The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-04
BICYCLE PAGEANT.
Frederick Wheelmen Turn Out in
Large Numbers to Join the
Lantern Parade and Water
melon Feast.

The bicycle parade and watermelon
feast held in this city, last Thursday
evening, under the auspices OF the
Frederick Bicycle Club was perfect
success in every way. About one hun
dred wheelmen and wheelwOmen par
ticipated in the interesting event, most
OF them in fancy or ridiculous costumes,
with wheels gaudily decorated and il
Illuminated. 1t was great spectacular
pageant and reflects credit upon the
members of the club Instrumental in
arranging it. Two years ago bicycle
parade was held here, but the one just
over was far superior.
The start was made at Court Square
and the route already published in the
CITIZEN was closely followed. After
the parade was over, the members of
the club and their friends assembled
in the yard in the rear of the Club
House on Patrick street, where water
melons by the score greeted the eye
and appeased the appetite.
The following gentlemen acted as
as judges of awards, the other commit
tees having appeared in these columns
before:
Messrs. James E. Walker, G. Edwin
Kemp, j. j. Dill, Thomas H. Haller,
Charles Wertheimer, Isaiah 10y, VIM.
Staup, Shafer Hargett, g. Edward
Myers and G. w. Kindley.
The following is a list of the ladies'
prizes:
Most comical decorated wheel and
rider, with or without mask-frst
prize, ladies' fine umbrella, presented
by Rodock & Neidig, Miss May Ship
ley.
Second, ladies' leggins, by 10y &
Perry, Miss Mamie Brengle.
Third, handsome bouquet, 10y Mr..
Charles Herman, florist, Miss Maggie
Poland.
Most attractive decorated wheel
first, ladies' fine umbrella, by Thomas
HI. Haller, Central Dry Goods House,
Miss Maude Riley.
Second, fine vase, by G. Edward
Myers, Miss Eta Derr.
Third, China nut bowl, by +. V.
Staub, Miss Lula Lands.
For neatest bicycle costume-frst
prize, soda water ticket, good from day
of parade to Nov. l, 10y A. G.. McCar-
dell d Son, confectiOners, Miss Maggie
hagen.
Second, r. & G. Cycle Corset, by j.
d. Hendrickson, Model Dry Goods
House, Miss Beula Bradshaw.
lllllO, VIC 0OLCh ny
Renner d Kemp, Miss Annie Sum-
mers.
The winners of the prizes offered for
gentlemen were:
Bernard Wright, of Liberty, was
awarded the first prize, Twentieth
Century lantern, for being the most
comically costumed rider i'll mask.
For the most attractive decorated
81 ,Nriu oil, Hnr 10
brella, by Stamp & Rhoderick, William
Fisher.
Second, gents fine umbrella, by
Messrs. Grove & Kindley, Murray
British.
Third, lantern bell and cyclOmeter,
by H. F. Shipley, Gerson Rosenour.
Fourth, bicycle shoes, by }. II. Mar
key, Rudolph Grouse.
Most comical decorated wheel and
rider IN mask-first prize, Twentieth
Century lamp, by Keyser & Co., Chas.
Wilson.
Second, fine sweater, by British Bros,
Bernard Wright, of Liberty.
Third, pair bicycle shoes, by Il. Ro-
senour 81 Sons, Guy Roser.
Most comical decorated wheel and RI
der not masked-first prize, tally no
lantern, by J. A. Kennedy, William
Shipley.
Second, gents fine umbrella, by J.
E. Walker & Co., William Duvall.
Third, floor bicycle pump, by Cen
trail Hardware House, Charles KoOntz.
Finest foats-first prize, fine UNI
brella, by Mullinix & Kemp, VIM.
British and Jacob Smith, tandem.
Second, bicycle trousers, by Lowen-
stein & Wertheimer, Webster Heck.
Third, razor, by A. q. Quynn & Co.,
George Thomas.
Best Illuminated wheel-first prize,
gents umbrella, by A. r. Yeakle,
Philip Nusbaum.
Second, box of cigars, by D. G.
British, William Chew.
Third, one jar Vanity Fair smoking
tobacco, by w. w. Fleming, Charles
Lipps.
For best decorated wheel, by boy RI
der under IA years of age-first prize,
fine golf sweater, by III. Wineberg,
Thomas Harper.
Second, one pearl handle pocket
knife, by Sahm & Dill, Urner Tabler.
For largest number of wheelmen in
line-the prize fine bugle, was award
ed to the Liberty wheelmen, they be-
ing thirteen in line. Mr.. Sydney Sap
pington was the Captain.