The herald., 1895-05-30
CYCLERS' NIGHT PARADE
Great Crowds Witness the Un;aue
Spectacle
Not as Many Out as Expected, But the Man.
agement Feels It Was Successful.
Thousands on the Streets

Hundreds of cylcers swarmed through
Ethe streets, last night and oyer a thousand
gathered in the Vicinity of the parade
rendezvous at the hour appointed for the
meet; but the start was ruinously late
and the order was no order at all, so less
than five hundred cyclers went over the
line of march.
These. however, made a good showing
and went long way toward retrieving
the error Of the management in not sys-
tematizing the parade by division gather
ings. The platoon of mounted bicycle
police was promptly on time under Cap
tain c. W. Roberts personal command;
Officers Frank Benedict, Bunch, Fitield.
Henderson. Mcclellan Redfern. Scott,
Reynolds. A. p. Richardson, Joe Ritch.
A brass band in a tally ho discoursed
inspiring music TO the gally tricked- out
cyclers at Fifth and Broadway and CON
tinued their good offices throughout the
event. They were in front of the process
sion; behind followed long string OF
wheelmen III a sea of bobbng lanterns
and gliding color. The clubs and agen-
ces mixed wheels up in confusion and
together. others We're continually hunt
ing their friends. and If there was any
order at all it was not apparent.
But the parade was estimated as good,i
what there was of it. The Los Angeles
Wheelmen, Crown City Cyclers and San
were the Columbia. Fowler. Victor Syra-
cuse, Stearns, Ramo oler. March. Thistle.
Union, and other staI d, ,rd wheels, be-
sides a miscellaneous collection of an
tique bric-a-b brac and modern bicycles
of less renown.
Doc" Kennedy and 'her" beau on a
tandem led out the ladies, and Doc nobly
sIl Stn nd rbo
ter the coming weman. His blossoming
oloomer make up was simply ravishing
and when after Il langnisning glance nom
his soulful eyes that were softly hidden
under those long dark lashe so dear to
the penny romancer. he confessed in mus
ical. dulcet tones that he feared arrest
for indecent exposure. the hidder mod
esty expressed his shy misgiving, com
pleted the make up and paralyzed the re-
poIser. Doc was arrayed in fetching
Tam O'Shanter.o or som ethlng of that kind.
a black waist with all the usual frils.
and black bioo.ner knickcrbockers his
stockings and shoes were black, his
blonde hair was of that shade named
'proiessiopal,' a4d his peaches and
%ss e9a sbspsy shsFs "Hs es a"s nUi
sighed for more worlds to conquer. The
ladies in the parade were att ired in al
kinds of costumes as suited their indi
=
from an advanced" reformer in cap,
light red jersey. close bloomers. long
stockings and slippers. to "a "conserva-
tive in a behoweied straw hat. jacket
and knee skirt, with long leggins. They
all rode gracefully and were objects OF
much interest and speculation TO the gap
ing multitude that thronged the streets
everywhere.
The men and boys were most of them
attired in the usual cap or hat, jacket or
sweater. knickerbockers, stockings and
shoes. but many were in ordinary street
dress. All the bicycles were strung with
lanterns. The largest was from the
Colum bia house, two bicycles fastened to-
getner by frame work over which was
spread an immense arbor of Japanese
lanterns. There were several Large UNI
brellas strung with large and small Ian
terms and the tandem from the Fowler
house, ridden by their instructress and a
gentleman held up very pretty one.
The Syracuse tandem was p-ettily fitted
out with high frame work that bore
resem blance to a decorated sloop, and a
pretty dcsi gn was that OF q ships mast.
crossed by tapering yards, carried by
Morris Cook.
There were scores OF bicycles decorated
fore and aft by single lanterns and
Others that were piled up with them fiom
half dozen TO twenty. Altogether the
parade was not half bad, but the tnous-
ands who turned out to view fifteen
hundred wheelmen in ine' were some
what disappointed. The great race meet
will be on this morning and AFTERNOON at
Athletic park.