Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1898, Page 20

CLUB GOSSIP. The exhibition of the Oriten, the big ten-seated bicycle, has caused quite a stir in the local bicycle world. It is the biggest machine ever built, ard is regarded - wonder of cycle construction of the day. A few years ago there was consider- able talk over the report that a San Fr: cisco manufacturer was going to construct a nine-seated bicycle, but the plan was abandoned. The Oriten goes this one bet- ter. When manned by a full crew the im- mense machine looks very pretty in motion, but it almost too big to be of any prac- tical for pacing purposes. It ts by far better an advertising medium. The pub- use lic has perhaps read of the dimensions of the big machine, which will shortly be shipped from this city and sent to some other town for exhibition purposes. The clubs are carrying out their indoor amusement program, and getting as much enjoyment out of life as possible. Smokers, dances and card parties are all the rage, and other spare moments are spent in dis- cus for the coming year. Most all ws wheels have now been re- the various dealers, and an in- ‘tion of the sume is invited. Strange to . the merits of the different makes of eels are more fully determined at the close of the season, after a thorough prac- tical test has been made by the rider, yet there will be many new wheels bought this spring solely on the prospects of its stand- ing a good test. The only chance of com- paring the relative merits of the different makes of wheels that will be afforded this year will be at the cycle show, which will be held at the club rooms of the Capital Bi. Club early next month. All of the lead- ing dealers are expected to have exhibits, ‘pe and the show will be much more successful than the first one, which was held last spring. Arlington Wheelmen, At the meeting of the Arlington Wheel- nen Tuesd: y evening reports of the ex- ecutive committee and other officers of the club were submitted, each showing the affairs of the club to be in a flourish- ing fon. The proposed amended ecnstitution was read and discussed and til the next regular mceting, tal action #s to the adop- tion of same will be taken. The lowing gentlemen, receiving the unanimous vote of those present, were elected to active membership: W. H. Som- merville, Leroy Herron, Edward T. Bates, Rudolph Jose, Charles E. Wood, J. A: Maxwell, W. M. Walker, Edward D. Chaney, John Davis, Arthur W. Leeke, Loefiler and A. The ap. plications of Alfred H. . G. Wur- demann, Willlam 1 W. H. Ronsa- Ville and W. J. Lembkey were ived. The secretary ructed to send a communication to the Commissioners rela- tive to the recent regulation concerning handle bars. it was de gold medal eluded) r ‘led to present to the member attending the lar s during 1898. A committee of three was appointed to perfect arrangements for the dance and supper which will be given the latter part ef this month or the Ist of February. An amusement commitiee was appointed, whose duty it will be to furnish fun for the members during the winter. At the conclusion of e business theet- ing, President ger led those present into the dining room. The members and their friends who de- sire to make a run tomorrow will meet at Mth street a w York avenue at ! o'clock. Only a short run will be made. a handsome (officers ex- st number of The membership is sixty-five. The club h eration the question of number of members. It {fs ely the number will be fixed at lo, The club sent an appropriate floral trib- ute to the bereaved family of James Hughes. who died Januar. Mr. Hughes Was the fz her of Harry Hughes “w members. Capital Bi. Clap. The pool tourney of the Capitai Bi. Clu continue i the interest in the same mbers is on the incre: The seore has now reached big dimensions, and one of elu among the an immense sheet is re red to keep a fystematized record of the standing of the many contestants. It might be added that a goed many surprises hav! developed. tourney will end next Saturday even- members of the club are a unit mst the enforcement of the new police regulations regarding the four-inch drop to hazdile bars. The enforcement of the same is regarded as an infringement of personal nual banquet of the club,which will be held this year Saturday, January of January 31, as has heretofore been the om. The change is due to the fact that th ant falls on the date of the regular club meeting. Another stecessful ladies’ whist party jast evening at the club ho! next german on the program will off next Friday evening. It is the rond one of the winter season, two more maining on the program. A special entertainment for ladies and friends of the club will be held Friday vering, Jantary 21, and the entertainment committce promises a good varied pro- ar: Preliminary prevarations are being made for the annual cycle show of the club, which will be held the first week of next month. The main floor of the club rooms will be used for the purpose, and a good display of different makes of bicycles is looked for. Rialto Cycle Club. to Cycle Club gave its initial » of the season at Harban's Hall, on | ylvapia avenue southeast, Thursday evening. The hall was tastefully decorted with the club colors, violet and green, and the affair was greatly enjoyed by all. | Among present were es Annie fer, Marie |, Ford- Lith- of the members of taking a bicycle run, ». a full party being fon. highly pleased with querade dance held at the ef Miss Keefer, during the holi- her tomorrow proves favorable ty that a bleycle ride around ve taken, te Mh Century Cycle Clab. Tenturions ‘The smoker New gave a most Year evening, gu several Queer Wheelmen. were made by ¢ in the g as enjoyable a the the ts members from The opening remarks Ed. 8. Byrnes, bserce of President Coons, act aster. In the course of his r marks, Capt. Byrnes wished all of the cycle organizations in the city a happy and prosperous new year, and to the Queer Wheelmen he expressed. the hope that the two clubs would b s good friends the present year as they were during the past Lieut. Burgess of the Queers re- dei with a neat little speech. During course of the evening the audience was ained by Messrs. Dennis O'Connor, Young and George Rosson. The