The Washington times., 1894-09-23
WITH THE LOCAL WHEELMEN
What Is Going on Among Knights of
the Silent Steed.
COMING HANDICAP ROAD RACE
Associated Cycle Clubs Of the District Will
Have Charge of the Higham Twenty Mile
Race Affair Cyclers Had an Unpleasant
Experience, Losing Their Way.

with nall oil Its members deeply interested
in the attempts of Wrenn and Fister to break
the American twenty-four hour road record,
and the remainder entirely wrapped up III
the numerous social events of the opening
season, very little road riding has been done
recently by the Georgetown Cycle Club. For
two consecutive Sundays now the regular
club runs have been abandoned in view of the
aforesaid trials of Wrenn and Fister, and not
until next week will they be resumed. The
run for to-day week is to Marlboro, Md, and
a large attendance is anticipated, as their
long rest and the cooler weather will draw
the wheelmen out in large numbers.
The members of this club thoroughly enjoy
the many comforts and convenences to be
found in their new clubhouse. and every
evening large parties congregate in the par
lor smoking, and billiard rooms, where every
thing conducive to good time can be found.
Every week brings its quota of new members
into the club, and it bids fair TO become the
largest and most popular organization of its
character ever founded in this city.
Messrs. Leisure and Chase, touring cyclists
from Philadelphia, were the guests of the
Georgetown Club last week for several days.
The Associated Cycle Clubs of the District
held their regular meeting at the Georgetown
Cycle Clubhouse, corner Twenty-ffth and NJ
streets, last Thursday evening and nearly all
the delegates were present. After the regular
business had been transacted letter from H.
w. Higham was read, requesting the associa-
ton to assume entire charge OF the twenty
mile handicap road race, which he has
ranged to take place on the 10th OF October
A committee was appointed TO wait on Mr..
Higham TO learn his wishes in the matter.
Should the association decide to manage the
race they will undoubtedly secure the services
of Mr.. Merriam, the Maryland Handicapped, so
as to insure the most satisfactory disposition
of all the participants.
This race promises to be the cycling event
of the season and under the new arrangement
of affairs will demonstrate the praeticability
of the Associated Cycle Clubs managing all
local events of this character.
TOOK THE WRONG ROAD.
Two small parties of the Affair Cyclists left
the club headquarters last Saturday evening
within half an hours time of each other. The
first, composed of Theodore Duvall and
Robert E. Layton, started at o'clock p. m.
for Hyattstown. Nd, while F. B. Weaver.
Charles r. Moran, and A. j. Cox left a half
hour later for Frederick, Nd. Both parties
traversed the same road rs far as Laytons-
NIlic, Nu6Ib IL6 ldllbI dIElNou JUST ltA Hill
utes behind the former but from that point
on they were unable to learn anything con-
corning the whereabouts of the two cyclers
in advance. Subsequent developments dis
closed the fact that Duvall and Layton took
the wrong road short distance from Lay
louisville and did not learn their error until
they reached Ridgeville on the Baltimore and
Frederick pike. from which place they were
compelled 70 return to Damascus IN order TO
take the correct road TO Hyattstown. No
wonder they disappeared as if wiped from off
the face of the earth.
= Messrs. Cox. Weaver, and Moran con-
tinued their ride from Laytonsville through
Damascus, New Market 10 Frederick, at
which place they arrived about IL o. m,
being just five hours and a half on the road.
The latter half of the trip was made by moon
light. The scenery along this route is beau
tiful under the most ordinary circumstances,
but when illuminated by the effulgent rays of
a harvest moon il is a sight we'll worth the
exertion required to ride the fifty-six miles to
witness.
Just before reaching Frederick a catas-
trophe was narrowly avoided by one of the
wheelmen, who came near riding at full speed
into lowered tollgate at the foot of steep
hill, which was not plainly discernible, owing
TO the uncertain light cast by the moon.
Early Sunday morning the three eyclers left
Frederick on their way to Hagerstown, but
had not ridden more than two miles Wnen
Moran was compelled to return on account OF
the sudden collapse OF both the tires en- his
wheel. The other wheelmen continued their
ride. although attended with some difficulties,
being detained on top of the mountains for
nearly two hours during a severe thunder
storm. They returned home from Hagers-
town on the first train Sunday morning
greatly benefited by their outing
Phil Huntington will represent this club in
the higam twenty-mile handicap road race
next month.
PoToMAC's CROSS COUNTRY RUN.
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