The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-25

OUR BUSY CYCLERS
George Wheeler Wins the
Club Race of the ROYAL
Arcanum Wheelmen.
LAvIGNE IN ACTIVE TRAINING
The skid" Says He Will Give
Critic the Toughest Argument
He Ever disadvantages
Athletes.
LAyIGNE IN ACTIVE TRAINING

One Of the features of the clup run =
the Royal Arcanum Wheelmen on sun
day was a one mile race over d hhy
course near Madison. the compeutors
heing George E. Wheeler, Eugene Ho-
man, Harry Vreeland and charies horp.
As these members announced the plan
10 hold a race, Captain Barr entered
into the plan to the extent of offering
a.. prize to the winner This lent adj
ditional interest to the event and the
other members soon hustled Off the
finish hne to obtain a good view of the
finish. The race was holly contested
Wheeler crossing the line a few feet
ahead Of Homan. Wheeler displayed re-
markable staying power, the upgrade of
the course making the race equal to a
five mile contest on the level. He will
receive his prize at the meeting on
Friday evening. AT this meeting a new
name for the club will be decided upon.
The committee on constitution and by
laws. which met last evening. will rem
der a report. Arrangements will also
be made for the club run to South Beach
on Sunday. The club is in a most pros
porous condition and bids fair to be-
come the leading cycling organization
of the county.
John B. Thomas. editor of the Evans
willie, Ind. Advocate" and part owner
of the Mt. Vernon. Ind. DAILY Repub-
I:can," who is travelling around the
world on a tricycle., arrived in this city
Yesterday and visited 1.-THE Jersey City
News" Office. Thomas is a cripple and
the tricycle. he rides he had constructed
especially for his long trip. 1t is not
quite as high as an ordinary bicycle and
is fitted with solid tires. 1t is pro-
PEELED by two cranks, which are operated
by the hands. This method of propul-
sion makes it impossible for Thomas to
secure any speed from the machine.
Thomas started on his journey in April
last and since then has covered $500
miles. He left without a penny in his
pocket, having made a wager that he
could leave penniless, rid around the
world and return with at least fifty
dollars. He refuses to accept money
unless he earns it. at plying his former
trade, that of printer and compositor.
He reported that he was enjoying good
health and was confident that he would
win his wager.
The Hamilton Park Wheelmen, al
though but a month in existence. prom
Uses to become the representative down
town club. In the asphalted Hamilton
Park section the club has an excellent
field for recruiting purposes and the
membership is growing rapidly. The
club has adopted for its emblem a dia-
mond of black with the letters H.P.W.
in White in the centre. The headquarters
of the organization are at McCoobery's
Hall. No. 149 Erie street.
The asphalting of Old Bergen Road
from the south side of Danforth ave
nue. to the New County Road will
prove of great benefit to the wheelmen
of Greenville. The cyclers will be able,
by going via Danforth avenue. to Sc
cure a fine road from Ocean avenue to
the Boulevard.
The Mercer County Wheelmen will be
awarded the piano offered to the club
having the greatest number of starters
and the Daily Advertiser cup for the
club having the greatest number of sur
vivors in the 100 mile road race of the
Saturday. Thirty-seven of the Mercer
county boys started and twenty finished.
The club will also probably get the sill
creates number of prizes, though that
has not been figured out yet. It is also
yet to be determined which club shall
best average time. The prizes will be
awarded to the winners on next Tues
day evening at the clubhouse. No. 17s
The Associated Wheelmen, Of New Jer-
sey have formed a bowling league,
formed sss on the lines w Of the old n MetrGpGliv
suDersedes. The clubs competing are
Pho dI cyyclers' Eni9n County Rosdsters;
Wheelmen, Orange Athletic ie Cub and
Tourists of Paterson. There are also
billiard and pool tournaments scheduled
for tba GO me aircUft Tha Trizoc are m
be elegant silver souvenirs. The Hud-
son Countys and Castle Point cyclers
and cue in their ranks. who should
have a chance for these trophies besides
afrording local sports an opportunity to
witness brilliant contests.
AT the last meeting of the Associated
Cycling Clubs Of New Jersey it was de-
cided to introduce an annual ten-mile
wood of the Touris. Cycling Club of
Paterson. made a brave fight to secure
the event for the vicinity. of Paterson.
ideal one for the race, but Captain
Chamberlain of the Union County Road
sters. rallied the club and advocated
cuted a flank movement by having the
location referred to a road race COM
mittee, President Kerr appointing
Paterson and Brown of Orange as such
committee. 1t appears that subsequent
y Captains Chamberlain and Brown
Lilot II fNdQ d TRACK
team in Hughes, Slavfn and Hodgson,
and had failed to ON to time in ar
ranging for the races. President Kerr is
not a party to the scheme for postpone
mcnt and yesterday notified Mr.. Nor
wood that the race would probably take
place on the Garfield course about Octo-
her l.. President Kerr also informed the
delegates that the "yeliow fellow would
present a silver loving cup to the VIC
tors. The trophy must be won thrice in
succession before becoming the property
of any individual club.
Out in Sedalla. Mo-. bicyciists are com
PEELED by a new city ordinance to
carry red lamps on their wheels at
night. Steam whistles are LEI in
"Drinking and the kin of drinks to
be INDUCED in while cycling must be an
Individual study on1the part of each
rider says "The Wheel French doe
tors recommend warm tea and coffee
without sugar or verv little sweetened.
It has been found that warm drinks
duench the thirst and do not heat as
much as cold ones. Mix is good, es-
pecia1ly with a few drops of rum in it.
for persons who can digest 1t. Those
who cannot may find it beneficial and
digestable by putting a few grains of
hicarbonate Of soda into the milk.
Lemonade. for general use. is considered