Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07


which New York should have been reached
at o'clock Monday morning. The men
reached the place at 4:4S, or Just twelve
minutes ahead of time.
A Trip to Baltimore.
There was good attendance of wheel
men Tuesday evening at the residence of
Mr.. William Henshaw, at 1902 x street
northwest, to arrange for united trip to
Baltimore for fraternal purposes. Consider
ing those present and those absent, crowd
OF about fifty announced their intention of
gong. According to the announcement of
the railroad people on a fair crowd rate
OF Sl.2O for the round trip, good for two
days could be secured, while if $50 went in
the party special train would be sent
AT the meeting it was decided to make
the crowd as large as possible, and to send
out letters to all of the clubs, inviting their
cooperation. These letters were mailed
curing the week, and in them are set forth
the advantages of united run, and ask
ing the cooperation Of all riders of the
city. No date will be fixed until a reply
mas been received from most of these.
Schade's Achievements.
Schade of the Washington Road Club
covered himself with glory at the annual
fall race meet of the Portsmouth Cycle
Club. over the half-mile shell track of that
place, winning all five of the events in
which he was entered, including the cham
pionship of Virginia, and Eot including the
lowering of the track record to 2:19, seven
seconds fellow the then existing record.
The mile handicap was the feature of the
meet. In this race Schade was scratch,
with nearest man at sixty yards and limit
men at $50 val s. 1t was stiff handicap,
but nevertheless Schade, after a game and
determined effort, gradually picked up the
field. On the turn into the stretch excite
ment ran high, for Schade was yet in
fourth place, but here he showed his met
lie, winning in a wonderful strong squirt,
by several yards, amid great enthusiasm,
his time being 2:23 He won the champion
ship race in 240.
1t is understood that George Ball. who
made second time place in the Thanksgiv-
ing day race. will shortly go over the
course with PAGERS, and attempt to lower
the existing twenty-mile road record.
Last Sunday Messrs. c. E. Wood, H. z.
w. Hodges and c. 1. Ronsaville rode over
TO Baltimore, starting at o'clock in the
morning. The riders took the course easy,
as there was no intention of making CEN
fury. At Baltimore Mr.. Petze remained
over. expecting to stay for several weeks
on account of business.
The Road Club.
Mr.. William Jose, the popular Road Club
member, left town Monday for a business
trip through Virginia and West Virginia.
He will be away for a month.
Mr.. John Wood of the club who has been
down south all summer, is expected to ar
rive in this city Wednesday.
The run of the club Sunday will be a
morning trip to Forest Glen. A number
of unattached wheelmen have been invited
to participate.
Fred Schade was to have entered the
races last Saturday at Atlanta. His prep
arauonS extended so far as securing per-
mission from the racing board of the L. A.
W., but the manager of the cycling events
Tor obvious reasons failed to send him en-
try blanks.
- the meeting of the club Wednesday
evening considerable business was tran
sacted. The club not only dropped Thomp-
son. but passed resolutions condemning I'M
fair riding on the road, through pacing or
other means 1t places itself on record for
fair road racing. an example worthy of
emulation by the other clubs. Mr.. J. Jolly
jones was admitted to membership. In re-
gard to the race for the club road su-
premacy of the District, the club refused
to accept the championship by default, pre-
ferring TO win it in competition or no other
way. AS the club declined to accept the
championship 1t was the sense of the meet
ing that now there are no champions, that
no club can claim the honor.
C. Bi. c.
Last Sunday Messrs. Janus and Towers,
with several other riders of the Capital Bi.
Club, took spin to Marlboro, the weather
proving favorable to the run, though some
what cold.
The first german of the club has been
postponed until the evening of December
20. 1t was to have been held at the club
house last evening.
Irving Williamson. the president of the
club who has been sick since last August,
has almost entirely recovered, and is now
able to be out again.
pool tournament is to commence on the
evening of December IL, and as every men,
Der will enter, the tourney will continue for
about month.
Dupont Cycle Club.
A meeting of the Dupont Cycle Club was
to have been held last Monday. at which
arrangements for the coming club race
were to have been completed, but on ac-
count of the forced absence of a good many
members the meeting was postponed.
The run of the club Sunday will prob
ably be up the Conduit road Last Sunday
no run was taken.
Hardy Pritchard.a promising young rider,
was admitted to membership at the last
meeting of the Arlington Wheelmen.
Other Clubs.
The Potomac Wheelmen are doing but
little riding at present. The interest Of
most of the members appears to be CEN
tered in the exploits of the basket ball team
of the club
The Queer Wheelmen have no run sched-
uled for Sunday as a club though some of
the members are most likely to take snort
morning spin. The club Is proud Of the sue
cess of its first dance, which was held We'd
nesday evening at National Rifles Armory.
It was the event of the season in the social
bicycling world, and pretty girls were out in
full numbers. The success which has crown
ed the hard efforts of the members is graft
fying to all. and by the dance the club well
established its social reputation
The Liberty Wheelmen are doing but lit
tie road riding at present on account of the
weather, but If the weather tomorrow Is
propiruot.s the club riders will be seen out
on the read.
The Affair Cyclists enjoyed spin up the
Conduit road Thursday evening.
Cycling Notes.
The whcelmen of Philadelphia recently
held a lantern parade in which 1000 riders
participated. the Penn Wheeluen managing
the affair. The parade was the largest of
the kind ever held in that city, and the cos
tunes were more varied and of better order
than any similar parade.
Willie Windle has given up his proposed
attempts to lower records, and has returned
to Worcester, Mass.
Otto Ziegler is nov at his home at San
JOSE Cal. and mis- pacing team is with him.
During the winter he will try for records
on the San jose track In view of some of
his recent performances, he will doubtless
lower some.