The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-12
NHEELMEN's CENTURY run.
Annual Contest Proves a Successful
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gets First Prize.

Annual Contest Proves a Successful
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gets First Prize.
Special to The jersey Citu Nelcs.
TRENTON. June IL. 1s93.-rke sixth an
nual century run on Saturday was a
great success. While the day WAS warm
there was a good air stirring and the
wheeImen arrived In this city In first
class shape. The first delegation was
brought in by PAGER Tattersaii of tn o
Mercer County Wheelmsn, ABOUT one
O'Clock. The appearance OF the inca
showed that the roads were very dusty.
THROUGH the courtesy OF the fshug
Mems Christian Association, all the men
were given a shower plunge and bath aG
the latter's building. Frank Martin OF
Plainield, who was PAGER from Piain1eld
TO Hopewell, says the run came into
Plainield thirty minutes ahead OF tins.
There were 10 serious accidents. out the
repair gang had their hands full repair
the broken machines.
Tha M. c. w. members who took part
were.-T. +. Riegel, w. B. Coward, j.
d. Cochrane, +. l.. Biles, Charles Hodae.
T.. T. West, William Bigelow, Jonn Har-
ris. Edward Morris, Joshua Lindtey. j.
G. Robinson, II. e. Fine, II. G. Aitken, Il.
#. CaDezola, j. f. Cnattin. E. L Bloom
Charles Covert aud h. B. Salter.
0nOElly 6lG6E S6fou ClOCk III buc oteH-
lug q mass of moving wheels could he
seen OF North Broad street, Just above
Columbia avenue, Philadelphia, and q
few miputes later ringing cheers gree ted
the leading net and announced that the
most successful run on record was prac-
tically over. In they came, all sorts Of
riders and all sorts of wheels. Old and
young were riding side by side, aud every
specimen of a bic Gle rider could be seen,
tue knowledge that the tedious journey
was over renewing theM to such an
extent that they finished looking
much better than they really
felt. There was thefast, slow, short, tall,
thin aud wouId-be rider grouped together,
answering with mods the smiles which
greeted their arrival. Aud what O. Iirsd
looking lot Of mortaiS they were. Fo. 100
milt 8 they had pushed their wheels III The
face of u scorching sun aud a wind whicn
blew up clouds of dust, which mingled
with their whiskers aud hair to such all
extent that it was hard TO see where some
OF the men carried their faces.
After the first batch of just over three
hundred riders had got in Others came by
sections, uutil by half past ten aver five
hundred wheelmen had checked their
names. Supper was provided for the Wis
iting SURVIVORS," the Century Wheel-
men looking litter the Mercer County
Wheelmen.
There were no ladies who rode out the
trip, the only one b started, Miss
g. b.. TompkiDs, of Rutherford stop
ming after going half way. Que of the
features of the run was tue remarkable
work OF Theodore Vanderslice. a boy
twelve years old. He started with the
leaders and, although The heat rather
affected him, he plucktly kept II up aud
rode into philadelphia in lairly good
condition. His arrival was the signal
for n burst OF applause. which rung out
loud and long.
The first Prize for the largest number
of survivors WAS easily Won by the Cen
turY Wheelmen, VINO made a phenome-
nal record. One hundred aud eight of
their men started aud only one dropped
out. This is IN ~unequalled club feat.
The second prize went 10 the Quaker City
Wheelmen. Each survivor VIII be pre-
sented with q brouze medal.
Al dozen wheeimen OF the Catholic
Clubs cyclers participated yesterday in
the clubs run to W~illiamsDridge.
The Palma wheelmen were to have had
q ciubxrun Yesterday to Coney Island.
The heat melted their enthusiasm. Brown
and Pearson ran to Hackenssck and Hair
rison and Zimmerman wsnt to the shore
and were the guests OF the Jersey City
Yacht Club. On Saturday BroWn, Har-
rison, Hathaway, Gopsiii. Zimmerman
and lock wood wen together to Bergen
ePoint. The Jadge squeezed the handle
bar all the way and returned with Il
blistered hand.
The wheelmen OF the Jersey Ciry Ath-
letjc Club took a run TO Bergen Point on
SATURDAY.. the party contested OF I've
anuRFFed Greaves. -SchemerhorD, Starrett,
Clements, Bennett, Jim NewktrK AMI i
son OF the joviaI Jim, who can drive 9