The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-16

he purchase % some rev furniture
The enttrs suite OF rooms l. being ~
painted. reyarnished and reanished
me present meeting room will be
mace over and will b. used as a ~
ceptton roCm. while the main meeting
room will b. htted up II the =
NJ the meeting Tuesday enin
there viii BE- elected two captains and
Two u~eutenants. who will act In III.
capacity OF leaders for M sunday
runs and ~socizbility contests that will
be staged during the coming summer.
The motorcycle exhibit in the
Braunlich window Is attracting much
attention. IL H. three miniature mo
torcycle riders riding on a circular
track. The miniature course closely
resembles a race track. and the riders
resemble those riding IN an Austria.
liam pursuit race.
A representative OF the Harley-na.
wilson factory will be In wheeling
some time during the month OF Feb
ruary. During the time IN which he
81 IN the city a banquet will be given
by h local club. inc the visitor will
be asked as TO the better methods Of
conducting road races. hill climbs and
other events hat are being planned
for the coming summer.
At a cen meeting Of the Wheel.
ing Motorcycle Club members Il was
decided that a track race would be
held on Labor Day. The program
for the AFFAIR has not as yet been out
lined.
II IL the intention OF the local mo-
torcycle club TO bold a hare and
hounds race during the second week
OF April This will be one OF the
most novel events Of the year.
At a recent meeting OF the club
members they voted TO extend the
thanks OF the club 10 Wilson Grubb
for the silver cup thai was presented
by Mr.. Grub as a prize for the win.
ner OF the endurance run 10 Union
town. Pa. last fall.
= Letters are being addressed to all
m~otorcyclists in this vicinity who are
not members of the club. asking them
10 affiliate with the local organization.
Earl Braunlich. local agent for the
Excelsior" motorcycle. expects n new
three-speed 1915 model to arrive from
the factory within the coming week.
All future meetings OF the Wheel
ing Motorcycle Club will begin at Sis
In the evening. All officers of the
club are urged to be present at these
meetings. as they will be fined unless
n reasonable excuse can be offered.
The club members will be required to
attend at least one meeting each
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley T. House re-
turned during the week from New
York City. where they visited the au-
tomobile and motorcycle show that
was held at that place. They report
the show one Of the best ever held
in the East. and predict one of the
most prosperous years in the history
OF the motorcycle business.
In 1916 the motorcycle manufac-
turers are planning 10 hold their show
separate from the rooms in which the
automobile show is held. II will also
in all probability be held on a difer-
ent date. II is expected to prove
more successful in this way than hav-
ing both al the same time and place.
Adrian Schaffer. of this city. has
purchased q single cylinder Excelsior
machine from Earl Braunlich. the To-
cal agent. during the past week.
Earl BraunliCh has sold 1915 Har.
ley-Dayidson motorcycles TO the fol
lowing during the past few days: f..
G. Kelley and Theodore Rolf. both Of
this city. lie has also received an
other order for delivery in the early