The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-14
CLOS FINE PRIZES
The Mos. Handsome and
Most Valuable Ever Of
feTed by a Local
Club.
BUSY NIGHT FOR BoWLERs
Tie Clip.ons Win a Double Vic
tory From the Volunteers
Football Gossip.
BUSY NIGHT FOR BoWLERs

Road Committee of the Clio Wheelmen
decided upon the prizes which are to De
awarded in the bicycle parade on
Thanksgiving Day and the ten mile nan
dicap road race in the afternoon. In the
matter of prizes the committee has met
with unexpected success. All of the
prizes have been donated and be 1t SAID
to the credit of those who presented them
hat they are without exception the nm
est and NOSE valuable ever offered Tor
such an event. In the parade the most
important trophy will, of course. be the
one for the club with the largest num-
Der of riders in line and the
has decided to award for this purpose
the handsome silver water pitcher pre-
scented by The Jersey City News" The
individual prizes for the best decorated
wheels will be six in number, three for
wheelmen and three for wheelwomen.
Just what these prizes will be the Com
mittee has not yet decided. they finding
it no easy matter to select from the
many handsome articles offered for the
purpose. The wheelmen and wheelwomen
who compete for these prizes can rest
assured that whatever efforts they put
forth in the line of decorations will be
well rewarded.
Inc TUFTS WIZ VIII COliPSlC Ia ShS
handicap race can certainly find no fault
with the manner in which the Committee
has looked after their interests. The
first time prize in this event will be the
handsome bronze Cock presented by the
Jersey City News" AS the man who
covers the course in the best time will
unouestionably be entitled to the title
of champion of Hudson County the COM
mfttee decided to award him the most
valuable prize and so The Jersey City
News" trophy was selected. The second
time prize will be a pretty parlor re-
ception chair of solid mahogany. To the
rider crossing the finish line first will
be awarded the "Stearns Cup" valued
at $40 and presented by Mr.. John W.
Laws. The Committee having decided
to make the Thanksgiving Day ten mile
road race an annual affair, they will
not give a clear title to this prize until
it has been won twice by the same man.
The rider who wins the race on Thanks
giving Day, however, will be allowed
possession of the cup until it is again
competed for. The second prize will be
another silver cup, presented by Mr.. w.
Salter, of Bayonne, and which will be
known as the 'sWillowhaven Trophy"
For third prize Mr.. Walter Roome, the
well known rider, also offers a silver cup
The fourth prize has not yet been Sc
lected. The fifth prize will be a pair of
bicycle shoes. If the entries warrant it,
the COMMITTEES may increase the list of
prizes to ten. The entry blanks will be
out in a day or two and all the clubs in
the county will receive them. Those not
receiving blanksy however, may send
their entries direct to Secretary T. Ed
ward Longfield, No. II Madison avenue,
this city. The entry fee has been fixed
at one dollar.
Arcanum WEeeImen.
That the Arcanuin Wheelmen intend to
play no small part in the big bicycle
parade on Thanksgiving was fully de-
Inonstrated last evening when the mem
bers turned out in large numbers to
the regular meeting and enthusiastically
discussed arrangements for the parade,
but little time being devoted to routine
business. The discussion was in regard
members deciding to have all wheels
decorated alike so that the club might
be readily distinguished from the other
clubs. In order to have the plans car
ried out fully a committee, consisting of
Captain Barr, Mr.. Webb and A. A. Lam
ger. was appointed for the purpose
and the club will make a fine showing.
The club also decided to hold a smoker
and progressive eHehre" at the Club
Captain Barr will furnish the talent
and promises a good time to all the
been donated for the aeuchre.S as an
incentive for the euchre experts to turn
out. Arrangements We're also made for
Sunday. The start will be made from
Linden Hall promptly at half past eight
o'clock. All the institutions at Snake
New CAMDEN Record.
Tho Hardifar brothara PhiIiu and
William, OF the Excelsior Boat Club,
now claim the worlds tandem record
Ier i~e1 they state @n that p on Monday, on
a course near Plainfeld, they rode the
distance unpaced in forty-five minutes.
time 'a breaFs w ali ges5rd up paced uo ~. or u IN
paced, on track or road. It is not the
first time that the Hardifer brothers
remarkable achievement of Monday will
surprise even their most sanguine ad-
mirers. They claim that they are now
in better form than ever before, and
propose to annihilate several other rec
ords before the advent of winter puts
a check on the sport.
Eric Railroad and Bicycles.
The Erie Railroad Company has finally
issued an order concerning the carrying
of bicycles, which will do away with all
controversy fsct Tsce or d tnis much of tS yex sdpr snp,
Court DEGREES that the releases demand
ed by the railroad companies are of no
value, and that If the bicycle is dam
aged on the train or while in the care
of the railroad employees, the COMPANY
is liable and nag can be collected.
A new circular issued by the Erie Com
pany provides that on and after Novem-
Der 30 each bicycle carried On the bag
gage cars will be subject to a charge
for transportation the same as the
charge required for 100 pounds excess
baggage. with the exception that the
minimum collection in any case will be
fifteen cents instead of Twenty-Five cents,
as is charged for excess baggage. The
fee win be COLLECTED by the baggage
master at the railway station, who will
check the wheel through to its destina-
fion. as nearly all the leading lines are
adopting this rule and will honor all
exchange checks. The general manag
is very emphatic in cautioning baggage
masters to use the greatest care in
handling the bicycle, to avoid breakage
and consequent claim for damages. II
IS understood that owing to the great
Increase IN the number of wheels trans
ported during the summer season, Dag
gage cars will be fitted with hangers in
the tops of the cars, in which bicycles
can he placed and carried out OF danger
Of being broken by trunks.
Cycle Versus Carriage.
One hears a wonderful lot Of talk
shout how the bicycle has hurt the car
riage trade and many believe 1t. Yet
shcre have been no proofs that such IS
TIA case, declares. "varnish."
Two wears ago a blight settled on the
carrsa re trade. as 1t did on many other
%trwip6sa II was a simr3a raca