The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-08
FANTAsTICS ON WIFE sLS.
Savannah Bicyclists Will Have
Tni0na DfsnlaU

Unique Display.
Bicycles and bicyclists will play an i'm
portant part in the May week festivities.
On Tuesday afternoon there will DO bicycle
races, at night fantastic parade on whaels.
on Wednesday races at Tybee, and on
Thursday night a parade and drill.
1t has been an extremely difficult matter
to awaken much enthusiasm among the
bicyclists. but by continued efforts Capt. G.
5. Richmond and his assistants have sue
| ceeded in getting about fifty OF them fairly
we'll drilled. These will take charge OF the
raw recruits, and by judicious mixing of
the two classes it is believed the several
| hundred who will take part in the parade
will be able to go through even the more
| intricate exhibitions without trouble
Tuesdays races will be on Liberty street
the start being made at Bull street. Gold
medals are offered in each of the three
classes, and there will be a large humber of
entries. The judges will be Messrs. G. y.
Richmond, Henry McAlpin and R. II.
Polk. They will also act as judges at the
races at Tybee on Wednesday afternoon.
BURIED UNDER LANTERNS.
The costume lantern parade on Tuesday
night will probably be the most attractive
bicycle event so far as the general
public is concerned. Practically every one
OL Tue several uuuuFeu Wn6els IN Tue
city will be in line, profusely ornAmented
with japanese lanterns. and their riders
fancifullY, and frequently grotesquely,
dressed. The parade, which precedes the
trades display, will form at Bay and Bull
streets, in such manner as will best display
its attractive features. Owing to the
dressing" OF the wheels 1t will be impossi-
BILE to attempt any evolutions, but every ef-
fort will be made to group them so as to
secure the best possible effects. A partial
list of the costumes to be worn shows that
the parade will be thoroughly unique one,
and at once pretty and amusing. Capt.
Richmond will command, and will
have as his assistant marshals Lieut.. Samuel
| Whitesides, G. II. Denhart and G. N. Rush
ing. Each will be dressed as a Spanish
cavalier. and to facilitate their movements
| to various parts of the line in the execution
| Of the captains orders, the lieutenautS'
bicycles will be devoid of lanterns. AS a
money prize is to be given the rider of the
| bicycle carrying the most lanterns there
will be no lack OF them on the others. Some
will stretch out poles from their wheels in
all conceivable directions and string Lam
terms upon them. Others will adopt
still more curious devices TO con
vert their bicycles into illuminated
monstrosities. Three judges. yet to be
appointed, will decide which riders display
is the most unique, aud he, also, will be re-
ucQ "Atu u Cocu BiiLo
As soon as formed the line will move out
Bull street to the park, around the park,
down Bull TO Liberty, up and down Liberty
street, down Bull to Broughton, up and
down Broughton, and then to the starting
point, where the bicyclists will be dismissed.
A SERPENT OF FIRE.
The parade on Thursday night will go
over at least part and possibly all of this
route. To admirers Of good bicycle riding
this will be thoroughly enjoyable. The
riders will be formed two abreast, but will
be continually changing while in prog
ress TO fours and eights and
going through several circular movements
arranged by Capt. Richmond. One of these
will turow the entire line into series Of
convolutions, making it look like huge
serpent OF fire. In another, half of the
riders will be dismounted. while the others
will circle In and out among them at the
eud speedily dismounting while the Others
mount and repeat the tactics. Single and
double circles Of various sizes will De formed
in front of the De Soto and at other points,
aud, il the required number Of very skill
full riders can be secured, an exhibition of
evolutions. considerably more intricate than
any of those alluded to above, will be given
at Liberty street.
All OF the movements will he executed In
accordance with signals sounded by Buger
c. q. Rowland. Those who have been
drilling are all well acquainted with the
meaning Of these, aud all the others will
have to do is to follow their lead. One long
blast for instance, means To prepare to dis.
mount; two long blasts 10 dismount Then
another long call will be an order to pre-
pare to mount again, and two calls tn
mount. Some Of the circling calls depend
entirely on the way the bugle is
sounded, and only those who
have bad the benefit OF tine
e. = fr.Nn ILL ~ Iii 4
ttnguish the meaning. These, however,