Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-05
CROWDS 4E HEELNEN.
Philadelphia in Possession Of Visiting
Cyclists.
Tho Registration Shows a Larger
Attendance Than any Previous
Meeting-Special Provision Made
for the Fair Riders.

Philadelphia, August 4-Ihe flsl.
ing wheelmen to the big l. A. w.
meet were active early this mornlns'
and were soon in possession OF I1e
asphalt streets and SUBURBAN roaus
and park drives. AS the days SET
apart for racing approach the reslstlL,aa-
ton Of the visitors indicates that tns
meet Of 1897 will far exceed that u
the previous year. When the reSlsOIa-
ton ceased late last night more menu
bers had registered than during an
the DAYS OF last years meet. As
early as z o'clock this morning the
doors. of the Headquarters were thrown
open and the work or reSls'iallOH
continued. Judging from the morn
ing crowds, this work Will take up "
large portion of the day.
The arrivals to-day were even I9i
in excess Of yesterday. Members "i
reception committees and other local
league members were at every rail-
road depot and road approach 10 Ihs
city and greeted the visitors. Elk
Chairman Howard L. Raymond, or the
racing board. was one of the first 10
arrive. and was soon in conference
with last years chairman, George Glu-
con. Albert Mott, Of Baltimore, tne
present chairman, was also VlsltoI
at the headquarters this morning, ana
held d consultation with Thomas HaIe'
chairman of the executive committees
of the meet, and Abe Powell, the oIi-
cial Handicapped for this district Inc
list Of entries was carefully gone over
and the record Of each man IN the
amateur ranks examined.
BY tonight nearly all the racing
men will be in town The Asbury
Park races yesterday detained most OF
them. but Titus, Bald, Kiser, john
son. Cooper. Sanger, Butler, Starbuck,
Parsons, Mertens, Stevens, Eaton,
Wells, Hamilton, Stevenson and many
others. amateurs as we'll as profess
SIGNALS, are expected 10 be In their
quarters by tomorrow morning. Inc
major portion will locate near the
track at Willow Grove, fourteen miles
from Philadelphia, and will spend to-
morrow in preparation for the trials
of Friday and Saturday.
The meet was formally opened THIS
morning at o'clock with scheduled
run to AndOrra nurseries and return,
distance of about ten miles. The Wis
iting riders turned out i'm large num-
bers under the escort Of the LEGAL COM
mittee. The air was sultry, but be-
yOnd this the day was perfect for rid
ing.
The sun kept behind clouds for most
IF the time and the run was through
one of the most keautiful sections OF
tbo city and FIfTmOUnt park. This
afternoon the visitors were given an
other run out lancaster pike, one OF
the finest macldam roads in the
country. and pal the country homes
~ many of PIN delphia's wealthiest
and most substa 81 citizens.
The wheelwo1k N of other States
are being looked ter by a ladies aux
Hilary committee. headquarters haI&
been secured in I'M Odd Fellows TEN
ME and every ca and attention. is
heinz given the riders. rTolmor-
= iI,EI s-uun,Ffunch Will
mont Mansion, in Fair
.ther honor.
pols contingent are
I to make sure Of next
he first faint streaks
were Just beginning to
kes this morning when
yesterday were conClud-
sun was not so very old
we're at it again with May
and Postmaster Sahm at
quarters. They have head
1at the Hotel Walton, and
klOrs are open night and day.
IONS are being extended to all
ague members to give them a
while the rank and file is busy
bringing in the crowds and pledging
them to Indianapolis for the next
meet. The city will be selected when
the national division holds its annual
meeting.
So far the visitor who has travelled
the farthest to attend the meet is G..
II. Clamp. He came all tie way from
johann esburg. the capital city of the
South African Republic, and predicts
that the present meet will he the most
successful ever held.