The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-17
BUSY BICYCLE RIDERS.
Training and Making Prep
arations for the Open
ing Event.
TARGETS FROM TWO RANGES
Lady Millers and Excelsiors Had
Medal Shoots-Cue, Bat, Glove
and Bowling Notes.

The wheeling season will begin on Dsc-
Grafton Day. The opening event VIII De
the road race over the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
course, 1t will be the Mecca OF all the
local clubs and bicycle organizations IN
this vicinity. Thousands OF wheeitnen
will be present. Almost every ciuD IN
New Jersey. New YORK n Brooklyn
will be represented in the race. over
two hundred have entered. The DER
sey City A. C. Wheelmen VIII
90 out In d tally-ho; the Hudson
Comfy Wheelmeu, Catholic Club Cyc-
lers, Palma Wheelmen, and the HopoKen
and Hill Cyclers will have club runs 20
Milburn. A dozen local Dicycllsts Will
take part in the race. Conspicuous
among them is Charley Kluge. who, it IS
said, has not lost his speed. Ii the report
is true, he will be prominent at the uulsh;
The handicapped meu Will nave d Aaiu
time in reaching first place, as the
contestants will De SO numer49s Una ma
the scratch men will have considerable
trouble in avoiding picketlng Dy the
/ strapplers. II those who know whsn
they are beaten retire from the tracA, ~
will cfear the track TO O large extent anu
afford those who have a chance an occa-
sional clear stretch OF track IN WHICH 70
/ ia their best and gain on the leaders. In
fortunately the riders hopele5sly IN Ine
rear do not realize that they are out or It
and stick, and thus Interfere with those
who might win. The races OF the New
Jersey Athletic Club will attract many
wheeimen, especially Hudson County
bike drivers, as a special race limlIeo 70
bicvcIists in the county is on the card.
An effort is being made TO induce the
wbeelmen of the O'Neill Association TO
have a race at C~aledonian Park on Deco
ration Day when the organtzalion VIII
mold its picnic and games. IL Is an opeu
question: which is the fastest wheel
freadar in the club. - .--EssN.
j. 6. Appleby and Lewis Bergheim, of
the Hudson County Wheelmen. are max
ing a tour Of the Shenandoah valley.
They will visit the battletields and spend
day &C Gettysburg. They are due at
Wtlliamsport, Va, TO-DAY. -,
Theodore Merseles, ex-president OF the
Hudson County Wheelmen. will ofiiciate
as indge at the race meet OF the Union
County Roadsters at Railway on Dscora-
stion Day.
George Love, who can drive q pneu-
maS5c. Is partial to his handsome nickle-
plated tandem. He and one OF his club
mates are 20 be seen on the tandem ma
chine every pleasant day.
Oh Hudson County Wheelmen Will
have a club run next Saturday afternoon
20 Bergen Point. They Will leave the
clubhouse at three o'clock. On Sunday
the club run will be to Staten island.
they will start at nine O'Clock and will
have a clambake at Potter's Cedar Grove
House,
leon Schemerhorn is training assidu-
ously for the Mhburn race and is in good
shape. He is confident that he will take
Que OF the prizes 1t no accident occurs.
Darmer's friends regret that his injury
wifi compel him TO abandon his attempt
TO run the twenty-five mile road race. He
was III his best form and was driving his
wheel like a record breaker.
the HUDSON County Wheelmen will
leave the clubhouse in a body on Decora-
tton Day. They will start at niue in the
morning for Milburn.
W. G. Thorn has resigned as Treasurer
of the Century Road Club of America.
The wheelmen of Philadelphia are at
tempting TO organize a military cycle
corps,
The International Race Committee Of
theta. w. will hold a meeting IN Chi
caRothis week.
There seems little possibility of Weudle
or Zimmerman meeting in any races until
the Chicago tournament In August.
r. J. Mecredy, the Irish champion, in
tends to san for this country on July IL
in order to get some weeks OF training for
the International races.
Lohg distance racing will become popu-
lar. The National Racipg Board will
probably add % and so mile races to the
list of regular championship events. The
New York State Racing Board has in
cluded 10 and Is mile races in its events
A,The Worlds Fair track will be one bali
mile instead Of one-third. as was origin
ipally intended. There will also be adj
dIiional seating capacity for 1900 peo-
pie in the grand stand provided for, max
ing q total of 49, 600 seats undBr cover.
TIE track wifi ne COMPLETED next week.
James 'McLRyen, the cracEScotch rider.
will visit this country within phe next
six weeks and will prepare for the inter-
~natiotai events.
The Brooklyn Bicycle Club has
Rband oned the idea of building a counrry
cinb house this year. It has leased the
old headquarters of the New York Outing
Club at Bath Beach. The building con
tains bowling alleys. reading and billiard
rooms. and parlors, all, well furnished.
They took possession of'their annex Sun
day last.
Two Century runs are on the card. The
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