The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-18
WHEELING.
Hudson Men Have Housed Their
Cycles for the Winter
Other Matters.

The Hudson County Wheelmen are all
through racing for the season aud many
OF the heaviest riders have put up their
wheels Messrs Huson, Benedict. Bow
| mann, Mclaughlin. Eveland and Eumer-
ous other riders have had the racing ham
| dies and saddles removed rom their
wheels and have had replaced the old
comfortable saddles, in which there is
comfort and ease ana speed il necessary.
Other riders have placed their wheels in
the racks in the club house, where they
! viii remain during the entire winter
The club house is in perfect order and the
new steam heating apparatus works per-
| fectiy. Last Thursday night the club
| house WAS found to be in perfect order
and in honor of the event the boys held a
short social session.
| There Is considerable talk among the
! club boys Of organizing a dramatic club
| for stag entertainments during the winter
| months The club possesses some fine
| talent. There are four quartettes in the
] club and several elocutionists. bob"
McNaughton Is about the only tragedian
! that the CLUB boasts Of
! It was expected that Messrs. HUI
son, Bowmann. Day aud McLaugh-
| lin, the team holding the championship
of the State of New Jersey, would enter
the team races of the Staten Island Attn :
Il
ing the quartette OF racers decided not to
enter, as they were not in good trim. The
bows also thought 1t advisable to rest on
their laurels. This team will not compete
in any more club team races until spring,
and the BOYS intend going into training
aud bringing back to the clubhouse
prizes from every meet that is held WITHIN
u radius of fifty miles of this city.
A new bicycle club has been organized
In Hoboken. They have adopted the
name of Castle Point Cyclers. The club
already has an active membership of
thirty-five.
j. B. Chadwick, an old Jersey City boy,
now resident of Red Bank. recently
covered a mile in 2 351< He is developing
into crack spee1er.
Mr.. r. b. Edick of the Hudson County
| Wheelmen is in Canada for a months
cunning.
The Hool tournament, which has caused
SO much excitement at the clubhouse of
the Hueson County Wheelmen, Is to COM
mence next week. Messrs. Husou, Burn
ham, Benedict, Carrick and Iuthill have
taken the thing in hand aud are deter
mined to start 1t. Nearly every member
OF the club will compete In this tourney.
About 81 300 were spent by the Hudson
| County Wbeelmen In repairing and retit-
| ting their clubhouse.
| The entertainments to be given In the
Tabernacle on November 4. under the
men promises to be grand affair and
a great success. The very best talent has
! been engaged, and the boys are sparinR
| no time or expense TO give their friends
| an evening of pleasant entertainment.
| Upon the success of the entertainments
| depends an extra reception at the club in
| January.
| DOC" Benedict has kodak and with
| his Il touch the button and the machine
! does the rest" business, has succeeded in
worrying the boys to an alarming extent.
The DOC" is swapping pictures when
| they least suspect him, aud as a result he
has fine collection to present at stag
/ a few days ago he snapped picture of
! President Merseles' baby. He is as proud
| of the picture as Merseles is OF the baby.
| Messrs. Earle, Bettcher, Appleby, Mer-
seles and TuthiH compose the Entertain :
4 ment Committee.
A party of Asbury Park wheelmen re-
turned from run to Gettysburg, Pa.
| yesterday.
| A number of HUDSON county wheelmen
| will run to Montclair today to take din
per with a party of the Brooklyn Bicycle
! Club boys.
! About thirty of the Hudson county
wheelmen were at Madison Square Gar
den last night witnessing the amateur
races.
The New York Bicycling Club have to
assess active members s25 and associates
80. ~ ~ 1890 W 1i4uAtaiC tdC4k PiCocuv
| Indebtedness
The big silver punch bowl won by the
| Hudson county wheelmen's represen-
tatiyes: Messrs. Bowman, Day, Nc
Laughiin and Huson, at the big meet of
| the Elizabeth Weelmen, is being manu-
featured. The trophy is valued at $780,
| and bears the names Of the States cnatn-
! pions. The bowl will occupy a conspic-
4 nous corner 10 the clubhouse.
The wheeling division of the Jersey
| City Athletic Club has done all its riding.
Captain Scudder finds it too cold for a
moonlight run and the boys do not put in
/ an appearance Saturday afternoon as of
| yore The wheels have been put away in
racks In the bowling alleys.
| The big six day bicycle race began this
morning at five minutes past twelve.
| and Manager Eek says that more than
| 1,600 miles will be coverered by the win
| ner, The track is in fine condition, aud
| some fast and trick riding will be Wit
| messed every day during the week.
| A ten lap track has been completed