has a string of victories. In fact, with the exception of one local rider, all of the girls have been in races at either Chicago, New York, Louisville, Cincinnati or Pittsburg and se- ured a place. “according to the program the riders will keep on the track from the start each day until 9 o'clock in the evening, when the entire bunch will leave the track for an hour, and a series of short races run, ex- tending up to three, five and ten miles. Special prizes will be given to the winners of these races. At 10 o'clock the long dis- tance riders will return to the track and race until midnight. All of the contestants will have separate colors, and ride in the regular bloomer costume, using diamond frame wheels. ‘The District membership of the league ts increasing more rapidly than any other section of the country. In the past year the membership has been multiplied five times, and befcre the year is out it is ex- pected that it will be ten times greater than in the beginning of the year. In the past two weeks the District division has passed in numbers of members the states of Texas and Tennessee, and now stands in twenty-fourth place out of fifty subdivis- fons, and during next week it is expected that two more states will be left behind. Road Book. Unavoidabie delay has postponed the is- sue of the road book until the 0th of June, but the committee having this in charge say that there Is no. the least doubt that the book will be placed in each mem- ber’s hands by that ti cague Runs. A great deal of interest is now being taken in the weekly runs, a large number of members attending each one, besides being attended by a nuinber of the lady members. These runs are not fast ones or scorchers, but are run according to the wishes of those who attend, and are be- coming known as the best regulated rides which are taken out of the city. ‘The two days trip oa the Loth and 3ist of May is being talked up in big shape, and it is Cxpected that a number of members will attend. Taking the 805 train (B. and 0.) on Saturday night for Martinsburg, W. Va., stopping in Martinsburg over night and leaving there at 8 o'clock on Sun- day morning, it is expected that Hagers- town will be reached by dinner time. The next stopping place will be Frederick, Md., twenty-six miles distant. The road of the limestone grade, a very fine road, passing over the Catcetin and South mountains, makes a very enjoyable ride. While a ride over mountains is generally supposed to be a hard one, this fact is lost sight of be- catse of the fine condition of the road and the magnificent scenery. June G an extra run has been scheduled, starting at.12 midnight for River Springs on the Potomac. Sixteen members have already promised to aitend. This run will ccmsume mest of the night. It is expected that the party will reach River Springs in tume for dinner, Sunday, end leave on the 3 p.m. boat for Washington, reaching here at night. The run is through a very interesting <ountry, and from the experi- ences of those who have taken the ride before, almost every kind of road will be encountered. Racing. The racing board has been considering the amateur status of several of the lo- cal riders and developments may occur at almost any time. The Baltimore races, which cccur Saturday, will be attended by Mesers. Simpson, Gettinger and Robertson, but simply as spectators. Hereafter ali riders entering handicap races will be required to furnish their best time for the distance they have en- tered for and also a detailed account of the last three races ig which they com- peted. The entries for the last races were 80 poorly made out by the contestants that it is almost impossible to handicap the men_ intelligently, aud in the future entries which do not give the correct in. formation or those who do noi give any information will be thrown out. New Members. W. W. Chance, 49 Quincy street. Chas. E. Cooke, U. 8. geological survey. F. Petrola, 653 Penrsylvania avenue scutheast. ‘Wm. A. Spurrie, 24 K street northwest. F. R. Underwood, 527 12th st. ————— Is Tea Hertfalt From Lippincott’s. Physicians tell us that tea is injurious to the nervous system. At the time of its introduction into Europe much oppo- sition was provoked and much written in hostility to its use. Mr. Henry. Savile writes in 1678 to his uncle, Mr. Secretary Coventry, in sharp reproof of certain friends who call for tea after dinner, in- of the bottle. He calls it base Practice, which I must ever ad- ily for not admit- I i Gu # i 4 i i j ty i i il REE i 4 A l i ! : i i f i il