The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-19
OUR BUSY CYCLERS
ArcanIm Wbecllnea Enthu-
siastic Over the Club
house Project.
LOCAL BoWLERs DEFEATED
jersey City Club and Fourth Regi-
ment Gazincs Yanquished-
N. j. a. G. Indoor Meet.
LOCAL BoWLERs DEFEATED


If the plans Of the Afcanritn Wheel
men formulated at the meeting last night
do not miscarry, the club will, III a
very short time. nave a club house of
Its own. The action taken at the meet
ing last evening was in line with the
plans outlined in III Jersey City
News" last evening. AS STAGED the club
has secured an option onsa bnilding which
the owner must dispose of in order to
make way for a newmstgucture. The
building can be. bought for a song in
consequence, and all that the club VIII
have to do is to secHFes-the lease OF a
suitable parcel of land as a site for the
building. When the project was oroach-
ed to the member they heartily en-
dorsed it and the entire evening was de-
voted to a discussion regarding various
sites. The annual election of officers
was scheduled for last evening, but
owing to the discussion Of the club house
project it had to be postponed until next
meeting. Among the sites suggested for
the club house was a lot on Danforth
avenue a few feet west of the Boule-
ward. President Yuhl assuring the club
that he could secure q lease for any
number of years at a nominal rental
Other sites suggested were on Linden
dNeHuc, duJOiitlnS LINZ
street, near the Boulevard. and Gates
e opposite the GreenviMe Schuet-
zen Park. The club. however. deemed
il advisable to place the entire matter
in the hands of a committee composed
of President ]. ]. Yuhl and A. A. Lam
ger. The committee will call a special
meeting as soon as it is prepared 70
make a definite reports
To See the ssBicycle Gfrl.s
That Jolly Nellie McHenrg and her
sparkling play The Bicycle SIR. naye
cal pushers to attend the prformanees.
noniEEe eads sns q aiS Music Maf in a BODY "a and e.
morrow night the entire lower n99r WIN
be occugisd by cy bs : n 5ne aups al
the seats there.
Plugs and Patehef.
The big trolley strike in Philadelphia
has given additional prominence to tns
viii assist many to a determination, TO
purchase wheels. a matter which they
nat fui fHhg make Iesn up Their minds to DO 50.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, claims a new
new world tapdem ree xrd;;vo, the sns re gobn
Green on a IS pound Sc inch gear wheel
who rode the mile, flying start unpaceo,
Seventeen and one-ffth seconds, The
ride was made before a WIND blowing
thirty miles an hour ~
II is rumored that Eddie Bald and FREQ
Titus will go abroad to try to
the colors Of the French professionals;
tarV De5arfment is compiling maps of
the various states, which VIII snow me
grayeled. paved sna acaalanms1aa ra r n2a1s
erly compiled and put in convenient size
they should find a ready sale among
"'Iohn S. johnson announces his inten-
ton Of leaving for Paris early in Fe0-
ruary. providing Michael. the European
4 match, posts his $500 forfeit by that
time. While abroad he viii probably en-
ter the Olympian games TO pc heao at
Oakland. Cal. is. nothing if not origin
al. lis latest fad is the bsoom n,a tne these
rpnale members alfred in bicycle COS
TUNES and the female members in bloom
e ebeatr rees Where pauline Hall was play
ing. They rode TO and from the thea
THE BOARD of oficers of the Pennsyl-
vania Division, LA. w, at is annual
meeting yesterday, adopted 3~esolut1ons
fayoring the continuance of L. A. w.
control of racing. Resolutions concerning
the transportation of bicycles by rail was
adopted as follows M
vision of the League o. American Wheel
men thank all such railroads VINO nag
Wheels. and thai the efforts of the division
fsa directed towards obtaining from all
wheelmen such Transportation OF per se-
that this resolution shall not in any way
Ieads that are now charging for the
tranasportation of wheels. but merely as a
return fol, benefits received from nom
According to foreign reports. light
weight riders seem to nave as mue ia
heavier Companions. Michael. the Eng
iish champion, weighs but ninety-s:x
height. Notwithstanding this, the young
man rides a 26-inch wheel, geared to 9b
He has been retained to ride curing
ssT ! aoT month BESIDES this, he is to re-
ceive sf.0c3 from a manufacturer for a
years service ice j, It ,n Is es seTeaag th unas IDS
~ doilarg. Taking MichaeIs physical
development into consideratl9nt there Il
little doubt unat ne Is the AtnielAe MAJ
There have been less falls on indoor
tracks recently ,d gyocn dinio = 81 fa tiTes which 4Msfs are
made rough on the edges. Slipping OF me
wheels under the circumstances are now
of much less frequency.
A six days bicycle race for women ex-
cfusively VIII be held at the MADISON
Square Garden, New YORK, dur ahss e lde
ers will be divided into two classes, eacn
class TO ride two hours and to re9t two
hours. The prizes win be money ana
The Metropolitan Association of Cy-
cling Clubs will promote fnterciup team
road racing next season.
Handles will get loose, do what you
viii some time or anotherathey will part
company with the bar. Forty ways TO
cement them on have been exploited as
many different times in the columns. of
the Wheel papers, bat the average sticker
on of handles makes the mistake of
smearing the cement ovey the handle
bar Instead of placing 1t inside the
handle, the consequences beng that the
handle when forced on pushes up the
cement. which forms in an unsightly
ring round the end of the handle. The
-oroper way is to melt a little cement,
hour it into the mouth of the handle
while the latter is being reVolXad, so as
TO make it run round, warm the end of
fhe handge-bar, but not sufficiently to in
lure cork or celluloid, and PUSH the
handle on. The handie-bar will thus tend
to carry the cement further In, and there
VIII be none visible round the outside.
BfcycIes and H~nsuranee-
1rbe ouestion is often askeds sWhat eff
fant has bicycle riding upon accident IN
snranceo" saws the "WheefstssThere has
been no general attention given cycling
bv Insurance companies, many claiming
that more people are injured by bicycles
when they are not riding thar when~tney
are. If the saddle of a bicycle IS as safe
as a street crossing, insurance surrey
should not be given. at oweT rates 70
those who do not ride wheels tnan 70
those who do. But some attenIlon mas
been paid this matter by those most In
terested in it.
The Insurance Observer" has been
looking into the question of the effect. of
cycling upOn insurance rates. Its dis