The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-11
WHEELING NOTES.

Club Runs and Gossip About the Local
Bicyclists.
The Bergen Lady Cyclists took a spin
Yesterday to the Newark Bay Yacht Club
house.
The Hudson County Wheelinen will
have O run on Saturday afternoon to
Riverside Drive. They will leave the
club house as two O'Clock il the after
noon. The Sunday run will be 10 Boon
ton and the start will be froa. the Clue
house at eight O'Clock in the evening.
The Road COMMITTEES of the Catholic
Club Cyclers has the runs Tor
this month. Next Sunday they viii go
to Coney Island. On Sunday. May 81.
they will go to Yonkers. The following
Sunday the trip will be to Morristown
AMI on Decoration Day they will go out
to Irvington TO see the big road race.
The committee Of the jersey City A. G.
did not meet on Monday night,ca a. a
quorum failed TO respond. A call has
been issued for a meeting next Monday
night. If the weather continues. the
w6eelmen will probably open The season
before Memorial Day.
The Road Committee of the Palma
Club has not announced a club run for
Sunday.
header and was laid up for repairs for
several days, is able now to mount his
bike.
Ammon, the light weight of the
PaImas, tested the resistance of his wheel
last night. Rider AID wheel returned in
tact.
sam Hathaway is recuperating up in
Pike County. Several of the Palma
wheelmen paid him a visit on Sunday.
The Wheeling Division OF the Jersey
City A. G. will follow the plan of other
bicycle clubs and seleco Il Road Commit
tee.
The New Jersey A.C. anticipate q large
number of entries for the handicap two
mile bicycle race for Hudson county
wheelmen, to be contested on Decoration
Day.
The Union County Roadsters OF Rah-
way will hold a race meet Oh decoration
Day. Six races will be run, intending a
oue-mile novice. haIf-mile handicap, and
oue-miis handicap.
Adyices from England state that X. A.
Vogt, the well known racer. has broken
all records FROM TWO TO ten miles on the
Hsrne Hill track. His time for ten miles
ia "a minutes 81 seconds.
Several Palma wheelmen took a trip
LAST night 60 Bergen Point.
Frederick Shafto aud EdWard Chan
dler of the Hudson County Wheelmen
are entered for the Two mile race Tor the
championship of Hudson County az the
New Jersey Athletic Club games on Dec
Grafton Day.
McAllister, the crack rider of Bayonne,
liz also entered for this race, and it Is con-
fidently expected by his friends thar he
will carry of the championship as ne is
training hard and is In excellent condi-
ton. There is an unknown, however.
training for this race under the expert
direction of Mr.. George Spearing of
Bayoune, who is expected to give Nc
Allister a hard tussle.
Mr.. Hunter of the New Jersey Athletic
Club is one of the most popular wheelmen
III Bayonne. He thinks Of going on the
path this summer and his friends antici-
pate many honors for him.
VIM. l.. Darmer, the crack rider of the
Hudson County WheelDien is riding fast
This season. He is training ~assiduously
and several of the State and county cham
pionships will be added to his already
large list of victories.
The employees of Frank Evelaud's
shops took q spin last night to Bergen
Point.
Sidney Allen of Communipaw avenue
is the crack rider of the GreenvIile
Wheelmen.
John Dingwall, who is known through
out Lafayette and Greenville as a society
man and prominent In amateur theatrical
circles, has taken to wheeling, and is go
lug In for road racing.
Fred. w. Pangborn of the Journal has
been taking quiet rides Sunday after
moons of late. He is getting to be quite
an enthusiastic cycler.
Among Greenville's wheelmen is
NJudge" Adolph LANCER, who finds time
TO take q spin occasionally, IN spite of his
judicial duties.