Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1897, Page 20

GOOD ROADS. A DELIGHTFUL TRIP. Wheeling Down the Shenandoah Val- ley to Harper's Ferry. SMOOTH ROADS FOR THE CYCLIST Experience of a Party of Washing- ton Riders. —— N A KODAK CAN BE USED = eS WHE Written for The Evening Star. One of the most delightful trips a cyclist can take is that through the Shenandoah to Harper's Ferry. Riding letsurly throughout the whole trip it can be made in three days without exertion, but if the s made for the purpose of breaking and seeing how many miles your ill register, of course much an be made. However, it is ake the trip slowly, and in| points of greatest in- ter can be reached and enjoyed through | the entire trip. The kodak should be taken along by all means, as it will enable the rider to bring home many pictures of in-! terest of places visited. The°roads at this! time the Sear are in fairly good condi- tion, and although rocky and hilly in a number of places the rider is well repaid | when on the smooth roa The roads eter better time ad@isab! doing this all The Round Trip. through the Shenandoah, as ts well known, are the oothest that the rider will meet the condition of these roads re- same all the year round, where: | reads in the nm sible to} At this season | rule in good | after the win- too hot to take lengthy | trips zzh the country. of Washington Imen took ntfy and found it one of the! ble three-day trips a cyclist | t was m: about 7| morning over the apeake and ge to Lang- By the Way. ley. From there the road is good to Lew- insville, and after a short stop at Lewt ville proceed to Dranesville. At Lewins ville the Alexardria turnpike connects, making what is called the Alexandria- sburg turnpike. From that point to Dran Dranesville to Sterling the road is very yugh on account of the repairs which are made. After leaving the pike at ville, which is done on account of ondition of the pike for several it is best to take the road which into Sterling, and then take vad on the right-hand side of the nad. Follow this road to the next sta- to Farmwell, which is five miles from . and then ride back two miles to ain. The road from Sterling to though slightly dusty at times, in good condition, but if tne road ts in bad condition a good path can be found on the side of the road. from Far il to Leesburg the pike is very rocky in a number of places, but after parsing over the bridge at Goose creek the roads are in a far better condition and At the Ferry. good time can be made from here to Lees- burg, although a number of hills will be gncountered. Just before reaching Lees- j miles. ile the road is slightly hilly. From | starting again. In two hours the start for Round Hill should be made. By this time you will be well res:ed and ready to resume the journey to Round Hill, twelve miles distant, up through the mountains. Just outside of Leesburg the Catoctin mountain can be seen, and in a short while the base of it is reached. Here will be found some small boys who will push your wheel over the mountain, which is three miles long, for a small sum. If, however, you wish to try your mettle this will give you ample opportunity for testing it. The road is in Harper's Ferry. excellent condition, and the scenery from the top of this mountain is exquisite. Keeping on this same road Hamilton is ached, six miles from Leesburg. The ar through to Round Hill is in good condition, and on this same road will be found the town of Purceliville, midway be- tween Hantlton and Round ‘Hill. Round Hill is reached about dusk, and it is best © parteke of a good meal and then take a good walk out in the mountain alr. The mountain air ts quite chilly at this season of the year, which will necessitate the turning up of coat collars and buttoning them tightly. rty, of wheelmen who recently trip found the people up in that still wearing overcoats on account of the chilly atmosphere. In the evening they proceeded down to the rail- road station and were engaged in talking to the railroad trainmen and conductors of the train which stops at that end of the line over night, when the engineer quietly stepped up and cleaned the piston rod of the engine off and invited them to be seat- ed in it next to the boilers to keep warm. An overcoat would have come in very con- Veniently that evening had they each thought about bringing one with them, but as it was only for a night they could easily do without one. Tne ground and roofs of the house were covered with dew in the morning, that one getting out in the afr hour would be obliged to bun- well. an early breakfast the trip over the pike is again resumed, and after a | 00d night's rest the riding of the day be- fort is barely felt. The road ts through a winding strip of woods and soon the town of Snickersville is in sight. It fs but five miles from Reund Hill, and as the roads are in excellent condition good time can be made. It is fifty-four miles from Washing- ton. It is 1,000 feet above the sea level commanding grand and picturesque moun. tain scenery, the magnificent and historic Loudoun and Shenandoah valleys, and the windings of the noted Shenandoah river. It is here that one encounters the great mountain at what is known as Snicker's Gap. The climb up the side of the moun- tain is a mile Jong, but ts equalized on the other side by a good long coast of several From the top of this mountain can © Seen Loudoun, Clarke and Fairfax coun- nh their fertile and well-laid out which gp to make the magnificent After th @ cne-mile ride from the foot of is mountain ¢ leman’s Ferry is reach- ed. Here you are ferried across f £ y ss for a small sum on # flat barge, and tn five minutes from the tim the gang plank ts pulled aboard u will have crossed the