Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-26
THE BIG BICYCLE MEET.
The Crack Riders Want it at
Carson,
The following letter explains itself

SAN FRANCISCO, May %, 1897
LESLIE ii. BELL-DEAR SIR -You
having been referred To me as RI.
most prominent wheelman in Carson
CITY. L take the liberty Of ADDRESSING
you IN regard to securing Carson
CITY for a place upon our racing cir
cult which is now being erranoad NV
the olympic, the cycling publication
OF whlch have the honor Of heiro
edlfor. Now that the big National
olrcnlt in the East has proved such q
dismal failure, this Pacific Coast cir
cur Will be the most extensive affair
OF the kln held in America during
1897, we now have TWENTY-FIVE meets
scheduled between now ana Auous+
ISL. Inc circuit party, whir., ircIudes
all 'he BEST riders on tho G asst. az
we'll as several crackerjacks from
other parts Of America md France.
VIII furnish racing The like Of which
mas never been seen on the Coast be-
lore. In the party is OTTO Ziepler.
VINO has made such a phenomenal
record in the East during the mast
years, aud who finished last season
NTH among the American champions.
clinton K. Coulter of Mansfield, Ohio.
me holder Of the worlds unnaced
nile record Of SO and the worlds
competition record for two thirds of a
mile Of l :21. This latter was the most
sensational record OF 1896, as it re-
duced the former mark by nearly five
seconds; Allen Jones, one Of the fast
est men in America today. and who
mace such a remarkable showing at
the late indoor tournament against
some OF the best men in the United
States. Last Sunday Jones defeated
coulter in a match race. winnino two
stralght heats, and the Sunday before
he twice defeated Ziegler. Then there
Is Clarence L. Davis. who was the
acknowledged Coast champion two
years g and who is once more hack
ID championship form. defeating both
Jones II Zlegler two weeks ago in
most decisive style II. E. McCrea Of
Los Angeles, holder of the worlds
record mile standing start in
D'euier o. Paris, France, a celebrated
rlder OF that country whose s~uecial
forte ls long distance work: F NJ
Byrne, holder of the half mile COM
record Of :Ol W. f. Reckon
minneapolis, the five mile national
and holder of the one. two
.hfee, Tour and five mile competition
american records Hardy Downing. a
rack rider from San Jose and shont
'lght more lesser lights. We have q t
ull completement Of pacing machines t
ncludlng the famous Fowler sextun-
et' or SIX scatter, which defeated the
empire Express train in New York
tata and machines arrived here last
londay from Chicago, being shipped ,
0 Tile Coast expressly for the circuit
Ii andltlen we have a quad, two trip 7
cts and several tnndems. With all ,
mis- array, if your track is any kind =
1 lalr shape, we expect to ride the -
lille open at your meet if we can ar. -
anSe one there, as near to two min.
les as possible. If the whee,men Of
our CITY can secure the track and
ave II put in good shape. We will
I've me meet ourselves, if you so de- r.
re IL, bearing all expenses and G
thoroughly advertising it.. The dare -.
e nave allotted is Sunday, July 25th. n
20 Will leave Sacramento on the -
light OF July 18th, so as to be with =.
ou sever'l days Kindly let me- g.
how you think a meet will "a 10 q,
ere with the crack aggregation O., -
ders we will bring along. We will G.
W three open professional events 49,
] amateur race and probably a race -
tween the two big machines, which
III be a decided novelty OF the Coast
Hoping the above requests will no,
you to too much tronble. and
L will have the pleasure of
celVIng an early reply, co
Respectfully Yours. en-
G. N. RAwLIN. sta
Ihe Fair Directors held a meetino
sf'rday and decided to accept the "e
'positlon CT the wheelman and ar So'