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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1892
Page
6
Amateurs forecast a busy fall with Keystone open road race late this month and East End Gym tennis events next week. Clubs report strong road and court activity, highlighting Keystones riders, ladies events, and local standings as weather cools and seasons begin.
W M Miller of the Keystones is shaping up for the next road race while Paul Nelson tests his wheeling power for first place in the open road race. The East End Gym Wheelmen plan a meeting tomorrow with new members to be elected. Allegheny Orders elects about a dozen new members on Wednesday. Baxkea wins four first and two third prizes at Cleveland. A C Baxkea also adds a second and two thirds. Key club riders Addy Mo Culloch and Carmack train for the open road race. C A Potticorp plans a Shenandoal Valley ride from Martinsburg. sixth century of the season. J W McGowry’s East End Gym race work satisfactory. weekly runs start Tuesday with expected large turnout.
Mrs Chalmers and Mise Hunter ride two tones along Butler plank road. Keystone hill climb sparks controversy as cyclists rally and stray riders join. G A Baxuen wins prize items for Deer Park New York and plans races in Springfield Nase Hartford and Syracuse. The Keystone Club may open the road race to outside riders with prizes from 10 to 100 dollars and a high grade pneumatic cycle. Thieves steal several wheels at East End J Sydel loses a Union pneumatic wheel. W H Gandy recovers his wheel sold for 90 dollars. Lexz snowbound at Grand Canyon Hotel Yellowstone Park on August 2 reaching 7000 feet. address September 15 CLT House Spokane Washington.
The East End Gym hosts a major women’s event this week amid a broader tennis season. Players like Dery of Latrobe and club members pursue strong showings in Sewickley and Oakland Terrace Club events while clubs expand facilities. Contenders include Ports and Gay back in form and Ewise poised for Eastern tournaments next season.
A Telegraph exclusive reports that cattle at the City Vaccine Farm near East Forty-fourth Street are inoculated with smallpox virus to harvest vaccine. Heifers are slaughtered at J Fleischauer’s abattoir and meat sold to hotels and retailers amid protest from health officials and vets.
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