great nen: nandoah river and be riding over the phate pee valley to Berryville, Finest Roads of the Country. At this point begin the finest roads of the country. The road from Castleman's Ferry to Berryville, Charlestown and. Har- per's Ferry cannot be excelled for smooth- ne The road is made of bluestone crush- | €d very fine, which makes a smooth hard and fa road to travel over. The road | from this place to Harper's Ferry is slight- ly hilly, more on the order of a coaster. When at the top of one hill Gane ing can he enjoyed to the top of the next hill, and this continues for miles, up and down, over smooth, fast roads. From Charlestown to Harper's Ferry the nt to the top of the mountains begins. The roads are the same as have just been traveled over, with the exception that here nd there a few rocky places will be found. Before reaching the base of the mountain is a short steep hill, which is rather rough and rock: After reaching the top of this | bill and walking a short distance the ac- } tual nt begins. This 1 what is called Bolivar Heights, on the outskirts of Harper's Ferry. It is | necessary to walk up this side of the moun- ain. It is very steep, and so rocky that it would he impossible to ride to the top of it. When at the top of this mountain Harper’ | Ferry is plainly seen, and after a few min- | utes’ riding you are in Harper's Ferry, just in time for dinner. After dinner a good rest should be taken and enjoy the superb {| scenery from the top of this mountain. As | 4s well known, Harper's Ferry is situated , €2 @ high elope at the point where the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers meet, and the winding of the two rivers can be seen for some distance. Here also can be seen the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, which passes through at this point, and which is also the center of the western railroads. A Grand. View. ‘The scenery at this point, where the com- bined streams break through the Blue Ridge, is grand and beautiful. Its fine scenery has been celebrated by Jefferson in his “Notes on Virginia.” The Baltimore and Ohio raflway crosses the Potomac at this polnt. It is also the site of a govern- ment foundry, armory and arsenal, which were destroyed and abandoned by the United States troops at the beginning of the civil war; and has since witnessed va- rious struggles. It is also the scene of John Brown's abolition raid in Virginta in 1858. The Jefferson rock is one of the great points of interest, and should be seen be- fore leaving that old and historic town. After stopping over for about three or four hours the return trip should be made. The road across the rivers and winding around the base of the mountains to the next point, Weverton, is a fairly good one. After climbing to the top of a steep moun- tain the descent down to Weverton is an easy and enjoyable one, being all down hill to tl point. From Weverton to Bruns- wick follow the road on the right-hand sido of the railroad track. Though lightly sandy at different points along the road it is by no means a bad road to travel over. From Brunswick to Petersville the road {s very rough and hilly. At Brunswick the road crosses the railroad, ané after t to the left follow the road to Petersville, and continuing over the same road to Point of Rocks, which is about thirteen miles } burg take the first road to the right, and it will brirg you directly into Leesburg, which is down hill and smooth. Stop at Leesburg. A stop at the tnn, which is directly on the road in Leesburg, should be made for @inner. The hotel has plenty of large porches and ‘large grounds with shade trees,ard = 5004 rest shou!d be taken before Se op should be mad Rocks stop shoul le at Point of ra the night, styints there in jor & good su rc a good night. Point Of Rocks is situat on the railroad, but a short hesloragngron are ‘The scenery point ut . alongside the railroad tracks is ‘the Chessy Ohio cane}, and a short distance from A z H Eke THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1897—24 PAGES. can be seen the Potomac river, all winding ng together for miles and miles. Then, a ih} Ee Junction is a Caran sight at night, when the signals wit thete numerere ee ur ich can bg seen for. te trai ms fe at This int that trains from the west are switched o! the road to Baltimore, and the signal op- erator is eypaeaney on the go, receiving and dispatching trains at this junction. Starting about 8 o'clock the next morning on the last day the road is taken at Wash- ington Junction for the next town on the return trip, Dickerson, eight miles below Point of Rocks. The road fs in a fairly good condition, being slightly hilly and in a fiumber of places sandy. At Dickerson the Sugar Loaf mountain can be plainly seen, and the ride from here to Barnesville is a pleasant and cool one. At Barnesville the road crosses the ratl- road track once more, this time onthe right-hand side, and for seven miles, till the next town, Dawsonville, is reached, the on road is in good condition, with the excep- tion of a few hills. From Dawsonville the road 1s followed straight ahead for two and a half miles to Darnestown, a small village: directly on the road. Passing through this place the road to Rockville is slightly rocky in a number of places and quite sandy. The Last Mount. However, good time can be made on this road, and soon Rockville is reached, where a stop is made for dinner, which is served about noon. As it is a question of but an hour or an jour and a half’s ride to Wash- ington a good rest after dinner should be taken, and the last mount of the wheel for the return trip to Washington will hardly be felt. In doing this the rider will feel fresh and feel like making fast time in covering