The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-15
.rreeport; Oct. "a, Morristown; Oct. 81,

Freeport; Oct. "a, Morristown; Oct. 81,
Pompton; Nov. Z, Ridgewood.
The Arcanum Wheelmen of Hoboken,
will have two runs during the rest of
September. One will be to B~ensonhurst
next Sunday and the week later the run
will be to Rockaway.
Yesterday at the races held at Somer-
vile, N. J., William L. Darmer COM
peted in two races. He was unplaced in
The two mile handicap, but finished first
in the five mile a short time later, which
he won in u minutes IL seconds.
Walter V~reeland and Edward Nc
Donald of the Ajax Cyclers witnessed the
races yesterday at Springfield, Mass.
The Mantle Wheelmen and North Hud-
son County Cyclers Should make a fine
display in their lantern parade tomor-
row night over the asphalt streets of the
city. They will have over 200 members
in line, a large part of whom will be
ladies. The wheels will be pretty with
decorations, and a big time will follow
the event at G~reenville.
The married men of the Ajax Cyclers
were defeated by the single men in a
game of baseball Sunday at New Dorp
by a score of % to IS. In a former con-
test the married men won.
The Mantle WheeImen ave declared
their intention of winning the silver cup
to be offered by the Cliff Circle to the
most popular bicycle club at their pic
mic at Pohlmann's Hall, September q.
The latest membership bulletin of the
L. A. W.. places the number close to the
100, 900 mark. Last week there were over
600 new members elected. New York did
the best recruiting. Figures are;-New
York, 81; total, 26, 1876. Pennsylvania, 22O;
IA. New Jersey, A; total. e,54s. Illinois,
50; total, 1892. Ohio, 80; total, 2,95S. Wis
consin, %; total, 2,513. Connecticut, 10;
total. 1879. Missouri s; total, 1,6s5.
total, ISL. Rhode Island, 10; total, 1881.
George Schau of Staten Island n
Charles Davey of Jersey City Heights
rode a ten-mile race over the Hudson
Davey received a handicap of fifteen min
utes and won by 500 yards. The stakes
were $40 a side.
The Good Roads Association of Hudson
the Palma Clubhouse, Jersey avenue and
Bright street. Commissioner Heintze of
the Street and Water Board will address
the meeting
Bowling Season OpAus.
The Atlantic Bowling Club was organ
lied on S-tappenbeck's alleys, Hoboken.
The club will have their usual limit of
members, 25
The Doolittle Club rolled the balls on
the Woods Hall alleys last night in their
opening practice games Two teams of
nine men We're formed. Samuel Coffman
was in command of one and Holcomb of
the other. The lowest score was 14S,
made by Herman, and the highest, 1S9,
by Coffman. His side won by so pins.
The Clinton Bowling Club will have a
meeting this evening at Smiths alleys,
when officers will be elected and arrange
ments made for the seasons competition,
unusually prominent.
The annual reorganization of the ANA
teur Bowling Association will take place
at the Newark Bay Boat Club house on
Friday evening. officers will be elected.
The second meeting of the Athletic
League will be held on Monday in New
York. The committee on new rules will
report and a schedule will be adopted for
the regular series of championship con-
tests which commence in November.
The Bachelors met at Bach's alleys
Monday night and opened the bowling
season with some scores that were not
record breakers. They were as follows:
A. Henry, 1856; ]. Wothman, 122; A. Har-
per. $50; C. Koehner. 141; w. Harksen, A122;
w. kaufman, AS; A. Mather, 145; ]. Wey-
hansen, 121; L. McCulloch, 1o5; e. Brod-
erick, 12S; F. Smith, 12S; Blind, 125.
The x Spartans, at their meeting on
Fishers alleys, made the following
scores:-F. Kuncken, 1877; Orthiel, IT,;
Willig. rs; Lane, 1853; l.. Keller, 157; Has
selman, 1872; G.. Kuncken, 173; Duncan, 1855;
E. Miller. 1872; H. Miller, 16S.
After the game the members enjoyed a
very fine supper.