Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

| THE wHKELMEN's FOURTH.
Although the wheelmen have been busily en-
gagged in attending to affairs pertaining to tn,
meet, they did not neglect to celebrate tn,
Fourth of July on wheels Members of all tn,
clubs, including the Capital Bicycle Club, tn,
Arlington Wheelmen, the Crescent Century, tn,
Columbias and the Nomads were somewhere OF
the road.
The prettiest run was that made by the Capt.
tai club, under the leadership Of Capt. Mac
daniel. 1t was o two-days run and as pas
trips had proved so enjoyable sixteen member,
were present, an excellent showing for such
| long run. Saturday at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon the patriotic sixteen boarded thu
'fshermen's" train on the Baltimore and Ohio
road and went to Hagerstown, where the,
registered at the Hamilton House. The even
ing was spent at the club rooms Of the Hagers
town Bicycle Club, where they were cordially
welcomed. After breakfast Sunday morninl
the men fell in line and rode over tho
excellent road to the Blue Mountain House
near Penmar, where they were caught in one o.
the heaviest storms seen there this season. Not
outstanding the storm an ENJOYABLE time WA
spent, and in the afternoon the clouds cleared
away and the sturdy wheelmen pushed of il
the mud for Gettysburg. When they reached
Monterey another storm overlook them so tina
when they started for Emmittsburg and Get
tysburg the roads was SO badly swamped il
places that it was found necessary to walk.
1t was o'clock in the evening when the six
teen wheelmen rode up to the Eagle House in
Gettysburg and dismounted. There they re-
NAMED over night, and early Monday morning
they rode to Westminster, a distance of twenty.
| five miles, and stopped for dinner. Here the
party divided, one section riding to Baltimore
to take the train and tho other party wheeling
| all the way home, coming by way of Hood
Mills, CooksviIle, Brookville and Sligo, reach
ing here at o'clock at night in time to view the
| fireworks in the city from the distant hills.
Those in the party were Capt. mcdaniel
Q. r. Edmonston, j. T. Mount, J. E. Leaning
Harry Towers, D. Z. McComb, B. w. Hanna
Gray Douglass, E. E. Stevens, W. NJ Dougal
Ben. Wilkins and T. E. Reitzel.
number Of the party rode pneumatic tires
and none OF them met with an accident.
RELAY RACE TO AND FROM BALTIMORE.
The Columbus had no called run for the
Fourth Of July on account Of tho lawn party.
The lawn party was . great success, and was
largely attended.
Tomorrow the club house will be open in the
afternoon to welcome the Chesapeake Wheel
men, who are coming over in answer to an invi-
tatlon sent to them by relay riders. There are
to be eleven relays, and It is hoped that the
round trip will be made in six hours. The re-
lays have been arranged as follows:
First relay, from Washington to Brightwood,
miles; second, from Brghtwood to Sligo. s
miles; third. from Sligo to Burnt Mills, miles
fifth, from Colesville to Ashton, 6 miles Ashton
Is half way, but the second half Of the route
will require six relays owing to the steep hills
and heavy grades. Sixth relay Ashton to High
lands, 4 miles; seventh, Highlands to Clarks-
vile, miles; eighth, from GAINESVILLE to Co
colt City, miles; tenth from Ellicott City to
Catonsville, 5 miles, and eleventh, from Cations
vile to the Chesapeake Wheelmen's club house.
corner OF Fulton and Lafayette avenues, Balti-
more.
The six relays, composed Of twelve Of the best
riders in the Columbia club. who are to cover
the distance from Ashton to Baltimore, will
leave here tonight and sleep at Sandy Springs,
about half mile from Ashton, and the ten
Chesapeake men who are to cover the distance
from Ashton to Washington will leave Baltimore
at the same time and spend the night with the
Columbia contingent Mt Sandy Springs.
The men Of both clubs who have spent the
night at Sandy Springs will be posted along the
road at the proper stations, the Chesapeakes
toward Washington and the Columbus toward
Baltimore, Sunday morning. ready to take the
message as 1t is forwarded along the road The
message will be forwarded from Washington to
Ashton by five relays of Columbia men, who
will start FOR their respective posts at 7:30 Sum
day morning and be taken up as above stated by
the relays who have been posted from Ashton
to Baltimore. The answer to the message will
be brought from Baltimore to Ashton BY the
Chesapeake men, leaving Baltimore about - m.
Sunday, and delivered at Ashton to the Chesa-
peake relays who are covering the distance from
Ashton to Washington, and ought to reach its
destination about D. m.
The subject Of the message will be an invita-
ton of the Columbus to the Chesapeake Wheel
men to visit them in their new home
The message will be started from the club
house at 9 o'clock.
RECENT COUNTRY RUNS.
The Arlington and Crescent Century Wheel
men took Fourth Of July runs through the
country, the former club going through upper
Maryland. The run Of the latter club was a
short one to Langhams in the afternoon. Along
the Conduit road and picnic in the woods was
the program of the Nomads. and the men were
warned in advance to take hammocks and bun
die carriers on their wheels
The relay race, arranged by Pittsburg news
paper. which was to have started from this
city Yesterday. was postponed, as stated in
thursdays STAR. on account Of the Homestead
labor trouble. The first eight relays between
here and Frederick were to have been ridden
by local riders.
CLUB NOTES.
j. c. Churchill Of the Columbia Cycle Club
went to Baltimore Monday and acted as Judge
of the races on the Park cycle track
The annual excursion Of the Capital Climb will
take place July rs, to Marshall Hall, on the
steamer Macalaster.
Wednesday evening, July 20, the Arlington
Wheelmen will 60 to Marshall Hall
The Arlington-Colu road race takes place
Tuesday afternoon on the Conduit road The
club teams have been on the road number of
evenings in training for the race. which prom
Uses to be hotly contested. There Is much rivalry
between the clubs on account Of previous races,
the COlumbias holding a handsome silver cup
won at the last race on the road.
There will probably be a good attendance on
the road and the event will be interesting if the
race is not stopped by the police.
Owing to the relay race between here and Bal
timore there will be no club run of the Colum-
bias tomorrow.
There will be special meeting Of the Column
bia Club held this evening at the club house.
Capt. Espey and Victor Watkins Of the Cres-
cent Century Wheelmen are now on the road
near Warrenton. They left here Wednesday and
expect to return tomorrow.
A Meteorological Lesson.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
As is well known to the world, many, even
distinguished men, have held the idea that
rainfall could be induced by conclusion, and
last year many thousands Of dollars were ex-
pended in the attempt to produce rain. The
assertion has been repeatedly made by the ad-
vOcates of this idea that we always have q