Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-15

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!" "eH On .ne foau "neh
the mist had cleared away and the bright rays
OF the sun shoae upon them
Those who went out in the morning enioved
themselves for tho reaeon That tbov bod no In,
- .n,o,,,o. Il a. -. -, -. A..
" anu 'n'y were MOI annoSeo os 'he
us"a' "rse hunoer oi 'ehlcies 'ha' are Sener-
ally or the roads on Sundays. The rain early
IN the morning had settled the dust and the
sandy roads especially were in excellent condi-
ton.
Then. too. tire wheelmen who'vent in search
of trailing arbutus. and there were many of
them, had the woods all to themselves. a the
ground was entirely TOO moist for the many
ladies and children VINO would have been in
search Of spring flowers had the weather been
favorable.
Many OF the wheelmen who did not go out
,n,s -, ,b. rond NJ ~ ,h .oun uasan,
went out on short runs to some OF the nearby
villages or 10 some one Of the few road houses
i'i Ills sec'ioh.
NEED FOR GOOD ROAD HOUSES.
oNoW that the RIDING season has fairly opened
and the summer weather will soon be here the
riders of the silent steed arc tnrning their at
,.,,;or ,, Oh. oros,;o,, -, 80 ho,so, "a
other WAGES WHARF tbav c.n ston md aet ac-
coro-,pdat;ors a;,h.r :, Az 80, So - ~. 81
niobt's Iodpiro A. nre.evt tbo ,,hsa;r,a, ..
that the Observation-Disclosures IN mi. rerard s ~
verv limited and wnan thav $50 o,t g. y Co,
urdav NIGHTS tr;n tbev have brt few n,acss
from Which 70 select bo,sa w,ers thapt .ro
sure of acrcnmod,,,ons The nons.-nct;or 80
tba severaI electric ra;,ro.S. AVN, ths 80
few wears however bos largely Increased The
number OF such places. and soon the vheeimen
- a., 80 =. 49,, .,'ah sto.,;. ,.,s.n %.
are en;oved nv the whseimen ~ pthsr r;t;es US
Another Question under con .iderat;on Is that
Of carrvinc a comn,ets renairna omtt;t On club
rrns hocansa - t,a i.h;I;t - 80 ~ ~ -
the nneumat,c tires 70 owe ont nn Tho 800 u
II il trne that nearly syerv whesIm.r carr;ss a
snnnlv of tools and material hut ,bs snnDlv
thai Is nsnaI,v carried does not aIw.vs meat H.
emergency and IL frannentlv hanoans that
some wbeeiman has IN he csrted tp : rai,rosJ
station. and il is NOT ALWAYS thai there is rail.
rosd station easv 70 rs.cb
CENTURY RUN OF THE GEoRGETowNs.
"The GEORGETOWN Cycle Club In again nm
ton ~ vas the rsm.rk ~ C.rt Cob ,ha o.ho.
A.. o. -. =. A.. =,
u"!' no 'eief'eo W mo century run oi the
club last Sunday. which. by the way. is the first
century run OF the season. The ride of more
than hundred miles Was made over the road
between here and Frederick. 1t was the inten-
ton of Capt. Cook to have started at $50
o. clock in the morning. bat at that hour the
rain was pouring down and the wheelmen
found it impossible to start, but an hour later,
when the sky looked brighter, the start was
made, and il was not until Sligo was reached
that the heavens again opened and caused the
riders to seek shelter. A second time the rain
caused an interruption. and this time the wheel
men were within five mile, of NechanicsviIle
Half an hour WAS lost and after riding through
some mud the Georgetown cyclers
rode into Mechaui,sviIle. There thew were
Joined by Bowie of the Washington Road Club
and be started with them to make the balance
of the century ride. From this noint to Tsv.
louisville the road was 40 heavy and the wheels
idea Of returning an d Abandoning the run. as.
pecialIy when the chain on Rowies wheel hrote
and he was compeled 10 oet the assista,ca ~ a
native and dor cart to reach the nearest rail-
road station. eiobt miles distant
But Can't Cool xas determined IN reco,d :.
century Il nossihi. and az he with Tho o,ba-s
on the RIM waited mill pow;a soot.d v;.h !.
colored man Leb;nd nnIs :tsrtsJ Co.. ,ha
raiIroad stat;on srS ,hs, thas,' $500 ~ ~ 'aS
on tbronpb the nd 10 Frsder;cI TSa p doa
90, o o ". Auo oos
sn,;oms :" rnra i on S anu 'hv aer was hos
money enonoh 10 Inv drr,;csta - VI. TO-, -
cared .taed exsrc.;s asi;n;,s o o. ns long
with the wheel In an upright position, present
wind the sIow hnt NJ s;Iant .,aad 1917" sa.S ~.
way through the mud in the direction of the
sound Of a railroad whistle.
As soon as "Old jack and his cargo got out
OF sgn' we weather changed, and instead OF
rain the wheelmen ENJOYED the sunshine
Wnen point thirty-hve miles from home
was reached stop was made for lunch and at
Newmsrket dinner was ordered at the Grifith
House. Frederick was soon reached and .
snort time afterward the wheelmen were seated
at table on which were spring chickens, roast
beef and sundry articles in the vegetable line.
Inc amount OF food consumed can only be