The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-11
cYclERs TALKING PARADE
Grand Outdoor Display the Gen
eral Subject Of Conversation.
THEY ALLFAVOR THE SCHEME
Columbia Heights Club Have Signified
Their Intention of Participating
and Other Organizations Are Ready
to Follow Their Exnmple-Views
of Prominent Wheelmen.

The more the bicycle riders OF Wash
1ngton think about the proposed grand
| street parade, the more favorably inn
| pressed they are with the idea and it
| looks now as though the affair would be
greater success than its promoters an
| ticipatcd. The Columbia Heights Wheel
| men, thirty members strong, have signified
their intention Of participating, and others
are ready to follow their lead.
The proposition to name q committee
TO take charge OF the matter is also we'll
received. This committee is TO be formed
by one delegate from each organized
club.
In order to facilitate matters, this dele
gate should be appointed at the next
meetings OF the diffe rent clubs. The sooner
the committee Is organized the sooner the
parade can take place.
APPROVED BY WHEELMEN.
Il think the scheme is an excellent one"
said prominent wheelman to a Times
reporter yesterday, land | do not see
why it cannot be made glorious success.
There are certainly enough bicycle riders
in this city to make a Creditable display,
and as for streets, why, we have the
To make display.
IF New York and such cities where
the streets are harrow, crooked. and filled
by wagons and all kinds or vehicles can
make such display, why cannot we do
the same. Washington is the premier
bicycle city in the country, and the demon
stratlon should be on a par with our po-
stioD.'
II think the ladies should be invited to
join in the movement" said another rider.
There are so many OF them here, and a
woman on a wheel is such a pretty sight
that think it wrong to slight them. They
could join in with the unattached wheel
men and form a separate brigade"
These expressions or opinions are echoed
by other cyclers. There is no doubt that
the matter will be thoroughly discussed at
the next meetings OF the clubs, and it is 10
he hoped that the delegates Will be APP
pointed in order that the committee may
organize. The Times VIII he glad TO hear
from clubs and individual wheelIuen on the
subject.
LETTERS FR0MCYCLERS.
Iu auuIuUu 10 .ue IIIlrINIe WEN riders
The lines Is III receipt Oh Il hummer VI let
tiers GA the SUBJECT. AIR. b. L. Ddkln, To-
getner Win Air. " IlIIaIn L. LoSeJoy, Whites
Us follows:
.na,lng seen your notice OF bicycle
paTdur, We wousu suggest tuaI you nave
some OF tue promIneht dealers ana CIuo
officials take charge Oh The Inherent
sections or Tue CiIy, form them IN me
properly ana tncn meet at the sIarunH
point. This would AVOID CONFUSION.
We also think IL wound be Il good idea
for The Washington Times 10 name the
officials to take charge oil the parade. In
Offering prIZes We IuiIIk II good scheme
TO oIftr prizes for tue most original
decoration OF wheel ana costume OF rIuer,
and also prize for pretucst decorated
wheel.
we hope these suggestions will I've
in your undertaking.
Mr.. Harry Park, who is so well known
in the bicycle world, sends the following
communication.
The Times suggestion OF holding a
MANN 9th bicycle parade Is good one
and the scheme should De entered into most
heartily by every cycist.
This city has held IN years gone hy
several bicycle lantern paEeants, one IN
honor of eX-Gov. Shepperd. and one under
the auspices OF the District Division or the
L. A. w, both OF which were signal sue
cesSeS, except for the lneffiClency OF the
police 10 handle the crowds that assembled
10 witness such displays. This, 1t seems
TO me- is the most difficult part or the
program, but if the line of marCh-or ride
could be kept clear there is no reason
why Washington should not hold the biggest
wheel carnival ever attempted III THIS
country.
FIXING TIE DATE.
II would suggest that the first thing 10
of them. In case the first night was
inclement it would lie at once understood
that the parade would come off on the
next appointed date, and this should nOt
be more than two or three days from tE"
first date decided upon, as a great many
would be deprived of the use ofthe machines
in the intervening time by reason of the
decorations thereon.
Il would also suggest the evening of July
Fourth next S n most suitable time for
such a display. Business would be suS-
pended generally and ii would give an
opportunity for thousands To participate
who could not possibly do 50 on anything
but national holiday. Set the date an
nOunce the route. time of starting, and
where from and there Will be no trouble
in having Il bicycle parade that will open
the eyes of the inhabitants of the wheel
mans paradise
Editor Times: The bike parade is a
good thing. Do not, IN arranging for prizes.
if any. forget us crippled fellowS-male
and female. who rde tricyCleS Let as
nave place in the line, and we Will get
there" with the rest especially If the
tnumvlratc continues to reduce the rate Of
speed.
Expect we shall have to get off ana
carry wheels over street crossings soon.
License all wheels, and have the lumber
three inches in height. suspende from
axle of hind wheel-inSde spokes-then
the fellows who hit and run away" may
be caught some other day. ''TRIKE."