The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-15

BIKES AND BIKERS.
Bowling Now Occupies the
Attention of the Local
Whee1men.
RoUsING BENEFIT TO JOHN L.
Two Thousand Sports Cheer the
Ex-Champion at Oakland Rink
On the Alleys.

HreSlOcHI 1IdutWclu VI ~
Point Cyclers. of Hoboken, is conhdenl
that he can organize among the mem
bers a bowling club which VII not only
roll big scores but incidentally capture a
few championships. He has entered d
five han team in the tournament OF the
Metropolitan Association of Cycnhs
Clubs. which opens about November TO-
and IS confident hat the boys VIII De
somewhere near the top notch at the
conclusion Of the tournament. the teams
that the Castle Points will have to meet
are:-Hudson County Wheelmen, Metro
politan Bicycle Club, Golden Rod Wheel-
men, Catholic. Club Cyclers, PROSPER
Wheelmen. Riverside Wheelmen, Man
haitian Wheelmen. Greenwich Wheei-
men and Yorkville Wheelmen. Inc
Catholic Club Cyciers expect to give
the Castle Points a hard ~tussle, prov-d-
ing the Hoboken boys show good form.
The Catholic Clubs team has been prac-
ticine faithfully during the past f@w
weeks and is in fine form. With the
Hudson County's in the race the tour
nament excites considerable local inter-
est.
A young man wearing a blue sweater
and bicycle. cap visited Frank Eveland,
N. U. NreGtduu anu QUIET PIOlila4AStN
wheelmen on the Hill yesterday morning
and represented himself as edward Nc
Duffee CT the Columbia Athletic Club
of Washington. D. c. He told the same
old story of hav ng met with an acct
lent on the road which disabled his
wheel and that as he was without funds
he would nave to secure another wheel
or walk to his home in Massachusetts.
A. --l-- l1l Nzo-1 e.
miiiar with the features of the racer
that the young man represented himself
to be and refused assistance. He also
notified the wheelmen n the vicinity to
look out for the young chap with the
damaged wheel. The stranger wanted to
rent a wheel from Mr.. N. G. Vreeland,
but here he met with another cold
shoulder. So many swindlers have used
the broken bicycle story that dealers
and agents have become suspicious of
al strangers who met with accidents
and want another wheel to ride home.
The Boulevard Wheelmen will meet to-
morrow evening at tine headquarters N
Linden Hall to arrange for a club run
to Morristcwn and return next Sunday.
Arrangements VIII also be made for the
club run from Lake Hopatcong to Green
NliiE Oh EISCl4ON lay. On LII ldltGT
run the club viii leave early in the
morning and ride to Lake Hopatcong via
the D. L. & w. R. R.. arriving there
about nine o'clock. The return trip
awneel win begin as soon as the boys
leave the train and an easy pace will be
set so thai the novices will be able to
enjoy the run. Captain Barr expects to
bring the boys home about five O'Clock.
~ %o1t-- 4f1 +~ei7 - an T aIxo 4ho
boys viii not have to push up the many
hills of the Rockaway region. The re-
turn TRIP will be down grade nearly all
the way.
A regular meeting of the Hamilton
Park Wheesmen VIII be he'd this even
ing at Mccoobery's Hall, Erie street and
Pavonia avenue. Bus ness of Importance
in relation to the big lantern parade of
Thursday evening will be transacted
and ali members are urgently requested
to be on hand. Mayor P. F. Wanser,
Chief Of Police Benjamin F. Murphy.
Captain ]. F. Kelly. Rev. Mr.. Morgan
and Rev. Mr.. C. F. Kelly have been in
vited TO act as judges.
The full list of nominations made by
the nominating committee of the New
Jersey Division L. A. w. for the com
Ing duHudl elGcllOn IS as IOilOWS.-Cn1el
Consul, Robert Gentle of Elizabeth; Wee
Consul, C. Frank Kireker. Paterson;
Secretary-Treasurer, ]. C. Tattersall,
Trenton; Representatives, J. Barber, En-
giewood; DR.. A. J. Wright, Montclair;
E. Fl. Smith. Jersey City; W. S. Fighter.
Newark; W. T. Brown, Madison; T. c..
Salmon. Hackettstown: Percy B. Lowell,
Moorestown; ]. G. Lee, Trenton; DR.. H.
T~1dAI1 Nnrv D1,4-z-t1Ir. n Z r1A1J
Piainfield. and DIR. jackson. Salem.
Zimmermann's first appearance on the
racing path in Australia VII be on No
vember 80 at Melbourne. The pro-
gramme consists of five events, which
include the great annual Austral Wheel
Race. the first prize Of which is 81, OOO.
1t is a two mile handicap, and the win
ner of each heat will get $40 as a special
prize. Second prize is $500 and third $50.
The entrance fee is IS. AT this meeting
the Victoria mile handicap will be valued
at 800; the one mile international at $50.
and the Flying Stakes, half mile. at $50.
The first annual convention of the
United States Military Wheelmen was
opened at the Broadway Central Hotel,
New York, this morning. and before the
convention comes to a close the value
OF the bicycle to the army will have
been fully demonstrated. Addresses will
be made not only by members of the
National Guard, but by sold ers of the
regular army as well. The purposes of
the organization are:-
'First-It is proposed to unite wheel
men who have a knowledge of military
grill into bodies of such size as to test
oeuvring large bodies of troops with the
bicycle.
Second-It is proposed that military
wheelmen shall, voluntarily for the public
good, submit to a certain amount of dis
cipline so that their wheel ng excursions
shaii largely. be experiments in utilizing
the bicycle for military purposes.
Third-The committee from their own
experience nave no visionary idea that
the bicycle is in any way going to rev
o~lutionize the moving of troops into the
field of action, but they strongly feel
that training and application may pro-
duce o body of riders who would get
everything out of the use of the bicycle
that is possible, and through their famil-
arity with roads be of great service to
the Government in time of need.
developed for war purpose by military
men who do not ride. nor by the wheel
man who wheels for business or plea
sure, nor by the ordinary wheelman's
associations, it is important hat all
military riders should be united in one
organization. The idea of the committee
is to have a national association divided
into State departments. Extracts from
proposed constitution. Article II, OBJ
spirit Of fraternity so that the member
Of this organization, wherever they may
&c either collectively or individually,
may meet with friendly aid in carrying
out the objects of this organization.
Paragraph 6. To establish a feeling of