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THE WASHLNOTOTtf TITLES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBERS. 1894.
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Of Every Description,
(Open all day Monday.)
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As in the past it will always be our
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WITH THE LOCAL WHEELMEN
What Is Going on Among the Knights
of the Silent Steed.
GOSSIF ABOUT ROAD RECORDS
Short Beviow of the Successful Efforts Made
by Washington Riders to lower the Mark
Bayard Wrenn and J. J., Fister Will
Shortly Have Another Try for the Honors.
Sunrises C:10
Sun sots C-17
Light lamps at sundown.
On October G, will tako place the first local
road raco held here for years, which will be
opened to all comers. It will bo a twenty
mile race, to be run over the Conduit road.
The promoter of the scheme is H. W.;iligh
um, a j cyclo dealer on Pennsylvania avenue,
and it is to bo known as the Highum lioud
Eace, to be run annually. Several valuable
prizes have botn , already donated, and a
largo list of entries '. is expected. Some crack
road riders who have had no chance as yet to
enter a local race of this kind have signified
their intention to enter tun event, and should
the handicapping prove satisfactory, so that
the scratch men will not withdraw, some fast
time is looked for.
In addition to an Eclipse Racer and a
Union Q, T., there.wili bo any number of sun
dry prizes.
Promoter Highamis confident this race will
bring out a fine list of starters, and expects
entries from the Washington ItoadlClub,
Georgetown Cycle Club, Arliugton Wheel
men, Potomac Wheelmen, and some of the
cracks riders from Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and neighboring cities.
At the regular meeting of the Georgetown
Cycle Club, to bo held to-morrow evening,
thejpnnclpal matter to bo considered will bo
the admission of the Victor Cycle Club into
tho ranks of the Georgetown. "This amalga
mation of the Victor Club with tho George
town Club has been under discussion for tho
past two months. Conference committees
have been appointed, and it Is understood
will complete the work at hand so as make a
full and concise report at the Monday meet
ing. Two attempts will be mado within the next
two weeks to mako a new twenty-four-hour
record. The first attempt will be mado by
Bayard "Wrenn, of tho Georgetown Ulub,
starting at C o'clock Saturday evening, Sep
tember 8, 1894. J. J. Plater will mako his
second attempt this season, starting C o'clock
Saturday evening, September 15.
FJstor on his last attempt was handled by
Drode, under tho Washington Itond Club. He
rode 217 miles in a little over fifteen hours,
and had he continued on for the balance of
tho time at the samo mileage would have run
tho record up to 330 miles.
Both Wrenn and Fister will be handled by
Capt. G. W. Cook, of tho Georgetown Club.
The course will be Beven miles long or four
teen miles to the lap, and will start at the
foot of Brook's Hill, making the turn nt the
Fisherman's Club House. Timers and check
ers will be stationed nt both ends of tho
course. Mr. J. Hart Brittiin will time and
check at the starting point, and Mr. James
Murray will check at tho turn.
WITH RESPECT TO KOAD RECORDS.
With respect to tho 24-hour road record
attempts, it may bo mentioned the road riders
do not come under tho supervision of the
League of American Wheelmen, tho only na
tional organization of the kind now In exist
ence, and which controls and regulates all
track performances.
For the protection of road riders, however,
several Eastern and Western localities have
regular standing record committees, ap
pointed by local clubs, to sanction road per
formances, and these committees have drawn
up a complete set of rules and regulations
governing such events, which mako it an
easy matter to protect esiablished claims and
at the same time compel new claimants to
furnish the proper proofs to present with
their claims before they can be sanctioned.
Tho only local committeo is at present loomed
in Baltimore, and tho object of this committee
and the resolutions under which it was ap
pointed were published in The Times some
months since. Probably the oldest established
and most prominent committee now in exist
ence, however, is the roads records commit
tee of the Century Club of Amorica, located
at Chicago. The prinolpal object of this, com
mitteo has been to confine road performances
to runs made over a stretch of ordinary coun
try road, open to nil classes of t raffle, thus
rendering it out of tho question to have rides
recorded which wero mado over park roads
or city boulevards, many of which are equal
in surface to the host race tracks in tho coun
try. It will bo of Interest to local riders to pub
lish a list of American records, for given dis
tances, as they stand approved up to date:
II. M.
5 miles 12:15
10 miles 27:03
15 miles -12:40
20 miles 57:12
H. M. s.
5 miles 1:10:37
50 miles. 2:&!.vU
100 miles 5:37:15
200 miles. 15:50.80
GOOD SHOWING) liY X.OCIL RIDERS.
