Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
Our Weekly Budget Of News Concerning
The Wheeimen, Ri1emen, 0arsmsn,
Base BaIlists and Racers.

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take the foil rIn can 90 by train to Vest
Alexander and ride the latter part.
lis expected that some of the Wheel
ing party will stay over night and make
the return trip next day. A train leaves
Washington for Wheeling at p. m, Civ
ing all an opportunity to get home the
same day.
Concerning this run the Pittsburgh
Referee and Dramatic Critic says:
"The tour as mapped out for Decoration
nay has awakened the ivelest interest
among wheelmen-the start will be made
from this city next Friday afternoon at 4
pollock, leaving wharf at Smitbfeld and
Water Streets by Brownsville Packet to
Brownsville, remaining there over night;
then by wheel over the National Pike to
Washington, Pa, distance of twenty-tour
miles-then paint the town red-with the
assistance of the Washington wheelmen.
The next morning Sunday those who can
snare the time will continue the tour as tar
as Wheeling, W. Va, returning nome
by rail on Monday. Some twenty
five or thirty wheelmen from this
city will form the party under the
management Of the Keystone Bi club and
will be Joined by the wheelmen from Home
stead, Greensburg, Uniontown and Browns
Vile, numbering about twenty-five, and al
WsshiugtoWn By fifteen, and twenty-five
from Wheeling, making in all from ninety
to one hundred men in line. The tour Ii
one for pleasure, and each can follow hli
own sweet will but there may be few wht
will do some scorching.'
THE route is through country that II
noted for its grand scenery-it Id up hill
and down hill-it's pie and milk; IN fact
everything that the 'Cyclist can appreciate
Special rates have been secured on boart
the packet and at hotels at all stopPinl
places and Tor railroad fare home. Al
wheelmen are invited to Join them"
West Virginia has 81 League members
Several summer tours are being tslke'
ofalresdy.
Don't forget the Decoration Day run t
Washington, Pa.
Sam Hazlett received his full nickele,
"New Rapid yesterday.
The Wheeling Wheelmeu will exhibi
their new colors on the 10Th for the frs
time.
: Boys, takeyour L. A. W. tickets with yo1
on all road runs. They come in yer,
handy.
George B. Thsyer is the second man t.
attemp. tour across the American Con
tiaent.
Allen Brock has joined the ranks Of tn
cyclists and proposes to utilize his whee
for business purposes.
The Springfield, Mass, tournament vii
be held from the 18th to the 18th Of Sep
TENDER. Then the records will go again
Morning rides have been in great fashion
the past week. Nothing can bs more de
; lighttul than spin before breakfast thes
beautiful spring mornings.
The Wheeling Wheelmen will hold thei
NEXT meeting, Thursday or Friday night
to transact routine business Gnd max
preparations for the run to Washington
I Pa, Saturday 29th
The races at New Castle Pa, were
great success. The attendance was be
yond all expectation, and the fair sex were
equal in number to the sterner gender. 4
, bicycle race ig the peatest race extsnt.
The Island young men have formed 1
Bicycle Club, with the following officers
Percy Norton, President; Roy Lallance
, Vice President; George Smith, Secretar!
aud Treasurer; Roy Naylor, Captain, and
Charles Lawson, General Inspector. The
club ia called the Garden Spot Wheelmer
and has nine members. The organization
was effected Friday night.