Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-04

Wheel Clubs in General.
The Pascoag OR. IL Wheelmen's Association
was organized May 10 with sixteen members
and the following officers were chosen: Presi-
dent, j. G. Colburn; first vice president, A. H.
Sayles; second vice president, Frank Inman
secretary, DR.. ]. H. Knowles; treasurer, Geo. F.
Gross; standing committee, Edward King, C.
Rounds, J. Burke; captain, s. A. Chase; first
lieutenant, Earle A. Steere; second lieutenant,
Frank Brooks.
The Chestertown. Nd, Bicycle Club was or
ganized last week. A constitution was adopted
and the following officers elected: President, H.
Hickey; vice president. C. F. Siam; secretary,
w. B. Copper; treasurer, r. s. Thomas; cap
tain, Cha les 8. Smith; first lieutenant, Clint
W. Wroth; second lieutenant, w. r. Aldridge
color bearer, Fred. Stevenson; bugler, Harry
Sinners.
The Sidepat League Of Lockport, N. T., has
decided to build bicycle path two feet wide
from that city to Olcott. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: President,
Chas. T. Raymond; vice president, Rev. J. W.
Bailey; secretary and treasurer, A. s. Cook; di-
rectors, Harry White, c. c. Riggs, Glen Gaskill,
y. V. Covert, A. L. Davidson and DIR. Petit
The Somerset Wheelmen is the name Of a
league club organized at Somerville, N. j., last
week. The officers are: President James L.
Griggs; vice president, H. X. Castor; secretary,
G. Is. Mathewson; treasurer, Joshua Doughty
captain, G.. s. Bird; first lieutenant, F. G.
Thomas; second lieutenant, Frank Van Derveer;
color bearer, F. V. Bodine.
The Mercury Wheelmen Of West Philadelphia
on May - elected officers for the ensuing year
President, Thomas Wheeler; vice president,
Harry Jones; secretary, Frank Meredith; treas
urer, R. s. Doughty; captain, G. H. Paist; first
lieutenant, Robert ]. Brennan; second ieuten-
ant Robert Entreken.
The Oldest club in the country, the Boston B.
c.. organized in 1878, had its annual meeting al
Young's last week. There were sixteen mem
bers present and these officers were elected
President, E. G. Hodges; secretary and treas
urer, j. s. Dean; captain, W. G. Kendall; ex-
ecutive committee, W. b. Everett, G. b. Wood
ward. F. W. Weston, Z. G. Whitney and c. P.
Donohue.
The Barre, W., Bicycle Club has elected these
officers: F. w. Sherbnrne was elected president
G. ID. Wheeler, vice president; c. ]. Davis
secretary and treasurer, with the president
vice president. W. G. Reynolds, F. W. Nichols
and G. w. Burgess as managers.
ganized at Bangor, Me-, with J. E. Dunnine
president, g. L. Meylan secretary and J. E.
Dunning captain.
A bicycle club Of twenty-seven members has
been organized Mt Long Branch, N. j. S. B.
Gilhuly is president and W. Z. Alistrom score.
A cycling club has been formed at Westfeld
N. Y, with these officers: President, Harry
Blowers; vice president, r. F. Brown; captain
Roy Blowers; secretary-treasurer, James Hall
The Jersey City Athletic Club Cyclers haTe
elected these officers: Captain, W. r. Starrett
first lieutenant, E. NJ. Fields; second lieutenant
L. Schermerhorn; color bearer, A. L. Glen.
ents, jr.
The Poughkeepsie Bicycle Club has bought q
$40 600 residence and will have il remodeled fol-
a club house.
AVN. c. A. Bicycle Club has been organized
at York, Pa, with John A. Minges captain and
a dozen members.
the calves of whose legs bulge out in a manner
indicative Of powerful muscular development
says the Bi World, he is inclined to credit thil
development to cycling and to think that thu
owner Of the protuberant muscles mus
be the possessor Of phenomenal speed
sees thin, wiry rider, whose leg exhib
its no particularly striking development
he will probably think that the first mentioned
rider could defeat the last named in any contes
upon the wheel where strength, speed and en-
durance were required, while the fact Of thu
case would in almost every instance be exactly
the reverse.
''The French war Office has Just issued regu
lations for the employment OF bicyclists in tn.
| army. The present organization provides fol
the enrolling Of between 6 900 and z 900 wheel
men in case Of war. They are, curiousl,
enough, provided with double armament, for
! according to the regulations, they are to carry
| a cavalry carbine and thirty-six cartridges OF
the machine and revolver and eightee,
cartridges in their belts. Their chief use Is /,
be that Of messengers, and old-fashionet
grun1blers soy that the first result Of a genera
having q crowd Of cyclists hanging about hi
headquarters will be that he viii send far to,
many directions to his subordinates. - Vanit,
Fair.
A correspondent in the Taunton Daily Gasett
advocates the mounting Of fremen upon cycles
as whenever there is q IRE he sees the cyclist
rushing to it ahead Of the apparatus. We imag
inc that the, fire laddies would have circu
when they sought their wheels to return +
quarters.
Tho famous Paddington track, where 10 man,
brilliant Engljsh performances awheel hav
been made, ID doomed to destruction. The Ian,
viii be built upon.-C Cycling.
Has Gen. Miles stopped TO consider the posi-
bility that whsn troops are mounted ON bicycle
they may be unable to Distinguish right Iron
left wheel7-Neso York World
| Ore hundred and forty thousand wheels wsr
constructed IN this eesassy last ysas and $500