Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24

favorable for bicycle riding. The first few
days of the week. with the frequent show
ers. rendered riding extremely disagree
atle. The first good day for riding was
Thursday. and II was evident to all that
the cyclists were out In unusually large
Numbers. In the evening droves OF riders
went out the roads for short spin.
According to the conjecture of the wealth
er. thunder showers are>uredicted for to-
morrow. If there IS nothing worse than
this, cycling will be all right. the Show
ers not apt to last long, though they
rlay appear without much notice.
Things in the cycling world, so far as
racing is concerned. are very quiet. Locally
there Is hardly any prospect for a race meet
until some time next month. after the ma
tional meet at Philadelphia. There Is
race meet now In progress at Baltimore
in which a good MANY local riders have
entered. and at stanton. Va. q meet is
scheduled for today. IN which some Of our
crack riders Will part Ipate. Attention is
now Turned toward the coming national
n eet Of the League of American Wheemen
at Philadelphia. commencing August t.
The prospects are that n large crowd of
loyai cyclists will ne present. the largest
delegation that ever left the city to attend
national meet.
Century Cycle Club.
The Century Cycle Club did not make a
was intended on account of the uncertainty
of the weather. Captain Byrnes called
some Of the boys together and made run
10 Great Falls. and enjoyed themselves
greatly The return not made until
10 PM ami part of that was made in an
electric car with Wheelman Dodson of the
Queers, who met the boys on the Conduit
foad trying TO ride through about foot OF
water.
The Century boys all sorry over the
bad accident Of one of the clubs fastest
riders Louis Anderson, popular member.
He had just left the club at Cabin John
ana started to return home alone to keep
an engagement in town When he reached
the other side of the bridge his wheel gave
way. and he received one of the worst falls
that rider could possibly get. Through
the kindness of Dr. Stewart, who was
passing at the time he was put in his
buggy and taken home.
There is one thing that is noticeable in
the century Club, and that is when q run
Is called TO Baltimore the attendance is
very large. sometimes as high as twenty
TWO men turn out, but on short runs IT is
Just the opposite. The attendance is not SO
large. ard the boys get tired of riding to
the same points over and over again, so
captain Byrnes is going to inaugurate
plan III the way of runs and give the boys
an OF the long distance riding possible
HUNS OF sixty or seventy miles and the
runs VIII he Made TO points In Virginia as
well as in Maryland
Treasurer Weesner of the Centurions has
arnge oI three weeks or more. and the boys
wish him all the happiness possible and
hoe 10 see his smiling face and a6 gear on
al runs that he can possibly made.
Dick POsey tried to ride the last century
WITH f9ur-inch collar and red, white and
blue lie No wonder his chain jumped the
sTrocket.
Tony Galeska, one might call him the
Terrible Swede OF the Centurions rode last
WEEK IA double century. He left Washing
ton y o'clock midnight Saturday and fin
lShei clock sunday night.
The next run of the club will be-to Ash
ton, Nd, leaving 1870 New York avenue
northwest $50 am.
LeyPnt WheeImen.
AT a special meeting Monday evening it
was decided TO give a run in honor of the
lady friends Of the club who have taken
such Il great interest in its welfare. The
ladies' with their escort will assemble 10
front Of the club house at $50 o'clock Tues
day evening. where they Will receive the
Ratio club. who will he their guests After
the arrival of the Rialto Club the party
will start on cross-country run. return
ing 20 the club house al abor; go o'clock
whore a collation. viii he served.
Hichrw is fast becoming of the
siro: g"st riders Of the club He will be
one IF the fifteen 10 start in the l. a. w.
century.
cub run to Suitland Park tomorrow at
9.3t a. m, leaving headquarters at GAL Penn
syivania avenue southeast
Golden Rod Wheeimrn.
Again the Golden Rod Wheelmen. with
their large attendance. were disappointed
in taking a run to Chevy Chase lake. Sun
day morning was too gloomy and cloudy.
suggestive of the rain which followed, to
81 The club riders out. The morning
spent in the club rooms, and later in the
evening some of the members took indi-
yidaal rides TO various resorts around the
city II might be added that good many
SUCCEEDED in getting drenched thoroughly
wE-.e returning late in the afternoon.
y large number Of the members attended
social dance given Wednesday night by
Miss Mamie $ hnidt. at her residence. The
evening spent in a pleasant way with
daIcIIg and other aTnuSementS.
the club will make run tomorrow to
Ashton. leaving the headquarters at "a Z
street northwest, at $50 IN
Capital Isl. Club.
A number of the members Of the Capital
81 Club went down to Marshall Hall Sun
day and they had a great experience. To
b. gin with. the riders wanted variation
G the regular route TO the river resort, so
they went down passing through MARI
hero, and making a wide detouT. The
To;.,.s IN that section are none of the lest,
aI.I what made matters worse. the rain
came up, and all got wet. The expecta-
tons OF all of the riders were TO get to
Marshall Hall in tine TO take the early
afternoon boat for the city, but the roads
were so bad that the men were delayed
considerably. and had to push right hard
10 get 10 the place in time to be certain of
Catching the last boat.
II was fortunate that a good many of the
boys did not take the trip that was sched-
uled for River View. This 10 start
Saturday evening. though the rain spoiled
the plans.
The rainy weather Of the week had the
eject OF keeping the club members from
the road, though the boys wee able to
hit upon plan for enjoying thems ,Ives:
bathing parties were formed AMI short
ride made to the bathing beach, where
everybody took plunge.
I;yuttsy HE Cycle Club.
Last evening the Hyattsvile Cycle Club
iHaUsurated its ladies runs This was the
first run Of the series that 1t is proposed TO
give, and the attendance was very large
An invitation was extended to all Of the
cycling ladies of Hyattsyille, and IT seems
that every one responded. The run was
10 EriGhtwood and return via the Soldiers
Home grounds
capt. Harry Gore. G. A NJ Wells Rex