The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-11

every member OF the club, and
now Bowman. Mclaughlin. Huson
and Day are known as the Mons G
1 Four" Not Only did the Hudson County
boys carry off all the prizes there wer5
worth having at the meet but were COM
plimeuted by the neghboring clubs for
their natty appearance. At the clubhouse
everything is the Elizabeth meet, as
| since that event nothing has occurred to
| provoke any lengthy diversion. Plumbers
| and steam heaters are still at work In the
clubhouse. and the rooms look as IL they
1 had come in contact with a terrible hur-
| ricane. The work will undoubtedly be
| completed before the end OF the next
week, and it is proposed that a social ses-
sion be held in honor of the departure of
rooms once more assume their
natural state, stag entertainments
| will be the order of the day and the boys
| promise their friends many jolly even
| ings' entertainments during the coming
season.
The Staten Island Athletic Club is
| making a determined effort TO boom
] cycling on Staten Island. A race meet
| has been arranged for, TO be run on the
clubs fiue quarter mile cinder track.
Saturday. October 20. III such array as TO
draw out the fullest local Interest and
vet allow the fastest riders In the country
10 enter The team race tourna ment,
one mile, for three men IN each team. is
intended TO be genuine tournament in
which all the leading wheeling and ath-
letic clubs in the vicinity are expected TO
enter teams The contests will be Two
by two, athletic club against athletic club
and wheeling club against wheeling
club, until the final heat. in which the
victorious athletic club will meet the VIC
torious bicycle club.
There will be beginners race, back
numbers race, and medley, or ride, run
a f.Fa
portunity 70 everyone, whether q rider or
not, to win a prize, and are bound TO caese
merriment. The following is u list of the
eyents:-Novice race. one mile, safety,
championship of Staten Island, one mile,
safety; back numbers race, one-half miles
first Invitation. two miles, safety, hand-
cap; quarter mile dash, safety; beginners
race, 1876 yards; ordinaries or high-w wheel.
ers, one mile, handicap; second invita-
ton, one mile. safety scratch; one mile
safety, handicap; open team race one
mile.
Messrs. Berlo, Murphy, Rich, Taxis.
Wurdle. Zimmerman, Worden ana other
professional riders have been invited to
attend and participate in the events. The
prospects are that the Hudson County's
monster four will enter the team race.
The Gotham wheelmen are expanding
about 5000 in Identifying their club
house.
The following Is the list Of nominations
of officers to be voted for at the annual
meeting OF the League of American
WheeImeu TO be held next month:-Chief
Consul, G. s. Liscomb OF Brooklyn; Vice
Consul. c. W. Woods Of Syracuse; Secre-
tary Treasurer, w. H. DE GRAF OF New
York.
The Brooklyn Bicycle Club will hold
its big meet early in November.
New Jersey and New York wheelmen
are endeavoring to lower the existing rec
ords recently made on the Hampton
Park tack, Springfield. Mass.
There are three propositions for MEM
bership being considered by the Hudson
County Wheelmen-
Grea interest is being taken by wheel
| men, great and small, In the coming race
In Madison Square Garden.
The Kings County Wheelmen's team
recently defeated teams from the River
side, Harlem and Manhattan Clubs.
}. /. Van Tasssl OF the Star Cycle Club
recently covered ten miles in forty-ope
minutes and eleven seconds
Hoyland Smith Is now holder of the
twenty-five mile road record. He made
twenty-nine minutes and thirteen
seconds
One of the most thriving bicycle clubs
in the immediate vicinity of New York is
the South brooklyn Club
Orange is becoming a favorite resort of
4
Hudson county boys prefer running to
Piainfield. There you have fine roads aud
fine ladies.
Where Bob. McNaughton found the
trike he has had the cheek to mount and
start for Hoboken on, no one knows 1t
is sight, but Bob manages to get
there and back without header.
The Manhattan Bicycle Club held a
lantern parade last night. 1t was a grand
success, and was witnessed by thousands
of people.
The wheeling division of the Jersey
City Athletic Club is In good, healthy
condition.
The Nonpareil Athletic Club is well
balanced on the wheeling side of the or
ganization.
The Hudson County boys are still In
somewhat of a quandarv as to what TO do
with the ladies who are anxious to get in
the clubhouse to see how the boys pass SO
many pleasant evenings that Keep them
at the club until, say, twelve, once, twice
or perhaps more times week. The fight
of the ladies to gain admission results
probably from explanations made by GER.
at the club and forgot what
time it was. Ever since the
ladies began their fight the boys have
been kept thinking, as the ladies had sew
eral gallant fighters on their side. AT
| first il was decided to extend the priwi-
boys foresaw trouble in this, as they could
not tell at what momeut bevy of the
fair sex might appear and apply for in
slant admission. The boys finally got
| their heads together and decided
to set apart every Thursday
afternoon and evening for the ladies.
This was done. they say, because the boys
would be sure to put In appearance and
| make il pleasant for their fair visitors.
! AS a matter of protection, however, it
\ was decided TO have admission by ''card'
only. The boys will know just where the
cards go and will thus know whether ii
is advisable TO appear or not The Hut
son county boys are long headed.
ssDocU Benedict is not the rider he used
| to be- He has not lost any interest in the
sport, however, but his professional duties
compel him to refrain from taking very
many runs with the boys.
4 Captain Scudder can always be relied
| upon to be on baud when the Jersey City
! Athletic Club boys make arrangements
/ for good time Their captain knows
that good time with followers is not a
| nice thug to lose.
The Alpha Wheelmen are becoming
popular on the Heights. They have
nobby suits, and have "swashers' on
safeties. as Frank Eveiand can testify.
doc" Mclaughlin mounts high
wheel with more ease and grace than
most riders do safeties.
1 Mr.. Frank Eyeiand has been doing bul
little bicycle work this week he has
+! Dat.