New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
l.. A. w. NATIONAL MEET.
A GREAT rHRONa OF BIcYCLIsrs Ex-
PEcTED IN PHILADELPHIA.
PREPARATIONS TO ENTERTAIN THE vIslroHs
WHO WILL GATHER FOR THE

PREPARATIONS TO ENTERTAIN THE Visllof'S
WHO WILL GATHER FOR THE
ANNUAL RACES
Philadelphia. April II (speciaD.-The new quarter
OF the Executive Committee in charge OF next Au-
-, 80, =, Tho League of American Wheelmeh
were scene OF activity last Thursday night. Wien
the adjourned meeting Of the Assoclateu 1913 800,
Clubs was held TO transact business III co
with the meet. 1t had been the intention VI vi,
Executive. Committee to make public the peiso,'"N'
Of the various committees but as but one OF '''e'''
was complete In It's makeup 1t was decioeo " ue
lay the announcement until the full i'st cou'u 20
rub,ished The one committee named was one VI
the most imporant-that having charse Vi wv
races which are to be held at WHO" ufo'o vi
August and T. This Is made up as folio"s' - ~
Dimon. chairman South End Wheelmen Jonh
Ueishley Pennsylvania Bicycle club; waiter vi"
bert. Tioga Cycling Club; f. y. QUINN South Emu
wbeelrnen and j. j. Gesselman. Wissahickon
Wheemen This is a strong selection inciuoihe DIS
II does all but one Of those who WORKED SO haru "
make last years meet Of the Associated Cyclins
Clubs such a success and indicates similar result
for the Willow Grove races.
special effort will be made to secure strong
Committee on Tours ard Runs, as tho Executive
Committee realizes that large percentage OF thoso
who visit this city next August VIII 40 SO Simply
from desire to explore the surrounding riuilis u
trict for which the Quaker City Is Famous III ''
oonnoctIon II WAS announced that che OF tIe loui'
to be arranged will probably be one to Atanuo
CITY on the Sunday following the meet Ihis
famous new route to the sea Is becoming daiiy moro
popular with the local wheelmen, and there see"i'
TO be a general desire to Introduce the out-olto""
visitors to this straightaway. as-the-crow-"'''
route from Philadelphia TO the ocean
Another feature decided upon was the rorma'ioh
of n Ladies' Reception Committee TINS VIII 10
composed of numerous representative matrons an"
maids who will do all In their power to render the
stay of the visiting ladies pleasant one. III u 'he
intention of the Executive COMMITTEES to make the
entertainment Of the visiting wheelwomen moro OF
n feature that has been the case at former Ma
tionaI meets and with that end In view numerous
special runs receptions etc, will be arranged Att,
The clans are already preparing 10 gihei III HE
good old Quaker town next August, tlo
Committee being daily In receipt of communications
asking for Information regarding rates, guar
etc the answering OF which has necessarily pesil
DELAYED until the committees to which they are 70
be submitted base been fully MADE up, Nen
Pennsylvania. from all appearances. VIII De esp,
cially well represented, while the New rIlsiadd
States promise to be equally So letter receitssu
from Henry &. Nickerson or the iransPort IN
Committee Of the Massachusetts DIVISION VI tue
League of American Wheemen asks Ior pointerss
regarding the accommodation OF a CLUB OF apout
three hundred which that gentleman anu julie
propose to organize. Their idea is to nave eari i
member of the club subscribe certain aiiount-
each week until August 1, with the understandns
that the amount so collected will pay the entire
expenses Of the party during the meet. Inns Is a
good scheme, and has been adopted by similar par
ties large and small, in many other sections OF me
country from which IL may be ga thered that mex,
Augist's meeting will be the most thoroughly rep,
resentative affair OF the kind In the League OF
American Wheelmen's history.