Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-14
WHEELING THROUGH THE SNOW.
bicycling IL Not Yet One of the Irupossi-
hilitiea
CLUB MEN ARE now ESJorISo INDOOR ANrsE-
MENrs AND ARE oossiPISo ABOUT THE CON-
ING SEASON. WHICH WILL BE oxr OF III.
MOST ACTIVE EvER Known.

MOST ACTIVE ENER KNOWN.
Papa-'well, how do you like your new
bicycle, Horace
Ho-ace-'I Ike il very much, but I wish n
was as easy 10 get - 10 Is 10 get of
Harper's Young People
Bicycle riding would secm to be one OF the
Representatives, Just now. but even during The
heavy snow storm Thursday morning several
wheeimen were seen pushing along Pennsyl-
vania avenue in the direction Of the uptown
departments. No pleasure riding however, 10
being done, and now that the eIubmen are
unable to get on the road they are enjoying in
door amusements and gossiping about the
coming season. II IL admitted on all sides
that the coming season will be one
OF the NJ ost active ones in wheeling circles and
the number Of interesting tournaments will be
larger than ever. The worlds fair will attract
many OF the crack riders from foreign countries
and the bicycle event in connection with the
affair will probably be held in August This
event viii be the annual meeting OF the L. A. w,
and 1t viii probably be one Of the largest meets
IN the history OF the organization. The l.. A. W.
has not vet received the assurance that the
chicago people will guarantee a race track and
medals for the worlds fair tourney and for
that reason no decisive action has been taken.
perpetual challenge cup will be the outside
trophy offered ty the L. A. W at the inter-
national meet. This will be an unusually
handsome cup and its cost win not be less than
sl.O0O. The representatives OF the country
scoring the largest number of points viii win
the trophy.
Gossip has it tina. a scheme is under way to
build bicycle racing tracks on the base ball
grounds of the National League for the purpose
OF holding bicycle tournaments and athletic
games. meeting will be held in Philadelphia
In a few days and an organization will be
formed. The tracks on all the grounds will be
OF regulation size-a quarter of a mile In cir
conference.-the they will be built of cement.
with heavy incline on the sides and turns, with
view TO making them very fast
GEORGETOWN CYCLE CLUB.
The first meeting this wear Of the George
town Cycle Club was held at the residence Of
ex-Capt NSwnan on NJ street Monday night
Although there was good attendance the cleo
ton OF officers was postponed until the next
regular moathly meeting OF the club which
will be held the first Monday in February.
Several new members were elected at the meet
ing this week
The members of this club opened last seasons
wheeling events, such a. early runs smokers
watermelon runs and oyster roast.. and they
are gong 10 make a great effort to open this
season with the first well-attended club run.
The Rover Club has arranged for a paper
Nba-c ou washington \ DirtndaN, but members
OF the Georgetown Club are determined TO go
out earlier. and will do il. they saw even II
they have to ride through the snow.
MILITARY CYCLISTS.
The winter drill season of the military cv-
cists has opened, but on account of the bad
weather they have had TO confine their move
ments to the house. Next Wednesday the corps
viii drill in the hall of the Center market The
rooms at the District militia headquarters
which are occupied bv the military cyclists are
being put in good order and the members will
have better quarters.
THE NoMADs.
The only club event this week was the dance
given by the Noulads at the Hotel l. 'Enfant
VI tuesday evening. 1t was the second dance
of series of winter entertainments and the
wheel riders had four hours Of dancing Among
those who attended the dance were Miss Mae
Aitemus, Miss Ida Finney. Miss Mamie Russell,
Miss Gertrude Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson
Mr.. Claude Manning. Louis Thayer, Miss Mae
Gulford, Miss Palmer, Miss Marble, Miss Stiles
and Messrs. Edward Terry, y. Lothrop. Il. L.
Larcombe, Edward Clapp, William Cromwell
and Ed Guzman.
WHAT WINNERS DO WITH THEIR PRIZES.
where do all the pianos and other bulky
prizes won by the bicycle cranks 60 TOP" asks
the Wheel. And it answers as follows: "Zim-
George Smith gave his to his brother: Berlo.
they say, has his stored in barn. and so il goes
all down the list. That most of the big guns
do dispose of their prizes in ways more or less
dark and clrcuitous must be admitted. Three
instances have come TO nv notice within the
last three weeks. Mr. Alexander--this name
will serve as well as any other-came into the
office one noon wearing a sparkling diamond In
his shirt front.
Pretty stud" ventured.
Yep, and that's Springfield diamond,
too"
Springfield diamond. How SOP"
oh. one Of our amateurs won it at Spring
field this fall
how'd you get hold of it,"
From the amateur HIMSELF"
No: from his landlord"
''Yes. that's straight He paid three months
rent with this diamond I've got a watch he
won, too. Nothing in the rules to prevent a
man exchanging his prizes for a receipted rent
bill, is there?'
Wonder what Washington wheeimen do with
their prizes?" queries a local rider
The answer was that the prizes won by local
men were not valuable enough to put in real
estate nor to use for paving the landlord Most
OF the prizes given here or won elsewhere bv
local riders were medals, and so far as is known
none of them have been disposed Of by the
winners, although some OF the medals have
found their way TO the places where three balls
are used TO tell of the nature Of the business
carried on in the place.
An Austro-German Road Race.
News comes from over the water that the
German and Austrian cycling unions will pro-
mote road race over the course covered by
the military horsemen last autumn" saws the
L. A. W. Bulletin. 1T is with feelings OF per-
feet security that we venture to state that the
cycle riders will be far ahead Of the horsemeu
both In the matter OF time and condition at the
finish as well. The sorry figure cut by the
jaded. dead and dying horses and the exhausted
men Is still fresh to memory. The cycle will
without doubt prove its value in this trial,
which will take place during the coming season
Perhaps if the military horse race had been run
on an air line between Berlin and Vierna the
cyclists would not be able to cope with the
horse. but on the roads it is a foregonc con- |
clusion in favor of the steel steed"
The Meet Of 1894. |
Buffalo wheeimen are considering the ad- |
visibility of making bid for the national L. A.
W. meet of 1894. Buffalo entertained the |
league in 1885 in a right royal manner.-Er- |
change.
Are there going to be any more bidders for
the '94 meet?
Asbury Park, n. j., was the first in the field; /
then came the Colorado contingent, booming |
Denver as the only place for the national gath /
ering, and now Buffalo comes to the front
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