Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-08
THE SCORE IN MILES.


THE Yale Club holds grand racing
meeting May 28th.
The Capitol Club of Washington has
now nearly 100 members.
THE litigation over the right to the name
"St. Louis Bicycle Club" has not yet been de-
cided.
A. SUTTON, fve-mile champion of Eng
land, slipped his pedal recently while racing and
broke his collar-bone.
THE Armory Club, of Chicago, has just
adopted for their uniforms pretty combination,
consisting of and coat of cadet gray
and caps and stockings of black.
J. B. MARSH, in his account of the first
tricycle. ride over the Alps, states that the en-
tire expense Incurred in going from Lucerne to
Locarno was 80.
WooDsIDE and Morgan have a rival in the
person of one I. Stevens, who left San Francisco
April goth on a bicycle, and will endesvor to
reach New York
THE fifth annual race meeting of the
Harvard Bicycle Club win be held on the new
quarter mile track on Holmes Field, Cambridge,
on Saturday. May 81, 1884.
THERE will be grand bicycle tourna-
ment in Philadelphia June 18th, 18th and 18th.
The value OF the prizes will aggregate 5000, and
among the features wi. be racing at night under
electric light.
THE Cyclists Touring Club, American
division, holds its annual meet at Poughkeepsie
May 2lst and I'D A large number of delegates
TO the L. A W. meet will probably run down to
Poughkeepsie.
A CORPS of mounted buglers from Fort
W at Washington; The men will ride four
will aid in keeping back the crowd.
THE new clubhouse of the Capitol Club,
Washington, is situated on g street and is q
three;story brick building. In tho basement is
reception room and library. On the second floor
are billiard and pool-rpoms, card and committee
rooms. The attic is devoted TO gymnastic ap-
pliances.
MEssRs. WooDsIDE and Morgan take
with them their trip from New York to San
Francisco the regulation msitnm- IA -pofpo bags
other clothing, etc. Beyond Chicago these arti-
cles will be transferred to . lasgage-carrier
strapped to the handlebar ,and their bags will be
filed with provisions.
TIE meeting of the L. A. w. will be
held at Ford's 0perahouse, Washington, on the
! 18th The officers will meet at o'clock A..
The regular meeting will be called at 10 clock
The banquet will occur on the following day at
Wiliard's Hotel.
GEORGE NJ. HENnRR, the one and ten
mile LsagsG ehsmgSn i ssa e hays entered
the purpose of trying to lower all the records,
which he failed on last year, owing TO the short
measurement of the track.
G. Prather ID. L. Dickinson, Capt. John Keiser,
Ii B. Louderman. C. l.. Dean and Robert Nigge-
| man. returned from Murdoch Iake Monday
They report the fishing as excellent
THE recent mail vote of the Board OF
officers, L; A. W., resulted in reversing the. de-
clubs, nom members, from joining in the league
meet parade and banquet, and in vote Of 40 to
! Is against the admission of Fred jenkins. re-
Gently expelled.
THE Club Nacional Velocipedista held
a raee-meeting in the City of Mexico on the
10th of March. Among the spectators was Ex-
President Diaz, whose son. Porfrio Diaz. jr-,
tended unsuccessfully for the prise in the first
awards. The first prize, silver medal, was
awarded Mario Garfas; the second, diamond
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