Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-17


William II. Hunter, who has just been APP
pointed manager of the Washington branch
of the company. The event will be pure
| ly amateur meet, with not a single profess
sional race on the program. The entry
| blank, which has just made its appearance,
calls for three races, as follows:
First race, one-rnile novice prize, gold
medal, value, SO.
| Second event. one-mile open, amateur,
| prizes, Emerson shoes, valued at $3.50, $500
| and $3.50, for first second and third men,
respectively.
Third event, one-miIe handicap, amateur,
prizes, Emerson shoes, valued at $3.50, $500
and $3.50, for first, second and third men,
respectively.
In addition to this regular program there
will be an exhibition of trick and fancy rid
l ing, given by Harry Park, the local rider,
whose skill is well known. Fred Schade
has also consented to ride exhibition
event, the distance not yet being an
nounced 1t is expected that sanction will
| be granted by the n. C. A. for this ride.
Among the riders who have already en-
| tered are Howard A Rhine and c. L. Mil
| Ter of the Arlington Wheelmen: c. L. Rom
saviIle and W. Fl. Harrington of the Mount
Pleasant Athletic Club; w. H. Lewis and
w. A Boden of the Century Cycle Club
| and W. W. Pittman of the Georgetown
! University team. This will be the first n.
| c. A. race in which Pittman has participant
ed
The Potomac Wheelmen gave a delightful
| strawberry run to Glen Sligo. Nd, Tuesday
evening, which was enjoyed by the club
| members and their invited friends. About
thirty went out on the trip, and played
havoc with large quantity of berries.
| At the last monthly meeting of the club
the following officers were installed for the
ensuing year: President, c. Murray Deener:
vice president Frederick Volmer: secretary
| and treasurer, Edward c. Haneke: captain,
William H. Johnson: first lieutenant, Her
| man Volmer; second lieutenant. Harry PIN
per.
1t was decided to have red and purple the
colors of the club for the future. and each
wheel used in the club will have this color
| ribbon hanging from the bar. Quarters
have been secured at 3122 P street, where
the club holds its regular meetings, and
the members meet for every run.
Last Sunday Captain Byrnes called no
| run, but several members of the Century
Cycle Club made various trips around in the
vicinity of Washington. Captain Ed. s.
Byrnes, Lou F. AbeI Richard Posey and
Lou F. Anderson made a run to Hyatts-
vile, Md, and had quite a funny expert
ence in a smashup on the road. The cap
| tain struck rut in the road and lost con-
troll of his wheel, throwing him with great
| force in a ditch and the balance of the
riders piled up. Abel came out with a lot
of bruises and quite shaking up, but
managed to ride his wheel home.
Lieutenant Billy OConnor made a trip
! last Sunday UP to his home in Annendale,
Va, and found the roads in that vicinity
very bad and almost unfit to ride.
The medals for the century run will be
ready about the Goth, and due notice will
be given each survivor to call at the club
house with their check. The century was
success in every particular, and the club
is highly gratified and compliments nave
been extended to the committee for their
excellent management. No accidents
worth speaking of and riders repassing all
day speaks well for the head work dis
played by those that participated in the
run
The run tomorrow will be to Highland
Club House Md, on the Bladensburg road,
in a Joint run with the Arlington Wheel
men. Captain Byrnes desires all members
to be on hand at $50 am. to meet the
winged AS, who will arrive at the century
quarters a few minutes after ., ana both
clubs will proceed on the run. A gala day
Is expected and both organizations expect
to take out every member that is in town
on next Sunday. The return will be MADE
in time for dinner at home
The regular monthly meeting OF the cluo
was held Monday with quite a large num-
Der present Robert c. Williams presiding.
A vote of thanks was extended TO the Ar
Hngton Wheelmen and others LOT their
courteous treatment on the century run OF
June 4, and Captain Byrnes was instructed
as chairman of the century committee TO
express these sentiments
The membership in the organization
seems 70 be climbing up, and at each meet
ing several applications are acted upon.
The membership of the club now STANDS at
6fty active members, with ten honorary
members on the rolls an increase over last
winter of twenty, which speaks wen LOT
the membership committee, whose cnair-
man Ia Mr. James McAnnally, with =. NJ
Armstrong, A. A. Hollander and Al Grir-
fifth. 80 h,s os,-
t,ries alone and Increases his milage to the
qualification Of all the boys.
Tbe nool table committee Is still acuVeiy
ENGAGED in getting the club suitable
table. and by the time fal! sets IN tne
ant,,rv nIuprers will have the ivory baiis
Among the new arrivals In the century
ranks are Walter H. Close, John q Sheehy
". III. Norris and Samuel II. Wlggins.
Close was one of the SURVIVORS OF seven
hour riders in the century run on June 4,
and his riding will be watched WIKI inter-
est the coming season on the ROAD;
Samuel H Virgins, also one or the rev
c,nh members was formerly captain or the
signal corps of the District of Columbia
National Guard, when tnat orgahiIatlon
promoter of the relay race between Wash
ington-New York few years ago under
that organization, and II was due to his eff
forts that the affair was a success
w H Norris was formerly member OF
the Levant Wheelmen. and promises to
the front bunch of riders this season.
The resignation of C. M. Armstrong was
accepted at the last meeting Of the club
with regret Armstrong was an ardent
worker and his resignation has caused
many regrets among the club boys.
A number Of the riders took q short run
up the Conduit road Tuesday evening last
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