Evening star., 1896-08-22
CENTURY GfcLING CLUB.
Interest I'm ROad-Ridfng Likely to
Increased.

Interest I'm Road Riding Likely to He
lncreased.
The present weekohRs witnessed the for
nation of a new cycling organization,
which is destined to create and give re-
newed interest to road riding in and about
the states suburban to the District The
name of the new ORGANIZATION is the Cen
tury Cycling Club. 1t has just been in.
corporated and starts out with a charter
roll of twelve members, to many of whom
the roads for several hundred miles out
the city are Ike many old friends.
Almost every cityein the country the size
of Washington has a century club and
the newly organized club places this city
on an equality with the others in This re-
spect. The Century Road Club of Amer
lea, with Headquarters at Chicago is to
road riding what the League of American
Wheelmen is to track riding. This or
ganization has representatives in almost
every city in the Union, and the new or
SGnZation will be attached to that New
York, Philadelphia and all of the northern
cities of any size have century clubs Com
ing nearer home we find flourishing CEN
tury CLUB in Baltimore, which is known as
| the Maryland Century Club Without a
doubt the local club will hold joint runs
with the Maryland club, and make the
run more lively and merry on such oc-
| casions. The century riding heretofore
done by the local clubs has been very
spasmodic. more attention being paid to
| all-day runs of shorter distances.
The members of the new club intend to
put forth every effort for the promotion
of long distance road riding and touring
awheel, and have already projected q num-
ber of century runs. They have under
consideration at present the advisability
Of double century or 2O0-mile ride in
| twenty-four hours, the latter, however, to
be deferred until the mercury quits max
ing Centuries"
Membershfp Limited,
The bylaws Of the club limit the men,
bersh;p to thirty, and to be eligible for
entrance an applicant must have ridden
one hundred miles in the company Of one
or more members, within the space of
twelve consecutive hours, the same ground
not to be covered more than twice during
the journey. The bylaws also provide
that each member failing 20 participate in
a century run when one Is ordered by the
club shall be subjected to a fine of two
cents for each actual mile Of distance
covered unless he shall furnish to the
executive committee suitable excuse for
his non-attendance. While not definitely
stated, II is contemplated to make cen
tury runs every fortnight, though If men,
bers desire they can make individual runs
oftener Counting run every two weeks
and taking into consideration the cold
weather of winter, the club can make
about eighteen centuries a year
With these provisions and restrictions it
be enrolled. the membership kept within
a limit low enough to insure harmony and
successful operation, and that excellent
runs will result. 1t is further provided that
any member who fails to pay the fine i'm
POSED upon him within thirty days from
date of his notification of same shall be
dismissed from the club This condition,
though it looks a trifie severe on the face
is intended to keep the club close to the
object of its organization, which could only
result from peremptorily wedding out the