The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-10
PLUGS AND PATCHES
The Present Season a De-
cidedlY Active One for
the Cycling Clubs
TESTIMONIAL BENEFIT TO JOHN |,
Jersey City Sports Will Turn Out
IN Large Numbers to Do Him
Honor-Bowling.

Oa lax AOuS SCSlAOhS
County Road during the past few weeks,
thereby causing havoc among the tires
of the many bicycles speeding over the
t-horoughfare, will now have to be care
full how he carries on his nefarious work
or else he may soon find himself behind
the bars of the City Prison. THANKS 10
Alderman George NJ. Mccarthy, the muck
talked of ordinance, fathered by him IS
now in force. it having been passed by
the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday even
ing, as announced in THE Jersey City
News last evening. Under the pro-
visions of the ordinance the Magistrate
before whom the tack distributor may
appear has the privilege of firing him
not more than SIS or less than So, and
may, as in all cases of violation of city
ordinances. send the offender to the lock-
UP for a few days. The announcement
that the ordinance had been passed caus-
ed much joy among the local wheelmen,
and last night at the various club quar-
tiers compliments without number We're
bestowed upon Alderman Mccarthy, who
ever since the ordinance was drafted
fought for it until it was finally passed.
Much amusement has been caused by
the position of Alderman Vermilye in
the matter. Verlntlye, for some unknown
reason opposed the ordinance When II
was first introduced, but recently MS
daughter purchased a wheel and twice
the tires We're ~punctured. This convert
ed Mr.. Vermi.ye, and on Tuesday even
ing he voted in favor of the ordinance
Now that the sprinkling of tacks and
broken glass on the thoroughfares is 9
violation of the city ordinance, it is hoped
by the wheeimea hat the police VIII
see that it IS strictly enforced, and that
the offender, if caught, will receive the
full punishment.
Captain Barr of the Boulevard Wheel
men is hard at work securing new mem
bers for the League of American Wheel
men among the CLUB members. A large
majority of the member have promised
to hand in their applications, and Cap
tain Barr hopes to make the club the
official L. A. W. club OF Greenville and
Bayonre, and to secure in addition a To-
cal consulship. For this office the club
Is booming Counsellor Martin, who
would make an able representative of
the L. A W. The club is in q very pros
nervous cordition. the membership having
passed the sixty mark. Applications for
membership are received at every meet
ing. and the Membership Committee is
kept busy in consequence. A meeting
viii be held tomorrow evening at Linden
Hall. and arrangements will be made for
the entertaining CT the Torkvilie Wheel
men on Sunday and the club run from
Lake Hopatcong on election day. The
a~dvisability OF changing the meeting
night will also be considered.
/ CAPTAIN Rohlfs of the Clio Wheelmen's
Bowling Division reports that the bow
ers are improving rapidly and that a
craek-a-jack team will represent the
club in the Jersey City five-man-team
championship tournament. The bowling
division has engaged Heise's alleys, Ber-
gen and Fairmount avenues. for the
season.
The cold weather of the past few days
has caused a big reduction in the num-
Der of wheelmen who use the New Coun-
~ Road for daily spins. and less wheels
have been seen on the. road lately than
at any other time during the season
The weather, however, does not seem to
local Postofffce. They have become hard
ened to the elements and when the cola
thew may be seen spinning along as
fhoTgh no season were better adapted 20
cycling than the months wnen o me e and
make pushing a wheel a decidedly Ia
borious task. Most Of the cycling letter
manage to push them in strong winds
. mystery to the whIeeinen Of the city.
The Clio wheelmen will dawn "swal-
low tails tonight in. the event of the
first club reception of the season. The
reception will be held at the club quar-
tiers in Crescent Hall. and the music
will be furnished by Prot: Boys, The he
Bergen and the reception Will be a sue
cess.
Harry Maddox. the Asbury Park crack h;
Waltham track within a few weeks. He
D Dia BE e gaGef in B this atte ana " #ln Nf-
green. Maddox says he hopes to bring
5hs record f. the S95mI 4 MARK The Fred reel
try try a whfrs on hf the aa PacERa ic'scS Coast St or ra on q one
paced properly when he created the pres
ent figures the rs %sc noi,a wou u nave peen
Chairman Gideon of the L. A. w. Rae
ing Board believes that the present riders
n class B shoqld be- allowed = to o eh99se
.Class B will last another year" says
Gideon. -
Murphy idea" in his head t T is to the
ffs9 # hag PACED S na By Z lGs9m for e board ii i saaa
ronto, and will make the temp as a. s. soo on
the season Charlie Murphy, the class
2 crack. was credited With ab,, having ~ r egs
motive 1aVe He has not yet made the at
TEMPT -,
says one Of his friends, lis said to be
dying at his home in England. Leeming
was one of the most peculiar characters
on the American racing path, and one
of the greatest trainers of the age. what
Leeming did not know about the business
of trairipg would never ffl a book. for
he could give cards and spades to a num-
ber and then beat them. Leaning knew
His talk was always the loudest in a
bunch when anything was under discus
sion. ard the man was liked Years
ago Leerning brought Sandy Sellers to
fhjs country and went home With the
sealps of some of the best Of American
racing men hanging at his belt he LOOK
care Of Tyler at one time aqd was Ga also
team. Leemirg had peculiar IDEAS on q,
training. which on some men would WORK
but Which proved far too rigorous Tor
others. He believed in the cold wafer
diet. and would dose a man Wig ICE
cold water Immediately. he was oH lhe
track. He carried with him when on tne
national circuit a large spr1nkllng potl
the expense of the trainer, but when
was no joke to the men on whom IT was
used. 1t was fully thought that Leemlng
would again return. in the fall ana axe
up with some of the teams Certain u
is, that had he returned he would never
nave remained out of a job for any
length of time, for the dearth OF good
trainers is one Of the wbac to the
Improvement and enlargement OF sport ~
this country. America needs more OF
fhe starap of trainer of Jennings. style.
and his quizzical face and his loud bray
viii be missed forevermore."
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