Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-02
GEORGETOWN CYCLISTS.
Program Of Coming Runs, Races and
Entertainments.

Entcrt3lnm entBs
The Georgetown cyclists are always up
and doing" Captain Cook never allows
their activity to get below par. On Novem-
Der 10 there will be a big oyster roast. On
November % a twenty-miie road race will
be participated in. Twenty entries are ex-
pected. The course will be the Conduit
road, and the hour of starting o'clock.
The proposed Clifton handicap road race
at Baltimore on Thanksgiving has caught
the interest of the Georgetown wheelers,
and a large representation will go on. Ten
men from the local club will enter the con-
test. Who they will be has not yet been
have made enyious records wherever they
have gone, and a good report may be ex-
pected on this occasion.
November 10 has been fixed upon as the
date for the first of the proposed series
of semi-monthly club house entertainments
The program presented Will be chiefly
musical, literary and dramatic, though q
little spice will be thrown in at the end In
the form of a scientific sparring bout be-
tween two clever amateur disciples of Cor
bett.
A committee has been appointed by the
club to arrange two dances during the sea-
son just opening. They will be given at the
Rifles Armory. the first probably coming
off about the birth of the new year.
The annual election Of the club officers
will take place early in January.
Though Fister Of the Georgetown club has
had the twenty-four hour American cham
pionship road record wrested from him by
Yeatman, he does not intend to allow the
glory to long remain out of Georgetown,
and has determined to ride again as soon
as the weather becomes favorable to such
an undertaking. At the present time and
until the opening of spring the Conduit
road, where the majority of cycling con-
tests come of, Is not the place to assist
comfort. At this season the nights are
dark, frosty and foggy. This state of things
clothe himself but scantily while the con-
test was on. To the timers, PAGERS, judges,
referees, &C., who are incidentals to such
an affair, discomfort would also be consider
ably experienced.
The members of the Washington Road
Club have determined to change the name
of their organization to the Columbia Cy-
cling Club, the name of the old band of
wheelmen who merged themselves with the
present organization.
Next Sunday the Georgetown riders will
be photographed in a body In front Of their
club house. The schedule run to Marlboro
has, In consequence, been declared OFF.
The Observation-Disclosures Game.
Messrs. Delabarre and Milbank, repre-
senting the University of Pennsylvania
and Princeton, respectively, were at Tren-
ton, N. j., yesterday, and after inspecting
the interstate fair grounds, accepted them
for the foot ball game between these two
colleges on November 10. The contract for
the erection of bleachers to hold 10000
people was awarded and work will be be-
gun at once. The bleachers are in addi-
ton to the present grand stands, which
have a capacity of 5000.
A Great Racing Event.
The Texas state fair management has
arranged for the greatest racing event in
the history Of the south. The three fast
est geldings in the world will go in for
a free-for-all trot at the state fair grounds
tomorrow for purse of $1,000. Ryland T.,
record POI 3-4, owned by Bob Stewart Of
Kansas City; Dandy Jim, a San Antonio
horse with a record of 2. 10 IA, and Green
leaf. with a record of 2.10 IL, will be the
contestants. The match pacing race be-
tween Joe Patchen and Lena Hill for 81, 900
and 81 900 added by the association will
also take place tomorrow afternoon.
SlaVin Fou1ed Daily.