club will in the near future give ‘another smoker and the entertainment committes has arranged for the appearance of some excellent talent. The club took a run n Hill, and Messrs. Byrnes, Fisk, Wm. ‘onner,” Williams, Anderson, Denn‘ ‘onnor and Kauffman braved the pierc- ing winds and made the run. Cupt. Byrnes intends to call runs throughout the winter, last Sunday to who | G THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1898—24 PAGES. and tomorrow the club will take a spin to Fal!s Church, leaving the headquarters at 9:30 a.m. The regular monthly meeting was held last Monday evening, and wes well at- tended. The meeting’ was called to order by Mr. Byrnes in the absence of the presi- deut and vice president. The following were elected to membership: George Ros- son, W. A. Sparrow, J. D. Lasley, Louis C. Dimmick and W. H. Kauffman. The names of several delinquent members were drop- ped from the rolls. ‘The resignation of Mr. H. R. Stocks was accepted with re- grei by the club. Messrs. Barghausen, Byrnes, Abell, Wil- liams, McAnally, Anderson, Barnhartt, O'Connor and Monroe were ‘appointed as board of governors for the club house. The attention of the club is now toward looking for new club rooms. The house hunting committee will decide on the loca- tion of the new headquarters the early part of next week, and hope to settle the mat- ter finally by the next meeting. The rooms will in all probability be in the near vicinity of the old ones, within easy ac- cess io the car lines. Miles Cycle Infantry. Capt. S. H. Wiggin, who has been acting major, resumed command of the Miles Cycle Infantry on the evening of December 31, and will now begin an active crusade to bring the command up to a high degree of proficiency. An agitation has heen started looking toward the changing cf the name of the command. It is no longer known as a cycle infantry corps, because of the fact that its work has been changed, and the command is now purely a signal corps, and has been for some time past. The present name of the organization Is, therefore, a misnomer. The matter will be brought up at the next meeting and some action most likely taken in regard to the s quite likely that the name of Mile honor of Gen. Miles, will be dropped en- tirely and some other name decided upon. Several new ers were enlisted dur- ing the week, swelling up the roster much nearer the fifty mark. Preparations are now being made for the removal of the present quarters in the ar ery building on L strect to the future home of the National Guard, at Center Market 1. The moving will begin most likely around tae first part of next month. The regular signal drill of the command was held Wednesday evening in the arm- ory, the first for some months, under the personal supervision and direction of the captain, Queer Wheelme At the meeting cf the Queer Wheelmen Monday evening considerable business was transacted. The new police regulation rel- ative to handle bars was discussed, and jed to enter protest against such ion, in conjunction with the other clubs of the city. me he »ropcsed smoke s discu ind 27th of January selected. The corn: in charge comprises R. Brooke Clokey, chairman: Messrs. Neumeyer, Houston, Munder, Parker, Helmus, Vogt, Murr and Tyndait. Mr. Howard S. Gardner, an old member who was home curing the urned to Scottdale, Pa., to resume sin the employ of the Fisk nDLiny. basket ball team continues in hard ce. Owing te the weather, no schedule ciub have been called recently, and many of the buys spend their time in the club rooms. There is alk of organizing a glee club. Club Ne en. the regular monthly meeting of the air Cycle Club, which will be held Mon- evening, officers for the ensuing year will be elected. The next regular meeting of the Alpha Club i be held Mom y evening at the residence of Miss Alice Redding, No. 466 F street southwest. Mr. Paul Von Boeckman, a popular mem- ber of the Queer Wheelmen, is confined to his home by illnes secret ree ae ELECTION FIGURES. Perhaps in no period of the eighteen years ence of the League of Ameri- ean Wheelmen has so much interest been reanifested in the result of the nationai election as will mark the event this year. The annual meeting of the national assem- bly is scarcely a month off. It will be held at St. Louis, Mo., the fore part of Febru- ary, and new all of the talk of the meeting seems to be ov the election of a presi- dent. The competition for the office will be great, though there will perhaps not be over two men running for the place, each with a strong pull. The incumbent in office, Isaac B. Potter of New York, has announced his candidacy ter re-election. The other candidate for office is Sterling Eliott, chief consul of the ssachusetts division, and at present the Lublisher of the official organ of the league. Both men have a strong following, and it | is afe to say rons fight for Mr. Potter aire: that both will make a the office. The friends of dy claim that he has a majority of the Votes necessary to elect him. On the other hand, the friends of Mr. Elliott state that he will be elected by safe majority. Somebody must be mis- ken. One or the other man will be de- . but which one? According to the official figures there will votes cast at the national a cither in person or by proxy. year the total vote w: thing like 162. As the basis of repre: om has not been changed it is evident t 5 the past year there has been a e in mem- stip. This is sc over the | country, and includes twelve ex-ofticios and seventeen vice presidents. With the table | of representation in full it is easy enough to juggle with the figures and give any candilate the election, but the real test of | strength will be in the actual vote. if Potter ed it will be the first time in the history of the organization that n incumbent succeeds himself. 