Evening star., 1897-05-01

to sae stfrfaee as soon as the commit
esrne.t. These se@pisssss are nox being
f' Sst,sass.l es G sr'ggSns ghpor.ess time their
One pleasing efFect of the approaching
meet Is the disposition shown by many of
the city fathers TO leave nothing undone
enjoyment OF the thousands OF visiting
cyclers. One Improvement that il likely to
be made before next August 10 tic laying
of asphalt paths on either side OF Broad
street between Vine and Spring Garden
streets. This stretch is at present paved
with Belgian block, and is responsible
Tor more dama&e-not only to the bicyclers.
but to the future spiritual prospects CT
their owners-than any other similar-sized
piece of roadway within the city limits. 1t
Is proposed that these asphalt strips be
laid over the Belgian blocks. such 8 scheme
having been successfully adopted In New
York. The A. c. c. endeasored to secure
permission to lay such paths about year
ago. but owing to the fact that the city pro-
poses to put down sheet asphalt over the
s',hs ~Io.e sarfacs as soon as the Reading
SUBWAY improvements are completed. the
hlghway committee thought ii inadytsabis
TO grant the desired permit.
some modification Of the present street.
ably be arranged for. The present custom
Is Tor the presiding genii OF the watering
carts to deluge the asphalt, which results
IN giving II slippery coating of thin
an unalloyed joy. This liberal interpreta-
tion of the word sprinkle has been the
cause of many an accident, an6 should the
desire OF our local legislators to pander to
the comfort Of next Augusts visitors re-
suit iC reform in this direction, every
wheelman In this city will rise up and cali
the A. c. c. blessed.
The handsome new quarters of the execu-
tive committee in charge of next August's
meet OF the L. A. w. were a scene of act!v-
ity last Thursday night when the adjourn
ed meeting of the A. c. c. was held to
transact important business in connection
with the meet. 1t had been the intention
OF the executive committee to make public
the personnel of the various import ant
committees, but as but one of them was
complete in its makeup 1t was decided to
delay the announcement until the full LIST
could be published. The one committee
named was one Sf the most important
that having charge OF the races, which are
to be held at Willow Grove on August q
ard Z. This Is made up as follows: c. A
Dimon. chairman. South End wheeImen /:
John Heishley, Pennsylvania Bicycle Club:
Walter Gilbert. Tioga Cycling Club: F. X
Quinn, South End Wheelmen, and ]. u
Gessleman, Wissahickon wheelmen. This
Is strong selection, including. as II does
all but one of those who worked so hard
10 make last years meet oe the A. Z. c.
such an unqualified success and Indicates
similar result for the Willow Grove races
A special effort will be made to secure
particularly strong committee on tours
ana runs, as the executive committee real
ICES that large percentage of those VINO
Will visit this city Iext Angus, will do so
simply from desire TO explore the SIR
rounding riding district for which the Qua
ker city is famous. In this connection it
was announced that one of the tours to
be arranged will probably be one 10 At
iantic CITY on the Sunday following the
meet This famous new route to the sea is
becoming daily more popular with .ha local
wheelmen. and there seems to be 4 general
desire to Introduce the cut-of-towners TO
tfls stra1Shtaway, a.s-the-crow-fiies route
from Philadelphia to the ocean.
Another feature decided upon was the
formation of ladies' reception committee.
rms VIII be composed of numerous repre-
sentative natrons and maids who will do
all IN their power to render the stay of the
visiting Ladies' pleasant one. 1t is the in
tentlon OF the executive committee to make
the entertainment OF the visiting wheel
women more Of a feature than mas been
the case at former national meets, and
with that end in view numerous special
runs. receptions. etc. will be arranged
me Associated Cycling Clubs delegates
are just now very busy set of men. hay-
ing on the tapis. in addition to .he pation-
al meet, the immense bicycle parade to he
held In connection with the unveiling of the
washington monument on the 18TH of Nav.
and the interclub-Newark-Ph Philadelphia cen,
tury run on June T.