The Washington times., 1894-09-16
WITH THE LOCAL WHEELMEN
What is Going on Among the Bicycle
Riders ana Clubs.
NRENN TRYING FOR THE RECORD
Georgetown Cycle Clubs Aspirant for the
Twenty-four Hour Road Honors Started
Last Evening in His Attempt to Lower
Wahrs Colors-Late Club Notes and Gossip.

Last Sunday was q schorcher as far as the
weather was concerned, but it did not affect
the attendance on the regular weekly run of
the Georgetown Cycle Club, which was to
0ccoquan Falls, Va. Twenty-four members
left the club eedguarters at an early hour
and arrived at the Occoquan House in good
time for the wholesome dinner which had
been previously ordered.
Owing to the very dusty condition of the
roads and the extremely warm weather, and
more perhaps to their inexperience in road
riding, several of the participating wheelmen
were overcome by the many adverse circum-
stances, rendering it necessary for their COM
rades TO doctor them up sufficiently to enable
them to continue the ride.
There will not be club run to-day, as
most of the members were desirous OF wit
Messing Mr.. Wrenn's attempt to lower the
| American twenty-fcur hour road record last
night, which entirely untitled them for any
undue e1ertions to-day. The run for next
! Sunday has been abandoned, as Mr.. j. J.
Fister will make another effort TO capture the
much-coYeted prize.
The fall cycling season promises TO be a
lively one among the members of the Affair
! Cycle Clu b, who anticipate doing consider
able road riding during the next two months.
Already arrangements have been made by
small parties of the cycers to take the popu-
! lar Saturday night trips. returning home sun
day evening or Monday morning.
Yesterday evening Messrs. +. b. Weaver.
| Charles Il. Moran A. ]. Cox, Louis Weaver,
and Robert Layton, of this club, started for
! Frederick. where after spending the night,
! they will make an early start this morning
| and ride to Hagerstown, from which place a
! short run will be taken to some one OF the adj
jacent battefelds. The return home will be
made by train.
ALTAR CYCLE CLUBS RUNS.
The regular monthly meeting of the club
was held last Monday evening, when a sched-
ule of runs for the remainder of this month
was adopted. Century badges were awarded
TO Messrs. Cox, F. B. Weaver, and Williams.
! These badges were specially designed for the
Affair Club, and are OF unique and original
pattern. The badge or pin consists Of capi-
| tai c. from the sides of which extend the cX-
/ panded wings of the American eagle. the left
hand wing bearing the letter and the oppO-
site one the initial C, the three letters COM
/ bined being the initials OF the club, while the
large central @ serves also as the sign of 100,
! or a century.
/ From the lower edge of the wings the bars
are suspended, one bar being added for each
/ century ridden The whole badge is made of
/ silver with the letters in blue enamel, thus
/ comprising as near as possible the club colors,
/ which are blue and gray. They form a hand
/ some souvenir, and from the present outlook
I the club viii be under the expense Of furnish
/ ing great many more to the aspiring cy clers
/ before the season Is over.
After the meeting Monday evening the
members took a short run 10 the foot of
Eleventh street. anticipating feast of oysters,
/ but they were little TOO late for the dLsky
1 knights of the knife and were compelled to
[ content themselves with few warm water
melons
/ Mr.. Charles Weaver is summering at Wash
! ington Grove, where Re has frequent use for
his silent steed.
WITH THE POTOMAC wHEELMEN.
Last Sunday the Potomac Wheelmen went
to Diekey's where. after a hearty breakfast,
they INDUCED in fishing. bathing, and other
quiet means Of passing the time on a warm
day. One of Dickey's famous dinners was
greatly enjoyed by the wheelmen, and after
/ spending quiet afternoon, the boys returned
! to this city.
At recent meeting of the club Mr. J. VI.
! Ober resigned his position as secretary in
! order to accept that of captain. The former
captain, Mr.. F. W. Buckler. was compelled
! to withdraw from active membership in the
! club. owing to his close confinement TO busi-
ness, which prevented him giving the requi-
| site attention to the duties of that position.
Some half dozen members took a run to
| Centerville. Nd last Wednesday, evening, a
! distance of about twelve miles. In the vicn-
! ity of the village the boys were so strongly
! tempted by the sight of a large watermelon
} Il. -
! raid on the delicious fruit. Those participating
in the run were Messrs. Childs, Montgomery,
| Roby, J. NJ. Ober, Charles Grace. and 0. \.
! Ober. Messrs. Frank Ellis aud Charles Grace
are contemplating trip TO Luray, Va. They
! expect to start on the 18th instant and ride
| down the Shenandoah Valley, returning over
/ the same road.
Sometime in the near future Mr.. James
| Marceron will take a trip to Leonardtown
and Piney Point, Nd
The wheelmen who have been in training
! for several weeks past are gaining rapidly
| both in strength and speed and good show
| ing is justly expected from them when they
! go on the track.
series of entertainments will be inaugu-
rated for the winter months, thus greatly en-
! hancing the interest in club affairs during
| that dull period in the cycling year.
| Mr.. r. r. Burr, .he popular treasurer of
this club has just returned from a trip to
| lower Maryland, where he spent very pleas
ant vacation. A cross-country run is in order
| for to-day and large attendance is expected
Capt. Ober intends TO strictly enforce the
rules relative to scorching on club runs. This
fast riding has kept great many members
| from attending the regular weekly runs and
it is his purposeto stop it entirely.
WEST WASHINGTON cYcLERs.
The West Washington cyclers have been
doing very little riding owing to the absence
of majority of the members, but by next
week they will resume their regular weekly
| runs.
Yesterday evening Messrs. Braitmayer and
Houghton arrived home from New York after
an absence of about twelve days. They left
New York Thursday morning at a. m. and
reached Philadelphia about O'Clock the
same day, making century run. At Will
| mington they took the train to Baltimore, as
the roads were almost impossible for wheel
| men, the dust in some places being more than
| six inches deep. They were met Just outside
| of the city limits by a contingent of the club
| members. who escorted them to their homes
| The boys are justly proud of their long ride,
and they deserve great deal of credit for the
unusual endurance displayed by such young
| devotees of the wheel
at the Grange Camp Fair now in progress on
Alexander Island, Va, have created consid-
cradle interest among the local wheemen,
and some very exciting contests are antici-
pated. Among the mauy valuable prizes
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