The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-09
WHEELING WORLD.
The Storm InterfereS With
Palma'S First Moon
light Run.
OLA M Q N d G II p ..
The Princeton Yale Pigeon Shoot
Curriers' Will Convene
Rifle Reports.

The Palma wheelmen are inc0nsolaole.
They expected to don the handsome club
uniform this evening and take part in the
first of the series of moonlight runs. 1t
was to have been the first big parade, as
the novices who drive with an unsteady
foot and shaky hand and cut beautiful
curves In the roads and do not exhibit III
daylight, intended participating in the
rum. 1t was to have been at a slow pace
and they would have kept up with the
experts. 1t was intended TO have a lively
time. and the boys had made preparation
for a jolly excursion. The storm has
made them sad. There are indications
that it Will clear, but it will have TO clear
early as the roads are thoroughly rain
soaked and will require several hours VI
steady sunshine 10 make them halt way
fit. The boys do not want to spoil the
natty at the start and tile moon
light excursion will probably be post
pUned.
TIT Jersey City Athletic Clubs bicy-
clists will take a trip TO Plalntield next
Saturday afternoon. The athletes are
having successful trips aud turn out a
large company at every run. Captain
Stafrett contemplates introducing several
0PONidA ASoSahCo Noa5
amuse the boys.
The Palmas will probably have u series
of handicap club races before the season
ends.
sam Hathaway expects to invent a
game on wheels that VIII closely resem-
bile Rowling. He nas his h1nking cap on
and the bike pusherS anticipate some
thing original and attractive.
Fred Woibert declares the bike Is deaQ
easy compared with the old fashioned
and ciumsey broad guage velocipede.
Three hundred wheelmen will parti-
cipate In the fifth annual century run
which will take place next Saturday.
The bicyclists will start from Newark at
four O'Clock in the morning and ride to
Philadelphia. A new route will be ira "
ersed this time and the actual distance
will be l0l miles. The participants will
be entertained by the Quaker City clubs.
Handsome prizes will be awarded. The
race will not be postponed and the riders
will go rain or shine. 1t is not expected
that records will be broken as the recent
heavy rainfall has left the TO ads ina bad
condition. Riders from all sections OF
The county will start. 10 en-.
The Tourist Cycle Club of Paterson are
arranging to hold their first bicycle tour.
nament on Saturday, July 2. The races
will be held on the Clifton race track, and
an attractive list of events has Deem ar
ranged.
Fl. J. Osmond, the English crack, is
showing good form in short distant races.
He recsntly rode a mile in 2 minutes 81
As seconds.
At the Columbia-Colt bicycle tourpa'
mena to be held in Hartford on July 4
Hoyland Smith, the New Bedford racer
will try to ride twenty-four miles inside
of one hour. Smith will be paced by
Messrs. Windle, Taylor, Tyler and Arnold
the we'll known racing men. There will
also be an attempt to create a record fol
the mile on a triplet machine.
In the team race between the Orange
Wheelmen and the Business Mems Cyc
ling League of Newark, arranged to hav,
been held on Saturday last, the latte
club failed TO put i'll an appearance on thu
Milburn course at the proper time, ant
consequently the Orange team rode I'VE
the course and laid claim to the prize
The Business Mems League contend tina
the Orange Club have no right to the
prize. as they desired a postpoDement OF
the race. AS the case now stands thu
the Orange Wheelmen will demand the
prize.
The Racing Board of she League OF
American Wheelmen has decided to sus
pend from the track for two week:
Messrs. c. johnson. F. BrocK.oH. Mills
A. S. Swartout ana II. Max. the wei
known New Jersey riders. who competed
in bicycle races at Belleville, this State
on April ~, Whlcn events were noG sauc-
toned by the League. In addition to thu
above men. Messrs. J. II. Huston, F.Zook
&. Il. Blackburn and 5. A. Davies arr
suspended for the same length of time fol
competing in unsanctioned races at Stan
ton, Pa, on May 6.
A special committee appointed by tue
League of American Wh5eimen has gone
10 Chic igo to make arrangements for
monster bicycle tournament to be held a
the time of the Worlds Fair. The com
mittee will confer with IA number o
wealthy capitalists in regard to the pro
ject. II is proposed TO construct a tract
at Grand Crossing. The size and con-
struction will be left entirely with the l.,
A. w. Tho committee appointed to ar
range for the tournament favor the lay
ing OF Il poaId track. 1t being their belle
that upon q good half mile board tract
some phenomenal time can be made.