The Washington times., 1894-09-30
WITH The LOCAL WHEELMEN
What Is Going on Among Knights of
the Silent Steed.
GEORGETOWN CYCLERS ACTIVE
In Addition to the Regular Club Run To-day
Four Members Will Participate in the
Century Run of the Mercer County, New
Jersey, Wheelmen.

A trip to Laurel, Nd, was arranged for by
the members of the Georgetown Cycle Club
to take place to-day, and an unusually large
attendance is anticipated owing to the two
weeks rest which the wheelmen have had.
Dinner was ordered in advance, and as the
trip will be made over the old Washington
and Baltimore pike, there is every reason to
believe that due justice will be done the re-
past, for that road is not the best one in the
State by far.
Messrs Cook, Fister, Hunt, and Maher,
four OF the sturdiest riders OF this club, left
last night for Philadelphia, where they are to
be the guests of the Century Wheelmen.
Early this morning they were to leave Phila-
delphla on a special train for Trenton. n. J.,
where they will join the Mercer County
Wheelmen of that city on a century run.
They have not yet learned the point to which
the run was TO be made. There will be some
OF the best wheelmen in the country in at
tendance on this run, but the Georgetown
boys can hold their own with any OF them,
for they are hard TO beat.
The last century run to be made this sea-
son by the Georgetown Cycle Club will take
place next Sunday. the start to be made from
the corner Of Fourteenth street and the
NJ O:0U a. II. Inc trlp
will be over the usual route, TO Frederick and
return, and already twenty members have
sgnified their intention to participate in the
event, and great many more will probably
add their names to the list before the end OF
next week. 1t will undoubtedly be the
largest run of its character ever inaugurated
by the cyclists of this CITY. 1t will be run on
schedule of thirteen and half hours so as
to encourage the slower wheelmen to take
part, as it does not require much extra exer-
ton on the part OF a rider TO cover distance
OF 100 miles on the light. easy running wheels
OF to-day.
ALTAR BOYS LIKE OYSTERS.
On Monday evening last when the members
OF the Affair Cycle Club assembled at the
club headquarters for the regular weekly run
it was unanimously agreed to postpone the
cross country trip, intended for that evening,
and In lieu thereof, pay visit to one of the
oyster boats almost always to be found at the
Eleventh street wharf. Alter a roundabout
ride through the city the boys arrived at the
wharf and were soon on board one of the
oyster boats from Cobb's Island, where they
kept four men husting for some time shuck-
ing the delicious bivalves.
The regular monthly meeting Of the club
will be held tomorrow evening and arrange
ments will then be consummated fora number
OF long trips to be taken during the next few
weeks.
At meeting of the West Washington cy-
clists, held last week, the following officers
Were elected to serve until next spring: Harry
3. Houghton, captain; Walter L. Burch. lieu
tenant, and H. I. Taggart, jr.. business man
ager
During the winter this club will hold meet
ings every two weeks for the mutual enter
talnment OF its members The first of this
series OF gatherings will be held on the 10th of
october, when the members will have de-
bate, the subject OF which will be- ''Resolved,
That milkmen are more honorable than law
yers."
Three very prominent members Of the cycle
CLUBS IN Georgetown were ANONYMOUSLY
halted and placed under arrest last Saturday
evening while riding through the village of
Falls Church, Va, on the cinder path which
serves the purpose of pavement fer the rural
pedestrian. They were brusquelyl informed
by the constable that they had violated averv
stringent law, and a fine of 50 50 was i'm
posed on each offender, or in lieu thereof
their wheels would be accepted as collateral.
Happily the wheelmen were provided with
the ready cash. and upon the payment of
$3.50 TO the constable they were allowedlto
continue on their way to Vienna. while he
strobe off, greatly elated by the unexpected
addition to his record and the funds of the
municipal treasury.
Messrs. Price and Bragunier, two of
Hagerstown's hardy cyclists, rode to this city
last Tuesday, traversing the old pike through
Gaithersburg and Rockville They will re-
turn 10 Hagerstown next Tuesday via Lay
louisville, Damascus, and New Market, thus
taxing In the scenery on both routes