The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-17

1873 Springfield !. !. ....... $40 A. M.
14S Plainfield (turn). -. ABS A. M.
15S Springfield
(breakfast) $50 A. M. 700 A. M.
1865 Bloomfield ...... $40 M.
17a Rutherford Q'ch) SIS A. M. 9.25 A. NJ.
lS 3 aoboken .....1O.o5 F. NJ. 1915 A. M.
200 On Hudson Co.
Boulevard o
Weehawken Fly -. 1880 p. NJ.
An exceedingly large entry list has been
received for the races to be held at the
Waverly track, near Newark, on Satur-
day next. There are over 600 entries
from 29 Individual riders. OF this mum
Der sixteen are professionals, the re-
mainder being the s'pures.' The prizes
in the novice race will be contested for
by ~ninety-nine ambitious riders. There
are 122, 40 and Sc entries in the half
mile and two mile handicaps respectively.
There are forty entries from fast men
IN scratch events, while the race for
dtoub1e-seated machines has an entry
list of twenty teams.
Many OF the fast amateurs who are
scheduled make fast times behind Pete
Berlo's 'quint,' which will also be
manned by the pros to pace the s.old
war horse" for an exhibition mile. This
city will be more strongly represented
in these races than in any contests that
have ever taken place and the prominent
cB1p Will have men in the hunt for hon
ors. Among these will be Walter c..
Roome and H. c. Rohlfs, Clio Wheel
men,; William L. Darmer and e. Nj. Ran
som, Hudson County Wheelmen; E. NJ.
Smith Mantle Wheelmen; Frank Kuhl.
Clio 81 Wheelmen; G; "; Billings and a.
Stanley. E. B. Schroeder and L.. A.
Ryer, Hudson county; w L. Bradley,
unattached, and George Seitz and J. r.
Harrison, Arcanum Wheelmen.
The Itinerary of the century run of the
Hudson County Wheelmen to be held
on Sunday is as follows:-Leaye II. c. W.
HEADQUARTERS, 6 M; Washington
sale, arrive TAO; Paterson, arrive, $40,
leave SIS; Montclair, arrive 9.25; South
Orange, arrive 1910. leave 1925; Scotch
Plains, arrive LILO; Plainfield, arrive
station, leave P. M: Pumptown. arrive
LIS: Plainfield, arrive Las; Motherhood.
arrive 2. leave 2.1O; Westfield, arrive
2;so; Waverly, arrive sa5, leave $40:
Washington Grove, arrive SIS. leave 10:
Il. G. " headquarters, arrive $40. En-
trance fee, rs cents. Survivors medal 81
having most survivors. Address O.. q.
Blakeslee. chairman Road COMMITTEES.
No. 5A Communipaw avenue.
tn yachtsmen of the Pavonia Club
and a wheeling division has been formed.
among the prominent members are Coun-
Seilor Jonn A. DENIM, ex-Freeholder Mike
Eagan, Commodore Dave Kohn. Major
Minugh, James johnson, John Doherty.
DICK Prlngie and John Johnson. These
men were always enthusiastic over Yacht
ing, put are now of the opinion that
yachting is slow work when compared
with the bicycle
The Arcanum Wheelmen had arranged
a club run to Long Branch fer last Sun
day but the storm interfered with it.
ana the members rcpos making the trip
this week. The wheelmen win 1eaye
ns The route viii III Be- 5ss0 via snf ElIzaDetb to Rab-
way, to Perth Amboy, where 4 train viii
be boarded for Matawan. From there
me route VIII be via Keyport, Red Bank
Branch, arriving in time for dinner at
noon. After dinner a trip will be made
to Asgury Park The riders will return
Highlands.
Tn members Of the Catholic Club Cv-
clers, are greatly agitated over the pro-
Springfield course, and the scorchers are
giving considerable time to practice on
the Boulevard. There will be some ex-
expected to make a good effort in each
contest, which have already filled well
with entries.
The events will be. a ten mile handicap.
two mile handicap, one mile scratch. one
quarter mile slow race, and a two and a
half mile race for fat men. The ~contects
are open only to members of the Catholic
Club; The committeeAMessrs. Harrison,
Brock, Anderson, Owens, Duane and Hor-
nong-desires to awaken the interest of
every member Of the club and have them
take part. Handsome gold medals Will be
awarded to the first man in every event.
and silver medals to second. Third men
will receive medals made Of bronze.
A resolution which was introduced last
week at a meeting of the Board Of City
Works of Newark and passed to a second
reading, is regarded as absurd by wheel
men in general. The resolution, if passed.
would reduee the limit of speed of bicy-
Wheelmen think that only a trick rider
could keep within the new limitation.
An official notice with a request by
G 5Iv1f,o oon as rs Gentie, ct ct the New Jersey
ceived by the clubs of this CITY asking
their cooperation in procuring the erection
Of sign posts, at convenient places along
roads and shortest routes to- the ferry,
and at the ferry directing best roads TO
the county road. This is something that
iting ,cyclers,. and the local riders should
use their influence and help the good
thing along.
ceived permission in time for the road
races on June q from the Freeholders
for the use of the Boulevard. the club has
decided to run off the events on July 10
miIs cdurse. and the authorities viii haip
them in keeping the roadway clear. The
events will be open and three prizes will
be presented IN each contest. Events
will be one mile handicap, two mile hands
cap, five mile handicap. ten mile handicap
ana a special five mile race for tandems.
The Crandall Bicycle Attachment Com
pany viii engage In the manufacture Of
bicycles and attachments. It's capital will
be $4,000. Its articles Of incorporation
havA been filed at the. Office of County
Clerk Fisher. The will begin