The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
RACE FOR A TROPHY CUP
THE EVENT TO BE UNDER THE AS
ISOLATED CYCLING CLUBS.
Five Clubs Represented at Last
Nights MeetinG-Big Race
Meet ON Aug. Ia.

A formal meeting was held last night at
the Outing Cycle Club House, to decide on
what disposition should be made of the
New Brunswick tire trophy cup. Rep
resentatives were present from the fol-
lowing clubs: Outing, Rambler, Light Ar
tillery, Ridiculous and White
AT the meeting it was decided, first OF all,
to organize an associated cycling club of
Indianapolis, to which each of the nine
cycle clubs in the city would be entitled to
two representatives. This body will ad-
just all matters pertaining to the cycling
interests of the city. 1t will probably run
an annual road race on each Decoration
day, to be known the A. G. c. of Indi-
annapolis Road Race, in addition to which
it is the intention to give an annual track
race tournament every year.
The primary purpose of last nights meet
ing was to dispose Of the big silver trophy
cup. Regarding it those present decided
that the race, in which it was TO be the
prize, should be a five-mile event, to be
held Aug. IA, over onerof the tracks in
Indianapolis. The race will be a scratch
event, all men starting from the same
mark. Each club in the city will be al
lowed to enter team of three amateurs,
who must be bona fde members of the
clubs. No club will be allowed representa-
ton unless 1T is a member of the govern
ing body, to be connected with which it is
but necessary to have two delegates pres
ent at the next meeting of the body, which
is scheduled for Thursday night at the
home of the Ridiculous Club, 1914 East
Court, street, This meeting viii be called
to order at O'Clock On that date.
Several novel propositions in connection
with the trophy race were adopted at last
nights gathering. Among them being,
h9f Yaf fa9I ar
in d distinctive racing suit. each of the
five clubs represented last night selecting
pie Ridiculous, stripes; White, all white
Light Artillery, all scarlet, and the Ram
bler's, yellow.
The remaining c6lorsi to be selected by
the Zig-Zags, Waver1ys, Crescents and In
dianapolis clubs are all black, all blue, all
green and all light pink In addition to
this the race will be q paced affair, each
competing club having a tandem team, in
the same colored suits as the club team
Should nine teams compete, fresh tandem
PAGERS will be put in for each half mile,
the total representing four and a half
miles, allowing the field to fight the last
half to the finish unpaced. The rotation
In which the respective pacing teams Will
ride their half-miles will be decided by lot
just before the race starts. Such race is
bound to create unlimited interest in the
city and should be worth going long dis
lance to witness.
At next Thursday nights meeting the
track on which the race is to be held will
Foltz will attend and decide on sanction
rules and so forth, and the remaining col
ors will be allotted among the other four
clubs whose representatives were not pres
ent last night.
Besides this the intention of holding a
full-fledged race meet Aug. IA will be
rounded into shape and a programme of
events settled upon. It is probable that
besides the trophy race at five miles, there
will be an inter-club tandem team race an
unpaced half-mile contest for amateurs, a
fancy riding contest. winner to be decided
by public vote, 81 ballot being allotted to
each programme; a dealers race. a half
mile open to men such as Thomas Hay
Harry Hearseyy Il. M. Wainwright, Frank
Staley, Carl Fisher, Jap Clemens, W. NJ
Bird, f. w. Henning, Benjamin Webb and
others; the one mile Indiana L. A. w.
championship; half-mie race for boys
under fifteen years of age, and quite prob
ably number of good high-class profess
sional events.
The matter has been taken up with en-
thusiasm by those clubs represented at
last nights meeting and there seems no
reason why the tournament. if carried out
in accordance with the present plans,
should not develop into q monster success.