New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-01
BICYCLE CLUBS REVIEWED.
ANNUAL NOCTURNAL PARADE OF OK
GAINED WHEELMEN.

THOUSANDS VIEW THD BRILLIANT SPECTACLE
AUTOMOBILES AND PETROLEUM TRlcYcLEs
IN LINE-cHEERs For ROOSEVELT.
N.w-Yorl saw another bicycle parade last night
II was the first on3 this year. and it was much
Ike its predecessors Possibly between four thou
sand and five thousand wheclmen were III me- ana
countless Thousands view I'D the spectacle. inc or
ganized cyclists rode four abreast Win '"'i'tais
precision. ard the army u unattacheu "oUo'fu
around in h0p-ha.zaTd Jerky style "iic'' .ii'
ered destruction TO themselves and to Inc hu'hah
wall on each sl Of the street But providence
seems to watch the rcvice cyclist ana me
accidents of the trivial sort.
The line Of parade was up Fifth-ave the forma-
tjon bene in the streets near the Memorial Arch
in Washington Square. and extended to cne-huh-
dred-and .twenieth-st. Bicycle lamps OF all sor's
and sizes Japanese lanterns and red fire addel
life and sparkle to the s,cne Il was remarked
that many OF The old-time clubs did not urn out
inoladi ig the Century, Harltm ana klNe'slie
Wheeimen The reviewing stand was at cne-hun-
dred-and-e sh hist. and the advance guard com
posed Of bicycle policemen did not reach that
point until az r 1890 O'Clock. 1t required over
half an hour for the Ncw-York clubs alone ID
wheel pas, the stand. and an equal time Tor the
Brooalyn and New-Jersey divisions. dozen
aut onobiles and a couple of petroleum uicycles
brought UP the read. The judges were l. r. SINS
IT, Recorder J. W. Gcn and Dr. F. A. Myrick'
There were probably two hundred women IN the
parade.
Grand Marshal NJ NJ. Bedding, ir" IN ms 'a'a"S
hat rode at the head Of the line. ana NJ was
greeter at regular intervals VITA Hello ieouy.
You're all right Three cheers for iooseVeV
Some Of the decorations on the wheeis We pa,
ticulary effective and pretty The Madisoh " n.l
M n gave an entertainment at inc bIaiu, ''N'' -
Palace after tie parade where the JUDGES an
nou1ced the priZe-w winners. 49,, ,,-..i,,o .,d
Tbc sailor BOYS from the Brooklyn. Resoute anI
Nissachnsetts rode their whee.s Ike veterans ana
they we're cheered all along the me MT. eha Nj.
McIlraith who have just returned from ui'eS
years trip around the world were nc 80 ~ -
nouor ana rode near the grand mafsHai nv 20
lice ARRANGEMENTS were excellent ana inc tntonb'
along the line Of march kept out oil me SUI.
Mayor Van Wyck mad been invited 10 ne ., ~ d5tv
in me reviewing stand. tut he delegated tnat uuty
to President OF the Council Guggenheimei. iies.,
dent of the Park Board Clausen Was also sues'
OF the committee In charge Of the parade. ., ,
Peter Fisher. courier, announced the 49,, -
each club as they wheeled past the reviewing siahu
After the police division and the posseI ~ r ou
on bicycles came the Madison Wheelmen, lO strong;
They were followed by the Caumets' coIGqrssu
club with ten less riders in line Inc over Sion I
passed as follows: Pierce Wheelmen, loo New oik
FIremen's cycle Club. 100; Bowling Green Whee.-
men, -; Royal Arcanum W heelmeh o. 49, tor
Wheelmen 50: ST. Francis Xavier cadets IN UNI
form. 1861 Central Wheelmen 5D' Dana W hhi'
IS. Mantle Wheelmen. e.; Manhattan Mhecimen'
Is; Collegiate Wheelmen. Is. Lafayette Nneelmeh.
s5. Iinosi League Wheelmen. 46; Lady Excelsior
Cyclists 81: Prospect Wheclmen. -; crescent
Whecmen 62 Lady NlgiIants' 70 ana Lazy hoOs'
Folowine these came the Brooklyn and NEWER
sey divisions headed by H. b. Fullerton. Johh
Barnett and f. II. Walker.