The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-18

the prize bicycle parade ot the Eve ming Post and Morning Telegram at 10 8, m. Wheel clubs from all over l the state are entered,
 Cycle Path Along the Thames, Norwich is to have cycle path, and the hearts of the local Wheelmen and | WheelWomen are made glad in conse- ! qucnce, Donald G. Perkins, chairman | of a committee to investigate the cycle | path question, made his report at a re- cent public meeting held in the city hall. The plan presented provided for | two cycle paths, one on each side of the Thames river, that on the west side | of the river going direct to New Lon don to be constructed first and the path | on the east side with Groton as Its ob- jective point to be built afterward The path was to be three feet wide and
 the estimated cost was $l25 a mile, or about S1,S00 for each path.
 lively dicussion took place regard
 ing which path should be built first, and it was finally decided to begin upon the east side. Subscriptions were called
 for, and although the attendance was
 small S250 was pledged before the meet
 ing adjourned
 The committee was enthusiastic re-
 garding the liberal response made to
 It's appeal for funds and will endeavor
 to raise, within ten days, an amount sufficient to construct the east side path. Subscription papers have been
 placed in different parts of the town,
 also in Groton, New London, and the
 adjacent villages, and cyclists and
 those interested in cycling will be ask ed to contribute. When completed the
 east side path will be one of the most delightful wheel rides in eastern Con necticut. The course for the greater part of the route will be along the
 river bank and no matter how hot and dusty it may be in the surrounding country, the rider along that course will always feel cooling breeze The
 Thames valley is ntoed for it's pictur-
 esque scenery and this will add pleas
 ure to the route.
 The following pledge has been cir
 cuiated in Stamford and has received
 good number of signatures:
 Good Roads and Street Paving, or No
 Votes!
 To whom concerned: We the under
 signed wheelmen and legal voters of
 Stamford and vicinity, hereby agree over our signatures to positively and
 persistently use our votes and influence
 In the election of the man or men who
 are known to favor the best methods of
 road and street making and re .,9irlnS
 (no matter of which political party),
 and who will also advocate the use of } wide tires on all heavy wagons, trucks
 and carts, that our roads of whatever kind may be preserved instead of torn , up in the old time way. In order to : test our strength for or against any . man or men at the polls all voters,
 whether wheelmen or not, are invited
 to sign this paper and become one of
 us in the cause of better highways and streets, which can be had at little or no more expense than the present lack of system costs.
 !. There is loud complaint of the roads
 in that section. Some streets were made absolutely impossible by the use
 of clay-think of that!-that had to be carted off before the streets could . be used. One stretch of brick pavement ) has been laid and there Is a general
 demand that more be laid A core
 spondent writes that what Stamford
 needs most is reform in city govern ment to the end that streets be made
 decent to ride on, whereas now, In some cases, they are absolutely danger ous in wet weather
 : Diamond Tournament-New Track. The Waterbury Wheel club win hold its diamond tournament on Saturday and Monday July 3 and 5, at the new track of the Y. M. c. A. athletic field which will at that time be completed and will be the finest bicycle track in New England. The bicycle track is to be a third mile, 24 feet on the home stretch and IS feet on the straight of way. A grand stand is to be built to be ready in time for the training of the men. It will include eight dressing rooms, 8 by fl feet each. These will be ; , used for the trainers and the baseball ! teams The grand stand will be cover ed, 20 feet wide by about 100 feet long Notes.
 The Stamford wheel club, recently or ganized, has some seventy members who are largely the solid business men of the place. The club has pleasant
 rooms in Quintard block. During the : past fifteen years there has been sev- , eral attempts at maintaining a vince
 club there, but interest has fagged and the several clubs have closed theil doors.
 The American Wheel club of Bridge port has decided to be represented or the track this season by a racing team
 Following are the members of the team M. Jennings. w. w. Jennings
 Thomas Clark, Robert Hawkins, Louis Berger, Maurice McI<enna, A. Fuller , Frederick Munson, Howard Dunbar William Stroud, John Wiedenhamer Harry Elliott
 The Bridgeport Wheel clubs annua , century run will take place next Sun day and it will be the first century TUT out of that city this season. The clut / wiM go to New Britain and return They will leave their club rooms at f in the morning and are due in New Ha
 ven at 7:30, when the riders will break. fast. The club will arrive in Merider , at and in New Britain at 10:30, enc
 will dine at the Hotel Russwin. rh, I club will go as one division and tht
 pace will be moderate enough to sui ', the younger riders.
 F The surprise in wheeling circles fl Bridgeport the past week was the mar Q riage of Albert w. Knapp, of tn, . Bridgeport Wheel club, and the chair y man of the racing board of the Con ' necticut division of the L. A. w., t. Mics Tda11o Ly Kron nf M,