The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

next August, when the eighteenth national
meet will be held in this city. the member
ship Of the L. A. W. will have passed the
600 mark. With this as a basis the mathe-
maticianS are counting on an attendance OF
at least 10000, made up equally of local
wheelmen and visitors. The claim of the A.
c. c. shat the coming meet will be by far
the largest and most important in the history
Of the league is therefore, in view Of the re-
cent wonderful increase in membership, not
unwarranted.
In former years the city which has been for
tunate enough to secure the national meet
has usually been compelled to form an asso-
citation to manage the affair. Philadelphia,
however, with its Associated Cycling Clubs,
through which organization the invitation
was extended, already possesses an active and
vigorous body thoroughly organized and in a
position to at once take hold Of the scheme
and push it through, and it is this association
and it's various committees which are now
busily engaged on the thousand and one pre-
limnary details of the meet.
This will be the Quaker City's first expert
ence in entertaining the league, and the A,
c. c. is determined that next Augustus vis-
tors will be so we'll taken care of that they
will be anxious to repeat their experience.
This city is admirably adapted in more ways
than one to act as host to the largest and
most successful bicycle organization in the
world. To quote from the invitation sent to
the members Of the L. A. w. National as
semby who almost unanimously saw the JUS
tice of her claim, Philadelphia is so located
that more than two-thirds Of the entire
membership Of the organization can reach US
in less than a single day. our railroad facili-
ties are superb. and our hotels have never
failed to provide ample accommodation for
any gathering no matter how large. Four
hundred miles of asphalt paved street in the
city limits Paramount park, with its 1900
acres of beautiful scenery its peerless roads,
ard the far-famed Wissahickon, made promi-
nent in song and story; historic Lancast -
pike famous in years gone by and Still
equally well known one of the finest roads
ever constructed, together with hundreds Of
miles additional of the best highways mag
Unable radiating in every direction to points
of historical and present-day interest and
Astounding in beautiful scenery, give the
cycler an opportunity for enjoyment unex-
celled.
Previous experience has demonstrated that
A full week is entirely too much to devote to
the meet. and the executive committee have
wisely decided to confine their efforts to but
four DAYS Aug. 4. 5, 6 and Z. The first two
DAYS will probably be given over to the COM
mittee on tours and runs, who will arrange
a series of trips embracing all the principal
nearby resorts. Shorter runs for the ladies
are also included in this programme.
Wednesday night an excursion on the Della
ware will probably be arranged, stopping at
one of the well-known down-river resorts or
remaining on the boat, as the circumstances
may dictate. A monster smoker and athletic
entertainment to be held probably in the i'm
mense building now in the course of erection
to accommodate the National saengerfest in
June, will be the bill for Thursday night.
Friday night, after the first days races
which will be held on the Willow Grove