The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16
AMONG THE WHEELERS.
This State Affords Many Pleasant
Runs for New York Clubs.

colored men and hovs, are affording the
residents of the Heights much amuse-
| ment Harrison avenue is lined with
dusky beauties every night and numer-
ous are the admiring glancss cast upon
the colored riders. The riders are attired
in costumes of all sizes and kinds aud it
| would appear that the members had tried
| to Guido each other in securing conspicu-
| Gus outfits.
The men ride well, however, notwith-
standing the fact that the wheels are old
| fashioned ana second hand. Billy
| White is the most expert rider in the
club. and also the most reckless, as he
can be seen any evening flying over the
| cobbles on Harrison avenue at such a
rate that header would mean certain
death. The colored gentlemen have not
learned the knack OF running wheel
slowly
A good story is going the rounds about
| Bob Johnson, another member of the
club. bob" had been to Newark to see
| his best girl He was flying over the
roads unmindful of any danger. Il Is
said he was intoxicated with joy. Bob.
/ struck high board fence and his recoil-
was far greater than his propulsiye vel
ocity. Bob has sold what remains Of
his wheel Both his eyes have been
closed for the past week for repairs.
! B. MolyHeux and CHARLES Fredericks of
the Scottis b. American Club, took a run
\ last week to Philadelphia. The boys
covered 107 miles in len and a half hours.
Thew round roads outside Hudson county
in excellent shape
Messrs. Appleby and Ayres OF the Hud-
son County Wheelmen started yesterday
on two weeks tour to Delaware Water
Gao, Budds Lake. Lake Hopatcong and
Greenwood Lake.
A cyclist, who had run from Lancaster,
Pa, to this city, was ia Mr. Frank
4 Eveland's store on CommunIpaw avenue
/ last night, relating some amazing Incl
dents which occurred during his trip.
/ The rider found the roads in excellent
condition, and states through the country
farmers are endeavoring to get stone
roads, showing that everyone is begins
ming to take great interest In tho matter
oil securing good roads.
! On Friday night Messrs. Mcdonald
Longfeld and MaKon accompanied a
number of the Hudson County Wheel
men aud their friends to a run through
Central Park and along the West Side
drive.
Last night about fifteen cyclists. includ-
4 ing several of the members of the H. 9.
| W., took moonlight run to Staten Island.
/ This is a favorite run OF cyclists on the
4 Heights.
| Each day brings new developments to
| light as to the probable actions of the
various division officers of the League OF
| AMcflCau w ueelfue0 db the cDuSLltQ-
| tional convention TO be held at Hartford.
Conn, next month. The New York State
| Division propose to make an attempt to
shorten the term of office Of the President
| from two years back 20 the old term OF
| twelve months. Many wheelmen view
| this as an attempt to shorten The time of
! Office OF President Dunn. Charles II.
| Luscomb, the nominee for Chief Consul
of the New York State Division, Is in
| favor of the change.
The shower baths in the clubhouse OF
\ the Hudson County Wheelmen have all
| been repaired, and are in excellent order.
| The baths are being extensively used by
the boys who have just returned from the
| seaside.
One Of the finest riding districts known
| is in the Delaware Valley. From the
Delaware Water Gap to Port Jervis there
| is a stretch of fifty miles of fine road.
Scores OF artists reside in the valley for
about eight m onths in the year.
A big race meet is to be held next
| month under the auspices of the Union
| County Roadssers, which Is composed of
Railway and Elizabeth Wheelmen. The
| Linden race track has been secured, and
| some fine racing is expected as some of
| the leading racers have entered them.
Secretary w. G. Huson, ex- Captain Ed
ward J. Day and E. L. Mclaughlin of the
| Hudson County Wheelmen are in train
! ing for the fall circuit races. This trio OF
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| their club ia the races
The cyclists of Long Branch are at war
/ with the authorities Of that seaside re-
| sort because of the passage of an ordi-
nance imposing fine OF s. upon any per-
son riding wheel on the sidewalks The
ordinance is being ignored by the wheel
men who still rush by policemen on
| their wheels and then turn around and
| laugh. The ordinance will undoubtedly
| be repealed
The New Jersey Cyclists Association. of
| which Capt. Ed. j. Day, of the II. G. Wa
was the organizer, has secured control of
| the Linden race track. The association Is
\ composed of the leading clubs of Hudson
/ and Essex Counties. Some fine racing on
the track will be seen iu September
When the members of the Hudson
| County Wheeling Club return from the
! mountains and seaside they will UNI
| doubtedly be fgreatly surprised and
pleased over the many improvements
| made dnrfng July and August.
In New York cushions" have been re-
duced thirty seconds and pneumatics are
! to be penalized four minutes as hereto
| fore.
The Wheelmen's Racing Circuit will
| open at Rochester August 10.
J. w. Halsey. one of New York's most
clever riders, Is doing some very rapid
| work on the road courses.
Another series of road races is being
arranged over the ElizaDeth-P laintield
course.
A great resort of Gotham Wheelmeu is
Coney Island. Hundreds of them can pc
found there every clear Sunday
The Schuylkilt Navy Wheelmen have
some promising riders among their mum
Der.
Today is the great run OF the Hudson
County Wheelmen TO Rye Beach. The
boys will go up ON Glen Island boat aud
ride home over the old Boston Post Road
and Southern boulevard. Hard clans
and watermelons are to be served at the
beach.
The police of the Heights are not en-,
forcing the ordinance which requires
wheelmen to carry a light ON their
wheels. as numerous riders fail to do it.
The Hudson County boys have been
warned to have their lamp 10 conspicu
Gus place. This relieves them from sus-
tanning any loss in case Of accident.
Last Tuesday night Mr.. Eveland sold q
rider on the Heights $l35 Safety. On
Friday night he was run into By run