Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-09

read riding extremely enjoyable. The at
mosphere was just cool enough to make
the exercise bracing and exhilarating. Next
week will be equally as good. The full
moon will appear tomorrow evening at
IL SO O'Clock, and all next week will be on
the decrease until Monday. the 18th, when
the last quarter is scheduled. This fact in
sures comparative good light for road rid
ing all of the week, in the past, when
the moon the increase.
The weather last Sunday was excellent
for road riding, and many took advantage
of the fact The conjecture OF the weather
places rain for tomorrow. The good riding
days for the remainder of the season are
limited, and all advantage should be taken
of them 1t is only questio of a few
weeks when the high winds of the fall
will appear.
In the line of bicycle sport there is plenty
on the program. The Century Cycling Club
of Maryland holds its annual century run
tomorrow from Baltimore, which will be
attended by large number OF local riders
The race meet this afternoon al the Inter
national Athletic Park promises to bring
out large number The annual club races
of the Arlington Wheelmen will be held
Tuesday, and Friday the Affair Cycle Club
will hold its annual club meet, which will
be characterized by a number of events of
considerable interest to the club members
and their friends The races of the first
named club will NEST likely be held on the
Conduit road. while for the latter club the
International Athletic Park Will he chosen.
Century Cycle Club of Maryland
The fifth annual run Of the Century Cy-
cling Club of Maryland VIII be held to
Frederick tomorrow and return, a distance
OF little over 100 miles. The start and
finish Will be at Eutaw and Madison
streets. The route will be out E,utaw place
to Druid Hill Park lake around twice to
Fulton avenue to Edmonston avenue to
1ngles.de avenue, to Gainesville and then
direct The return VIII be the same way
VIA Lafayette avenue to start.
There Will De two p1cemakers, who will
roe about loJ yards in trent of the captain
ana any contestant riding ahead of the
captain VIII be disqualified. Pacemakers
will wear distinctive sashes. No one will
be checked ct the start after 80 O'Clock
in the morning, and all will have to check
AT the finish by $50 pm. 1T order to re-
Ceiye L medal.
Each and every person entering will re-
ceiVe set OF checks. ard must deposit
same at the station along the route on
the outward trip the checkers Will be sta
toned at kutaw ard Madison streets;
DRUID lake, twice around and check each
time: Edmonston and Inglesde avenues:
Ccoksville, RiGgeviile and Frederick ON
TIE return trip the checking stations will
be located at Frederick, Cooksville Ed
monston Avenue bridge and Eutaw and
Madison streets. making eleven stations in
all The schedule of the trip is as follows:
Leave Baltimore at 5:3O a m; leave EIlicott
CITY, lob miles distant, at q 80 am; leave
Cooksville, %. - miles distant, at . an:
leave Ridgevilie. 3I-I1 miles distant at
100 am: arrive at Frederick, SO! miles
distaft, at II H., leaving at = pm; leave
Rifseville, 66-i3 miles, at 800; leave
Cooksvilie, 1875 miles, at $40: leave Eli
colt City, $50 miles, at $3.50; arrive at
Baltimore, 1o0.05 miles, at pm.
Century Cycle Club.
The Century boys were very unfortunate
last Sunday in not being able to enter the
ing to leave town early Sunday morning,
and Counselman with a sprained ankle,
Capt ByrEes Saturday evening the
folly of entering for the prize banner, and
hence his decision in calling the centurions
out of the contest. Messrs. Bob Williams
and Tony Galeski, however made u CEN
fury run TO Frederick last Sunday, and
made far below ten hours. notwiths landing
the fact that Williams broke his wheel just
out of Ridgeviile. and ropes were used
10 pull him along, either.
Several members of the club are going to
Baltimore tonight to enter the of the
Maryland Century Club to Frederick TO-
morrow. The boys expected to uphold
the reputation of the club, and they can be
relied upon
There is no run scheduled for tomorrow,
out various members will take trips for
the day.
Several of the boys made a run into Vir-
GINA Tuesday evening, and along with
them were Joshua Jones and Warren L.
PUshaw.
The club will hold it's regular monthly
meeting Thursday evening. at o'clock, a.
l12U New York avenue. At this meeting
business of Importance will be transacted.
and all members are earnestly requested
TO be present.
\ meeting of several of the local cycling
clubs was held Wednesday evening at the
quarters of the Queer Wheelmen, SD Goth
street. fer the purpose of forming q basket
bali league. Capt. Ed S. Byrnes repre-
scented the club. which will undoubtedly
enter the cycle league. and place team in
the field that Will make fair bid to ce-
cure the championship honor.
Capital III. Club.
A number of the riders of the Capital Bi.
Club will leave the city tonight for Balti-
more. to enter the run of the Century
Cycling Club of Maryland tomorrow to
Frederick. The members will hardly enter
as a club team.
The club was not anxious to secure the
prize banner for the recent century run
TO Frederick. team was entered simply
to show the cyclists of the city that there
was plenty of good riding material in the
club capable of going any distance. Out
of the large number Of men who entered
the run only one played out. The other
men who failed to finish were the victims
of broken wheels, which threw them out
of the contest
The whist season at the club house was
inaugurated last Saturday evening with a
pair contest of whist compass This even
ing handicap whist contest will be played
at the club rooms. for which u small en-
trance fee will be charged to be used in
purchasing suitable prizes for the leading
men
The amusement committee is at work
preparing program for the coming VIM
ter season. which will be outlined from
the program of previous years. Altogether
there Will be eighteen or twenty events
during the season, with possibility Of
several extra attractions being added.
The riding of Norris Macdanial. one of
the old members of the club. is sort of
revelation to the members. He made the
recent century. and finished fresh as
though he had taken only a twenty mile
spin One Of the members of the club on
the trip was troubled with a wheel, the
crank of which ran close to the chain
as 10 break IL three times on the trip. Mac
danial fixed the wheel each time, and when
within twenty miles of the city traded his
wheel for the damaged one of his club mate
and finished the trip it without a mis-