Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-04
LOCAL CYCLING NEWS
What is Going on in the Wheelmsn's
Clubs.
INDOOR ENTERTAINMENTS IN SEASON.
"Pathfinders' Run" by the Capita
Club.
RACE MEET AT BALTIMORE.

hAC u NJ h l. AL BALI MORE.
Although the summer bicycle season is
over matters in cycle circles are lively and
| interesting. With the numerous victories
| recorded at the different race meets by mem
bers of the local clubs,a successful race meet
here and many other events the wheelmen
will have plenty of subjects for discussion
at several prospective banquets. But road
| riding has not ceased for the season and
there is to be another race in Baltimore.
This. the last race event of the season, is
to be a ten-mile handicap road race and
fully a dozen Washington wheelmen are
| expected to take part in the event. 1t is
hoped, however, that the men will receive
better treatment than they did at the last
event of the kind in Baltimore. when the
fast riders Of that city were given consid-
cradle time on the visitors.
Besides this there are two of the local
| clubs looking for winter homes, all the
| homeless clubs are to enjoy banquets and
| there are numerous social events an
| nCunced.
During the week just ended the wheelmen
/ enjoyed numerous outings. The Capital
Club held its first pool tournament. while
the Arlington Wheelmen gave their initial
u
mile handicap race over the Conduit road.
IN which a record was broken. The fair
! committee Of the Georgetown Cycle Club
is making good progress and the League of
American Wheelmen held its annual meet
/ ing and oyster roast
Arlington wheelmen.
The most important social event of the
week in cycling circles was the dance given
at the Builders Exchange by the Arlington
Wheelmen. The hall was decorated with
| palms and ferns and fully $50 persons err
| joyed the affair. Members of the committee
| in charge of the entertainment were VIII
| liam Gettinger. L. E. Haas, Paris Brengle.
| w. T. Robertson, a. A. Hail. c. NJ. Man
ming, E. E. Clapp. B. F. Larcombe and E.
B. Terry.
Last Saturdays road race Of the club was
an interesting affair 1t was in the nature
of twenty-nile handicap road race and
there were nine starters. Capt. E. E. Clapp,
r. W. Hutchings, T.. e. Bowen, w. T. Rob
ertson and Ed. Terry started at the scratch
while Clarence L. Palmer. r. H. Stone and
Carl F. Mayer were given tive minutes
Benjamin r. Larcombe was given eight
minutes start. At O'Clock in the after
| noon the start was made and those who
| had started so far in advance of the others
were soon falling behind. The fast 'men
were punched for awhile. but the pace was
| such a hot one that Bowen soon fell out
i
| TO compete for the first prize, and on the
| homeward stretch Capt. Clapp made an eff
fectual squirt and crossed the tape first
| with Hutchings a good second and Robert
| son third. Following them came Stone
| Mayer. Palmer and Larcombe in the order
| stated. Clapp made the distance. 20 1-2
! seconds. lowering WahPs 20-u1ile record.
Tomorrow the club will go to Brandy
| wine, about twenty miles.
| Some of the fast men in the club will soon
I fr14w, o. IT,
race in Baltimore on Thanksgiving day.
Washington Road Club.
The first season of the Washington Road
| Club has been prosperous one and the
| club is now looking for home for the win
| ter.
| All during the season the attendance on
club runs has been large, and Capt. Jose
arranged the runs to SO many different
places that there was no complaint because
of duplicating the trips. Last Sunday a
large number of the members turned out
on run to Dickeys and had an enjoyable
trip. There was some lively scorching on
the road and had the fast riding been kept
up over the road course a record might have
been broken. The appearance of the wheel
men at Sandy Landing was signal for the
occupants of the modest country home to
prepare dinner and the wheelmen were
served in short order. Not a chestnut was
to be found in the woods and SO the wheel
scenery, such cannot be seen from the
Maryland shore. In the afternoon the
wheelmen started home in time to stop at
Cabin John Bridge, and reach home before
it became necessary to use lights to keep
out of the hands of the police.
An important meeting of the club was
| held Wednesday n hit, at which Mr.. Geo.
| S. Atwater was elected president and Mr..
| Geo. b. French vice president. A number
! of propositions submitted to the club were
discussed and passed upon. Probably the
most important matter discussed was the
proposition to rent club house as the
| home of the club during the coming winter,
| and for that purpose committee composed
of Capt. jose Z. o. Bowie and Geo. Bennett
| was appointed. 1t was decided to give a
| club dinner December 4 and an invitation to
! attend the fair of the Georgetown Cycle
| Club in body was accepted.
Monday afternoon an attempt will be
| made by a number of the club to lower the
twenty-mile course record over the Conduit
road. F.. c. Yeatman is the rider who is to
| undertake the task of breaking the record
made by VAIL two weeks ago, and the rae
| ing committee. composed of Capt Jose,
Geo. Bennett and r. +. Anderson. will make
all arrangements for the comfort of the
rider as we'll as for the timers and others
who are to be on the road Monday night
1t was thought that, owing to the lateness
of the season, no further attempt would be
made to lower the record. but Yeatman
feels confident that even with the atmos-
pheric odds against him he will succeed
Tomorrow the club will make its usual Sun
day run, although Capt Jose has not de-
cided upon the route. Recently several
members of the club rode to Four Corners
and were surprised to find that the proprie-
tors of Convey Lodge had sold out and
departed.
Capital Ri. Club.
Country runs of the Capital Bicycle Club
have not been well attended during the past
few weeks for the reason that many mem
bers have been out of town, and also be-
cause of the natural falling off the cold
weather approaches. Several long runs,
| however, have been made by the few men,
/ bers who turned out, and lack of numbers
did not cause a corresponding lack of en-
| thusiasm For last Sunday Capt. Writ
| announced a ''pathfnders'" run, and the
| novel affair brought out a good representa-
! ton of the clubs membership. 1t was after
| o'clock when those who participated
| mounted their silent steed in front of the
| club house and started for the highways
| and byways. Harry Low was pathfinder
| for the occasion. and consequently he led
| the wheelmen on a merry chase through
| the country for about twenty-five miles.
/ Leaving the club house he took the Wheel
| men through the city, crossing Florida
| avenue and passing the Catholic Univer-
| sty. After passing the latter place the
/ paths through the woods, some of them
| rough ones, furnished the road bed for the
! wheels, and in some places blackberry
| bushes were at a discount. The It'll street