From the splendid showing made by local
wheelmen, there is no reason why some, if
not all of these records should not be lowered
by the end of tho Benson; and, in fact, It is
said one of them has but recently been re
duced by J. J. Fister, of the Washington
Road Club, during his recent twenty-lour
hour attempt, he having lowered tho time
for 200 miles, but it is not known whether a
claim has been sent in to establish the alleged
record.
As far as can be ascertained, the longest
ride ever claimed to have been made in 24
hours over the country roads was mado some
years ago on an ordinnry bv Hillman G.Whit
aker, near Crawfordsvilie, Ina. Ho is said to
have covered some 323 miles. F. Ed Sponer,
who holds the track record for 24 hours,
made nt Chicago, claimed n record of 302
miles on an ordinary machine, but tho course
being partially over asphalt boulevard, the
record was never established as a road rec
ord, in the truo sense of the term.
Probably tho first and most authentic 24
hour safety bicycle ride to bo established was
made by Mr. Petticord, a Pittsburg rider,
who mado 264 miles over ordinary roads
early in the spring of 1893.
This record was broken by L. C. Wahl, a
local rider, over what is known as the Conduit
road, extending some twelve miles west of
Washington. Wahl's run was mado under
tho management of the Washington Road
Club, tho distance covered being 274 miles.
Through the ignorance of the officers of the
olub of the rules governing road records no
timers and checkers were stationed at tho
ends of tho course, the rider being accom
panied by two pace-makers on each trip. Al
though there was little doubt expressed as to
distance covered, the record could never have
been sanctioned by a record committee, but
it was through no fault of the rider.
J. J. Fister, of the Georgetown Cyolo Olub,
was the nexi to try for the record and was
said to have covered 279 miles or 5 miles bet
ter than tho previous record. Tho record was
questioned on the jrround tho ride was not
made in nccordanco with racing rules. L. C.
Wahl made a second try and claims to hnvo
covered 297 miles under great difficulties,
his wheel being twice punctured, vexatious
delays occurring as his relief wheels were six
miles away.
This record, it is thought, would Btand till
the present season, but Edward Yeatman, a
member of tho Washington Club, who had
paced Wahl on his last ride claims to have
made 311 miles. Yeatman is said to have
sent his claims to tho Chicago roads commit
teo for approval.
TEATMAX'S FINE RECORD.
There were no more attempts to lower the
phenomenal record claimed by Yeatman un
til tho present season, when Petticord, the
Pittsburg rider, attempted to regain his lost
laurels by riding over a course in Indiana.
Ho failed" to touch any of the records of local
riders, and has made no further trial,
Jena Wood, of the Washington Road Olub,
Biccles.
Are still tho standard of tho country.
Our 1691 models have fully maintained
the reputation erned by sixteen years
of honest work, and wo Invite critical
comparison with tho best productions of
rival makers.
The finest riding months of the year
are yot to como, and we are still in th "
business with
Columbia, Crescent,
Hartford, and Hickory.
Each of them the best of their class.
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How "Tho Times" Wheelmen Can Obtain
One Without Cost.
In the advertisements published on this
page certain letters have been omitted. Those
letters when combined form a word. Bead
tho advertisements carefully, pick out the
letters, find the word, and write It on the
coupon below, which is to be mailed or de
livered to The Tijiks. The coupon contain
ing tho missing word which 13 first received,
or which may happen to bo tho first one to
come into tho hands of tho mailing clerk, will
be the winner, but la order to give all bicycle
riders a fair show no coupon will be exam
ined before 9 o'clock Monday morning, nl
though they may be sent to The Times any
time to-dny and up to 9 o'clock to-morrow.
All coupons should be addressed to the
Bicycle Editor.
MISSING WORD CONTEST.
The missing word is
and the holder of the Baltimore-Washington
record, has tried, but failed. Mr. Yentman,
it is believed by many, can lower the record
considerably over tho new seven-mile course.
On May IS last Elmer Davis, of Baltimore,
mado an attempt, but only succeeded In lower
ing the State record of Howard Harvey,which
was 224 miles. Davis rode over the Shell
road, outside of Baltimore, a splendid course,
without any Inclines, and, although not able
to finish his ride from hindrance by a rain
storm coming up, he made 250 miles, lower
ins the twenty-four-hour State record.
The next attempt to lower tho mark was
made about the middle of July by a rider
named Harvoy at Louisville, Ky. He covered
274 miles, it was claimed, but his record was
Erotested by other riders there who claimed
o had no timers and checkers to establish
his claim.
Mention should also be made of the credit
able local ride made by Harry Ward, who, It
is claimed, covered 200 miles over different
roads branching out from the city in twenty
four hours. Thi3 was u hard ride, and "it
has been expected Mr. Wnrd would try the
Conduit course to see if he could not make a
now mark for himself. Among local track
riders the present season n creditable show
ing has also been made, Washington wheel
men taking a share of the prizes over the
surrounding States. No doubt is expressed
that, through the good showing Frederick
Sims has made up to the present time, he
outclassed other District men on the track,
and ho is looked for next season to hold his
own with tho cracks of the country.
