Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

| ON THE WHEEL.
What II Going ON Among the Washing.
| ton Bicycle Riders.
the washington wheelmen who intend taking
| part in the bicycle races at Buffalo next month
are much disappointed at not having had satisfac-
tory facilities for training. The bicycle track on
Analostan Island promised to AFFORD every oppor-
tunity for thorough training but as yet it has not
settled sufficiently to permit fast time. Crfst
yesterday made good time in q trial squirt,
but nearly Jumped the track in doing it.
This speedy rider Is In good physical condition,
but needs considerable training. He will probably
leave next week for Buffalo In order to have some
preliminary practice good track. 1t is his In.
tention to enter all the open amateur races and
decide afterward which ones to start In. He Will
enter the following races: First day. september
4. 10 mile, mile CAMDEN with Barber, and mile
m asy %is sss ne ms
mile and mile Fourth day, l mile GAN
and 9 mile. Crist viii meet some Of the
best amateur flyers in the country, but he
all corners il he is in any Kind Of condition In his
present form he feels that none OF them can run
away from MIN. and that at the finish he can squirt
as last as any OF them. Barber and Brown will enter
number OF the handicap races at Buffalo, and
Atwater will give his attention entirely TO the
The prizes which Crist and Barber won in their
bicycle races abroad recently are still In the
E A. Demaray, n Macdaniel, and B. f. wilkins,
OF the Capital club Will start this evening for the
Natural Bridge and wheel from there home.
morrow viii De to Forest Glen. su6captain Boyle
will be In charge.
Perlie Potter little miss of twelve accompa::
MED party OF riders to Cabin Johns Bridge and
| return on Saturday last on her bicycle. she had
no use for the carriage which ner thoughtful
parents kept by her side in case OF her becoming
fatgued but made the 16 mile run as easily as any
OF the others
B. W. Hanna has stopped racing and Is going to
sober down TO safety machine. He is having
miniature lady's machine made for his little girl,
who is as much OF a bicycle enthusiast as her
father.
Hanna says that Crist will probably do some
great work at Buffalo, being on familiar ground.
He thinks that Crtst is overcoming one OF his bad
squirting before the finish, this operation losing
him the great springfield race.
the other day that he does not believe that the
Commissioners are going to do anything toward
revoking the regulation. 1t looks as though the
DR.. +. r. Lane, the principal Of the High School,
had bad fall short time ago while riding
road. The tire became loose and caught under
the brake. DR.. Lane was badly shaken up, and
was sent home In carriage. He soon recovered
Owen was one OF the party, and it was not neces-
sary to leave the bicycle behind. The tire was
up e aad wh uas
his own. The nderless wheel was In the air half
the time, but owen kept up with the procession,
and did not make dlSmount ii. s. owen Is re-
garded by wheelmen generally the best all
round rider that ever mounted a wheel.
The Marlboro pike is in excellent , condition this
nnest 10 De found In the nelghoOrhood.
WHEEL TO PEN MAR.
A pleasant two days journey was made last Sat-
urday and sunday by four wheelmen OF this city,
Messrs. E. II. Fowler, Ben. Hanna, Ben. wilkins,
and Chas. Neale. They lert the city at quarter
past O'Clock saturday morning, the objective
point being Pen Mar. They TOOK the Mechanics
vile road. During the morning they fOraged
through peach orchard and greatly changed the
aspect OF things. The farmer happened to be pres
ent and gave his consent. Their first stop was at
tn n farm house OF Mt Higgins, SEVENTEEN miles
took the road again and pushed on through Me-
chanicsvtlle, Laytonsville, and Damascus, TO New
market, where they struck the Baltimore and
Frederick pike, so loved by wheemen. They
ended their hrst days run at Frederick. which
they reached little after O'Clock. The road all
the way from Washington to Frederick was good,
except the stretch from Mechanicsville to
Damascus. After good nights rest they
day morning and started for Pen Mar, by
way or lewiston Catocttn Furnace and Mechan-
lcsrown. Al Mechanicstown, Is miles from Frede-
rick they arrived at IL: 80 and stopped for lunch.
Then they pushed on through the mountains to
Deerheld station. Here they were Informed by the
chief man OF the community that no bicycle had
usual route. They were informed that Pen Mar
was miles and half away, over a road that, to
use the expression OF one or the wheelmen, "Went
straight up in the air." Taking the left hand fork
OF the road from Deerfeld they went round ana
round the mountain, and, after travelling about
miles, reached Pen Mar about 3 O'Clock, and took
dinner at the Blue Mountain House. Mr.. Hanna
had had severe fall from his wheel on rough
mountain road, and IL was decided that he and Mr..
Fowler would stay st the hotel over night, coming
home by train In the morning. MeSsrs. Neale and
Willis, however, conceived the idea OF riding that
night TO Martinsburg and catching a night train
home on the Baltimore and Ohio. SO not, satisfied
with their so mile ride that day, they lett
the Blue Mountain House at O'Clock, wheeled 10
Waynesboro, Pa, and thence to Hagerstown ar
irving ut uae latter place about pm. The next
town TO make was Williamsport-but they never
made It. One OF the wheelmen was sure he knew
the road, and they went spinning over the coun-
try In the cool night very gaily. After While,
when they supposed they were nearing Williams
port, they began TO make inquiries, and found
they had gone In a wrong direction. They were
tired ana hungry, but tn ", like good wheelmen,
did not swear, but hunted Tor something to eat.
Having found this at q farm house. they secured
lodgings for the night. The next morning they
Went 10 nefghboring railroad station, packed
their wheels into baggage car, and came home.
The trip was full OF pleasure. The route selected
passed through region rich in natural beauties.