Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-27
Elaborate Plans for the Grand
Parade.
NEWS OF The MANY CLUBS
Holiday Excursions for the Coming
Fortnight.
SPINS HERE AND TIER E

officers and hoard Of directors have been
selected and all that remains at present Is
to elect a committee on membership, a
committee on finance composed Of three
members e,.ch, and q committee on rights
ard privileges, composed Of five members.
This will be done at the neXt meeting,
which will be held Wednesday evening at
$40 18th street, commencing at 8 o'clock.
The full list of officers of the association is
as follows: President, B. H. Warner; first
vice president, William Of1ey; second vice
president, William H. Henshaw; secretary,
Francis E. Pratt; treasurer, William Get
finger. The above, with Messrs. R. r. Re-
will, W. K. Larr!moIe, Frank ]. Wissner
and B. F. Larcombe, comprise the board of
directors. This is capable and energetic
set of officers, and they can be looked upon
to bring the organization into much popu-
larity and prominence during the coming
year.
Mr.. B. H. Warner, who was elected pres
ident by reclamation, is heartily in favor OF
the aims and objects Of the association
In a letter of acceptance. which was read
at the meeting during the week. Mr. War
ner wrote:
1T will give me pleasure to accept the
position and do all I can to promote the
proper and healthy use of the wheel.
think one Of the first steps that should be
taken is to secure from the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia the enactment
of such regulations as will reduce the pos
sibility Of accidents to a minimum, both as
to bicycles and vehicles of every descrip
ton. The sudden and extensive advent Of
wheels as vehicles of lCcomOtion has at
tracted such general attention as to cause
the impression in the minds OF many peo-
pie when accidents occur that the fault is
altogether on the Fart of the riders OF
wheels, and this has occasioned some dis
elimination against them.
zation who desires the welfare Of the COM
munity at large will be in earnest in doing
whatever will be for the benefit, not only
of the parties who ride. but also to protect
the rights of all the people Reckless rid
ers and drivers of all classes of vehicles
ought to be compelled to exercise the great
est care to prevent casualties and as so
many more wheels are used than any other
class Of vehicles, it seems to me that
united effort ought to be made to compel
the fixing of a law governing carts. wagons
and carriages without delay. and especially
as to making them expose lights at night.
Some action ought also to be taken to
have our streets and avenues provided with
better lights, especially in view of the rapid
growth of the foliage. which is becoming
SO extensive in some localities as to produce
dense and dangerous darkness.
Il congratulate the association upon it's
desire to advance the interest of all who
use the new means of transportation both
I can to efficiently aid in carrying out the
desire of its members
In order to have large attendance at the
next meeting. postal cards have been mailed
to all those who have signifed their inten-
ton to join. But to the general public a
cordial invitation is extended to join and
help make the organization a representa-
tive body Of wheelmen of the District, for
the protection of cyclists and cycling. The
aims and objects of the association arc
such to make it advantageous to every
rider of the wheel to join, while the dues
are nominal. being but fifty cents a year,
which will but little more than pay the
postage and printing. The officers render
their service gratuitously, and what money
that will be spent will be for the advantage
and advancement of bicycling.
X
Something of squabble has arisen be-
tween the official Handicapped of Mary
land, VIM. c. Watkins of Baltimore, Nd
and Chief Consul W. T.. Robertson of the
local league. which is apt to bring develop
ments in short while. The trouble grows
out of the race meet held at River View
on June IS by the Eastern Athletic Club
River View. being in Maryland, comes I'M
der the Jurisdiction of the Maryland handi-
capper. yet the handicapping in all the
events on that day was done by Mr.. William
JOSE the official Handicapped of this di-
vision. According to Mr.. Watkins state
ment. he received letter from Mr. Robert
son requesting him to extend the courtesy
OF his office and permit Mr.. Jose to do the
handicapping for the races to be held at
sui Robertson wrote. according to Mr. Wat
kins. gave the date of the excursion as June
%. He wrote letter to the local chief
consul in which he declined to grant the
request. adding that If the entry blanks
were forwarded to him he would scrupu-
lously do the handicapping and return the
same without delay. Yet, not needing the
contents OF his letter, he claims that Mr.
Mr.. Jose and allowed the local handicapper
to do the work and receive the fee for the
same. For this breach he intended to have
the matter investigated and brought before
the racing board.
On the other hand, Mr. Robertson tells
an entirely different story On June IL he
wrote to Mr.. Watkins requesting him to
permit Mr. Jose to do the handicappirg In
was written by Mr.. Gideon, the chairman
OF the racing board, giving his full per
mission for the granting of the REQUEST
Not hearing anything from the Maryland
Handicapped, Mr.. Rot ertson gave the en-
tries to the local Handicapped, who per-
formed the work. The race was run off
and nothing more was thought of it.
~, A Net letter po was received Tuesday morning
which the latter refused to give the neces-
sary permission. A reply was made to
the letter Wednesday evening by the local
consul IN which some pretty plain Ian
Suage was used, and in which the Mary
land handicapper was ripped up the
back Mr.. Robertson virtually accused Mr.
watkins or fals1fying his statements, and
that he had particularly given him June
~ as the date Of the race meet If the
Maryland Handicapped regretted the loss
of the handicap fee, the local consul stood
ready to reimburse him for the amount
of money received. but that under no cir
cumstances had Mr.. Watkins any founda-
ton for making statements which were at
tributed to him.
The matter will undoubtedly be carried
to further point, and interesting deyel-
opments can be looked for in the near fu-
ture.
The many details for the annual field
day of Company c of the Washington
Light Infantry are being rapidly worked
out, under the direction Of W. s. Mexican,
jr., chairman Of the committee on enter
tainment, who Is an old hand at that sort
of business. having sue cessfully engineered
several large events of like character at
the Atlantic coast summr resorts He is
to be found at the company rooms on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday even
irgs, where entry blanks and all informa-
ton are gladly furnished. The official pro-
gram for the occasion is now in the hands
of the printer, and promises to be a very
attractive issue. The handsome medal. Of
fered for the individual drill, as well as
other prizes. will be placed on exhibition
at Tappan's next week. The entries for
the open event close on July 6, and for the
handicap bicycle races on July 4. In ad-
dition to the regular events, the program