Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-03
THE wHEELMEN,s MEET.
How the Riders Have Taken Possession
of Hagerstown.
of THE EVENING STAR

Correspondence of THE EvEsrss STAR
HAoERsrowN, July 2, 1889.
The first day of the tenth annual meet OF the
League of American wheelmen opened rather
inauspiciously, the day dawning sultry, with
occasional light showers. As consequence
the elaborate decorations to be seen on all
sides hang limp and colorless. By II o'clock,
however, the clouds disappeared and the sun
came ont in all its refulgence. to the delight OF
the hundreds Of wheelmen and the thousands
of visitors now crowding this little city TO its
utmost capacity.
Taking the city officials at their word, the
boys have possession of the town, and the
"bung" of the miniature and the boom OF the
cannon fre-cracker, with the well-known yell
that "He's all right" forcibly convince the
are here and improving their opportunities for
fun and frohc.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
At IL 80 the wheelmen in attendance, at least
all those members of the league, assembled at
the Hose opera house in the first business SEES
sion of the meet. President Luscomb presided
over the deliberations. the attendance Of men,
bers reaching about 800. There was a regular
program of subjects for discussion. Messrs.
Berry, of st. Louis; Potter. of Brooklyn; John
ID. Lord and DIR. Charles E. Sadtler, Of Balti-
more, leading off upon the Rights and privi-
leges of wheelmen in cities and on the roads. !"
Improvements of highways and conditions of
roads" received the attention of Butler, of
Buffalo, and Jas. b. Reed and A. E. Mealey, of
Baltimore. Nessrs. Davol, of Rhode Island;
Atwater, of Washington; Hodgson, of New
Orleans; S. T. Clark, of Baltimore. and H. b.
Irwin, of Hagerstown, gave their views upon
Racing and rules" ''Our constitution and
bylaws and the scope and development of the
l.. A. W. and the advantages of league clubs
dIaengaRd mrnnr N IL
ments suggested by Messrs. Emery, Of Boston;
Shriver, of New York; LeCato, Bartlett, and
Carr, OF Baltimore. Brewster, of St. Louis, and
Chism, of Baltimore, told what they knew
about Railroads and transportations." while
Bidwell. of New York; Mitchell and White, of
Baltimore, gave their views from practical
riders standpoint of 'fWheels and their appur-
tenances." thus closing the subjects and bring
ing the first business session to an end
AGo-As-YoU-PLEAsE.
At the close of the business meeting there
was general "go-as-you-please riding" in
dulged in by many of the wheelmen including
number of lady cyclers, Mrs. L. H. Plumb, of
Washington, being one of the latter. These
lady cyclers are feature" of the meet. Their
appearance upon wheels is a novelty here, and
they attract great attention whenever they ap-
pear upon the streets on their machines. A
run was made this evening to Williamsport,
which has come into considerable prominence
owing to the devastations of the recent great
flood in the Potomac. The trip was under the
auspices of the ''clean towel and bonfire
brigade" and the huge bonfires along the
banks of the river added an unique effect to
the surroundings and the occasion.
Last night the cyclists had a jolly time. They
seemed to be ''whooping it up" and, while
their antics were boisterous at times. they were
innocent and caused considerable amusement.
Their hip, hurrah'' and ''he is a jolly good
fellow" resounded rather more musical than Of
fensive.
The crowd in attendance is being increased
by the arrival of each train. Philadelphia
wheelmen came in at early hour this morning
fifty strong, AS yet but few Washingtonians
are here, the only ones registered up to noon
to-day being Geo. S. Atwater, W. H. Kip and
Mrs. H. L. Plnmb. B.