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July 2. THE BPORTHSTG 9 CYCLING. WASHINGTON WHISPERS. HOW THE NATIONAL, MEET WAS BOOMED AT SCRANTON. The Capital Buffers With the Rest of the Country From the Heat Club News. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27. Kditor SPORTING LIFE: If we ean place the least bit of confidence in what Uuol« Jerry Rusk ajiys about a coming cold way* the prospects fora good week among the wheelmen are en- couraging. Should, on the other hand, his predictions fail, another week must p*M as has this one, and cycling in general will be at a standstill. But little is doing among the yarious clubs in the line of riding; the club houses are deserted, and excursions down the river si-em to be the only places where the cycli.-t can spend a lew pleasant hours, meet his friends and be cool. The trade has suf- fered greatly also in consequence of the heat. THE NOMAD CLCB mustered up courage enough to take a short run on Wednesday evening, going out Four- teenth street to picturesque Brightwood. On the return to the city refreshments were served. The regular monthly business meeting of the club was held on Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Eobertson, 430 M street, N. W. The principal business of the evening was the election of nine mem- bers and a general tulk over a summer out- ing. A trip to Norfolk was finally decided on. The club has now a rapidly increasing membership, and is in a healthier condition than since ita organization. WHY THEY DID NOT WIN. Contrary to our expectations, th» members of the various city clubs who took part in the races at the Scranton meet did not bring home a truck-load of prizes in reward for their effort?. The Evening Star of Saturday stated that Mr. Mount, of the Capitol Cycle Club, was the only member of a Washington Club, who returned with a prize. This is a mistake. Mr. Mount did not secure even a record for good time. Mr. E. B. Terry, of the Crescent Century Wheelmen, wag the man who took all the prizes which came to Washington. In the ten mile safety race Mr. Terry came In third, and received the League pin offered by the committee. He also received the umbrella in the twenty-five mile road race. The Washington contingent arrived home Wednesday evening in A SPECIAL CAR. over the B. and O. road. All report having had a good time, and speak in complimentary terms of the wheelmen of Bcranton. Said one: "Washington has got to bustle if she entertains her visitors as well as did the ^eranton boys on the occasion of the Penu- Ivania Meet." The preparations for tfie meet, which have been going on so smoothly for some months past, have now about come to a fault, all tho preliminaries having beeu attended to and the success ot the meet assured. Tbe excursion of the Arlington Wheelmen on the evening of the 20th, aiid the grand smoker of the League on tbe same evening will serve to give all an opportunity ot keeping busy for at least that evening. Other interesting things will bathe races, the- atre party and parade beaded by the Over- man Wheel Company Baud and tbe Military Cyclists N.G. D. C. In a list of cycle organizations in tbe coun-i try, published by the American Cycling Jburtial, the name of the CAPITAL CYCLE CLUB, of this city, appears as one of the oldest or- ganizations in the country. It was organized on February 7, 1S79. »BW CLUBS. Ten new cycling organizations can be added to the list |of new-comers thjs week. The Young Men's CathoIJe Club ha* a number of wheelmen in the organization, and hove formed a club under the uame "Young liens' Catholic Bicycle Cluh." Carroll Institute also has a bicycle club of about twelve members. Captain JJewman, once with the Columbia Clilb, is the road officer. THE KOMAD'B ourisa. Had it not been so clearly demonstrated be- f ire that the members of the Nomad Cycle Club know a good thing when they see it, the fact would have been established beyond a possibility of a doubt by a simple reterence to the trip they have just returned from. At a regular meeting of the club held Tuesday evening it was decided to hold their second annual outing somewhat earlier in the season than last year, and the dates, June 25, 28 and 27 were selected. Accordingly on the oven- ing of the 25th nearly every Nomad was found on time at the wharf of the palace steamer Norfolk, preparatory to taking a trip to Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beaoh. The party was ably chaperoned by Mrs. Wm. T. Hobertson, and consisted of the following: Ed. F. Ouznjan, president; Miss Fannie A^t Lee, vice president; Win. Bromwell, secretary; Claud* M. Manning, captain; Lewis M. Thayer, second lieutenant; Miss Gertrude Martin, chronicler; Misses Ida E. Finney, Miss Laura French, Miss Mae Altiuios, Miss Mamie P.usseli, Misg Blanche Busev Miss Hue Atlee, Miss Mae Guilford, M. Mur- ray ilaekett, E. C. Bowen, W. T. Roberteon, Ed. Terry and Cyrus C. Bobb. Norfolk was " reached early Sunday morning and the day epent at Virginia Beach the club's head- quarters being at the Princess Anne. In the early evening the return trip to Old Point "Comfort was made, and after dinner and u ffew pleasant hours on the bench all retired early in order to bctte/ stand the wear and tear of the morrow. The club stopped at the fiygcia at Old Point Karly Monday morning a visit to Fortress JJonroe was made, returning to the hotel in time for a dip in the surf. In the afternoon points of interest including Hampton and neighboring towns renowned for their histor- ical interest were visited. The return trip wastmade on the stenmcr Washington, leav- ing Old Point at 7 o'clock Mondiiy evening. Space will not allow, nor can words express the amount of enjoyment there was on the trip, and it would indeed be a fruitless task to attempt to tell of tbe many amusing inci- dents that occurred. Mr. Bowen's red and black blazer was the admiration of all, and he will immediately buy two more. Captain M uniting'.