Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16

their visit the chicken population of Great
Falls, Va, has diminished considerably.
The Wednesday evening before the club
took a very pleasant evening ride to Ia
koma Park. going out by way of the Sol
diers Home.
The club was entertained royalty We'd
nesday evening at the residence of Miss
Grace Keefer. A good number turned out
to participate in the festivities.
Thursday evening ride made
through Soldiers Home grounds. The start
was made from the residence of Miss Hail.
at At 4th street northeast.
A run for Alexandria is scheduled for
tomorrow afternoon. The start will be
made at o'clock, and the ride over will
be by way of Mount Vernon avenue.
The members of the club are now talking
up the plan of making a large excursion
to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Moth
ing definite has been done in the matter
but such step may be taken before the
season advances too much
Mr.. Fred Libbey has returned to town
from visit to Wisconsin, and has brought
with him brand-new tandem. 1t is very
popular among the club members, espe-
cially the girls.
Affair Cycle Club.
Among the members of the Affair Cycle
Club the entire subject of talk during the
past week has been the race meet of the
club. which was held yesterday afternoon
at the International Athletic Park. the
results of which appear in another part of
The Star. The interest in the races was
keener than ever before. and the matter
of holding the club championship much
discussed. The championship honor, it was
u-1 hnfr
and George Weaver, with possibly Jimmie
Alexander as a dark horse. Now that the
meet is over, the talk of the club will re-
vert to its regular channels.
The prize list for the different events
was purchased by the club, and the WIN
ners will secure their trophies at a special
meeting, which is to be held Monday even
Ing at the residence of Allie Craig. one of
the club members The lady friends of the
club will be invited to be present and the
evening will be spent in dancing and
games, followed by an impromptu banquet
Queer Wheelmen.
The Queen Wheelmen are very much in
terested in the making up of their basket
ball team for the new league. Manager
Neumeyer and Captain Burgess think they
will have team this season that will equal
any in the league. and expect to finish
well up in the percentage column. Last
year the team was greatly handicapped by
Inc ldct tudt tuey were new at Inc game
and did not have a hall in which to prac-
tice.
The club run last Sunday was to Falls
Church and return via High View, and, as
the roads had been repaired the week pre-
vious, the boys found the loose dirt any
thing but pleasant wheeling. and Munder
voiced the sentiment of the crowd when he
remarked that it was like riding through
flour barrel The run was completed
without any serious accidents, although
spills were numerous. Several snapshot
pictures were taken of the riders by
member of the party, and one of the
ment to the club
The club will have a regular meeting
Monday night.
Tomorrow Lieut.. Burgess will take the
boys to Great Falls, starting at 10 am
Century Cycle Club.
The regular meeting of the club was held
at headquarters Thursday evening, and a
number of applications were received and
acted upon. Harry Park was admitted to
membership.
The next run of the club will be to Great
Falls tomorrow. The boys will meet at
1920 New York avenue and join the Queer
Wheeimen at their club house, S22 Goth
street northwest. The two clubs will pro-
coed to the Falls together. This sort of
run will no doubt prove very enjoyable, as
the Queers and the Century boys are fast
friends, and the two clubs in one run will
make large showing. All Century mem
bers will please make every endeayor to
attend this run.
The club will go to Baltimore on the oath
to take part in the century of the Myrtle
Wheelmen.
Levant Wheelmen.
The Levant Wheelmenwil Igive their in
itial dance Wednesday evening" October a.
at Haines' Hall, corner of Sth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The COM
mittee having in charge the dance and it's
arrangements is composed of Messrs. Mars
chalk Hutchinson Carter Norris and
Hichew.
The amusement committee. Messrs Grace
and Pollock, are making things very lively
for the members. So varied and original
are their entertainments that they are
keeping the boys interested around the
club house to such an extent that they are
neglecting their wives and best girls, who
are complaining.
Lawrence Camp Is in New York playing
with the Tiger company.
There will be club run to Ashton, Nd,
tomorrow, starting at $50 o'clock.
Eastern Athletic Club.
The members of the Eastern Athletic
Club are paying more attention to indoor
work now than road work. The boys are
Quartered at 423 Sth street southeast, and
have fitted the place up In excellent style,
especially the gymnasium.
Inc ciuD Will Put out a basket ball team
this season, the same as last, entering the
new league. Some good results are antici-
pated.
While no run Is called for tomorrow 1t
Is quite likely that ride of some sort
will be taken.
CrOss-COuntry Cycle Club.
The Cross Country Cycle Club will give
its first smoker tonight at the residence of
the secretary, Mr.. H. w. Cornell. Fully thir-
ty members will be present, together with
the officials who presided at the meet, to
participate in the festivities of the evening
Considering the unfavorable weather at
tending their meet, the club members are
encouraged in their efforts to promote in
terest In cycling among the colored wheel
men, Next season they contemplate giving
two meets, one early In the season and
the other in the latter part of September
NO club runs are scheduled. The mem
bers are row looking to their guns and
preparations are now being made to hunt
the festive quail.
AFcanum bicycle Club.
The Arcanum Bicycle Club Is consider
| ing the question of giving q series Of en-
| tainments and progressive euchre parties
during the coming ''Off season." and will
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