Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-25


ful organizations in the United States and a. a
club unique even In this country Of clubs. says
the American Athlete. 1t was formed in July
1888, with membership Of twelve, owning five
sricycles. The next year several Of the mem
hers purchased safeties and those who did not
care to continue riding formed q pedestrian
section. Since then the club has steadily ad-
vanced, until now the membership numbers
ffty-eight twenty-five Of whom ride bicycles.
Beside the wheeling and pedestrian sections q
bowling section was organized in 1890 bill
Hard division in 1891 and gymnasium division
IL contemplated Anspecial expenses are borne
by the respective divisions. An others by the
club. New divisions are '.formed upon the
written request Of three members. Endorsed by
Q majority Of the members present" 1t APP
pears strange to me that in q city Boosting so
many wheelwomen the cycling division should
be SO Numerically weak. 1t seems to me that
were l Buffalonian 1 should be proud to be-
long to 80 fourishing an institution as the
Women's Wheel and Athletic Club undoubt-
eddy is.
On Sunday, May 20, the Misses Kirkwood Of
/. Boston, accompanied by party of wheelmen,
rode from Portland, Me-, to Portsmouth N. H..
distance Of 531x miles, taking dinner at the
latter place. This is one Of the hardest road
tours in that vicinity, and they are the first
ladies to ride it on single wheels. All rode
pneumatics. On Monday the party rode from
Portsmouth to Maplewood (Boston), 611x miles,
In hours, including stops.
England, whose wheelwomen still seem under
the spell of Mrs. Grundy, says the Bulletin,
has come forward with the idea of Lady
Cyclists Association" While we are at all
times delighted to record any advancement
made by the fair sharers of our cycling pleas
ures we are not prepared to predict a very
brilliant future for an association named As
above. To begin with we do not think there
exists any need for purely woman's organiza-
ton. and even II there did we are inclined to
doubt its receiving either proper support or
management in the hands Of its fair members.
We believe that the interests of the wheel
women are safer and better protected in the
cycling associations managed and controlled by
their brothers and fathers than they can ever
De In purely wOmans club.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. J. Macarthur Of Maiden,
Mass, made a tandem century on Sunday, June
IL, as follows: Maiden start, 400 am; New
buryport forty miles), 500 am; Portsmouth
twenty-four miles,, 11:20 am. After a three
hours rest for dinner the course was again
taken up at 2:20 pm. Newburyport Ctwenty-
four miles,. $40 pm; Ipswich Twelve miles,,
6:2O pm. Here the century ended, but this
hardy couple rode home to Maiden, twenty
eight miles, arriving at 10 pm. The thermom-
eter stood at liz degrees in the sun. Mr.. and
Mrs. Macarthur are members Of the Mystic
Wheel Club.
At Minneapolis quite recently member of
the Ladies' Cycling League in response to a
toast said: 1.-The girls Of today who hold promi-
nent places are the strong, healthy girls who do
not scream when they see mouse, nor get
frightened when a snake crosses their path
the girls who ride on cycles.
Miss Anna l. Lewis, Miss Jennie Hubley,
Miss Coyle, Miss Jope and Miss Elizabeth Faw-
cett are additional fair recruits to Pittsburg's
increasing army Of wheelwomen.
The Oldest Wheeling Club.
Because Of the numerous discussions as to
the age Of the oldest bicycle club the american
bicycling Journal, in recent issue. published
them being the following:
Boston Bicycle Club, founded February II,
1878.
San Francisco Bicycle Club, founded Novem-
Der %, 1873.
Montreal Bicycle Club founded December 2.
1878
Massachusetts, Bicycle Club, founded Febru-
airy 1, 1879.
Capital Bicycle Club of Washington, D. c.,
founded February Z, 1879.
Buffalo Bicycle Club, founded February %,
1879
Salem Bicycle Blub. founded March 1, 1879.
Worcester Bicycle Club, founded April 9,
1879
Harvard Bicycle Club, founded April II, 1879
Philadelphia Bicycle Club, founded May ~.
1879.
4. >.
Germantown Bicycle Club, founded July 5,
1879
Providence Bicycle Club, founded July Z,
1879.
Detroit Bicycle Club, founded September 2.
1879.
OF list of nineteen cycling clubs organized
in 1883 only two have positively disorganized.
while three have doubtful existence.
Wheeling Fixtures for July.
Fixtures have been announced for July as
follows:
1. New Britain, Conn, Wheel Clubs race
meet.
1. Canadian W. A annual meet, Kingston.
2. Tourist c. C. race meet, Paterson, N. J.
O. Hyde Park (Mass.) c. C. race meet at
Readville.
2. Pittsbnrg, Pa. Cycle events Allegheny A.
"a A. C. G. Of New Jersey. Race meet at
Railway ninth circuit meet.
3-5 Annual meet Missouri division at Spring
field.
4. Poorman road race, Hamilton to Cincin-
natl.
4. Second annual race meet watertown
Cyclers, WATERFOWL, N. Y.
L. Nebraska division meet at Hastings
f. Annual meet Texas division at Houston.
Annual meet California division at Sacra-
mento.
IorkopoAD Nueelmens race meet. Cln-
cinnati.
4. Lockport N.Y.) wheelmens race meet.
l. Race meet Alameda B. c., Alameda, Cal.
4. Orange county (N.Y.) Wheelmen's race
meet, Goshen, NY.
4. Rockland County wheelmen's races,
Nyack, NY.
4. Chattanooga, Tenn, road and track races.
Address L. b. Graham.
4. Bayonne, NJ, N. ]. A. c. games, one and
two-mile safety, handicap.
4. Erie, Pa, fifteen-mile open handicap road
race. Erie wanderers.
4. Bridgeport, Conn, ten-mile road race
Bridgeport Wheel Club.
4. Saco, Me. Race meet at the Saco Driving
Park.
4. Chrysostom Wheelmen, twenty-fve-mile
road race. New York
As. Annual meet Michigan division at Bay
City.
As. Illinois division meet at Springfield.
As. Meet Ohio division at Dayton.
40. Tournament of the Columbia c. G. and
Colt B. C. Hartford, and midsummer meet Con-
necticut division. Address H. A. Fletcher, sec
Rotary, box So.
4-6. Annual meet Kansas division at Wichita.
9. Second annual race meet of the Riverside
wheelmen, Manhattan field.
8. Elizabeth, N. j., team race, Union county
clubs. Second trial.
3. Plainfeld, N. j., twenty-mile road race
9-18. Smith tour from New York to Washing
ton. Address G. H. Smith, 81 Putnam avenue,
Detroit, Mich.