Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23


sistance will be rendered by every member
of the club The hall will be prettily deco
rated on the occasion, and Schroeders or
chestra, seated on the stage. will be screen
ed by a wall of palms and tropical plants.
MIR. Frank Ghiselli of the Queer Wheel
men, who was injured a the race meet of
the Washington Road Club, October 10, has
entirely recovered from the effects of his
fall.
Trip Planned.
Mr.. w. T. Robertson of the Washington
Road Club has arranged for an enjoyable
trip, which will be started on Thanksgiving
day. AS planned the trip will last for four
days, during which time the men will have
to cover 466 miles AS mapped out, the
cyclists will not ride over sixteen hours a
day, making the total maximum riding
time SiXty-four hours, while the cost of the
whole trip. including meals and lodging. per
man will not exceed So.
The schedule of the trip is as follows:
Leave Washington at o'clock the
morning of Thanksgiving day, and ride
without intermission to Frederick, where
dinner will be taken. After a suitable lay
over the ride viii be resumed and contin-
ued to Martinsburg, W. Va, where the
night Will belspent, making a total distance
OF lo4 miles for The day. The ride will be
resumed the next morning at o'clock, the
only stop being at Woodstock Va where
dinner will be enjoyed. The night will be
spent at Staunton, after days ride of 100
miles. The next morning the return trip
Will be commenced over the same route
stopping at the same places as on the out
ward trip. A list of riders. made up some
days ago. comprised the following: W. T.
Robertson and c. L. Palmer, c. f. Wood
and an mate, on tandems: W. R. Mackyille,
kempton Miller, c. I. Ronsavile, Bert
Moore, George 81 Ball. w. H. Ronsaville
Harry z. Greer and C. NJ Mcclure On ac-
count of the Thanksgiving day road race
ar11 ',n IT, IL,
race coming in the interim. some of the
above named will probably drop out
Cycling Notes.
Fred. A. L. Schade will visit Portsmouth,
Va, on Thanksgiving day and participate
in the race meet of the Portsmouth Cycle
Club on the Port Royal course He is en-
tered in six races. opens and handicaps,
which includes the mile championship of
Virginia. which Schade at present holds
The proposed century run of the Liberty
Wheelmen to Frederick City last Sunday
had to be abandoned on account of the bad
condition Of the roads, due to the wet
weather of the week short visit to
Rockville was made instead
Tomorrow the club has a run scheduled
to LAUREL Md, distance of about thirty
five miles. round trip. Like most of the
local clubs. they have covered almost all
the ground within a days ride of the city,
making it difficult task to select route
OF sufficient interest to bring out their full
strength
Chief Consul G. w. Cook will snend
Thanksgiving day at GAINESVILLE Md, in
company with friends. spending the time
In hunting.
Dickey's. at Great Falls, will be the OBJ
5ective point tomorrow of number of
local unattached riders of both sexes un-
der command of Mr.. T. A. Newman. for
merly captain of the Columbias and also
the Georgetown Cycle club.
During the week curiosity in cycles was
found in the four-wheeled tandem used by
the midgets who appeared at Kernan's
Theater The tandem was nothing more
than two minute wheels held abreast of
each other with CO. 1ecting rods, being con-
structed especially or their use The total
weight Of the whole was about thirty-fve
pounds, and the distance from the ground
to the saddle was about eighteen inches
The wheels were fifteen and a half inches
in diameter, and the machine was geared
to thirty-five and one-half. The saddles
were about six inches long by four wide
while the pedals were about two inches
long of the rat trap pattern. The wheel
base was about two feet. The midgets only
used the machine at night, on account of
the crowds which would follow them dur
ing the daytime, and frequently during the
week they rode around nearly the whole
night.
The Dupont Cycle Club held a meeting
Thursday at the club house of the WASH
irgton Road Club. but 10 business of i'm
portance was transacted.
The Washington Road Club Is scheduled
to make trip to Frederick The riders
will start at o'clock this evening. and
by easy riding calculate to reach their
destination at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning
The party will ride back Sunday afternoon
Among those going are Messrs. Wood,
Ronsaville, Ball, Hodges Robertson, Eis-
choff, Petze. Greer, Burrows and a number
of others.
The Road Club is dissatisfied with the
and committee, consisting of DR.. w. W.
Hodges, A. NJ. ,rubman and c. L. PetZe
has been appointed to secure a central
location.
the bicycling world is the performance of
ANGUS MeLspd,she crack Canadian class B
racer who succeeded in riding mile in the
wonderful time II 1.aa % and without as
straightaway road along the bank of the St
Clair river. SJust south of Sarnia, Ontario
| which was accurately surveyed. and the
ride is well authenticated. Mcleod rode a
9G-gear whsel, and had favorable win1
The best previous record was 152 3-5, made
by Leonert, in Buffalo while Edwards of
San Francisco hQlds the fastest paced mile
record Of 1.34 4-5 receiving assistance from
quad.
No cyclist is permitted to ride on the
streets of St Petersburg without permit
from the chief of police, and that function
airy, acting under orders, refuses to allow
women to ride. Recently wheel-woman,
having demonstrated her ability to ride,
was granted a permit after much red tape
Unfortunately she met with a mishap and
injured herself severely in a fall from the
machine. Her permit to ride was revoked,
and through this circumstance the Russian
authorities have doomed cycle riding by
ladies in the province of the car.
Here is a true pen picture of the great
Zimmerman as written by French artist:
Thin and snewy, with nothing indicative
of the cyclist; dress, most correct; sharp
features, under a straw hat with a red rib
bon. See him walk along the street, his
jo.nted; his legs which on the pedals are
like steel, seem now broken; his gait that
of a savage duck accustomed to devour
space; and awkward in his walk; and on