Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-25
OVER GULLIEs AND CUTTERS.
Inc Bicyclists' Helter.Sk elter Run
Around the City.

The "follow the leader" run on bicycles last
Friday afternoon, which was briefly mentioned
IN saturdays STAR, was one OF the most inter-
esting wheeling events, DO h to participants
and spectators that has occurred here for "A long
time. Mr. III. s. Owen, one of the charter men,
bers of the Capital Bicycle club, has for many
years been in the habit OF celebrating his BIRTH
day by giving a run OH wheels to his brother
members of the Capital club; but the celebra-
ton this year surpassed all Others In
ingenious eccentricities. The rules OF FRI
days RIM were That each man should
be given q numbered badge before the
start, and should take his place i'm line
accordingly. In case OF "A fall or dismount he
should reiInquish ii and fail back TO the end OF
Inc llne. Tie position of each man al the finish
Wien compared with the number on his badge
would show his record. The riders met AT 80
y CLOCK at AO9 18th street the location OF the
new club house OF the Capital club and before
starting Witnessed the setting OF The key
stohe Oh the arch OF the club house
Messrs. r. L. Dodge, +. III. Moves and Max
Hansmann, OF the Capital club were present
Win their cameras and took several photo
giapns oi the assemb ed wbeemap and the en-
bfSo building. Mr.. Ii. w. Hanna, the cub
DuSler, then gave the signal to mount and the
nunarea ODD wheelmen filed silently up 18th
street The route this year, always "A very difii-
cult one, was made more 80 10y the recent heavy
rains. lon reaching U street the line 1ed
westward and took 10 the commons and gut
ters, when the real riding of the day com
meuced. Nearly hall an hour was consumed
IN riding the most ilficult gullies in the yicin-
NY ol the i street bridge. One of the seyerest
tests was Il deep and narrow ravine opening
from the hills TO the norlh uDon l. reef near
the bridge, christened Header Gulch." In
attempting 10 ride the narrow, stony and slip
perry gully, many good rider bit TIN. mud
Many spectators gathered Oh street and with
gieat interest watched the wheeimen slowly
pick their way down the gully, only to he
pitched headlong IN the mud or bushes upou
meeting particularly difficult rut. Rex Smith,
Crlst, and 5. u. Lewis uprig Int machines Man
1atslnann on the Little Rover dubbed ..rbl
SKATE, and j. q. Rice. l.. l.. Hanna VIII Rob
ertson ana Janus on stars. We're successful
ana were loudly applauded. Messrs. Dodge and
Noyes succeeded IN getting several instantane-
Gus photographs OF men shooting over the heads
Oh thelr nicycies From here the route contin-
uheu uoWh around the observatory, where
many difficult ieats were ACCOMPLISHED: thence
10 the vicinity of the fials. Washington monu-
hel.t, bureau of engraving and printing Smilh
soniiin Institution, capitol hill and Kendall
GfeeD, the customary highways being studj-
ousiy avoided At Kendall Green the riders
OF iced lemonade. From here they proceeded
10 the bicycle park on New York avenue the
ehu Oh the ride Notwithstanding the difficult
places r!uden and attempted, no rider was at
all Injured and no bicycles were seriously
oainased AT the close OF the run a long table
loaded with substantial lunch awaited item
The park was brilliantly Illuminated with
electric lights and Chinese lanterns After re-
lIeshfhenls the evening sport began. A game
oi POLO between Rex smith and Will Robert
SON was Won by the latter alter a hall-hour's
stubborn contest. A game of tag on wheels by
nan uozen OF the most expert wheelmen
excited a good deal OF interest. In
the obstacle riding over rolling logs, bi-
cycle crates, benches, &c, lex Smith
body by the recklessness with which he fol-
loHed Smith. Rex smith, s. T.. Lewis and Max
ifansiiann, were the only men who succeeded
nelShborhood of the Observatory as well as
header guic.I and We're announced as the
champions OF the day. IL was late hour when
the crowd dispersed, ali vowing TO be present
again next spring.