Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
Arcnnum Bicycle Club.


put out of harms way.
Arcanum Bicycle Club.
The Arcanum Bicycle Club met Monday
evening at Typographical Temple and a
permanent organization was effected by
the adoption of constitution and bylaws,
and election of officers to serve for the en-
suing year follows: President, w. w.
Chase: vice president, w. R. Blackwood
secretary. D. G. Strube: treasurer, r. NJ.
Hayes. The club voted to make its first
run to Cabin John bridge tomorrow. L.
will have as it's guests number of the
grand officers of the state of Maryland,
and a party of their friends who will ar
rive at the Baltimore and Ohio station
1870 am.
Members of the Royal Arcanum cor
daily invited to participate in the run.
The start will be made from the depot 1T
s am, and the trip will be under the di-
rection OF Road Captain r. F. Bolton and
Lieutenarts Slater and Blackwood.
Levant Whcelmen.
The watermelon runs are bringing out
the boys. Last Sunday they took a large
crowd down to farm house this side of
Forrestville to eat melons.
Tonight at Capt. Hutchinson will take
the boys on another watermelon run. This
time they will take their musical instru-
ments and jolly time is expected. as at
least twenty-five men will turn out.
The members of the club have engaged
boxes for the races Monday. From these
they will cheer their only entry. Brearly.
A club run will be, given tomorrow to
Ashton. 1t starts at 80 am.
Century, Cycle Club.
Eight members of the Century Cycle
Club, with two unattached riders. made a
century last Sunday to Frederick, Nd,
and return. Those of the party were Capt.
Ed. S. Byrnes. Lee, West Lee Counselman,
Ed. Hanger, Samuel Barnhant, Harry
Noordzy, Geo. Wright and Robert Will
liams of the Century, and with them were
Messrs. Cissel and Squire.
The road race, which comes off the last
part Of this month, Is the talk of the mem
bers, and all are awaiting the verdict of
the nandicapping committee, which will be
given out in few days.
If no century run is decided on next Sun
day there will be a run TO Baltimore, leav-
ing 1920 New York avenue northwest at I
am.
Lieut.. O'Connor and Jimmy McAnaly
returned home last Sunday from their trip
to Atlantic City. They are delighted with
the cycle path frcm Philadelphia to At
lantic City, and say if the roads from
Washington were as fine the Century Cy-
Gle Club would be able to push centuries
daily.
There will be a special rue sting Of the
the l.. A. w. run and other matters of i'm
portance.
All of the officers of the club attended
the banquet given at Cabin John Hotel
Wednesday evening.
Dick Posey is at this time the only men,
Der absent from the city and Dick is hav-
ing jolly coed time in southern Maryland.
Labor Day Handicap.
The handicaps for the Labor day meet are
given In three heats. AS Mr.. Jose is out of
the city, there few more whose ham
dicaps will be announced at the track.
Schade will probably be scratch man in the
third heat.
First heat-Moran. scratch: Wilson. 20
yards: LIE Compile. 40 yards: Matchett, 60
yards; Won Boeckman, 70 yards; L. Smith,
100 yards; Brearley, 175 yards: ]. E. Mitch
ell, 1870 yards; Ford. 200 yards; Pittman,
21O yards: Mueller, 240 yards; Dorr, 30
yards: DimInick. 300 yards.
Second heat-G. Smith, 70 yards: French.
30 yards; Wrenn, 100 yards; Rhine, IDS
yards; Douglas, $50 yards: Mannakee IT'S
yards; Rupp, 100 yards; Hill, 200 yards !:
Lewis, 200 yards; l.. Mitchell, 2l0 yards:
Hunter. 235 yards: Moore go yards
Schrot 255 yards; Riordan, 275 yards
Third heat-Nelms, 100 yards; Wilkinson
ITO Yards: Walcott, $50 yards: Bowman
lSo yards; Thompson. 100 yards: Story. 200
yards; Norris. 200 yards: Cox 90 yards
SNYDER, go yards: Yeatman. $50 yards:
Sfipley, 26O yards: Beall. 200 yards.