The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-06
NEWS Of InE WAEELMLN.


The committee In charge Of the arrange
ments for the fourth annual picnic
of the Mantle WheelmEn a Y com
pleted their plans and a big success
is assured as the interest already shown
indicates. SAn unusually excellent pro-
gramme OF, music has been arranged and
a few surprises that are calculated to
please ALL will be sprung at an opportune
time. Everything is in readiness and Inc
members at large have expressed pleasure
with the plans the committee has been
working on. A programme has been COM
piled that surpasses anything this popular
organization has vet gotten up airing
ton Park has been secured as the pleasure
grounds and the decorations will con-
stitute no small part of the beauty OF the
surroundings. The committee is made up
of P. e. Betan, r. B. Hugill, J. La Costa.
j. Hayes and al r. Wright. John La
Costa will be floor manager and job 9.
McGovern and James Waylett will be his
assistants. A large and capable commit
tee. of which William WheEan is chair
man, will look after the floor as a body.
Last week the League of American
Wheelmen made 4 net gain of / 494 in its
membership. AS has been said before, the
spring months are those in which the
greatest number of memberships expire,
and there is always a decrease in menu
bership at that uhe in consequence. But
the members are allowed sixty days in
which to renew, and for a time there
is apparently a large loss TO the ~organiza-
ton. They return in large numbers, how
ever. during the time allowed, and last
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week was the first In which the turning
tide of membership was felt The renewals
of memberships and the new applicants,
If only equal to those Of last year, will
soon bring the e1.ague many thousands
more members than the rolls now show
Mr.. Packard of the North Hudson c!y-
clers is receiving entries for the big
twenty-five mile road race, which will be
held on the Boulevard on Labor Day UNI
der the auspices of the Associated Cycling
Clubs of New Jersey. Among those who
have already entered are Ross, the winner
of this years Irvington-Milburn race, and
a number of other cracks.
The regular Sunday bicycle races at the
yailsburgh board track. this week, will
consist of a one and five mile handicap
for professionals, and a half-mile open,
two mile handicap and a quarter mile
novice for amateurs. This meet IS post
poned from June Is, when the weather in
terfered with the running OF 1t. There
are 1G2 entries TO date. and some fine
sport is promised. There are twenty-eig.ht
professionals. including Harry Caldwell,
Furman, Owen K-mble, AL. Newhouse, the
Kreamer brothers. Fourier, Billy Sims,
Hardy Downing, r. A. Miller, Charles
Hadfield and Frank Albert. There will be
a one mile paced race between Hadtield
n a petroleum tandem. Arthur Holden,
from a ninety-three foot platform into a
ten foot deep tank of water created the
sensation of the Fourth Of July meet at
this track will reDeat the performance.
In a list of sanctions granted by the
l.. A. ". Racing Bpard last week is no.
ticed Tine City of P~ittsburg' as a pro-
meter of a cycle racing meet.
The tours awheel Under the direction OF
the Touring Committee of the T.. A. W.,
after the National Meet at Boston. in
August, will be through the White Noun
tains, the Berkshire Hills and on the
North Shore. Many places of historic
interest will be passed in these tours, as
well as some Of the finest scenery in New
England.
There is more talk about pushing plans
for a cycle path TO connect Jersey City
and Newark. This idea springs up every
year, but nothing has ever come of 1T,
not even so much al; repairing the poor
roads now connecting the two cities. Here
is a good chance fer the Il. A. w, which
scenes to be doing wonderful work in the
West according to the Press Committee.
W. W. Hamilton, who held the n mile
paced record for over two years, has re-
Gently been relnstatad by the l.. A. w.
Racing Board. upon his paying the fine
imposed against him for racing on SUM
day.