The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-28
TURN OF THE WHEEL.

Peoples Palace Btcyclists Had q
Merry Run TO Central PaslE. I'd
The third run on the bicycle by the young
men of the Tabernacle Peoples Palace was
quite an event last Saturday TO Central
Park. At two P. NJ. the company assembled
at the broad entrance Of the Bay Street
Ferry. The Rev. j. Lester Wells was on
hand early with his tourists satchel attached
to his wheel, full Of badges ready to distri-
butte to each one who joined the party. The
Rev. John L. Scudder. pastor of the Taber-
nacle, with his new '~.Spauldingn suit, entered
the line. The Rev. r. K. Wick OF the
Wayne Street Church, Frederick Pangborn
w. G. Ramsdell were among the invited
guests. Within an hour after leaving the
Jersey shore the roadsters reached the park.
At the Columbus statue they were Joined by
friends, w. d. Ives, c. v. Walsh, Miss E.
Collard, and others. The excurstonists took
the Boulevard to 10th street and thence in
to Riverside Drive to General Grants tomb.
On the return some made trips into the park.
All reached home about seven P. NJ, and
declared .heir run the most delightful of the
season. The fourth trip will be made next
Saturday to Newark. They win leave the
Five Corners at two P. NJ, and meet in New
ark, at General Kennedy's statue, in Mill
JaTY IdTk. at IQfe6 T.. Ill.,, dlQ E6buIu Ot6I
the Plank Road.
Twenty Of the Catholic Clubs cyclers par
ticipated in the run yesterday to Morris
town.
The Catholic Club cycIers had a big meet
ing on Friday night and completed arrange
ments for the team road race on July 4.
Ed. and Joe Hayes are training hard and
are. expeeted to finish pretty close to even
passing under the wire at the finish. Joe
Waylett, who has a new 25 lb wheel, Is con-
fdent that he will be near first place.
The Hudson County Wheelmen had a run
yesterday to Pompton and the boys turned
out well. 1t was the first pleasant Sunday
they had for several weeks.
Sanger. Tyler, Windle and other cracks
are getting in from on the track at Spring
field. Windle has reeled off a mile in Z. l3.
Banker was second In the big race at
Paris on Saturday for the grand Interna-
tional prize. Cashier won it.
G. M. Murphy beat the New York State
record for a mile at Syracuse on Saturday.
He covered it in 2.07. w. Murphy paced
him to the half in 1.02.
Philadelphia's bluest blooded men and
women will soon be seen astride wheels, as
they have organized the Centaur Bicycle
Club, with headquarters at No. LILO Ritten-
house street.
The action of the Town Committee of
Crawford In passing resolutions prohibiting
cycle races on the public highways, has
aroused the residents of other New Jersey
towns where wheelmen are accustomed to
hold club races, and road racing is likely to
be stopped. The roads in the vicinity Of the
Milburn twenty-five mile course have been
crowded with wheelmen every evening n
on Sunday for the past month, training for
the big race. Racing on the road is pro-
hibited, but great leniency has been shown
to the wheelmen. and they have % been
molested while training.
Last Sunday, however, some wheelmen,
while riding over the Milburn course, struck
a pedestrian. and as a result, complaint has
been lodged against cyclers racing over the
course. The town authorities nave decided
to limit the speed of cyclers to eight miles an
hour. but have agreed to place no restric-
tions on the speed of wheelmen N Decora-
tion Day. The racing men have been
anxiously awaiting the decision of the Mil
burn authorities, as fears were entertained
that tho rooa would he proHihifo1