The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-25
WEEKLY CLUB RUNS
The Wheelmen Will Pedal
to Many Places of In
terest Tomorrow.
THE CLOS ARE PR0sPERING
A Boom Has Started in Local
Athletics Stevens No Match
for Wrenn-Baseball.

excellent for wheeling tomorrow, and the
clubs have arranged to reap the benefits.
They have scheduled these runs
Williamsburg Wheelmen, Bensonhurst.
GRAPHIC Wheelmen. Turner'S; Parkway
WheeInsen. Bergen Point; New York
Century W'heelmen, Bath Beach; Pequod
Mheelmen, South Beach; St. Stephens
Mneslmen Orange; Morris Wheelmen,
City; Lir wood Wheelfnen, Coney Island;
Dean Cycle Club, P~atchogue; Lincoln
Mheelmen, Babylon; Bushwick Wheel
Wheelmen, New Rochelle: Brighton
Wheelmen. Yonkers; Long Island City
Mheelmen. City Island; Tee To Tum
Wneelmen, Plainfieid; Jollier Cyclers,
Nassau Wheelmen, Coney Island; ST.
George Wheelmen. Ridgewood; Gram
Grey Wheelmen, Babylon; Gotham Wheel
men. Amityvflle; Brooklyn Athletic Club.
Wheelmen, Patchogue; Central Wheel
men Erastiha Circuit; Palmer Wheelmen,
City Island; Huguenot Wheelnen. Rye
Northside Wheelnnen. century run; York
vile Wheelmen, Nutley; Empire Wheel
men,, freeport; LIE Roy Wheelmen, Tot
t%enville: Triumph Wheelmen, City Island;
Point Cyclers, Coney Island; Twenty
third Regiment Cycle Corps, Nyack; Ex-
c%els!or Cycle Club, Tottenville; Cyclone
Wheelmen, Rockaway; Ocean Parkway
Wheelnen. Staten Island; Olympic Wheel
men, -Bensonhurst; st. Aloysius Cyclers,
Coney Island; Washington Park Wheel
men, Tottenvile; Kings County Wheel
mems Association, Sea Grit; Montclair
W~heelmen. New Brunswick; East Or
ange Cyclers, Garfield; Gilbert Wheel
men, Lake SUCCESS; Xavier Club Wheel
men, Bergen Point.
"A largely attended meeting Of the Clio
Wheelmen was held last night at the
plications for membership were received,
and placed in the hands Of the Committee
on y Membership. MeSsrs J H sSoper,
Morgan, John Dalton, Vincent Mecue,
Fred Bossack, Edward Powers, c. P. F.
4: Han a Edward NJ n. L~iving Wt Fred ! Cd
Emil Agatston were elected to member
ship J.. w. Laws. A. s. Mandigo and
". "a Iwails were appointed as dele.
compliance with the request received
from the Arcanum Wheelmen, who are
ing is to be held net Wednesday night,
July 29, at eight o'clock. at ne quarters
Of the Arcanum Wheelme2 on the Bonle-
ward and Seaview avenue.
The club viii be represented by a team
in the games of the Fourth Regiment, to
be held at the New Jersey Athletic club
Ir9oaaoois sSyele i e 5S,f KoeEawa y'f tom ,as
of the latter at seven O'clock.
The Sylvia Athletic Club cycling divis-
ion sent an invitation to the Clos. request
be held next Tuesday. The club viii
turn out in q large force.
All arrangements have been completed
for the clubs annual cla.nbake, to be
held at Bears Two Pines cottage at
Bergen Point. on Wednesday evening
viii be made on wheels. and the mIernbers
will start from the clubhouse al SIT
o'clock sharp If stormy weather pre-
Pre1ty designs and samples for the
regulation club suit were presented: but
no denits coisslusion as to the selection
crash uniform, and 1t is possible that thai |
design Will be adopted. Messrs. Van
Nest, .Mawby and Burroughs were APP
pointed to select the suit and purchase
The Mohawk wheelmen of New York
held these races on the Boulevard in
Greenvilie Thursday afternoon
One-hundred-yard run, scratch-Won by
F. Millet. Thomas Franks. second; Will |
lam J. Stone. third. Time, 10 s-5 seconds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bicycle
race, handicap-Won By Thomas Nelson. |
20 yards; Waiter Krans, scratch, second;
Charles 8. T~ompkins. 90 yards, third.
Time. l minute 30 seconds.
One-mile bicycle race, scratch-Won by
Michael Gerson, Walter Kraus. second;
William J. Keene. third. Time, 2 minutes
So seconds.
Two-mile bicycle race. handieapAWon
by Harry Rose, 10 yards; Morris McCor-
mack. 10 yards.
The Union Hill police were instructed
yesterday on going on duty to exercise
unusual vigilance regarding bicyclists
who persist in ignoring the ordinance
passed regarding seorehing, and in future
il will go hard with the violators in that
part of the county.
On Wednesday evening a meeting of the
representatives of the various local cycl-
ing clubs will be held at the rooms of the
Arcanum Wheelmen in Armbruster's Ho-
tel. Greenville. for the purpose Of form
inc an aeSaPfqfi0p nf 0vpiinu rl1Ihc The
object of the association will be to pro-
mote the best interest of wheeling in the
county. and at the same time establish
the foundation for a series of road races
on the new Boulevard. The. prime movers
are Arcanums, and they ave sent invita-
tons to all the clubs in the county invit-
ing them to be present.
William Healey, a well-known member
Of the Castle Point Cyclers, will leave
this week for a trip on his wheel TO Ma
CARA Falls.
boken will not practice renting wheels
to boys until they are able to exercise
better care OF them than that shown by
a pair of youngsters of Hoboken a few
DAYS ago who had one Of his wheels on
Hudson street. They denied having had
q collision or attempted stopping q rai-
up when they showed up at the store and
the front wheel was broken The machine
had only been taken from the crate that
same day.
IDe &dStlt TOfHt NycIfiE liz ttE A.
pine Cyclers have received an invitation
to send in entries for the annual meet
of tine Atlanta Wheelmen at Waverly.
August q. The programme gotten up for
that day Is approximations mile novice.
one mile open, FPS class. half mile handi-
cap. TWO. mile handicap, one mile and a
half tandem.
The Hamilton Wheelmen Of West Ho-
boken will have a run tomorrow to Rock
away Beach and expect a very large
John Curtin Of Kossuth street. Union
am, who fell from his wheel recently.
IS recovering nicely from the accident.
The Owls. not a fly by night concern.
hut a real bicycle club. has been or
sanized in Union Hfil. The chief screech-
ers ar7:--J. Orr. President; J. S. Ecker
son. Vice President. and s. L. Johnson.
Secretary and Treasurer.
a couple OF Hoboken ~eccrchers, TO
solve a dispute. engaged IN a race on the
boulevard Wednesday night. They were
Frank Keller and Waiter Thomas. Kel-
Ter led throughout. winning after an
exciting squirt with his opponent by two
yards. The distance was one mile. Time
3 minutes 5 Is seconds
The ~Irouuois Wheelmen of this city
Will have a club run to Rockaway which
will be conducted on a very large scale.
Invitations have been extended TO a
number of clubs and nhe Iroquois boys
expect a very large turn out. Captain
May mas the matter in charge and is
drumming UP the member ana wants a
large turnout. The Independent Cyciers
and Hudson City Turner'S Will be their
guests.
The st. George Athletic Club will hoid