'To main- tain the office for another year it is ne | sary for him to poll 188 vot Elliott wiil | have to secure the same number to be sue- | cessful, as they are the only candidates. | The name of George D. Gideon, ex-chair- man of the racing board, has ‘been sug- | geested as a candidate for the office, but it is announced in strong terms that he will not run. Should he enter the contest he will be sure to draw strength from the other candidates, and make the result all the more uncertain. By one way of figur- ing Gideon can gather votes enough to give him a majority of thirty-two at the na- tional assembly. As a New York paper | sums up the situation the withdrawal of on leaves Potter's election an assured | fact. It is hardly likely that Elliott will | be able to get anybody else to try and pick | the chestnuts from the fire for his especial benefit. It is admitted that if Gidean entered the contest he would injure Potter much more than he would Eliott, and hence the latter is greatly interested’ to have Gideon re- main. ‘The ex-chairman of the racing board is a resident of Philadelphia, ani without a doubt can have the support of his own division, which Potter would oth- erwise get. Here is what Mr. Elliott bas to say on the matter: “George D. Gideon can be elected presi- | dent of the L. A. W. more easily than could eny other member of that organization. Mr. Gideon would be perfectly willing to accept the nomination if it can be done without the sacrifice of harmony in his own state. Pennsylvania, above any state, de- serves to have the office in ‘08. He would promote harmony and command respect. He thoroughly understands the racing game and could prevent much of the tro} ble that is liable to arise from that source So far it looks as though Potter had the best of the argument. He has a number of able lieutenants, and a special meeting was held in New York city recently, whereby an amicable agreement was reached on ail sides. A ticket practically made up of national officers, with Potter at the head, Pennsylvania securing the next high- est. and New Jersey also came in for one. at was also pleased, because at the meeting it was decided to vote for Indian- apolis as the next place for holding the national meet. This agreement also pleases the Ohio riders and brings them into line. So far the Potter vote is counted as fol- lows: New York, with seventy votes, will g0 solidly for him; Pennsylvania comes next with sixty-three, New Jersey has twenty, Ohio ten and Indiana six. By this arrangement 169 votes are obtained. The vote of the local division, five in all, will be cast for the New Yorker. Wisconsin, with nine votes, North and South Carolina and Washington, with four votes each, making twelve in all, have been promised, as has also tue vote of Oregon, three in all, making a grand total of These votes, med, can be relied upon. No count is made of the uncertain voi It is quite that in the other divisions Potter certainly ought to be able to collect from tnbty to forty votes, thus increasing his fead. It is conceded that Mr. Elliott can carry the entire New England vote, but the en- tire vote will hardly equal the one vote of the New York division. Massachusetts has a total representation of thirty-four votes, and that is more than the combined vote of the other New eingland sta Conceding him the Atiantic states, the southern states and the middie eastern states, he will hard- ly have enoug. votes. In this computation, of course, the votes claimed for Mr. Potter are not taken into consideration. ‘The states west of the Mississippi are apt to vote in an uncertain way. The west is after a national office and if Mr. Elliott can place a prominent western wheelman on his ticket he might be able to carry all of the vote. In wae event he does not do this the western people will most likely vote for the New York candidate, because ®he favors Indianapolis as the city for the next national meet. Elliott is somewhat com- promised in thi pect, inasmuch as Bos- ton has made a sort of a bid for the na- tional meet this year, and he is bound to back the project up. The announcement ago that Mr. Elliott 1 the presidency of the national organization, but as Sf ched the ears of that individual he made haste to enter an emphatic and strong denial of the ru- mor. He stated that he was going to put up a strong fight for the honor, and by the way his friends figure he will have a ma- jority of three votes over Potte Another matter that may have on elect an amendr league national person from holdi has business r made not long ned to run for a bearing mis the announcement will that introduced at tne to prevent any B executive office who tions with the league. This, however, could not, if passed, prevent the electic of ..erling iott, as the new officers are chosen before the ‘amendments are adopted. Mr. Elliott, as president, would he chairman of the executive com- mittee and would be called upon to deal with as two persons—a publisher under contract with the league, and, agaia, as the chief executive of the league. It is believed that the Potter supporters will make t mpaign largely on this issue. In the meantime the campaign is going merrily on, and correspondence innumer- alle and unmentionable is going, with the end in view of securing additional votes to bolster up the respective ide It likely that any definite information w: obtained prior to the election. Both sides will claim the day, and after the fin- ish the successful candidate will be in the “I told you THE FOUR-INCH DROP pnt be embly Probably no other order ever issued by the Commissioners has created so mucl consternation among the ranks of the wheelmen as the order providing for a four-inch drop on the handle bar of every cycle ridden in the District. After due publication, the order went into effect as a police regulation yesterd and the wheclmen were all anxious to » made to determine the decision of the judge of the Police Court on the matter, before whom all cases will be brought. The scope of the order practically kills drop handle bars and places a premium upon those turning heavenward. Meas- ured from the saddle to the lower end of the bar, as the resolution prescribes, the bars will practically have to be horizontal. No tall man, under the new regulation, will ee a test be able to ride a twenty-two or twent four-inch frame, because the bars will have to be raised to almost a level. In other words, it looks as though the new regulation will practically drive the low frame wheels out of the market. For the penefit of those who may not have read it, the regulation is as follows: “Inasmuc afety in passing