The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-10
ASBURY PARK is GAY
ONE THOUSAND CYCLISTS, INCLUDING
200 LADIES, ON PARADE.
tional Meet Exceeds Any Yet Held
in This Country.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ASBURY. PARK, N j., July 9-AIore
wheelmen arrived at Asbury Park to-day
and tonight. The hotels are full to over
flowing. The attendance exceeds anything
yet seen at any meet. To-day the officials.
who ordinarily hold off until the closing
days of the meet. began to arrive and
things are taking ON a businesslike aspect.
Tomorrow really begins the racing, as
A Hansen, the Minneapolis Class A rider,
VIII then make an attempt for the one
nundred-mile worlds record, paced by some
OF the best men in the country. Hansen
VIII start at 1 o'clock, and it is conf
oenslally expected he will finish the ride
IN less than four hours. The American
record is we'll within his reach. The worlds
record is 3:53:00. and the man will be
driven at a twenty-six-mile an hour gait
TO the finish. That he can follow this gait
IL track is fast enough seems certain Ham
sen Is the man who rode 21,OOO miles last
year. He Is great century rider. that be-
ing MS favorite run. He. will be paced by
several quadruple tandems and triplets.
One thousand wheelmen Joined in the
parade to-day and some two hundred ladies
took part. among the number being only
about dozen in dresses. the rest wearing
boomers. The Denver "94 Meet, Club had
hfty-four in line, all dressed in white duck
costumes ana were the only uniformed club
that attracted any attention. The Denver
party was cheered all along the line The
time wheelmen of Philadelphia had about
iorty IN line and the Asbury Park Wheel
men nearly one hundred A great many
children paraded little safeties all the
httie girls riding diamond frame machines
and several of the children the latest cos
tunes. Every grand stand seat for the
races has been taken up and standing room
only can be obtained The grand stand
has been greatly ENLARGED but will NOT az
in attendance. ~ wa Do
The national championships have a total
Vi I-o entrleS In Glasses A and b. and there 1.
are eighty-five Class b men present. The
Championships viii be run IN heats sent
nnais nla and finals. and the winner will have
tluuen three times for the honor of being
known as American champion With this
large held OF entries. including as III does
erery eve amateur rider in the, United States
ana TWO or the fastest from Canada the
winning of the championship here will be
no farce The two Canadians who will
Davidson anu A. Mcleod. The large num-
per or men in practice on the track has
caused several spills, and some of the men
are tonight badly scraped. The compost
ton of the track is clay and fine gravel
mixed and when man falls on this sur
face little. pebbles are ground into the
flesh and the wound does not heal readily.
AT one time to-day there were over three
hundred wheelmen In bathing at one Sec
ed by the cyclists. J. G.. wetmore. the
correspondent for the Referee and one of
the New York papers and a daring swim-s
mer. went far bevond the usual limits. be-
ing a full third Of mile out and the life
boat was sent for him. large party OF
the riders, including all of the Denver ag-
Island point to-day, the guests of the
Asbury Park wheelmen. who had pre-
pared a repast of sea food that will be
headaches as result of overeatng
In the practice work on the track to-day
one of the Class men. Fred c. Hoyt, OF
This IL properly timed and witnessed by
a competent corps of officials. would have
been the worlds record Owing to the
great number CT, riders on the track fast
time trials in practice have been an i'm
possibility
Mayor Tenbroeck. when called on this
given the city and could do as they pleased
at any and all hours OF the night. The
limit is only reached at the bound Of COM
night until away into the early morning
hours, and at the present rate there will
be no cessation in the round of pleasure
looked longlngly at the fun and are count
ing strongly on their weeks vacation.
which occurs next week. Chairman Gideon
has followed the example OF his predecessor
and allowed the men one weeks rest at
this delghtful Is1 summer nn, resort resort No meets
of the country that are OF any Importance.
and the men will be given full license to
enjoy themselves during their six days'
lay off, Ex-Chairman Raymond is pres
rounded by hundreds nf wheelmen who
thoroughly love their old chairman. Raw
nond gives II as bis opinion that three
season. but that Class r riders will all
be thrown into the professional class later.