Evening star., 1898-05-07
THE c. r. C. OF AMERICA

The Century Road Club of America has
just issued pamphlet of lis pages, which
| is complete manual of the organization
and is filled with valuable information con-
cerning the association, which in the past
year or so has come to the front with
such rapid strides. AS most bcyclsts are
aware, the Century Road Club of America
Is to road racing as the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen is to track racing. Though
the former organization may not have as
much a national hold on it's subject as the
latter organization, yet it's existence is of
great value for the maintenance of a prop
er record of road records that are being
established all over the country. Unlike
track riding it is almost matter of impos-
sibility for any organization to have COM
plete control over road racing. 1t would be
hard to regulate such, as road events are
held in almost every village and hamlet in
the country wherein bicycle riders have a
habitation. AS 1t Is now one may be sure of
the correctness of any record, national or
state, that is allowed by the Century Club,
and this guarantee is recognized and ac-
cepted by all reputable road riders in the
country.
The officers Of the national organization
are: President. w. a. Skinkle, Cleveland
Ohio; first vice president d. NJ. Adee of
New York city; second vice president NJ.
II. Bently, Oak Park. ILL.,; secretary S.
Glen Andrus, 635 North Park avenue, Chi
cago, III: treasurer, Orville W. Lawson,
Louisville, KY; chief centurion W. Her.
rick, Chicago, Ill. In addition to these off
GERS, there are road records committee,
membership committee, legislation com
mittee and an official jeweler who fur
nishes the century bars at discount rates.
The road records committee is composed of
Fred Tilt, 210 Belden avenue Chicago
ofnn .,,I
Ohio, and Phil Chase, Chicago, Ill.
The Century Road Club was organized
June II, 1891, and incorporated December
10, 1875. Since that time it has grown un-
til it's membership is row represented in
almost every state of the Union, including
some of the territories. There are thirty
four state centurionS, representing as
many different states, the state centurion
1or the District of Columbia being Charles
II. CooEs OF 243l X street, who is the pres
ident of the Century Cycle Club. Under
Mr.. Coons management the local division
has increased wonderfully in membership
and the end has not yet been reached, as
new members are continually coming in.
The manual of the organization, which
has just been published besides giving a
full list of all officials, has excellent half
tone portraits of all of the national officers.
and nearly all of the state centurions The
rules of the association regarding century
rides are set forth follows:
Actual lapse Of time allowed: Single GEN.
tury, fourteen consecutive hours: double
century, twenty-four consecutive hours;
triple century, thirty-six consecutive hours:
quadruple century, forty-eight consecutive
hours No century will be allowed which
miles in length. No century will be allowed
where more than twenty miles of the
whole co per cent of the whole) was rid
den over paved city street, boulevards,
park roadways or racetracks. The entire
distance, one, two, three or four hundred
consecutive miles, must be covered awheel
or afoot. No travelling by train will be al
lowed. Centuries ridden on tandems or
other multiple machines earn q bar for
each member of the crew. When applica-
tfons are made for double, triple and quad
ruple centuries. each separate century
must be applied for on separate blanks
The state centurions will not approve ap-
plications for double, triple or quadruple
centuries made otherwise. Riders should
erwise, applications for bars must be at
tested by notary public. Have affidavit
written on back of blank. Applications for
bars must be sent to the centurion of the
state in which the century or the greatest
portion of it was ridden, for his approval.
He in turn will forward the claim to the
chairman road records committee, who
must receive it within thirty days after the
century is ridden. The club may allow
bars for all centuries ridden by applicants
for original membership, within twelve
months prior to date Of their application,
provided that all such applications for bars
are filed within three months after the
members application has been accepted.
The prize winners for last season. in the
national championships. are given as fol-
lows:
First prize. gold medaHJohn H. George,
Philadelphia, b. .479 miles: second prize,
gold medal, John NJ. Nobre. Philadelphia.
sis miles: third prize. silver medal, DR..
Milton N. Keim, Philadelphia, 2S,517 miles.
1897 century competition = First prize.
gold medal. John NJ. Ncbre. Philadelphia.
25S centuries: second prize, gold medal.
John H. George. Philadelphia, 226 centu-
ries; third prize. silver medal, Dr. Milton
N. Keim. Philadelphia, 225 centuries:
johnson century medal. won by Mrs. A.
M. c. Alien. Worcester. Mass, lO8 CEN
turies.
Club century banner competition-First
prize, Time Wheelmeu, Philadelphia. .2a6
centuries during 1877: second prize, Ccntury
Wheelmen OF New York, al centuries dur
ing 1897. The Time Wheeimen was award
ed the handsome club banner as first prize.
and the Century Wheelmen of New York
handsome framed record certificate as
second prise.