The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
RAMBLERs, CENTURY RUN.
Fem westminster to WrightsvIlIe, Pa,
and Return.


The century run. under the auspices of the
Westminster Cycling Ramblers, from this city
TO Wrightsville Pa, and return. last Sunday,
though not participated in by as many wheel
men as was expected, was a pleasant and sue
cessful event The pace was allowed to De
extremely moderate. as sixteen hours was
given, from the earliest nour of starting to the
finish. Numbers of the participants, how
ever. did not avail themselves of the latitude
thus afforded. but started at the latest hour
permitted There were fifty-fve entries,
among whom were about twenty Baltimore
wheelmen. including FIVE representatives of
the Myrtle Club, the others having enteredin-
dividually. DIR. George E. Baughman, OF
this city checked the entries at the junction
of West Main streetand Pennsylvania avenue,
which was the starting poiAt. The first rider
left at $50, aud the last at 7.30 a. M, the
time at the finish being limited to $50 p. N.
Messrs William Stultz and William +. Long,
OF this city, we're the paeemakers, and William
Utz captain. The run was made under the
supervision of Messrs. Joseph ii. krichton,
Allen H. Wentz and George Mather, as q
committe of the Cycling Ramblers. The
entries were Harry b. Askew, b. l. Lewis,
William j. Dixon, John Meyers, G. 4.
Sprou, of the Myrtle Wheelmen, Baltimore;
Philip Feicl, William r. Krebs, j. l.. Jones,
W. Il. Cullimore, Jr.. John S. Lipscomb,
Reese Conner. Frank G. Conway, Charles IL.
Conway, T. Cecil Downes, A. Lauterbach,
James Corrigan, David Boyd, G. II. Pertner,
Julius Hamburger, j. G. Miller, Fl. p. Wise,
j. A. Rehl, Of Baltimore; Jos. II. Krichton,
Mrs. J. Fl. Krichton, VIM. N. keefer, Frank
Diiendal, Edward H. Manning, Charles 4.
Eckenrode, George NJ. Parle, Erastus J. Cor
such Eugene w. H. Lamoi e, NJ. John Lynch,
Joseph b. Taylor, George r. Babylon, VIM.
A. Stultz, Jr., Jesse Stultz, Pau Case, John
Case, VIM b. Nelson, Westminster; Doneah
G. Nygren, Joseph Bowman, Tannery; Il. g.
Bowersox, Dennings; j. T. Wareheim. Elmer
Sta~ner Corbin G. Markle, Joseph Little,
Union Mills: Ellsworth Long, Carrollton; Ed
ward Sehade Sykesville; Ii. c. Banner, Med
ford; Harvey Frizzell, Bloom; William H.
Owings, John W. 0wings. Warieldsburg; c.
H. Yeiser, Hanover, Pa.
Forty-eight of those who entered succeeded
in making the run within thu prescribed time.
Fourteen of them we're Myrtle Wheelmen
One of the Myrtles, William r. Krebs, Of
3l5 North Greene street, a photographer, in
the employ of the Fredenwald Company, met
with a severe accidento on Pigeon Hill, beyond
Hanover The fork of his wheel broke, and
he was thrown heavily on his face, which was
cut. He was sent back 70 Hanover in an UNI
dressed.
Those who made the run successfully were
Captain c. Fl. Pertner, Philip Feick, J. L.
Jones, William II. Cullimore, John S. Lips
comb, Charles X. Conway, Julius Hamburger
Harry B. Akers, i. T. Lewis, William J.
Dixon, G. e. Sproul, Frank Conway, Reese
Conner, John Myers, of the Myrtle Wheel
men; Joseph H. Krichton, Mrs. Joseph FL.
Krichton, William N. Keefer, William Utz,
Ellsworth Long, Frank Diffendal, Joseph
Bowman, Edward Schrade, H. G. Danner
VIM. F. Long, Edward Manning, Charles E.
Eckenrode, Harry Frizzell VIM. Il. 0wings,
John Owings, E. j. Gorsuch, Eugene Lamotte,
NJ John Lynch, Joseph B. Taylor, George R.
Babylon, William A. Stultz, Jr., Jesse Stultz,
Cecil Downes, A. Lauterbach, David Boyd,
Paul Case, John Case. Joseph Little, J. G.
Miller, W. b. Nielsen, George NJ. Parle, G.
H. Yeiser, J. T. Wareheim, Elmer Starner.
Mr. and Mrs. Knchton made the run on a
tandem Each Of the survivors will receive
a handsome medal, suitably inscribed, as
souvenir Of the event.