The Jersey City news., 1899-08-05
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN
Niantic's Club Run scheme--General
Notes Of Interest.

and discuss the destination. Though the
lack of any very great interest in club
runs by the members the Road Commit
tee has decided upon a scheme that will
satisfy at least a majority of the riders.
Every Sunday morning a meeting is helo
and a vote taken on points to be visited.
That place selected by the majority is
settled upon, and in almost all such cases
entire satisfaction is given.
Admirers of those interested regret that
the proposed match between Jack Jasper
and Jim Higgins. who term themselves
the Cleveland tandem team. and Harry
Hosford and Walter Roome cannot be
satisfactorily arranged This would make
good race and all the talk of the for-
mer pair about their speed would un-
doubtedly bring forth many contrary
opinions, The contest would prove a help
to the game.
The racing contingent of the Castle
Point Cyclers is keeping busy nowadays
and all the ambitious ones are training
hard and faithfully Captain Bollmann
expresses confidence in the results and
the men are so thoroughly believed In
that some of the members are figuring
on just what places would be most beau
tilted with the trophies that are coming
when the cracks go into competition.
Secretary Bassett, of the League of
ais of expired memberships last week
In addition. there were s46 new applica-
tions for membership
There is $4,000 in prizes on the N. C. A.
circuit of a couple of months meets and
it does look as if there will shortly be
nothing doing" for L. A. w. races, ana
they are not kept so very busy just al
present.
Chairman Wallace Sherwood Of the Lo-
cal Consulate Committee of the League of
American Wheelmen, is working steadily
in assisting State officers to form the To-
cal branches of the League, and while
the work is slow, owing to the magnitude
of the undertaking. he reports very sat
isfactory progress from a number of
State divisions. Some of the local CONSUL
ates already formed have been instru-
mental in securing many improvements
in their respective towns and cities. and
these results are shown to prospective
consulates as an Indication of what
wheeimen may do by concerted effort.
Already the presence of Charles Milton.
Jr., at the head of the cycling department
Of the Catholic Club is being felt and re-
newed interest is being shown by the
members.
The twenty-five mile road race which
the Associated Cycling Clubs of Long
Island are working hard for promises to
be big success and as the race will be
on the famous Coney Island Cycle Path,
a new record is almost certainty, as
this is better road than any upon
which such a race has been run.
The Defender cyclers and the Williams
burg Wheeirnen will have joint run to-
morrow. The party VIII ride to Queens,
where arrangements have been made for
a pleasant time. The party will be
large one, as the event has. created
good deal of interest among the mem
bers of both organizations
The Park Wheelmen will 60 to South
Beach tomorrow on a scheduled club run
The members are enthusiastic wheelmen,
and a large crowd is expected to turn out.
CAPTAIN Conlin. of the Lyceum Wheel
men of Foboken, has received assurances
from large number OF bis fellow mem
bers that they viii take part In the regu-
lar club run to Yonkers Sunday
The Three Link Wheelmen have decided
upon Midland Beach as the destination
of the club run tomorrow This resort
has become a great favordte with the
members of this organization and the
outlook is good for a large attendance
To look far into the future is thought
to be good by the Defender cyclers. and
Ray Blanc, who has charge Of the enter
tainments in the clubhouse, has already
arranged a schedule for pool tourna-
ment which VIII open in September
Plans are also being formed for pinochle
and euehre tournaments.
The Arcanum Wheelmen will go eH g
blind run tomorrow. that is. they Will
start with no definite idea of where they
will finish
visit to Fort Lee viii be made by the
Monticello Wheelmen tomorrow morning
before the heat of midday makes riding
disagreeable. They will return after
night fall.
The Acme wheelmen will leave the
clubhouse Newark avenue and Fourth
street, tomorrow morning aGd ride to
Coney Island. The riders wall spend the
afternoon in the surf and return after
supper.
1t has been found necessary to add ans
other division to the veterans century
run over the Long Island roads. which
will be run tomorrow.
Blanks are out for the Saturday half.
holiday race meet of the New Jersey
Racing Association. August u. The card
is open to amateurs, and is as folows.--
One mile New Jersey State Championship,
half mile open. two mile handicap and
quarter mile novice. On the same day
the final heat of the one mile handicap,
postponed from July %, and a fifteen mile
paced race between John King of New
ark and II. Y Bedell the middle distance
amateur champion, will occur. Entries
can be made with Fred W. voigt. r. D.
box Go. Newark n. j., until next Monday.
PYTHIANS' BIG FESTIVAL