New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11

TEN BROCK AND LONGFELLOW FOR
GOTTEN
THE GREAT MEET OF THE L. A. W AT LOUIS
NILE ENTERTAINMENT FOR TIE CYCLERs.
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VILE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE CYCLERs.
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Louisville KY. Aug lO.-An Kentucky has bowed
down TO the bicycle. and the home Of many famous
thoroughbreds has for the moment little time TO
talk about the wondrous performances OF Ten
Brock and Longfellow the turf They are, In
stead discussing runs and tours bicycle smokers
and the chances of the Balds Ccopers, Sangers and
Buffers the Fountain Ferry track.
The annual meet of the League of American
Wheelmen started here to-day and the festiv-
ties will be kept up for week, and possibly for
people a little longer. The intense heat
dampened the spirit of frolic somewhat to-day. yet
nobody whether he comes from New York. Chi
cago or New-Orleans and they are here from all
over the country can complain that there are not
plenty of things to amuse them. To-day was
given up to the formal registration of the visitors
short to points Of interest, and TO samplng
the hospitality of "Old Kaintuck" Those who
have sampled II thoroughly are inclined to look
rather foolish tonight. and seem to prefer to ask
questions which generally foreign TO the topic
under discussion. The headquarters of the 20
Meet Club are located in the old Hampton College
building. on Walnut.st.. near Third stone :
throw from the old home Of Henry Watterson. The
building is deliberately decorated. There is music
and various sorts of amusements for the women,
and on the other side of the house there is spec
tacle which would make Baby Bates turn over
in his grave. If he could II. In the large room
there have been fitted up arrangements which ar
peal to the lovers of tobacco and certain all
powerful connection. gigantic porcelain bath
tub. new, has been fitted up to serve a punch
bowl. This full 10 the brim with a mys-
terous pale-ooking fluid which enticing
and seductive that II caught and held many a
strange" who knew not its powers and its con-
fusing prOpensities. Earthen jugs. with CorncOb
shoppers were distributed in convenient places and
there was plenty of fine tobacco and thousands Of
COrncob pipes for those who wished 10 use them.
The cyclists. however. partook rather sparnglv
Of the seductive punch. and sampled the big brown
jugs with and discretion. for riding bicycle
and too free indulgence in powerful Bourbon are
not conducive TO a safe tour awheel when you dor Z
know the roads. All the hotels are full. and la,e
! corners Will have hard time to find suitable ac-
cOmmOdatons at tho most popular resorts. Nearly
everybody visited the Fountain Ferry track this
afternoon to take look at of the fines bicycle
tracks in the country and to see the racing men
| in their practice work The riders say that they
Manhattan Reach
Some remarkably ia ~ time has been made Coul-
ter went twelfth of milo to-day in IL seconds
Thomas Butler. who. many good judges think. will
more than hold his own with Bald and Cooper,
went 4 mile. paced by tandem. in 2O2 10 and ne
finished strong. Starbuck and Sanger fast
half-miles. John 5. Johnson will confne himself
to record trials and he will be assisted by Parsons
the champion of Australia. f. s Marcus. Of Chi
cagO. who weighs $50 pounds took part in the runs
to-day, and h. withstood the terrible heat In good
style
Some Of the business men here mon Of long OK
peritnce ir affairs of tn" city and State taking
the livcest interest in the political situation and
they Insist upon talking politics in spite OF the
/ wh"clmens protests. They say that Kentucky
| don't like the silver issue and they have not much
use for Bryan They predict that the State will
/ so Republican in November