-; hciid nlso Occasioned mueh com- ment not from the size of it, however, but lor the peculiar style of hair-cut the hotel barber gave him. In crossing the bay a num- ber of the young ladies were missed. It is rumored now that they were "sho shick"that it was impossible for them to hold on to any- thing save a stateroom berth and a lemon, kindly furnished by Mr. Hackett. "Billy" Bromwell did the camera act several times, and some views of the boys in the shape of photos will soon be for sale. It has been learned since that the peculiar whistle heard at fifteen-minute intervals after 11 P. M. was not caused by TUB MIGHTY UPHEAVAL of the waves, as many supposed, but by Mr. RobertMuii. It was ft "call" he said, but it sounded like a confirmation air we have never heard a sort of cross between "Ta- ra-ra boom de ye" and "Come into the Gar- den, Maud." The -whole affair was ably manajed. and the success of tho trip was due, in a large measure, to the indefatigable, efforts of Presi- dent Guziuan and Jfr. Cyrus Bobb. The finances for the trip were taken from the club's treasury, and, although somewhat reduced in circumstancee^ speaking from a financial standpoint, the ^iomad Cycle Club will lung remain one of the flourishing or- jfani/fltions of the city, and its members will have recollections the most pleasant for some time to come of the second annual outing. AVah! who! wha! CAPITOL. Heathman (800yds.). The race was won by IIe»thmah, La Fever corning in 20«. later. Trie anove race was followed by some exhi- bition riding, in which D. H. Shinn rode against time, making a half-mile in 119. B. A. Bauman made a quarter of a mile dash in 1.183-5. HELD TIP BY HIGHWAYMEN. Four Members of the Trenton Wheel- men Attacked on the Road The New Cjub. TBHNTQN, N. J., June 2C. Editor SPOBT- IKO LIFE: Last Wednesday night week four young members of the Trenton Wheel- men took a run to Bristol and retnrn. On the war th«re nothing happened to mar the pleasure ot the run and on the return trip all were gay and happy, the only inconvenience being that theuigntiras at darfc as el&adsand no moon could make it. When we were about half-way buck and had just coasted down tht large hill from the Pennsylvania railroad bridge, two men appeared suddenly, on* on each aide of the road, carrying clubs, and comminuted us to stop. Of course, we did not stop, and having a good start from the hill we fairly flew. Beiore we had gone another hundred yards two more men emerged from a clump of bushes, evidently witii the idea of stopping us. Seetug this was impossible they blew a shrill whistle signal to the first two men. When this whistlu was blown we had to keep a sharp outlook, and all expected to be thrown to the ground ai any moment. A half-mile up the road we knew of a large farm house aud hotel, and accordingly made fur this in real earnest. Every second seemed to drag along like a minute, and it seemed a long while before the hotel was reached and then knew ourselves out of danger. After in- forming the keeper of the Incident and he promising to be. on the outlook for the men, we again headed for home and arrived there without any further highwaymen experience. Hereafter we will either take no more long runs after dark or else go heavily armed. ORDINARIES COMING INTO USE AGAIN. Hurrah for the good old ordinary! It Is again coming into use in Trenton for riding on the smooth asphalted streets and Park roads. Quite a Dumber are being sold of all patterns, but the Columbias seem to hold the majority by a large percentage. It cannot be denied by anyone who has ever ridden one that the high wheel is not superior to the safety merely for a short evening's pleasure ride. The air far more bracing and tne novelty after ridiug a safety for several years is truly delightful. TO NESHAMINY FALLS. Last Sunday both the Trenton and Mercer County Wheelmen held a club ran to Ne- shamlny. The Frankford B. C., of Frankford, were also there, and altogether it looked like a wheelmen's pleasure park. The road lead- ing from Trenton has a good hard surface, but is exceedingly hilly after the first ten miles have been covered. Owing to the ex- cessive heat and steep bills we made the run slowly and allowed the sun to do all the scorching, while an occasional cherry tree furnished refreshment. A good day's sport was had, and all re- turned late in the afternoop, the Trenton Wheelmen voting their first club run a suc- cess. Tuesday evening the second meeting was held and several new members voted in, reso- lutions adopted, one of which is to present each member with a suitable badge when he makes his first 1000 miles and a bar for each additional 1000 miles. TBENTON. Races at Dayton's Athletic Meet. DAYTON. 