The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09
OUR CYCLBRS AT ASBURY
The Hudson County and Clio
Wheelmen Send a
Delegation Of One
Hundred.
special to the Jersev Citv Nears.

ASBURY PARK, July g. 1S95.-The
second day of the League of American
Wheelmen National Meet dawned pret-
tily and the visiting delegations arose
early and swarmed to the bathing pa
vilions, despite the fact that they had not
retired until the night was far spent.
The streets were alive with life and color
at eight o'clock and at ten the first run
of the week started from the club house
of the Asbury Park wheelmen for trip
through North Asbury, 1nterlaken, Deal
and Elberon to Long Branch. Lleuten-
ant J. N. Conway, OF che local club, had
the run of 200 visitors in charge. The pro-
jected ride to Spring Lake was declared
off as run to Arthur Zimmerman
home in iManasquan, led by himself,
passes over the same ground tomorrow.
THIS afternoon the great cycle parade
makes a circuitous tour of the city and
it is expected that fully 5000 wheelmen
will participate 1t is now estimated at
League Headquarters that there are
from, eight to ten thousand visitors in
town and this number is today greatly
increased by a large influx of railroad
excursionists. Apart from the runs BIZ
cyclers find much to amuse in sea trips
on the famous yacht Emma B, diving
and bathing in the surf, visits to the
camp meeting colony in Ocean Grove
and walks upon the promenades. Last
evening a large party OF the Denver
Wheel Club members were escorted
about the city by zimmerman and
Harry Wheeler who had just arrived
The Colorado men made the streets re-
sound with their already FAM liar Popu-
rst war cry: .sWil1 we work for a dollar
a dav? N+a-aw. Down with arlsto-
cracy."
sERENADERS DOUSED.
One of their sefenades met with chill
ine reception, the objects of attention
proving to be sleepy, camp-meetlhg COZ
taeers. who expressed their d1ssat'sfac-
ton in pals of cold water, tossed from
a high window upon the devoted heaos
and spotless. duck trousers of the ser
enaders. But the Westerners took II
well emoughs and replied with their
! secondary Yell
sHoly Noses Ha! Ha! Ha''
The announcement made last evening
bv the Race Committee that thinner
mann and Wheeler will act as pace
makers each day of the meet, was fol-
lowed by the news that A. A. Hansen,
! of MINNEAPOLIS. who rode over 1900
miles last year, Will rleoiiit'' - 'A
afternoon to lower the 100 mile record,
| starting at one O'Clock. HanseN wall
be paced by Huer and Tandem teams.
| The ride will be refeered by Happy
| Days'' Pitman, who won the first cycle
| race ever run in America, assisted py
| James Mcclure, the Denver road racer.
| Admission to this event will be free 70
| League members. Among the larger clup
| delegations to arrive yesterday were the
| Denver Wheel Club. Is members; Har-
| risburg Wheel Club, 40; Pittsburg Wheel
| men, 40; Chicago Cycle Club 20; Clio
| Wheelmen, Jersey City, 40; Hudson
I County Wheelmen, Jersey City, 60; Cres-
ent Wheelmen, Plainfeld, n. j., 80; Penn
sylvania Wheelmen, Philadelphia, 4o
land Time Wheelmen, Philadelphia, 70
"A "TRIP TO WASHINGTON.
| An extra announcement was made this
morning that ex-Chief Consul of New
/ Jersey James Holmes had perfected ar
/ rangements with the railway companies
| to run a special excursion train for Lea
que members from here to Washington
ID. C.. and return at the low rate sot
| $3.50 for the round trip. The date of the
| 10 Gl!Iofguu eql ul!M lJeI 90 It!M dIi,
| those who intend to enjoy it. The fol
| lowing prominent wheelmen are the late
J arrivals:-Ray Dawson, Harley Dawson
| Nat Butler, Tom Butter, Charles Ertz
Hand, Arthur W. Porter, W. H.. Milli-
| dem teams O'Connor. Terrill, Coborn
Hamilton, Mayo and Saunders.