The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-05
BIG RALLY OF THE BlCYCLISTS.
RIDERS STILL FLOCKING INTO
PHILADELPHIA.

Spins Taken Along some of the CIty's
Most Picturesque ROutes-Au of
the Racing Cracks Now at the will
low Grove TracIx-JOhn =. johnson
Meets with an Accident While
Training and May Not be Able TO
Ride.
Philadelphia, Aug '4.-Close, sultry
weather characterized the opening day of
the national meet of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen, but it failed to suppress
the enthusiasm or lessen the number of
arrivals. The number of wheelmen al
ready registered is far in excess of any
previous two-race meet. and up to a late
hour tonight every railroad train brought
additional visitors
Prominent among to-day's arrivals Were
Albert Mott of Baltimore, chairman of the
national racing board; Herbert w Foltz.
chairman of the indianapolis racing board;
Abbott Bassett secretary and treasurer of
the national League of American Wheel
men; Sterling Elliott, ex-president Of the
league; William II. Klinker secretary of
the Associated Cycling Clubs of New York
city.
A. d. Peck, secretary-treasurer of the
Massachusetts, division, who will act as
starter in the races. arrived on his wheel
from Boston
EX-chairman of the racing board, How
ard Il. Raymond, reached here on an ear
ly train and was in conference with George
Gideon, last years chairman.
During the morning Chairman Mott,
Thomas Hare, chairman of the race meet
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cial handicapper for this district went
carefully over the list of entries and ex-
amined the record of each professional
and anna teur.
Two entries delayed in transmission
were received to-day. They We're j. Frank
Mohler and Andre Bouling of the City of
Mexico They are the amateur champions
Of Mexico and are reported to be very
fast riders
From the first CLEAN of daylight until
long after midnight the asphalt streets,
suburban roads and park drives were dot
ted with riders of both sexes. Although
the humidity was high the sun was be-
hind clouds most of the day and les
sened the discontinue entirely The
first scheduled run of the meet
was startd at 8 o'clock from the national
headquarters. over 1,500 riders, many of
them women, covered the ten mics to the
country club house of the Century Wheel
mont park and the picturesque Wssahick-
on valley. After refreshments. the re-
turn to the city was made. and a much
larger number rode out the Lancaster pike,
the finest road in the country, passing the
country homes of some Of Philadelphias
wealthiest and most substantial citizens.
The indianapolis delegation headed by
Mayor Thomas Taggart, Postmaster Sahm
and Superior Court Judge Hackney of
Shelbyville, spent nearly all of last night
and to-day securing pledges for the next
meet
BY midnight many Of the racing cracks
had made their appearance. Most of them
went Immediately 10 the track at Willow
Grove, fourteen miles from the city, and
established themselves In their quarters.
John S. Johnson of Minneapolis met with
an accident late last night and may not
be able TO enter. lie was being paced on
the Willow Grove track by Jack Lindley,
when the latters rear wheel broke and
threw Lindley, Johnson spilled over him
and severely bruised his right side. Lind
ley was slightly scratched.
Special attention Is being given the
women visitors By a special auxiliary COM
mittee. Headquarters have been opened
In the Odd Fellows temple across from
the national headquarters. Tomorrow
night a fete will be given In their honor
at Belmont Mansion In West Falrmont
park.
Word was received to-day that the first
section Of a large delegation Of New York
city riders left Jersey City this morning
on bicycles to attend the meet
Between thirty and forty OF the New
York riders arrived here shortly after
o'clock. The few that dropped out came
in later by train. The run was paced by
J. +. Starbuck, but no attempt was made
10 break any record. The two women who
started, Mrs. Kimball Of the Common
wealth Bicyclsts of Boston, and Mrs.
Eta Hudders Of New York, were among
the first to arrive. Tonight all the vis-
iting J.. A. W. members were given
ride on the Delaware.
Eight hundred workmen, headed by a
band, marched through the streets Of Tur-
tie Creek tonight, where the strikers
had gone 20 meet them. About I 200 men
were in line. Rev. William Han Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Wlmerding,
addressed "A meeting after the parade He
comp.imented the miners on their manly
fight and the peaceable manner in which
il was being conducted. At tho close Of
his address, he handed the miners n bag
containing S2G5 contribution from the
citizens OF Wlmerdlng.
J. y. Cory a prominent coal operator
has sent letter TO Gov. Hastings. calling
attention 20 the open defiance OF the sher-
ifs proclamation and the sherims failure
to enforce the proclamation, and asking
him TO order out a sufficient force OF tho
National Guard whom Mr.. Cory says
are playing soldiers, 20 dlsperse the strk-