The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-13
HUDS0N'S WHEHLHHN.
Hustle and Bustle of the
Bicyclists- Sport
ing Arena.

About forty members Of the Hudson
County Wheelmen's Association have sig
nifed their WILLINGNESS to go with Cap
tain McAra to the great bicycle demon
stration TO be held in Prospect Park.
Brooklyn, on June 20. under the auspices
OF New York and Brooklyn wheelmen-
The boys will leave the club house on the
Heights at two O'Clock. The parade will
be participated In by more wheelmen
than have ever before copyrighted Ia the
u The object Of this meeting Is
to show the strength Of wheelnen and 70
demonstrats the growth OF wheennR
among men. Boys under eighteen years
OF age will not be allowed in the process
ion. The Hudson County boys are clean
ing their wheels and preparing to hold
their club ccloys Ms high as the others.
Captain McAra and his assistants oil
the II. c. W. are making elaborate prepa-
rations for the great lantern parade TO be
held on the evening of the opening or the
new club house, which is-to be June %.
At a recent meeting of the club the fol-
lowing committees were appointed 70
complete arrangements for the house
warming, which promises to be what the
boys term a tony" event:-Commtttee
on Parsde-Messrs. J. J. Conduer. IL J.
bay, r. 8. Carrick and +. b. Flick;
Music, Captain X. A McAra: Reception,
1AE@<Tr. IL DtntulCls H. DtIAAk NCAA oAa
Il. J. Day; Invitations, Messrs. IT,. ID.
Earl, l.. +. Merseles and H. Benedict;
Decoration. Messrs. G. V. Tuthill, +.
Eveland, Q. +. Hopkins and +. L. De
Camp.
Refreshmeuts-Messrs r. A. McAra, C.
v. Tutnill. +. b. Edick, @. +. Hopkins,
II. A. Steffens, L. l. De Camp and A b.
Dickmann.
The Parade Committee decided last
night TO take a short run around the hill
in the vicinity of the club house only
The lantern parade will be participated
in by visitors from New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey clubs.
Captain McAra of the n. c. w. has
completed arrangements for the annual
run TO Greenwood Lake. About thirty
members of the club will accompany him..
The party will start on the morning OF
July 8 aud return on the evening Of the
following day.
A party is being made up in the H. G.
w. TO take a trip through the Berkshire
Hills. Fifteen members have already de-
cided to 60. 1t Is expected that a party OF
twenty-five will be formed by July 4. The
start Is 10 be on OF about July 10.
A large party has been formed in the
II. C. w. to take a run down to Mary
land and attend the meet at Hagerstown:
After the meet the boys will be escorted
through Shenandoah Valley. They will
return on the Old Dominion Steamship
Line.
At four O'Clock this morning about four
hundred wheelmen from all parts Of the
county left Newark on the annual cent
ury run to Philadelphia Five members
of the H G. w. were with the party.
Every man arriving IN the different cities
on che scheduled time is to be presented
with q handsome souvenir medal. The
run will be o hard one.
The fisst stop made was at Elizabeth
arriving there at AS a. M, Westfield
5.45 9. m; Plainfleld, z a. m; Bound
Brook, Sis a m; Somerville, Q a. m;
Hoperyill, lls20 a. M Trenton. arrived.
1880 p. m left, $3.50 p. m; Bristol. 4 p. m;
Philadelphia. 7 D. m The run Is l02
miles. Reports from along the line say
the boys are having u jolly time, notwith-
standing the fact that il is hot and hard
work.
Mr.. Frank Eveland is authority for the
statement that soft ties are being used al
must exclusively by good wheelmen. He
has rented every machine he owns for
July 8. 4 and 5. In the Fall he intends
purchasing a number of new machines
for the purpose OF renting them.
Twenty members OF the Wheeling DI
vision Of the Jersey City Athletic Club in.
tend participating in the parade in Pros
pect Park on June 20 The boys intend
making a grand showing. Captain Scud-
der will be in command.