The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-04
WHEELING.
Hudson County CIubmeu Putting
Their House in order
Meets, Races and Rides
Through The
Country.

The clubhouse of the Hudson County
Wheelmen is La state Of uproar. It IS
almost uninhabifable. owing to the pres-
encs Of large force Of steam heaters and
the hated plumbers. The cause Of this
condition of affairs is resolution adopt
ed at recent meeting OF the club ordering
the House Committee 20 have consider
able plumbing work done and
new steam heaters put in The work
IS progressing rapidly. however,
and will be completed within week.
The boys find no fault with the incouven-
fences they have TO put up with, but Look
forward &c spending many pleasant eve1-
Jugs in the clubhouse when it is once
more in presentable condition. Tho
club is expanding large sum or money
ia improvements. but the boys want conn
fort, and The prospects ara that all the
comforts Of home will be found in the
spacious clubroom on Belmont avenue IN
a few weeks.
During the past week very litrle riding
has been done by any of the members. but
the wheel racks c0nsain an immense
number Of highly polished wheels The
boys are prepared for an outing. and
when Captain MeAra starts out next
week he will have excellent reason TOR
feeling proud OF The boys who viii follow
him bearing the well known club en-
blems Of the II. G. w.
Yesterday about thirty Of the boys in
full uniform attended the races OF the
Associated Cycling Clubs Of New Jersey
on the New Jersey Jockey Clubs one
mile track st Elizabeth. The races con-
sisted Of q fifteen mile team race, ia
which the Hudson County Wheelmen had
a team. one. Two and i've mile races
During the past week Treasurer Eve
land. of the Hudson County Wheelmen.
Hugh Hartshorn, J. Charles Appisby and
T, F. Merseles, Jr.. took run 10 Port
Jervis. This quartette of riders spent
five days on their wheels,
and covered about S75 miles.
Valley Road, visited Bushkiil. Bushkill
Fails, High Falls. and several other neigh
boring cities, where the roads were in
good condition. Delaware Water Gap IS
i great resort Of wheelnen. ana the JeE-
sey CITY boys had very enjoyable time.
They left Thursday morning and ar
rived at the clubhouse tha following Fri
day tired. hungry and generally broken
up. They anticipate taking similar run
before November.
Mrs. Frank Eveiand. one OF the best
lady riders IN the county, intends taking
all the privileges extended 10 ladies By
the Hudson County Wheelmen,
Misses Agnes and Edith Colierd have
improved their riding wonderfully under
the direction OF Frank Eveland. These
Young ladies handle wheel as dextrousiy
as they WELD lawn tennis racQuets-
The idea suggested By the Madison
Square managers TO hold an amateur biz
cycle meet previous 10 the six-day profess
si0nal contest, has been taken hold Of By
the Manhattan Bicycle Club Of New
York. AT recent meeting OF the club
committee was appointed to make the
necessary preparations aud Arrangements
attending such meet. The professional
race will commence on October Is. In
order to conclude the amateur event be-
fore the six-day contest it has been de-
cided to select Saturday. October II,
upon which 10 hold the races.
The races will be pn&S< the manage
ment OF the club, but the meef<1g VIII be
practically In the hands Of the Garden
management. They propose cohstruct-
ing a ten lap track for the races. This
corners win be well banked TO permit o<
fast riding and II is likely that d nunbaf
OF indoor amateur records viii b. low
cred A number Of crack rid1rs. taclu6z
ing A. A. Zimmerman, g. n Wo<19k
aud others, VIII ride. The Hud11u
County wheelmen may send over 4 fep-
res<Tlta1ive. IS * 4
The announcement Of the protat3s
evacuation By the New York H3cfc11
Club of their handsome clubhouse -
$500