National Republican., 1884-05-17
THE MEN ON WHEELS.
Arrangements for the Parade aud Races
To-Day-Next XYeelt,a MeetIng.

arrangements Tor tine Parade ana hnces
To-Day-NeHt Weeks Meeting.
The fifth annual races Of the Capital City
Bicycle club take place this afternoon at
Athletic park. The field of entries is largo,
and, as reported in yesterdays REPUBLICAN,,
comprise such well-known flyers as Chicken
ing, of New Jersey; Landy, of Cincinnati /;
Runyon, of Baltimore, and Borden, Hanna,
and Stewart, Of Washington; Rhodes, Rob-
ertson, Gill, and Mccoy, of tho Capital
City club; Flathors and Smith,
unmatched. The club drill will be given by
squad of sixteen members of tho club. Tho
Criterion and Ixon clubs of Now York, the
Buckeye club of Columbus, Ohio; the Mary
land club of Baltimore, the Scranton club of
Pennsylvania, tho Star club of Smithville,
N. j.; tho Washington Cycle club, and others
will bo represented in the parade, numbering
in all between $50 and zoo mon. The Capt.
tai city club will parade 70 men.
The procession will form in front OF the
club house of tho Capital City club ut $50 p.
M, and will parade in command of Captain
Max Hansman, of the Capital club, along
Pennsylvania avenue, through the white
house grounds, Vermont avenue, and several
of the circles to Athletic park.
The first event OF tho afternoon to tako
place at $3.50 O'clock will be tho polo match
upon Star bicycles, best three in five, between
the two teams-Rox Smith and Will Robert
son, of the Capital City club, and &. III. Chick
oring and Thomas Finley, of tho Star club,
of Smithville, N. J. The polo balls will be
driven by the front wheels of tho bicycles.
Music will be furnished by the Marine band.
The entire exhibition will bo the finest ever
witnessed in Washington city, and large
attendance is expected.
People who insist on procuring their ro-
served seats Opposite the finish" mako a
groat mistake. The best position is near the
a,,l .
men pass in the final desperate squirt immo-
diately after rounding the last corner and
where Tho issue of tho raco is practically
settled.
The best local records arc: One.quarter
mile, William Chester, 412 g., Iowa circe one
mile j. NJ. Borden, 3:l0, Iowa circle; three
miles, j. NJ. Borden, 10421, Iowa circle; five
miles, B. w. Hanna, 16:47i, Athletic park.
Hanna's best mile is 3:15 and S.owart's 3:1It.
Among the entries is that of Charles Chick
oring, of Smithvillc, n. j., ono of the best
star" riders in the country, who has a
record of 15:45 for five miles; Landy, of Gin
cinnati, who is unknown here, but has done
some good riding in the west: Webber, Of
New Jersey, who, IL is said, is the coming
racer" and who will to-day attempt to
demonstrate that fact; and others more or
less known to fame, who expect to win
glory, applause and medals at tho expense of
tired limbs and short breath.
On Monday and Tuesday Of next week the
American Whoelmen's league will hold their
annual session, inWashinRton at Fords opera
house, with their headquarters at the Arling-
ton hotel At $3.50 u. nj. Monday they will
form in front of the hotel for parade, and
there will be 1,500 or more men in line.
Their first business session will be held after
the parade at tho opera house, and during
the afternoon they will give race exhibitions
at Athletic park. Tho Capital City club will
participate in Monday mornings parade.