0., .Tune 20. At the meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Athletic Club, held at Ath- letic Park yesterday afternoon, when the bi- cycle race was called for three contestants appeared on the track, viz., H. A. Miufinnis (scratch), W. L. La Fever (100yds.), Frank A HIGHWAYMAN Knocks a Boy From a Bicycle and Gets Badly Fooled. CINCINNATI, June 22. A peculiar high- way robbery occurred at Seventh and Co]/ luge streets yesterday afternoon about 8 o'dock. A big, burly, rough-looking colored fel- low saw a small boy coming along on a bi- cycle, carrying a very large envelope nuder bis arm. The big envelope looked very tempting and the colored man, thinking it contained money, suddenly leaped upon the boy, knock- inn him off his bicycle. Seizing the envelope he made off with it. A number of persons witnessed the assault and robbery, and while some of the spectators went to the assistance of the boy, who was lying prostrate on the ground, others started in pursuit of the thief down College street. The latter, however, made good his escape, but he was doomed to a big disappointment that must have made him feel sad the rest of the day. The package did not contain money nor anything worth one penuy to the thief. It was nothing but a package of newspaper dispatches from the Western Union Telegraph office. The boy was little twelve-year-old Joseph Bender, the . soft of Mr. M. H. Bender, the well-known telegraph editor of the Vvlisblatt. He usually goes to the telegraph office every afternoon on his bicycle to get the Vollciblatt dispatches fbr his father, and was returning from that place when knocked down. He wus picked up, ana was fortunate in escaping with a few slight bruises. BICYCLJE SULKIES. "What May Soon be Expected on the Horse Race Track. The latest thing in horse racing is a bi- cycle sulky and many successful experiments have been made with it. Alien Lowe says that the new bicycle wheel sulky is a success. Charles F. Clark, the well-known horseman, who used the first one made, says it beats anything be ever saw. It goes round the turns far better than any sulky ever in- vented, and in scoring it is the handiest thing known. They are going to build a thirty- four pound vehicle that will stand all the wear and tear of the strongest made sulky, and it is a surety that the puenmatio wheel is the wheel of the future. Inside of five years they will be used exclusively. Jcdd Wood- bury has driven two races and worked Albert D. in the machine all the time. He says it will do, and he knows. Some of the fast ones will go in the rubber-tired sulkies before the season is over. BAY CITY'S ORDINANCE. , A West Bay City "Wheelman Arrested in Bay City. BAY CITY, Mich., June 25. Robert Nor- rington, of this city, was stopped by a Bay City policeman yesterday morning while riding down the bridge approach in Bay City and told to appear at tlfe Police Court this morning. This is the first arrost that has occurred under the new Bay City side- walk ordinance. The wheelmen of both cities have been in the habit of riding down the approach owing to the fact that the cobblestone pavement in the street was very rough. They also had au idea that the bridge approach was county property and that the sidewalk ordinance, which prohibited riding on it, did not have any effect there. Far and Wide. Tbe Croscsnt League Wbeelin«D, of Plainfleld, will bold B 25 mile road race, open to New Jertey riders, in the near future. Tho "Ki Yippv Gazette," of the Hudson County Wheelmen," cornea to hand for June greatly enlarged snd improved. It is a great success as a club journal. Van Lengerke It Detmold have just received a lot of light Peregrine safeties. Edge, who recently broke the record from Land's End. to John o* Groat's, rode a Perezrine racer. Cycling is booming at Bristol. Pa. In addi- tion to the regular club there is a club of ladies and a junior club of ladt from 10 to 16 years of ago. The ladies' club took a run to Trenton yesterday. Tbe bicycle team of the Manhattan Athletic Club has won twenty-one first prizes, ten eecond prizes and fire thirds since June 11, Berlo, Banker, Iless and Mcbuffee especially are riding in fine form. Athletic proficiency is not incompatible with scholarship. Tho xooncl wrangler ia iu» math- ematical tripoi in Cambridge, Eng., ihij year THEY ARE PERFECT IK EVERY RESPECT! HIGHEST GRADE. FULLY WARKASTED. Pneumatic Tires, $115.00. Cushion Tires, $95.00. Solid Tires, $85,00. JOHN P. LOVELL ARMS CO., F. R. Sbarpe, a bicycle sharp who won a fifty mile road race recently. The Creiccnt League Wheelmen, of Plainfleld, N. J., will have a twenty-five-mile handicap road race early io July. The course ii to triangu- lar, starting and finishing at Plainfiold. Tbe race will be confined to New Jersey wheelmen, but many entries are expected. The company which will produce the new bi- cycle play, "Cupid's Chariol," have decided to use the Ladles' Rambler and American Cham- pion bicycles in their raoe, which is said to be an exciting affair. Mr. Powers ia tbe old-time circus trick rider, and lued the 3. t J. wheel in his trick work. Tbe Haverhill (Mos».) Cycle Clnb opened its new rooms at 163 Jterrlmac itreet, on Thurs- day evening, June J3j. The club left the Dag- gelt Building at 7.30 for a short run through the principal streets of the oity. Afrer the run refreshments were served in the banquet hall connected with tbe new rooms. Mr. John A. Welle, of Philadelphia, climbed tbe Wells Hill, West Fairmount Park, on June 22, four times without a diamount, beating all previous records, only six men having ever succeeded in olimbiog this hill, althoof h it is in the heart of tbe Philadelphia riding district. Mr. Well) rode a No. 3 Pneumatic Rambler. Lan week the members of the Ladiea' Cycle Olub, of Cleveland, 0,, to the number of about twenty, enjoyed a dinner at the Hollenden Hotel, in i hat city. The tables were artistically decorated, and tbe affair was a very pleasant one. StoriM of runs into the country were related, and ihort impromptu epcechw were made by several