the last twenty-one miles of the journey, which will make {t about dusk Monday evening. From Rockville to Nor- beck, which is at the junction of the pike, or what is called the 7th street road, the road at this time of the year is very sandy account of the heavy traffic. The pike, ever, will be found to be in good con- dition, and the ride from Norbeck to Wash- ington, sixteen and a half miles, is a cool and delightful one. Some of the distances of the different towns and villages which are passed through en route are as follows: Langley re ville Dronesyille Sterling ... Farmwvell Leesburg. Hamilton Purcellville... Reund Hill. Snickersville . Knoxvile Petersville = Foint of Rocks. Dickerson .. Barnesville Dawsonville town ——— LING THE CYC SQUAD Unless all indications go wrong before the erd of the present month the police bicycle squad will be uniformed with a distinct costume. A good deal of pressure has been brought to bear on this subject, and Com- missioner Wight 1s expected to issue an crder in a few days. A number of reasons have been advanced tending to support the theory of uniforming the squad, all of which have been regarded as good. Just what costume will be worn is hard to say, and this Is one of the matters to be con- sidered. In general appearance, however, the uniform will most likely be similar to that worn by the patrolmen. One of the main steps which has influ- enced this decision is the large number of complaints which have been received at headquarters relative to the matter. The complaints did not come from one particu- lar class, but from sections all over the city and from people in all walks of lif.. With the members of the squad in a dis- tinctive uniform this objectionable feature Would be eliminated. It is also rumored that some change in the cycling squad is apt to be made, and that some of the men will be returned to patrol duty and others placed on the squad. In fact, 1t has been stated that the whole squad will be réturned to the ranks, put this is not authoritative. Major Moore, when spoken to in regard to the matter, did not commit himself, but from other sources in the office it was understood that a change of some sort would be made. A partial report of the workings of the squad for some of the year has been made. It is not the regular annual report, which will not be due until the fore part of next month. The report is all in figures, and shows that the total number of arrests was 1,841, of which number 1,075 were for fest riding. One hundred were for riding without a light, 75 for riding without a bell, 18 for fast driving of horses, 27 for vagrancy, 4 for assaulting an officer, 3 for affrays, 2 for violating the police regula- tions, § fot profanity, 2 for disorderly con- duct, and one each for adultery, suspicion and indecent exposure. Out of ‘this num- ber of arrests therg were collected in f $4,288. Policeman “Estes, who is attacked to the sixth precinct, leads the list for in- dividual records, with 422 arrests acercd- ited to him. The other members of the squad are Policeman Robertson of the fourth precinct, Policeman Duvall of the second precinet and Policeman Dodge of the first precinct. _———— PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS It 1s generally believed that the poor showing which has so far been made by Cooper is due more to the fact that he has been overtrained than anything else. Arrangements are now in progress for a match race of thirty-two miles between little Michael and Fred Titus, which will take place July 56, at Manhattan Beach most likely. This seems strange, as Titus stated while in this city he would not go any long-distance riding. It is claimed that never since the days of Zimmerman was there such a popular rider as the Welsh midget, and numerous Instances are cited in support of this. The success which Earl Kiser has met with so far is attributed a good deal to the high gear which he is riding, as much as to his ability as a rider. Ziinmerman will hardly enter any com- petition events for some time, now that he has returned to the track, but will con- tent himself with exhibition riding. Jay Eaton is seking a match race with a prominent rider for Newark, July 5, at the Atlanta track. Fred Loughead will prob- ably accept the chance. In defeating Ray McDonald in the mile race at Newark recently Fred. Titus proved that he is not as much of a back number as many persons have supposed. It is rare- ly that @ man can regain all his speed after a long absence from the track, but, judging from their performances on Mon- oat Zimmerman and Titus both promise to exceptions to this rule. Major Taylor of Boston, who has been winnning honors this spring on the Charles River Park track, is the colored man seen at Madison Square Garden races last De- cember. Taylor defeated Bald in a handi- cap race and competed in the six-day race the week following, gaining a very promi- nent position. William Stanton of Denver is training Walter C. Sanger for the latter's five-mile es contest with O. B. Hachenberger, ay. George McLeish, the trainer of ‘Tommie’ Butler last season along the national cir- cult and on the disastrous trip to France, has signed to train Fred Hoyt of Bridge- port and C. R. Newton of Stafford Springs, amateurs of some prominence in '05 and professionals last season. The new team will follow the New York state and na- arulercin Flags ft icycle of gigantic proportions strode down the gangplank from the Amer- ican ne steamship §t. Paul, which ar- rived from Southampton a few days ago. He weighed no less than 540 pounds. The massive one was J. W. Grines, and though he towers in the air 6 feet 4 inches, that height is scarcely perceptible, owing to his huge girth. He is inches round