The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-04
LOCAL CYCLISTS DEPART
District Division En- Route to the
National League Meeting.
STAR RIDERS In THE GROUP
Local Dcyotees of the Wheel of Both
Sexes VIII Participate in the
Events in Philadelphia-Seve
Big Races Scheduled-Fine Runs
Through Wissahickon Valley.

Everything is now in readiness for the
eighteenth annual meet Of the League Of
American Wheelmen, which will be held
in Philadelphia August Al. Washington
will be well represented by about four
or five hundred local riders.
The Gao tram yesterday evening OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was
designated as the official train OF the
District division OF the league and about
fifty people left at that hour under the
direction of Mr.. William T. Robertson,
the District consul. This party arrived III
Philadelphia at 9:54 last night aud Were
met at the station by a committee OF
Philadelphia riders and escorted TO the
LAFAYETTE Hotel which viii be the head
quarters of the Washington contingent dur
ing the meet.
In addition to those who left on the
Official train last evening, local riders
OF both sexes viii be leaving on all trains
for Philadelphia during today and tomor-
row.
The events scheduled for today are two
runs and an excursion. At 8 q. IN, run
nickon Valley, and at 2 p m. run
viii be made over the Lancaster Pike.
An evening excursion on the river viii
also be made
The races viii be run on Friday and
Saturday, and Washington viii be well
represented in the principal events. by
Sehadc, Moran, Duvall, Gee and Fred Sins,
who are already ia Philadelphia The
program provides for seven events each
day, the preIiminaries to be run in the
mornings, beginning at O'Clock aud the
finals in the afternoon at O'Clock
The races win be held on the new third
mile track at Willow Grove, and tie en-
tries received up to Monday morning were
as follows:
H. R. Steenson, of Dayton, Ohio; E. S.
Acker, Philadephia; Teddy Goodman,
New York: Major Taylor, the colored rider,
of Cambridgeport, Mass; Charles \. Church,
| Philadelphia; Robert 2. McCurdy. Phila-
| telphia: Clarence Bower, Riverton, y. j.
Fred Titus, New York; W. l.. Becker,
| Indianapolis, Ind, last years five-mile
| champion; Howard P. Mosher, Boston,
Mass; Watson Coleman, Boston, Mass;
| Fred Loughead, Sarnia, Ont; j. W
| Judge, New York; Tom Monarch Cooper;
Detroit. Mich; Frank ]. Jenny, Utica, y.
| Y; Walter DickeIson. Palmyra, \. j.;
| Homer Fairmon, Chicago, Ill; j. w. Par
| sons Australia; w. W. Hamilton, Denver,
| Col: Walter Sanger, Milwaukee, Wis; j.
| C TinkhnTn, Grand Rapids, Mich, and
| many Others
| Among the more prominent amateurs may
| be mentioned W. G.. Douglass, Phil
| adelphia; W A Lantz, Harrisburg;
| j E. Piper, Westerly, R. l.; Ray Dawson,
| Bocnton, N j.; Walter Roome, Beimar, n.
j.: W. H. LIE Compile, Baltimore, Md; AL
bert ] Murphy, Baltimore, Md; j. A.
Powell, New York; Ellery NJ. Blake, Keene.
n. H.; H. w. Mddendorff, Louisville, KY;
| .'Chub'' Nelson, Springfield, Mass; w. p
| Tenzler. Broad Brook, Conn; c. c. Fulton
| Schwartz, Philadelphia; E. W. Peabody
| Chicago, H.; Fred r. Hattersby, st. Louis,
| Mo-; Charles W Kirk, Skiing Springs, Pa;
| Edward Llewellyn, Chicago; Chas. NJ. ErtZ,
| New York; Charles B. Parker, Baltimore;
| A. l.. Lady. Harrisburg; Felix l.. Cast, st.
| Louis Mo; ]. J R. Howard. st. Louis, Mo-;
! Dan Dougnerty. st. Louis, Mo-; F. j. Cos
tello st. Louis, Mo-; Walter G. Price
| Stamford, Conn; E. D. Stevens, Buffal o
| N z; John Zimmerman, Philadelphia
| Paul J. Mcl.ain, Pittsburg: Fred j Morse
/ Chicago; z. L. French, Baltimore E S
| Youse, Reading, Pa. w, Terrence, New
| York; Charles Muss, Milwaukee Wis; A
| NJ. Zinbrick, Rochester, n. Y; Ed A. Du,
| vail, Washington, d. c.; w. A. La Duy
Cold Spring, N. Y; William H. Fearing,
New York; Fred Schade, Herndon, Va.
G. M. BY, Northampton, Mass; ]. b. Cliff
| Philadelphia; B. T. Allen, Bath Beach
N Y: E S. Gee, Washington, D. G.:
A. G. Moran, Washington, D. c., and many
others of lesser prominence.