The record-union., 1896-01-02
REMARKABLE JOURNEY BY WHEEL
w. A. Hubert Covered Two Hundred
Miles Yesterday.
Running Time, II Hours and IS Min
utes-Others Make the Hun
dred-Mile Journey.

The Record Union" announced yes
terday morning that party of ten
members of the Capital City Wheelmen
had started at midnight just as the
old year gave its expiring gasp, to ride
to Stockton and return, distance of
100 miles, their purpose being to make
the first century" run of '96. Those
who started were Captain Rea6man,
Lieutenant Elliott, Les. Young, Louis
Andrews, w. A. Hubert, w. Pierson. G..
jackson, Louis Payen and Thomas
Welch. L. S. Upson was mentioned as
being one of the party, but he went to
Davisville instead to participate in a
shooting tournament.
1t was remarkable journey to un-
dertake at night, as the atmosphere
was somewhat hazy, the night intense
ly cold for this part of the State, and
the country roads in many places had
not recovered from the effects of the
last rainstorm and were quite rough.
However, the young men were plucky
and determined on making the run.
Their plan was to cover the 100 miles
in time to eat their breakfast at home
between 8 and 8 o'clock, and several of
them accomplished the task, for task it
was.
The party left the club headquarters
at Ninth and K streets as the steam
whistles began to announce the advent
of the new year, and turned their faces
toward the south. They rode over the
smooth streets of the city at a brisk
pace and out upon the Upper Stockton
road. The wind was not blowing strong,
but it was bitter cold, and the rapid
gait at which the men rode only served
to intensity the sharpness of the night
air
First one and then another acted as
pacemaker during the first thirty
miles, but after that the riders began
to string out along the highway until
no longer the CHEEKY calls of the pace
maker could be heard more than half
way down the line.
When Lodi was reached, about four
teen miles this side of Stockton, the
only members of the party that were
within hailing distance of one another
were Hubert, Readman, Young, Elliott
and Jackson. This group kept pretty
well together u I'll Stockton was
reached, three hours and forty minutes
after leaving this city
After a short rest and a light repast
the five riders started on their return
at 4:30 a. m. When about three miles
out they met the other riders going in.
The latter had not been doing much
riding of late and were not in condi-
ton for so bruising a trip. Tt was still
a long time before daylight, and the
moon was getting well down toward
the western horizon where morning
mists were rising from the land and
lessening the light. The Cherokee Lane
road for nearly twenty miles was in
good condition, however, and the
plucky wheelmen sped on, despite the
biting cold that benumbed their hands
and feet. The home run was made in
little over four hours, and the five
wheelmen were seated at their break
fasts before o'clock.
But the most remarkable feature of
the undertaking was yet to come. w.
A. Hubert was not content with MAX
ing the 100mile journey in eight hours
and five minutes (riding time), and de-
termined to go over the trip again. He
rested only forty minutes and then
started again to ride another 100 miles.
And he did it all right. Leaving here
at 9:35 a. m. he rode to Stockton and
return, reaching home at 1886 p. m.
The. entire time consumed in making
the 200 miles, including waits, was
nineteen hours and thirty eight min
utes, and, exclusive of stops, seven
teen hours and twenty-eight minutes,
or at an average of close upon twelve
miles an hour for the entire time.
Mr. Hubert met with no mishaps dur
ing this remarkable ride, and was feel
ing as spry as young colt when he
alighted from his wheel last evening.