The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-28

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Chairman Mott. OF the National Racing
Board. has issued the following bulletin to
those contemplating holding races on the
national circuit:
Applications for national circuit dates,
addressed to Albert Mott. Park Heights.
neal Kate avenue, Baltimore, Md, will be
received until April Is. 1897. Promoters.
whether clubs or individuals, making appli-
cations. are invited to state the date pre-
ferred. and should follow 1t with alternate
dates that would in an emergency be ac-
ceptable and also state If a date named by
the chairman other than those mentioned
will be likely to be taken as a last resort.
1T should be understood that promoters
In different sections OF a large territory
cannot have concerted action I'm naming
dates. and that therefore the applications
viii discover many conflicting interests
which the chairman will do his best TO har-
monte Time Is limited, and a schedule of
the dates will be arranged by the chairman
and published as soon after April 10. 1897,
as possible. Immediately on the publica-
ton or the schedule promoters should adj
dress a letter to the chairman, stating
whether the date assigned is accepted.
1t will occur TO the promoter that the
racing men, professional and amateur,
must receive equal consideration with them
selves from the chairman in arranging the
dates in the schedule. Their travelling ex-
penses are of vital Importance to them, and
such expenses must be made the least pos
sible. The chairman will endeavOr TO ar
range the schedule on a live and let live
and Conditions disclosed by the appIicationss
will permit.
Until all the applications are received il
is not practicable to decide whether there
shall be one or more than one national cir
cult. The circuit or circuits will be drawn
! into the national meet at Philadelphia in
Herbert w. Foltz, of this city. is a mem
Der of the racing board and Will have
charge OF Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, West Virginia, Mississippi, Ala
bama. Georgia and Florida.
The Indiana Bicycle Company has spent
considerable money and labor In making
the retail store at Pennsylvania and Ohio
streets attractive. New rugs and draperies
have been put in and a couch offers an in
viting place for ladies to rest. The same
may be said of the riding school in the
Cyclorama building. Many comforts thai
were lacking last year have been put in tC
make the place pleasant for beginners thi:
year.
Camp life for cyclists during the vacation
period promises To become, sooner or later
the proper thing for the d~evotees of the
pastime in this country. Several clubs il
London have established permanent camp:
for their members and these have been Elk.
ceedingly popular during the season. The
Idea OF cyclists camps in this country
originated from the experience of the Lon,
don clubs. IL Is very likely that the ex.
amples OF the club camps will be followed
IN this country this season. some talk Il
that effect having been made by the lead.
ing organizations of New York city.
An Englishman claims to have invented
q tire which will be received with the bless.
ings of all wheelmen if he can substantiatt
his claims. He says his tire will always be
inflated and that the initiating is done auto.
matically by using the machine. Instead OF
the usual endless tube. which is common tC
all or most detachable tires, a piece of tub.
ing of about half the diameter and twice
the length is employed. This tube is coilec
twice around the wheel in a direction Cd
posite to that OF its rotation, and each OF
the. two ends taper TO a point where IL is
sealed
tent OF the tapering and so fill up the space
"A valve OF the ordinary kind il fitted neal
one end OF the inner tube. and the first col
occupies a position in the hollow of the
rim. This part of the tube is thinner anC
of smaller diameter than the other half
which Is coiled outside of it. and is sit.
uated Immediately beneath the tread of the
tire. An outer cover of ordinary character
and attachment is used.
AA1 AAAAakatA II z 1t ~
follows: IL the tire is empty or has little
air in IL the weight OF the rider and the
machine compresses the tube, more es-
.pecially the bore OF the thinner part lying
IN the rim. TO the end of which the valve
IS attached This part is hattened under
the pressure, and as the wheel goes around
the pressure travels along il. leaving be.
hind a vacuum into which the air flows
through the valve. This operation goes or
until the tire is fully inflated, being re.
newed at every revolution of the wheel
The ingress of air follows the flattening oil
the tire. making the imitation OF the tire
an automatic process. The tire works
whether there is a puncture or not, anC
the claim can also be made that 1t is non.
puncturable-
TIL extraordinary interest displayed III
cycle racing IN Australia was never better
shown than at the meet recently held IN
Melbourne by the Australian Natives As.
ISOLATION The turnstiles registered the at.
tendance at forty thousand. The big race
Of the tournament was the great whee
rae, q tMo-mue nanaieaP IN meats. II
sum the winner received 81, 80. The tOurna-
ment lasted from 10 "A. m. until midnight
All the cracks of the country competed
together with a number OF foreign cham.
pions-
According to the Eastern papers. the
people OF the West are In arms against the
L. A w. and are bent on it's disruption
Every week long articles appear In ths
Eastern dailies and each time IL is made
10 appear lldl peopfe OF the west centereC
around st. Louis and San Francisco are
seeding from the ranks OF the l.. A. w
and are working hard for the formation OF
a new organization. while at the same tim
IL seems that nobody In the Immediat,
vicinity OF the dissension is particularly
aware OF the fact. In fact. st. Louis doe.
not seem 10 know anything about any dis.
sension there, out 1t docs know that Their,
Is great dissatisfaction at San Francisco
whue the Eastern press can see dissatis
faction az both places. Just how the mat,
ter will end remains to be seen.
The whole trouble arose over the effort:
or certain Western delegates TO secure IN,
passage OF an amendment 10 the laws o.
the l. A W. at the last assembly meeting
permitting Sunday racing. This was de
feafed by a vote or l1 TO II. The men VIII,
worked for the change were very loud N
their protestatlons and Immediately clafme<
that there would be an organized Secession
from the ranks OF the l.. A. w. thrOughou
lhe West. bat IL has not come yet. IL wa.
claimed that the owners OF Western track,