The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22
News of tho whee1men.

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hold their annual road races over the
course at Springfield, near Elizabeth.
The members have been doing a great
deal of hustling and have received enough
entries to make the contests full OF in
terest. All the best riders will be in the
hunt for the prizes and some star riders
unknown to the talent will, it is ex-
pected, be developed by Captain Laduc
for future contests. The events will be
a half mile scratch, one mile handicap
and a three mile tandem. The start will
be made from the clubhouse at nine
A. M. and as soon as the course is reached
the sport will begin. 4
The Iroquois Wheelmen of the Heights
have arranged an interesting programme
for its series of races to be held tomorrow
over the usual course at Staten Island.
The events are for members only and
viii be held to select a racing team. The
result will be reached in the compilation
of points, five for first, three for second
and one for third places. The events will
be one mile, half mile, two mile, three
mile, all scratch. There will also be a
one mile and a five mile handicap.
The Clio Wheelmen will hold their an
June. Captain Corley has decided upon
a one mile, half mile and five mile, to-
gether with a three mile race for police
men. The sport will be on the Boulevard.
The Clio Wheelmen will hold a club
run to Hastings tomorrow.
The annual century run of the Castle
Point Cyclers to New Brunswick will be
covered tomorrow. starting from the club
house at five A. M. in Hoboken.
The Ajax Cyclers will hold their in
augural century run on Sunday June Is.
Handsome survivors medals and a pretty
prize will be presented to the club having
the largest number to finish.
Tho North H1tdCnn mt Oxy11~- -
their meeting Thursday night adopted a
new constitution and bylaws. Captain
Ayres presented the club with a hand
some engraving for the walls of the CLUB
house and George v. Denzer gave a
handsome rug to the club. A moonlight
run was held after the meeting to Fort
morrow.
The Bayonne Rowing Association
Wheelmen are working up a great inter
to be. held June 20.
Hudson County Wheelmen,s road races,
to be held June ~, promise to be more
successful than any held under the clubs
The rain of last night will serve to
harden the roads n should make riding
far more pleasant for wheelmen tomor-
row than it would nave been without it. |
1t has laid the dust and the rides into the |
country will be less difficult. The L. A.
w. committee has issued this bulletin of
road conditions in this Saskatchewan
Elizabeth, Englewood, Lakewood, New |
Brunsyiek Orange, Paterson, Perth Am
and Westfeld the roads are good.
Staten island-The roads are in excel
lent condition.
There viii be a large attendance of
Wheelmen from this city at the races of
the Quill Club Wheelmen at Manhattan |
Beach this AFTERNOON, where the best of
the local riders will compete.
A new addition to the bicycle divisions
in this county has been formed by the
members Of Mohawk Tribe Of Red Men.
aHhRV will nQrQdan on Nav % in Nynr, v@,lr
with the combined orders Red Men in this |
vicinity. They will appear in white
sweaters with red letters. Twenty-Five
pect to make a good showing. The officers |
are:.Dayid ". Cramer. Captain; Percival
Smith nit First sseo Lieutenant; BENJAMIN G.
Miller, Third Lieutenant; red Galiow.
First Sergeant; George Gallow, Color
5ames " De crahwei 2, yi smi Phssid Prssid lent
Carries, Treasurer; John Alkunso, secre-
tary.
The Gutenberg wheelmen have ar
runs for the season:-Waverly, May 81;
Tottenville, June g.; Coney Island. June
+ +; s RaseE sing. 5 5nls 81 &; gEh sbaqs pa9t J ny
gust /; Rockaway Beach, August IS:
New Brunswick August 20; Peekskiil'
s septemDse s. orange' 10 seggt EN- Z;
TENDER rs; Lincoln Park, October /: Ber-
gen Point October II Englewood, oe-
tober "a, and Yonkers, October 81
The Arboret Wheelmen had a meeting |
last night and decided to enter the CON-
petition for the banners to be awarded
in connection with the Hudson County
Sportsmen's' Association carniya AZ
Union Hill, July A.
Louis Michels will ride in the Irvington-
Milburn race or Memorial Day.
The Niant Wheelmen are working nm
a strong interest in the I~ndependence
Day twenty-five mile road race to be held
on the Boulevard.
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TomerroWss BalI Games.
AT international Park tomorrow the
Arlington Athletic Club will play the
well known Railway team, composed this
year Of a number of players that were
members of the United States Express
Company team last season. The Airing
tons have engaged Rochelle to pitch for
them, who is a member of the Elizabeth
State League team.
The genuine Cuban Giants will appear
for the first time in this vicinity tomor-
row in the game at the ST. George
Cricket Grounds in Hoboken, where they
will meet the strong Hobokens. A. new
player will be on third base for Hoboken
and Miron will do the pitching.
On the grounds of the Johnstown Field |
Club, at unea avenue, the game tomor-
row hould draw out a big crowd. The
Pacific Athletic Club and the Johntowns
will begin the first series of games for a
stake and as their is a little rivalry back
of it all both teams will do their best to !
win.
Myrtles will play the Ehamrocks at Com
munipaW at two o'clock tom0rroW.