The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-11
ENTERPRISING CYCLISTS.
WHEELMEN'S TRACK AsSOCIA-
TON AND WHAT 1T IS DOING.

5avsnnsh VIII Soon Have the Finest
Bicycle Club, Racing Track and
Sporting Grounds in the South.
$4,000 Stock Subscribed and the
Grounds Now Under Con struction.
To Be Completed by February and
Opened With q Grand Foot Ball
Match and Bicycle Meet on Wash
inRton's Birthday.
Savannah will soon boast the finest eth-
letic grounds IN the south, and which will
compare favorabIy with any in the
country.
Prof. c. s. Richmond, president Of the
Wheelmen's Track Association, speaks very
now being built by his association and
gives some information that will be read
with interest, not only by lovers of the
sports in Savannah, but in this and adj
joining states.
THE GROUNDS DESCRIBED.
"We have purchased =" said he, "a lot OF
seven acroe about two miles from the city
at the Intersection Of the Thunderbolt she'll
road and the Electric railway line. The lot
faces $50 feet on the shell road and $50 feet
shelled boulevard connecting with Estill
avenue.
"The lot will be nicely fenced, and one
OF the finest bicycles tracks and athletic
grounds CONSTRUCTED in the south. The
track will be the finest in the United
States, and the only one of Its
in the world, and that in Paris. IL will be
well sodded and rolled, and of concrete,
quarter mile lap. 1t will be fifteen feet wide,
which will be increased to thirty feet at the
curves and the home stretch. 1t Is five feet
below the level and very smooth.
HEADQUARTERS FOR FIELD SPORTS.
Besides the track, the interior will be
used for sports, and one OF the finest foot
and base ball grounds in the south will be
made. Besides there will be lawn tennis
court, 200-yard rifle range and other
sporting grounds within the inclosure.
"A grand stand capable OF comfortably
seating 1000 persons will also be erected
and fitted out in the best manner.
''Our club house will be model Of its
kind, and the most commodious in the city.
1t viii be a 2-story wooden building with
brick trimmings, and will occupy a space OF
6Ox60 feet. 1t will contain about ten large
rooms The ground floor will be the dining,
dressing, bath and reception rooms, also the
Kitchen, while the second floor
Will contain the game and
smoking rooms. Il will have pool aud bill
lizard tables, cards and reading The whole
viii be lighted by electricity. and artesian
water will be conveyed to the rooms by a
windmill.
TO BE LIGHTED WITH ELECTRICITY.
Zone Of the most notable features will be
the liRhttng OF the track by number of
electric lights, which will make it as light
at night as in the day and it will not be un-
common to have races and games at night.
1.-The entrance to the grounds will be by
EstfH avenue, which will be shelled from lite
intersection of Bull street.
1--WE propose to open the grounds on Feb.
%, at which time there will probably be a
game Of foot ball between the G. L. AS
and an Atlanta team. 1t is also probable
that there will be other games, including
races, etc."
THE wHERLMEN's TRACK ASSOCIATION.
The Wheelmen's Track Association was
organized last month by the member of the
different bicycle clHbs, aud is capitalized at
$4,000, divided into shares OF S25 each.
The stock is owned principally by members
OF the different bicycle clubs, although a
great deal is taken by outsiders.
II is very probable that the annual meet
| OF the wheelmen will be held In Savannah
| next year, and the managers are trying to
| get the Southern League to use their
| grounds. IL the different northern clubs
carry out their Intentions OF coming south
to practice, Savannah will get great num-
Der of them with such inducement as the
new grounds offer; and with the different
| meets of the local bicycle clubs, there will
| be plenty of attractions on the grounds.
At present there are six bicycle clubs In
the city, and they can get champion riders
to race on their tracks aud have some inter
esting meets.
The officers OF the Savannah Wheelmen's
Track Association are: President C. 8,
| Richmond; vice president, B. II. Polk; sec.
Rotary. L. ii. White; treasurer, s.. NJ.
Whitesides; directors. II. McAlpin, w. N.
Nichols. D. Tuberdy, W. ]. Lindsay,
Charles Kohler and r. D. baltimore.