Evening star., 1896-08-22

row most of the local clubs Will be seen
on the road From row on it is expected
that the air VIII be cool enough even at
midday to make bicycle riding pleasure.
There are many who hope that this will be
the case at any rate. and who viii be Dis
appointed if warm weather interrupts road
riding again this season.
The event of the week in cycling circles Ia
the race meet Of the Arlington Wheelmen,
now in progress at the International Ath-
letic Park. Never before has Washington
had such meet and such an entry list.
For the first time in the history Of local
cycling have any outside riders CT prom
ineEce participated In race meets held in
this city. The Inducements for such an
attendance can be attributed only to the
quality of the prizes offered in the va
nous events. No cycEst would travel
several hundred miles by train to COM
pete In a race unless the prizes offered
We're something worth while possessing.
The race meet today will undoubtedly go
down In the history as the largest attend
ed and the largest entrant list of any
Arlington Wheelmen should indeed feel
proud 1t now remains for some of the
other clubs to break this excellent record.
Columbia Athletic Club.
The Washington public will be treated
TO novelty Saturday afternoon, Septem-
Der 10, when the Columbia Athletic Club
VIII give tournament at the c. A. c.
field. corner of nth and streets The
tournament Will embody all the features of
the regular tilting tournament, with the
exception that the riders will be mounted
on bicycles instead of horses The date
OF the tournament and all other arrange
meHts were completed at a meeting held
during the week.
A committee in charge of the whole af-
1air was appointed, consisting of Messrs
l. Cabrera, chairman; Samuel ". Slime
metz; William Gettinger. Harry Stiles. w.
ii EenShaw, G. A. Fowle, l.. S. Wells
tr., Eugene VI. Harmon, j. Hart Britain
and r j. Beall, tr. Mr.. G. A. Fowle was
appointed chairman of committee hav-
Ing in charge the arrangements for the
tournament itself, with power to appoint
q fuil committee. The affair is very apt
TO prove a unique meet, 1t is the first
tournament on wheels ever held In this
country Instead of having three or four
rings. as in the ordinary tourney, there
VIII be nine rings, equally divided around
the NTH OF mile track at the field. The
tournament and all other races which Will
De held on that day will bo open to riders
from the District and all over the country
Inc entry blanks to the affair will be is
sued early next week and scattered rot
only In this city, but in New York, Phila-
delph:a, Baltimore, Hagerstown, Norfolk
Richmond and other cities, especially in
the south. where fitting tournaments are
SO popular.
During the intervals of the riding and
before the coronation exercises, there will
De number of novel and amusing events
barrel race will be one of the features
fne heads Will be knocked out of a number
OF barrels and stretched lengthwise on the
track In front VIII be placed the bicycles,
while behind the barrels the riders will be
stationed At the sound of the starters
gun the riders will have to crawl through
the barrels pick up and mount their wheels
and ride the course. An egg and spoon
race VIII be another novelty. The riders
VI oh he crix-
holding the egg in the bowl of the spoon
While riding The winning man will be
the one conlir g In first who has the egg
stlll rem3lnirg in position.
Inc most novel race of the meet will he
the obstacle race. and the riders In this viii
have no easy time in covering the course
Immediately after the start a hurdle will
be encountered, over which the riders will
nave to jump with their wheels. After this
they will find ladders lying lengthwise on
the track. over which they will have to
ride, rounds and all. a solid cedar hedge
eighteen inches high will have to be ridden
through, ard after this come three boards
balanced on logs, about a foot in diameter
Ihe contestants will have to ride over these
bcaris and enjoy see-saw on wheels
Passing this. the riders will next come
across about twenty-five or thirty feet of
ground covered every one or two feet with
curtain poles. over which they will strur-
gle to ride. The last obstacle will be the
worst of any and take all the spurt ont of
the rider large box the width of the
track and about twelve feet long will be
buiit- with edges five or six inches high
The box will be filed with sand and
through this the riders will have to strup-
gle. The last novelty race Will he termed
ar egg event. For each rider there will he
Blk eggs placed in a straight road at inter-
FaIs OF three or four feet In riding the
race the contestants will have to puide
their wheels as to break every one of
the six eggs with the front wheel of the
machine. "
Lhere viii be two straight bicycle races.
1he trst Will be mile event omen To c1nb
members only, for the char1pionship of tho
ciEo- lhe second race will be a one-riIe
n3vlGe, open only to members of the club
b,n,,oIa NJ iiiEa never before been on track in
bicycie race For both of these races regu
lar e. A c. club medals will he given En,
iht tSE ana spoon race q silver Spoon rr;.b
foh i,iis; .;, ABOUT twelve or fifteen inches in
ttisih VIII be the prize. The other nrizer
nave not as yet been decided rpon ,bo,-e,h
a sood list of valuable trophies is assnrsd
th me program for the affair Will be a unione
thlng- II will contain hich-cIsss ad,.artt;
ing and he cut In the shane Of tho o,,'i.,
eHioieEl- The next meeting Of the commit
Tee VIII he this afternoon at the club honse
rao1,ln ila,Hion I mas decided to resume the
eesuiar Grub runs. beginning with the first
SUNDAY IN September. For tomorrow an
Bridge. ~ oao'h 'ohn
Arlington Wheelmen.
On account of the race meet tod,r ~.
Arlington Wheelmen will take n rest ~
morrow from their regular run thougb .
majority or the members will take trim
out on the Conduit in the forenoon A strona
sentiment among the members is trviny 70
induce Capt Brengie to call a second run
TINS season to Washington Grove ycrv soon
ana they won't ride home on the train
Quite number OF the club members arc
entered IN the races this afternoon. Cant
BienSie makes an attempt to win his novice
Whlie the secretary, Mr.. George Rhinehar1t
1s entered in several events Mr. Franz
Potts Will ride In several of the amateur
events and then turn in and join the pros
+ ~ Mudd, tr., has given up training m
ms little track on Capitol Hill and nou,
spends most Of his time at InternationaI
track ~ ia'i
A III. Davidson has returned from an on
3oyable outing at Asbury Park. He carriad
MS wheel with him. but rode home on the
train oii ,he
Liberty wheeImen.
The Liberty Wheelmen did not take a
trip last Sunday as q club, though a uood
many of the members took individual r,n.
out on the Conduit and other near-bv
places. Some went as far as Marlboro. and
Bowie. 1t would have been a hard matter
to convince soms Of them that It was SIM
DAY If they did not take q snin on IT,