The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-28
WHIRL or WHEELS
They Are Spinning Lively
in All Parts of the
City.
GAELIC FOOTBALL CONTROVERSY
Lehigh Will Get the Cup-Don-
aIdson Turned the Tables
The Big Carnival.
GAELIC FOOTBALL CONTROVERSY

The Lafayette Wheelmen will be rep
resented at the several race meets on
Saturday. Henry Heeber will ride in the
Plainfield races and Broadley and Meyers
In the games at Bergen Point.
Local Consul G.. c. German of Green
willie has filed a protest against Henry
Waller and John Jasper of Bayonne, who
participated in a fve-mile race on the
Boulevard. Waller won and both men will
be disqualified from the amateur ranks.
are both clever wheelmen.
A bicycle club will be formed tomor-
row evening by d number of enthusiastic
young lady riders in the lower part of the
city. This will supply a want that has
long existed among the wheelwomen Of
the city who have felt the need of a cycle
club exclusively for ladies. Miss Belle f.
McWilliams and Miss Kate Riordan are
the prime movers in the matter and will
devote all of their efforts to make it a
success. Over twenty ladies will join the
club, and the meeting tomorrow night
will be held at the residence of Miss Nc
Williams. No. 229 Warren street. All lady
riders are invited to attend.
Seven members of the Hudson County
Wheelmen will participate in the races
on Saturday at Clifton.
The Clio Wheelmen will have a moon
light run tonight to Coney Island.
Henry Heeber will ride under the coll
ors of the Clio Wheelmen in the races
at Plainfield Saturday, all reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Mantle Wneelmen have made a
good entry for Saturday in the games of
the New Jersey A. c. at Bergen Point.
In the morning the club will have a run
to the Irvington-Milburn course to see
the road race.
Palma Wheelmen will have a meeting
tonight at the club for the purpose of
organizing q strong division. It is ex-
pected that over fifty names will be placed
on the roll. New officers will be elected.
On Saturday the members will ride to
the scene of the big road race.
A meeting of the Catholic Gu Cyclers
was held last night. Arrangements were
completed for the run to Irvington Me-
mortal Day, and a schedule of club runs
were arranged for the am The cycI-
ers decided to have a number of road
races in July. Henry Hornung, the crack
rider of the club, is In fine condition for
the twenty-five mile race over the Irving
ton-Milburn course, and his associates
are betting on his getting a prize.
Many OF the local Clubs have written
10 James h. Sullivan in relation to the
Decoration Day carnival of sports of the
New Jersey A. C. to be held on the club
grounds May 80. It is the intention of
many OF the CLUBS an this section Of the
viii go to the New Jersey A. G. grounds
10 witness the carnival of sports and the
g9spr Mita a5fem aas t e. b Gohn EFF, X Kilp "a Ml
Leslie. Some of them will go to Staten
Island In the morning, have dinner, and
return via Bergen Point in time to wit
ness the games.
The Catholic Club members of Jersey
CITY are particularly interested in the car
mval OF sports. J.. p. O'Br1en, of the Ath-
ietie Committee, is particularly interested
IN taxing all their cyclists and athletic
members down to Bergen Point in order
e cheer their baseball club on to victory.
The final event to them will be the most
interesting. The Catholic Club baseball
team, and the knowing ones say they
hays q very good team, will cross bats
The New Jersey A. G.. bali players have
peen very successful this year, for out Of
tour games this season they nave won
three. The game on Decoration Day will
be well worth witnessing.
the third nnual century run of the
Associated Cycling Clubs of New Jersey
course will be from Washington Park.
be at 5 A. M, and fifteen hours will be
-e4R tiiiiO III Hllltu u llfiISQ. EIDe
pace Will not be more than ten miles an
hour, and frequent stops will be made.
Medals viii be given to survivors. ana
which bring through the largest nt,rnber
OF survivors. Tie entrance fee is 81. and
Tourist Cycle Club, Paterson, N. j.
Monte Scott, who won the time prize
last year in the Irvington-Milburn road
course for the Decoration Day Derby.
Is con ilk basn+ to be INCLUDED in the scratch
ms last appearance as an amateur. as he
Will turn professional and follow the New
York State circuit.
century runs are becoming all the rage
WIN Wheelmen this year, and a large
number have been scheduled by the clubs
IN this vicinity. Two will be held in one
yfc Wheelmen will have theirs on lime
TO New Brunswick and return. and fbe
dtbas H. c9Sunty Wheelrnen viii have an
the same course. Both will offer q sill
banner for the club having the iareese
list or survivors: Each rider complefi1s
rne distance VIII receive a survivors
Mileage medals have been ofrerAF5 sor
e eS among the member of the
and 1adSs na osan ass,v eyc q ! rs enc Of the Oldest
Medals viii be given to members Who ride
Ihs0o miles or more this season. Bars viii
" dwdiued 70 those who already have
medals, and a beautiful gold medal viii
be given to the club member making the
largest mileage. Cyeloneter measurement
VIII be required in the competition. In
order to stimulate interest in the club
run branch Of the sport, Captain Porter
mas offered a large medal to the member
attending. the largest number of club
runs during the season. The club will
iflaugurate next Saturday a series Of
semi-annua1 ffteen-mile road races. to he
held IN May and September of each year
T. Hef DI3Ze is Il lS1lVRf& 131n % y1tf1h 1900
DC 2 three times, not necessarily con-
petitor.
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