Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-30
WHEELING TO PHILADELPHIA.
The Enjoyable Trip Of a Party of
Washington Cyclists.

A party Of five Washington wheelmen, con-
sisting Of E. B. Odds. G. A. Neale, B. T. wilkins,
J. E. Leaning and N. Mcdaniel. returned q
few days since from a very pleasant trip by
wheel, the incidents of which were narrated to
q STAR reporter by one of the number.
The original intention was to make the run
from the Natural bridge to Philadelphia, but
Olds was the only one Of the party who could
get sufficient time for the entire trip. He
started on Tuesday morning, the 18th, and
wheeled to Penn-Mar, where the rest were to
meet him on Monday morning last. Two Of the
party, Wilkins and Neal, started from Washing
ing Saturday at noon, reaching New Market.
on the Baltimore and Frederick pike in time
for supper without special incident, unless a
little set-to between Wilkins and some cider
may be called an incident The two had good
supper at the inn, comfortable beds
and good breakfast. Here they met
two wheelmen from Richmond, Va, who,
IT appears, were chance companions OF Odds on
bus ride down the valley to Hagerstown As
the quartet toasted themselves before the fire
during the evening Wilkins and one of the
Richmond cyclers amused themselves and the
party by recounting experiences and adven-
lures a-wheel, in which they seemed to rely
more on imagination than facts. On Sunday
morning the ride was continued from New
market to Frederick, and thence to Mechanics
town, where they were to await the arrival of
leaning and Mcdaniel, who started from
Washington between and o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon. These two riders put in an APP
pearance In time for supper, and Olds turned
up on Monday morning, when the entire party.
five in number, took the road for Emmitsburg,
thence to Gettysburg, where they had dinner.
After an hours siesta the road was again taken,
with York as the objective point, which place
was reached about dusk.
RIDING IN THE RAIN
On Tuesday morning the five wheeled to
Columbia and from there to Lancaster, three
OF the party riding the last miles in the
rain and the other two doing the entire dis
lance from Columbia to Lancaster in steady
downpour. For the information of wheel
men who may wish to ride the same roads, it
can be stated that the road from Washington
to Mechanlcsyille, Is miles, is a good pike;
from there to Kempton, 20 miles, is good dirt
road; from Kempton to Newmarket, miles,
the road Is bad. As is generally known, the
lime stone pixies around Frederick are first
class. Between Emmitsburg and Gettysburg,
10 miles, there is a good dirt road. From there
on they were advised to go by dirt road and
III fortunately followed that advice. The error
WIS, however, corrected at a cost of much time
by taking a long road that intersected> the York
pike, aud here better riding was found. After
passing Abbottsford, II miles from York,
SPLENDID LIME STONE PIKE
was reached and all WEAKNESS was forgotten
and grand decentralization rush for
supper was made. Very comfortable quarters
and reasonable prices were found at the Gill
bert House, Mechanicsville; Eagle Hotel. Get
tysburg, and especially at the City Hotel, York.
10 PHILADELPHIA.
1t was intended to go from Lancaster to Phil
adelphia on Wednesday, butthe rain continued
so industriously that the idea was given up
and the train for Washington taken instead.
The country travelled over was remarkable for
its natural beauties and evidences of thrift, in
dustry and individual wealth.
The Martyr Business College Troubles.
In the case of c. K. UrHer against F. G. Mar
tyn for an account and receiver of the Martyr
ceiver was denied few weeks xo, the the COM
plainant has renewed the motion for a receiver.
He states that since the denial of the motion
the defendant has turned over the assets To one