of thoie present. Tht Rev. K. H. Smith, of Lake View, HI., tells this on himself: A short time ago he was riding along tbe Northwestern tracks towards Chicago, ana when within a abort distance of a prominent croisiog, was surprised to see tbe goteman ring down the gates. He blamed the G. & 3. lamp, wbioh he bad on hii wheel, for the mistake on the part of the gateman. Although Osmond la not yet racing, the "Whitworth" successes at Whitsuntide in Eng- land were very marked. Af far as can be traced everyone of the "Whltworth" racers sent out waa placed at some sports or other. As a result the racing macbine department of tho Whitworth Company baa been almost- swamped with a huge rush of orders daring the past month. William C. Thorne, of the National Baoinjj Board, district E, has issued a warning: to all racing men to keep away from the meeting at Oskafooaa, la., July 4, or suffer absolute dis- qualification at tbe bands of the League of American Wheelmen. This meeting will bo under the manngemeat of Emmett McDowell, who ran the fake tournament at Marshalltown Decoration Day. The five mile race between John S. Prince and a horse took place last week at Franklin Park, Columbus, 0. Tbe distance was five miles, tbe horse being driven in a road wagon by Al White. The horse, Sorrel Dock, one of tho fast roadsters of Columbua, and owned by Mr. John L. Brown, was beaten by a full quar- ter of a mile in the race. Prince's time waa, first mile 3.43 and lust mile in 3.14, making tho five miles in 16m. 23s. F. G. Bradbury is one of the strongest riders on tbe English race path. Be rides with n 72- inch gear and 7-inch cranks, and on n bad d*y or against the wind he is invincible. He is a demon at bending handle-bar;, so his machines now have to have specially strengthened handle- bars. The only thing that Bradbury lacks is plenty of experience, and another season's path riding should see him at his best, when he will undoubtedly win championship brackets. Many entries have already been received for the race meet of the Riverside Wheelmen, of New York, to be held at the Manhattan Field on July 9. The ten-mile safety championship race seems to be the attraction for the racing men. Isaac B. Potter has consented to act as referee. Twenty-three applicants for member- ship were examined at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the club. Tbe club hopes soon to have 150 members on its membership role. In the twenty-five mile road race at the Soranton meet, Genrge W. Coffin, of Orange, N. J., had a one minute handicap. He waited for tbe scratch man, however, and then sucteedcd in passing all but two men out of the forty in the first twenty-one miles, when he bad to re- tire on account of tho bursting of bis tire. But for'this accident he would have won first prize and time medal, as the other scratch man, Mc- Duffee, gave up after traveling fifteen miies, his tire having also burst. The fascination of bicycling proved too great for the Amity Athletic Association, of New York City, and nil other sports are to be abol- ished ia favor of wheeling, the organization be- coming a bicycle club. A new constitution ia being framed, and the officers for the next year will be: President, R. Frank Simmons; vice president, George Sowden; secretary, John S. Stetson; treasurer, Arthur Scbaefer; captain, T. S. K. Hawxhurst; first lieutenant, Walter Wilmott; second lieutenant, U. Broderlck; color bearer, William Skaats; buglers, William Low and y. Fisher. About twenty-five members of tho Young Men's Christian Association of Rochester, N. Y., met last week and organized a Young Men's Christian Association Bicycle Club. Plans and proipects were dtfcuiaed, but no definite, action was taken beyond tbe election of officers and an executive committee. Tbe following were chosen: Vice president, J. 0. Golden; secretary, Frank Vosburgh; treasurer, V. O. Benedict; captain, Charles Wray; color-bearer, G. B. Wil- liam?; executive committee, R. W. Burnett, J. W. Baker, John Zoeveld, A. K. S»ger. The president will be chosen at a future meeting. A correspondent writes to an English ex- change: "With reference to your pur. headed 'On the Cheap.' on page 808, of this week's issue, I think I can boat that record. Six years ago at the beginning of the season I bought an ordinary for £2 15s., which terved mo well for tnro and a half years, at tbe expiration nf which time I sold it to a friend for £2 10s. Within three months he had wrecked It; and I repurchased it for 12s. Bd., repaired it myself fur a trifling co«t, and sold it again for 25s. So that practically I bad the machine three yearn for nothing and gained 7s. 6d. I can substantiate these mots if necessary by giv- ing named and approximate data*." |\ <i&XBRQ3i J Chicago. New York. Phlla. 9 EICYCLE GOODS At lost Moderate Prices, We offer Jl \^/VlUUl X U11UII Stylish, well-fitting, and well made, handsomely trimmed with braid. Colors, black, navy blue and gray. Featherweight Bicycle Caps at $1 Each. Pocket Bicycle Caps at 50 and 75 cents Each. Bicycle Hose at 50 cents per pair. The 750. Quality. These hose are of heavy ribbed cotton, and are in absolutely fast black and navy blue. Bicycle Belts at from 25 els. to $1.50 Each. In twenty-five different styles in wool and leather. Best Quality Hand-knit Sweaters ^ ^ colors at $3,5 o Each Men's Stockinet Bicycle Suits; COA1'S' * 3 - 7* £AC^IS, *3.oo. Address STRAWBRIDCE & CLOTHIER, XAHKET. EIGnTJU JLXD FILBERT STREETS, 1892 HABTFORDS! HARTFOKD, PATTERJf C. 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July 2. THE BPORTHSTG 9

