The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09
WHEELING NOTES.
Labor Day Races In Portland-The
Lantern Parade Next Week.

A dozen wheelmen participated in the run
OF the Portland Wheel Club on the Cape
Snore Wednesday evening. The party gave
up going further than Cape Cottage on &C
count of darkness and the soft condition OF
the road. There were several ludicrous adj
ventures because of the darkness, such as
narrow escapes from collisions, steering IN
to bitches. and the like, but all had loly
time.
Interesting bicycle races are to be held In
Fairfield on the 18th inst. West, Breen.
Whitney, Merrill, Brown and Hart are
among the Portland boys who have entered.
Mr.. Frank A. Elwell arrived home Mon
day night from Europe, wearing thick
coating of old world tan and looking in
every way healthy. He left his party at
Lucerne, Switzerland, on learning Of his
fathers death. The remainder of the tour
to London is being conducted by Mr.. II. S.
Higgins, who is entirely capable OF shoul-
dering the respon sibiity. Mr.. Elwen says
they had very rainy weather all the way
across France, where last year IL was pleas
ant every day, but that the boys did not get
discouraged. All was going favorably when
he left, and all were enjoying themselves.
Only a week before he started another men,
Der of the party had been called to perform
the same sad homeward journey as that
which so shortly after fell to Mr.. Elwells
lot.
Arrangements are progressing for the Ian
tern parade, which promises to be quite an
event. The public will undoubtedly be as
tonished at some of the decorations. Sever
al Of the designs will be unique and elabo-
rate. All the wheelmen in the city are cor
daily invited to parade, and papers for en-
tering may be found at any of the cycle
agencies. An entrance fee Of ten cents and
the display of two Chinese lanterns are the
only conditions; 1t does not mean that every
participant must use regular bicycle head
light. The route will shortly be published.
1t will be as far as possible over unpaved
streets. and probably largely. If not wholly,
through the upper portion of the city, where
| the surface OF the streets is harder and
smoother. Next Wednesday evening is the
time. All wheelmen are urged to partici-
pate.
The fall race meet of the Maine Division
will be held in this city on Labor Day,
Chief Consul Dow has dele gated to Mr.. II.
Nj. Breen, one of the nominees for the office,
authority to take entire charge of the affair,
and the latter will at once begin active prep
arations. The races will be held at Pre-
sumpscot Park, and will probably be about
the same as those prevented by rain last sea-
son. A 100 yards slow race is also contem-
plated. This would be very amusing. With
favorable weather the races will undoubted-
| ly be fast and exciting, as the best men of
the state can be relied upon to enter.
A party of Lynn cyclers are talking Of
making the run from Boston to Portland on
August 31st with the intention of witness
ing the races on the following day.
Several Portland wheelmen expect to at
tend the National L. A. w. meet at Niagara
Falls, August 25-27. A handsome official
programme has been NAILED to league men,
bers.
Frank Brown, of the Portland Wheel Club,
yesterday rode over the five-mile course In
Is minutes 80 Id seconds, beating the record.