The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-29

Saturday afternoon, on the GuttenperS
| track, the North Hudson County Cyclers
| will hold their first series Of club races
| of the season at Gutenberg track. There
is a great deal of interest in the event
in North Hudson and there will be a
| large attendance. The riding of B. e.
! Fuller, the crack of the club, in the racing
at West Side Park last Saturday, in
which he beat out Ray Dawson in his
| trial heat, has been quite a boom for the
| club of which he is a member and a large
| number will go to the track purposely
| to see him ride in the events scheduled
| He will be on the mark and will be called
| upon to give out some large handicaps.
| The events win be one quarter mile, one
half mile, one mile and a two mile race,
all handicaps.
Notes for Wheelmen.
The Remington Cyclers, the newest or
| ganization formed in cycling in this
| county, is meeting with the anticipated
| success in all departments. The member
ship has grown steadily until the COM
| parison is on q par with other clubs in
the county and they have a good MEM
| bership and are showing considerable ac-
tivity. The club will nave it's next run
to New Dorp, Staten Island.
The Hamilton Wheelmen. of Union Hill,
will have a club run to Coney Island,
| should the weather permit. on Sunday.
The members of the Arcanum Wheel
| men are counting on a large time at gay
Coney Island Sunday. They will have
| a large delegation out and the start will
be at ten o'clock.
The Clio Wheelmen will parade tonight
make an excellent showing in their bright
| uniforms, white duck pants, white caps,
black coats, white gloves and high col
lars and white ties.
Associated Cyclers' Century Run.
A large number of wheelmen of this
city will participate on Saturday in the
fourth annual century run of the New
| Jersey Associated Cycle Clubs from New
ark to Philadelphia. The start will be
made at six A. M. from Washington Park,
| Newark, and it is expected that over 500
riders will be in the procession. A speed
of ten miles an hour will be held over
the route and a stop will be made at
| Princeton for dinner. The arrangements
on this end are in charge of DR.. E. w
Harlan, of the Hudson County Wheel
men, who has worked up a strong local
interest and the number of riders will be
| greater than that which has been con
| nected with any century run from this
city. The survivors medals are hand
| some and valuable prizes are offered. The
, announcement is as follows in the club
| circulars sent OUT
Three banners are to be awarded as
follows:-
One to h club belonging to the A. c.. G.
of N. j. having the largest number OF
| survivors,.
One to the club belonging to the A. c.
C. of Philadelphia having the largest
number of survivors.
One to the club belonging to either the
A. c.. C. of New York or Long Island
| Association having largest number OF
survivors.
In addition to the banners, one or more
| trophies will be awarded to the clubs
with the first and second largest number
of survivors.
Banners will not be awarded to any
| club having less than fifteen starters.
weather Unfit Even for Yachting
The New Jersey Yacht Club members
have been CHARTERED in their cabins on
board the boats of the fleet that started
| recently on a cruise. The stay-at-home
yachtsmen are having a laugh at the ex-
pense Of their associates and wonder
what cove the belated mariners have
made as a shelter from the storm. 1t is
| anything but pleasant weather for sport
| of any kind. especially yachting. where
| there has been water above, below and
on all sides of the men on board.