Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-24

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The officials who conducted the affair
were as follows; Referee, II. L. LeOato,
Maryland Bicycle Club: Judges, y. .
Lessen, Pennsylvania Bicycle Club; Kirk
Brown, Century Wheelmen; W F Kurtz,
Wilmington Wheel Club: Iimeteepsrs,
j. D. Kurtz, Wilmington Wheel Club;
O. NJ. Baird, Wilmington Wheel Club;
o. A. Roberts, Pennsylvania Bicycle
Club; Clerk of Course, II. l.. Pyle, viii
lnington Wheel Club, with three assist
ANITA; Starter. N. r. Bsrtolette, Whining
ton WHEEL Club Scorer H. CTowther,
Pennsylvania Bicycle Club, with five
assistants; Umpire, CHARLES s. Wilson,
Wilmington Wheel Club, with % assist.
ants; Marshal, @. G. Guyer, Wilmington
Wheel Club, with seven assistants.
THE PARADE.
In the evening long before 8 O'Clock
Market street was literally packed from
Tenth to Fourth streets with an immense
tarong Of people, VINO were eagerly
awaiting the arrival of the parade.
Promptly at $50 O'Clock the PROCESSION
moved in charge of Captain 3. Wallis
Merrihsw Of the Wilmington Wheel
Cluo and headed by the First Regiment
Band. The racing men were tired and
SO many others had left the city that
only about 10 wheels were in line, hat
they presented picturesque sight as they
swept down Market street illumins, ed
with lanterns. The entire street was one
blaze of red light. Fourth street pre-
scented the same bright appearance, and
all along the route OF the parade iliu-
limitations were frequent. The parade
moved down Market to Fourth,
TO Lombard countermsrch TO Ma
ket, to Front, to Monroe, to
to Fourth, to Washington, 10 seventh, to
jefferson, to Eleventh, to Market, to
sixth and dismissed. After the parade
the entire party of wheelmen to the
number of los sat down to luncheon in
the rooms OF tao Retail GrOcers' Asaocla.
ton on the first floor OF the Red Mems
E4all. Host John ]. Mrllin hGi prepared
QUE ~ his ususl tsst fui SPREADS After
their hunger had beeI 5ppensed some IN
formal speecnss wera made. w. r..
hurtz acted as tnastmaatar. Mayor Hae-
ringt0n responded first in a happy speech
in which he Welcomed the visltors 70
Wilmington, after winch be related his
experience with the old-fashioned veloci.
psds. City Solicitor Turner Drought
torth numerous sWiles by hi9 witty
remarks. In response 20 other Gals
the following responded to toasts
William Ven Wagner the winner Of the
road race; Albert Mott, chief consul Of
She Maryland division, y. A. W.; o. l.
Leiaen, captain, and George Lai7g presi
dent OF the Pennsylvania Bicycle Club
Kirk Brown, Century Wheelmen, pills
delphia; Lientauant CfichtoH King
Comfy Wheeinen, Brooklyn O8ptsin $
Wallis Metrihew, Frank ~. Dampmm
and Il. Frank Mcdaniel " the Whining
ton Wheel Club; O. T.. Overman OF Wash
iagton, y. o T., member OF the Ovesu. q
Wheel Company II. Il. Hoopsa Of Wss
Chester. The band played several selsf
tions, and the entire crowd chin.ea il
occasionally with song. The ba!anc
OF the evening was spent in the Loo
club room engaged in social chat an
listering to sermon by Ktrk Brown.
TIE Rim BuspAY.
Sunday morning, bright and earl,
the wheelmen arose, GgAiu doausl Ehs
uniforms nnd prepared for spin
Media, which was their Mecca FOR q
day. The party mum ersd 81 wheels
all and four more joined them Mt Guests
The run up the Philadelphia turnpike
Chester, thence to Medic was dsii3Attu
IS the roads were good Rnd the westtl,
psrfeor. Arriving at their destination
splendid dinner was nynitinr their a
tention al tie Chsrtsr House. The M,
fell to win a will and the way spFIl
chickens dis,ppes,si down TIE hnne
mouths wonld have sent a shiy
through the balance OF the featbefy tril
II they could haye Witnessed tie seen
Alter dinner some of tue epthusiagts :
tempted to climb the long, steep b
l.adiug into the lower end Of NiedI
EfoDaniel, Dampman, i. z J=.l-
Albert Jetfsris and W shewara climbed
90 ordinaries and Mcdaniel ana V
Wagner ol.iabed it on sAteties. L
lstter failgd 10 reach the ton on
Esgle. A,ass a short stay in Alsdis. /
Philadelphia visitors started for hot
emu the wilmington ana nsitlnofe "h3
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