Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-30
NEWS OF THE CYCLISTS.
General Interest in the New District
Track.

GeneraI Interest In the New District
Track.
The question of a cycle racing track has
by no means been settled, although several
overtures have been made by the Associated
Cycling Clubs. this organization having
charge Of the affair. In another column
Of today's Star appears an advertisement
| Inviting parties having suitable sites for a
track to communicate with the secretary
Mr.. VIC. Cook, 3295 NJ street northwest,
and give particulars concerning their prop
erty.
A meeting of the Associated Cycling
| Clubs was held on Thursday evening at the
Gormully & Jeffrey Company's store on 14th
street, nearly a full representation being
present. The meeting of one week ago
Thursday had adjourned to this date. to
enable Mr.. w. H. Stearns, who represents
the syndicate which proposes building a
cycle track at Brightwood. to give the asso-
cation more minute particulars regarding
their Intentions but not having received
the reply to his New York correspondence,
ne was unable to give the particulars neces-
sary, and the meeting resulted in q desul-
tory conversation as to the best thing to
90. The syndicate proposes issuing $4,000
worth Of stock, in shares of SO each. As
the associated clubs, from their present
outlook, would only have about $1,000 in
hand, the majority of stock would remain
In the hands of the syndicate, and the
cyclers would have to depend upon the
large stockholders and it may be difficult
to make these gentlemen understand just
what is best for the class they are catering
70 10. me street car company is naturally
the most interested party, as a majority of
the spectators would be carried to the track,
| and 1t is on their account that the meeting
was unable to do anything.
Inc track, as proposed at present. is to be
Of paving brick. but this in all probability
Will be altered, the association considering
II impossible to get a perfectly good sur
face with them.
The Washington Road Club will hold their
usual monthly meeting at the military cy-
ciists' rooms, 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, on Wednesday evening next at 7:3O
O'Clock, and several members are to be pro-
posed
The club has now nearly sixty members
on the rolls, but the continuing recruits bid
fair to bring the total back to it's old stand
point-seventy-fve members. Nine men,
bers were expelled at the last meeting and
their names posted in the associated clubs
black book. and a copy sent to every club
secretary In the association. The track
movement Is watched closely, but most
members doubt the advisability of allowing
the funds to be put in the hands of men to-
tally unacquainted with the necessities of
racing men. and the associated clubs will
probably take steps to get and manage
track OF their own, and kept exclusively for
cycling. All propositions under considera-
ton at present have the horseback night
mare on the outside, and 1t Is an open Ques-
ton how 1t will work.
There is club in this CITY, and only
one that takes no Sunday runs, and that is
the newly organized Y. NJ. c. A. Club re-
Gently organized, as published In The Star
few days ago, and persons desiring to
join should send their applicat lions to the
association rooms. on New York avenue.
The Initial run was made up the Conduit
road, as far as Cabin John bridge, with
about dozen members, under the leader
ship of Capt. Macarthur.
The last meeting of the Potomac Wheel
men was an interesting one, and there
was a large attendance. The club will hold
one-mile club championship race on the
10th Of May, and the entries must be in not
later than two days before the time fixed
gomery and A. C. Tindall are members of
the committee to make arrangements for
the race.
Harry Higham, jr., arranged a Baltimore
trip for yesterday. and expected to have
about twenty-five wheelmen in the party
1t was not the intention OF Mr.. Higham to
have his party ride against time, but merely
to go out for a days enjoyment in the
country.
Among those who participated in the
run of unattached wheemen were George
Suppes, Arthur Ball, George Lewis. Robert
Slagle George F. Suppes, Thomas Singleton,
Stanley H. Smith. George Thompson, John
Craft p. Slater, o. Lewis, c. L. Shattuck.
James NJ. Wade. George c. Sutton, J. c.
McDearman, Charles F. Osterman. George
Vogt F. l.. Osterman j. H. Thomas, Otto
Kleinhenn and others.
A meeting of the cycle club captains was
held at the residence of Chief Consul French
last week to discuss the proposed Washing
ton-Denvcr relay ride. Chief Consul French
went to Baltimore two days ago and con-
suited with Chief Consul Mott of MARYLAND
about the arrangements being made in his
division, as 1t Is proposed that Washington
riders participate in the MARYLAND terrItorv