The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-25

County Wheelmen have also decided 20
equip their rooms with repair tools.
Some Of the racers of the HUDSON
County Wheelmen aud Wheeling Dl-
vision of the jersey City Athletic Ciub
are in training for the race meet of the
Rutherford Wheelnlen, to be held election
day
The Gotham Wheelmen visited the big
six-day race at Madison Square Garden
last night In n body. A tluinber OF the
Hudson County boys also watched the
riders in their big run.
Willie Winsile's pew record for one mile
is minutes 10 seconds.
The coming election OF the State Divis-
ion OF the League of American Wheelmen-
is causing considerable speculation among
wheeimen.
President James r. Dunn OF the League
of American Wheelmen acted as referee
at the meet OF the Staten Island Athletic
Club Yesterday.
The Kings County Wheelmen nave ar
ranged twenty-five mile road race to be
run on election day.
Joseph Goodwin OF the Cycltst is ar
ranging for relay race between Hart
ford, Conn, and New YORK, 70 be run
October 81.
The House Committee OF the Hudson
County Wheelmen announce that store
room for wheels has been put IN perfect
order. There is enough room in the
Store TO permit every member TO have his
wheel In ne room.
A short term benefit order 10 Lafayette
announced q few days ago that the order
would give every person paving 81 .
week for fifty weeks s135 sufetg. Wheel
men are warned to keep III Che grass
The residents III the vicinity OF the
clubhouse on Belmont avenue are won-
dering If the Hudson County Wheelmen
Intend building bowling alleys on the
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wish TO inform their friends that alleys
are not to be established there. II the lot
is ever used it Will be put in shape for
indoor riding The lot will permit OF the
erection of building 100 feet square.
Al. Meyers, of the Heights. j. such a
crank on cycling that he transacts all his
business on safety. Meyers Is frequently
with Il pucksaw and a keg Of nails fas-
tened to his back.
The Hudson County Wheelmen were
hoping that the Street and Water Conn
nissioners would put asphalt pavement
in Kensington avenue. bat Belgium block
is to be used. There IL not a block OF
asphalt or mhcasiamized road In the city,
whereas Brooklyn has more than twenty
five miles and New York 100.
'sBou" MeNaughton is laid up for re-
pairs. He is suffering from wheelmen's
rheumatism. Doc Benedict has hard
time Keeping his legs straight
Treasurer Eveland has done but very
little riding this week. He made but
one trip to Bergen Point,
The wheeImen of the Heights are rap
idly putting away their wheels for the
winEes. The afternoons and evenings
are becoming too cool TO do any riding.
The Mercer County Wheelmen propose
holding fifty hours race at Trenton.
The duties talked of are from Decembes
25 to New Years eve. They wonld run
fifteen hours on Christm8s aud Eve hour,
e ,ch day following until New Years ever
when fifteen hours would again be run
Sunday would be left out. This would
make the fifty hours. aud any one not
making 500 miles would not be entitled to
any money. There are but two places in
the city which would be suitable for the
race, Washington Hall and the Trenton
Riding Academy. II either one of these
places could be secured there is no doubt
but what it would be success. No one
but first class riders would be allowed to
enter, and additional anlusements in the
way of specalties would be pro-
vided. All the riders who are
in favor of the plan have good
records