CYCLING.WASHINGTON WHISPERS.HOW THE NATIONAL, MEET WAS

BOOMED AT SCRANTON.

The Capital Buffers With the Rest of the Country From the Heat

Club News.WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27. Kditor

SPORTING LIFE: If we ean place the least bit of confidence in what Uuol« Jerry Rusk ajiys about a coming cold way* the prospects fora good week among the wheelmen are en­ couraging. Should, on the other hand, his predictions fail, another week must p*M as has this one, and cycling in general will be at a standstill. But little is doing among the yarious clubs in the line of riding; the club houses are deserted, and excursions down the river si-em to be the only places where the cycli.-t can spend a lew pleasant hours, meet his friends and be cool. The trade has suf­ fered greatly also in consequence of the heat.

THE NOMAD CLCBmustered up courage enough to take a short run on Wednesday evening, going out Four­ teenth street to picturesque Brightwood. On the return to the city refreshments were served.

The regular monthly business meeting of the club was held on Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Eobertson, 430 M street, N. W. The principal business of the evening was the election of nine mem­ bers and a general tulk over a summer out­ ing. A trip to Norfolk was finally decided on. The club has now a rapidly increasing membership, and is in a healthier condition than since ita organization.

WHY THEY DID NOT WIN.

Contrary to our expectations, th» members of the various city clubs who took part in the races at the Scranton meet did not bring home a truck-load of prizes in reward for their effort?.

The Evening Star of Saturday stated that Mr. Mount, of the Capitol Cycle Club, was the only member of a Washington Club, who returned with a prize. This is a mistake. Mr. Mount did not secure even a record for good time. Mr. E. B. Terry, of the Crescent Century Wheelmen, wag the man who took all the prizes which came to Washington. In the ten mile safety race Mr. Terry came In third, and received the League pin offered by the committee. He also received the umbrella in the twenty-five mile road race.

The Washington contingent arrived home Wednesday evening in

A SPECIAL CAR.over the B. and O. road. All report having had a good time, and speak in complimentary terms of the wheelmen of Bcranton. Said one: "Washington has got to bustle if she entertains her visitors as well as did the ^eranton boys on the occasion of the Penu-

Ivania Meet."The preparations for tfie meet, which have

been going on so smoothly for some months past, have now about come to a fault, all tho preliminaries having beeu attended to and the success ot the meet assured.

Tbe excursion of the Arlington Wheelmen on the evening of the 20th, aiid the grand smoker of the League on tbe same evening will serve to give all an opportunity ot keeping busy for at least that evening. Other interesting things will bathe races, the­ atre party and parade beaded by the Over­ man Wheel Company Baud and tbe Military Cyclists N.G. D. C.

In a list of cycle organizations in tbe coun-i try, published by the American Cycling Jburtial, the name of the

CAPITAL CYCLE CLUB,

of this city, appears as one of the oldest or­ ganizations in the country. It was organized on February 7, 1S79.

»BW CLUBS.Ten new cycling organizations can be added

to the list |of new-comers thjs week. The Young Men's CathoIJe Club ha* a number of wheelmen in the organization, and hove formed a club under the uame "Young liens' Catholic Bicycle Cluh."

Carroll Institute also has a bicycle club of about twelve members. Captain JJewman, once with the Columbia Clilb, is the road officer.

THE KOMAD'B ourisa.Had it not been so clearly demonstrated be-

f ire that the members of the Nomad Cycle Club know a good thing when they see it, the fact would have been established beyond a possibility of a doubt by a simple reterence to the trip they have just returned from. At a regular meeting of the club held Tuesday evening it was decided to hold their second annual outing somewhat earlier in the season than last year, and the dates, June 25, 28 and 27 were selected. Accordingly on the oven- ing of the 25th nearly every Nomad was found on time at the wharf of the palace steamer Norfolk, preparatory to taking a trip to Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beaoh. The party was ably chaperoned by Mrs. Wm. T. Hobertson, and consisted of the following: Ed. F. Ouznjan, president; Miss Fannie A^t Lee, vice president; Win. Bromwell, secretary; Claud* M. Manning, captain; Lewis M. Thayer, second lieutenant; Miss Gertrude Martin, chronicler; Misses Ida E. Finney, Miss Laura French, Miss Mae Altiuios, Miss Mamie P.usseli, Misg Blanche Busev Miss Hue Atlee, Miss Mae Guilford, M. Mur­ ray ilaekett, E. C. Bowen, W. T. Roberteon, Ed. Terry and Cyrus C. Bobb. Norfolk was

