Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
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The National Meet.

Preparations for the national meet at
Philadelphia are being pushed rapidly for
ward. and tho attendance is expected to be
larger than ever. Hotels are already be-
ginning TO book numerous Individual appli-
cations for accommodations during the
week of the meet. The majority of these
orders come direct from those who have
visited this city before, and have their
favorite stopping places. The hotel com
mittee chairman. w. =. Street jr, is at
tending to the many applications from par
ties and clubs, and several of the smaller
hotels are filled up FOR the week
The big Atlantic City run, which VIII be
under the management of Chairman Alfred
II. Allen OF the tours and runs committee
Will leave South street wharf at about 80
sunday morning. The excursion, d.rec-ed
by Madison Rush. chairman of the enter
taininent committee. will start for the shore
some hours later ana will reach It's destina-
ton In seventy minutes over the Reading
railroad.
Work on the new wooden track al V. illow
Grove was begun in earnest yesterday, and
as the first meet Is scheduled TO take place
upon 1t on July 10. /, is apparent that for
the next three weeks the sounds of the
hammer and saw will re-echo night and day
through the hills about the grove. Charley
Ashinser, the old-time longiistance rider.
who knows wooden tracks like a book will
superintend the construction. The Willow
HIOVe dutHUTilieS nave arranged Tor the
checking Of 5000 wheels during the two
days races.
The footless. armless. legiess, handess,
blind, deaf and paraytic phenomenons who
want to do exhibition riding during the
meet are still coming to the front. Chair
man Dimon of the race meet committee fas
named a subcommittee. which he has
dubbed the hospital committee" to which
all these applications are referred.
The rapid approach of the time for the
opening OF the national meet empllSlZSd
the necessity for at once doing something
to improve the sorface of Broad street
between Vine and Spring Garden streets.
and city councils last week passed an
ordinance providing for the immcdilte lay
ing down of asphalt strips on either side of
the street. The improv ameat will cost in
the neighhorhood OF $3.50
Runs.
The regular league run on Wednesday
last was the city rum and was attended
by twenty members II;
The first run of the eastern subdivision
was also a city run and took place Mon
day, twenty-eight riders participating.
Every Monday the eastern division Will
start run from Starton Square at 80
pm.
Last Sundays run to Frederick was post
poned and instead a run was taken to
Great Falls as escort to the baltimore
division of the league, who trained over
from Baltimore and took in the falls.
New Members.
National Fencibles.
w. f. Baum, 1902 18th street northwest.
N. c. Ball. 1902 Both street.
w. T. Carruthers, 1I36 Kenesaw avenue.
w. E Crist. 3l5 It'll street.
j. 7. McClenahan, 1923 9th street north
west.
Rialto Cycle Club
Henry DeMaine. 30 New York avenue.
Oden r. Sudier 2O6 Elm street.
Unattached.
C. w. Blackwood, 7O4 18th street north
west
VIM. B. King. 1898 18th street.
A. d. Mckenzie 1887 9th street northwest
Aston b. Moulton, 1850 9TH street north
west.
Benz T Roodhouse 1852 nth street north
west.
Thos L.somervil,e 1906 18th street north
west.
w. R. Thomas. SlOs street northwest
Thomas c. Upton. 1884 Riggs street.
w. F. Woolard, L. S. patent office.
Acton c. Bassett, 1900 Pennsylvania ave-
J: W. Bahcock, II street northwest.
Mrs. Edw. w. Boxer, 1921 18th street
northwest.
Walter n Crawford, 727 18th street north
east.
May L. Cattin. 1923 Euclid street.
8. A. Doherty, 141S Rhode Island avenue.
Owen b. French. 2212 F street.
David A. Gourick, g2S f street
8. w. E. Love, 1874 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
Mrs Clara v. Love, $40 9Th street
Geo. w. Moore, 436 New York avenue
John NJ. Mckinney, 1884 l street.
Mauchlin Niven, 7O2 10Th street.
Joseph X. Potter. 46 E street northwest.
Robert G. Rutherford, jr, 1911 10th street
northwest
Miss Matte H. Smith, 800 French street
Miss Ada NJ. Stage, 1909 Rhode Island
avenue.
H. c. Towers. West End Bank.
VIM. A. Torrey, 513 o street northwest.
Tom P. Van Arsdale, 1925 Pennsylvania
avenue.