The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-11
IT WAS BICYCLE NIGHT
A PRETTY ENTERTAINMENT AT THE
FLOWER MISSION FAIR.
Grand March with FIower-Dedecl1ed
Whee1s-Lee Richardson's Re-
markabIe Trick Riding.

One of the most delightful and successful
entertainments given at Flower Mission
fair was the bicycle tournament last even
ing, and it was witnessed by large audi
ence that filled the galleries and formed
large parties in the booths. The entire floor
space outside the booths was given up for
the riders. The programme included
grand march, concluding with an intricate
maze, in which the riders formed a spiral
figure moving in opposite directions. Fol-
lowing this was quadrille, the figures be-
ing performed by a double set of sixteen
riders. The riders were: Miss Emma At
kins and Mr.. G. L. Payne, Miss Katherine
Porter and Mr.. Gordon Varney, Miss Brad
shaw and Mr.. Will Knight, Miss Lillian
Marquard of Des Moines, and Mr.. Merrill
Moores, Miss Edith Wallick and Mr.. Ed
ward E. Gates, Miss Kate Winter and Mr..
George Brown, Miss Florence Coffin and Mr..
S. R. Greer, Miss Anna Jillson and Mr..
| Stuart Dean Mr.. and Mrs Arthur d. Gates,
Miss Harriet Eitel and Mr.. Bertrand VIII
liams, Miss Maud Smith and Mr.. Garrard
Comfy, Miss Kate Smith and Mr.. Herbert
| Gates.
| The men wore bicycle suits, with black
stockings and light colored felt hats, and
the ladies wore white duck skirts and fancy
| shirt waists. The wheels were decorated
| with flowers and ribbons, and were extreme
! ly pretty There were three judges, Mr..
John L. Griffiths, Mr.. Meredith Nicholson
and Mr.. Charles r. Williams, and they pre-
scented the red ribbon for the handsomest
decorated wheels to Miss Porter and Mr..
Varney Circling around the hall the riders
formed a most pleasing picture and were
frequently applauded The last part of their
programme was a figure of the cotillon
threading the needle.'' The men formed at
one end of the hall and the ladies at the
other. Riding toward each other they dis
mounted at the center of the hall and the
lady handed to her partner a needle and
thread, the latter to be placed through the
eye of the former The couple accomplish
ing this first was Miss Harriet Eitel and
Mr. Bertrand Williams. Then came the
wreath" figure. Standing chairs at in
tervals around the hall were Miss Florence
Hanna of Lafayette, Miss Ella Malott, Miss
Josephine Holman Miss Florence Day. Miss
Helen Krag, Miss Grace WATSON, Miss
Daisy Wilson and Miss Julia Fletcher. Each
held several wooden rings covered with
flowers. AS the riders passed they caught the
wreaths until their arms or their handle
bars were covered with flowers.
Between the first and second parts Of the
ANANAANANSOAAt N-@~~~
rider, gave an exhibition that surpassed
even the thoughts of the possibilities Of
feats Of balancing on the wheel. He rode
more ways than can be described, back
wards and forwards, on two wheels and on
one wheel, on one pedal and with no pedals.
Seemingly he could ride just as well with
one part as another, with all parts or with
no parts at all. Applause was punctuated
with ''ohs'' and 'ahs," and there was va
riety in all that he did. AS he left the hall
there was continued applause. and, return
ing, he removed the handle bars and re-
peated his performance, riding with the
front wheel in the air. and again putting
his body through the diamond frame with
the wheel moving, and again with 1T bal
anced. He started the wheel ahead OF him
and mounted without using his hands His
success was so great that by speclal ar
rangement he will remain in the city to-day
and will give a matinee this afternoon at
430 o'clock. The hour is made thus late in
order that school children may see him.
The march, quadrille and maze will be re-
peated Saturday night after the concert by
Mr.. Maffey's banjo orchestra.
LIVING CHESS TONIGHT.
The game of living chess to be played to-
night is described an extraordinary
spectacle The players are Mr.. w. III. Rip
ley and Mr.. r. w. Furnas, two well-known
chess devotees. The characters will be:
Kings, DR.. Homer Jones and Mr.. James
Gavin; queens, Miss Alma Haerle and Miss
Helen Krag; castles, Mr.. Charles Morrison,
Mr.. e. H. Raub, Mr.. Lewis Hasselman and
Mr. Frank Ruddell; bishops, Mr.. Charles
Dean, Elijah Fox, Mr.. Tibbott and Mr.. RId-
dell; knights, Mr.. Stuart Dean, Mr.. E. H.
Evans, Mr. Kinds and Mr.. Ferdinand Holl-
veg; black pawns, Misses katherine Sulli-
van, Katherine Porter, Ethel Cleland, Lou
ella McI.ain Anna Louise Beck, Ethel Fail
ley, Elma Woollen and Eleanor Baker;
white pawns, Misses Kate Smith, Julia
Hollweg, Glenn Pickett, Annie Dye Emma
Frank, Flora Ketcham, Laura Huey and
Florence Hanna.
Notes of the Fair.
The Reading Club formed a party for the