The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-16
LONG BRANCH PARADE,
A Majority Of the Local
Wheel Clubs Will
Take Part.
HOBOKEN BIKE ORDINANCE
Games on the Bannigan's Outing
Contest Of the Cavan Men
Baseball and Pool.

The Long Branch bicycle parade on
saturday will be a notable affair, pro-.
vided the weather Is clear. A special
train will leave over the Central Road
at half past one O'Clock from the foot
of Liberty street, and will axe down all
the uniformed clubs of the metropolitan
district. The parade is to be headed by
a band, the member of which viii ride
bicycles. The list of prizes offered by
the citizens of Long Branch are:-one
prize to the best club, uniform and num-
bers to count: first and second prize to
the best visiting club, uniform and num-
bers to CUNT; first and second prizes to
the best Jersey club, first and second
prizes for women riders. first and sec
ond prizes for men riders, first and sec
ond prizes for decorated wheels, first and
second prizes for boys, first and second
prizes for girls, prize for the best fancy
costume, special prize for the best dec
grated tandem, a richly decorated banner
to the florist VINO does the best decorated
Work, special prize to the best military
corps in uniform. Jefferson Seligman.
one OF the Judges, has offered as a prize
a woman's bicycle to the woman who
wears the prettiest costume and has the
best decorated wheel. Two silver cups
Will be awarded as the judges care to de-
old later. This is a record breaker as a
prize competition.
At last the long lookedrfor bicycle or
dinance in Hoboken has passed, and the
authorities are on the alert for scorchers.
who have been a terror Of Hudson street
on the fine pavement for a long time. The
! OrGinenra in, ctrfctonzo a. - Faf1o-r~
Lights shall be displayed one hour after
sunset and until sunrise. The speed is
limited to seven miles an hour. There
shall be no riding on the sidewalks. All
wheels shall carry bells, which must be
sounded % feet before reaching a cross
ordinance IL fixed at IS for each offense.
The police have been notified by the Board
to see that the instructions be enforced.
The Clio Wheelmen VIII hold a clam
bake at the Shore House. Bergen Point,
July %.
The Hudson County wheelmen had out
q large delegation on its last run to Nor
The Jersey City Wheelwomen. of which
Miss Helen Plag Is the captain, had an
enjoyable club run TO Fort Wadsworth
Daniel M. Collins and Charles Jones of
the Hudson County Wheelmen started
on the boat July 4 for Bangor, Ne, and
are spending their vacation touring from
that city to their home.
The Hudson County Wheelmen viii hold
q century run on Sunday to Asbury Park,
starting from No. III Belmont avenue at
The West Side wheelmen will have a
picnic at Franklin's Park next Saturday.
They expect a pleasant time.
The Rev. Charles II. Jones of the Re-
formed Church in BayonIpe started Tues
day in company with Robert r. Lieten-
burger, Sr.; Robert Laetenhurg, Jr, and
Wn a P paauuLIsen OF Bagonns on r 2 trip
riding from this city TO Philadelphia.
William w. Myers and his son Leroy
of the Lafayette made a run from this
lance of no miles in ten and a half hours.
AS an inducement to participation in the
Long Branch bicycle parade next Satur-
free transportation to all visiting clubs.
A ten mile road race between the Ar
canufn Wheelrnen and the Mantle Wheel
set for Saturday. but the Arcanums
wanted it postponed The Nantes were
not favorable to this, however, and now
that the Arcanun1s want It on the day OF
their picnic at the Greenviile Sehuetzen
Park, it is not at all likely the NANTES
viii consent. They think they should have
some say in the matter, and do not intend
to be put off just sfor the convenience OF
The Clio Wheelmen will hold their an
nual club races at the G~uttenburg track
on August s. The committee had a meet
1 AlS, atII <Sh1t ARCi-
race, one mile handicap, two mile handi-
cap. and five mile handicap as the events
to be competed. and handsome prizes VIII
be given to every winner.
Miss Ross Phillips of WATERFOWL, N. Y,
is very much put out by the loss Of her
bicycle, which was stolen in front of Has
brouck Institute last Saturday 1t Is a
Columbia and numbered 1885,
TIL cyclists of the Riverside Ciub OF
Hoboken have rorrned a division. which
will be named the niyerssa1 n !, Iehn
Rehn; first lieutenant. Louis RaIn1en,
secretary and color bearer, Peter Buck;
bugler, August Koenig.
naal State championship meet OF the
New Jersey Division of the League OF
American Wheelmen. The meet this
son, on August s. under the auspices of
the Associated Cycling Clubs of New Jer-
sey, which Is composed Of the following
Asbnry Park wheelmen, Atlanta Wheel,
Cycling and Athletic Association. Bergen
Catholic Club Cyclers. Essex Bicycle
Club. Elizabeth Athletic Ciub Cyelers,
Engiewood Wheelmen, HackensaeK
Montciaar wheelmen, Mercer County
Wheelmen. Red Bank Wheelfnen. Sahodo-
rca Wheelmen, South Orange Field Club,
Tourist Cycle Club and the Union County
The events include the State champion
ships at a third, one, two and five miles;
one mile novice, one mile. open, one mile
handicap, two mile handicap. two mile
tandem and q two mile team race, open
only to clubs of the a. G. c. of N. ].
Entries close on August !, with c. H..
Norwood, TOURIST Cycle Club, Paterson.
Previous to the races there VIII be a
cycle parade, open to all clubs. In order
to create a lively interest in this affair
the Tourist Cycle Club have donated $50,
for which six club prizes will be pnr-
chased, to be placed In competition for
| attendance and appearance.
The. West Bergen Wheelmen have or
ganized a cycling division that promises
to take the lead in wheeling in that sec
tion Of the city. The officers aTe.-Cap-
tain. Randall Hough; First Lieutenant,
Edward Taylor; Second Lieutenant, Chas.
Brookahank; Bugler, j. Harvey SwenaT-
ton; Color Bearer. Ronin Cole. Prominent
among the members are John Lyons, e.
Wright, Haikey Petit, Harry Stevens,
George H. Lincks. William E. Beach,
Harry Lehman, Harry Brookshank, Har-
ry Wightman and william H. Wood. On
July % a club run win be made to the
Delaware Water Gap.
Entry blanks are being sent out for the
coasting contests of the Metropolitan As
ISOLATION OF Cycling Clubs. to be held on
August 10. There will be competitions
for tandemS as well as singles, and en-
trance fees OF So and So respectively will
be charged. Entries close on August 10
with ". f.. Scud4er, No As William