Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09


tank, few hundred feet below the dis
tributing or little reservoir. while the nnish
will be made near the center OF the stralgnt
and level stretch of road on the north side
of the reservoir The first man will be
showed across the tape at 2 o'clock IN the
afternoon and the finish will occur an nour
later. The whole affair will be over by
half-past o'clock. The entries Will close
at 10 O'Clock pm. on November q. Just
seven days before the race, In order to
give the Handicapped plenty of time to con-
scfentiously perform his work. me en-
trance fee will be 81. or double what 1t has
been in other races of the sort; but this Is
done for a number of reasons, and the
money secured from this source will be IN
been sent to all. cf,the surrounding cities,
and it Is expected to have a good OUTSIDE
representation al the start, which Will
doubtless force rhe locals to their utmost
speed. Though alblpf the prizes have not
as yet been named.i the leading prize will
be Sterling wheeAt
Club Road Supremacy.
For the club read, supremacy of the Dis
trict there will besa contest between the
Washington RoSd Club and the Arlington
wheelmen The latter team holds the
championship, Having won the title from
the old tee nj Of the Columbia Cycle Club,
when tina: organization. was In existence.
over three yearp ago. The Road Club is
District early II septemter for a twenty
mile race, andSthe Arlirgtons were the
only cyclists that paid any attention to the
challenge. The challenge called for race
between teams OIL four men from each club.
representing the best road riders. The
course was designated at the twenty-mile
distance over the Conduit road.
Both clubs have committees appointed to
make arrangements for the race, settling
upon the date and other prelimiEaries con-
nected with an affair of the sort Owing to
a misunderstanding on both sides. the com
In. at h<n Nn To
range a meeting. 1t IS most likely that In
the fore part of next week everything will
be settled at a meeting between the two
committees The racing team OF the AT
N. Mudd, jr.. J. j. F1ster, Bayard T. Wrenn
and R. H. Stone. The team Of the Wash
ington Road Club, unless some changes are
made. will be comprised of c. E. Cause,
George s. Ball. C. E. Wood and George E.
Smith.
A Match Race.
This Is to be q match race between T. N.
Mudd. jr.. and W. F. Sims. in which w. S.
Macarthur and ]. Hart Britain. respec-
lively, are the hackers. The preliminaries
Of the event have not as yet been arranged,
but from developments during this week
1t appears to be extremely likely that the
men will race. The proposed contest grows
out of a remark made by Mr.. Britain, who
offered 10 wager certain amount that
Sims could easily beat Mudd under any
ed the men will be started off separately.
Sims. most likely. going off minute ahead
of Mudd, the rider covering the course in
the quickest time to be declared the winner.
No pacing in the race Is to be tolerated.
The other event to come off will be
2O-mile contest between w. J. Tubman and
c. H. Cook. both members of the Washing
ton Road Club. This race Is sequel to
the recent race Of the club on the road.
Both Tubman and Cook were Checkers
at the turning point Of the course. at the
Anglers Club house. They had an i'm
promptu race on their way to the place.
and Tubman's tire being punctured near
Cabin John bridge. threw him out. Cook
rode on under the belief that he had ridden
his companion down. this being strengthen
ed by the fact that he did not materialize
boosted of this, and Tubman answered in
the form of challenge. The arrangements
for the race are left in the hands of Mr..
Jose of the Road Club so it is understood,
and each of the contestants will put up an
equal sum. WHICH will be turned into a
suitable prize and given to the winner.
The race will be especially interesting to
the friends of both riders, as it is supposed
that neither can ride the course in less
than an hour and half.
Relay Race to New York.
The Military Cyclists are all agog over
their relay race, which is to be run between
this city and New York on or about the
Goth instant. sA message from this city to
the metropolis is, calculated to be delivered
inside of twenty;-four hours. At noon on
the day of the relay General Ordway will
deliver a sealed letter to one Of the riders
at the National Guard Armory and the
missive Is to be delivered without loss of
time to General Miles. who will be in wait
ing in New York city for the same The
ride will be for aidouble purpose. General
Miles Is anxious!to get information about
the rate of speed that can be attained.
This is the first ,work of the kind ever I'M
dertaken by the local cyclists. General
Ordway is considerably interested in the
outcome of the drelay. The full compile
ment of forty, men in the Military Cyclists
will be used, and relays, varying in length
from eight 10 thirty-eight miles, depending
on the condition of the road, will be set
off, with two inch at each relay. The men
are doubled SO that in the event of any
accident attending one rider the other can
take the message to the end of the relay.
The Military Cyclists have also under
consideration the giving of large fair
next February at the Washington Light
Infantry Armory. The final arrangements
Will not be made until after the relay ride.
Some Club Notes.
The Queer Wheelmen have decided to
give their first public dance on Wednesday
evening, December 4, at the National Rifles
armory, though the time is short to pre-
rare for the affair. The members are all
working hard to make the affair a success,
and firmly establish the social standing of
the club. Several committees are at work,
the principal one of which is the commit
tee on hail and preliminaries, Of which
George E. Boyd is chairman, with E. L.
Vogt and Frank Ghiseln as his helpers.
The committee on invitation consists of
William H Henshaw, chairman; L. o.
Slack. Charles Long W: K. Larrimore.