The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-21
One LOCAL ENTRY.
Bayonne Will Have the
Only Hudson County
Officer in the Race.
NEWS FOR THE WHEELMEN
Lively Baseball Games We're Played
Yesierday-Egan Will Play
Lennon of Brooklyn.

The entries closed yesterday with Fo-
lice Commissioner Andrews. in New York.
for the police cycling championship, 10
be decided on Saturday, at Manhattan
Beach. This city is without an entry,
after all. This is rather surprising inasa-
much as it was understood the races
THAT have been held by the members Of
the local force were for the purpose Of
selecting a team that would compete with
the coppers Of other cities. A great deal
of local interest was created in this city
because of the intended competition of
member Of Jersey City's finest with oth-
ers. and there VIII be considerable disap-
pointnlert because Of the failure Of the
Commissioners to enter a team. These
the contestants that wal ride:--
ONE-MILE POLICE RACE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G.. Bodden, Daniel
M. Greensg and John c. Pinkerton.
New Ycrk-George Mckay. George W.
Brown and John Schuerslef.
Bayonne-Frederick Lumbreyer.
Buffalc-Afthony Gavin.
Boston-wm. NJ. Densmore and Carleton
L. Brett.
B~rooklyn-wm. Burke. oscar Fin and
Samuel McEiroy.
-NrNdsh-N oeilifEAbE VI E4NdII>f ia
| cob Suschard and William H. Ternpleton.
THREE-MfLE POLICE RACE.
Phiadelphia-Charles J. Hey. Daniel NJ.
Greenig and o +. Pinkerton.
New y~ork-Gecrge Mckay. John
Schuessier and John J. Giles.
Bayonne-Frederick ~Lurnbreyer.
Buffalo-Anthony Gavin
Boston-Wm- Densfno-e and c. L.
Brett.
BrookIyn-oscar Finn. samuel MeElroy
and Wu. burke.
Newark-wm. IT.. ssuckey. Charles
Bitz and John Letzeiter.
The bicycle has been gradually making
serious inroads into nearly every concesv-
able line OF business. and g being aiken
Up n used by members OF every trade
and profession, whether correlafive TO the
sport or not.
Friday last It remained Only for the
naval officers stationed at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard TO organize a bicycle club.
The organization has been perfected. bat
no officers have been elected as yet. It
Is quite probable that Ensign P0welson
Ensign Snc1t as captain.
The club has a membership Of twenty
The name OF the organization is the
North Atlantic Squadron Bicycle Club.
II Is the Intention OF the members on
entering any port 10 secure quarters for
the wheels while they are on duty on
board ship. 50 as 20 be convenient Tor
both short and long runs whes of duty.
nt Al1t NtZtil1 "a LAtE x IA[1 &c
ordinance. which was adopted last week
by the West Hohoken Council. were ar
rested Sunday evening for riding on the
Boulevard without a lantern. They were
John DIN or No. 81 Central avenue Ar
thur Pr0ndIn OF No. $50 West street, New
YORK: Philip Awel Of No. 2fe First street.
Hoboken. They we're fined &~each by
Recorder shelton.
A meeting Of the Mantle Wheelrnen
was held last evening. There was a good
attendance. and h members seemed to
enjoy the session, as il was prolonged un-
I'll q late hour. There was reason for
their happiness, as the handsome silk
banner won at Long Branch Saturday.
It is very pretty and is Of blue and old
geld silk. A large number Of members
were elected and the propositions were
up to the average. The club voted TO
become embe of the New Jersey AS
ISOLATION Of Cycling Clubs, and the iny5-
tation issued to the club TO participate IN
the parade at Paterson, August s, IN con-
nection with the New Jersey State meet
was accepted, and the Nantes VIII have
out another big delegation Of riders.
Wheelmen are puzzled over the construc-
ton of several clauses in Railways new
bike ordinance, which goes into effect to-
Holmes, President of the Union County
Roadsters, is attached 70 the ordnance.
One clause reads as follows:-@To carry
a lighted lamp that may be seen plainly
a hundred yards ahead between one
hour after sunset and sunrise" An
otner cause states Lnere must De a Dell
feet distant. Many of the wheelmen
have gonss that are attached to the sad
dies. These gongs make noise sufficient.
as loud as that of a fire engine. but
they are not attached to the handle bar,
has the right to dictate TO them as to
where they shall afix their bells or
1t Andes. N. z, Saturday. Miss Alice
York On her bicycle followed a tramp who
had stolen a watch and pocketbook from
mile and compelled him at the point of a
revolver to give up the booty. The watch
was valued at $50 and the pocketbook
contained $50.
Henshaw ana Hedstrom, Of the Riverside
Wheelmen. have accepted the Pink tan
dem teams challenge for a one mile
paced race on a half mile track. with a
time limit of 2:o5, L. A. w. rules to gov
ern.
They have notified E. H. Crosby. man
that the match be run August / at the
Flushing IN. w diamond meet. The
challenge appeared in yesterdays DAILY
American Wheelmen. /"
ken are attaining greater success than
ever since, acquiring a home on the Bouie-
ward. They have increased largely In
numbers ard are the foremost wheel club
in the upper end of the county. The
Hamiif0ns are 4 their Ir,, asth year They
ton of officers with this resu1t:-Presi-
dent. {. Huber, vice-PresMents. Renia- |
min Dsmorest and Arthur Gunther; Treas
,lrer. George Won Claim: Captain. Bert
and appointed this conmFftee-H. 7.
Baker. r.. Becker. Q. Kiafer. G. McCaus- |
lam W. J. King: S, Static and Neider-