The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-10
AMONG The CYCLISTS
What the Riders Are Doing
and Other Mates Of
Local Interest.
BARNES WON AND LOST
Pacific A. G. Ready 10 Play Ball
-lnter-City Pool Match
New Pincchle Club.

A meeting of the Mantle Wheelmen
will be held this evening at No. 217 Sec
ond street. Every member should be pres
ent, and all wheelmen who may desire
to become connected with the club as
charter member are invited to do so
at this meeting, as this will be the last
meeting before the byyaws go into effect.
IT will be permanently organized at this
session, as new officers are to be selected.
Many candidates are In the field for the
minor offices, and there will be a very
interesting election. Those placed in
nomination are:-President, Andy DAILY:
vice-president. Edward Hart; secretary,
James Duff; treasurer, Charles Stone
ham; captain, Joe Hayes, John Nc
Carthy. James Waylett, F. Lynch; first
lieutenant, Joe sBigalke, James Farrell,
George Moersdorf; second lieutenant,
William Ladue, J. M. Campbell, William
l'ugan, Walter Hartman. Fred. Con-
stable, Charles J.. Milton, Jr.; color
bearer, Fred Constable. NJ. Joyce, George
Market, William Armstrong; bugler,
water Hartman, .. Mccarthy, Tom
Norton and E. G. Kelly; s-eargeant-at-
arms. Peter McDermott. This is a large
list to select from and there should be
no trouble to select men competent to
FIJI the places.
The Clio Wheelmen have made arrange
ments Tor a change Of quarters and will
move from Crescent Hall May 1 to a
larger and more suitable clubhouse at
No. 260 Paramount avenue, having se-
cured a lease of the whole house Of ten
rooms adjoining the Boulevard. It will
be handsomely furnished and will make
. model Wheeimen's home. Tonight the
Iesgiar sem1-monthly meeting will be
appoin ana qn "a a ! ether things will be the
Tor the year by President Smith. The new
uniform will also be adopted.
the Arcanum Wheelmen propose hold
ms a series of races April 10. on the
boulevard, to select a team to meet the
MEMBER of the Clio Wneelfnen in =
contest for points. The Clos not hav-
eanums IN regard to a competition, will
take no action in regard to it until some
onHclai notice has been received. Thu
9 J @sa VII evidently be too busily en-
gagged to pay any attention to
q contest on Memorial Day, as proposed
oy the Arcanum Wheelmen. 1t is said
lnat the New Jersey Athletic Club de-
organizations for Memorial Day as an at
traction at the Carnival at Bergen Point
out the Clios will need something a little
each member of the winning team to
lnduce them to break other engagements
to fulfill one at South Hudson.
line Mercury Cyclers is a new organic
alton, formed in the northern end Of the
iili section. A meeting will be held to-
nignt at the residence of A. Conrad. on
falsaae avenue, when the members will
VIII consist of gray cloth. hi membe
snip Is rapidly increasing.
The first club run of the Monte Wheel
men VIII pc made to Staten Island on
The Castle Point Cyclers are credited
with the largest turnout of the season
o. any club that has appeared on the
new Bouievard.s On Sunday last the
member OF this Hoboken organization
rode to Bergen Point, with a total Of
= IN the ranks, under. the Of
forms. -
The American Wheelmen of Harrison
Were formed Wednesday evening. and
another meeting will be held tonight for
the purpose of electing officers and max
he III me organization a permanent one.
pose of agftating the Improvement Of
roads in that section of the country and
6id fair to Become as prominent as other
HUDSON County clubs.
The trouble that Chairman George D
GIDEON Cccasioned by sanctioning the
races held ii Buffalo last week, which
letlc entertainment where disu1alified
athletes were allowed to compete. IS sill
me Inc taik OF the athletic club circles in
Metropolitan Association tdf col1rsa Is
the association that is primarily affectaa
Tor Buffalo has been for years antagon.
During the past three or four DAYS Sac
retary Sullivan has received numerous
letters and fha from athletic and cycling clubs
the A. A. U, who advocate that the 4 4
Y. q UP the question of the govern
4 me H. o. amateur cycling and conducting
SO pronounced is the feeling that secra,
5ary Sulllvan, on his own responsibility.
letic fo aighs fbr Letters ts to the different at6-
ing for an expression Of opinion as f.
whether it would be advisable for th +
Metropolitan DELEGATES on Monday next
mend the A. A. U. to conduct evclinp
Events se',5 N fut1re under its own rules ana
pe rgeIninaos one member. who holds d
prominent position in one of the cllhs IN
tne metropolitan Association. was very
pronounced Yesterday in his opinion. ana
o Of the g 4. h & 4. nat ne at the NEXT meeting
annul the alliance with the L. w
as they 90 not want to ally Themselves
promotes professionalism n ths 80. ahg
professional cyclists. OF
Four fast riders Of the Heights have
s sna an qrqer Tor g quadruple machine
anu expect 70 create a sensation On tba
boulevard when they have reeeived +
ms owners will be.-Edward Maebest
IT, viii ii f IN nssa & - He1sen, and r. May
lou persons Joined the League Of Amerss
lean Wheelmen last week. the nnnber ~
new members breaking all records, Nov
fork sent the largest number. al. Ma
~sacnusetts. was second, with 2o9. Nav !
Jersey third, with 115. The other Statss
contributed as follows:+PennsyIvanla 90
Indiana. 80; Iowa. 35; Missouri ID. Ean
lucky, n; California, %; Michigan Do. Tis
trict Of Columbia. N; Maryland, 13s Bbo5a
Island, u; Connecticut and Wisconsin -
each; Kansas. 9; Illinois, Maine. Obio
and Oregon, Z each; West Virginia e.
Nebraska. 3; Minnesota and New Hamp,
shire, 4 each; Colorado, Delawara ana
Virginia, 8 each; Arkansas. Georeia 0p1a
aofnA and California South. b eaab.
Florida, Louisiana, Texts, Vermont ans
washington, / each.
Memorial Day will be lively IN Nav
Jersey, from a cycling point Of view Re
SIDES the Irvington-Millburn twenfv-aya
mile road event, the Excelsior RIA C1,s,s1
OF Paterson and the Crescent Vbso,,nu 7
81 Plalnfield will both hold track n3aats
a yeritable harvest will be reaped hv Sf6a
local cracks, whose only regret viii he
that they cannot participate in both
Pacific A. q. Will Open Up on sum
day.
The Pacific Athletic club viii ba.;n
practice Sunday morning at Communipaw,
All of the old players lave been notified
to report If they wish to retain their places
on the team. sFhe management vim 'tbis
year give the younger members Of he
ni11b an annnrstts rifx1 81. x j