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| been secured permanently and that the
cup should nave the pleasure of holding
| Inc nrst meeting in TIE rooms
At the same meeting of the club Mr. r
| X Revlll, the secretary of the club, re-
signed his office because Of the lack OF
| time to properly attend to the duties
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The Harlem WheelInen Of Baltimore will
| make century run to this city tomorrow
Cncer Capt. S. E. Phnpitt the Baltimore
! riders Will leave their native CITY AT Z
O'Clock In the morning At 7:3o they stop
at Ashton. where breakfast will be served
| At this place they will be met by the Six
| club. A w. Leek. captain. This club will
escort the Baltimoreans To Washington and
| escort them to Great Falls, where dinner
has been ordered to be served at 1890
O'Clock. The return trip will be made soon
| after The meal and the visitors escort
ed out as far as Ashton. On the ride to
| the Falls the Conduit road will be used
| as far as the Anglers Club House where
me riders VIII take the cut and proceed
over to Dickey's.
Inc Six Club is composed OF Messrs. A.
w. Leek, E. f. Simpson, J. F. Merrell, c.
| ID Fisher. George b. French and F. s
Cahill all experienced riders Since the
opening of the season they have been ac-
i've riders and have made a record to
| pe proud Of 1t is estimated that each
man on an average has ridden nearly two
thousand miles this year, which fully DEM
cnstrates their riding abilities. They have
taken number of long trips so far, and
lhe end OF the year.
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The Coconino Cycling Club OF Flagstaff
ARIZONA, give their third annual run to
the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado on Au-
gust IL, 20, II and %. An invitation was
extended to the Washington Road Club to
participate, which was accepted. Accord
| ing to the Ietter the run will begin at q
| O'Clock am, from the rooms of the CO.
conino Club at Flagstaff, on August 10
| Two days Will be spent at the canyon
winch is seventy miles distance. the return
| Ilp being made on the I'D. The road ia
| the route of the Atlantic and Pacific stage
10 the canyon, and is a succession OF in
teresung and beautiful sights
The Liberty Wheelmen are rather inac-
| i've just at the present time. Several OF
,heir men are in St. Louis attending the
| republican national convention, and a num-
! ber of others who are with the Western
| thlon Telegraph Company so busy in
consequence OF the convention that all
runs are abandoned.
Mr. William i. Pierce, the treasurer OF
The club. Will go from ST. Louis to Chicago
| and thence TO the Yellowstone National
park, taking the trip by wheel, making a
| three months tour.
AT the last meeting Of the Washington
Road Club there was an unusually good at
tendance of members, and the applications
OF nlne people TO membership were re-
ceived. They are Messrs. II. l.. Mer-ick
Frank Haeerty, Eugene de Riva. G. L.
Palmer, NJ A. Prince, l.. Busch A A
| blanchard and G. NJ. Newland. The appIi-
catlons were posted, according 10 the con-
sutution, and 10y the fore part OF next week
II Is calculated that forty more names VIII
be placed In the same position.
There beng an unusual number of va
cancies In the list of officers. a number CT
nominations Were made, as follows: For
president, Messrs. c. II. Fisher Dr w w
Hodges, William Jose and A W Leek:
Tor vice president, Messrs. A. G. G.nsler,
w. j. Prince and A. II. Wall; for secretary
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Petze; for second lieutenant Messrs A w
Leek, j. +. Merrell, W. J. Tubman and
G. j. Bower.
The new quarters of the club in the
Hotel Arno meet with the approval OF all
the members The club has the entire suite
OF rooms in the north half of the rirst fio or
OF the hotel, which include In all four large
rooms, nicely papered well carpeted and
finely furnished. In order TO properly cele-
brate the advent into the new quarters il
was un Animously decided at the last meet
ing TO give large smoker. The Gate OF
the same and all arrangements were left
In the hands of the entertainments commit
tee. which consists of Messrs C l. Ronsa-
Vile, Rudolph Jose and William Tubman.
no limit being placed on the cost OF the
celebration.
The queer Nheelmen Were scheduled to
hold meeting Thursday evening but on
account Of the excursion of the Eastern
Athletic Club the affair was postponed
until this evening. The principal Oh ect OF
the race meet July an extremely SUCCESS
ful affair The program for The event Will
be an elaborate publication, Printed on
heavy book paper and well illustrated.
The race meet will be advertised broad
cast by the use OF fancy photographic post
ers. which are calculated TO catch the eye
of the public. The entries TO the handi,.aD
races of the meet close next Saturday even-
ing, and SO Tar quite a number have been
received.
Mr.. George W. Boyd. who was recently
elected captain of the team, and whose
resignation of the office was sent in has
reconsidered his determination. and upon
the reques of large number of his friends
| ia the club Withdrew the Same. This move
was well for the club, Captain Boyd
makes a good officer for his position.
Mr.. W. X. Larrimore, a prominent MEM
Der Of the Queer Wheelmen, and vice con-
sui Of the local division OF the league. will
he married next Wednesday evening at
Baltimore to Miss Bessie Blanev the
daughter OF well-known Baltimorean.
MI Larrimore is a popular wheelman, and
a large number of local cyclists Will go
over TO baltimore 10 attend the ceremony.
After the honeymoon trip of several weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Larrimore Will make their
home In this city.
The Queers will take a run tomorrow 10
Rockville. The start will be made at $50
O'Clock am, from ST. l4th street
The Capital Bi. Club last Sunday took a
run to Fairfax Court House. and carried
out large number of riders under Can't
J. Bartlett Hills. The run tomorrow will
be to Occoquan, Va, thirty-three miles dis
tance. The start will be made from the
club house at o'clock.
Capt Hills has completed schedule OF
runs up to the 1st of September, as follows:
June IS Ridgeville, forty miles distance;
July and D. two days trip. most likely
through the Shenandoah valley: JULY II
Brcokville, twenty-five miles distance: July
-. to Baltimore, the outward trip being
made by train; July &c, Marshall Hall,
twenty-eieht miles distance; August .
Ellicott City, thirty-fiye miles distance:
August ?. Brandywine. twenty miles dis
tance; August o. Rockville, sixteen miles:
August %, Manassas, -thirty-three miles:
August 80, Fryingpan. twenty-four miles
distance.
cycling continues the principal topic at
the Columbia Athletic Club. and the cycle
ofllcers are busy planning events for the
wheelmen. A run will be given tomorrow
TO Forest Glen, where a rest will he taken
later running in to the Chevy Chase, Inn
Tor dinner. Somewhat of novelty among
local bicycle clubs will be the ladies' run "a
North Takoma on Wednesday evening AS
Is well known, the roads in that direction
are very fine, and il will be a moonlight
hlsnl, more pleasant evening could hardly
he rYk