Evening star., 1896-07-15
Streets Crowded to Witness the Lam
tern Procession.
MANY NOVEL x COSTUMES SHOWN
Prizes AwardedI by the Judges to
Clubs and individuals.
ORGANIZATIONS IN LINE

Pennsylvania aver ue between the treasury
and the Capitol, where, It is estimated
fully 100000 people were congregated
The display of novel costumes and of the
line of dancing lantern lights along the
avenue WIS attractive. iE spite of various
circumstances which contributed to detract
from the success Of the parade as a street
spectacle. The throngs on the street
crowded close upon the wheelmen that
in most places. only 4 narrow passage was
left for the line to pass through At some
points. In fact. the wheelmen had almost
to fight their way. There was criticism of
the police for failing to keep the avenue
clear. but 1t is doubtful whether thou
sand police officers would have been equal
to that task. So many were the discourage
| ments met by the wheelmen that the line
which started. perhaps 1900 or 1000 strong
gradually dwindled away. the riders drop
| ping out singy and in squads. Few Of the
wheelmen went over the whole route.
Although line Of mounted policemen
preceded the march and temporarily clear
ed away the crowd surged in toward the
wheelmen after their passage and blocked
the line Of the paraders. making 1t only
pc ssible for two to ride abreast while in
many cases. where the decora tions extend
ed out from a mans wheel only one man
could ride in line Still majority of the
riders stuck to thei.' work until after they
had gone over the main portion Of the
route.
The Parade.
Chief Consul w. T. Robertson Of the
| League Of American Wheelmen led the pa
rade as chief marshal Immediately after
him came the Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps
mounted on wheels. thirty strong. Follow
ing came Capt. s. H. Wiggin Of the Miles
| Cycle Infantry, with twenty-one men, all
| uniformed and equipped. Capt Hodgson
followed with the balance of the National
Guard in uniform in the parade After this
military escort came the local division Of
| the League of American Wheelmen, with
Secretary-treaSurer Charles E. Wood at
! the head and seventy riders following. The
! feature Of this section WAS the appearance
| of young lady in white silk bloomers.
The cycling contingent of the Columbia
Athletic Club. with ninety-seven men, came
next. with J. Hart Britain leading Next
| came a troop of 1GD riders, a majority of
whom were Colorsd The decorations of
| this division, while not elaborate. were
The third division representing the
clubs, YVES perhaps the most attractive of
| the lot The Arlington Wheelmen led.
| dressed in white trousers. dark coats and
white caps. with twenty eight men In line.
| Their end was brought up by q pretty
| float. on wheels. drawn by two tandems.
The center attrasnog of the float was
on home trainar. The Affair Wheelmen
| came next. dressed in club uniform, with
| Capt. F. Baker Weaver leading. Transpar
umn. The Washington Road Club. under
! DIR. W. w. Hodgea and A. w. Leek, turned
| out forty-hve men and three tandems.
| The decorations Of the club were pretty,
| and while not uniform, produced good
effect.
AS u club. the Queer Wheelmen made the
best showing in the line. With twenty-one
members, all dressed in clown suits Of bunt-
| ing and peak-top hats, they looked we'll.
| The Columbia Heights Wheelmen. under
Capt. Scharf. with twenty-five cyclists. car
characters in line. The Liberty Wheelmen,
under Lieut. C. E. Ingling, were represent
| ed by twenty-five men. The Woodbury.
| Club had a pretty turnout. Nineteen riders
were dressed as gentlemen, In dress suits
| end beaver hats. while six men closing the
| line were dressed In rags and tatters.
transparency at the head of the column
| announced the fact Of the lower five and
| the upper ten. The Mayf1ower Club and
| the American Wheelmen were represented
| by twenty-nine men in all. The Chain and
| Sprocket Club brought out twenty-five men,
and the decora tionS were very pretty.
Under Captain Shilling, the Morton Ca
| diets turned out thirty-three men. dressed
! In their cadet uniform. The letter carriers
! were represented by fifteen cyclists. follow
| ed by mixed up crowd Of fifteen riders
! The Postal telegraph boys turned out thir-
ty-five strong, and looked we'll.
The Christian Endeavor turnout was not
| near as large as was expected. There were
| lis riders in line, under Capt. John Muir.
| Some Of the individual decorations were
elaborate and pretty. One individual with
| Japanese parasol, fully six feet In diam
eter. had good deal Of trouble IN getting
along. Others had their wheels decorated
| In floral designs. with the initials CE
| worked in unique manner The members
of this contingent carried C.E. flags.
Following these came forty unattached
| riders. and tie decorations of these were
of the highest order. Harry Parks had an
imitation Of Jonah and the whale. the
mouth of the leviathan opening at every
01 Now
| also boat rigged UP on wheel, with sails
full set, looking quite pretty. There were
number of other equally as coed designs In
this list. The White Flyers. as a group,
line, headed by a tandem. with two men
| representing a large swan. The other
riders in the group were costumed so as to
appear like swans with wings spread.
The riders of Southeast Washington also
made splendid showing. They were head
ed by character representing the
intendant Of the work house. with
the members of the chain gang fol-
having on his back placard telling ms
crime and sentence. Most Of the offenses
charged were violations of the new police
regulations on cycling.
On account Of the large crowd surround
ing the reviewing stand at FRANKLIN statue
the judges had some difficulty IN awarding
the prizes, but their decision was ahhouhc-
ed as follows:
For the lady rider making the best ap-
pearance, a prize offered by Lansburgh &
Bro, Miss Herbert.
For the lady making the second best ap-
pearance, a prize offered by Woodward &
| Lothrop. Miss Rei1hart.
For the gentleman rider making the best
appearance, bicycle suit. offered by Loeb
For the gentleman rider making the Sec
| ond best appearance, a, sweater. offered by
B. H. Steinmetz & Son.EW Waiter.
For the gentleman rider making the best
appearance in an up-to-date novel costume.
| wheel to bel decorated and considered. an
order on r. Harris & Co. for $40 worth Of
jewelIry. offered by Mr, w. T. Robertson.
For the club making the best appearance,
cup donated by the Times, Queer Wheel
men.
For the club making the second best ap-
| pearance. floor pump. presented by the
| Eastern Cycle Company. Arlington Wheel
men. II
For the organization bther than a regular
organized bicycle club making the best ap-
pearance. a handsome banner. presented by
| Parker, Bridget & Co, Morton Cadets.
For the group of riders. twelve or less,
making the best appearance. $40, given by
| Col. j. Hart Britain, to be used in buying
what the winners shall desire. Barnes