with rap- idly moving vehicles requires that the rid- ers or drivers approaching each other shall each be able to judge of the probable move- ment of the approaching vehicle, no cycle shall be ridden on the streets within the city limits with the lower end of the han- dle bars on a plane lower than four inches below the top of the saddle at its center, and the rider shall at all times keep his head in such a position as to command a view ahead of not less than 300 feet.” Despite the fact that ihe regulation is re- garded as unjust by a majority of wheel- men, it 1s announced that the local division of the League of American Wheelmen will not enter any protest against it. This ac- ticn has caused more or less denunciation to fall upon the head of the organization, ard some wheelmen indignantly assert that the league is responsible for the regulation, in exchange for the consideration that the Commissioners require all vehicles to carry lamps after dark. If the league does not take any action the local clubs and other influential wheel- men may seck to have the regulation re- pealed, on the grounds that it is an in- fringement of personal rights. While the new law may be a bonanza to the bicycle cealers and repair agerts, these men do not take as Kindly to the condition of af- fairs as would be thought. While there may be a brisk demand for new handle bars with an upward turn, or the rebend- ing of old bars, the regulation may have a counter cffect in the sale of certain kinds of bicycles. In order to ascertain the sentiments of a few riders on the subject, the following in- terviews have been secured: “I think the new regulation an outrage on the bicyclists cf the community,” said Dr. W. D. Wirt, a prominent member of the Capital Bi. Club. “It is, in my opin- ion, an infringement upon personal rights, and the Commissioners have no authority for the enactment of stch a regulation. They could enact a law by which a person riding a wheel with more than a four-inch drop could be held legally responsible in case of a collision with a pedestrian or an- cther bicyclist, but they have no right to say that only such and such a hdndie bar can be used. “As a physician I protest against the competling of riders to sit squarely in the saddle. It will work more harm than any- thing else. The weight of the body should be borne a good deal by the feet on the pedals, and by the hands of the bars, with very little weight on the saddle. With the up-turned handle bars the wrists are bent, and more or less cramped, but with the drop bare the hand ts kept straight, and more power secured. One-half of the peo- ple in the city are going around with up- turned bars, wno hardly know the first rudiments of riding. The members of our club are all opposed to it. A law might possibly be enacted in the shape of a po- lice regulation compelling a person to ride a certain make or wheel, or prohibiting an individual from bending or stooping over to pick up his het in the wind blew it “My opinion of the regulation is that it is a senseless law and_should be fought to the end by all of the bicycle clubs in the District, and, in fact, py all riders,” said Capt. Ea. 8. Byrnés ofthe Century Cycle Club. “Speaking for myself I have used a drop bir for taeipagt two years, and they are ten inches below the saddle. I have never collided with any person, and I can see just as far ahead as a rider with bars strung up twenty inches above the level of his seat. not rT objection to the regulation is that it will require poor peo- ple to go to the expense vf buying new bars or else have their old bars bent up, making a harvest for the mal repair men. No, I do not think the Commissioners should hold us to such a law,,and I believe that if tho situation was /txplained to them properly they would revoke it at once. As for myself I intend to use every effort and what influence I have with the Century Cycle Club to join with all other clubs and have representatives call on the Commis- sioners in regard to the matter.” “On behalf of wish to enter a the Queer Wheelmen, I protest against the en- forcement of the new police regulation relative to the height of handle bars. Such a law, if enforced, would not only be of great inconvenience to the riders, but would incur an additional expense to the major- ity of ride=* and yet not add to the safety of the general public. The position of the bars has little or no effect upon the posi tion of the rider, and none upon the contro} of the machine. In riding only in rare in- stances does one use the grips. The handle bars are used as a rule for only a few inches to hcth sides of the head of the machine, and it requires only a look at the condition of the bars on most machines to prove this. One cannot but help notice that the wear is on the places mentioned. “While requiring so much of bicycle rid- ers, would it not be well to look after the safety of the public and protect them against the reckless driving on the part of some teamsters, and compel such people who drive wagons that are so closed in that it is a matter of impossibility for them to see only for a short distance straight ahead of them? I refer to wagons built like our milk wagons, where the driver often has only a glass front, and in he wishes to turn a corner or go in an opposite direction it is utterly impossible fcr him to see objects to the side or right of him. “Ia going to and from my place of bus- iness, I travel on Pennsylvania avenue, and, if I understand the regulations prop- eriy, this street is considered as two high- ways, and drivers of vehicles and wheel- men are supposed to keep to the right. Such is not the case, as I have frequently had to ride across the car tracks in order to avoid being run down by some driver, who comes aiong without any regard to the law and insists upon driving close to the tracks on the south side of the street or avenue. We hear of very few accidents lately charged to the wheelmen of Wash- ington, but one would think from some counts that they were a dangerous set, and needed the constant care and watchful eye ef the law in order to prevent a sudden outburst on their part. I trust that the Commissioners will see fit to rescind such a law or regulation that would be only an inconvenience to some and not add to the saicty or protection of any one.’