The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-05
|WHEELMBN ON PARADE.
The Boulevard Was CToWdef
With c clers Yester-
day.
THE CLUBS REPRESENTED
The Bowling Records-Footbali q
Bayonne-I Roden Beaten BY
Flanagan.
THE CLUBS REPRESENTED.

The Boulevard was well patronized by
wheelmen, horse owners m promenaders
yesterday and there was much to interest
everyone. The cyclists predominated and
1t was a busy day for them. The day
opened with lots of sunshine, which in
duced a large number of riders to emerge
from their winter retirement and they
were on their first mounts of the year,
From early morning until after nightfail
the procession of riders passed up and
down the road. Every club in the city
was represented In the throng of riders
and besides these and others from every
section of the county the New York BIZ
cycle clubs We're unusually prominent.
Early in the morning the Jersey City
Club Wheelmen passed north over the
Boulevard on their initial club run to
Morristown. 1t was the first scheduled
by a local organization. The Palma Club
Wheelmen rode to Bergen Point and
Hudson County Wheelmen had several
members out, who spent the day in trips
to Bayonne and North Hudson. The abb
sence of the Mantle Wheelmen was no
ticeable. The majority of the members
followed Captain Ladue to Coney Island
on an impromptu run. George Donald
son led a small number in the run to the
Point in the afternoon. The Catholic
Club Cyclers had out a good representa-
ton and the Lincoln Club Wheeimen also
made a good showing. The Clio Wheel
men made a trip in the afternoon to
Clifton, s. l., led by Captain John Corley.
Tho r,-a 1ETL1of,a, F Crao1riI1o
and the Arcanum of Hoboken added to
the numbers by delegations in uniform.
The Castle Point Cyclers had a run to
Bergen Point and showed up well. OF the
out-of-town riders the Yorkville Wheel
men had the largest delegation and made
a fine appearance in their blu uniforms.
The Manhattans were not far behind in
numbers and Captain Belts was proud of
his corps of cyclers. The Quill Club
Wheelmen had an enjoyable run over the
Boulevard and gathered notes by the way
side. In addition to these riders there
| were several hundred others who were
unattached and with the pretty girls IN
| great variety of costumes it was a great
day for wheels and riders in this city
and vicinity yesterday.
Team Match at Pool.
The Republican League of Greenville
and the Greenville Athletic Club both
possess a number of expert pool players
whom these organizations have pitted
against each other in a team match,
best two in three. The first contest was
played Saturday night on the tables of
the Republican Club, and after an inter
esting encounter ended in a victory for
the home team. Each member competed
in a single frame of Is balls and Of the
$50 points played the Republicans pock-
eted "a. The second half of the match
will be played st Pronger's this evening.
The scores of the first match we're
Greenville Republican League Club
Louis Watts, III; George w. Green, II;
Charles Hutwohl. 10; Charles Craft, 6;
Hern. Richter, Jr., 6; Frank Griffin, 3:
Henry J.. Petty, s; William Vaughan, 10;
William Petty. 10; R. J.. B. Lutz, Il. To-
tai, 81.
Greenville Athletic Club-M. Kretz, a;
J; Griesmer, A; William Miller, 5; Ed Me-
Gee. 9; Charles Miller, 9; ]. Bittrolf, II;
~ Arnold, 10; =. Hurley, 5: 5. Boos. 5;
Arthur Keppler, 8. Total, e6.
Referee. H. G. Petty. Marker, C. S.
Bennett. Jr. Time, IA hours.
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