Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
GENERAL BICYCLE GOSSIP
Century Cycle Club.

The Century Cycle Club mace a run to
Camp Aiger last Sunday under the COM
mand of Lieut.. OCennor.- Capt Byrnes
and Bob Williams made a century run
ever the triangular course and marked off
the places for checkers in the coming CEN
tury run to take place August T. In the
last half Of the century they were Joined
by Jimmie McAnally, who rode fifty miles
of the course.
Captain Byrnes will not call run for
tomorrow.
The open century run which will take
place August will be given on a fine
scale. A silver cup will be awarded to the
club bringing through the largest number
of survivors, and gold medal will be pre-
scented to each one surviving the run The
start will be made from the club house.
627 street northwest at 6 o'clock a. m
The committee in charge of the affair is
composed of Captain Ed. s. Byrnes chair
man; Robert c. Williams and Jas Nc
Anally. The prizes will be on exhibition
two or three weeks before the run in one
of the large store windows in this city.
letter was received last week from the
clubs former secretary, Mr.. Frank Horri-
gan, and one also from the treasurer. Mr.
Alva Erastus Weesner. Both are of the
opinion that there is no bicycle town like
Washington.
Mr.. Howard Fisk has started again to
run up his mileage.
Bobby Williams and Russell Millward
start this evening to enter the quadruple
century run in New York.
Levant wheeImen.
Owing to defective die" the century
medals have been little delayed but will
be distributed to all survivors tonight, and
the committee requests all those who are
entitled to them to call at the club, $50
Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
The club run last Sunday was to Great
iTpa thn hay We
Fever had.
Only one incident marred the pleasure Of
this trip, and that was the accident which
befell Captain Lee L. Herreu on the way
out. While crossing NJ street bridge the
head of his wheel snapped, letting him
down so hard that he was disabled to
such an extent that he had to be assisted
to street car and sent home. The run
was continued under Lieutenant Fryor.
After dinner they went over to the Falls,
and 1t was here that the popularity of the
club was manifest. Three different pho
tographers insisted upon taking their pic
lures, and now the club rooms are adorned
by three handsome pictures.
"Wednesday the club run was to Glen
Echo. Twenty-eight boys were out ard en-
joyed the opera aid other amusements
These night runs are becoming quite popu-
lar and the attendance is steadily growing
The captain is proud of the fact that
he can take out twelve men who are all
over six feet tall, and they are men who
can ride at almost any pace.
1t was very gratifying to have Johnny
Shine on the Sunday. Mr.. Shine has
had very severe illness.
Arlington WheeImen.
The club run last Sunday was to the
Anglers club house. on the Conduit road
and large representation of the club was
on hand The day was exceedingly warm
and oppressive. Lieut.. R. H. Stone was in
charge, and he selected j. F. Broadbent for
pacemaker. Several hours were pleasantly
spent at the bridge, during which time
some Of the boys went boating. On the re-
turn trip stop was made at Glen Echo.
Capt. r. J. Murphy was unable to attend
the run Sunday.
Secretary ]. F. Broadbent returned from
a business trip to New York on Monday
While away he visited New London and
witnessed the boat race.
Chairman Motifs recent wholesale trans
Ter OF local amateurs to the professional
ranks affected but. one of the Arlingtons
The unwritten rule, but one which has
been followed since the organization of the
club-that is, that all members on club
runs, going, may ride as fast as they
please-has been the means of keeping
many of the members in good trim: where
as, if on the club runs both going and re-
turning, all the riders are required to keep
together, no one Is given an opportunity to
get in condition, and consequently. If called
on to represent the club in any contest is
greatly handicapped. suggestion that a
modification of this rule be made has
caused a majority of the members, and es-
peciafly the clubs best riders to declare
themselves to the effect that a change
from the present system governing club
runs would be disastrous to the club, as a
bicycle club.
Highland Park, on. the Bladensburg road.
The club smoker will be on a larger scale
than usual
Captain Murphy last week sent out no.
tees stating that no
Shenandoah valley trip will begin Satur-
day evening, July 2. He has since (after
interviewing several of the members) de-
cldeu to postpone the trip.
The club run for tomorrow is to Atlantic
City via Philadelphia, and those members
desiring to go will meet at the Baltimore
and Potomac depot this evening in time for
the $40 train. The boys will remain in
Philadelphia tonight and ride to Atlantic
City early Sunday morning. whence they
will return by rail Monday evening.
Blue Ridge Cycle Club Meet.
The second amateur bicycle meet of the
Blue Ridge Cycle Club will be held at Win
chester, Va, Monday. The races will be
run on the famous Blue Ridge auarter-mile
track and will begin at o'clock in the
afternoon. The promoters of the meet have
been granted a sanction on this occasion,
and the races will be run under the L. A.
w. rules. The afternoons sport will be
RIecSueO py Il grand street parade, headed
by the Independent Band, which will form
at the corner Of Market street and Rouss
avenue at 2:30 o'clock and proceed direct
to the track grounds. The program will
consist of one-half mile novice race, one
mile open, one-half mile open, two mile
open and five mile handicap. Prizes to the
amount of $50 will be awarded to winners
of the several events.
Hygienic Bicycling.
'Hygfenic Bicycling is the title of a
pocket manual for the heaIthruI use of the
wheel. It is written and published by H.
E. Clark. Delaware City, Del. 1t has con-
tributions from twenty-five of the leading
doctors and specialists of the largest med
ical schools and hospitals in the country,
fully covering every branch of the subject
Of the bicycle. How to use the wheel to
health and to cure disease is regarded as
great pcohlem. and the aim of th. hook