COXING BOAU RICES.
Several road races are already soheduled
for the fall season, open to all classes of rid
ers which will undoubtedly prove Interesting
eents. The first of these will tako place
September 12, over the Lake Clifton course,
nenr Baltimore. The races will be run under
tho auspices of the Clifton Wheelmen, of Bal
timore, and entry blanks can be had nt cycle
stores and of club officers. The races will be
four in uumber.
Tho luck of enterprise displayed by local
wheelmen, and tho small interest shown Dy
thofc" closely connected to cyclinK interests Jn
this city, havo resulted in another 6easbn
pubsing away without Washington being
able to boast of a racing track to satisfy tho
ambitions of that numerous class of riders.
This forlorn feature looms up all the more
prominent from the fact that our sister city
of Baltimore has just completed a second
track. In closee proximity to the old one
owned by the Fnrk Cycle Association, nnd
some interesting competition is looked for
next season. According to a wheelman, tho
fault in this city lies mainly in the fact that
there is no social feeling or unanimity of ac
tion among the vnrious clubs, it being a well
known saying that each club is constantly
working against the interests of another, and
placing them about in the position illustrated
by two dogs quarreling over a bone.
I.OCU. CDRKENT EVENTS.
On last Monday evening tho District of Co
lumbia division had n watermelon run and
smoker to Mount Plensaut. A couple of
hours were spent In having a good time and
the return was made to the Capital.
Somo rattling good contests are expected
to tako place SoptemDer 18 on tho race track
on Alexander Island in connection with the
Grange Camp fair. Tho judges will be A. A.
O'Neii, J. C. fleed. and G. B. French, re
spectively chief consuls of Virginia, Mary
land, and tho District of Columbia. The re
maining track officials will bo appointed at a
later date. Handsome and valuable prizes
will be offered for competition.
The Georgetown Cycle Club opened their
fall schedule by a run to Washington Grove
Camp on Sunday last. About fifteen mem
bers turned out for the occasion, and the run
would no doubt havo been an enjoyable ono
had not the drenching rain of tho evening
compelled them to train It home. The roads
wero in good condition considering tho fact
that they are poor at the best of times. Din
ner had been ordered at tho Corcoran House,
Bockvllle, and as usual received full Justice.
To-day's run of tho club will be made to
Ashton, Md., ; starting; from tho clubhouse,
Twenty-fifth street northwest, nt 9:30 n. m.
sharp. The trip will be made via Sandy
Springs and return home by way of Mechan
villo over the Seventh street pike.
The Potomac Wheelmen is an organization
which is in a flourishing condition, and the
club run? are popular with the members.
Tho officers are: Presldont, John E. Shoe
maker; vico president, Charles J. Montgomery;
secretary, James M. Ober; captain. Fred. W.
Buckler; lieutenant, Albert N. Ober, and treas
urer, R, R. Burr. Tho clubhouse is at 902
Eighth street southeast.
Last Wednesday ovenlng Messrs. Frank
Gore, John Swindellstand Philip Huntington
rodo to Upper Marlboro anticipating spend
ing a pleasant evening at the crand South
Maryland Fair then in progress. . The dis
tance of nearly twenty miles was ridden in
one hour and a half. They were greatly dis
appointed, however, in tho magnitude of the
fair, nnd wero obliged to content themselves
with tho pleasure derived from the spin nnd a
meager display of flrewprkB witnessed that
night.
. Messrs. F. B. and Loute Weaver aro spend
ing a few weeks at Colonial Beach. They
havo been doing a littlo riding over the Sandy
roads of that section of the country and re
port it very tough work.
Another bicycle club has been formed in
Georgetown, known as the West Washington
Cyclists, nnd is composed of uoarly all tho
young wheelmen of thnt section of 'the city.
The officers of tho club aro ns follows: J. E.
Hanger, jr., captain; H. B. Houghton, lieu
tenant, and Charles E. Jones, business man
ager. Numerous runs have been taken by
the club during the past month to tho differ
ent towns and villages adjacent to Washing
ton. Messrs. Joseph Braitmayer, H. B. Hough
ton, and WnlterBurch aro the lpng distance
riders of the club, having distinguished them
selves by two remarkable trips for such young
wheelmen. Tho first of theso trips was to
Baltimore, via Ashton and Ellicott City, and
return in one day, a distance of nearly 100
miles. The other was to Frederick, on whloh
occasion they returned home the following
day. The same trio are making arrange
ments for a two-week9 trip to New York, th
entire distance each way to be oovered
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