Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-27
THE LABOR DAY RUNS.

The Wilmington Bicycle CLUB to Participate
With the Expectation That 1t VIII Cap
ttire Three Prizes.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club will
enter two teams in the great annual
runs of the Time Wbeolmen, which
Will be held on Labor Day, Saturday,
September 9th. 1t has been customary
to have a century run on Labor Day,
but this year there will no u 150-mile
run, and Wilmingtoniaps will compete
i'll both classes.
The men entered in the $50 mile class
will leave tho club house of the Time
Wheelman, at No. SlS North Broad
street, Philadelphia, at 8 o'clock in the
morning. They will proceed Ivy way of
Paramount Park and the Wissahickon
drive. beautiful route, to Fort Wash
ington, distance of % miles, and will
return to Philadelphia, whore breakfast
will be eaten. After breakfast the
riders will come TO Wilmingto by way
of Paoli and West Chester, over the
famous Lancaster pike. Dinner will be
eaten in this city, alter which the
journey will be resumed and the return
will be made over the West Chester and
Psoli course. 1t is required that all
should finish by 8. As o'clock, or their
efforts will avail nothing.
The l00-mile men will leave the
Time Wheelmen club house Mt o'clock
IN the morning and will come to Will
m)ngton over the same course as the
long distance riders. At Wilmington
they will be looked after by tho menu
bers Of the Wilmington Bicycle Club
who are not participating, and lunch
will probably be provided at the club
house. at Delaware avenue and Tatnall
street After the end of the course is
reached here and short rest is taken
the return trip will be taken up. The
riders will stop for dinner in West
Chester, and from that place they will
go to Philadelphia by way Of Paoli and
the Lancaster pike To accomplish
anything they must finish by O'Clock
in the evening
1t is altogether likely that the 49,
mile team from Wilmington will go to
Philadelphia on the Friday night be-
fore the run in Pullman sleeping car,
in which they will remain until time
to start. This will give them sufficient
rest and will allow them to be fresh and
ready for long run. The 100-mile
mon may also make the journey to
Philadelphia IN private car. Nego-
tiations are now pending with the Bal.
tiTore & Ohio Railroad Co. for the
desired accommodations.
All of the prizes will be handsome
silver cups, nd the Wilmington club
has an opportunity OF capturing three
lone for the greatest number to finish
in the l50-mile class, one for the largest
number to finish in both classes COM
bined and one for the largest number of
survivors for clubs which do not belong
in Philadelphia. Active preparation is
being made by the Wilmington con-
tingent and it is expected that they
will capture all three
Wilmington will he represented in the
150-mile class and probably in both by
pace maker and members of the road
committee. This honor on the part CT
the Time Wheelmen is evidence of the
fact that they have the highest regard
for the boys from the Diamond State,
who had things pretty much their own
way last year.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club will
welcome entries from other local clubs
in its teams. All who desire to partici-
pate should communicate with Capt.
Kirk or Lieuts. Il. G. HILBERT and w.
II. Spencer at their earliest conve-
nIbHCo, as " ID necbSbdry tudE bnb NUM-
br who will 60 should take some of the
preliminary practice, and arrangements
can be made with more accuracy when
the number who will enter is known to
the officers of the local club. The en-
trance fee for the 100-mile class is 81
and for the l50.mile class, 81. rs, which
includes all tolls and tho medal which
will be awarded to each one of tho sur
vivors. The 150-mi medals will be
sterling silver and the 100 mile medals
will BIO of the regulation century pat
tern, probably of German silver.
Arrangements are being made for
great deal of preliminary practice on
the part of the Wilmingtonians who
will ride. There will be three night
runs next week for that purpose. They
will take place on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday evenings, and as the dis
tance will not he long in each case
they should be we'll attended. Every
body who can go in the Labor Day
runs should do so, and as they will
take place whether it is clear or rainy,
all should got what preliminary prac-
tice they can.
1t has been suggested that as many
of the members who think favorably of
the idea provide themselves with the
new style orange and black hats and
wear them on tho Labor Day runs