Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-03-18
SEYENTY.FlYE ON The RUN
CyCLisTs TURNED OuT IN RECORD.
BREAKING NUMBERS YESTERDAY.
The Weekly Club Run to Raytown Was the
Biggest and Most Enjoyable In
the History of tho
Organization.

| The Kansas City cyclists went into the
| record breaking business yesterday. The
| regular weekly run was from the club
house. at Fifteenth and Harrison streets,
TO Raytown and return, distance of
twenty miles and no less than seventy
five wheelmen. a large majority Of whom
were attached to the club, took part in
the run. This s more than double the
largest number ever taking part In club
run before. the attendance of twenty
being the largest up to that time.
being the latgset up to that time.
The run was II most enjoyable one for
many reasons, In the 1rst place the day
was almost a perfect one for cycling. The
air was fresh and balmy. the moderate
southwest wind which prevailed not inter-
fcrlng with the going and Cne roads were
In excellent condition. 1t is safe TO say
that every man who went on the run en-
joyel the trip from start to finish and
that each will want to so many times
again under such pleasant circumstances.
All the dtimers Of the Kansas CITY Cyc-
lists were out in force together with many
new recruits and others who while they
have not yet Joined the club, are intend
ing to do SO, at an early date. -,....,
Captain Mandeville again demonstrated
that when the club elected him as road
rinptain, cant the rshi man wv was put IL the the
crowd of wheelmen who make up the party
for such run as that of yesterday to per-
feetion, making every man feel that H. Is
he does is TO appoint paccmlk ars who see
that the pace Is not made too fast so that
riders who have not yet become expert
can participate In the runs without feel
ing that the scorche.rs are going, to run
away from them. mo scorchng" is the
outward trip, but coming back he let's all
tbs. riders go as they please, with the re
to their inclinatlons. The scorchers can
get back to Kansas City as fast as they
can hump. while the others who desire to
take it more moderately can do So,
As the seventy-tive wheelmen left the
club house in pairs and wheeled their way
avenue, where ne turn on to the Raytown
road is made, they presented an imposing
sight, and many people who are not in
take in the scene of a procession of wheel
men extending for several blocks The
few mishaps., one rider got into a col
lision Fifteenth street and had his
front wheel smashed so that he had to
give up the trip and two or three suffered
punctures, but these were all the accidents
of any kind, something remarkable CON
sidcring the number of wheelmen on the
run.
one very pleasant feature of the run was
the taking of a number of group pictures
C. Il. Jaques who is as expert a photo
grapher as he is a wheelman, had his
was taken at the club house lust before the
start. two on the way out to Raytown,
one at Raytown, and one on the return
trip. These pictures will be finished up
and placed on exhibition at the club house
next Friday evening when the regular
meeting OF the club will be held. Photo
grapher Jaques says the pictures are eX-
cellent ones and those who would like to
see them can do so by calling at the club
house.
The meeting next Friday evening will be
a highly important one. as President Young
will name the standing committees for the
year, and there are other matters of i'm
portance to be considered. All the new
members of the club and all who are in
tending to connect themselves with the
organization are especially invited to at
tend the meeting. The club is making
n special effort for new n:cmbers right
now and II is hoped that wheelmen who
are not attached to any organization will
consider themselves invited to Join The
cyclists without personal solicitation,
which in many cases is impossible.
Captain Vaudeville announced yesterday
that the run for next Sunday would be to
Independence and return, "A very pleasant
run. which Is a favorite with the club
members.