Evening star., 1898-07-23
CLUB GOSSIP.

| The club run of the Arlington Wheelmer
| last Sunday was to Brandywine, Md, and
| the following winged AS made the trip
| Capt. Murphy, H. Walker, E. Bell, F. Loef-
| fer. j. Miller. A. Davidson, d. Morelan, T.
Utz and L. Harding. Several of the boys
| made an early morning start, long before
| Old Sol made his appearance, and the ride
| was appreciated. The homeward trip was
| started about o'clock. About four miles
| the Other side of Surratsville Frank Loef-
| fer had an accident to his wheel and he
| had tc be pushed all the way to Washing
| ton.
| The club is very much elated over the ex-
cellent showing of the team in Monday S
races at the international Park.
special meeting of the club house COM
mittee will be called during the coming
week. The chairman is hopeful that def
mite arrangements can be made which will,
before rext season, establish the club in a
desirable club house.
When the extreme warm weather SUBJ
sides, another effort will be made to get a
number of the boys to make the Shenan-
doah valley trip which was planned for
the first part of the season. The objective
point will be Natural Bridge, Va, and all
the historical points en- route will be
visited
Arrangements for the open century to be
run September l. are rapidly being COM
pleted. An easy route will be selected, and
there will be fast and slow division.
Capt. Murphy has called run for tomor-
row, starting from 14th street and New
York avenue at o'clock
Captain Byrnes decided not to call run
last Sunday owing to the accident of the
week before to Messrs. Joseph Benner and
Lieutenant William O'Connor.
Several of the boys made trips around
the surrounding country. Messrs. AL Boil
den and Captain Byrnes went to Baltimore
by rail, returning in the evening.
Messrs. VIII Kaufman and Eugene Good
ing have returned from their trip to At
lantic City.
A letter from Tom Reed was received re-
Gently He is getting along nicely in his
new position in Rochester. n. Y.
The committee in charge of the coming
century run on August Z has been hard
at work. During the past week all the
entry blanks and posters were printed and
have been displayed In the various stores
in the city. The committee will give a
handsome silk flag or banner to the local
club furnishing the largest number of
riders, instead of awarding a silver low
ing cup, as is usually the custom. The
committee is composed of Ed. S. Byrnes,
captain of the club; James McAnally and
Robert C. Williams.
A watermelon run win be given soon to
Surrattsville, Nd, where the melons are,
in the opinion of the Centurions, the best in
the state of Maryland.
Joseph Benner is still confined in the
hospital, but is rapidly improving. The
toys have been in constant attendance at
his bedside, and have done everything pos
sible to bring about his speedy recovery.
Billy O'Connor, who was Benner's mate
on the tandem, is out again and riding his
wheel. His injuries were not so serious as
Benner's, which accounts for his being out
So soon.
Tomorrow the club will take a run up
the Conduit road to the Anglers Club
House. The start will be made from the
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will be made by noon, so that the boys
can enjoy dinner at home.