The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-02
BIKERS ON PARADE
NIGHT DISPLAY OF CYCLE CLUBS
ATTRACTS ADMIRING THOU
SANDS.
CRIMSON RIMS IN THE LEAD.
PILOT THE PROCESSION THROUGH
THE GAILY LIGHTED
STREETS.
sExTUPLET RIDERS APPLAUDED.
Display of Antiques and Riders In
Fancy Costumes Create
Merriment.

Greeted by the applause of the thou
sands lined on both sides of the street,
with gaily decorated wheels glittering
in the fierce rays of search lights and
the sparkling of myriads of incandes-
cents on either side. the parade of the
cycle clubs of ST. Paul moved down
n xth street last evening.
) 7ruly it was a beautiful sight. An
nds yidual would not be noticed, but
the o.egular, we'll drilled line, pedaling
IN double file down the white asphalt,
VAS =. rhythm of light and color.
The, police had great difficulty in
keeping a double width for the riders.
a score of mounted officers rode ahead
and forc1 ID the crowds apart. The ropes
were Ineffective, but by the continual
lfforts of the police the parade was
DOT 1-erfered with. The clubs rode to
= ION avenue for the start, which
bvas delayed by belated riders. Each
side street had it's club, and as the
leaders, the Crimson Rim club pedaled
down the street, the others Joined in
behind. The route to Sixth street was
by Dayton to Western, to Summit, to
Sixth. Chief Marshal w. T. Hutchins,
escorted by the mounted police, led the
parade. One Of the star features came
next 1t was the first appearance in
public of the Syracuse sextuplet, and
the appearance of the big pacing ma
chine was greeted with applause from
every quarter. The team pushing the
121 gear was j. A. Mcpiermano, Henry
Deverall, H. Perkins, f. Perkins and
Archie Matthias Five lanterns were
suspended above the riders. The prize
winning club at the state fair, fifty
strong, Crimson Rims, came next.
They wore red sweaters, and carried
f1ambeaus. which were blown into
fame of fire at every crossing. Capt.
M. L. Merrill was in command, and
the clubs reddest Sycamore, the King
of the Devils, bore q prominent part.
Marshal Hutchins carried a mammoth
Japanese umbrella decorated at each
point with lanterns Four or fve tan
dems and a tandem couplet. with plen-
w of lanterns, were behind the SYRIA
cuse club.
The drill corps of the Laurel Cycle
club, with their white riding SUITS,
came next. They were the best drilled
club of the parade, but limited TO
twenty-five members. The Capftal CITY
Cycle club turned out over 100 mem
bers and appeared In blue sweaters
with decorated wheels and lanterns.
The Ben Hur Cycle club had tandem
and a couplet. The Century Cycle
club had about a hundred riders wheel
ing under it's colors. and they made
handsome appearance. Charles Saun-
ders was in charge of the ladies' clubs
and detached lady riders, and some
very catchy costumes were in this Oil
vision. Boomers were not worn but
by a few of the ladies in the parade
Miss c. Schortz had pretty white
suit with white roses on her handle
bars.
The third division, under command
of H. S. Young, consisted of the wear
ers of fancy costumes. There were sew
eral New Women in this group. Ed
ward Harris had a large loop Of flowers
with lanterns over his wheel. H. T.
Volgal attracted much attention with
his fanciful costume made entirely OF
flags with white tile. Everyone
greeted him as Uncle SAM but 8
sign meant for joke had him labeled
New Woman"
Tom Bird, astride an old Star of the
vintage of 1876, headed the procession
of antiques. M. L. Block rode on q
nickle-plated Rambler of the 'ordi-
nary" pattern, and D y. Van Week
one which was still more ancient. One
patient individual. with a very bad
punctured feeling, walked the entir,
route pushing the old bone shaker. The
unclassif1ed single wheels brought VI