The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-26
THEY talk WHEEL.
1t is the Popular Topic of
the Palma Clubmen,
Young and Old.
THE PROPOSED UNION
Of the New Jersey A. G. and New
ark Yacht Club-Cricket
and Baseball.
The wheel. wheel. WHEEL


Go to the Palma club and you will find
dozen or more members lubricating or
whiriipg bicycles. adjusting saddles or
looking on discussing the merits Of the
machine, or the condition of the roads or
detailing the amusing incidents of the
last run. On the platform a score or
more club men are talking wheel. Even
those not identified with the wheeling
contingent are interested and ask curious
questions and make comments, compar-
ing the dimensions OF the riders. Bill
lizards, pool and bowling are forgotten.
pastimes. Even the veterans who monop-
olize the small room and play old sledge
have abandoned their sport to listen to
the rulers. All seem to be wheel struck.
There is no excuse for the heavy
weights not riding the bike because of
their size. Walter Ammon, who tips the
beam at go. has had a wheel constructed,
and it will be ready in a few days. He is
now taxing lessons and will soon be out
with the Palma boys on their trips. He
and Assemblyman Potts would make q
good team.
The suggestion Of The NEWS that tbs
local clubs have a joint run has not been
lost. The Hudson County Wheelmen
have invited the Palma ana Jersey City
Gu bike drivers &c unite with them IN u
run 10 Rutherford on August Is. 1t would
be quite Il parade and the participants
would nave n jolly time.
Ed Baggott, Ike Pearson. Ed Fields,
Scudder and Sam Hathaway had a run TO
GoAey Island on Sunday.
VIII Midiige has Il weakness for testing
the speed or the wheelmen aud the trot-
ter ON the Coney Island boulevard. Moth
ing affords greater amuseRlent than a
hrnSk with "a VNnnu fnifnw piJE riding
with his best girl. When they strike The
long level stretch or going down hill the
trotter is not in the hunt after half a mile
or a mile.
some of the men who drive fast ~trotters
are vicious and try to run down the
wheelmen. They only succeed When
a novice is OH the bike. A good wheel
man can easily keep away from them.
George Brown does not allow his wheel
TO accumulate rust or dust In the club
house. He is out every pleasant evening.
Last night he visited the quarters of the
bicyclist' of the Jersey City A. c., Hud-
son County Wneelmen and PaIisade
Wheelmen.
The Palma Wheelmen will not nave
club runs until the end of August, as
many. of the members are in the country
or at the seaside.
A new wheel was closely inspected at
the Palma Club last evening. It Is Il pretty
NuccA anu Ic1IldLhGU1y CHEAP. WIN C1-
clometer, lamp, bell and fixin's the cost
is only SIS. The usual cost of n wheel
n paraphernaiia is about $500. The i'm
preston is that with the brisk cotRpeti-
ton the sprice Of the wheel will drop
considerably next season.
The ordinary wheel is now a drug. At
every wheelmen's quarters in this city
the tall wheel is offered for sale for a
song, and is not selling fast.
Charley Kluge has recovered from the
effects Of the injuries received In the col
lision with wagon at Miiburn, u he
viii soon mount a wheel and join the
Palma boys in their outings. He has NOT
abandoned his ambition to again estab-
lish the record for the long distance RAGS
over the Miiburn-lrvington course.
1t is reported that r. L. EIDE, F. j.
Osmond and Du eros, the crack English
racers, will visit America this fall to com
pete at the fall meetings.
The Union County Roadsters will hold
a race meet on september 5.
S. T. Edge, the English bicyclist, has
lowered the one hundred mile track rec.
ord. He covered the distance in 5 hours.
8 minutes and 81 3-5 seconds.