The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-12

Rloomer-CIad Ladies Participate
IN the Event-The Case of Miss
Knox, the Colored CycIer.
Asbury Park, N. j., July 10.-The
vecond day of National League of Amer
;csn Wheelmen meet here has proved the
most enjoyable of all thus far. The
weather could not have been fairer, the
nlacid ocean more tempting or the roads
h better condition for riding. Hun
dreds Of cyclers fro every section Of
The union, CanaGaa d even Europe ar
rived with wheels aad gay badges on
avery train, bands played welcoming
ntwo steps and marc..es and the regis
Ter Of visitors .tJ the cosy club house of
the Asbury Park wheci;nen fairly bulged
loui with its host of entries while the
. seemingly inexhaustiole supply of Gre
4 dential buttons waxed lower and lower
In the committeeman desks.
Entertaining the Denver Men.
q The only Arthur Augustus thinner
man, looking like typical Jersey farm
er, and his side partner, Harry Wheeler,
took the Denver men in tow and prome-
h naded them about the town and over the
y beach until the travel-sore hearts of the
4 Rocky mountain men were faint and
their shoes full of sand, but with no dis
4 Oouraging effect upon their irrepressible
q lungs and wild western yell
Miss Knox's Case.
The only eXcitements for the day have
been the run TO Long Branch through
Interlaken, Deal Beach and Elberon by
4 the famous surf road, the great parade
4 and the discussion of Miss Kitty Kuox's
3 case Miss Knox is an extremely come!y
\ colored girl from Boston, who recently
won the first prize in the Maiden cycle
parade fer wearing the most tasteful
and artistic woman's wheeling garb, and
who has been a memb of the league for
4 six years, joining long before the com
paratlyely recent uproar about the race
q question, as result of which the MEM
3 bership was limited to white persons
E alone. When Miss Knox, whose ap-
4 pearance and dress had been objects of
admiration all day, walked into the COM
h mittee room at the local club house and
8 presented her league card for a creden-
tial badge the gentleman in charge re-
& fused to recognize the card, and the
young woman withdrew very quietly and
B went her way.
The Committee Condemned.
Thelthe discussion commenced. Nine
N'niue out of every hundred members
interviewed express the heartiest sympa-
thy for Miss Knox and condemnation for
tie apparently nasty action of the COM
mittee in charge of badges
The Great Parade.
The great parade, somewhat late in
starting, as is usual with such affairs.
was reviewed at the league headquarters
In the Ocean hotel. A number of promi-
nent cyclers acted as judges to
award he prizes for the clubs paradinp
the largest delegations, and for the or.
ganization making the finest appearance.
The principal thoroughfares were lined
with thousands of citizens, visitors and
Gcurslonists an hour before the process
sOn moved. AS the trumpet sounded
the signal for the start it is estimated
thst at least 5000 shimmering wheels
adyanced along Asbury avenue to the
FsVlew.nS stand, the scene was one of
GtTaordinary beauty, bright flags, brill
ant costumes and regular military dis.
4ne lending to the line an appearance
auAtiner than Is usually seen at cy-
1s displays.
Denver Carries OFF First Prize.
The Denver Wheel club carried of
lnt prize for both numb and appear
'lCe, parading tiftyfour men and wo.
men, all attired i'll spotless white linen
futs and yachting caps. The second
prize went to the keystone Wheelmen,
d Philadelphia, and the third to the
Mercer County Wheelmen, of Trenton.
The ladies' division, led by Mrs. Bough-
ION, OF New York, the only female con-
al in the league, showd fifty-seven wo-
men, thirty-three of whom wore the
boomer costume, ten the short skirt
ad the remainder the conventional long
habit
To Break the 1OO-Mile Record.
An additional feature of the track
rOgramme will be a trial this afternoon
or the 100 mile record by A. A. Hansen,
Minneapolis, who rode 81 600 miles
ast year Hansen will be paced by the
yracuse quad" and tandem teams,
EAd Is confident that he can make at
east twenty-six miles an hour with
roper cooperation from the pacing
hen
Officers Enjoy q CIambake.
Alter the parade clambake was teu-
cred by the Asbury Park whcelmen
the national and division league OIL
shat Rhode Island point, the particle
AUS returning to the city for supper.
1a's evening hops were in progress at
ue hotels and the beach promenade was
foWded from side to side by all the
a'nlng men and pretty girls that the
'"a can boast or the meet produce.
sunday Bah Playing Upheld.
Evansville, Ind, July 10-The cases
salnst seven of the Evansville baseball
Fn Tor playing on Sunday were tried
1e Ye., ,prdnN and the inrv rendered. Il