The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-10
THE NATIONAL MEET.

Preparations for the opening To-day az
louisvlle-Pr esaminc.
Louisville. KY. August lO.--The annual
cyclists outing. the annual racing meet
of the League of American Whecmen.
viii begin III this city tomorrow Tne
weather man proposes 10 deal more kindls
with the city's guests than he h.., with
the natives for the past fortnight He
HognostCatcs an early cessation OF tic
oppressive heat aud mtirnatcs that the
wcathW condtions for the next seven
DAYS are likely to be as agreeable a. the
midsummer season will permit.
Whea the visitors begin TO arrive In
force tomorrow they Will nnb tho city
ready TO welcome them w4th open arms.
HcadauarttCs VIA DE opened at . o'clock
m the Hampton college budding, on Wal
nut street, between THIRD ami F1uiti.
streets. The building, as well as many
has been Handsomely decorated ana IN
side every provision for the comfort OF
the visltnE whcc.men has ben made
Here the various committees VIII work.
registers Will be kept and badges Elvcn
out. The double parlors on tho right VII
ho the lases reception room. where Mrs.
John Il. Castlemau will have hfs head
quarters, assisted by nifty Louisville la
dies.
Tho fen.urc of the week will Of course
he tho chatnpinns shin rnccs at Fountain
Ferry park Liberal prizes have tcan ~
fored fer amateurs aud lr frsNon1l9. and
every racinf man IN the tlird Stai's
who has any speed al al is entered, The
SIX National championships VIII he cou-
iost,d fnhm start To flush. while The
rriz1r in thc@, tuces are necessarily mod
ais instead Of cash. nevertheless llt uen
would Gather w.n thom than 5000 purse,
'rhc winner Of a Natl nal championship
Ia star attraction ut every meet aflei
thc National meet, and h. Is certain OF
fnn engagement for the next season.
VI n Flick. chairman of the racing
committee. snys there never was such
splendid list Of entries rs that for Ions.
Villc's meet. As made up the list includes
IA names. or th.sn 81 are professionally
ana N amateurs Twcriv-fdur states mud
$50 cities are represented. They include
the wei known circuit chusers SuiEcf,
Cooper Bald. Riss IeiRlcr. the Cohurnn.
Darthnes ana many others; Eaton. who
recently lowered IN indoor compottlicn
re.or1 at Nashville; Parsons, the AUS
ttaliau WHOSE recent rcrformanccs a.
Chicago have aroused n great deul Of n
tcrest iu the attcmDis on TIM records y"
viii make here. John Johnson. A. =.
Kennedy ard others of this tam. to-
gethor with loss noted f.edalcrs from ~
parts OF the country, Everything IS IN
perfect shape at 'ounilin Ferry and ihet9,
irtnors on the grounds and cthcrS are
coming in constantly, Tho seating ra-
pacitY Of the po,k has been sr'aily IN
creased and thu best arrangements have
been made Tor the prose. The entertain
mcpt programme Is long onr
The first feature win ~ smoker Mon
dav rieht At Fountain Ferry park. Tho
pcxt Will he the slnoN"~ Tue'1nv n'eht
AZ headquarters m" watermelon feast
Mt the Iroquis club comes next. WUlucf-
day afternoon Tho novel entertlininont
OF the m ct a c1le walk, singing AMI
dancing ucFro camp meeting scene and
other similar things. will be on the pro-
gramme Thursday nights rec 'piion at
Tourtaiu Ferry PAVILION VIII be the swell
affair Of the moot Invita- lions have hecn
sent to lppj laics.
The sioamboat excursion Friday night
VIII be an enjoyable affair. saturday
nights entertainment a. headquarters will
be Ct stag affair Ladies win be on M
the short runs about the city, ladies'
committee having been selected to accom-
pany visitors on these runs