Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30

eh WIN ENJOY tne
trips through the
- country will have to
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look TO some other
product Of the coun-
MN@ try to supply the alb
eence OF this luscious
~NM ~SN fruit. This task is
NEn W. by no means a diff
w IL cult one, for now the
chestnut season is
- about to open. and
nothing Is more enjoyable TO wheelmen
than chestnut hunting In the woods when
the autumn leaves form a noisy carpeting
beneath the trees. Although 1t is a little
early in the season for chestnuts, the long
dry spell had its effect on the burs. and
some wheelmen who went out last Sunday
managed to return with a good supply Of
nuts and a number OF needles in their
hands. There are few chestnut trees
within easy access of the city to pedes-
TRANS where the wheelmen can enjoy q
days outing because of the number of
small boys who frequent the woods almost
daily, and expend strength enough on the
trees to furnish power enough to run a
small sized cable road
For this reason the wheelmen go further
into the country, where there are scores
and even hundreds OF trees that are left
untouched by the natives. and where the
small boy cannot 60. because ii 10 too far
from home.
trip very little trouble is necessary. A
bundle carrier on the wheel is necessary
In order to carry lunch. and the ordinary
shot bag. which can be obtained from al
most any hardware store. Is usually carried
along to be used as a receptacle for the
fruits OF the harvest Early in the season
a short hickory stick Is perhaps necessary
to cut the punches Of nuts from the trees.
while later on an able-bodied wheelman win
get all the exercise he needs by climbing
the tree and using pole or shaking the
branches bearing the nuts.
Following these trips the wheelmen viii
enjoy their oyster roasts. and already some
OF the clubs are getting their tins IN read
mess for the enjoyment OF the bivalves.
While most oyster roasts are given indoors
or about the city. the wheelmen intend TO
have their roasts assume q more pictur-
esque view. To that end they will have the
bivalves hauled into the country and have
the fires and irons hot, in readiness for the
roasts upon the arrival OF the wheelmen
after the enjoyment Of a run. when their
appetites are equal to the demands OF what
IL set before them.
During the riding season the Nomad Club
enjoyed several such trips. and the ladies
and gentlemen. members OF the club made
things pleasant for persons who lived In the
vicinity of where the roasts were given.
After the roast the members enjoyed a
huge fire. about which they sat on logs
singing popular airs.
Wheelman Woods Failure.
Among the fast riders the failure Of John
c. Wood Of the Washington Road Club TO
lower the 24-hour record il the chief topic
Of conversation. His failure was not much
OF a surprise to any wheelmen. because
most Of them knew Of the unfavorable con-
ditions under which he rode. They remem-
bered well his unfortunate mishap on the
Baltimore track a month before he rode on
the Conduit road and his illness subsequent
to that event, so that his breaking down
after scoring 80 miles was no surprise
whatever.
Woods failure to lower the record leaves
Fister OF the Georgetown Cycle Club still
the champion A-hour course rider. As
stated last week VAIL OF the Washington
Road Club will perhaps make another at
tempt on the road, as he te anxious to lower
the record made by Ffster In event Of
this being done the Georgetown Club will
put forward other material as Capt. Cook
and many OF his members are determined
to keep the honor In the club.
Interest In the Attempt.
Last Sundays event attracted a large
crowd to the Conduit road. that being the
course over which Wood RIDE 1t 10 esti.
mated that fully 200 wheelmcn were on the
road. scattered along the ten-mile course
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reservoir. where there was q tent in which
the rider spent his few minutes at the end
OF each twenty miles ride when he was in
such bad shape.
This event attracting. as It did. SO many
wheelmen. the regular runs ~ most OF the
clubs were abandoned. and only q few
unattached wheeimen. with the exception
OF the members OF the Capital Club, were
out on tours.
Messrs. Ed. Terry and Phil. otterback OF
the Arlington WhQQlrpQp fnalr Mo ms
trip as far as Fairfax Court House, the
county seat, In which country the roads
were not built for cyclists. but on this oc-
casion they found the roads in fair condi.
ton, rendering the trip more enjoyable than
usual. On their way to the Virginia county
seat the two wheelmen paid II cir respects
to the wheelmen on the Conduit road, and
crossed the river at the Chain bridge. on
the return trip they came through Falls
Church and crossed the Free bridge
Experience Of Capital Bf. Men.
Woods attempt to lower the record did
not keep the members of the Capitol Bi.
Club at home nor did it attract them to
the Conduit road to witness the riding of
the lone wheelman. The Capital Club had
lone wheelman of it's own on the road
that day. who was no person other than
Dt. w. W. Writ, the club captain. He
wanted to visit relatives near Kroome. a
station on the Pope's Creek railroad some
distance below Marlboro and he went n
alone He found the roads in that direction
much better than they usually are and the
trip was consequently pleasant one
While the captain was going over the roads
alone there were two small parties ON the
roads IN other sections. One party. in
which were Messrs. Beale, Mazda MEL Mat.
thews, Harlan and DR. Hills. went 70
Laytonsvflle and called on some friends
They were slightly disappointed on their
little trip although the disappointment IN
no manner interfered with their pleasure
When they reached the other end Of their
journey they attended a country church
expecting to find Ned Olds and Harry Tow
ers, who were on q two weeks trfp in How
ard and Montgomery counties. But the
two wheelmen were not to be found and so
the I've wheeimen called on the ladies and
enjoyed dinner with friends.
So pleasant was their visit that they re-
manned until a late hour and did not start
for home until after dark. although they
had but two lamps in the party. Some OF
them had figured in police circles In the
city once before and that was enough for
them. but they could not walk all the way
through the town. What TO do they did not
know and so they finally decided that when
they reached the concrete pavement on 18th
street at Mount Pleasant they would scorch
In rather than get picked up. Quietly they
stole along the dirt road from the District
line and the concrete pavement made bright
by the moonlight was to be seen In the
distance. Suddenly as II from the spirit
world there appeared two blue-coated
guardians of the peace and there was moth
ing to do but halt. But the officers took a