New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
IN THE CYCLING WORN
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE cv~
PARADE AT LONG BRANCH

""'"" VI ihH RACING BOARD OF THE LsAav~
OF AMERICAN wHEELMEN MEET IN TIL,
CITY FOR A CONFERENCE.-THE
TRIP TO LOUISVILLE.
The members OF the committee In char. -
cycle parade to be held at Long Branch nav, ~
urday met at Long Branch on Sunday, and -.
pleted all arrangements for the demonstrates =
Solomon, the Editor Of The Bicycle Rider" 49,.
son Seligman and J. J. ODonohue are the No..
spirits and they are working hard 10 maj.
parade a splendid success The list o, pri...
excellent one. and the pageant is expected 70 80
the one he'd IN Brooklyn recently 10 celebrss. ~
opning Of tho path 70 Coney Island NJ.
Of the most prominent wheeling clubs In m. ~
and Brooklyn VII turn out In large numbsy.3!
special train viii leave Jersey city FOR the sts,,
point at l:3o p. m. on Saturday. Extra bssNs
cars Will be put on 10 accommodate the whess1
candidate for the Vice-Pre,dency. has BEEN 1o .
to act as one OF the Judges and he NAV scss
The other ofncials will be Jefferson Selisman 81
Robert Gentle. chief consul OF the New-JercsyS
vision OF the l.. A. W; VIII X. Ptman "
Bedding. IT,. John b. Yates. F. ~ Frobishe, !.
The special train from Jersey City. taking A.
club members from this district will leave ovs, ~
New-Jersey Central at the time mentioned ~
Dinner will be provided for the invited guest, !. 4.
Ocean House. and the special train will leave L..
Branch at 10 D. m. The start Of the parade pro..
will take place OF $50 2. m. at Norwood Park n
cyclists VIII parade down Cedar-aye to Holv,..
Park. then down Ocean-ave. TO Elberon and 49,
to the West End Hotel, where the reviewing ss.s
will be erected The Olympic band. on bcyci.s -
hotels IN Long Branch Will help along in a MUS:
way: Most Of the cottages and all the hotels -
be decorated. and there will be Hum naticrs :
night. Following the band will come the mit,.s
divisions, end then the New-Jersey cubs The IL,
York clubs VIII follow in order and then the Brss.
which will be followed by decorated wheels ~
tesque costumes and floats on wheels TIE ~, ~
army OF unattached wheelmen will bring 10 -
The women will have the right OF line m -
dviaon
The members Of the Racing Board Of the Leu,.
Of American Wheelmen who were In this CITY !.
Saturday had quiet conference and talked An,
the cycle-racing question at length. The rems,t.
able interest I'm the sport evnced all over the con-
try this year has been especially gratifying +,
George d. Gideon. the hard working chanu~
The men bers OF the Racing Board and their fress
were the guests Of the Quill Club Wheelmeu a
Sunday enjoyable down the New.Jer,v
coast. The party took the els train 10 Red B.,i
From there they rode the famous Runsa
Road TO Seabrlght and then followed the sH,r
road on TO Long Branch. After dip in the bsssi
ers, dinner was had at the Pennsylvania Club n
tour wns continued on to Asoury Park. A tandes
manned by Joe McDermott and mate met A.
party and after half an hours rest along the Boz.
walk paced them on TO Manasquan. the home
ad s ana ,hs esdy ms
sump;uous nsh supper which Pop Zimmsnn
hal ready for them. Most OF the party rsurnE
o Asbury Park where they spent the night q h
Sunset Hall, and took another swim in the ocui
before they returned 10 the city yesterday. Somss
hSs 9 SoN the Of o.s d e
!nscn and Charles g. Persivai. Of Boston join
We,mors. A. G. ! Ba;ehsldsr; o. P. Wilson. 1
Wheelmen from all over the country are -
pairing to make the trip to Louisville. where Il
annual National meet of the League OF Amehu
Wheelmen will be held. from August 10 to l5 ThM
will be half fare on all railroads west OF Buaab
and east Of tho Mississippi River. and possibly
all other railroads Entertainment will conaa
smokers. watermelon feast, receptions at csS
lunches. dance at Fountain Ferry track a.
parade. a stea mboat excursion on the Ohio Rive
all free for League Of American Wheemen mn
bers only and League tickets must be presntA
The races will be run Thursday. Friday and Savs
day; trial heats In the morning. finals In the afe
noon. Admission will be charged all alike 70
races There will be tours about the city and ~
tours over the State will start on Sunday mornfnt
Among these tours will be 10 Mammoth Cave
leaving early Sunday morning. August Is
The Coxsackie Cycling Club viii give race mes
at the DRIVING Park, at toxsackle' ~ L. ch HT
gust H. There will be nine contests IN all, ana
some handsome prizes will be distributed.
c. r. Earl OF the New-utrecht Wheemen. ana
B. T. Allen Of the Liberty Wheelmen. will star
on a trip up the State to-day. They will take pan
in the races at Albany and at Saratoga
The cyclists Of South Brooklyn are crying ac7a
for a decently paved street by which they o'
Nfn
paving of Fourth-ave. with asphalt strip and
the asphating of Fourteenth-st. would be a ooo1
to the thousands Of cyclists living IN that PAT ~
Brooklyn. Most OF them living south OF Lincoln
Place have TO walk up the slope.
The semi-annual meeting OF the New-Jersv "
vision League OF American Wheelmen. will Be hss
in the banquet hall OF the New-Jersey Cenm
restaurant adjoining the Newark and New.iont
Railroad Station. Broad-st., Newark at oe.0s
tonight. All League members are reque"SS
attend
Cyclists desiring to Join the League OF Arnef'es.
wheemen may obtain full printed sHa, -
membership blanks by sending name ana ao'"
to the Cycling Editor. Tribune
DEATH OF DR. CHARLES DE COSTA BROW
DR. Charles De Costa Brown, a wel-kncH
dentist long resident in this city. died on sunoQ
night at his home No. 2s4 West Twenty-thifo*
DR. Brown possessed a naturally robust cons"s
ton. and had rarely suffered from illness 10"
about three years ago. when his health oee"
to fail. His weakness developed into heart -
ease last October. and finally confined him 10
room about five weeks ago.
Dr. Brown was born in Philadelphia on Msfehs
1917 He received his early education In that CIV
and was graduated later from the Medical cox"
OF the University Of Pennsylvania. He began p'sr
tice In Philadelphia. but moved TO New-fork so~
1880 and thenceforth devoted his attention 10 :"
tistry, building up a good practice. He was
ciated In his practice with his brother. w.
Brown until the death OF the latter In 1878 In '.
times Dr. Brown was appointed Government ~
balmer by Secretary Stanton. and empaiineo -
body Of President Lincoln. that OF Generai ~ -.
Kearney, and the bodies Of several otnsr Nv
men, He was a thirty-thrd degree Mason -
Der OF the Masonic Veterans. body when "a
posed of Freemasons OF twenty-one years ~. -
ing: a member OF Lafayette Lodge No o. saS
was the founder and master OF New-fork -
No. 800 He conferred the third degree on -
Booth He was also appointed on one OF tns ~
mittees to supervise the building OF the
Temple at Sixth-ave. and Twenty third-"'
tablet In the building shows. DR. Frown nov