—R. Brooke Clock J. ¥. Broadbent, manager Cyele Company, said: “In my about 9 per cent of the riders of gentle- men’s wheels now ridden in this cit re affected by this law, and it seems that the limit placed at four inches forces ler to accept position which is un- I fully belteve that the object of the officials who framed this law can be fully covered by a drop of seven inches, and placing them at that mark will do away with the extremes and allow at ) per cent of the riders to use their as now equipped, thereby saving them a great expense which I feel sure is absolutely unnecessary.: I trust the ef- forts of the wheelmen will receive your hearty co-operation.” eS THE BERKELEY OVAL TRACK Berkeley Oval, the celebrated New York field, will be opened this year early in May, and the visiting athletes who par- Ucipate in the regular games at the place will be surprised at the changed appear- ance. It will be ‘practically a new field, with the most modern improvements, and will be run on the same lines as during the past, a place for high-class sport only. Only the best attractions have been held en the old field, and when the present improvements are completed the manage- ment will allow the grounds for events which appeal to the better class of pa- trons of outdoor sport. The field secures a sort of national reputation, owing to the fact that the annual meet of the Interco! legiate Association is held at the pl on which occasions more than one world record has been lowered. ‘The ficld 1s located some distance from the proper and by means of different railroads the spot can be reached any where frome twenty to twenty-five minute: time. Two stem railroads and one electric road run to the place, with facilities for ndling large crowds. The arrangements for the spectators are so gor timated that fully 25,000 people can be tak- en trom the grounds in twenty-five min- utes. The facilities for accommodating ators at the oval are great. There a seating capacity for 20,000 people, with standing room for 6,000’ more, and 600 feet of driveway for the arrangement of coaches and carriages and other vehi- d that it is cles. Under the main grand stand there are accommodations for the checking of 6,000 bicycles, and the arrangements for receiving and returning the machines are such that there are no unusual delay In the improvements in the place which are now being made the matter of the bicycle track is perhaps the most interesting. A new track is being built, and it will be the first in this coun- try adapted to any sort of racing, whether for sprint events or for the use of big pacing machines. The track will be of wood, and will measure the rather unusuaj distance of three and a half laps to the mile. With the idea of making it the fast- est course in the world, the banking has Ween made rather steep, much higher than on the Willow Grove track at Phil- adelphia, where the national champion- ships were run last year. The track will be built on the whale- back principle. That is, instead of hav- ing a straight banked surface, the surface ef the track will have a convex form. A ledge for the big pacing machines will be constructed on the outside edge of the track. There will also be platforms on the pole side of the track, so that the pacing machines can be run there if the riders so desire. The track is in charge of Will- iam R. Pittman, the veteran cyclist. With- in the cycle track will be the cinder path that has been used by sprinters and run- ners for some years, while inside of the sprinting track will be the regular field, adapted to foot ball and other outdoor games. The oval is now regarded as the most complete field in existence for high- class sporting events. — ee ROAD: RACING. — There was a time in’ the history of bicycle when road;racing was a most en- joyable part of thé’sport. That was in the days of the. early history of the wheel, when there were Pot tough machines in use to warrant the,expense of constructing a first-class track.i Durmg the past two or three years there ‘has ‘een a gradual de- cline in road ractfig all’ over the country, and it is predicted. thaf it will only be a question of time when the sport will cease to exist altogethery resigning in favor of track events. This ’may!be true. That road racing'has detertorated greatly is evidenced in the local cycling world. There was a time when road races were very popular, and would draw out as many spectators as a track event of today. That time has passed. As the years have passed by the interest in the road races has been gradually diminished. Fewer events were run off year after year, and the past season went by with only one open road race to its credit. In fact, the one race referred to could hardly be termed by the dignified name of road race when a mud race would be u more suitable title> What has trans- pired in this city is only an indication of the same thing all over the country. In England road racing has been placed under a ban by the National Cyclists’ Union, which regarded it as a degenerate and improper branch of the sport. The League of American Wheelmen has refused to recognize road racing, although taking cognizance in road racing of violations of certain of its rules applying to racing of every character. Road racing, consequently, le the has been practically under no jurisdiction. The ease with which road races may be arranged, and the lack of restraint, have opened the way for many evils, which have brought this class of events into general disrenute, and many have realized that a crisis in this branch of cycling was already reached. Road racing must either be for- mally forbidden, or some powerful body must assume control of it. At its meeting in January, the Century Road Club of America, it Is expected, will undertake the control of road racing and manage it on a plan similar to that by which the League of American Wheelmen exercises jurisdiction over track racing. A majority of the influential members of the Century Road Club are said to favor the step, which will be the most momentous un- dertaking into which the big road club has ever entered. The control of read