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THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 



E. A. Keefer is regimental hospital steward of the Twelfth Regiment, which 

 has been encamped at Chickamauga Park for some time. 



Rudolph Eberhardt has accepted a position in the Hetherington Pharmacy, 

 on Vanderbilt avenue, this city. 



N. Y. C. P. C. C. 



Schedule for June: 



oth — "Blind Run." 



8th — Annual meeting and club races. 

 12th— Tottenville. 

 19th— Bayside. 

 22d— Coney Island. 

 26th— City Island. 



Have you seen our new flag? It's "all right," and we're making good use 

 of it, too. 



Are you thinking of getting a new cycle suit? Don't forget that you can 

 get the official N. Y. C. P. C. C. uniform, '98 model, at a spec:'al rate through 

 Capt. Erb. 



The Outing is to be held in a few days. With three cycle events, our boys 

 will have a chance of winning some of the club medals, so don't neglect bring- 

 ing your wheel, as there is no extra charge for transportation. 



BLIND RUN ON JUNE 5. 



Of course, it is not every rider who understands what character of a run 

 this is. In the big clubs we find that in planning weekly outings that we can- 

 not select runs every week to please all, and accordingly our fixtures are 

 sometimes slimly attended. To create an interest in runs we have instituted 

 the "blind run," and, possessing many novel features, it has been a big success. 

 You see. the run is called by the captain of the club, and the members show 

 up at the starting point. Whoever leads the run starts ahead and looks for 

 the most unlikely routes. If he has been over the route before the surprises 

 will not dismay him as they will the other members. He leads the procession 

 along good roads until he comes to a place where possibly a lane of a cow 

 path leads off toward a wild-looking waste. But all have to follow. The 

 leader must be a pretty strong rider, but as he is at the head all the time 

 he is able to pick his way better than are the other riders, and is not in the 

 danger of being piled up with a bunch in a tumble. The riding is rough, but 

 there is a spirit of fun in the adventure, and the riders manfully plug along. 

 Of course, we find that some tei.dert'oot will drop out along the route, but we 

 generally manage to pull through a big crowd. Now this, of course, is one 

 kind of a blind run. There is another. Contrary to selecting rough roads, the 

 leaders map out some territory where good roads are to be found, and then 

 they seek out some section little frequented, and spring a surprise on the club 

 members by winding up at some delightful little village that escapes the atten- 

 tion of the mass of riders out every day. Novelty is what is now required 

 to interest clubmen in runs, and all sorts of devices are resorted to to keep 

 the interest of the members ke?n for road riding. 



Being the writer of last month's schedule of runs. I feel like apologizing for 

 failure in carrying them out. However, now that the rainy season is really- 

 over, I feel confident of never being held guilty again. 



