The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-10
ENTERTAINING A. ".
TOWN is THROWN OPEN TO THE VS.
ITING WHEELMEN.
Only Small Crowd of Them Has Ap-
peared Thus Far to Accept
Inequalities.
RACES ON THIS AFTERNOON
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT THE RE-
CEPTIONS LAST NIGHT.
Buffalo Will Get the Next Meet-Pro-
gramme of the Runs-WOrk
of the Flyers.
L. A. w. Events To-Day.

Morning, OClock-Century run to Dub
lin.
6 .o'Clock-Twenty-mi run to Franklin
O'Clock-Run to Broad Ripple and re-
turn, ten miles over the cycle path.
O'Clock-Trial heats for afternoon races.
Afternoon, O'Clock-National champion
ship races
Evening, s O'C1ock-Vaudeville entertain
ment at English's Opera House. Lower
floor reserved for women with their escorts.
O'Clock-PlOneerS' banquet.
$3.50 O'Clock-Smoker at Park Theater.
Delegates and enthusiasts Intending the
L. A. w. national meet arriv. town yes
terday in small detachments \ I'll direc-
lions. So far the influx of vi has not
been encouraging, but the officials of the
meet say they feel assured that crowds may
be expected to-day and tomorrow. The
registration yesterday at the headquarters
in Tomlinson Hall was heavy enough in
point of numbers to be pleasing to the pro-
motors of the meet, During the day three
thousand persons in round numbers pre-
sented their cards and were registered and
supplied with credentials admitting them to
the various social functions planned for
their benefit during the meet. Most of them,
however. were from the city and immediate
vicinity and furnish no base on which to
estimate the probable attendance from out
side. The regular New York train on the
Big Four road brought in independent dele
cations from Buffalo and cities east of that
point to the number of 120 people. None of
the roads during the day had occasion to
run special trains, but both the Big Four
and PENNSYLVANIA roads expect to have one
or more to-day from the East
The Milwaukee delegation reached the
city from the home of breweries yesterday
morning and quartered at the Bates House.
The crowd is under the direction of F. G.
Van Valkenburg, and is prepared to do
some work to land the meet in Milwaukee
in 1900. The delegation brought along
hundreds of pamphlets illustrating the
beauties of Milwaukee as a. city and every
man had pocket full of Pabst beer bot
tles-small ones-for distribution, along with
badges inscribed, milwaukee is a bright
spot for the 90 meet
AS yet there has been no cramping of
quarters for the visitors now in the city, all
the hotels having ample accommodations
for all arrivals.
Judging from the statements of the diff
ferent officers of the league there is every
probability of Buffalo securing the next
meet without any trouble. In fact the
euSSA lily VI the LAKES SeeIIS 10 De the
only place which has a Woodworking dele
cation out for the meet. The other candi-
dates will take the meet for 99 if it can be
secured without a fight, but the Buffalo
men are after it, fight or no fight President
Isaac Potter, in a conversation yesterday,
said he could see no reason why the Buffalo
people should not secure the meet. The
town has, in his opinion, done more for rae
ing than any other city in the country,
for the short-distance men, and the recol-
lections of any of the league members who
have visited that place will always be of
pleasant character. He thinks all these
things. coupled with the present active
work being done by the Buffalo men, will
sow the seeds which will bear fruit at the
convention. The significant attitude Of the
Boston crowd in telling of the beauties of
Buffalo and referring to the good fellow
qualities of the men representing the town,
is looked on by most of the officials
equivalent to an expression OF the intention
Of the Hub men to work for Buffalo if it is
seen Boston cannot secure the meet.