racing will_ mean the establishment of a racing committee of powers similar to that of the League of American Wheelmen na- tional racing board, the issuing of sanc- tions for all road events, and the disci- pline of participants in unsanctioned races, and of offenders against road racing rules. The first vice president of the Centur: Road Club in speaking of the matter s: “We recognize that it is a critical period for road racing. We must take charge compietely or the sport will meet with a sudden end. Although the plan is in em- bryo as yet, I know it will pass, although, in view of its extreme importance, we must proceed carefully, and build our plans to endure for years. The fulfillment of the plan will mean that no road races may be given without sanctions obtained from our kody; that we will purify road racing of the objectionable features that have dealt it almost mortal injury, and that we will endeavor to maintain this class of cycling on a sportsmanlike basis. Our work will be in co-operation with the League of American Wheelmen, as of ne- cessity racers will come under the cogni- zance of both organizations. Already our reports and dealings have been accepted by the League of American Wheelmen, and we have recognized its rulings and measures.” Continuing further, the vice president stat- ed that female riders would not be allowed in road racing, as might be inferred from the position of the Century Road Club in awarding medals to women making meri- torlous rides. He also said that century riding and club runs would not come under the jurisdiction of the club under the pro- posed system, George Dorntee, who was formerly the chairman of the Massachusetts racing beard, after witnessing the annual Glou- cester road race, announced himself in the following strong terms: “I am more strengly opposed to road racing than ever before, and as a member of the Century Read Club I shall do all in my power to secure its early termination in’ Massachu- setts. I cannot understand why such monopoly of the public highways should be rermitted. If wheelmen do not take steps to cause its discontinuance then it should be a duty of the legislature to pass a law forbidding it. “Whenever a road race is held a crowd is sure to colicct, and the bigger the event the greater the number of onlookers. At- tempts are generally made to keep specta- ters within proper limits by means 0? ropes, but those who have been present cn such eceasions know how futile is such a pi caution. The ropes sag under the pressure of hundreds of pairs of hands and the throng of people is in no time out onto the racecour nd cannot be prevailed upon to make room for the riders. A s' ctly fair race is impcssible under such circum- stances, for the man who first strikes the crowd on the home stretch is bound to plow through the narrow space allotted him and the tape ahead. There is no room for behind to pass him, and when sev iders are bunched for a close finish < smashup is more than likely. The number of hairbreadth escapes goes to show what t have happened.” There is considerably less danger in track events than in road races. The many metii- ods adopted to keep a clear course at the finish have always resulted in more or less damage, either to the riders or those w were attempting to clear an open passage- way. ‘The brutality is generally there. One need not go outside of this city to find such an illustration. It is just such things as this that kill the popularity of the events. The spectators may be so deepiy inte res ed in the finish that they may not think of the matter at the time, and resent any at- tempt on what they regard as their rights. If no more satisfactory arrangement can be made, it is better to give up road racing altogether. > STOLEN CYCLES. Despite the fact that the winter on is a drawback for riding it does not appear to act Grawback to the depredations of the light-fingered gentr: of bicycles and sundries co From December 26 to date t ve been reported: s, 1010 et, Humber le, stolen from in front of and the theft United States Electric Light Company, Victor bicycle, stolen from in front of Post building. 8. E, ne, SWS Mth street, Sterling wheel, stolen from front yard of 434 New Jersey avenue southeast. jardy Pritchard, 216 I street northeas| ton olen from in front of 4: venue. m, 306 9th street, Envoy ),128, stolen from in front of Prid Ni . M. Wood, 913 G street, Eclipse bicycle. en from in front of hous ae Henry Coates, 1026 3d street, Westfield wheel, stolen from in front of 1610 G street. R. J. Marshall, 508 11th street, Barnes White Flyer wheel, stolen from Mth and Yale streets northwest. ‘ee G'Somers, 514 F street, Columbia bi- cycle, stolen from hall of house. Hugh Edwards, 1625 12th street north- east, claims that while riding his Potomac bicycle between 10 and 12 o'clock on Janu- ary 1, near New Je avenue and L street northwest, he was knocked down and the wheel taken from him. This is the most daring bicycle robbery yet re- ported. he matter of lamps there is a de- crease in the number though the list Ja large enough for this 'season of the year, considering the fact that but few wheels ace now ridden after dark. The victims “Charles I. Clark, 1218 H street, a Scorcher lamp, stolen from wheel while standing in aks’ store. itis Peat! Evans, 112 E street northwest, Dazzler lamp, stolen from wheel while in 27 street. rent. ‘Brown, 144 R street northeast, Twentieth Century iamp, stolen from wheel while in front of Boston Variety Store. F. M. Mullet, 1411 F street, Searchlight lamp, stolen from wheel. a “When I was in the country last sum- mer,” remarked Hunker, “I discovered that a cow is always milked on one side.” “And I know which side that is,” replied Higgins, who was never in the country in his life. “Which?” “The outside.”—Harper's Bazar. The little man works unceasingly capacity of genius consists when to be idle.