the chest, 63 inches roi ie waist, and his thigh measures 42 inches. was born in Higginsport, Ohio; lives in Newport, Ky., and spends most of his time in Cleveland. He is just returning from a six months’ bicycle ride through England, nobagi Wales Scotland, Hol- his weight fifty Soum-riae ine 'eaya, reticed: pounds, a run tomorrow td, Marshall Hall, leaving the club house about '6:30 o'clock in the morning. Preparations arg now being made by members of the club for their big three- day trip, which will leave the city on the morning of July 3, and returning on the Gth. The riders will go down the valley, taking the train to! Staunton, on July Here they will breakfast and return by The main topic of conversation among the local cycling world 18 over the chars2s and counter-charges between the profes- sionals, amateurs and board of cycle trade. Between the three there has been a lively scrt of a time, which for a short while locked as though it might result in some- thing. Now the smoke >f the first charge has almost cleared away, and while one suspension has becn annourced, there are others that will undoubtedly follow in short order. The racing world has never not the effect will be beneficial remains to be seen. It 1s to be hoped that it will be. Within the next fortnight the two race meets on the program will have been run off, the one Thursday afternoon and the Tace on the day upon which the Fourth will be celebrated. There are no other meets in immediate view outside of these, but this will hardly mean an interruption of the sport. Some good races can be ex- pected at the two meets, especially on Thursday, and things will undoubtedly prove interesting. The conjecture of the weather for tomor- rew places it as variable. While this does not mean there will be no bicycle riding, yet it {s not a safe guarantee that the weather will be all that could be desired for good riding. Last Sunday the rain of the afternoon caught a number of cycli cut on the roads unprepared to meet such @ condition of affairs, and the result was not at all pleasant for them. To those who go out on the road tcmorrow it is better to gc prepared for a little change- able weather, as it 1s apt to rain during the course of the day. Club Runs pf the Week. Lecgue of American Wheelmen, Wed- resday evening, for Alexandria, Va. Start at 7:30 p.m. from 13th and K streets. Century Cycle Club, tomorrow, for Oc- coquan, Va. Start at 8 a.m. from head- quarter’, 1420 New York avenue northwest. Golden Rod Wheelmen, tomorrow, for River View, Md. Start at 9:30 a.m. from headquarters, G4 C street northwest. Washington Road Club, tcmorrow, for Frederick, Md., century run. Start at 6 am. frem club house, 1224 F street north- west. Levant Wheelmen, tomorrow, for Mar- shall Hall. Start from club quarters at 641 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Altair Cycle Club, Monday evening, for Start at 7:30 p.m., from Cycle Cottage. headquarters, 1208 S2d street. Carroll Institute Bicycle Club, tomorrow, for Great Falls. Start at 1:30 p.m., from Institute, 10th street near K. Abbott Cycle Club, tomorrow, for Fred- erick, century rut. Start at 5 a.m. from Sth street and New York avenue north- west. Pp Century Cycle @jub," tomorrow, century run. Start at 12m. tonight from head- quarters, 1420 New York avenue. Capital Bi. Club, tomorrow, for Boyd's, Md. Start at 8 a.m., ffom club house, 15th street near E. Levant WI The Levant Wheelmen will make a club elmen. way of Middletown, "Newmarket, Stras- through Harper's be burg and Winchester, Ferry. At this place taken for home. Troop and Brearley, the fast men of the club, are improving in thefr riding, the former especially, and it is predicted that he will be the fastest club rider in the city before the season closes. The club gave a grand spread Saturday night at their pretty club house. There were games and other amusements, music and plenty of refreshments, the pleasure of the evening extending up to midnight. Golden Rod Wheelmen. The members of the Golden Rod Wheel- men did not care much about going on th> run to Alexandria last Sunday morning, but some few of the riders, under command of First Lieutenant Krumble, took the run, and an enjoyable time was spent. Those who remained at home were very sorry that they did not attend the run to the his- toric Virginia city. Some of the mem- bers who did not attend this run took a ride to the white canvas city at Fort Washington. ‘At the regular meeting of the club last Wednesday Captain Willard called a run for River View tomorrow morning, starting from the headquarters at 664 C street northwest, at 9:30 a.m. Altair Cycle Clab. The Altair Cycle Club will take a run Monday evening at Cycle Cottage, starting at 7:30 o’clock from the headquarters at 1208 32d street. On the following Monday evening a run will be taken to Chevy Chase lake, starting from the same place at the stme time. On this run the lady friends of the club will be invited, making it the first ladies’ run of the year. At the last meeting of the club the affairs atterding the recent strawberry run of the club were settled, and all bills paid, except those relating to the shortcake for the oc- casion, and these were not presented. Mr. Frank Shallue, a popular member of the club, is just recovering from a severe sickness. Carroll Institute Bicycle Club. The run of the Carroll Institute cyclists to Fort Washington last Sunday was en- Joyed very much by the twenty-five or thirty members participating. The run of the club for tomorrow will be build- crack lower being the train will to Great Falls, leaving the institute ing at 1:30 p.m. sharp. The club's der, Joe Berberich, will attempt to the road record for the distance, paced by the club’s crack