The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-09
BICYCLING.

The bicycling World publishes
an interesting description of the
League Meet at Boston on May 30th,
from which we clip the following:
The morning of 30th Of May
opened bright with promise. The
air was cool, with a slight breeze
prevailing; the sky was cloudless,
and the bicyclers-they were omni-
present. On Commonwealth avenue,
near Hotel Vendome, a vast crowd
of spectators gathered at an early
hour, and as the time approached
for the bicyclers to assemble, the
thrOng became so dense that the po-
lice experienced the greatest diff
Guilty In keeping space enough for
the admission of the various clubs.
At this time the bugles sounded
merrily, and one after another long
line Of handsomely dressed wheel
men came up in good form, dis
mounted and took the places assigned
them. A few unattached men stray
gled around here and there in vain
attempt to find their divisions, the
marshals flew back and forth, the
mounted police dashed along the
wavering line Of spectators, the sun
rose, also the dust, and soon nearly
1000 wheelmen were in quiet state
of bake.
The divisions, standing by their
machines in the order of the parade,
were at 1915 am. reviewed by the
commander of the league, the COM
manders of divisions and the mar
shals. Immediately upon their re-
turn, shortly after II o'clock, the
bugle sounded the mount for the en-
tire league, and in the best of order
the clubs slowly. wheeled into line,
and by twoS departed from the
scene of the first review. = =.
At Chandler street, the president,
commander and staff dismounted,
and allowed the wheelmen to pass
by in review.
From the station, whence the re-
view on wheels was had, the spec
tacle was beautiful and impressive
one. AS far as the eye could reach
in either direction, the streets were
thronged with people, with car
riageS, and the houses gay with
bunting and flags. At the head of
line came the Bostons, the oldest
club in the country, and the first to
join the League of American Wheel
men. They were led by Captain
Hodges.
In its ranks were the president of
the League, the chief consul of the
Bicycle Touring Club of England,
| the editor of the World, and prob
ably the most venerable bicycler in
the country. Their handsome dark
green uniforms, set off by silver
star and white whistle cord, were
among the most attractive in the
line.
Following next, in the finest form,
came the New York Club men,
whose Captain, Munroe stood re-
viewing the League members as
their commander.
The Massachusetts men, in their
attractive dark blue costumes,
turned out large number of men,
and by their good discipline and fine
conduct won general respect. The
New Ravens came next, and after
them the famous Essex Club with
!their well-known champion riding
in front. Among the clubs follow
ling were the Manhattan, of New
York, from whose membership
came the League recording
secretary and some Of the
fastest riding men in the
lcountry, the ever-hospitable and
Hartford clubs in excellent form,
land the large bodies of men in the
lChelseas and Walthams.
Pennant after pennant in every
Icolor, from rich crimson to white
Isilk, passed on, and soon the irregu-
liar movements of some of the un-
disciplined announced that the great
unattached had arrived.
| The parade was managed credit
ably and passed off without serious
accident of any kind.