New-York tribune., 1897-08-06
CYCLING HOSTS INCREASE.
MORE ARRIVALS AT THE L. A w. Ma
TIONAL MEET.
RUNS AND TOURS MADE ny THE v1sIToRs-A
LIVELY CONTEST FOR NEXT YEARS MEET

THE RACING TO BEGIN TODAY.
IBY rELsGRArH rRIBuNEl
Philadelphia Aug. 5-Even the Iow-hanging
clouds coupled with drizz,ing rain. did not
. ~ danpcn the enthusiasm Of the visiting cyclists
uh, are tho guests OF the disciples Of William Penn
at the annual meet and jolifcaton of the League
of American Whee,men. The disagreeable weather
OF the morning deferred many from taking the
proposed runs into the suburban districts scheduled
10 start In the morning. Toward noon the sun
came out and the city's streets were filed In an
instant with happy cyclists, and everybody was
smiling While the arrivals to-day were not so
large those Of yesterday. the total registration
has been brought UP TO 1900 Those who care little
for the reunions and will begin 10 arrive in
coodly numbers in the morning TO attend the rae
ing which will take pace all day tomorrow and
Saturday.
The racing men are training earnestly at the Will
low Grove track and. most OF them are In per-
fec, condition. the sport. with good weather. will
nc unusually spirited. Much depends on the
winning of the championships, especially to the
professionals whose salaries and bonuses depend
upon the work they do on the track. The new
track is made OF boards and. while all the racing
men say that II is fast-possbly the fastest In the
coun,ry-several Of them disposed to think that
in of falls the riders may not be recognized by
their families when they get home The track is
rough on the outer edges and fall for the thiniy
clad athletes means bushe or less Of splinters TO
be picked out of the flesh later John S. John
son and Parsons, the Australians had ugly falls
hu, neither man is injured badly was at first
supposed.
Frank Mohler the champion of Mexico arrived
today and he will compete in the amateur cham
pionshps He is a likely looking little man, but
the critics say that he has small chances OF beat
ing such men as Powell. Dawson. Blake and Pea
body. The Mexican explains his presence so far
away from home by saying that he won N"o IN
Mexican lottery few days before he left home
Chairman Mott of the Racing Board has habit of
at iD1e
lottery prize-wnning is new one. even on the as
tu;e Mott.
AN ODD PARADE IN BROAD-sT.
The magnificent stretch of asphalt in Broad-st
saw cycling parade to-day that breaks the rec
ords for oddy Shortly after noon. when the street
had dried out nicely. a peculiar cavacade was seen
turning into the street near the Lafayette Hotel
|; was the midget quadruplet team OF lite chill
dren pacing four of the prize heavyweight riders
OF the country. and the children seemed proud OF
the opportunity of setting the pace for the half
ton or more of superfuous flesh. Joseph Grimes
who rode 10 the little quad, weighs $50 pounds
and each pedal Of his machine seems 10 be at least
a foot and a half wide. Next came Baby Bliss
who tips the scales at little over five hundred
pounds. ED" Marks was the third rider back OF
the quad and he weighs 4J0 pounds. He rides we'll
a,d TO show how strongly wheel can be made he
occasionally rides down from the sidewalk 10 the
street and does other stunts" as the small boy
describes trick-rGing Baby Butts. the last
rider did not attract much attention. and he seems
10 be really ashamed of himself for his lack OF
muscular and fatty tissues. He only weighs 40
pounds and on that account he Is more retiring
than the other big He hopes, however TO be
IT. the first class later on, and he pointed to his
rapid increase in weight during the last year with
evident pride.
THE CONTEST FOR THE NEXT MEET.
The efforts Of the members OF the committees
here from other cities to secure, If possible the
priyliege OF holding the National Meet Of next year
would surprise some people who do not follow the
fortunes of the wheel. Mayors and high officials
leave their duties at home and come here and tell
and Illustrate in costly engravngs the beauties OF
their respective towns, and beg for the privilege
Of spending money on the members OF the L. A.
W. The Indianapo polls delegation Is ahead at pres
.n- and q ioer lot of men was never seen at
National Meet The Hoosier delegation gave
formal dinner at the Walton to-day. and wine
and speech flowed freely. The delegation from
Omaha is working hard, but without much appar-
ent effect up TO date r W. Fitch, the chairman
OF the committee says that Omaha Is preparing 10
outdo Nashville in the exhibition line from June
10 November /. 1898 and that is the reason that
4, wants the meet 10 be held in conjunction with
the ar Butai9 S Wanfs Mere ee can be secured New
York may decide TO show her preference Tor d
cTs ba Mayor iay o Of Philadelphia and the Mayor OF
Indiana polls to-day and were unanlnouss .E on
Chief cycling city of the country They agIeed I'd
that the now being held Is the giahhoeSu on a.,
Inc history of the League and that II the mtel
goes TO Indianapolis it might eclipse that OF thls
year There was no ocSas%%h %avor ITr Of indianapos
what the Governor of North Caroilna saio u ''o
Governor Of South Carolina
LEAGUE POLITICS.
Tbare Is considerable political talk heard tonight
IN the corridors Of the principal hotels ana the
%euyork Pennsylvania and Massachusetts dele
cations are in the thick of the fray. Massach"-
set,s is reported to be deslrous of making a deai
with Pennsylvania by which the presidency OF the
Learn. will be offered 10 George ID. Gideon Tor
merry chairman of the Racing Board. MUCH "o"
ever Will depend the coming electoh III H"''''
chusetts and If the present powers are beaten 'he
deal will amount to nothing. Many OF the Ve'-
-ars ., ,be League say that If President Potter
desires q reelection he will not have much troupe
in getting H. His action abroad at TINS time h's
been criticised In some quarters but h''ie iee'e
has been shown among the thinking men mo, or 'iS ne
XewYork and Milo Belding tr. the probable , new M
vce-consu here. and say inuch , WVih wiz "
among the New-York delegation. the refusal I, Of
Mayor Strong TO indorse the proposed road oiGu he
nanfef FOR cbat ThSv say they are confident that
the Board of Aldermen will pass 'he o'u'''''''S
meeting of the veterans Of the League VIII ros,s Ge
hsIa 'G.moTrow I'm nish and Frfd JenRIns I the
president viii tell interesting stories OF tne % ds
ana tribulations OF the riders IN 'he e"i'' 0"'
meeting of Racing Board was Ma, aald Mas ine
Fi;y S noro,ee Mere present The status OF
several prominent amateur riders was 70 "p'
and thor routine matters were atlehuueu I,orge
The tours and runs today were to t1 to the
hard and hilly ride up ahe and Tihrough Fairmount
Park An all-night smoker, sViu 'be Arena to-
and musical melanee sos was wcfoWded % There also
midsummer night fate arranged cnr ior tm and re-
s'ors at the B0%Snt inc oSnns Of the latter en'eT
tainment On Saturday righHi HWy nv ynrk newspaper