" reached early Sunday morning and the day epent at Virginia Beach the club's head­ quarters being at the Princess Anne. In the early evening the return trip to Old Point

"Comfort was made, and after dinner and u ffew pleasant hours on the bench all retired early in order to bctte/ stand the wear and tear of the morrow. The club stopped at the fiygcia at Old Point

Karly Monday morning a visit to Fortress JJonroe was made, returning to the hotel in time for a dip in the surf. In the afternoon points of interest including Hampton and neighboring towns renowned for their histor­ ical interest were visited. The return trip wastmade on the stenmcr Washington, leav­ ing Old Point at 7 o'clock Mondiiy evening. Space will not allow, nor can words express the amount of enjoyment there was on the trip, and it would indeed be a fruitless task to attempt to tell of tbe many amusing inci­ dents that occurred. Mr. Bowen's red and black blazer was the admiration of all, and he will immediately buy two more. Captain M uniting'.-; hciid nlso Occasioned mueh com­ ment not from the size of it, however, but lor the peculiar style of hair-cut the hotel barber gave him. In crossing the bay a num­ ber of the young ladies were missed. It is rumored now that they were "sho shick"that it was impossible for them to hold on to any­ thing save a stateroom berth and a lemon, kindly furnished by Mr. Hackett. "Billy" Bromwell did the camera act several times, and some views of the boys in the shape of photos will soon be for sale. It has been learned since that the peculiar whistle heard at fifteen-minute intervals after 11 P. M. was not caused by

TUB MIGHTY UPHEAVAL

of the waves, as many supposed, but by Mr. RobertMuii. It was ft "call" he said, but it sounded like a confirmation air we have never heard a sort of cross between "Ta- ra-ra boom de ye" and "Come into the Gar­ den, Maud."

The -whole affair was ably manajed. and the success of tho trip was due, in a large measure, to the indefatigable, efforts of Presi­ dent Guziuan and Jfr. Cyrus Bobb.

The finances for the trip were taken from the club's treasury, and, although somewhat reduced in circumstancee^ speaking from a financial standpoint, the ^iomad Cycle Club will lung remain one of the flourishing or- jfani/fltions of the city, and its members will have recollections the most pleasant for some time to come of the second annual outing. AVah! who! wha! CAPITOL.

Heathman (800yds.). The race was won by IIe»thmah, La Fever corning in 20«. later.

Trie anove race was followed by some exhi­ bition riding, in which D. H. Shinn rode against time, making a half-mile in 119. B. A. Bauman made a quarter of a mile dash in 1.183-5.

HELD TIP BY HIGHWAYMEN.

Four Members of the Trenton Wheel­ men Attacked on the Road

The New Cjub.TBHNTQN, N. J., June 2C. Editor SPOBT-

IKO LIFE: Last Wednesday night week four young members of the Trenton Wheel­ men took a run to Bristol and retnrn. On the war th«re nothing happened to mar the pleasure ot the run and on the return trip all were gay and happy, the only inconvenience being that theuigntiras at darfc as el&adsand no moon could make it. When we were about half-way buck and had just coasted down tht large hill from the Pennsylvania railroad bridge, two men appeared suddenly, on* on each aide of the road, carrying clubs, and comminuted us to stop. Of course, we did not stop, and having a good start from the hill we fairly flew.

Beiore we had gone another hundred yards two more men emerged from a clump of bushes, evidently witii the idea of stopping us. Seetug this was impossible they blew a shrill whistle signal to the first two men. When this whistlu was blown we had to keep a sharp outlook, and all expected to be thrown to the ground ai any moment. A half-mile up the road we knew of a large farm house aud hotel, and accordingly made fur this in real earnest. Every second seemed to drag along like a minute, and it seemed a long while before the hotel was reached and then knew ourselves out of danger. After in­ forming the keeper of the Incident and he promising to be. on the outlook for the men, we again headed for home and arrived there without any further highwaymen experience. Hereafter we will either take no more long runs after dark or else go heavily armed.

ORDINARIES COMING INTO USE AGAIN.

Hurrah for the good old ordinary! It Is again coming into use in Trenton for riding on the smooth asphalted streets and Park roads. Quite a Dumber are being sold of all patterns, but the Columbias seem to hold the majority by a large percentage. It cannot be denied by anyone who has ever ridden one that the high wheel is not superior to the safety merely for a short evening's pleasure ride. The air i« far more bracing and tne novelty after ridiug a safety for several years is truly delightful.

TO NESHAMINY FALLS.

Last Sunday both the Trenton and Mercer County Wheelmen held a club ran to Ne- shamlny. The Frankford B. C., of Frankford, were also there, and altogether it looked like a wheelmen's pleasure park. The road lead­ ing from Trenton has a good hard surface, but is exceedingly hilly after the first ten miles have been covered. Owing to the ex­ cessive heat and steep bills we made the run slowly and allowed the sun to do all the scorching, while an occasional cherry tree furnished refreshment.

A good day's sport was had, and all re­ turned late in the afternoop, the Trenton Wheelmen voting their first club run a suc­ cess.

