New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
In charge at the Claremont end and Captain Har-

10000 to 10000 while the number OF riders who
took part could not have been less than 10000
The bicycle moves at good rate Of speed in
parade. yet 1t required hour and a half for
the parade to pass the reviewing stand. Three
new ambulances were stationed ClaremOnt
in case medical attendance should be needed. The
heat was n.oera5le.
Promptly at o'clock the police escort passed
the reviewing-stand followed by the wheeling
members OF the sth Regiment. The soldier wheel
men. carrying rifles swung under the frames
wore fatigue uniforms and carried knapsacks. A
unique ambulance was constructed OF two tan
dems. Following came the Jth Regiment IN full
marching order. end then the 18th and 18th
regiments.
IN THE SECOND DIVISION
John b. Yates headed the second division. The
Harlem Wheelmen, in white sweaters and gray
trousers and caps. made good showing with
their 100 members in line. The Majestic Wheel
men came next, and they in turn were followed
by the Riverside Wheelmen. The Riversides
were headed by Il bugle corps and five tandems
They Wore brown uniforms and turned out seven
ty-five strong The Greenwich Wheelmen wore
blue uniforms and white caps, and had hfty
men in line A pretty little girl of six years LED
the Century Wheelmcn. The members We're
dressed in brown uniforms with white gloves. ana
mustered nearly 100 The Triumph Wheelmen
TO the number of twenty-five. wore blue uni-
forms and black sweaters. a pretty miss
dressed Little Red Riding Hood. led the
Wolf Wheelmen. The Excelsior Bicycle CUB
followed.
flashed by. One arrangement was loudly ap-
plauded. 1t consisted of three duplex machines
attached together on which were riding three
men and like number Of women Aho'ier
three-wheel affair was fitted with chimes, and II
was ridden by man and woman, with ht'le
child in front.
Date" caused roars of laughter. 1t was done by
two men made up as lrishmen. LOOKING much
like the performers. Leonard ana ray, me;
mad an impish- looking youngster on behind.
he Wheelmen made
Then came tandems under canopies or c"Iors,
the riders looking cool and comfortable uhder
their sunshades.
WIFEELMEN FROM BROOKLYN
The Brooklyn clubs turned out In goooly num-
bers and they We're applauded all along the
line for their neat appearance The broohl!l'
Bicycle Club. with ninety members in line, re-
oeived a large share OF the applause. The men
wore blue coats and white duck trousers. white
collars and neckties and gloves. The South
BROOKLYN Wheelmen. led by President Opermeyer'
We're loudly applauded The cruz inen,oerT 800
blue uniforms with white collars ana hcCh.ee
and gloves. The Paramount, Nllllafnspuis'
Hamilton and Clio Wheelmen followed, ana men
came the mighty army Of unat'a,heu "iiee.r',
many In handsome costumes. ana others let.a"e
their ideas run TO the ridiculous ana humorous
A pretty girl in Scotch kits looked cool ana
becoming Following came a school of farmers
and the costumes and "wohblcs OF tnc ll"eis
Ct used much amusement Then came "SVengall
and "Tr.lby" awheel Another chaiHr'ei' VIZ
will be seen the comic stage pl"naply' I"I-
l. we'd He WAS the typical Walter Jones tramp
or5 lie had a peculiar contrivanc. on his BACK.
Every time that his pedals moved a par o'
white gigantic wings woll1 II p hrh'iu nm,
There. were Rcrneos. Hamlets and historical ana
Il eatrical characters by the hundtens' An"4r
Twenty-Five district messenger boys f""' th'I
wheels Ike veterans. and their heai alpcarAh'
coupled possibly with The evident desire 10 hurry
caused annlsusc all along the line. The veteran
Pete Fisher rode an Eifcl Tower "h'ei Ten icy
high and many peopl" wondered now ne su1 r'
So high. and after getting therr no" Il, i t,,
AGED I, maintain MS equilibrium a haDFrn
climbed all over his wheel and caused the ch'-
dren much morriment. A bunch OF niue tots IN
fa,rylike costumes were loudly applaudea.
4 NOVEL DISPLAY
Another display attracted much ettenticn
con,nanv Of colored men had their machines
draped so tina: they looked Ike horses The
r,do,e wore toc6ey costumes and their mounts
had such names as sir walter "CHr'rd'
.Hornp,pe" ST. Maxim" and other names "a
m;I,ar 10 racegoers just now. Another display
which will get i prize was tandem arr -
| l,nl live the Defender. Captain Han pip'ed
Tho machine and the little dog mascot sat ~ '"r
| bow Of the boat immense sans ',"''ci "'n"
| in tho ai~ and II q stif hreeL" hah sifuhE "I,
- t,rt.etion defender would have had Il nara
,i,na - f., The. were several one-leegrd rlHr's'
| and ON, Of the unf,rtunatos carried ms ~ ",''
! attached H. the side ~ his wheel I'M ciSphY %
| floral wheels wa large and c"b7I'''' ,
tn Judges with The aid ~ cour'r'. s"!e'
,ba characters they desired 70 stop ani M"
,f ,,eoe allowed 10 ride on In disappointment
The preferred ones raraded twice before ne IN,
r,als before they went home. The ON ,aiS lh '
went 10 the Clarorort for NlnheI IN" - 80,
-, .,'g, 90, ne announced until tomorrow
George II Dickerson was the master nam ~
arranging the parade. and he did MS "oLH VIII,
Another interesting feature vas '"o .u' a.
| hards rno,rted on Bicycles. TIE feature ~ on"
| "a "wahbos and discord" but th~ m"si 'laii =,
! ,n the othe~ band understood the bicycle as WI
| as they ala music ana the r'H''' "'' ~
| the eye and ear.