—Life. but the in knowing The Festive Season. From Punch, Visitor to the District (who has missed his way)—“Can you tell me, my good man, if I shall pass the ‘Red Lion’ Inn along this a2” rerhe Village Toper—“Oi wouldn't like to be saying wut a gent’leman loike ye wud be doin’; but Of'm parfect sartin Oi shouldn’t!” ae ART AND ARTISTS. The bronze doors which Herbert Adams modeled for the west main entrance of the Congressional Library will be sent to this city in a week or two. The late Olin L Warner, who designed the doors on the left side of the main entrance, was to have executed this pair for the right-hand side also, but death stayed his hand, and the centract was subsequently given to Mr. Adams. The three ways of communicating knowledge have furnished the subjects for the entrance doorways, Tradition and Pr i.g being represented in the doorways al- ready filled by the works cf Warner and MacMonnies. Writing is the subject of the dcors now expected, and in the center of the tympanum, flanked by winged genii, a seated female figure typifying Writing Surrounding this group are figures repre- senting the four peoples whose writings have most influenced the werld—the Eg: tians, Hebrews, Greeks end Christians. Be- lew ihe tympanum are the doors them- selves, the panel in the right-hand one containing a figure representing Re and that in the left-hand door adorned wit figure typifying Truth Below th paneis are children supporting cartouche which bear appropriate sytabols. 1 height of the doorway from the floor to the top of the arch is 14 feet 3 inches, and the extreme width is 8 feet. The decora- tion in the rails and stiles is a convention- alized treatment of orchids, roses, apple blossoms, orange blossoms, grape clusters, ete. * * The figure which is to complete the group Roland Hinton Perry has executed for the fcuntain is now at the foundry, and it is pected that it will reach the Library scme time this month, Ps xx A postponed meeting of the Water Color Club will bo held at 4:30 today in Miss Perrie’s studio, as the regular meeting was scheduled for New Year day and conse- quently the members could not be as- sembled. There are a very large number of names proposed for membership, and these will be passed on this afternoon. At 6 o'clock today the second annual exhib!- tion of the ciub will close at the gallery ¢ the Soclety of Weshington Artists, and con- tributors must remove unsold pictures on Monday. The exhibition was un juestion- ably a success artistically, and was mod- erately successful financially, the receipts rather more than covering the expenditures incident to the exhibition. * * or From the 17th to the 29th of January an exhibition of sketches will hold sway at the new gallery on Connecticut avenue Notices have been sent to the artists in- Viting them to send sketches in a dium, framed or mounted in a yom manner The it_of the Socie: and 50 per cent of the red into its fund. There suilable for hanging on the wall. hibition is for the bei Washington Arti: sales ex- is to be turn no auction Id sketch at firsi contemplated, but it is ex- that the sketches wiil be placed zh to give them a reac Mr. Parker M ng for his ¢ hibition, Fischer's on February is busy placing the finish- ing touches on the works to be included in that collecti ver, a large number of the studies which he made last summer will be shown without the addition of a single touch, about work often destr: The pic- ture: how are almost all exe- cuted in pastel, a medium which he handle every year with increasing skill. sketching outfit for outdoor pastel, he himself designed, gives him exceptional facilities in working from nature, and Mr. Mann takes almost more genuine pride in this creation of his hand than in the best studies that it cnables him to make. He kes an especial pleasure in effects. seen about sundown and handles with equal abil- owing colors of a superb sunset faint echo of this glory in the Another of his favorite m is where twilight still lingers over the land- scape and the moon hang: pale and silvery in the summer s His pictures are with- out exception studies or memori country around his summe Gloucester, and in th of rock-bound hore of the wide moorland scen under different conditions of light and _atmospher: Mann is well represented at the exhibit of the Pennsylvania Acad of Fine Arts, direct fre Nature y studio work. which is s The which nd glimpses which opens with the private view. this evenin oa * * The miniature of Mrs. Reuben Clark, which Miss Sara Bartle is now working on, is quite differ from her us that it is exe somber richness dressed in black, al style in uted in a low key, and ha: of color. a Mrs. Clark is rge hat with il to set off thi sh tints of the face. To hear that ground is purple is a little staring might lead some to suppose thal Bartle was introducing impression- ism into miniature painting, but the color in reality tones in very well with the rest of the portrait. In expression the face is notably good and the features are mode with the artist’s customary delicacy. ass Bartle will probably go to New York about the last of the month. * x Mr. J. F. Early is now occupying Mr. Elli- cott's large studio, which gives him suf- ficient room to carry on the modeling that he is doing for the government building to be erected at Omaha for the Trans-Missis- sippi_ and International Exposition. The contract for all the relief work for this building has been placed in his hands, and he is designing special modets for the col- umn capitals, the ornamental moldings, etc. In addition t this strictly architectural work a number of pieces of sculpture fall distinetiy into the artistic class. The most important of these is the small model that he has made for the large statue of Liber- ty that is to surmount the dome of the structure. This subject has been treated in so many ways, and has been done but indifferently well so many times, that one is ready to ery with Madame Roland, “O Liberty! what crimes are committed in thy name With such a hackneyed subject Mr. Warly could hardly have made any- thing very original without making some- thing that was also very ridiculous, and he was perhaps wise in choosing a rather con- ventional type and giving to it all the maj- esty and dignity in his power. In one hand she holds aloft a torch which will bear a cluster of electric lights and in the other she grasps a spear or staff surmounted by the cap of Liberty. The same goddess will appear over the main doorway, in the shape of a head placed against an ornate setting. On either side of