The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-07
in THE WHEEL WORLD.
Arrangements for tho Relay Race
in August BoIng Made.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE TRACK
Proicc. Is Needed or tho Scheme WIN
Fall Throuet-wherc Season Tick.
cts Can DO notwithstanding wheel.
mon Hero ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF tho
Ball Games and Raccs-Othcr
Sporting Matters.

Blu. for the rain yesterday morning
which madc tho roads hereabou,s no!
idcalic for whcclin:, the day would have
been gala one with tho cycIesA As /,
was several tourists from on. OF town
passed through, mos. OF them taking
the national road cas-. aud wess Say.
eral Pittsburgh rider, wctu In town
during tho day. Frank Slogan and
James Miroski. OF the Keystone Bicycle
Club, came down on a steamboat, and
left for the Smoky City on the pike via
Washington, their purpose being to be.
come familiar with the route of tho
proposed long distance road race which
is to take place May q. or June ., be-.
tween this city and Pittsburgh, under
the auspices OF the Pittsburgh Pras.
Several local wheGlmen, among them
Charles S;roebel, will enter this race.
Later in tho day A. c. Fehr and +. J..
Doris, also Of the Keystone club, rode
down from Steubenville, via bethany,
but did not continue on, on account OF
the rain. They we're shown around the
city BIZ local wheelmen aud returned
home last evening BY rail.
Next Monday il the weather is favor.
able and the roads are in good shape the
first club wheel run Of the season will
take place, under the auspices Of the
q WA. W. It will be to West AIexan-
der and return, and the intention Is not
to make i, '.scorcn." George Peabody
will do the paccmakins.
The vheelmeu's contingent Of the
Coxey forces whichis to start for Wash.
iuston from Chicago this veek, is
scheduled to pas. through Wheeling
the latter part OF the week probably, or
early next week The route to The ma.
tional capital will be over the national
road.
Wheeimon who have no. yet sub
scribed to the cyclers' track projec,
and there are msny, should At once do
so. or the scheme will fail to 90
through successfully. The price Of the
tickets is s., which any wheelman eau
afford 10 give to encourage something
that local cycledom has long desired.
The kicking at the location OF the track
! is the yerriess bosh; it Is not proposed
10 run races on the new track il is only
: intended for training purposes and for
recreation during the evenings. When
ever races are TO be run the half.uile
track will OF course be used. Therefore
there is no sense in the kicking como
people arc doing regarding the location.
Tickets can be secured q. any OF the
following places:' George W. Johuson's
Sons. Main street; & noge Company,
Market street; Jason @. Stamp, Reilly
3 building; Cleveland Cycling Agency,
Market street; Hienec Hardware Com.
pany, Masonic building.
I Saturday Chief Consul Stamp went
out TO st. Clairsrille and made arranc.
\ ments with the wheelnen there to car
~ the message in the great Washing.
tou.Denver relay race, 10 Mor,issown,
Mr.. c. c. Carroll, OF the ST. Clairsyille
Chronicle, will have charge Of the RELAYS
from 81 Clairsville to Mossistown. Mr..
Stamp has MOI yet arranged for the re-
laws between Morri,.own and Cam.
! bridge, where his Jurisdiction ends
The Hheelmen who will carry the
packet between West Alexander and
{ st. Clairsviile will not be selected until
after the lSTEILlGEScER's Decoration
Day road rrca.
"a 4 TIE GAME.