Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-27
The Coming Road Race.
GENERAL WHEEL NOTES,

At the last meeting of the Wheeling
Wheelmen the following officers and com
mittccs were appointed To attend to the
coming road races and hill contes', July
18th and llth:
Captain Wilbur l.. Wright, manager.
Committee on ArrangcmcntS-F. j. l..
Hupp, l.. 4. Beall, DIR. K. ii. Bullard and
Il. j. Smythc, Jr.
Committee on Pri2cS-S. o. Cmothers,
4. 4. Wheat and :. l. Singleton.
Committee on Entcrtainmcnt-Thc en-
tire club.
Reterec-COl. 4. 4. Franzhcin.
JudgeS-W. G. Beans and Will Faris.
Starter-Henry Somehow.
Timers. G.. Dillon and +. J. Norton.
Checker-Sam Il. Harrison.
The roads and hills are in fine condl-
ton and the races can both be ridden with
out Il dismOunt, The circulars With all
particulars will be out by July 81, and
will he sent to all whrelmcn in the Nicln-
itv. The Wheeling Wheelmen extend to
all cyclists in the city and vicinity Il
cordial invitation to join in and have u
booming good time. The contests are only
Open to l.. 4. W. members and entries
should he sent 10 W. 5. Wright Us soon rs
possible. The pumher of prizes will he
increased if the number OF entries warrant
the club in doing 10. The entrance fec is
fifty cents, to be returned To all starters.
The way in which the friends of the
Wheeling Wheelmen came forward with
their prizes was enough to take the breath
of the committee The following is list
of the prizes and donors 80 far:
Henry Somehow, silk umbrella and
gold bicycle watch chain.
Thomas Hughes x Co, pair Columbia
bali pedals.
+. Grubcr, pair bicycle shoes.
Glenn. G. Smith, cyclOmetcr.
Dinger Bros, bicycle helmet.
Joe Rbees, water color painting.
Mcclure HOUSE, 81 l.. A. w. pin.
Wheeling House, West Alexander, $3.50
l.. 4. W. pin.
W. L.ssWright, tool hay
Wheeling Wheclmen, 81 gold medal.
Harry Robertson, Bicycle Shoes,
HOge & Co, bell for wheel.
Beside these there will be prizes offered
bv the OVerman Wheel Co, StOddard
lowering 4 Co, aud the Pope Manufacture
inc Co. This will make in all about 800
worth of prizes for the three events.
Mr.. I. Il, Kennedy surveyed Fulton
Hill for the contest and gives the follow
ing rs taken on Friday, June 18th:
Commencing at the end OF stone wall,
nearly opposite the blacksmith shop,
thence up grade the rise of which is one
foot in every twenty-five for Il distance of
ll5 feet, where the grade changes to n
rise OF one foot in every eleven for y dis
tance of about 900 feet At this point, for
about 200 feet, the rise becomes about one
foot In about ten, thence changing To the
former rise, Of one foot in every eleven for
q distance of 1 ,O36 feet. At this point the
rise is about one foot in every thirty-eight
for distance of $50 feet to the toll gate.
The total length is , 395 feet
NOTES.
"PittSburg WhccimOn" is the name of q
new cycling club in that city,
Robert b. Burt has sold his Facile and
now speeds along Virginia street on o.
inch Victor
Allen Brock has sold his pony Star and
with long cT;lnkS.
DIR. Z. c. Myers now makes his daily
rounds on a j6-ineh Victor; thus saving
shoe leather and hOrSefleSh.
". l.. Wright, ofWheeling, will shortly
own tandem, and will cease riding by
himself Pit1TFg Referee.
Eugene VI. Aaron, secretary of the j. A.
w, has resigned the Chief ConSulship OF
Pennsylvania, owing to i'll health.
DIR. Morrison and Lucien A. Beal took
a trip to st. Evansville last Sunday. Their
Yictor's carried them through safely and
easily.
There was up to eight o'clock Saturday
evening three entries for the thirty mile
road race, three for the fifteen mile jaunt
and six for the hill climb.
VIM. ID. Mccoy, agent for the Victor, is
at present riding 54-ineh. He intends
bringing Victor tricycle. ON in short
time. tits the machine fOr elderly gentle
men, and for ladies' use.