Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-18


races in various parts of the country. The firs
one will take place on Easter Monday at Clifton
under the auspices of the Clifton Bicycle Club
of Baltimore. Decoration day, the next public
holiday. will also be an occasion when the
wheelmen will turn out for days sport on the
road. The executive committee of the asso-
ciated cycling clubs of Boston has decided upon
a road race for this season. the twenty five-mile
road race formerly held by the Interclub Road
Racing Association under the auspices of the
A. C. c. 1t will be held on the last Saturday in
June over the Interclub course and under the
interclub rules. 1t will be team race open to
clubs in the association. Each club may enter
five riders. the first three only to score. The
time limit for the entries to first race is In.
Som, for the second, to be started 30 minutes
later, the limit will be III. 25m.
An Alabama Fight.
Some time ago five wheelmen Of Birming-
ham. Ala, members of the League of American
Wheelmen, en- route to Montgomery on their
bicycles, were unlawfully detained all night at
the ferry opposite Montgomery by reason of
the refusal of the ferry company to carry them
across the Alabama river.
Suit was entered by the Alabama division
of the league in behalf of these members and
judgment given in their favor. the case being
appealed by tine owners Of the ferry. On q
recent visit to Philadelphia Mr.. ". C. Harris.
jr.. chief consul for the Alabama division, laid
the matter before the national organization
and received instructions to con tinue proceed
ings in behalf of the five members and carry
the case through the supreme court for the
national organization.
Cyclers' Notes.
Frank II. Grape and the postmaster Of Con-
cord, n. H.. are arranging for a public mes
senger service in that city that is expected to
be a great convenience. 1t will be under the
auspices of the Concord Bicycle Company and
managed by Mr.. Grape himself. Lively uni
formed messengers on wheels will be employed
to carry packages of reasonable weight wherever.
within certain limits. it may be desired to send
them at price which will probably not exceed
10 cents for each trip.
1t is probable that Charleston will soon have
. fine cement bicycle track similar to that in
Savannah. Mr.. ]. L. johnson has undertaken
the task Of getting up q company with suffi-
cient capital stock to construct q first-class
track, and the stock is being rapidly taken.
The track is to be located in the lot directly
behind the race course, and will be q quarter OF
q mile around.
The Long Island Wheelmen Of Brooklyn,
n. Y, will hold euchre party every Saturday
night throughout the present month. and valu-
able prizes will be awarded. There will be
another rife match in the near future. After
the four days trip to the Berkshire hills it has
been proposed to hold a camp at Lake Hopa-
thong n. j.. during the week Of July 4.
The Allegheny Cyclers Of Pittsburg. Pa, are
preparing for a number OF entertainments to
be held during the coming month. Among the
ideas suggested is Storytelling contest, in
which veracity will cut no figure, also a banana
eating contest between Lewis Lee. colored cham
pion of Pennsylvania. and an unknown.
At the meeting of the board Of directo- of
the Columbian Cycle Club of Hartford last
week the proposed trip of tine club in body to
the worlds fair was discussed. If satisfactory
arrangements can be made it ia probable that
about 100 Of the 142 members will go.
The Harrodsburg (Ky.) Cycle Club has begun
to make preparations for the Kentucky state
meet, which will be held there June q and %.