The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-30

are under the grandstand thus doing away
with the Objectionable tents generally used
The location Of the track is ideal. Within
IiflJ yards Is a DeauIiIu PARK, Were -
located an excellent hotel Here racing
men can always find accommodations The
track sO4ctly four miles IIOL. ~s~ 80
ter OF Louisville and may be reached by
a trolley car Inc or over two excellent
streets by bicycle.
The great beauty Of this track is that
the maj on the inside has very little ad-
vantage over the others. The stretches are
long and wide. and as the highest speed
is always made at these points the riders
have an even chance. On the round tracks
the man who has the pole has an advantage
ell the time There were some nasty spills
at Asbury Park last year. owing to the
faulty construction OF the track but moth
ing of this kind should mar the sport at
Louisville.
Six national championships are to be
contested. in which amateurs and profes-
SIGNALS will compete. With every prize
other than cash or official championship
medals, a receipt will be given from the
| dealer from whom it was purchased, show
ing that the price at which 1t was listed was
| the pric paid for it
It is expected that John S. Johnson VIII
return from Europe in time to take part IN
the meet races. Other uotables who viii
try for prizes will be Eddie Bald. Walter
Sanger. w w Hamilton. VIII Coburn.
Otto zeigler and Tom Cooper. One Of the
features Of the meet viii be trick riding
contest between such adopts as Sid Black.
Clarence Mclean, Nick Kaufman and Lee
Richardson.
The officers who will serve at the track
are: Referee-E. H. Croninger, member Of
the National Racing Board first day; Ster-
ling Elliott. president Of the L. A. w, second
day; George D. Gideon. chairman National
Racing Board, third day Judges-Past and
present officers of the L. A W. and mem
bers Of the Natiinal Committees. Clerk OF
cOurse-F. J. Wagner Chicago. Announcer
| F. Howard futile, Syracuse, N. Y. Start
er-Charles P. Root, Chicago. Scorers
Charles Percival, Boston; VIII R. Pitman.
New York; Louis Block, Denver.
large percentage of the visitors to
Louisville will visit the Mammoth Cave, aad
for the benefit of inexperienced riders the
advice is freely given that they had better
make the trip by rail The Cave is 114sz
miles from Louisville. Sixty-ive miles is
! over a good pike. but the remainder is very
poor The following carefully compiled
| route shows what the riders can expect:
! Louisville to Fern Creek, IL miles south
east; macadam road, good, billy, one steep
hill
To Hays Spring, 4 miles southeast; mac
adam, fine. hiIly.
To Mount Washington. miles southeast;
macadam, fine. rolling, one steep hill.
To High Grove, 6 miles southeast; mac
adam, fine rolling.
To Cox's Creek. miles southeast; mac
adam, fine, rolling. one steep hill.
/ To Bardstown. miles south; maeadam,
/ fair. level.
/ To New Haven. IA miles south; macadam,
/ fair. rolling. two steep hills.
To AthertonvIlle. "a miles, south; mac
adam, fine. rolling.
To Gibson. 61h miles south; macadam,
fair billy, TWO steep hills
To Buffalo. miles south; macadam. fair.
smooth.
To Magnolia, 81 miles south; rock and
sand, bad, billy.
To Chalk Ridge. 29k miles south; rock
and sand, unreliable, billy.
To Pike View. 21z miles south; unridables
billy.
i To Linwood, 81 miles south; rock and
sand, unridabIe billy.
hilly.
TO Canmer. 27k miles south; dirt. fair.
To HardyvilIe. 21z miles south; dirt. fair.
rolling
To Uno, miles south; dirt. fair, rolling.
To Bear Wallow. miles south; dirt. fair.
rolling.
70 Cave City. miles south; dirt, fair.
rolling
To Highland Springs. miles south; dirt.
4 fair one great nill.
To Mammoth Cave. miles south; dirt,
/ fair, rolling.