Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-18

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H. ]. soUTHwICK.
opened June 80 with a lawn party, reception
and dance, the lawn party to last three DAYS In
vtations will be sent to ell the IL ". members.
The ladies in Mount Pleasant have air eady
promised to take charge of the lawn party, and
the event promises to be one that will be long
remembered by the club.
RELAY RACE TO BALTIMORE.
The Columbia relay race will take place
Sunday, July 10, between here and Baltimore.
An invitation to the national meet will be
carried over to the Chesapeake Wheelmen and
the answer will be returned in the afternoon, it
is expected about oc clock. The Chesapeakes
will come over here Saturday, July 16, and re-
main here during the meet as the guests of the
Columbus. On the night of their arrival as
well as the following night the club will keep
open house and give the visitors good time.
THE BUENA VISTA SMOKER.
The nrst open-air smoker of the Columbus
this season was held at Buena Vista Monday
night. Nearly 200 members and friends at
tended and an enjoyable evening was spent at
this pretty river resort.
The events Of the evening were amusing as
well as interesting, the particular event being
the fat mems bicycle race. The spectators all
gathered about the track to witness heavy
weights mount their iron horses and speed
over the course. Churchill dropped out and
Washburn and Thrush were the only ones to
enter. Having paid the five cents entrance fee
the track was cleared, and at the word 60 the
members Of the fat mems club darted from be-
meath the wire to ride one-half mile, but
something in the road turned Thrush's
wheel to one side and he measured his length
on the track. Washburn Stacked up and rode
slowly around the track. q sure winner. but be-
fore he had gone far Wood was in the track
behind him and the fat man rode faster and
faster in front of Wood and only discovered
that he was the victim of Woods Joke when he
was handed the flag and box of cigars at the
post. In dismounting he met with an accident
and had to walk close in front of some other
wheelmen on the return trip on the boat be-
cause there was no tailor whom he could en-
ploy.
THE CAPITAL BICYCLE CLUB.
Capt. Mscdaniei Of the Capital Bicycle Club
led dozen or more members over the Norbeck
pike to Ashton, distance Of about twenty miles,
last Sunday and the light suits and white he'll
NETS were greatly admired by the other wheel
men who passed them on the road. The road
was In excellent condition and good time was
made, the members returning to the city after
enjoying an excellent dinner at Ashton. On
the return trip Burnt Mills road was selected
and the entrance to the city was made over the
14th street road, advantage being taken of the
two coasting hills within short distance Of the
city.
Capt. Macdaniel has not announced run for
tomorrow and in the absence of such an an
nouncement many of the members have not
determined what they will do about it. The
captain certainly will not be court-martialed
for dereliction Of duty, because the secret has
leaked out, and each member is wondering:
"Am in it?"
'1n what?"
Why, there ia a camp on the Patuxent river,
to which private run, composed of few in
vited guests, will be made, and Capt. Macdaniel
declines to state whether there are ladies in the
party or not. 1t having been ascertained that
the attraction at the camp justified the captain
in emitting the run, the members have decided
to exonerate him and wish him and his party
pleasant journey.
CRESCENT CENTURY wHEELMEN.
There will be no regular run Of the Crescent
Century wheelmen tomorrow for the reason
that their members will be out of town, some
going to Scranton tonight.
The run last Sunday was an eventful one in
more ways than one. Five Of the members,
Messrs. E. b. Terry, Phil Otterback, Victor
Watkins, W. G. Davenport and Hugh Dough-
erty started out to ride century and fourteen
miles more, but not one of them rode the CEN
fury in the time allowed. Being mounted on
pneumatics the five members rode away early
in the morning, hoping to reach Ashton before
the sun got too hot. They made good time
from Ashton when there was an explosion. fol-
lowed by the sudden dismounting of Mr.. Terry.
His pneumatic had given out under the pres
sure, and it was seven miles to the nearest rail-
road station. His friends wanted to return,
but he insisted on their keeping ahead and they
did SO.
Over the seven miles.in the hot sun he pushed
his wheel, and he declares that he passed more
wheelmen on the road who chad the laugh on
him" than he would have met in q week had
not he met with an accident.
The quartet went on in the direction Of Balti-
more, and just after pulling up hill on the
outskirts Of that city Phil Otterback's tire acted
in the same mean way that Terry's had earlier
in the day, but as the railroad was handy he did
not have the long heel-and-toe contest that his
companion did.
Three noble wheelmen were left and the trio
spurted on to Govanstown, when Davenport
remembered that he had an engagement that
evening and go he returned to the train. The
other two determined to make the trip, and q
little later Dougherty was overcome by the
heat. Under the good care Of his companion
he soon rallied and in the evening they rode
homo, having covered ia miles.
THE ARLrxaroNs.
Capt Sandoe has been missed from the Ar
ington runs lately and some one has learned