Evening star., 1897-05-29
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Albert Cox. Earl Tanner. William Ballard.
William Pasten, Charles Lewis, Charles
Jones and Harry Young.
Naugautuck Cycle Club.
Capt. Weaver of the Naugautuck Cycle
Club has called run for Monday which
pleases all of the members of the young
organization. The run will be a fishing
trip. The destination will be Glen Echo,
where the wheels will be left. and crossing
the canal. the time will be spent on pretty
Sycamore Island. If enough fish are
caught one of the features of the run will
be planked fish dinr er. Ali of the men,
hers CT the club are anxious to try their
luck with the line. and a big assortment
OF tackle will be carried up sufficient to
catch anything from sturgeon or por-
poise clear down to a minnow.
OF late there has been some trouble in
the ranks of the club. which will be ad-
jrSted at the next meeting. and which will
most likely result in the resignation of one
or more members.
Golden Rod Wheelmen.
The Golden Rod Wheelmen had a success
full run last Sunday to Marlboro The
roads being in fine condition the riders
were enabled to make good time A small
incident occurred about five miles from
Marlboro, which amused the riders very
much. One of the members wearing red
sT eater was seen by a COW on the road,
which Immediately gave chase for a dis
tance of several hundred yards. The fact
that the rider was much faster than the
animal saved him from any harm that
might have occurred.
AT the meeting of the club Wednesday
evening Capt. Willard called run for to-
morrow to the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege. starting at 8 o'clock in the morning
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runs will not be made at 80 m. as stat
ed in the cycling column of The Star last
week, but will take place at $50 pm.
Capital hi. Club.
The talk of the members of the Capital
Bi. Club is the run which will be held to-
day. tomorrow and Monday. 1t promises
to be good trip and plenty of fun is look
ed for on the run. The club members will
start late this afternoon and ride to Fred
erick. where the night will be spent. To-
morrow the ride will be resumed to PEN
Mar, thence to Hagerstown. across the
famous battlefields of Antietam to Win
chester and wind up at Harper's Ferry.
The return trip will be made awheel on the
Virginia side of the river over a road but
recently discovered by some of the club
members. If the new highway does not
come up to expectations there will be
trouble in camp for some members. About
twenty riders will take in the trip. who ex-
pect to arrive home some time Monday
evening.
Arlington Wheelmen.
The Arlington Wheelmen took run to
Occoquan last Sunday and were agreeably
surprised by the trip. Contrary to expec-
tation. there was not a man arrested for
indecent exposure by wearing his sweater
outside the knickerbockers, though there
were several members of the club who
tried the plan for experiment On the re-
n fira
through an accident. yet he managed to re-
pair the break sufficiently to ride
home overtaking several members of the
club, who were taken sick On the roadside
through the drinking of Occoquan water
The club will take run to the Spa Ath-
letic Club grounds. near Bladensburg, to-
| morrow, and their champion base ball
team will try conclusions with the Queer
Wneelmen nine.
Levant Wheelmen.
The Levant Wheelmen are scheduled for
! trip tomorrow to Baltimore. The ride
over will be made a-wheel, and dinner will
be taken at Thompson's ON the shell road
The riders will cruise all around the mon
umental city in the afternoon and spend
the night in the town. The return home
| will be made Monday morning. in time to
| bring them to the city to attend the meet
| at the International Athletic Park
| Last Sunday the club went to Ashton
/
| first time the new club uniforms were
worn. and they presented a pretty appear
| ance. The club suits are of smooth dark
| brown cloth, with sweater and golf hose to
match. The pretty club emblem, repre-
| senting snnburst in a wheel, is fastened
i to the breast of the sweater, and makes a
| splendid showing.
| Catholic Club Cyclists.
! The organization of the Catholic Club
| Cyclists has been made permanent by the
| election 1f a set of officers, as follows
| President, David Thomas; vice president,
| T. P. Kennedy; treasurer, NJ. A. Kane:
| captain, ]. B. Fitzpatrick lieutenant F. A.
w. Van Reuth.
| No run of the club Is scheduled for to-
morrow. Last Sunday the club took a
spin out to Cycle Cottage. carrying twelve
men.
The club gave a complimentary excursion
Wednesday evening to River View, and
| carried down 200 people. 1t was a gala
time. and the friends Of the popular or
ganization turned out in full force.
The regular excursion of the club will be
held this year to River View on June %
| One of the features of the day will be a
| cycle race to the river resort. The start
will be Tade at o'clock in the afternoon
| from the club house at 500 1st street
northwest. All Of the clubs Of the city will
be entitled to one entry in the race. The
| rider who reaches the river resort first
| Will De presented with handsome gold
| medal.
| Queer Wheelmen.
The Queer Wheelemen took spin las,
Sunday morning to the grounds of the
Spa Athletic Club. where match game OF
ball was scheduled between the base bal
i team of the club and nine from the Cor
coran Cadets. The game was interrupted
before the finish with the wheelmen ahead
by the score of to o. In the afternoon a
run to Cabin John bridge was taken.
| The club will take a run tomorrow morn.
ing to the Spa Club grounds. and there
play a match game with the strong team
of the Arlington Wheelmen. The result O1
the game will practically settle the cycling
club base ball championship of the Dis
| trict.
| BICYCLE BRIEFS.
| 1t is probable that Columbian University
will be represented in the amateur event.
| in the championshiD meeting of the In