New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

facilities Second to in the country) location OF
| the cubhouses Of the more than one hundred oi-
cycle organizations In the city, names OF east ana
west streets north and south thoroughfares beihg
designated by numerals. with information as 10
| the house numbering system, rendering the loca-
| lion OF any address matter OF bu, few moments;
| names and locations of the moro prominent firms
| In many branches of buslness-in short, compact
| little wheemens directory o. Philadelphia which
| cannot fail TO be OF immense assistance to
| the more than twenty thousand visitors VINO VIII
visit the City of Brotherly Love on the occasion OF
the eighteenth annual meet OF the League OF Ameri-
| can Wheemen These valuable little directories
will furnished IN quantities upon application ana
| Will be ready for delivery about June ].
Among the many requests for Information are
several from cycle manufacturers as TO the location
| of the official headquarters during the meet. The
| LAFAYETTE Hotel Broad-s. below Chestnut. Is the
| official League hotel and headquarters during the
| meet will be located there.
Speaking OF hotels, few cities In the country are
hotter provided in this respect. either in number or
ouali,v with service OF the best. prices in every
| wav reasonable and the usual l.. a. w. discount
| TO be had On presentation of that open SESAME
his league ticket the most exacng OF next August
visitors will find little 10 complain OF IN the 1a'e'
| OF accommodation
Applications for seats at the Willow Grove races
are already pouring In TO such an extent that Inc
| track managers have decided TO open an office III
the central part OF the city TO handle the business
| Pending the establishment OF such office al appi-
cations for seating accommodations sent TO these
| Headquarters will be promptly referred 10 the
nroper parties Frank Fowler got in ION the ground
| door early in the week by securing box for hf-
teen just above the tape. Said he wanted inc oeSt
| seats 10 he had and he got them
Wheemen attending the meet VIII nave an OPP
portunity OF visiting mnder the chaperonase OF
| The Tours and Runs Committed many places OF
historical interest IN The os eoum aSe TG famous by
eason OF their having been the scenes OF 1at! h
praRSn G%Tns Among the to when
| various sub-committees of the Tours and Runs
VALLEY T '1 Fo Hsr' Where The
Army encamped during The winter OF b 10 :, n no.
L rs say be- N paid to the Pao which
marks sport TheG c on ss G
troops betrayed by local Tories were merc s s,.
or the CE g. r1 6avd de w &C.
the Bethlehem pike. will also be visited. with an
D mantown' where was fought the Revolutionary
| battle OF that name, the return to be made via
famous Of ds GhT of VIII
| be the "Cradle OF Liberty. Independence HAL:
the Be,sey ROSS house on Arch-s where the first
American flag was put ether ~ tne aoi' Names a.
that Gh, will wiz be taken when the Tours and Runs
NAM others OF equal interest will be noted;
| Next Augustus meet is having a beneficial effect
on the membership list Of the Pennsylvania Divi-
eion last weeks additions totang Il9-the largest
for a single week in the history OF tho division
and within nine of the combined additions for the
week of the States Of New-York, Massachusetts,
New-Jersey and Ohio BY August Pennsylvania 5
League membership will be within sight OF the 2O0o
mark. - -. -
Preparat ions for the entertainment OF women
visitors TO the meet already under way, 1t being
the intention OF the Executive Committee TO make
the stay OF the fair sex a pleasant one. TO this
end, the Ladies Auxiliary Committee Is being
formed In this. as In other American cities. the
gentlcr sex Is very enthusiastic over the sport ana
The amount of available timber for the makeup or
a committee composed Of rcpresentatiye riders Is
absolutely bewdering to the Executive Commit
fee The committee will be large one, and Its
personnel will be announced as soon as the seiec-
lions have been made.
The Transportation Committee IL not satisfied
with the Trunk Line Associations fare-and a third
nroposiion and Is moving for single fare for the
round trip from all sections OF the country. with
| some prospects of success.