Tuesday evening the second meeting was held and several new members voted in, reso­ lutions adopted, one of which is to present each member with a suitable badge when he makes his first 1000 miles and a bar for each additional 1000 miles. TBENTON.

Races at Dayton's Athletic Meet.DAYTON. 0., .Tune 20. At the meeting of

the Y. M. C. A. Athletic Club, held at Ath­ letic Park yesterday afternoon, when the bi­ cycle race was called for three contestants appeared on the track, viz., H. A. Miufinnis (scratch), W. L. La Fever (100yds.), Frank

A HIGHWAYMAN

Knocks a Boy From a Bicycle and Gets Badly Fooled.

CINCINNATI, June 22. A peculiar high­ way robbery occurred at Seventh and Co]/ luge streets yesterday afternoon about 8 o'dock.

A big, burly, rough-looking colored fel­ low saw a small boy coming along on a bi­ cycle, carrying a very large envelope nuder bis arm.

The big envelope looked very tempting and the colored man, thinking it contained money, suddenly leaped upon the boy, knock- inn him off his bicycle. Seizing the envelope he made off with it. A number of persons witnessed the assault and robbery, and while some of the spectators went to the assistance of the boy, who was lying prostrate on the ground, others started in pursuit of the thief down College street. The latter, however, made good his escape, but he was doomed to a big disappointment that must have made him feel sad the rest of the day. The package did not contain money nor anything worth one penuy to the thief. It was nothing but a package of newspaper dispatches from the Western Union Telegraph office. The boy was little twelve-year-old Joseph Bender, the

. soft of Mr. M. H. Bender, the well-known telegraph editor of the Vvlisblatt. He usually goes to the telegraph office every afternoon on his bicycle to get the Vollciblatt dispatches fbr his father, and was returning from that place when knocked down. He wus picked up, ana was fortunate in escaping with a few slight bruises.

BICYCLJE SULKIES.

"What May Soon be Expected on the Horse Race Track.

The latest thing in horse racing is a bi­ cycle sulky and many successful experiments have been made with it. Alien Lowe says that the new bicycle wheel sulky is a success. Charles F. Clark, the well-known horseman, who used the first one made, says it beats anything be ever saw. It goes round the turns far better than any sulky ever in­ vented, and in scoring it is the handiest thing known. They are going to build a thirty- four pound vehicle that will stand all the wear and tear of the strongest made sulky, and it is a surety that the puenmatio wheel is the wheel of the future. Inside of five years they will be used exclusively. Jcdd Wood- bury has driven two races and worked Albert D. in the machine all the time. He says it will do, and he knows. Some of the fast ones will go in the rubber-tired sulkies before the season is over.

BAY CITY'S ORDINANCE.

, A West Bay City "Wheelman Arrested in Bay City.

BAY CITY, Mich., June 25. Robert Nor- rington, of this city, was stopped by a Bay City policeman yesterday morning while riding down the bridge approach in Bay City and told to appear at tlfe Police Court this morning. This is the first arrost that has occurred under the new Bay City side­ walk ordinance. The wheelmen of both cities have been in the habit of riding down the approach owing to the fact that the cobblestone pavement in the street was very rough. They also had au idea that the bridge approach was county property and that the sidewalk ordinance, which prohibited riding on it, did not have any effect there.

Far and Wide.Tbe Croscsnt League Wbeelin«D, of Plainfleld,

will bold B 25 mile road race, open to New Jertey riders, in the near future.

Tho "Ki Yippv Gazette," of the Hudson County Wheelmen," cornea to hand for June greatly enlarged snd improved. It is a great success as a club journal.

Van Lengerke It Detmold have just received a lot of light Peregrine safeties. Edge, who recently broke the record from Land's End. to John o* Groat's, rode a Perezrine racer.

Cycling is booming at Bristol. Pa. In addi­ tion to the regular club there is a club of ladies and a junior club of ladt from 10 to 16 years of ago. The ladies' club took a run to Trenton yesterday.

Tbe bicycle team of the Manhattan Athletic Club has won twenty-one first prizes, ten eecond prizes and fire thirds since June 11, Berlo, Banker, Iless and Mcbuffee especially are riding in fine form.

Athletic proficiency is not incompatible with scholarship. Tho xooncl wrangler ia iu» math­ ematical tripoi in Cambridge, Eng., ihij year l»

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The Creiccnt League Wheelmen, of Plainfleld, N. J., will have a twenty-five-mile handicap road race early io July. The course ii to b« triangu­ lar, starting and finishing at Plainfiold. Tbe race will be confined to New Jersey wheelmen, but many entries are expected.

The company which will produce the new bi­ cycle play, "Cupid's Chariol," have decided to use the Ladles' Rambler and American Cham­ pion bicycles in their raoe, which is said to be an exciting affair. Mr. Powers ia tbe old-time circus trick rider, and lued the 3. t J. wheel in his trick work.

Tbe Haverhill (Mos».) Cycle Clnb opened its new rooms at 163 Jterrlmac itreet, on Thurs­ day evening, June J3j. The club left the Dag- gelt Building at 7.30 for a short run through the principal streets of the oity. Afrer the run refreshments were served in the banquet hall connected with tbe new rooms.

