The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-21
Annual Bicycll Parale Held In PrOYi-
dence Last Night.
SOME VERY UNIQUE DISPLAYS
Not So Elaborate ss the Parade Last
Year, but IL Had Many Attractive
Features-Three Prizes offered, but
Not Yet Awarded.

Last nights annual bicycle parade was
success. There were not a. many par
Elephants as last year. and the display
was not SO elaborate; but on the whole
the parade WAS very attractive.
Tue liue was formed in front OF city
hall about s o'clock, and The route Of
march was through ID rrancs. Weybos-
set, jackson. broadway, Baker avenue,
Westminster, Dexter, Cromwell. Elm
wood avenue, Adelaide, Broad street
Public street. Elmwood avenue. Broad
street to Campbell a. Co.'S. store. AT the
latter place the paraders were given u
Lunch.
Henry Campbell went aheai to an
nounce the coming or the paraders. lie
was dressed as Frenchman. His wheel,
butt after the style OF French mod OF
1926. was not made To ride on, and Henry
had 20 foot IT,"
The procession was headed by Chester
Campbell and L. w. Card. Then came
fifty mem bers of the Narragansett
Wheelmen's club Captain Morelock,
mounted on safety which bore
the emblem and tn, name OF his club,
led his flock. Behind him came
sixteen OF the Narragausefs, mounted on
wheels, each carrying blue lantern, rid
ing i'm pairs, and connected with ropes
which were attached To bicycle sulky.
Over the sulky was an arch, whlcl was
tastefully trimmed with vines aud fl weIs
and on the top was transparency on
which was pr ntcd the word Narragan-
sett. Below this was hung japanese Ian
terms. In the thils was Horace Hills, he
clubs champion, aud on the seat was the
Clubs Mascot. Thomas Devine.
Tie other clubs which participated
were the Diampn Wheel club. the Hopa-
ton Bicycle club and tie Crescent Cycle
club.
Carl Sperry's WHEEL was covered by an
arch wound with cotton and hung with
Japanese lanterns. Oa pole at the front
hung an American flag, while on pole
at the rear swung the flag OF Sweden,
Sperry's native land. and this was the
cnly fiag, other than the American, which
was seen in the procession.
Albert Cloutier Of the Winsor line.
dressed to represent hayseed, made a
queer appearance. His makeup was that
OF a'farmer. TIE wheel which he ro 10
was back number with wooden frame
and wheels The motive power was OBJ
tanned from the front wheel. the treads
OF the PEDALS being circular and OF wood.
The tir had formerly been OF iron, bur
he improved upon tn IN by putting on a
one-inch twisted rope. 50 he had cushion
tires. For light he carried barn Ian
tern with large reflector. o. his rear
wheel hung sign which notified the
public that he was member Of the See
konk Hayseed club.
The Tnndcm Safety.
James Andrew a,d John Bamford as
the lady rode the only tandem safety,
verg pfcttly drapel wit fl ,xs aud buat-
ing and hung with lanterns.
Myram Slocum had makeup which
was combination or little oI every
thug. His physlognomy was bedaubed
to represent clown. ani he wore n min
iatufe tall hat, blue and white. His COL
lar WAS very large one. of Queen Anne
style, made out OF white ruching, and
made him look like French poodle. The
aist OF his outfit was very elaborate and
very pretty. The skirt was ballet, and he
wore jersey tights, spotted red and white.
The shoes were heavy Turkish ones, with
roi over toe. To complete the outfi', he
carried a woodeg lade to fan himself
with. HIS wheel was corr, spondingly
elaborately trinmel.
The Prize winners Not Known.
Campbell & Go. had ffered hrse prizes,
on@ for the ib makiug the finest ap- |
pearance, one for the finest costu ne, and |
one fir he most comical cost me. The |
judges were Howard l.. Perkins, Afr d |
johnson aud w. Ii. + lwards. The prizes
have not been annouDc yet, but will |
lie tonight.