The Portland daily press., 1892-05-31
WHEELMEN in THE Rain.
Maine Division Under Weeping Skies
at Bangor.
gibson OF PORTLAND WON THE
HILL CLIMBING CONTEST.

Wet Weather Did Not Keep the Boys from
Having Good Time-They Saw the
Sights and Enjoyed the Banquet-Many
BangCreans Stood Under Umbrellas to
See the Fun on Prospect HILL. e.
Cobb Chief Consul.
Especial to the Press.]
BANGOR, May 30.-The clerk of the
weather is not inclined to favor the
Maine wheelmen. This is the third
meet in succession where he has sent
black clouds charged with rain. At the
meet in Belfast in the spring of 1891 it
rained; at Portland at the meet in the
fall, it again rained and it rained here to-
day. Maine riders of the wheel are not
easily discouraged, and they will con-
tinue holding meets trusting that the
time will come when they will be greeted
with blue sky. Among those present
were:
saco Cycle Club-Harry H. Hancock, W. W.
Mcintyre, John G. Lawrence.
Consul G. 01' L. BacSeider Sade5 j. E. Etches, s B.
Shehan, viii G. Perry, Will H. Bryant, Fred
W. Sawyer, Will r. Cutler, Geo. B. Cutter, A.
l. L: 7; Cummings, ". S. Noyes VIM. T. Bards-
Portland Wheel Club-John Calvin Stevens,
Chief Consul OF the Maine Division, League of
American ,Wheemen: Arthur r.. Howard,
B. Ell. FarnswOrth, G. L. L. Houston, j. S. Mar
rett, Chas. K. Gage, Artur p Howard. W. w.
Jordan L; g. Gilson Charles Steele, Charles
Scarornou Dr n Dow r Hall RoUd T, r.
Cobb, local consul at Roclland and honorary
member, of the Portland Wheel Club.
: Lewiston and Auburn Wheel Clgb-John F
Ross, Fred Perry, c. G. Ross, H. W: Reed.
Pendleton, Consul $. $. swift, NJ. r. Locke, G.
owhegan-Herbert, Wentworth, Rowland
Kennebunk-W. H. Littlefeld, W. W. Bon
ney.
This is Bangor's first wheeling event of
any importance. For some reason it's
wheelmen have never taken much inter-
est in the Maine division matters, the
league membership in the city being less
than that of any city in the state. The
officers have been of the opinion that
nothing
Would Enthuse Wheeling Matters
here except holding division gathering,
and they have been looking forward with
much interest to the result of the expert
ment.
Secretary Arthur P. Howard says he
considers the prospects of the whee1men
of Maine bright. !'The addition of one
hundred new members in a year shows
this" said Mr.. Howard. II consider. it
a mistake that purses for races were not
offered for the meet here. Races add
much interest. On this account num-
Der of the Portland wheelmen went to
Worcester instead of coming to Bangor.
Interest in bicycling is Increasing all
over the country. The membership is
now 10000 and is rapidly increasing.
The organization is sure to become very
powerful one. The interest which wheel
men are taking in advocating better roads
is one which should be commended by
every one. 1t is doing great good and
not only benefits the wheelmen, but
every one in the communities which have
more perfect highways. 1t is too bad it
has rained as we expected much from our
visit to this CITY,"
The members of the state clubs who
arrived Sunday morning spent their time
very pleasantly. Quite number of them
rode to Oldtown. They all enjoyed the
spin and report the roads good for wheel
ing. Several took rides about the
city, some Oh their wheels and others
in teams. 1t was gloomy outlook
which they had this morning = dark
clouds, streets covered with mud, rain,
and no prospect of seeing the sun. The
forenoon was passed in visiting the Y.
M. G. A. gymnasium and walking about
the town between the showers. The
rain did not succeed in stopping the
climbing contest, which took place on
Prospect Hill. Itwas
An Umbrella-Covered Crowd
and big crowd, which saw the contest.
1t was a novel event to most of those
present The contest was for a hand
some medal, which was the liberal gift
of John Tebbetts & Co. The contest
ants were L. C. ellison of Portland, who
rode Union wheel; G. R. Dyer of Port
land, a Columbia; W. FL. Brackett of
Bangor, an Irwell; J. r. Coulter of Ban
gor, Columbia. The event was won by
ellison in 27 seconds; Dyer second in 32a
seconds; Brackett third, in 334 seconds;
anh Coulter fourth in "a seconds. The
winner was greeted with great applause,
and his performance, when all the cir
cumstances are considered, was very
remarkable one. The timers of the con-
test were M. H. Andrews and James
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