The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-17

Luck has never been so against all lines
| OF sport, and against cycling in particular
| as curing the present season. Rain for
eight weeks. followed by the most intense
heat for July 4. and the war in combination
and the consequent absence of thousands of
young racegoers at the front. brought disas-
| ter to the ranks of the race meet promoting
associations. In Boston but one track of the
two is now available, and that Charles River
In New York Manhattan Beach is the only
track, Ambrose having been blacklisted and
berkeley Oval lain down. In Philadelphia
the three tracks are running, but the game
is generally thought to be overdone there.
and only one track draws paying gates. In
another two weeks the game will have re-
coded to its last years basis and profits will
again be made.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
E. A. Warren, head chemist of Noyes Broth
ers & Cutler, is experimenting with a new
luminous paint to be used on posts and trees
along the route of the various cycle paths
In st. Paul and Minneapolis. The paint will
have the same appearance as PHOSPHORUS
rubbed on the posts, and will be a guide to
wheelmen who are caught on the cycle paths
! after n1ghtfall with neither lantern nor moon
to guide their course. Along the sides Of
the path abutting the woods and pastures,
there are IN many cases barb wire fences.
| making 1t extremely dangerous for wheel
men riding after dark A large round SPOT
on the posts would serve as danger signals.
"A meeting of the officers of the Minnesota
division of the L. A. W. will be held tomor-
row afternoon in the Office of Chief Consul
Ovitt in the Pioneer Press building for the
purpose OF selecting official route to In
dianapolis to the annual meet of the L. A W.
which takes place Aug. 8. The resignation of
acted upon. Mr.. Bond has been appointed
captain of Company 1, Fifteenth regiment.
| Minnesota volunteers. A Minneapolis man will
probably be selected to take Mr.. Bonds place.
The national meet of the L. A. W. at In
dianapolis on Aug: 8 will undoubtedly attract
the greatest number Of wheemen ever as
sembled at any of the l.. A w. functions
Chairman Albert Sahm, Of the finance com
mlttee, is meeting with great success in his
canvass for funds - among mo Eastern L. A. W.
members, and the 81, 600 purse hung I'D for the
one mile in three heats will attract the fastest
riders on the continent. The official list of
track Judges, referees, etc, will be announced
race committee. The list will comprise repre-
sentative racing men from all over the COM
| try.
Minnesota members Of the Century Road
club are coming right to the front this season
In the matter of century records. Rain
maker" Hanson's record last week will prob
ably stand for this seasons Minnesota rec
ord. Several double centuries were made on
the Fourth. the names of those successfully
last Sundays o be.
The following st. Paul riders have several
centuries to their credit this season: A. L.
Sibley, Mr.. and Mrs. t. L. Bird, Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Matheis, Mr.. and Mrs. James Meal
rath. Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Thayer, Merriam
Park; w. P. Jewett, James Thorne, F. A.
Seymour. L. A. Partridge.
| The following Minneapolis riders are report
ed by DR.. c. H. Hunter, state chairman, as
having completed several centuries apiece:
| y. ii. Hanson, Allen Underwood
G; 7 Lincoln, Dr.. G. H. Hunter,
NJ. e. Knowlton. c. w. Schneider
]. c. Rogers, F. H. Williams,
H. ]. Moreton, c. A. Brown.
The Cycle Path association yesterday d.
rected communication to the council OF
White Bear village asking them to do some
thing towards constructing sat sfactory
path through the village proper. The path
from st Paul to White Bear and the circuit
around the lake Is in excellent condition. with
the exception of that portion Of the path
which runs through White Bear village.
Chairman Mott of the racing board of the
L. A. W.. has suspended for this season quite
bunch Of New York riders for promoting
and officiating at Sunday races. Since the
last annual gathering at st. Louis which de-
cided against Sunday racing, the prerogative
laid down at that meeting has been we'll en-
forced. Three Washington state professionals
were also suspended last week.
| Chief Consul Ovitt has received the fol
lowing letter from President Isaac Potter, OF
the L. A. W.:
At a recent meeting of our executive CON-
mittee Of the league it was determnd to
form a national touring committee for work
during the balance of this official year, and to
make such recommendation to the next ma
tional assembly as the experience of this
committee would seem to warrant. The need
of this committee has been impressed upon
| US by the number of inquiries constantly
| made by persons, and especially league mem
bers; who desire to tour from one state into
| another, and who have no ready means Of as
| certaining the best routes between the places
which thy wish to visit. 1t is obviously diff
fcult and In many cases impossible for me tc
| supply this information, and as the road
books ard maps of each state division are
confined mainly to the territory within a
single state, the inquiring tourist can gain
| his information in many cases on.y bv mr.
chasing several road books at an exrense
which often seems to him unreasonable and
which ought perhaps. to be unnecessary. IT.
improve these conditions it is my purnose r.
name a national touring committee, the mem.
bers of which will volunteer to collsct in.
formation as to {, the best routes runrine
| through from state to state. and to sunn =