tandem team, consisting of Dr. Birch and Joe Daly. Some good sport can be'expected. ‘The membership, of.the club has now reached one hundred, ‘and more are being elected at each meeting. The meetings are largely attended. * °° ‘The next meeting of the club will be held in the trophy room of the institute at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening... Abbott Cycle Club. The first century rufrof the Abbott Cycle Club will be taken tomorrow, and will be to Frederick and:’retiirn. The start will be made from 5th, and New York avenue at 5 o'clock in the morning, and the fol- lowing members have,announced their in- tention of participating: Messrs. Wagner, Shaw, Stewart, ae is, Minnich, C. Sauter, itcHell, Moore, Nixon, F. Payne, Bell) Lavender, Ruppert, Milton and Hamacher. “. Century Cycle Club. Payne, Fisher, Polont, ‘The run of the Century Cycle Club to- morrow has been ehanged from the regular schedule, which called for Occoquan. In- stead of visiting the quaint Virginia towr, the riders will leave the city at midnight this evening, according to arrangements, ard calculate finishing the ride at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. This will be the first time that a century run has ever been made in this city under such conditions. Queer Wheelmen. A meeting of the Queer Wheelmen was held during the week at the club house, and the main business of the evening was the action taken on the members who have permitted themselves to be in arrears of dues. bebseite eat voltedeiei re le, Sead every name ee eee. ‘rom the mem- bership roll. about sixty, and of the club ry of the before had such a stir up, and whether or | large number is expected to have a very beneficial effect. Capital Bi. Club. The run of the Capital Bi. Club last Sun- day was to Waldorf, about twenty-nine miles down in Meryland, being reached through Piscataway. There were twelve members who went out. The riding was very pleasant until the rain came up, and the stragglers were forced to wade through the mud from Oxon Hill almost to the city. This was the only thing to mar the full pleasure for the day. A movement is now on hand for a trip to Piney Point, on the lower Potomac, for July 4. The start will be made some time Saturday afternoon or ‘evening, July 3, and the lay over for the night made at a wayside station. The next morning the trip will be resumed. The return home will be made on Monday, and the riders expect to cover the entire return trip awhecl. So far nearly twenty members have signified their intention of participating. Another ladies’ run is in prospect, which is expected to exceed the best showing ever made before. The run of the club for tomorrow is to Boyd's, Md., a good run if the weather holds out. The start will be made early enough to reach the place in plenty time for dinner, Membership. The District division of the league now stands in twenty-first place, having last week passed in number the states of Maine, Colorado and California, and next week will pass still another state. Road Book. The road book committee’s work is at last finished. The books are issued and most of the members have called for and received their books and have compliment- ed the committee for the fine Work they have published. The book is similar in ex- ecution to that published by the larger di- visions, but is gotten up in better style on the inside, and is a work that Washington people may be proud of. It was expecied that there will be as large a demand upon the outside for the book as in Washington, as many bicycle tourists look towardWas ington in planning a tour. The book is presented free to Washington members of the league, Members residing in othe states are charged $1, and to non-members the book is sold for If the compiling ot the book had not been done gratis by the committee, the book could not have been put out at the low rate it is, so great was the amount of labor put upon the work. The latest recruit to L. A. W. member- op is that of Representative J. W. Bab- cock. League Meeting. The second quarterly meeting of the L. A. W. was held on Thursday last at the Ebbitt House, Manager Burch having kind- ly put at their disposal the use of the red parlors of the Ebbitt House. Forty mem- bers were present. At this meeting it was decided to put up “Helping Hand” signs showing direction of roads wherever neces- sary. A committee of five was appointed, with Mr. William Gettinger as chairman, to provide for trip to national league meet in August. The Washington Wheelmen was authorized to print the constitution of the District league in its paper. Mr. Simpson was made chairman of a committee to incorporate the D. C. division under the laws of the District. A committee was also appointed to se- lect league stores and arrange so that members could get reductions at these stores, similar to the co-operative stores. A ccmmittee was also appointed to sug- gest improvements in the police regulation: and ordered to prepare such and submi to the Commissioners. It was the unanimous opinion of the meeting thet the cycle police should be uni- formed. Lengue Advantages. At the meeting held Thursday night it was decided to proceed against the Union Transfer Company for personal damage done tc a member, Mr. S, 8. Kelsey, who was knocked down and injured by one of the company’s wagons a short time ago. League Runs. The league runs are being better attend- ed and every one is getting more enjoyable than the rest. The last Sunday’s run was to Brandywine, and from there to Fort Washington. Rain made the last part of the trip rather muddy. The return was by boat. The century run scheduled for the 27th has been postponed, on account of a run of the Maryland division of the L. A. W., who