Mr. John A. Welle, of Philadelphia, climbed tbe Wells Hill, West Fairmount Park, on June 22, four times without a diamount, beating all previous records, only six men having ever succeeded in olimbiog this hill, althoof h it is in the heart of tbe Philadelphia riding district. Mr. Well) rode a No. 3 Pneumatic Rambler.

Lan week the members of the Ladiea' Cycle Olub, of Cleveland, 0,, to the number of about twenty, enjoyed a dinner at the Hollenden Hotel, in i hat city. The tables were artistically decorated, and tbe affair was a very pleasant one. StoriM of runs into the country were related, and ihort impromptu epcechw were made by several of thoie present.

Tht Rev. K. H. Smith, of Lake View, HI., tells this on himself: A short time ago he was riding along tbe Northwestern tracks towards Chicago, ana when within a abort distance of a prominent croisiog, was surprised to see tbe goteman ring down the gates. He blamed the G. & 3. lamp, wbioh he bad on hii wheel, for the mistake on the part of the gateman.

Although Osmond la not yet racing, the "Whitworth" successes at Whitsuntide in Eng­ land were very marked. Af far as can be traced everyone of the "Whltworth" racers sent out waa placed at some sports or other. As a result the racing macbine department of tho Whitworth Company baa been almost- swamped with a huge rush of orders daring the past month.

William C. Thorne, of the National Baoinjj Board, district E, has issued a warning: to all racing men to keep away from the meeting at Oskafooaa, la., July 4, or suffer absolute dis­ qualification at tbe bands of the League of American Wheelmen. This meeting will bo under the manngemeat of Emmett McDowell, who ran the fake tournament at Marshalltown Decoration Day.

The five mile race between John S. Prince and a horse took place last week at Franklin Park, Columbus, 0. Tbe distance was five miles, tbe horse being driven in a road wagon by Al White. The horse, Sorrel Dock, one of tho fast roadsters of Columbua, and owned by Mr. John L. Brown, was beaten by a full quar­ ter of a mile in the race. Prince's time waa, first mile 3.43 and lust mile in 3.14, making tho five miles in 16m. 23s.

F. G. Bradbury is one of the strongest riders on tbe English race path. Be rides with n 72- inch gear and 7-inch cranks, and on n bad d*y or against the wind he is invincible. He is a demon at bending handle-bar;, so his machines now have to have specially strengthened handle­ bars. The only thing that Bradbury lacks is plenty of experience, and another season's path riding should see him at his best, when he will undoubtedly win championship brackets.

Many entries have already been received for the race meet of the Riverside Wheelmen, of New York, to be held at the Manhattan Field on July 9. The ten-mile safety championship race seems to be the attraction for the racing men. Isaac B. Potter has consented to act as referee. Twenty-three applicants for member­ ship were examined at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the club. Tbe club hopes soon to have 150 members on its membership role.

In the twenty-five mile road race at the Soranton meet, Genrge W. Coffin, of Orange, N. J., had a one minute handicap. He waited for tbe scratch man, however, and then sucteedcd in passing all but two men out of the forty in the first twenty-one miles, when he bad to re­ tire on account of tho bursting of bis tire. But for'this accident he would have won first prize and time medal, as the other scratch man, Mc- Duffee, gave up after traveling fifteen miies, his tire having also burst.

The fascination of bicycling proved too great for the Amity Athletic Association, of New York City, and nil other sports are to be abol­ ished ia favor of wheeling, the organization be­ coming a bicycle club. A new constitution ia being framed, and the officers for the next year will be: President, R. Frank Simmons; vice president, George Sowden; secretary, John S. Stetson; treasurer, Arthur Scbaefer; captain, T. S. K. Hawxhurst; first lieutenant, Walter Wilmott; second lieutenant, U. Broderlck; color bearer, William Skaats; buglers, William Low and y. Fisher.

About twenty-five members of tho Young Men's Christian Association of Rochester, N. Y., met last week and organized a Young Men's Christian Association Bicycle Club. Plans and proipects were dtfcuiaed, but no definite, action was taken beyond tbe election of officers and an executive committee. Tbe following were chosen: Vice president, J. 0. Golden; secretary, Frank Vosburgh; treasurer, V. O. Benedict; captain, Charles Wray; color-bearer, G. B. Wil­ liam?; executive committee, R. W. Burnett, J. W. Baker, John Zoeveld, A. K. S»ger. The president will be chosen at a future meeting.

A correspondent writes to an English ex­ change: "With reference to your pur. headed 'On the Cheap.' on page 808, of this week's issue, I think I can boat that record. Six years ago at the beginning of the season I bought an ordinary for £2 15s., which terved mo well for tnro and a half years, at tbe expiration nf which time I sold it to a friend for £2 10s. Within three months he had wrecked It; and I repurchased it for 12s. Bd., repaired it myself fur a trifling co«t, and sold it again for 25s. So that practically I bad the machine three yearn for nothing and gained 7s. 6d. I can substantiate these mots if necessary by giv­ ing named and approximate data*."

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