Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
TO RACE IN WINTER.
Thanksgiving Day Will Not End
the Cycling Season.
EVENTS OF THE COMING WEEK.
District Championship to Be De-
cided.
CHAT OF THE LOCAL CLUBS.


Thanksgiving day usually winds up the
cycling season so far as road riding is con-
cerned. but now that the club members are
all riding pneumatics some winter riding is
likely to be INDUCED in this season. Last
winter the Arlington Wheelmen broke the
record for winter cycling when they went
on holiday run to Dickey's through the
snow and ice and crossed the river below
the Tails, some riding over on the ice. AT
that time the snow was several inches deep,
and although some trouble was experienced
SO far as fast riding was concerned, the
wheelmen spent an enjoyable time and saw
the river and falls under conditions which
rendered the scenery even more beautiful
than In the summer time. On account of
the bad weather recently the club runs
nave not been largely attended. but there
are some members who seldom stop on this
account and they were on the road as usual.
On Thanksgiving day the wheelmen gen.
orally Will go out on their silent steeds to
participate In the numerous cycling events
and the day will be holiday among the
wheelmen with which nothing but inclem-
ent weather will interfere. In Baltimore
there Is to be the regular annual ten-mile
handicap road race. and this will attract
many OF the racing men, who have been in
training some days. Many members of the
Arlington Wheelmen will participate in
this event, among its members are nu-
merous fast riders. Several prizes are to
be given. and with a fair handicap the Ar
lingtons will undoubtedly make a good
showing and bring home something to
show the result of their work, as they have
SO often done heretofore. In addition to
those rtiCinQfa har
wheelmen will go over with the party to
witness the event.
The District ChampiOnship.
Next Tuesday the Victor Cycle Club will
have the use of the Y. NJ. c. A. Park for
the purpose of settling the disputed cham
pionship race Of the District of Columbia.
At the regular race meet of the club. as
stated at the time. there were several wheel
men disqualified because they were not
members of the League of American Wheel
men. and they protested that under the
terms Of the entries they were entitled to
ride in the one-mile event. The officials Of
the race decided against them. but when
Chairman Raymond of the racing board
had the affair called to his attention he
decided in favor Of the montague members,
and the race next Tuesday is under a spe-
cial sanction of the l.. A. w. racing board.
In addition to this event the Victor Cycle
Club has arranged for two other races in
order to make the afternoons entertain
ment worth seeing. There are to be a quar-
ter-mile open and a half-mile open. Being
short races the riders are likely to make
good time and give the spectators an OPP
portunity of enjoying the short meet
Arrangements are about completed for
the Victor Clubs hare and hound chase on
Thanksgiving day, and the state of the
weather will determine the course over
which the chase will be made. The event
will in all probability bring out good
representation Of the clubs membership.
and lively time is anticipated Last Sun
day several members Of the club went to
Marlboro. this being what Is known as the
wet weather road Between here and
Prince Georges county seat there is a large
proportion of sandy road, and just after
rain the road Is In far better condition than
during the summer time after q number of
days Of dry weather.
Arlington Wheelmen.
II asked what was the cause Of the ex-
element in the vicinity Of Bradywine last
Sunday, residents along that road would
probably have answered that those Airing
ton Wheelmen were having another road
race. enough to excite most any village"
However this was only one of the character
istic runs of this club. they having come to
be called road races from the manner in
which they are conducted. Last Sunday
the Arlingtons were scheduled for Brandy
wine at . a. m, but in waiting for few
of the habitually tardy ones it was 10
o'clock before all were ready to start.
Messrs. Palmer and Robertson rode a
tandem. and the way they climbed the hills
and pulled through bad places in the road
kept the remainder of the party on con-
tinual sprint. In descending one of the pa
ticularly steep hills the rear chain took oc-
casiOn to mount the sprocket wheel and
slide Off leaving the wheels each tndepend-
ent Of the rest of the machine, and the
riders at the mercy of the tandem II was
a laughable sight to see pedals and feet IN
a stationary attitude while the wheels were
going at a terrific rate Of speed down the
hill Down the hill they went and across
bridge which happened to be at the bottom.
making such rumbling and laundering
noise that an old farmer was led TO inquire
as to the success of the lawmakers
Rrandywine was reached in good season.
and the fatted calf was killed by the gener-
Gus landlord of the inn at that place, which
served to raise him very much in the esu-
nation Of the whole party.
1.-THE Arlingtons." said one of their num-
her the other day. In conversation on the
subject, "have viewed with genuine amuse,
ment the efforts of certain would-be record
holders to lay claim to a record which mas
for a long time been the property OF this
club. The record for what was once but
twenty miles. but is now twenty and half
miles, from the lower reservoir to the Ang-
lers' Club house and return, Is In fact the
only one in which we have ever evidenced
any real interest, and which we are deter
mined to hold at almost any hazard.
81 noticed" continued the member in
one of last weeks papers that one Of the
riders, who has lately been laboring under
the temporary honor Of being the 24-hour
| record holder simply for the District Of
Columbia, and not for America, as has been
stated, has seen fit to lay claim to this
record. At any rate he claims this record
and upon what ground no one Is able to
ascertain, unless it is that he rode from the
upper end Of the reservoir to the club house
| and return, what he calls twenty miles, in
| 1 hour 4 minutes and 40 seconds. In regard
| to this record I have but to call his atten-
| ton to the time made by Clapp and Hutch
| ings, who finished as near a tie as 1T was
possible for a put-up job to make It, in the
| ArlingtOn handicap road race on October