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

PARADE PROGRAMME
Appropriate Souvenir for
the Bicycle Demonstra-
tion on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
FOOTBALL ON LOCAL FIELDS
New Jersey A. G. Team Defeats
the New York Naval Reserves
-Handball and Bowling.
FOOTBALL ON LOCAL FIELDS

.eAG SOhuiletCU u Ite houiSNdio, "a
nishes another example OF the enterprise
for which the CAos are noted. The Road
Committee. which has charge of the ar
engagements for the big demonstration
early realized the need OF a programme,
but the work of preparing it was delayed
until this late day. because the commit
tee decided that it must be an elaborate
affair to be in keeping with the other
arrangements ana therefore requiring the
fau attention of the committee The ar
engagements for the parade and races
being practicable completed. the commit
tee is now giving Its individual attention
to the programme. The programme will
be in the shape of a book of thirty-two
pages and will be handsomely illustrated.
One of the features will be a history of
the Boulevard. The history viii be COM
plete and authentic, and will no doubt
create a big demand for the programme.
Another feature win be a complete di-
rectory of the cycling clubs in the coun-
ty, with the names of all the officers
On another page the history of the Clio
Wheelmen will be given. Space will also
be reserved for such matter as the other
clubs in the county shall desire to have
published.
The committee will hold another meet
ing the latter part of this week to select
the grand marshal. who will also have
charge of the parade. Each club in the
county will be requested to appoint a
member to act as assistant marshal. The
assistant marshal will, on the day of the
parade, wear sashes so that they may
be distinguished from the other riders.
N. +. A. C,s Bicycle Booth.
One of the features of the New Jersey
ftkl1n+Sa C1,,hrc Sow which Mill he hold ar
the Bergen Point House from December
Z to IA, will be a bicycle booth where. all
the latest noXelties in the bicycle ss,I line
wife of President Sullivan, and an ardent
wheelwoman. viii be in charge. She
win be assisted by Miss Hattie yree-
land. Mrs. w. F. Lewis, Mrs. j. L. Rob-
ertson and Miss w. Simmons.
Biackesiee-Hodgson lie.
Il the Crawford ten mile road race at
L~yndhurst on Election Day, George
men, besides winning the FIRST prize,
tied E. Hodgson, the Riverside Whsel-
tie will be decided the latter part of
this week when the two riders will meet
on the same course Biakesiee WI
Hodgson will have to ride from scratch.
Blakesiee is, confident that he will win.
A large delegation of his club mates
will be on hand to root for him.
Unwelcome Rain.
The rain yesterday brought ~disappoint-
nearly all Of the local clubs having hay Rou ar
ward was a trifie muddy, quite a few
wheelmen turned out in the afternoon
for a spin over the road.
Lafayette Wheeimen Parade.
The postponed lantern parade of the
LAFAYETTE Wheelmen will be held tomor-
row evening providing the weather
from the club quarters promptly at. half
Fast seven o'clock, and the route Will pc
as follows:-From the clubhouse on Hal
laday street to C-ommunipaw avenue: to
cite, to Halliday, to Communipaw, to
P PaImon to A fo Moppt taiesill 70 to Bergen ergen. to
sip. to Summit, to Newark. through
Seventh, Monmouth and Eighth streets,
house.
No Apathy Here.
The Arcanum Wheelmen propose to en-
liven the dull winter season with a series
sIin den Hail. With 4 possibly one or two
exceptions, the entertainments VIII be
stag affairs, and Judging from the plans
will find much to interest them during
the next few months. The first of the
gressive euchre, and will be held Wednes-
day evening, November 20. captain X.
Barr will arrange e musical and atera 9py
the event will be made at the meeting on
Wednesday evening.
TO Draw for a Bicycle.
The much talked of drawing for a
house of the Castle Point Cyclers Ho-
boken, this evening. The numbers Will
be 6ea Rlaee Mi,I IN b a P fSs ana the to decide lasf num Mso
Timely Tips.
A true wheel is an incentive to easy
wheels are exactly true. Riders are sat
isfied if the wheels DO not touch the
r,n3;n whe eq tb Il thsy o eoyyld kb be eo II. Ehe
ably Increased by the Tightening of a
spoke here and there.
Another thing which. is often the re-
suit of loose .spokes is a broken rim,
of, if steel, a badly bent one. This can
b e @Sasl dsoends e9tia as fo oe t H5gia apoke 81
and if these be so loose as to be an
insufficient sunport to the rim the slight
A wheel should never be ridden once
it rubs against the frame in any spot,
as the tire viii be quickly worn through.
and will necessitate a new tire, apa+s
with crank attached which screwed on
strong, but there is one dangerous thing
about them. TIL" Is they VIII not ad-
the power thus applied will tend to I'M
screw the sprocket, which,, once loos-
Si hsu Especially II coming down a
steep Hill on a brakeless machine, would
not be an inviting one, as. sans pecai
and rake, all attempts to stop the mo-
mentum would be futile, unless, Of
course, the rider was initiated into the
knack of utilizing his foot as q brake.
Many are the methods employed by
wheelmen to overcome the .peryersities
Of the chain, which generally displays
its ia~iosynerasses the most noppor-
tune mona. ts. Some riders, make q
mSnin. This win make the chain wear
more even, but will proleng its life but
little.
4 great nuspher IT saddles are seen
ON wheels which are put on in such a
marrer as to be absolutely dangerous
bcsiGes being uncomfortable. IN many
Instances the bacK Of the Saddle Is near-
" an inch 10 ore side Of the ,csenyre,
when adjusting q saddle, IT should firs-
be seen that the saddle IS tilted prop gpa
Pefore tigilfenirg, It could he ascertained
if The saddle + perfectly ssra a ! by
tsle centre of the cantle to the 2 a is
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