will take the train from Baltimore on that day and ride to Great Falls, and the Dis- trict division will take charge of same and arrange for their entertainment during the day. Notice of the century run will be made later. Mr. Wm. Jose, the offictal handicapper for the District, has returned to town and ex- pects to be here to attend to his official du- ties for the rest of the season to the delight of Mr. Robertson, who has had to do that thankless job for the past month. New Members. New applications—Walter N. Crawford, 727 +l1th street northeast; Tom Van Arsdale, 1285 Pennsylvania avenue; Geo. ‘W. Moore, 436 New York enue; Willicit A. Torrey, 513 O street; Will- fam A. Noell, jr., Hyattsville, Md. Joseph K. Potter, 46 E street northwest; W. E. Crist, 815 7th street; W. E. Baum, 1002 14th street; J. T. McClanahan, 1129 6th street northwest; M. C. Ball, 1302 10th street; W. T. Carruthers, 1436 Kenesaw avenue; Owen B. French, 2212 F street; S. W. E. Love, 334 Pennsylvania avenue southeast; David A. Gourick, 928 P street; Robert G. Rutherford, jr., 1211 19th street; Miss Ada M. Stage, 1209 Rhode Island ave- nue; Miss Mattie H. Smith, 920 French street; H. C. Towers, West. End Bank; Henry De Maine, 912 New York avenue: J. W. Babcock, 11 B street northwest; 8. A. Doherty, 1418 Rhode Island avenue; Mrs. Clara V. Lord, 610 5th street north- west; John M. McKinney, 3034 I street; Manchlin Niven, 712 20th street; Oden R. Sudler, 206 Elm street; Howard Fisk, Evening Star. Renewal applications—Wm. M. Dougal, 3179 U street; Henry K. Willard, 1416 F street; R. R. Rhodes, 821 7th street south- east; Phillp E., Brown, 706 10th strect northwest; J. Bartlett ‘Hills, 1022 14th stree! John Bull Takes a Look at Himsclif. From London Truth. | England of today is what Carthage was in times of old. We are ruled by a hun- gry, greedy aristocracy, which, in its turn, is ruled by loan mongers and by company wongers. Honor and honesty under this regime are derided as old-fashioned super- stitions, The minister-who can steal any territory whose inhabitants are too weak to resist us is acclaimed as a hero. The company promoter who can build a palace by appropriating the savings of his fellow countrymen is worshiped as a divinity. ‘When we mow down Africans with Max- cause, no matter what we spend, we wculd spend more to make us secure. Siar’ “It snyboay has what will get an answer, an you RACING CHAT. The first mid-weck meet of management of the International Athletic Park will be held Thursday afternoon, June 24. The re- sult of this meet will be watched with in- terest, as by it will be shown whether or not it is a better day for the races than Saturday. The attendance is expected to be much larger, while the quality of the sport will not be in the least affected by the change. A card of six races has been prepared for the occasion, two professional events and four amateur races, as follows: First race, one-mile novice; prize, gold medal. Second race, one-mile open, amateur; prizes, first, traveling baz, monkey leather, value, $20; second, diamond pin, value, $1 Third race, one-third-mile open, profes- ional; prizes, first, $15; second, $10. Fourth race, one-mile handicap, amateur; prizes, first, watch, value, $20; second, suit case, alligator leather, value, $10. Fifth race, one-mile open, professivnal; prizes, first, $15; second, $10. Sixth race, two-mile ‘tandem, amateur; prizes, first, gentleman's dressing case, al- ligator leather, value $15, to each rider. ‘The entrance fee to all of the races is $1 for first race and fifty cents for each addi- tional race. Entries to the amateur handi- cap races close Thursday, June 17, and to the other races on June 22. While the Taces will not begin until 3:30 o'clock, the entrants are all requested to be at the track at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Some extra good sport is assured all those who attend. It has been found impo: sible to have John Lawson, the terrible Swede, in attendarce, otherwise he would be matched agairst a running horse, form- ing a novelty for the occasion. The entry blank for the rac> meet of the cycle board of trade for July 5 made its ap- pearance during the week. The appear- ance of the same was tched with inter- €st, for only then was it Known that there weuld be professional races on the pro- gram. The local pros count the matter a victory for them, inasmuch as there will be races for their class, when it was an- nounced that there would be none, and over which such a disturbance has been mad There are eight events in all on the pro- gram, as follew First race, one-mile novice; prize, $15 gold medal. Second race, one-mile open, amateu prizes, first, $30 diamond stud; second, $ pair of field glasses; third, $5 pair of racing shoes, Third race, one-mile open, professional; prizes, first, $15; second, $ i, $ Fourth race, one-mile handicap, amateur; prizce, first, $30 diamond pin; second, $8 pair of link cuff buttons. ‘ifth race, one-quarter-mile open, ama- rizes, first, $30 diamond stud; ) pair link cuff buttor ace, two-mile multicyele handicap, ; prizes, first, $20 stud to ‘h man inning team; second, §% bath robe to each man of te: third, high-grade lamp ng team. Seventh race, two-mile handicap, ee prizes, first, $30; second, $15 profes- third, hth race—Two-mile handicap, amateur, —First, $35 gold watch; second, Coit repeating rifle; third, $5 opera glasses. Pace mekers will be put in 1 open events. The handicap entries will close on Mondey, Jine 28. The entrance fee is $1 for the professional events, and $1 for first race and ® cents for each additional race in the amateur list. The racing will com- mence at 0) o'clock sharp. A glance at the eyents will show that in qual, the races