The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-24
ALL ENTHUSIASTIC
Encouraging Reports From
the Clubs That Will Par
ticipate in the Cycle
Parade.
CHASING THE OVAL BALL
The A. A. U. May Control the ANA
teur End of the Game
Bowling Notes.

Bowling Notes.
The Road Committee Of the Clio
Wheelmen. which has in charge the ar
rangements for the big parade in COM
memoration of the completion of the
new County Road is receiving all
most encouraging reports from the local
clubs and wheelmen from all sections of
the county. From Union Hill to Ber-
gen Point the cyclers are booming the
parade as no other local project has
ever been doomed before. The wheel
men OF the Bayonne Rowing Association
have communicated with Secretary Long
field requesting hat they be given a
place in line. They most enthusiastic
cally endorse the project and will do
their share toward making it a success.
A delegate to represent the club will be
elected at the next meeting. In Hoboken
the Castle Point Cyclers have entered
actively in the project. as will be seen
by the following item published in THE
Observer" last evening:-t"The Castle
Point Cyclers nave been invited to par
ticipate in a grand bicycle parade which
is to be held ON the Boulevard on
Thanksgiving Day. They will send
a delegate to attend a meeting at the
clubhouse of the Clio Wheelmen on
Thursday October 81. when plans for
the e will be formulated. 1t is
proA~d to have the parade in the morn
ing, and a ten mile road race for the
championship of the county in the af-
ternoon. Prizes will be awarded for
the best decorated wheels, and the larg-
est representation. Every wheelman
and wheelwoman will be presented with
a souvenir to commemorate the event.
The winner of the championship will be
made the recipient of a valuable silver
cup. h local men are well aware that
the wheelmen of Jersey. City haven't
such good riders after all, and the IIo-
bokenites will attempt to carry off the
cup. Among others who will probably
take part are Hasbrouck, Mittelsoorf,
Ahrens and Hurley." Judging from the
above the wheeln en- of Hoboken intend
10 ngure conspicnously; h Road Com
this evening and issue the formal cali to
all clubs. The matter of providing SOU.
e eesses Tor r every participant VIII be dis
and described in THE Jersey
lily News last evening will cost a snug
funds fum an viii 2 bsp i dacid to raise s,nar the necessary
11fieial programme. the. Advertisements
-, lax OAQcIlS6 Oh the souvenirs
This plan will most likely be adonteSd
pI % risit The Road committe sslI Proposes aes
the purpose Of booming the naraTa a ioTs
prlor TO the meeting tonight an of7iciai
W viSla VIII De made to the Lafayette
Arcanum Wheelmen.
The Arcanum WheeImen met Loot a,,ar
and ang h by me c,un quarters in Linden Hall,
parade, Mr.. A. A.. LANCER being elected
20 represent the club at the meeting az
e aegat Captain Barr made an appeal
numbers and e%ndeavor to captiIre FAR
the ciub the prize fol-. the largest repre-
sen 5aIit The club also decided to pay
Sunday, the start to be made promptly
at half past eight O'Clock from Linden
been kindly furnished by Freeholder
Frank Piercy, and the boys expect to
have a big time. At the conclusion of
vile Wheeimen of New York at Linden
Hall, after which the visitors will be es-
corted over the new Boulevard.
Prosperous Clos.
Til pool table recently provided by the
attraction that the committee is con-
templating the purchase of another table.
ed and the ivory spheres are kept busy.
The club members are looking forward to
the reception which will be held in the
large hall upstairs on Thanksgiving Eve.
fair.
Lafayette Wheelmen.
The Lafayette Wheelmen will meet this
evening to arrange for the club run on
club at the meeting to arrange for the
big parade on Thanksgiving Day will.
be elected.
Spokes from the wheel.
The women riders of Arlington are or
but of their sex will be eligible.
There are now 35,9S7 members Of the
amons tS Sf A fo1leming s MasslmsNns dl YORK,
5ysss;S's iissa.sS; AiaSs@as ~; Arizona.
folssl; b beksRsas. So lsMi's district THane # g,
lI717; Kansas. 49, KentScky, leo;
1.3ss; Nebraska' la; New Hampshire,
! 1a "a ps M9rth hs,1 D % sna,: w; ohio. i4 g.
Virginia. L101; Wisconsin. ?-992. The
the past week and the last figure the
With his feet RESTING. quietly on the
as in e casting t 2 a, rider : on b tne w sng d may
part. Such at least is. the object of a
new electrical motor just Drought OUT
by a young Irish electrician of New
York City. The bicycle with its cleo
trical equipment weighs GA pounds and is
capable of carrying. $50 pounds for "a
hours at the rate of 80 miles an hour.
The power is derived from an accumu-
lator storage battery placed under the
saddle, which IS connected with q small
motor. The motor is Joined to the rear
wheel by a woven silk belt The cur
rent is controlled by push buttons To-
Gated near the handle bars. 1t Is also
equipped with a powerful electric lamp
and ar electric buZzer to warn pedes-
TRANS out of the way.
While the Irishman has been trying to
find an easy way to make a bicycle go a
Yankee has been contrfving an easy way
of getting on the .~'consarned thing"
This device, illustrated and described by
the journal mentioned, is called a bicycle
mount and is intended as a help for be-
ginners and feminine riders In mounting.
The device. by means of a clamp
bracket, can be attached to the lower
bar of any bicycle. frame:
1t Ia so arranged that the rider before
mounting places, his 90 upon a little
step. The weight of the foot throws
forward n outward between the
wheels two rubber shod legs, made of
steel, about a foot long. The extremities
of the legs are about ten inches apart
and make the wheel as stable as a chair.
Keeping his foot on the. step, the rider
mounts into the seat. A lady can AXE