Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-23
WORK OF THE wHEELMEN,
Trip to Marlboro Under Dimeo1ties-A
Remarkable Record.

Remarkable Record.
fhe regular run of the Arlingtons last Sum-
day was attended by only four members. They
were Messrs. W. T. Robertson, L. n. Sandoe.
John Rawlings and B. N. Bruner- They rode
to Marlboro. Robertson and Sandoe rode tam
dem and the route selected was such q sandy
one that they concluded to take side road and
return home by way Of Benning without the
other members knowing it, but the side road
only took them to a road much worse than the
one which they left. aud the consequence wss
that they reached Marlboro nearly 2 O. clock in
the afternoon after . ride Of twice the usual
distance. The boys got hungry on the road
and accepted the hospitality of q farmer who
mad large apple orchard in front of his house.
Inc return trip after dinner was pleasant one
until Unlontown was reached TWAS too early
for the moon to rise and country police man
took the tandem riders in for not having q
light. They were detained a short while and
when they left they had SO deposited for their
appearance. The next morning the kind
hearted policeman spoke good word for them
ana Judge kimball took their personal bonds
PLucKY LADY RIDER.
Miss Lille Stegeman of Bridgeport, Conn,
| rides wheel ard about ten days ago while rid
| ing home one evening she demonstrated how
she was equal to an emergency by shooting ut
lives outside Of town and rides a weeel to and
from her work. Repeated attacks on women
and children had been made on the road be-
tween her house and the town and she armed
herself to repela an attack. On the road she had
passed man who looked at her very sharply,
but she did not think anything Of il AMI ode
along slowly. She had gone but shor: dis
lance, when, glancing over her shoulder, she
saw the man within few feet of her running
rapidly. Before she could start hhr wheel his
hnd y,S1 h<- l.
gled and fell from her wheel In the fall the
hold OF the tramp was broken and he fell DOWN
slight embankment at the side of thu road,
while Miss Stegeman fell from her wheel into
The middle OF the road. Before the man could
recover Miss Stegeman drew O revolver she
carried and fired one shot in the direction of
where the tramp WAS. This was unexpected
and the man beat hasty retreat, followed by
another shot from the revolver in the hands Of
the young woman.
REMARKABLE RECORD.
Messrs. AL. Kitchener and A. C. Shannon OF
the Columbia Club have made a remarkable
record, riding two century runs in successive
days. They left Staunton, Va, Friday morn
ing Mt o'clock and reached Woodstock, sixty
three miles distant, at 1910. After dinner they
resumed their journey and rode ffty-twO miles
to Martinsburg. reaching there at $40 p. H..
completing run of lis miles in less than six
teen hours. The next morning they left Mar
tlnsburg at 4:l5. riding over a course OF l02
miles to this city, reaching here at $40 p. M,
completing the second century ride.
NOTES.
Messrs. Smith and Thayer of the Nomads,
who have been enjoying wheeling trip through
New York. are expected to return tonight.
The members OF the Columbia Club are work.
ing hard to get their club house in Mount
Pleasant completed by spring, 80 they can en-
terrain number Of visitors next year in event
Of the meet OF the L. A. W. being held here.
The club run last Sunday was to Takoma and
Tenleytown.
The members Of the Crescent Century Wheel
men who participated in the first century run
Of the club Sunday had an enjoyable day, al
though the road from here to Gainesville was
rough and heavy owing to the dry weather.
There was an hours delay at Ellicott City wait
ing for dinner. The run Of 1903 miles was made
in less than fifteen hours