will be fully up to those of Decoration day, but in the matter of prizes there appears to be a big discrepanc and the values do not cppear to be as great. In the professional events the purses offer- ed are very small. This may have, how- ever, been done because of the fear t there would not be as much competi in these events as on May 31, becau: the fact that many of the fast riders will be over at Frederick, participating in the annual meet of the Maryland division of the League of American Whcelmen. In the amateur races the prizes do not appear to be up to the standard, probably due to the same fact. The first prizes are all right, but in the second and third prizes the sum is very steel. It may be that on account of the lateress in issuing the entry blanks there will not be as many entrants as in the Decoration day race meet. In further support of this theory a glance at the entry blank for the last meet and that of the coming meet will show a differ- ence of some size. There were five ama- teur events and three professional events for Decoration day. Th» total valve of the prizes for the amateur races was $229,while for the profe: onal events the purse was 11 $285, meking a grand total of $514. too, in the face of the fact that there were really only four amateur events, as ro prize was given for the one-mile Dis- trict championship race, that did not cost the board a single cent. For the coming race neet the total value of the prizes for the amatcurs is $222.50, while for the } onal races the total is only $80. ‘I for each of two profess voration lay aggregated more the total for both of July 5, while the ae race fell short-of the total by only 1O. ndicap race promises to jon. In the race will be started two sing! three tandems, two triplets and one quad. The distance will be for two miles, and the handicapping will be performed by Mr. Jose, the official handicapper. This will mean’ a total of eighteen riders in the race on eight ma- chines. The crews of the multicycles will be made up by the manager of the race meet, Mr. William Gettinger, who will place the men to best advantage on the machines. The race is expected to prove extremely interesting, and it’ will be a case of hustle from the start. It will be the first time the local public has ever seen a The multicycle ha be quite an inno quad or a triplet on a race track, and this race alone is apt to draw a large number of people. The menagement of the race for July 5 contemplate chartering a number of large "buSes to convey passengers to the park, in addition to the transportation facilities afforded by the car lines. The fare will be a little more for the round trip than on the cars, but it is belleved that there @re many persons who would much rather go out in this manner than on the cars. If the experiment proves a success it is uite likely that "buses will be used at fhe next meet of the local cycle board of trade. Another race at the meet that is apt to prove interesting is an invitation race, in which eight local riders will be invited to participate, most likely E. A. Duvall, Har- ry Dedge, J. E. Hagner, Harry Z. Greer, Charles Gause, Hardy Pritchard, H. W. Hardester and Paul von Boeckman. These riders can be regarded as in a class by themselves, and all are about evenly matched. The chances of winning will be more equalized than in an open event, where the more speedy men succeed in beating them out almost every time at the finish. The race will be run off some time during the afternoon of the meet and the result will be closely watched. The success of Harry Smith, the Balti- more rider in breaking the Baltimore- Washington record last Sunday, in a few minutes over two hours, will probably cause some commotion among the local riders, some of whom will endeavor te go for the record. The record smashed seems to be somewhat in doubt, and is attributed to Harry Park, the local professional and trick rider. Park has undoubtedly lowered the time on the trip, and a number of other local riders have made good time, but the only official record recognized by the Century Road Club of America is that established October 18,1893, by L. C. Wahl, then a Washingtonian, who covered the distance in 2:49. There was a good deal of doubt about the performance of Wahl, which was expressed by a large number of local riders, but nevertheless the record time was allowed him. Wahl fell in ill- repute with the cycling fraternity of this city and left town, claiming a number of other records. When last heard from he was out in Denver, Col., doing some good riding. = Contrary to the general rule, Smith began his ride from this end of the line. This is the first time that the ride has ever been attempted from this direction. from boundary to boundary was 1:58, or eighteen minutes faster than the time made by Harry Park. Smith's time from Capitol to city hall was 2:14:23%. The road has been vastly improved since Park made his ride, and his time was 2:16 and sot 5 Smith's ~— was paced, whereas Park's was no! latter making his time in July wiser o'clock, the start harit’s, on the Eastern avenue at Baltimore. He will be well and given every chance to record. being made Rurk- at ablish a The failure of Harry the chute at F a number of p: tion of the track He did not nav the wheel siiy buckskin. glove the speed of t) with wate ax KK bare hands. The gloves when wet if cov an was th fail day hi rider w | going rel to and tw down the was © water running on the in ume. A special account received from Ne York by The Star states that from all vive active preparations that are belnae by the committee having in charge the details of the bicycle carnival that ts to be held at Long Branch July 17, the affair prom le event of the