The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-15
AMONG THE CYCLISTS
Many EventsWil1 Be Decided
by Wheelmen Before
the Season Ends.
LOCAL CLUB RACES
Some Good Handball Games :
Echoes from the Alley
O'Neil Will Fight
Tonight.

A regular and most enthusiastic meet
ing Of the Mantle wheelznen was held
last evening The interest centered in the
clubs welfare was most manifest. Near
~ all the members Who have been abb
| sent on their summer vacation ave re-
turned to town again, n the winter
months promise to be interesting. Cen
eral applications were acted on and mem
bers and the following new applications
were received-Frank ErreaT, w. /.
Walls, Andrew r. Wright, Leo j. Reed,
Chas. E.. Kiuge and John Clark.
The Entertainment Committee reported
in detail on the reception to be held
at Pohimannss Pavilion, Wednesday.
September q, ana a most enjoyable time
is anticipated.
The game Of Baseball, to be played be-
tween two teams of the club, will be
played next Sunday. at Grant City, l.. T.
| The following club runs are scheduled
Sept. N-crant City.
Sept. 27-Morristown, N. ].
| Oct. CLUB races.
Oct. 11-Yonkers, n. Y.
Oct, IS-Babylon, L. !.
Oct. 25ESufern. N. Y.
be held next Friday evening al $50
O'Clock.
Many of the club members will attend
TIE LEWIS OutlIR lof1DEToW, dllQ II Is
quite safe to assume hat they will cap
ture prizes in the bicycle races
The Arcanum Wheelnen will have a
the races and details for saturdays
meet on the boulevard. The COMPETE
ton will be Of great local interest. as all
pete. Among them will be Walter G.
Roome. John Jasper, Louis Hunter, Fred
Lumbreyers J H Livingston. George
Slitz and others. The races viii begin
pr0rn0f at half mast tr-aH oSelnak ann will
be over a one mile course straight away
Fred w. Keer. of the Hudson County
Wheelmen and chairman of the New Jer-
sey State L. A. w ace committee, Will
o~flciate as referee at the races to be
held September % al Plainfield.
The handsome silver trophy that is on
bicycle store in TIE Weldon building. viii
be raced for at Manhattan Beach on Sat
urday in connection with the races of the
Quill Club Wheelgnen. II was presented
the American sWgheetfnep in a one mile
race for the championship of the Met
ropoltan District. and was won by Wal
ter C.. Roorae, of this city.
A new bicycle club wil be organized at
Odd Fellows Han on the Hill tomorrow
evening. Cards of invitation have been
issued and 1t IS the intention of the or
g~anizers 70 begin with fifty members.
Because of their suspension by the L.
A W. Racing Beard the Castle Point
cyclers viii be unable to compete in any
IN taGC A4ttEt2 lllAS TAI LIZ llEElIOCfS
regret their INABILITY 60 compete in the
races of the Hudson County Wheelnen
to be held at Gutenberg more than any
thing else.
The Lucille wheelmen are about to
establish a precedent among New Jer-
sey clubs by participating in a double
century run from Newark to Asbury
Park and return early in October. Sew
eral prominent wheelmen of this city
are already booked, and the line will
nndoubtedly be a long trailing one.
vtdual prizes for survivors. For infor-
nation, entry blanks, etc. address e.
F. Salminl, chairman race committee.
Lucille Wheelmen, 3B B3oomfield street.
hold its. annual race meet at Waverly
on October 3, when the following pro-
gramme OF races viii be run: Amateur
0ne-msie novice, ons-miie scratch, half
handicap, enc and a half-mfle tandem.
Professional-one-mile scratch, one-mile
handicap.
The ST. George Athletic Club wheelmen
Of Gutenberg have arranged fhese club
runs:-Sept. 20. Freeport; q, Morristown;
Oct 4Tarrytown; Il Plainfeld, IS; Green
town; 8. Tottenville, 10. Reslyn.
The Westchester Cycling League will
bold its annual fail race meet on
Over 100 riders are expected to take part
Wheelmen from this CITY to New Bruns-
WIN aafa irsarn On sunday 2
L. M. Richardson has offered to wager
Sl,8o that Cooper can beat Johnson IN
three out of five races at the following
distances:-Quaruer mile. third mile. half
mile, mile and two rniles. The race. to
take place within thirty days from date
on a track mutually agreed Upon.
Owing to the GOODNESS of the weather
n the complaints of many riders thar
II was too chilly TO ride in the night races
the management Of the recent night races
at the Olympia track have decided not to
run any more night races this season. Al
though a meet was schenlfed fer next
Thursday night, il has been decided to
call it off IN view of this fact.