Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16

Gettinger and Rawlings, while Messrs. Jose
ana Robertson represented the Road Club in
the matter. The meeting was held to make
some arrangements for a race between
course on the Conduit road for the road
supremacy of the District. The Arlington
Wheelmen now hold that honor their la at
race being several years ago with the old
Columbia Cycle Club. In September the
Washington Road Club issued a Challenge
Tor a race, resulting, after much delay In
Misunderstanding, In the meeting last even
ing.
1t was decided to hold the race Saturday
afternoon. November 80, at 8 o'clock, each
ciuo being represented by four men, The
ROAD Club delegation was DESTROYS of hav-
ing the event occur today or the fore part of
next week, but the Arlington COMMITTEES
would not agree to this. In case of inclem-
emit weather the race will be run off the next
Iair day. 1t was agreed that neither club
should have men on their team who were
not members at the tine of the meeting last
evening. Each club named its racing team
me arlington aggregation consisting Of
Messrs j. ]. Fister. 7. N. Mudd, jr., r. II.
Stone and B. T. Wrenn while the w r. a
team VIII consist of c. E. Cause George s.
San, George E. Smith and c. e. Wood, with
Larry q. Greer and F. A. L. Schade, sub
stitutes The two judges were selected one
from each club, and they are to name the
referee Of the race. The officers agreed up-
on are as follows: Judges. J. W. Rawlings.
Arlington Wheelmen, and Dr. w. w.
Hodges, Washington Road Club; timers.
John Woerner. w. D. Hadger and W. s. Nc
arthur; starter. William Jose.
Wheel Notes.
The Active Road Club has practically
abandoned road riding for the season, and
during the cold weather will take only short
spins. Tomorrow a morning run will be
taken to Fort Myer
A number of members of the Potomac
Wheelmen are to enter the Sterling road
race on Thanksgiving day, and compete for
the prizes offered. The club contains a
number of fast riders, who have done but
little work this year.
Last Sunday Messrs. A. N. Ober and A.
have taken trip to Brandiwine and Piscat-
away but their plans were upset by the
rain. The trip will be taken tomorrow il
the weather permits. and the riders have
made arrangements for an enjoyable time.
The club has received a cordial invitation
to take dinner some day at Welch's farm
house, eight miles below Marlboro. If the
weather permits, the invitation will be &C.
cepted some time this month.
The Washington Road Club will leave its
headquarters this morning at 10 o'clock
for run to Baltimore.
The Arlington Wheelmen have no run
for tomorrow scheduled, but most likely
the forenoon will be spent on the Conduit
road
The Dupont Wheelmen will take a short
run tomorrow morning, starting from the
club quarters at 10 o'clock.
There is a bicycle thief in a Canadian
prison, with ten months of an unserved
sentence before him, who has recently
fallen heir to 100000.
The Century Road Club of America has
just allowed the following state records:
c. E. Jenkins, Iowa record, 200 miles in
2O:15:OO; M. w. Mcclure, Texas record, %
miles in L. 90: E. ]. Whitson, Nebraska
record, 80 miles in 3:25:O0 and 100 miles in
1920; T. T. Mack, New York and also
American record, Erie-Buffalo century
course, in 800; r. A. Schwauer, Iowa
record, 5 miles in 1854.
Charles r. Adams, 5r., aged four years
and five months, is claimed to be the cham
pion midget rider of the world, measuring
three and one-third feet. In quarter
mile race at Evansville, Ind, he won in
fifty-seven seconds He lives at Fort Worth,
Tex, and rides a specially constructed ma
chine that cost his father $500.
The Pacific coast record for % miles has
Byrne. the trial being made over a straight
away course, with four tandems pacing.
The 1OO-mile road record has been placed
at the remarkable time Of 4:45:10, which
was made a few weeks ago by A. B. Nc
Donnell, who rode over the course between
Rochester, N. Y, and Erie. The first 25
miles were covered in 81 80; while the 80
miles were covered in 2:0245, all of which
are worlds records. Mcdonnell was I'M
paced This record is apt to remain for
some time, as is also the century track
record, made at Louisville by B. W. ivy
man on the Fountain Ferry cement track.
His time was 4:27:32.
Cyclophobia is another newly coined
word. which is applied not only to those
afraid of bicycles, but also to those OF.
posed to their use.