Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-30

Annual Gathering of the League Mem
bers at Hagerstown.

Wheelmen round about Washington are gen.
orally looking forward with pleasure to the
tenth annual meet Of the League of American
Wheelmen to be held at Hagerstown, Md, on
the I'd, Sd and 4th of July, and numbers of
the cyclists of this city have expressed their
intention to attend the meet regardless of
league membership. The magnificent roads
in the vicinity of Hagerstown, and
the easy access to the many points of historic
interest from there would naturally attract a
wheelman. especially at season when he Is
longing for few days outing in company with
good rOadsmen. Hagerstown is all agog over
the coming event, and the cyclists there are
busy nowadays making their arrangements for
the entertainment of the large crowd that Is
expected. Since the selection of this place as
the location for the league meet there has been
some grumbllng among certain leaguers in
various cities that a larger place was not
chosen, with better accommodations and more
easy of access, and thus the Hagerstown folks
feel that they must work hard to dispell these
feelings of dissatisfaction.
THE PROGRAM.
The program thus far arranged is as follows:
"On the morning Of July the business meet
ing will be held, which will be followed by
an excursion to Pen Mar by wheel and by rail.
where supper will be served. On July there
will be a run. skIrting the battlefield of South
mountain following the line of the confederate
retreat through BoOnsboro' to Antietam. The
return TO HagerstOwn will be over a different
route After supper a line will be formed. and
each man furnished with towel and a supply
OF fireworks. slx-mile run will bring the
party to WilliamspOrt. on the Potomac river
AT this point big bOntires will be lit along the
river banks, aud the bows will enjoy swim
and return to Hagerstown. after having had
their stock of fireworks renewed for display on
the return trip. The morning of the 4th will
be devoted TO parade about this city. This
Will be dismissed in a grove which is abund-
antly supplied with limestone springs and here
refreshments will be served. The races will
follow IN the afternoon. They will include a
one-mIe l.. A. W. bicycle. one-mile tricycle.
and one-mile safety. At night there will be
national open-air smoker in a beautiful grove
one of the attractions to which will be con-
cert by military band. This program will be
supplemented by number of smaller events
and a unique entertainment for a fourth day,
the details Of which have not been announced"
THE LEAGUE RACES.
The Official announcement Of the league races
to be run is as follows:
One-mile bicycle, ordinary, L. A. W.'cham-
piOnship; one-mile tricycle., L. A. w. national
championship; half-mile heat race, three heats;
two-mle handicap; one-mile novice; howard
slow race, one-mile club championship; one
mile team race. All open events, L. A. W.
rules to govern The course is fine half-mile
Handsome gold medals for all first prizes and
valuable second prizes. In the team race the
prize will be tine silk banner.
The problem Of the meet will be the accom-
mediation OF the vince linen, and great prepara-
lions are being made to insure q place for
every one who enters the town. There are
nye hotels In Hagerstown accommodating from
$50 to $50 guests each, total of 600
BESIDES these there are seven smaller hotels
each accommodating from 80 to rs guests
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guests, thus making estimated hotel space for
l.3z2 people. Hagerstown folks. however are
confident that with the boarding houses and
some temporary arrangements good care can
be taken of 5000 visitors.
During the continuance OF the meet there
Will be several informal gatherings for the dis
eussIOn OF various subjects.
The OFFICERS.
Mr.. Chas. II. Luscomb, the president of the
league, will be the pervsding genius of the &C.
casion, by virtue Of his Office. He has an
nounced the following staff for the parade to
take place July 4: Charles II. Luscomb, grand
marshal; Albert Mott, sdjutant and chief of
stan; George 5. Atwater, S. Wallace Merrihew,
VIM VI. Brewster. G. E. Lemon, NJ L. Beid-
man n n; H. Hodgson, George 4: Bidwell, VIM.
J. Gilhllan. Charles S. Davol, Vim. H. Emery,
Charles :. Butler, Sanford Lawton, and James
Il. Dunn, aids.
One Of the Baltimore clubs is making arrange
mehus 10 camp out at Hagerstown from June
- to the night of July 4. and as the meet is to
last three or four days from July it has been
suggested that the entire week be included in
the period Of bicycle festivities, and that the
meet be turned into an encampment Of wheel
men The visitors would not Be so crowded in
I u, hotels II this plan would be accepted. The
Hagerstown fair grounds it is said. could he
secured Tor the camp, and many tents thrown
up by different clubs would be q novel and
pretty way Of carrying out the League meet,
and such plan would not be expensive.
TO WHEEL FROM MARrINsBURG.
number OF the members of the Capital
club, of this city, have decided to go by train
from here to Mar:insburg and then to wheel to
Hagerstown, a distance Of twenty-five miles.
over one of the finest roads in the country. A
Few old-seasoned veterans declare that they