Evening star., 1896-10-24

The Indian summer is with us, thou
how long 1t will remain no one knows, not
even the prophets at the weather bureau.
The blasts of winter will soon De here, and
the pleasure of riding will be taken away
slight taste of what may be expected has
already reached US. The only feature &c
mar the pleasure of riding these fine days
is the wind, and this is apt to spring up at
any time, and die out just as suddenly as it
comes.
The force of the slightest wind is felt on
bicycle To new riders it is a very diff
cult task to ride the road against a
heavy wind, and ii seems to be the luck
or one to have the wind veer around Just
In time to have it in the face again all the
way on the return trip. Cycling has it's
drawbacks as we'll as its pleasures, only
at this time of the year the drawbacks
appear to be more numerous. The riders
OF the fair sex feel the dScomforts more
than the male riders. The wind seems to
have special tendency to twist and turn
the skirts and make them bothersome in
every respect, especially in the case of the
new rider. who is not skilled enough in
the art of riding to take one hand off the
grips and adjust the skirts.
Within the next fortnight the racing sea-
SON will have closed. The last races Of the
season at the International Athletic Park
are now in progress. Next Saturday the
Eugene Field monument fund race meet
Will close up the season, so far as meets
are concerned The Friday following the
great road race, which has been so much
talked Of and which promises to be the
greatest event of its kind in this locality,
viii come on. Last year the weather god
was favorable. and one of the best meets
of that season was held on Thanksgiving
day. 1t seems hardly possible that the
weather this year will remain open as
long period as that.
Columbia Athletic Club.
Prince Georges county, Md. isn't really
responsible for the trouble, but as .he
scene was laid there the Columbia Athletic
Club wheelmen swear that section Of our
neighboring state is 4 Jonah, and will
fight shy of it In the future. The party
that left the club house last Sunday morn
ing FOR the usual run was small, but they
had time enough for a hundred They
were six hours reaching Marshall Hail.
Burroughs started the ball by falling off
his wheel before he had left the asphalt of
the city behind him. He was badly
bruised. but reached the destination as
soon as anybody else
Two hours and half were spent at Oxon
Hill. while Shannon fixed eleven punctures
IN his tire After that everybody did his
little turn in his smash-up vaudeville, but
Charlie McGuigan made the hit of the
program when he decided that one handle
bar was too many for him, so he twisted
his Off He was Immediately sorry he did
II. SO he constructed a new one. He cor-
ries knife with three-inch blade and
1t came in handy this time. He cut down
a tree with 1t, whitfield out a Y-shaped
fork; stuck the lower part of the into
the head of his machine, ughtened up the
nut and rode the last eleven miles with his
new wooden handle bar.
The Manchester was just coming up to
the wharf when the boys rode into Mar
chon Iah of ftyv,{1 rid
from the club who were afraid to make
the trip on wheel came down on the boat
to see how the. riders had made out.
AS all other club runs during October
have been long and hard, Capt. Stiles has
decided to have a series of short runs.
So tomorrows trip has been called for
Alexandria. Instead of an early start, the
party will not leave the club house until
half-past 2 in the afternoon. The back
road. or Mt. Vernon avenue, has been Sc
lected, as II is in particularly good con-
dition just now. The return to the city will
be made by the ferry. All of the riders
are expected to carry lamp.
Arlington wheelmen.
The Arlington wheelmen made century
run last Sunday under Lieut.. Frank e.
Potts. The start was made at ten minutes
after o'clock in the morning from 513 9th
street. the party arriving at Frederick at
IL o'clock, and after stop of fifteen min
utes rode back to New Market, where din
ner was enjoyed. After lay-over of one
and a half hours the start for home was
made. Leaving New Market at 80 o'clock,
the boys arrived at Olney at 4 o'clock,
where a stop Of five minutes was made.
The club reached 1th street and Boundary
at exactly 5:21 in the evening, completing
the whole century. including all stops. in
eleven hours and sixteen minutes. Those
starting were Messrs. Murphy. Harry
Walker. Harting Warner. Wright, Posey
and Lieut.. Potts. Mr.. Warner was taken
sick just outside of Laytonsville, and was
compelled to return home on the train.
Lieut.. Potts will take party out for a
spin to Occoquan, Va. tomorrow, and hopes
the boys will all join in making the trip as
successful possible. The run will start
from 613 9th street at o'clock sharp.
The proposed supper club road race has
been declared of and will not be run this
fall. owing to the lateness of the season
and the other events that are scheduled
within the next two weeks. For this rea-
son the president of the club has not ap-
pointed committee to manage the affair
the old committee having been DISCHARGED
at the last meeting of the club, held in the
fore part OF the month. The determinat ton
not to have the race this fall will be re-
ceived with regret by a good many mem
bers OF the club. who looked forward to
the event with great deal of pleasure.
Mr.. Eppa Combes is slowly recovering,
ana expects to be out again shortly.
Washington Road Club.
The Washington Road Club held a meet
ing during the week. which was of unusual
interest because of the fact that the weed
ing-out process of the dead wood of the
club was commenced. There are many
members Of the club who are away behind
in tine matter of their dues and at the
meeting sixteen men were dropped. whose
aggregate Indebtedness to the club was
sloo. AT the next meeting 1t Is expected
that good many more names will be
cropped from the roll. Several new mem
bers were admitted to membership
The question of holding fair was
brought up. and the club decided to give
one some time during the winter A com
mittee. consisting of William Jose, W. ].
Prince, c. II. Fisher, ]. e. Bisc hoff, A. G.
Gensier. T. T. Carter. Rudolph Jose, Fred
Schade. Eddie Kloman. George S. Ball and