The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-26

XMAS ON THE BIKE
How the Local Wheel men
Spent the Merry
Holiday.
BoWLERs ENJOY A REST
Many of the Alleys We're Deserted
Yssterday--pool and
Boxing.
BoWLERs ENJOY IA REST

gave the great roadway a decided holi-
day aspect. The day was an ideal one
for the sport. The weather was mid
despite the fact that ola sol remained
IN seclusion behind the clouds. The
wind was light and s1l2wisg from the
North. 1t offered but Slittle resistance
to the cyelist who pedaned against It.
Down in Bayonne the racing henas
were out in large numbers Tor pr2clice
spins. They practically had that SEC
ton of the road to themselves, there
being but few horsemen cut. Waiter
Roome appeared early in the afternoon
with his nineteen pound racing wheel.
and he was joined by the other local
cracks. He lead the division of scorch-
ers in a number OF hot brushes. Jack
o,Halleron, Of the New Jersey A. G.;
w. Heber. of the Lafayette Kings
Sons; George Seitz, ]. Korb and Ger
man. of the Arcanum Wheelmen; 5.
Lube, Of Staten Island. ard W. RulonR
and King, of BayanEe, were among
th5se in the division.
2oomc made no effort to defeat these
men. but ne reeied eff a number of fast
miles to demonstrate that he had lost
none Of his speed. Although he has
net trained for weeks he is in remark
ably fine condition. Judging from his
riding yesterday he should experience
no difficulty in remaining Ia the front
rank Of Glass A riders next season. The
rum5r that Hunter, the N. j. a z.
crack. would meet an unknown from
Newark In q ~ten-rnile match race at
tracted a number of people to the Bou-
levsrd in the afternoon. The runor
proved to be false, Hunter failing to
put in an appearance. The unknown
was also absent.
Local Snap Shoxs.
Lovers of cycle racing should find
much TO interest them on the Bayonne
section of the Boulevard next Sunday
afternoon. Johnson and Blauvelt, the
fast tandem team of Newark a few
davs ago notified Walter Roome that
they would be on hand Sunday and re-
ouested him to bring out his tandem
and try conclusions for enc or more
miles. johnson ard Blauvelt have a re-
markedly light machine, geared to
eighty inches. They can push it. too,
and Roome knowing that he would be
handicapped in a race By the weight OF
his mount at first concluded to decline
the offer. but he has irecons.dersd tbs
intention and viii be On ,at hand n,s He b h,f
Staten island, or King, OF Bayonne-
Roorne's tandem is geared to seventy
It IS rninored that Jack. .O,,Halleron;
who recently made the tTiiighs record
q. track for one mile. has decided to try
for. the daybreak record, apa that he
vii make the at 5aaK rs on Mes sith asaf to ;
deny or affirm the pra-1
Now, rhe EfieyeIe show.
When it is taken into consideration
that the total sales o. bicycles IN
mated, that during the coming year ar
gIaesd ngon ii the market mar ! "iifts It is. easy to
see what enormous proportions cycling
as a sport and trads has attained- h; In
cies and all that pertain thereto nays
Square Garden, frem5aauary IS e vs. e:
Europe. Shows are considered a neees-
the manufacturers consider them the
best means of introducing 70 the public
generally the Improvement INC new
Close to 400 spaces have been allotted
to exhibitors, and an. this seatemehs o 90 she
idea of the size of the exhibit; SO many
spaces were never called for before, and
will ever be given while aecommoua-
tions remain, as they are, When ane
arst cycle ssow was neid m 1 rhlr wss
thought to be sufficiently large for the
shows of several years to come. Enor-
ever ever, durirg the past Twelve months
Nrong, for Manager saassr vas put e
Il = manner s s1agfs tory e all; e cye se
thine in the line Of mechanscal CON
Eare e2pla hnsYf By ! }nt eli mn men. rhsy
garts so 81 4 i baieyc as'fs iiiustra as' how 5spa they
are put together and explain how a
light roadster will stand up under a
The tire man WIN instruct the cyeler
rr@derr Wheel. The makers Of sundries
sSl .l s e f3sss. u5 sas, Ms sesa. , fssn
.-e vrheels when left standing, against
the eurb.of course there viii be what
are wbes ka0wp some to to 81 t tEsas n Wheels sEre Mill
siesabls qualities viii be dpubtsd at
ficulsrly. for business purposes bicy-
cies built for two: tricycle. deliveries,
mos9 nomplets LIST mii's 81 ali Plfy fRs famous ana 5
VIII be 2 wheel on view which probably
cost mn more eot than : 9f b sSSrse ef fae s Rals,e
~ this machine will rot lie entirely in
its essential makeup. but rather In the
iewelled triurnings which make 1t a
very Faudy wheel indeed:
expected from all b parts Of snes the
rosrsaSd' fare ae' has been Secured on the
principal rai 1roads. As above noted.
the show opens on g Saturday evening
and closes on the Saturday following.
IT will be open q and evening, ex-
cent on Sunday. The morning hours
VIII be given over largely to the. trade
visitors, but of course anybody u pri-
vileged to attend at any time. On the
opening night and Monday the clubs OF
the metropolitan district VIII attend
the show in a body.
Favers Three Glasses.
Chairman George II. Orr, Of the Rae
ing board of the Canadian .Wheelmen's
Association. il in favor of three classes
Of wheels for racing. Ee is anxious that
the l., A. ". and G. ". A. adopt SINH
III firms decide not~to~employ class
B teams. that will not eliminate the
class B element. 1t will drive the Iasi
riders into the professional ranks-wlll
make 1t an easier thing for the less
speedy riders of that class to make a
good shaving If it sissthe sense OF the
G. w. A. and L. AssesW. that amateur
and professional is Ll-theaspecessary ar
ficle, where could the man be placed
cal agents to advertise them on the
averse TO riding PROFESSIONALISM The
Racing Board would ngtshe able to dis
pose of them a-dvantageously. At pres
emit they can be showed into class 3,