The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-21

WHEELS WE'RE STILL
BlcYclists Were Forced by
the Severe Storm to
Abandon Runs.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS TOURNEY
Many Athletic Collegians Will
Meet On the Track-Yacht-
ing, Lacrosse and Ten
mis- Notes.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS TOURNEY


The storm caused a sad disappointment to
the wheelmen. The club ruis fixed for
Saturday and yesterday were abandoned
A few reckless cyclists went out, but came
home soaked to the skin, and laid an
elegant foundation for an attack of pneu-
monia.
The Peoples Palace cyclists would have
had a big turnout on Saturday had the day
been fair. a score or more of the bicyclists
went to the Bay street ferry, but the Rev.
J. l.. Wells decided the event off until next
Saturday. They will go Central Park.
There are 1876 enrolled in the Peoples Palace
cycling division.
The Catholic Club Wheelmen were to have
gone to Piermont, but wisely remained at
home. Rubber coats and leggings were sug
gested. but the wheelmen said nay.
ThE Hamilton wheelmen had made ar
rang Enents for the opening run yesterday.
They expected to go to Pessaic Falls, but
put in a happy day at the clubhouse.
The Castle Point cyclers are boomers
and several applications will go in at the
next meeting.
&. Kraft and E. Matthey of the Castle
Point Cyclers are training for the I~rvington-
Milburn race on Decoration Day. They are
speedy and have plenty of stay.
The leaders for the LOCO mile medals of
the C.. P. C. are L. Matthey, who has rid
den 600 miles this month; G. Kraft, who
has covered 534, and C. Hasbrouck, who has
514 miles.
The Castle Point Cyclers viii move into
their new quarters on Tune l.
The Race Committee of the Metropolitan
Association of Cycling Clubs do not appear
to be much annoyed over the threats made
by w. Simmons, the colored wheelm al of
Brooklyn, whose entry has been reject ed for
the IrEington-milburn road race. The com
mittee affirm that the managers of the Pull
men road race last season debarred coiored
riders, and that they have followed the ex-
ample set by the Western cyclists. The
committee further state that Simmons evil
IDENTIFY overlookS the fact that they reserved
the right to reject any entry. They contend
that ii Simmons is inclined to ride over the
course on May SO he may do so, but the
officers of the race state that he will ride on
his own responsibility, and viii not berecog-
nized in the distribution OF prizes
The MARYLAND State Neutrality-suspicious.
cycling record was broken Saturday by
Elmer G. Davis in a race against time under
LAW. rules. He covered 240 miles IN
fifteen hours, actual running time. The first
100 miles was done in d heavy rain, which
had made the roads unfit for fast time. He
tllcn retired, and it was expected the I'M
equal contest would be abandoned, but five
hours later he manfully started out to COM
plete his task. Davis Is only 81 years old,
and now holds oil the State records.
The FreEch correspondent of the London
Sporting Life, writing from Paris under
date Of May 8, says
Zimmerman and Banker have been train
ing on the road all week, and it was only
yesterday afternoon that they, for She first
time, started path work at Buffalo. On
asking them their opinion as to the Seine
track they said they really thought that
that would be the best, as the 'straights'
were longer, and consequently there was a
better chance of contesting in a race where
there might be a close finish"