Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-08
TWO WATERS AND A BARL.
Washington Wheelnicn Fnrel Poorly
on Their Baltimore Dinner.

on Their Baltimore Dinner.
Three hundred and eighty-five members
of the United Wheelmen Of this city. to-
gether with a number Of unattached cy-
clists and twenty-five ladies'. went to Balti-
more yesterday morning for a run on
Maryland soil, with the escort Of Balt-
more riders, making body Of about eight
hundred, the largest run ever made in the
state The Washington contingent was
met at the depot by detachment of Balti-
more cyclists, and a parade was formed,
the monumental city whaemen being in
front. The clubs and their marshals were
as follows: Queer Wheelmen. w. X. Iarr-
more. marshal. fifty men: Eastern Athletic
Club, X. r. Revin marshal, fifteen
men; Columbia Athletic Club, J. Hart Brit
tain. marshal. forty-five men; Washington
Road Club, W. T. Robertson. marshal,
twenty-five men: Riverside Club. twenty
M II, Capt. Samuel Winsott; Six Wheemen
of Washington. Capt. Albert Leeke; Iro-
quois and Arlington clubs. consolida ted, un-
der command of Lieut.. Becker. thirty -five
men, Columbia Academy, eighteen men, H.
Simms. captain; Keystone Club of George
town. twenty men, under command of Lieut.
Farris; Affair Club of Washington, ten
men, w. II. Beck, captain.
From Camden station the Baltimoreans
escorted the visitors awheel by way of
Eutaw street and Eutaw place to Druid Hill
Park After a ride in the park the riders
went by way Of Chase street to Broadway
to the Eastern avenue road to North Point
road, and TO Long Branch hsore. The ride
was not particularly pleasant on account
of the heavy condition of the roads, the
dust being three or four inches thick at al
most every turn.
When Long Branch shore was reached
the unpleasant feature of the day occurred
1t seems though the caterer had been
notlhei to have dinner for four hundred
but that on the arrival of the whenl.nen ii
was found that dinner for only one hundred
had been provided. In addition to this,
only three walters were on hand and al
trough dozen of the Baltimore wheel
men started to help, the food was not
forthcoming quickly enough, and the visit
ors started in 10 help themselves. While
Some accounts seem TO indicate that food
CROUCH was on hand for ALL the general
opinion is that the arrangements made did
not contemplate such a large number and
that many were un2roviled for. The Balti-
E'ore American says: Orders had been
LETT with the caterer TO have everything in
r. ca illness, and the surprise was great when
trey found two walters and one barrel of
and thirsty men"
by - o clock not dozen of The Washing
ton WheeiInen were left on the shore the
most OF the party having gone down town
TO hunt lunch rooms and no: Els and at &
CLOCK the special train barring the party
left the monumental city for WASHINGTON
II Is understood that all holders of meal
tickets who did not secure their dinner will
nave their money refunded upon nresenta-
t!on OF the ticket to any of the members OF
the committee in charge of the trip
D.. W. ogler, captain of the F'ultons and
chairman OF the committee of arrange
ments of the Baltimoreans said in regard
to the affair: Like all the members of our
club, am very sorry about this affair
we are comparatively a new club and
worked hard to show our visitors good
time. Mr. w. x. Larrimore while here
arranging for his Washington mems visit,
Went with me TO Long Bran IN and was per-
T. city satisfied with all the arralg ements.
on Friday last L got a telegram from Mr.
Larrimore saying that he had sold 30 tich-
cts and eXIectt d TO have 30 whcellnen come
over. We arranged with caterer to have
PROVISIONS enough for 100 hungry men, and
he had the food ready. This morning | got
d telegram from Mr.. Larrimore saying that
90 tickets were sold, and | at once rode TO
Long Branch and told the caterer of the
affair. He said he could feed 800, and am
sure he could have done so had he been
gwen a chance. Later the visiting crowd
reached 80 We had arranged to get the
Baltimore boys to walt until ifter the visit
ors had dined. and were assured they would
DO So 1t was unfortunate that the crowd
WhlCh came from Washington was under
estlma ted, but Mr.. Larrimore could not
divine that 1t was going to be so large. Mr.
Larrimore did everything in his power to
bring tie hungry wheelmen to reason, and
10 nm ana others among the visitors who
trled TO straighten out matters we feel
grateful"
1t is expected that as sequel to the trim
yesterday, number of the Baltimore
"heelmen Will visit this city as guests of
the l.. \. W. at some future date If the
trip is carried out as looked forward to
the guests will be taken out the Conduit
read and given dinner al Cabin John en-
tllely at the expense of the District wheel
men, after which the trip viii be resumed
to Great Fails. The matter will come I'D at
the next meeting of the leag Ie
f,uESS