The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-21
ALL ENTHUSIASTIC.
Wheelmen Heartily Endorse
"The News" Boulevard
Parade Project
THE HUDSON CoUNTy's MEET
Roome Captures The Honors Sow
lers Ready for Work-Foot-
{ ball and Athletics.

The endorsement py the Clio vince
men of the plan to commemorate the
completion of the new Boulevard with a
big bicycle parade, proposed by lhe
Jersey City News has aroused the
other cycling organizations in the coun-
ty From all sections of the county
come encouragement in the shape %
approval of the course adopted by the
e~nterprising gentlemen who compose the
Road Committee of the Clio Wneeinlen.
Down in Greenvifle and Bayonne, wnere
it was anticipated that it would pc oliir
cult to arouse interest, the wheelmen are
most enthusiastically discussing the al
fair. Captain r. w. Barr, OF the ar
canum Wheelmen, the representative
club of the Greenville and Bayonne sec
lions, says that his, eliminates VIII sure
ly take part. 1.-The plan is an admir-
able one, and appeals to the public splr-
tied citizens of the county" said he, yes
terday. ''The completion Of the ROAD
marks a new era in Hudson county 5
history. Everywhere throughout the
Union the. wheelmen are agitating lot
good roads, and when they get them
they spread the news far and wide. NOW
that we have a road here to which we
can point with pride, the wheelmen VINO
are more benefited thereby than any
other class of citizens should make a
demonstration, not only to show our
appreciation but also to advertise the
excellent road.
THE Arcanum Wheelmen will take an
active part and endeavor to carry oH
the honors. AT our next meeting we
will appoint a delegate to confer with
the delegates from other clubs
The Road Committee of the enc
Wheelmen win hold a meeting tomorrow
at the clubrooms, Belmont and Crescent
avenues. Final action will be taken IN
regard to the races to be held on the al
ternoon of the day of the parade, and
notices will be sent to all the CLUBS ASK
ing them to appoint delegates TO atteno
the meeting to be held on WEDNESDAY
evening, october 30.
THE H. C. W. MEET.
Favored with fine weather the annual
road races of the Hudson County Wheel
men. at the Gutenberg race track Sat
urday. proved the most successful ever
held by that organization. The two
thousand spectators. who were seated in
the grand stand gave the old race course
an appearance which recalled the days
when skates plodded through the mud
and snow. The track was in excellent
condition, and all the vents were hotiy
contested. Walter .Roome. the crack
rider of the Clio Wheelmen, proved the
star of the meet. His eliminates, who
competed in the events, were also very
much in evidence. 1t was a great day
for the Clos, and the victories were duly
celebrated at the club quarters later.
The event of the day was the five mile
race for the championship of the county.
Walter Roome won the event handily,
with Billy Darmer second, Jack" o'Hal
loran, of G~reenville, third. In the five
mile race for the club championship
Roome also landed a VIM The one
mile race proved the most exciting.
Roome and Rlakeslee coming down the
homestretch neck and neck. To the
spectators it seemed as though Roome
crossed the finish line by half a wheel,
and much surprise was occasioned
when the judges declared a dead heat.
Roome protested, but the protest was
not allowed. He refused to ride the
race over, and tossed a coin for first
prize with Blakeslee. The toss was won
by Blakeslee. Arthur Kuhi. of the Clio
Wheelmen, who has been riding in fine
form lately, furnished a surprise by win
ming the two-mile handicap race, beat
ing such good men as j. H. Livingston
and Jack O,Halloran. Following is the
of the race a
Fiye-mile race for the championship
Rome % Q 1eu3 Clio wheeimen: William L, Oar
mer, Clio Wheelmen, second; and James
O'Halloran, N. j. A. c., third. Time, 10
Hudson countyEWalter Roomes, Clio
I@4% A~1 tho IL 7U0n IirSI
prize on the toss Of a coin. Albert Kuhl,
Clio w. was third. Time, 2 y
Henry G. Rohiffs' Clio W. 80 yards;
William E. Ferris, H. C. w. % yards
second; Y. v Merserean, H G y ". -
Five mile race for ciub championship
s W0n by s WalteT 6 Ro e. bila Il; s. hG third.
Eight hundred and eighty yard for
f a|sRss1en' /, 3 Roh RK G seeosd, and ID
William Z Ferris. third. Time. l minute,
TEo c mile i haps 81 a. 9n.s * f ATthgr
James JAM; O Haiiorsn. N. II G., 10 yards.
third. Time 5 minutes. 9 seconds Mco hs = 4
Hartmann and ". p. Ferris. +; 6; W;
Walter Vreeland and Edward H. Smith,
H. G., w. second; George B. spearin
Time / ! minutes. & 2.s seconds
ARcAEUM MHEELMEN
joyable run to New Brunswick and return
yesterday. The start was made at a
Quarter to eight o'clock from Bergen
Point, where q train was boarded for
Elizabeth. From this place the route
was via Roselle. Crawford, Westield,
wick was reached at eleven o'clock, two
hours n twenty minutes after the
start was made from Elizabeth. This
is fast time considering that g. strong
and cold wind blew directly in the faces
of the riders for the entire distance.
After a dinner at the City Hotel the
return trip was begun at twenty min
visit to. the track Of the Crescent Wheel
tunity to try a mile for time. He covered
the distance in 2 minutes and IS sec
onds. He would lave made better time
but for the strong wind which blew
across the track AT twenty minutes to
three O'Clock the boulevard trip was re-
boarded a train at Elizabeth glad that
home and a good supper was in sight,
They rad covered a. miles.
SPOKES FROM THE WHEEL.
The Greenville wheelmen will meet to-
morrow evening at the club house OF
the Minkakwa Club ln e
The baggage master on tha local train,
which left Elizabeth for New York al
four o'clock yesterday afternoon was IN
Worried,