The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-28
NOW FOR SOME FUN
A Wheelmen'S Association Formally
Organized and Stocked.
SUMNER OF GREAT SPORT
Grounds Selected and Many Inn
provements Contemplated List
of Charter Subscribers
Ladies Belong to the Club.

Butte Nav 27.-The Butte Wheel
mems association was formally organ
lied tonight at a meting Of bicyclistS
held i'm the office of Attorney c. Z.
Drennen by the election Of c. @. John
son. Rod Nj. Davidson. Peter Mcken-
zie. :. II. Treloar and sam Nixon as
trustees to act for the first three
months. IL was decided to incorporate
with a capital stock Of $1,000, divided
into shares of SO each. Most of the
stock has already been subscribed and
the stockholders include some of the
most prominent men in the city and
number of women. The principal
stockholders are: Miss frankie +. Nix
on. $. ]. Reynolds. Peter Mckenzie, IL.
l.. Frank. Rod Davidson, c. @. john
son. Mrs. c. q. Johnson. Thomas Ire
loar, w. L. Treloar. Thomas Treloar,
jr. Among the other stockholders are
Robert Ellis. Harold Howell, l. w.
Curtis, DR.. w. III. Hail. W. l.. rant
\. G. Holmes. II. b. Hoyt, Charles ;.
Dell Charles o. Pierce, r. G. Howell,
Philip T. Carr. Arthur Is. Clark. Ly-
man Royce w. T. Jackson. V. r.. Pols-
ibsant, +. II. Talbot. j. NJ. Reynolds.
Howard Bailey, Morris \. Davis, Chas.
| Heilbronner. Il. f. Pierce, James -
Keefe. H. T. Nroom. +. Carder, w. NJ.
Davidson, Gaylord Black. +. J. Olson,
+. O. Nelson. a. L. Fleming, j. J. Hell
bronner. j. II. Heilbronner, {. II. Kerr,
| James NJ. orion. Charles Il. Shew. Ed
win Crowley. II. J. Blume, Harry
Adams, l.. j. Anderson, John Moves.
w T.. Guyette. Roy Wells, G.. W. King,
! II. c. Carney. Joe Klafflxi. George Mi
| kel, j. w. Barneman. DAILY Brothers
| John G. Evans, Hight * Fairfield, y.
| v. Maze. Fair Drug. Assay Supply
| company. II. n. Wing. +. L. Congdon'
II. c Bellinger. William Darlington,
| w. W. Talbot c. +. Middleswort,
George Cox, O. f. Lewis. Henry Muel-
Ter. j. r. Thompson. }. G. Freeman,
| Towle & Winterhalter. J. J. York,
! George Haldorn, Frank Boucher, j.
| ID. Legs. c. l.. Drennen. a. j. Darch'
Harry Blumkin. Ralph c. Robinson
Samuel Shone, f. August HeinZe. pa
vid J. Charles, NJ. NJ. Miller, 1. r.
| Manchester and others.
| The objects of the association are 10
| furnish a track for bicycling for It's
! members and 10 hold tournaments and
promote racing for prizes and genera
| athletic sports. The company has pur'
! chased the buildings, improvement
| and lease on the old athletic grounds
from the Butte Athletic club for $40
| and will build a threc-lap track. to b'
modelled after the Denver bicycle
track which Is reputed to be the fast
est track in the country
| Il is claimed that the natural soil q
Montana, composed Of clay and gravel
is better for bicycling than cemen
track. The track on the homestretcl
| will be 40 feet wide ana the back
stretch 80 feet. while the turns viii b
%. a six-foot bank will be raised o
the outside Of the turns and two-foo
! bank on the stretches. The space III
side Of the track viii be leveled on 70
a foot ball ground ana for fancy bicy'
le riding. The grand stand viii D
I moved from its present location 10 III
north end near the end Of the nom
stretch. and i'm that position VIII serN
! also as a wind-break. The rooms ar
der the grand stand will be fitted u
with plunge baths and with swcatin
! and DRYING ROOMS ana check ROOF
for bicycles. The management VIII j
under the supervision of /. ii. Talbot
{ and c. q. Pierce, two experience
| biCyclistS.
Arrangements have already bee
made for an interstate tournament
be held between July and T. Tho III
, | ferent railroads have already ouere
reduced rates for the event. Tho tnlo
, | Pacific viii give 4 rate OF one rare Il
| the round trip from salt Lake and II
, ! termediatc points and thc Great Noru
- | ern and Northern Pacific VIII give
, | similar rate from Spokane and a
? ! points in Montana. 4 number of vail
able prizes will be- put up for u
| events.
The promoter Of the association al
the tournament is s. NJ. Dixon. WI
I | took up the scheme after several otl
Z ers had made failures of it. and carrie
. il through successfully, but with co.
\ | siderable hard work. The stockhol
= ers believe that their investment W
- prove a fruitful one. as the confer
; plated tournament and other races. I
= gether with the use of the grounds 4
football and other sports. should briT
: i'm good interest on their money. 4
v soon as the articles OF incorporate
a are filed the trustees will elect perm
v nent officers. 1t is the intention tn
: stockholders shall have free use Of q
o track for riding. and others viii be fu
{ nished with season tickets.
c Through the energy of Mr.. Nixo
% and the enterprise Of the people WI
+ have subscribed for stock, the peoT
= Of Butte will this summer be turnish'
( with some exceptional sport in bicyC
i riding. There are in Butte some ext
o good wheelmen and two fancy tri,
l. riders with a national reputation. W
d will take part in the tournamet al
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