the central door are two other doorways and for the space abov these Mr. Early has modeled large eagles with outspread wings. * and Miss Besides a number or small heads Mr. Harry Bradford has lately produced sev- cral more elaborate drawings in his chosen medium, black and white. The best of these is one in water color, show- ing a darkey down on his knees with pail and brush, engaged in cleaning the floor, and looking up over his shoulder as he answers the questions of the little girl who stands by near the door. Two sketch- es, one in pen and ink, one in water color, each showing a girl at the piano, though very different views, and from different subjects, are alike in giving a very nice relation between the light gowns and the dark wood of the piano. The title, An Ap- Preciative Audience, may be given to an in- teresting study of a girl playing a guit: for the sole benefit of the small dog that sits near her on the floor in a listening attitude. With these and other work Mr. Bradford has had his hands full, but he is now planning a trip to Philadelphia some time next week: “* Miss Daisy King will soon commence work upon a large mural panel for the Gurley Memorial Church, the subject for the decoration being Christ and the Little Children. The panel, which is twelve feet high, is shaped like a tall Gothic window. and will have at the base a decorative band of cherub heads. In sculpture, the HOW DOCTOR McCOY CURES CATARRH OF THE STOMACH The people having at last under- stood that the McCoy treatment is the best, th: most reliable and safest method for the cur Catarrh of the Head, pat and Bronchial Tu are in a condition to appreciate bow it cures an- other form of Cutarrh, . that form of the disease that affects the Catarrh of the § is not a curable disease under any of the old methods of treating Catarrh The old school of dealing with Catarch of the Stom ach, of dealing wt ning of this onan that 's inflamed and .tritated by Catarrh, is all. wrong is wrong bocau organ medicines which tucthe: its structures and aggravate Under Doctor g's plan inflamed and diseased stomach membrane is soothed, m tated. The physicion here gets cd of the ness, quiets the sore plac Is them over, stopping th charge of murus and bringing tack to a healthy and natural condition the thousands of little glands that are situated in the lining of the Stomach The little glands of the Stomach pour out the find that @gests tne food, but when the Stomach 0 the frritate and fi Instead of curing so James G. Clark. 3218 O st. n.w. Cured of catarrh of the stomach. is subject to Catarrh the mouths of these glands are closed and « Snflamm 0's WIth the diseas AS a result su are not Poured out, the 4, but Mes in tomach like , and inst becomin decays, distend ta thon cr sme mnz, to and turning ai se of followed by bel a rum In { Aggravated Form rh, where the tongue fs coated, Hing of gas, where there is w stress morni. geo: nave and yonitl Wuere there is water brash and d.stress after eat ing, where there ix rumbling in the bowels and pstipation, the new treatment has the greatest portunity for showing its mild and benetleent vi tures. Beginning fmm diately after tion of the proper treaty the sy ms at tending Catar-h of the Stomach pass away by on, The hawking and spitth less, the appetite for brea er nausea where these should food, the heartburn and Water brash pass away, Dloating in the Stomach after taking food gives ace to the pleasant sense of fulness thi jes the taxing of a full meal, and th int fast re morning becomes ams, thers be dest: longer discomfort experts While the hea meal is in process of being ried inte nourish ment for the blood. The foul gases that wer belched up e no longer formed and bowels: become regular. ‘The entire system experiences new vigor from an abundance of nouristanent al sorted tuto the blood, where foul poisons hud pre- viously been offered at. FIRST—Recognizing the unwritten law of the profession that people who have no money are entitled, withoat pay, to the best medical skill, Doc MeCcy and Cowden will, as they always have, trent absolutely free those who are unnble to pay. SECOND—Doctors McCoy and Cow- den extend , an they alwayn have, a cordinl and kindly invitation to visit their offices, and on their first visit to receive a trial treat- ment absolutely without cost, wit out pay, or without expectation pay. THIRD—All those people who have slight or trifing ailments, pure! Catarrhal conditions, easily capable of a speedy cure under the new methods, w be charged only a trifling fee, while those who have dificult, obstinate er serious dis- enuses, requiring a special and long- continued care and attention, will be charged a fee commensurate with the care and attention they require, McCoy System of Medicine, DR. McCOY’S NATIONAL PRACTICE, 715 13th Street Northwest. Office hours—9 to 12 a.m. 1 to 5 pm; 6 to 8 line by which she is best known, Miss King is very busy and several low reliefs are well along toward completion. One of the strongest of these shows the clean- cut profile of Rev. J. Russell Verbrycke. She is now modeling a child’s head tn middle relief, which promises to be a strik- ing piece of work. The beautiful head, which will have a rich ivory tint, is to bi set off against a concave terra cotta m dallion. In another child’s head the f leaves which make an interesting orna- ment in the background are to be stained a dull gray green in order to bring out the head to better advantage. * ~* Mr. George A> Conlon of New Oricans has sent to Veerhoff’s gallery for exhibi- tion a picture of the famous Packenham oaks on the plains of Chalmette. has a touch of historic interest, as it was under these four great oaks grown into one that General Packenham was shot during the battle of New Orleans. The picture is very fittingly framed in wood from the neighborhood. - -_ * One of Mrs. Mary M. Hyde's conscien- tiously painted still life pieces was repro- duced in December as a colored supplement to the Art Amateur. There is in it the same realism in form and color that has made her work of that kind known in the local exhibitions. Looking Ahead. From Harper's Weekly. “Three have slept in it.”” Boarders—“Yes, but we haven't en ee ee ee ae OK ne thin!”