Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-02

Wheelmen-Will be the Biggest
Cycling Event in the History of
the Sport-The Programme Pre-
pared Arranges for Fine Amuse-
ment and the Transaction Of
Much Important Business The
Quaker City Laying Herself Out
to Give Great Entertainment.
Philadelphia, Pa, August 1.-The
eighteenth national meet of the League
of American Wheelmen, for which
preparations have been going on for
over three months, will be held in this
city during the coming week, and the
largest influx of out Of town wheel
men ever attending a national Leec is
expected. An unusually large number
of entries, professional and amateur,
have been made for the two days or
racing, Friday and Saturday, and the
crack riders from all parts of the
country have entered in their respect
i've classes.
The meeting is being managed by
the Associated Cycling Clubs of Phil
adelphia, an organization composed OF
twenty of the leading cycling CLUBS Of
the city. Under the direction of an
executive committee, the various de-
tails have finally been completed and
all is in readiness for what is regarded
to be the biggest race meeting in
the history of the L. A. w. On Tues
day the Pennsylvania division of the
League will hold a business meeting,
after which the national meeting head
quarters will be opened for registra-
ton and issuing of credentials. All
of Wednesday and Thursday will be
given tC the tours and runs, sub-com-
mittees and the visiting wheelmen
will be taken to every point of interest
in and about the city that can be
reached by wheel. Wednesday night
there will be an excursion on the Della
ware river, and Oil Thursday night
there will be an call night smoker at
the national headquarters, and a fete
at Belmont Mansion in Fairmount
Park There will be open house in
all the clubs of the city.
The races will be held on Friday and
Saturday at Willow Grove track, three
laps to the mile, and constructed OF
boards. The preliminaries will be run
off in the morning and the finals in
the afternoon. The one mile cham
pionship will be decided on Friday and
Saturday. The big race for 500 will
be contested for by the stars OF the
professional ranks. The amateur
championship also promises some pit
ter struggles between representatives.
of the various States. The entries
closed last night for all events, and
among some of the leading out OF
town professionals entered are the fol-
lowing: II. r. Steenson, Dayton, o.;
Teddy" Goodman, New York; Major
Taylor, Cambridgeport, Mass; Fred.
Titus, New York; W. l.. Becker, In
dianapolis. last years five mile cham
pion: Howard P. Mosher, Boston;
Watson Coleman, Boston, Fred
Loughead, Sarnia, Ont; j. w. Judge,
New York; Tom Monarch" Cooper,
Detroit; Frank J. Jenny. Utica. n. Y;
Homer Fairmon, Chicago; J. w. Par
sons. Australia; w. w. Hamilton,
Denver; Walter Sanger, Milwaukee;
J. c. Tinkhorn, Grand Rapids, and
many others.
The prominent amateurs in all parts
of the country have also entered for
the two days racing.
The veterans of the L. A. w. Will
hold a meeting on Saturday night,
which will be followed by banquet.
On Sunday morning the meet will
close with an excursion to Atlantic
City. over the Reading railroad. and a
large contingent will make the run
on bicycles.