Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-08
THE B1cxcLIsrs.

THE BICYCLIsTS. The Annual ueet-Club Runs-The
 Parade this M0rnfng-Route of the
 Procession 600 Wheelmen Ex.
 pected In Line-Concert at Elm City Park this Afternoen-The Interest.
 ing Races.
 The New Haven Bicycle club was or ganized January 24, 1880, incorporated May, 1891, and is the oldest and one of the largest wheel clubs in the state. Starting with membership of thirteen, the club has steadily increased until the present membership numbers 113. Of the thirteen prominent young men who met together eleven years ago and organized the club, there are none to-day actively connected with the club, although one or two are honorary members
 The number thirteen is considered by many as unlucky, but in connection with the club good luck has been the result. The club was organized with thirteen charter members, and met in room 13 Law Chambers, and all through the history of the club the number thirteen stands prom inently forward in connection with various successful events, until to-day thirteen is acknowledged the clubs lucky number.
 At the time of the formation of the club in 1880 there were only about twenty-five bicycles in tho city; to-day it is safe to 2,O00.
 On June 4, 1880, the New Haven Bicycle club joined the League of American Wheelmen, being the third club in the country to join. The late s. Arthur Marsden, then captain of the club, was elected the first commander-in-chief of the league.a The club continued as a league club until August, 1886, when it re- signed, although the majority of the mem bers continued their membership in it. In April, 1890, the club rejoined the L. A. w.
 The club occupies the entire house at 173 Olive street, which is handsomely fur nished, and where everything pertaining to the comfort and enjoyment of it's mdSn- bers is provided. It is acknowledged the cosiest and most comfortable wheel club quarters in the state. During the past year the club has been visited by wheel men from all parts of the country, and hardly week passes during the riding season that the club does not receive as guests large delegations from the various WAocA C4dO5 III IAC 6tdeC.
 New Haven wheelmen are particularly fortunate in having the best and pleasant est roads to ride over in the state. The good roads leading out from the city to the various shore resorts are becoming better known to out of town wheelmen each year, and New Haven is rapidly be- coming the cyclists mecca.
 The club extends an invitation to all wheelmen to visit them at any time, and they are assured of a cordial welcome. Club "runs" are called weekly during the riding season, and the various places on the east and west shores are visited by the club several times during the summer. Later in the season "inland runs" are taken to Stamford, Bridgeport, Cheshire, Meriden and Hartford. The clubs annual ''run" to Coney Island is one of the largest attended and most enjoyable s'runs" of the season.
 The annual ten mile team road race of | the club is held in the fall over the clubs course, on the Branford road. The prizes | are the clubs championship silver cup and l the silk banner to the winning team. Last year the club held a ten mile open l road race for New Haven wheelmen only, | which proved very successful and inter esting event, the winner succeeding in lowering the record. This open race will probably be continued hereafter as one of the "fxtures' of the club. These road races prove of great interest to the local wheelmen, and are witnessed by hundreds of spectators.
 During the winter months the club give | a series of entertainments, termed 'smok- | ers," which prove very enjoyable to the l members and their friends, and tend to | keep alive the interest in the club and the ood-fellowship of the members %a11 l in this city to-day than were ever here be- | fore at one time There are enough in numbers here to run the town and they | came from far and near, as is evident from | the registers of the principal hotels, and especially the register of the New Haven
 Bicycle club, where very many pages are l covered with the names of wheelmen. Two
 pages of this book are filled with the
 names of members of the Brooklyn club.
 Among other names are the following: 1 Allen W. Swan New Bedford, Mass. l T. l.. Dorne Charleston Mass. | Carl Lengerk, Newark, N. J.
 Albert Wfggi9s, jr; ,rHZe West H Hobo6en, NJ.
 R. E. Carpenter ran and Ii. W. Fiagg, New Britain 1 Conn.
 c. ": and [. F. Lautz Derby, Conn. R. J. Huntington, Springfield, Mass. George G. Turgat, Sandy Hook, Conn. l Centaur Cycle club.
 The members of the Bridgeport club started yesterday morning for wheel ride | to this city, but on account of rain the
 trip was postponed until this morning, l when the visitors are to make the journey
 by cars in time to join the parade, which is
 to be one of the principal features of the meet.
 rade, which will be much larger in num- | harc tho 0f Toe o% THE ROUTE OF PARADE. l Parade will form promptly at 10 o'clock on the Green, right of line resting
 on Chapel street, and, headed by Second
 regiment band, will proceed over the fol
 lowing route: Chapel to Church, to Con- gress avenue, to Howard avenue, to Co., l lumbus avenue, and countermarch to
 Howe, to Broadway, to Elm, to Temple, to l Trumbull, to Hillhouse avenue, to Sachem,
 to Whitney avenue, to Bradley, to State,
 to Olive, to Chapel, to Church, to Elm, to
 north gate of Green, where the wheelmen
 will be photographed on Center church
 steps and dismissed.
 PARADE PRIzRs.
 Three engravings will be given as pa rade prizes, as follows: To club having lATSeSG uunDeT or u. A. W. memOeTS 18 line. To club having second largest num- Der of L. A. W. members in line. To l club presenting best appearance. The judges of parade will award but | one prize to 8 club.
 The parade will be escorted by the Sec ond Regiment band and led by the chief consul of the state, Arthur A Dean of Danielsonville, followed by aides. The | New Haven Bicycle club, headed by Cap tain w. F. Perkins, are to be next in line. The Rovers club and other clubs will make fine showing in the procession. 1 ABOUT 600 wHEELMEN. The Columbia club of Hartford are ex- pected to be in line with sixty men. The Hartford club are to be in the parade with about seventy members. The Meri- den club of about thirty are also expected
 to participate. It is presumed there will
 be about 600 wheelmen in the procession THE RACES.
 During the afternoon the races will be
 held at Elm City park where a concert if
 to be given at 1:30 by the Second Regiment
 band, after which the races will be called
 at 2:30. It is suggested that those who