New-York tribune., 1896-08-31
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
wuEELMEN TO PAIADE IN 5ONOR OF
TIMOTHY j.. WOODRUFF.
THE SARATOGA FLORAL CARNiVAb-AMAlh'' 'H
AND PROFESSIONALS ASSEMBLING At

THE SARATOGA FLORAL cARNrvAL~AMATEuhs hs
AND PROFESSIONALS ASSEMBLING At
SPRINGFIELD.
The Logan Wheemen at special meeting heid
last week decided that as a htting tribute 10
Timothy l.. Woodruff in recognition oil MS un''i-
ing efforts behalf of the wneeimen OF "rea'er
Nev-York it would be proper TO have demonstra-
ton i'm his honor The consensus OF opinion ""S III
favor Of a bicycle lantern parade composer VI an
the wheelmen and wheelwomen OF brooklyn ana i,s
vicinity to be held about September Il. WIN
this object in view preliminary committee, com
posed Of r. w Dye. w. II. Tappen. F. H. walker
F. G Miller and H. Schn was appointed. Inc
committee has called meeting. to be heio on
Wednesday evening at the Logan Wheelmens Ciun- up
wheelins ORGANIZATIONS OF Brooklyn and Newyork
invited TO send representatives LOT .he pul -
Tho parade and complete arrangements. All com
municatons In reference 10 this ma "1s ,,,r ~,
The Saratoga Floral Carnival tomorrow promises
TO be one Of the beautiful spectacles OF the Kho
ever seen in this country. parade OF drass' car
riages and other private vehicles eiaporate hoa's
and bicycles all fully decorated and battle OF
flowers constitute the days programme. 10 ne ioi-
lowed in the evening by a for1l ball The bicycle
division is to be the feature of this years car
nival More than two thousand men ana women
have expressed their intention of taking part IN the
parade Valuable prizes are 10 De a"aueu W 70
and individuals. Special rates have been maze mao & oy
which New-York wheelmen may leave by tne ioo ico-
or bv train tomorrow from the Grand Central Sta
ton roundtrp tickets at s2 Enries snourn De 'o'
An tho leading racing men are either in Spring
fe,J Mass or on the way to that city once more
the giants Of the cnder path are gathering TOT 'he
supreme tests of the year. and In Sprinshe'u "s
usual the elimination of this seasons series OF c!-
cling may be looked for Among the riders already
on the track are Bald, Sanger. Cooper, Steensen'
Allen. Kiser. Murphy, Coleman, Newton. profess
sionals and J. j. Kelliher r. w Ludwig, F. T. Par
sons F. c. Hoyt Charles Syrett. J. j. casey Dan poa
Csse Il GadTe n Ge9Tfe Mse c9o0 p Grady S Fred 81
mer c. c. Ingraham. W r. Ieh@sI e1 a,1 IA a. r es w.
csned being injured by having fence next to the
track moved several feet further In. Ihis was one
oi ibe entries this year is that OF A. B. Rich
who has entered at every Springfield meet since 1881
The racing sc son of New-Jersey will be brought
n a n,actical close with the National Circuit
neet under the management of the Vim Bicycle
club at Waverly Newark ~ j.. on OCTOBER
8 II Is the purpose of the club to make TINS one
of the best m.ets of the year and to that END com
mittees have been appointed which are arrang-
ing the details There will be at least ten con-
tests including tandem and triplet races and ex-
hibitions by the best riders. amateur ana ploi&es &
sional The money purses VIII be noeTa' % ana .nS
allowed by the H. A. W. rules. The Vim Clubs
meet VIII closely H 5oo~ ib 1hs Fair at
that there is a substantial suatantee tnai @
nearly all of the cracks who follow the circuit Will
meet at Waverly.
The club runs of the Long Island Wheemen for
September are follows:
September 6-Ros;yn. charge of L. l. Grimes Leave
s.pttTn6er 7"Amityviii. In charge OF W. D. Graham
SEPTEMBER is|Dunellcn In charge OF F. S. Bosert
september ao~S;srien CITY. In charge of j. H Wood
.psn6 aTt T'gnGaa % Gaaes Ia In chax. of r. D
s.ryoss. Leave cubhouse at $50 a. m.
The Mercury Wheelmen of Jersey City Heights
held their first annual series of club races at the
Guttenburg racetrack yesterday morning. Fully
five hundred people turned out TO witness the CON
tests Several spills occurred but injuries
suited any of the riders; The results -
one mile scratch-Won by L. Eikum; George
0me-me handicap-Won by George Conrad
Conrad lscratch), third Time -:S2
Twoie hsndcap-wO% w By 5copS Georse 'GErad
hardt 90 yards. third. Time-i:S5.
Brooklyn bicycle policemen were training in earnest
a. the Manhattan Beach track yesterday afternoon.
They are gettlng ready FOR the s.ate championship
race which Is one OF the features scheduled for the
New-York division meet Labor Day. NewYork's
fast police cyclers Will begin thei training this
week under the direction OF Commissioner Andrews
who is deeply Interested in he outcome OF the race.
lie hopes 20 OF his men capture the coveted
tlte The messenger boys race ior the metropolitan
distrc championship Will be another feature OF ne
ine programme The youngsters entered FOR this
even have been preparing for The contest FOR days
and they shoI.d MAKE interesting struggle. All
entries close to-day with y. r. Macdonald. secretary.
Room .496 NJ. l50 Nassau-si., NeW-York city.
Cyclists desiring to join the League of American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending name AMI address
to the cycling Editor. Tribune
JOE PATCHEN AND A CYCLIST MATCHED.
Chicago. Aug 30-A match race. mile heats. has
been made between Joe Patchen the PAGER t2D3) and
W W. Hamilton the cycst, who holds several
worlds records 10 take place Rochester, n Y, on
September ~, for purse OF 5000 Hamilton VIII
have the pole and the track which is very fast
mill course will be especially prepared for this con-
test The original intention 10 run this race AT
Chicago but owing 10 trouble in getting Washington
Park track and putting II in condition, the Rochester
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