The evening times., 1896-06-08

| tTo"Q 1IOul ndSinUStou WIS
urdercstimated, but Mr. Larrimore could
not divine that IL was going TO be so
| large Mr.. Larrimore did C.erything in
his powes to bring the hungry wheelmen to
reason, and to him and Others among the
| visitors who tried to straighten out mat
| ters We feel grateful.
Our club had no possible desire TO make
dollar out OF the affair. Well, We worked
| hard enough TO make their visit pleas
aud one, and we are sorry 1T turned out Us
It did,
| Mr.. A. Girouard, who was one of the
| Washington party, said today:
They were Gotified to have dinner ready
| for 800 and possibly $50 persons. When
! we got there they claimed to have plenty
| but as a matter of fact We could get moth
| .ng.
They had nobody to wait on us. Of3T6
| tickets sold as coupons offthe railroad tick
cts only about 150 secured meals. The
holders of the remainder had to go into
| the city aud get something to eat the
oest way we could. We were all hungry, and
| the ladies' in the party asked for little
| food TO keep them from growing faint. but
could not get 1t.
y
good time, and'.the accommodations were
satisfactory, but the failure to get dinner
| was n great disappointment. They told
Us we could get our money back on the
| coupons II we would keep them
| THE dinner was in charge OF the Fulton
| wheemen's Club of Baltimore.''
IN THE WRONG HANDS.
Mr. VT Robertson representative here
of tile Wheelmen's League, said he really
didn't know wfethet the dinner at Balti-
more was satisfactory or not. Mr.. ". II.
| Henslaw of the Crown iuncil-room could
/ tell. :
| NJ. Henshaw was very busy, but said:
1--WE fell iDto'tbe wrong hands in Balti-
more; that's all there is about il. l don't
want to say anything to hurt them. but the
boys down there knew Saturday evening
that there woufd be about 400 of us over.
They had three walters on hand to Ike care
of us at dinner. They admit that ttc.l-
| selves; that's enough
| Mr. Hensiiaw has placard in his window
| announcing that the dinner coupons will be
redeemed on June 10 between and o
| p IN.
Mr.. LARRlMoRE's EXPLANATION.
Mr. W. K. Larrimore. of Parker Bridget
< Co., made five trips ts Baltimore in
| order 10 be sure his associates would be
| well entertained. He said. when was
| first over there / went out to see the
| Good Hope clubhouse, and had about de-
l-cided that was the place to go: but later
committee of five of the Fulton Cycle
| Club came to me and said they had
| exclusive control of the Long Branch
| PARK, it was line place, and they would
see We had a good time.
II thought il wouid be better to put
| ourselves in charge of a club and have ou-
! crowd where everything would be under
| our own control. rerorted here and we
| agreed to 20 to the Long Branch Park
..On Friday I wired them we had 15o
| tickets sold and they might expect 300
| On Saturday noon wired that We had
zoo tickets sold and Saturday night, 500
Sunday morning I went over by the first
train to be sure that everything was ready.
| "WhenI got there meta number OF ul-
ton Club boys, and they said everything was
ready and in good shape, l replied it
would be no use for me to ride over to the
PARK. and would get ready to meet our
| folks on the train.
| ENGEytiffuE WIS wen HdNQied Dy Jtle Fa IL
| road and felt good. We stretched ont on
the run to the grounds. Around the lake a
mile and half. our line made a complete
| circuit lacking about hundred yards. The
run was a little warm and dusty. and We
were tired and ready for dinner when We
| got in.
| Instead of the proper preparations.
| there were no tables under the trees as
expected. and while there was an abund-
ancc of good food there were only three
| walters to serve it, and only one cook
| stove.
I'VE saw right away there was halk
| aud told those who were waiting If they
preferred they could go to the nearest
| clubhouse or 10 The city, and their money
! would be refunded.
Those who had already given up their
tickets we asked TO be patient.
THE SENSE THEY SHOWED.
"a large number had the good sense to
go elsewhere. Those who remained be-
! came unruly. The Hutton Club boys tried
| to help the casererbbat the first ones to
| get hold of anything sseized all of it.
FINALLY tiere,rwas a grand rush on the
| caterer, and the,boys,took the food in any
way they came t1 ft.o'Ice cream was dished
up with plates and saucers and everything
| else seized and eaten in the same rough way.
Up to that point the burden was on Balti
| more d tyttias
| Il ain sorry. for the Fulton Club men.
| They ought not,s ibave relied so on the
| caterer but sheahi have seen for themselves
that things were ready. | wish our boys
had behaved bet.erdin spite OF tie trying
circumstances. ~ 4af-
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