Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-24

is pleasant Let there be large attendance.
 In the evening at the Dwight street skat-
 ing rink there will be splendid entertain
 ment The programme is
 No. 2 Competitive club drills.
 No. Competitive fancy riding
 No. 5. Polo on bicycles by Messrs Pressy and
 Lester.
 First prize, club drill for best club of eight, $25
 First prize, amateur fancy riding, s25 silver cup NOTES.
 The crack riders Pressy and Lester will be
 brought to New Haven by special train to-
 night. The New Haven Bicycle club does
 nothing by halves.
 Sellers seemed cheerful after his defeat last evening. He entertained the callers at
 the New Haven clubs rooms with piano l music He thinks he can beat Hendee to-
 day.
 William Wait, of this city, is a promising l rider. Three weeks ago he first mounted 8
 racer At Springfield he did well and yester- | day he won three races and would have 1 beaten Chambers in the last race but for an ! unfortunate accident. With proper training
 ttBilly" may develop into a champion An enthusiastic member of the Springfield ! l that George bas beaten and tomorrow we'll | have all the boys down here. Hurrah for Hendee' So look out for large delegation I from Springfield at the park this afternoon. Those who held stop watches in the judges stand aver that they are now ready to en- l dure the vigors of an Arctic winter without finching, having undergone all the neces-
 sary training.
 Howell will be accompanied by Wood side champion of Ireland, this afternoon when he attempts to lower the worlds best | record for mile By the way, Woodside is | an American He went over to Ireland, cleaned out everything over there and was consequently dubbed champion of Ireland. Asa Dolph, of New London, O., who fig | ured at Hartford as the looming champion, '' | but who has not fulfilled expectations, is not l in town, although he entered in several | races Frazier, of Star" bicycle fame, also l failed to put in an appearance. The American band furnished fine music 1 from the balcony of the club house. The exhibition of polo on bicycles by Pressy and Lester at the rink this evening 1 will be genuine novelty. They are very l expert riders.
 I That extra grand stand was rather useless and solitary object yesterday, but it will prob ably be crowded to-day. Members of the press appreciate the efforts of the club to furnish them information A messenger boy would do better than the | movable hand bag, however. | The Englishmen express themselves well pleased with their treatment here and with 1 the arrangements for the races. Those who sat on the grand stand were much annoyed by those men who would stand in front in spite of all the efforts to keep them down.
 1 The handicaps gave universal satisfaction, 1 an unusual thing. Mir Weaver, of the Spirit of the Times, was in the judges stand and assisted in the ! timing. E. P. Baird, editor of the Amateur | Athlete, was also in the stand. So was | Mayor Lewis.
 1 Meeting of the State Division. A meeting of the State division of the League of American Wheelmen was held in the New Haven Bicycle club rooms. The l first meeting was held last January, but it was decided to call last nights meeting the | second annual meeting. Chief Consul N. P. l Tyler presided. The resignation of George 1 H. Burt, of Hartford, as treasurer was read ! and accepted. William H. Thomas was re
 elected secretary and also elected treasurer | thus combining the two offices. The next annual meeting will be held within month | of next June according to league rules. The 1 chief consul reported that twenty-one loca
 consuls had been appointed by him and g 1 good deal of work done in posting league l signs and stencils.
 | The secretary reported the league member
 ship in this division of 1883 as 295. Ac | eurate figures could not be given of this years membership, but about ITO have re ported. Many are backward about sending ! in their names.
 A movement is on foot to make roa6
 book for the State, giving the best roads tc
 different places. Data is now being col lected.