ye: je clubs of » y Jersey w with a lary ere =e c as well je policemen and fire: At night the whole e will be briliiantly t!lum- inated. A bicycle ball will b nd a general good time is pi mis isit~ ing wheelmen and wheelwomen. Arran, ments will be made so that cyclists can main at the Branch over ly reduced rates, and on Sun personal over the gniticent everywhere on the New J nday, at large- a series of take place section of the country has alw: noted for the excellent condition of its roads, and since last year so many im- ements have been made that the New jentiously be termed al details of the are be ill be announ that ong Bra of every- body who ride deans The suspension of the chairman of the racing board, which was announced during the k, is something of a surpri: sion grew c charges th J. Hart B for a mat at of the ration of t rac nthe » made some reference to Millie tion, which his brother imm. up. The charges would never v n made had it not been on account of the charges rainst the local amateurs. [t w od that a slight Suspension wo: 1, which would expire in s time on Jul ims to ride im hardly thought that anything w as there is noth B ine bibiting such a t der the head of proved that pooling ‘d matter‘ board is . matter z rules nnet com) the and warning to the racing m country regard work The’ bombshell which was exploded some days ago inst the amate ems to have amounted to very lit hat the smoke has clea away : rider that will most likely suffer w Wilson, the District chan 2 gotten out matter r Hart Brittain, it is unde , eave his word to Chairman Mott that Scha: a er aided or assisted by aim or the com- he represents, and that his ¢ nee fees and expenses were always paid by himself. This is interesting information, und the only thing that s: Heretofore i national racing who forgot to pa. the fee wa for this p moment y paid their fe could ride in er race the But a change ade within a short time, the present racing board having covered a means of pen ng delin quents in a mapner that will be more dis- tasteful to them. The new penalty will be suspension for a month for the first offe enths for a second offer four for third o: . uspensions will date from the time of payment of the Hereafter it will be advisable for riders io forward the fee with the entry blank and do away with the the tra: This cause of man will en’ tem of paying at ndoubtedly nt non- roa y of the fees, that he will 7 If his handic he if it is not, and whe 1 down by the racing board for not jforth a fearful tale of | doctor forbidding him t injuring him. y these ex yment ¢ ed the start kn ride BICYCLE BRIEFS Vermont by a two- This is a more ! other state inflict now punishes bicycle r sente in vere punishment than any For long- a rides a drinking device is to be attached to the wheel, consi of a reservoir to hold the water, with a flexible tube fastened to a frame over the handle bar extending to the reservoir, thus making it unnec+ sary for the rider to dismount when thirsty. Smoking lamps are about the most anno’ ing things cyclists have to deal with, a there are many things to blame for them. Those who have tried many ways of pre- venting smoking without avail should bore a hole in the bottom of the lamp, in order to allow more air to reach the flame Dry batteries are used tn a new bicycle lamp, two cells being set side by side In a case having a small incandescent Hight tn the front, surrounded by a cone-shaped reflector, the light being turned on and off by a button. 5 In a new bicycle tire a combination of the old cushion and pneumatic tire is used, the cushton being molded into the tread of the tire and backed by the pneumatic pres- sure, only the cushion coming in contact with the read. “It is not difficult to understand,” says an old rider, “why cycling is ousting walk- ing as an exerc! An average pedestrian covers about thirty inches to each step. The average wheelman by one revolution of his pedals (which is equivalent to @ step) covers about seventeen feet, and as the movement is so easy and devoid of fatigue, he usually raises his foot twice as often in the same time, thus covering thirty-four feet while the pedestrian goes two and a half feet.” Five hundred cubic inches of air are con- sumed by the average man per minute when at rest, but let him ride at the rate of nine miles an hour and the air consump- uion per minute increases to 1,003 enbic inch- es; increase the speed to twelve miles an hour, and the consumption goes up to while at eighteen miles an hour the thas increased his air consumption to 3.000 cubic inches for every minute he travels at that speed. A Hartford inventor has secured a patent for & paper bicycle rim. A long, tapering strip of paper, first made water-proof with cement, is wound upon a mandrel and sub- sequently pressed into a crescent-shaped cross section to receive the tire. This, it is said, produces a rim which is at the same time light and strong and will not split like a wooden rim. The ways of the trainers of cycle rac- ing men are mysterious. A mixture of ar- senic, quinine and camphorated ether was administered to a racing man in Eng- land just before the start, and he won. Rumor has it that an overdose of the same concoction given to little Jimmy Michael some two years ago was responsible for his sudden collapse, and subsequent trou- ble with the National Cyclists’ Union. Where is the sportsmanship in winning events by making one's self up with drugs? A medium gear is recommended for all- round track work. For road riding some while others recommend gears from 72 to 78 inches, It depends whether a rider is sulted to a high or gear. The selection of gears is matter of choice. It depends whether rider is physically able to a distances