Evening star., 1898-04-30
.fYB GOSSIP.
Park Cycle Club.

Fark Cycle Club.
Smith nd-0eanselman are carefully Sc
lecting their pacemakers for the coming
twenty-five nnlelEace. at the first meet of
the Park Bicycle Club. May II. Ths pacing
| teams will bsWic8Nd from the cream of local
racing men, and fast race will no doubt
be the result. Geo. E. Smiths pacemakers
are as follows, Tandem teams-Walker
brothers, Rsddink4on and Moore, Stone and
Cause, Schade and Mueller .'the f1ying
Dutchmen;" Wilson, RonsavilIe and Pitt
man Will be mounted on a triplet, and
On a Hase se sb0Ie mtehf rdeag and a1s Whit ait
WeH known 10 the Washington public, and
it would not bs2sdfprising should they carry
their man Twenty-Five miles under the hour.
Ihe Arlington Wheelmen will have fifteen
Hen on their racing team the present sea-
son, and expect to carry off a good number
of the prizes at the Park Bicycle Club
meets which will be held each week ot the
new board track on the Conduit road.
In the match race between Counselman
and Smith, May Il, each man will be lin
tied to twenty pacemakers.
Levant Wheelmen.
The game of base ball last Sunday be-
tween the Levant Wheelmen and the Ar
lingtons at Highlands was stopped by. the
rain. Score A. The two teams will have
another opportunity at some future date to
try their skill
oWlHS " Tie COuOlClOn OF Inc rO3O
many of the boys returned from Highlands
by train A number, however, cid not, and
before the club house was reached the
riders were thoroughly plastered with
Maryland mud. Several severe falls mark
ed the run, among the unfortunates being
Geo Reinheart. whose damaged visage
bears evidence of his mishap. -.
Lieut.. Fryer. will take out d squad to
Frederick and return Sunday next to mako
definite arrangements in regard to the open
century the club will give on May 15.
Owing to Uncle Sans demand upon his
services seven days in the week, Capt Nor
ris probably will be compelled to forego all
Sunday trips for some time to come. This
sence will be sadly apparent. During Capt.
Norris enforced absence Lieut.. Fryer will
have charge OF all runs.
The members who do not go to Frederick
Arlington Wheelmen.
A good crowd of Arlingtops, in spite of
the inclement weather, went out to High
land last Sunday. Riding was found to be
unpleasant. the roads in places being al
most impossible, and many of the riders
returned by rail.
The run tomorrow will be to Dickey's,
starting from 14th and New York avenue
at o'clock.
Century Cycle Club.
The run last Sunday was a short one,
the boys not being able to reach Great
Falls account of the bad condition
of the road. The April showers that pat
tered down on the wheelmen drove all home
with The exception of Capt. Byrnes, Kauff-
man, Nicholson and Lieut.. Chandlee, who
are water proof and pushed bravely on. but
they We're at last compelled to give up, as
the road from Anglers Club to the falls
was simply miserable. The following COM
posed the entire party: Byrnes OConnor,
Counseiman. Hahger. Douglass, Galeski,
Griffith, Reed Goons, Williams, Nicholson,
Dodd. McAnaIy,, o. Meher. Rod Dimmick,
Louis DimmiGk and Keesler.
Annandale, va. and this places him with
the mud horse bunch. He will be expected
to ride In alla kinds of weather and on all
kinds Of roads.
have been extremely quiet No riding of
any account has been done and most all of
the members have enjoyed themselves play
ing whist and checkers. Billy Kaufman
still holds the championship, with Williams
Two large, handsome silk American flags
adorn the outside of the club house, and on
last Sunday's run every member had an
American flag streaming from his handle
bar. ga o.
Several memhpfs. Of the club are also
members OF the D. e: N. G., and have join
ed their RESPECTIVE commands. They are
Messrs. Hasler, BargLausen, Gooding and
Eckloff
The regular monthly meeting will be held
next Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
The regular official century run that
was to have been called this week for next
Sunday has been postponed, as the boys
have three centuries to ride in May.
Capt. Byrnes will call a run tomorrow to
Cabin John, leaving at $50 am.