Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-07

roads of Western Pennsylvania and ada
cent sections of the union. He is men,
Der of the Allegheny Cyclers and COM
menced riding in 1889. As with many
others in the club the race track has no at
traction for him, and he has so far taken a
large amount of pleasure in viewing the
country from his wheel. A year ago he rode
to Chautauqua and return, and last year he
rolled out four centuries. So far this year
he has made one century, but
he is trying another to-day, to
New Castle and return, and he expects to
make five or six before the season is over.
Since May l he has been on his wheel
whenever business and weather permitted,
and his mileage record so far shows that he
has worked the treadles for l, 899 miles. He
says his cyclometer will show 5000 miles
before the year is over. He expects to be
one of the party to go down the Shenandoah
Valley this summer and will set lively
pace for the rest of them.
Sewickley is getting ready for a tennis
tournament, to be held there the last week
in August Messrs- Christy, Porter and
Woods have been appointed on the Com
mittee Of Arrangements and if anyone can
carry it through to a success these three
gentlemen can. Sewickley is a battlefield
on which the tennis champions delight to
meet and the entry list will be large one.
1t will undoubtedly include nearly all OF
those who were at the Pittshurg Tennis
Clubs tournament and more besides The
Sewickley Athletic Association can afford
to offer handsome prizes. 1t cleared some.
where in the neighborhood of $500 by its
circus lately and is in good financial condi-
e. L.
surroundings are pleasant SO that the at.
tendance Will probably be all that could be
desired, more than enough to pay all the
expenses Of the tourney.
William H. Wilson is an active member oi
the Allegheny 'Cyclers, the Keystone
Wheelmen, the Columbus Century Club,
the Three AS and other organizations. He
keeps his wheel busy, but SO far this season
has made only one century and his millage
record shows ], 200 miles since May l. Hi.
century was made with Mr.. Pethcord oyel
the Lake Shore road in IL hours and sc
minutes, very good time considering the
state of the roads at the time. He will
make the run again and is confident that he
can break the record. While he has never
yet raced, he has an inclination that way
and next season will probably be seen cross.
ing the wire in the lead in many of the
races He will race under the Three AS
colors and judging from the time he made
at a private trial short time since, a trife
over 3 minutes, he will be formidable
opponent to some of the older hands. HI
was in the 15-mile.. road race of the Kew
stones yesterday, an account of which will
be found in another column.
The second annual tournament of the La.
trobe Tennis Club will take place this week,
commencing on Thursday and continuing
on Friday and Saturday. 1t is open to the
members of any of the clubs in Western
Pennsylvania and it is more than probabls
that the entry list will be larger than last
year. Some of Pittsburg's players will be
there and representatives. of several active
clubs in the vicinity. The events will be
gentlemen's singles and doubles; first, con.
ISOLATION and runner up prizes to be awarded
in each, the latter to go to the losers in the
final matches. Trial matches will be best
two out of three sets, the rules of the U. S.
N. L. T. A. governing the play. Entries
will close Wednesday at II o'clock N. and
will be received up to that time by John
Henderson, Secretary, box SEC, Latrobe,
round will be made at 1 o'clock P. M. on
Lgonier street, Latrobe, and all interested
are invited to be present. Those who enter
at the tournament will be taken care of By the
Latrobe Club and outside of the tennis
there will be receptions to the visitors in
the evenings The prizes, it is said, are
very handsome, and the members of the