The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-10
A. A. U. championship. which was held at
Bergen Point.
,Eurn of the wheel.

Turn OF the wheel.
Considerable interest is manifested in the
outcome Of the meeting Of the Executive
Committee Of the League Of the American
Whcelmen, which will be held at the Grand
Union Hotel on May IL.
The second trip Of the Peoples Palac
bicyclers will be made OF Saturday to Pros
pect Park, Brooklyn. Those who would
like to accompany the party are requested to
meet on tho 1870 P. NJ. Annex boat, foot OF
Exchange place. Colors will be provided
for the tourists when they arrive at the boat:
Ladies and gentlemen are invited, and VIII
be expected to defray their own expenses.
Chas II. Peckham, who is familiar with the
route, will act as pilot, and be designated by
special colors, and as ladies are expected In
the line, all OF the party will be requested to
move slowly, and not go ahead OF the pliiot,
but keep In sight of him while on their
wheels. Captain Bender with his lieuten-
ants win be. on hand, and everything done TO
give the young people @ safe and pleasant
journey.
Will Darmer Of the Hudson County Wheel
men, who rode from New York to Phlla-
delphia by the side of the tally-ho coach a
few days ago, intends taking another trip
and expects to beat the coach home.
The Asbury Park Wheelmen have ar
ranged the following programme for their
Decoration Day meet:-One mile novice, one
mile open, class b: half mile open, class b.;
two-thirds mile, A.P.W championship; one
mile handicap, class B; two mile handicap,
class A: half mile for boys under fifteen
wears, half mile open,- class A; one mile
Monmouth county championship. Among
the probably starters in the latter event are
Harry F. Martin, A.P.W.; Arthur Minton,
Red Bank Cyclers, and Murray Foster, At
lantic Highlands Wheelmen.
Pinochle and Pool,
The mixed team tournament, in which
five Of the prominent Republican clubs are
engaged, was continued last night at the
.cosey rooms of the Wanser Club. Tho first
round of pinochle and pool were decided,
The Wansers exeeled in the pinochie and the
Lafayette Battery made a record IN pool
that will probably give them tue honors.
They had a clean record of victories.
In pinochle the Wanserites won IS and
lost 8. The Minkakwa Club won 70 and lost
IA, the Lafayette Battery, won Il and lost 9,
and lost is, and the Indian Republican Club
won 10 and lost Ii. In the pool contests the
Lafayette Battery won four and lost none,
the Wanser team won 2 and lost 2, the
Indians won l and lost 2, the Minkakwas
won none and lost 2, and the Young Mems
Republican Club won none and lost 2.
John Dingwall, Chairman of the Joint
Committee, looked after the records.
William Decker was the referee.
Target and Trap.
The Miller Rifle Club had its regular
weekly shoot for class medals last night IN
the clubs range. Fischer had the best tar
get. He was only seven points behind the
maximum score. The totals of the targets
were:-Fischer, 243; Schmidt, 240: Meyns,
23S; Miller, 236; Vogel, 2S2; Captain Dewey,
22S; Zoch. 227; Berckman, 227; Vanderhey-
den, 226; VIII, 223; Rogers, 220.
The Schlicht Rife Club had a tournament
on Tuesday night on Its range. G. Seibel
and George Dave tied for first prize with 70.
In the shoot off Seibel won. The other win
ners were Schlicht, who had II, and Meyer,
who had 70. The best possible score was Is.
The Hoboken Gun Club will have a shoot
at live birds this afternoon, on the clubs
grounds, at Secaucus.