The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-25
WHEELING WlEELMEN
AanANaa ZOE a eaEAT EvENF.
The Road Race and AIN Climbing Copts.t
ON July ~ and ia Large Number Of
Waiting Bloysliat' to DO in the City
on that Occasion Tho PrlEss

The Wheeling Wheslmon held well at
tended and very enthusiastic meeting last
evening to make arrangements for the
grand bicycle meet, road race, hill con
test and general good time that the club
proposes to have here on July Is and
IA. Every member Of the club has enter
ed heartily into the project, and the out
come is sure to be as great a success as
could be wished for,
The programme is, to have two races on
the 18th. One is to DO a fifteen mile road
race, from West Alexander to the Mcclure
House, and the other thirty mile road
race, from the Mcclure House to Wesi
Ale xander and return, both races ovei
the National road,
On the l4th It is proposed to have a hill
climbing contest on the Fulton grade
Between times, entertainment will bs the
order Of the day.
Invitations nave been sent in all direC'
tons and already enough acCeptanCet
have been received to know that there
will be present large delegations from
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Brownsville, Wash
inGton, Greensboro, Waynesburg, Barnes
vile, all the local points aud from many
other localities, Many OF them will come
10 enter the races or climbing contest
while others will merely come to see the
fun. No one can enter IN both races
but the climbing contest Is open to all
There have already been nearly twenty
entries for the various events from among
the members Of the local club.
The invitations are to hs followed In q
few days by a pamphlet giving all iniOr'
nation about helittIe details, a list Of the
prizes, names OF officers, pointers about
routes, regulations under which the eyenti
will be conducted, etc, The main prize
will be a $50 gold medal offered by the
club here to the winner Of the thirty mile
race. There will ba number Of Other
prizes, donated by firms aud individuals
about a dozsn OF these have already been
secured and there are many more
promised,
The Wheelmen have receive encourage
ment on every hand, and backed as they
have been and are, they propose to make
the affair something thai will be highly
Creditable to the town, On one Of the
days there will probably DO q grand parade
wish something like one hundred wheels
in line.
At the meeting last evening a commit
Tee on arrangements, composed Of Capt,
W. l.. Wright, Lieut., X II, Billiard, Color
Bearer Il. j. Smyth IT,, l.. A, Beall and +,
j. L. Hupp, was appointed. Also one on
prizes, consisting OF S 0, Carothers, s. l.
Singleton aud A. AllOn Wheat. The club
will form aCommittesOftho whole on enter
tainment. Mr.. O. R, Tracy has been
selected as starter for the thirty mile race
aud Mr.. Henry Somehow will drop the
flag for those In the fifteen mile race. Mr.,
S. B. Harrison will check for both racss.
Messrs. |. q. Dillon and +. j. Norton will
keep the time for all the events. Messrs
W. g. Beans and Will $. Faris have been
selected Us Judges Of the climbing contest,
with Mr.. A. A, FranzhCim rs referee. ln
the races l.. A, Beall will be the guide at
Fulton and W, II. Oassell at the Park.