The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-20

SUCCESS ASSURED.
Final Arrangements for the
Thanksgiving Day
Bicycle Parade.
LINE WHEELING GOSSIP
Doings Of the Local Bowlcrs-Re-
suits of Last Nights
Games.

ia manu-, the Clio w EGeillel INOdQ NcAA
mittee have worked with untiring energy
and the result of their labors will be APP
parent tomorrow week. To the credit
OF the local wheelmen. b it said that
they have entered into the scheme with
a spirit that insures success on FRIDAY
evening the committee will meet at the
Clos headquarters in Crescent Hail and
assign the many clubs to their places In
line. A good marshal and assistant mar
shals will be appointed. There will be
three divisions, one of visiting wheelmen,
one of Hudson County clubs and one of
unattached riders. The parade will form
at Weehawken at ten o'clock. The re-
viewing stand will be at Saiter's Willow
haven Inn, Fffty-first street, Bayonne.
The parade will be reviewed by the Board
of Freeholders and by the Jersey City
Board of Street n Water Commission
ers.
The Freeholders yesterday sent the fol-
lowing communication to Secretary Long
field
Dear sir:-Your invitation to the Board
of Freeholders has been received and &C.
cepted and permission granted as per
our request. The Board, has decided
the occasion alluded to. Hoping that the
affair will pass off successfully, ] remain
Truly yours,
JOHN BOYD, Clerk.
MAYORS Wanser, Pagan and Farr and
the Chiefs of Police of Hoboken, this city
and Bayonne will also be invited TO re-
view the parade
For the trick bicycle riding and roller
skating carnival which will be held at
Salter's pavilion in the evening, the Com
mittee has arranged an excellent pro-
D-II.- TT@4l- hoe hnnn an
gagged to give an exhibition of roller skat
ing and Arthur Woods will meet all COM
ers in a five mile handicap race. Tommy
Longfeld, the champion of Hudson
County will be one of the competitors
in this event.
The Track Project.
If the project of the Clio Wheelmen to
uild a cycle track in the old reservoir
comes to a head, cycle racing viii be
given an impetus in this city. The pro
BILE and now that it is started, there is
every reason to believe that it will spread
rapidly: The article giving the full De.
in THE Jersey City News last evening,
caused no end Of gossip in the ranks Of
the wheelmen last evening, On all sides
the plan was heartily endorsed. 1t is
the unanimous opinion of the wheelmen
that the track will prove a paying invest
ment. There ave upwards of 1000 cyclists
in this city and race meets would no
doubt be literally patronized. 1t remains
now with the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners whether Jersey City
affairs. The Clio Wheelmen are conf
dent that if no legal obstruction APP
pears. the Commissioners VII Pc willing
whereby the track will be built The
is now investigating the matter and will
report at the next meeting.
Castle Paint Cveiere.
Two more games were disposed of in
the brilliant tournament of the Castle
Point Cyclers. Sunday afternoon, when
man and Otto J. Kaegebehn n herman
scheduled to be played off.
was asnt declared seius forfeited to Kaegebehn.
The second game was perhaps the most
interesting played in the tournament to
and kept neck and neck Throughout the
entire game When the end dreT near
shot and missed. Kaegebehn did the
same. but was unfortunate in leaving his
opponent an easy set up, which ne TOOK
10 81 in his favor. The game. showed
that Schultz has not yet by far won
the tournament as he must meet poth
of these men yet
Areanum Whee1menss SIN
The Arcanum Wheelmen will inaugur-
ate their series of winter entertainments
sive euchre at the club quarters in Lin
den Hall, Greenville. An excellent, must
cal PROGRAMME has been arranged by
to all who attend. Prizes will be
awarded to the members winning the
greatest number of games In the
"euchre."
Advantages of l.. A. w. Membership.
The Cycle Board of Trade has issued
the following circular
We advise our cycling friends OF both
W ysnss se 3oia CAN'T ton of America. Il
has secured the rights and privileges
which wheelmen now enjoy, and many
We ride. 1t publishes road books. tour
books md road maps for the use Of its
members who also enjoy, the benefit of
points local officers called e%onsuls IN all
towns containing. L. A. W. members;
Which. together with the %oficial League
hotels, are named in printed lists and
books issued by the League for the use
League now umbers about forty thous-
and, and is rapidly increasing. from
the time of its organization the League
has spent $l20.000 to the cause
OF road Improvement and has printed and
circulated over two millions Of pamphlets
and magazlnes devoted to this Subject,
bright. spicy and interesting cycling
paper Gllustrated) containing official
news ana announcements dIu IldtlSI vi
interest to all wheelmen. Every white
cyclist of the age Of eighteen OF over
first year, and 81 for each subsequent
year. Prepare an application blank and
send (properly filled OUT, with 81 to Abb
bot Bassett. Secretary. u Pearl St., Bos-
ton. Mass. You will become a member
in about three weeks and you member
shin ticket will be sent you by Mr.. Bas-
sett from his Office in Boston.
a Long Relay Race.
The longest relay race ever undertaken
in this country by any n organiaatlon
j. from Washington, D. c., to New York
CITY, a distance of 249h miles. A time
of % hours has been made, and
30 men will cover the 10 relays. The
race will be held under the auspices of
the Military Cyclists of Washington.
WheeImen and I~nsurapee.
There has been considerable talk of the
probable effect upon the accident in
surance companies of hi great groWtal
of the bicycle habit, says The Wheel"