The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
OPENING OF NEWLY OVAL
STATE l.. A. w. MEET RACES WILL
BE THE ATTRACTION.
List of the Events and the Prizes-In-
diana l.. 4. w. Membership
NO< Increasing Fast.

Newly Oval will be formally opened 10
the public tomorrow, on the occasion Of the
annual race meet of the Indiana Division
OF the L. A. w. The indications are that
there viii be seventy-ave racing men here.
among them some OF the fastest profession
al and amateurs in the middle West. Ger
tain IL is that il will be the biggest affair
OF the kind ever pulled off in indianapolis.
Every condition is perfect for the success
Of the meet. the weather question alone be-
ing doubtful and this figures little in modern
cycle racing, except perhaps with the size
Of the crowd The time made by David,
Pfeffer and Watson Friday in a little work
ing out is conclusive evidence that the track
is fast. What the professionals can do on
II Monday viii be a surprise to themselves.
There is some little wor4 to be done in
the way Of arranging chairs and adding
a lick here and there This viii be attended
10 to-day and by the time the trial heats are
run off tomorrow there will be nothing
done which might add to the success of the
races or the comfort of the spectators. The
following is the programme of the races:
Afternoon
one-mile noyice-First, $40; second. $40;
third, s..
Ouarter-mile, State championship; anna
teur-Gold medal. silver medal
one-mie, open; professional-S25, $50, $40
and s..
aHd <.
,Two-mile handicap; PROFESSIONALISM, $25,
SIS, so and s..
One-mile State championship: amateur
Gold medal, silver medal.
Evening
Half-mile. State championship; amateur
Cola medal, silver medal
One-miie open; professionalism, $40, $40
and S.
Two-mile handicap; amateur-$S5. s2O SIS,
$40 and So
One-miIe lap; PROFESSIONALISM, $25. $40
Five-mile State championship; amateur
Gold medal. silver medal.
Amateur prizes are given in value, the
rule prohibiting the giving of cash prizes to
this class. Special interest centers about
the mile State championship for amateurs in
the afternoon. and the mile lap race for
professionals in the evening. The winner
of the mile State championship will become
the representative of Indiana in the big race
at the national meet open only to State
champions. The lap race is new here. The
men are scored by points each lap being
counted. The first man to cross the tape on
the first lap Is given as many points as
there are riders, the second man one less
and so on. Points are given thus for each
OF the four laps and the man having the
most points wins regardless of his position
at the finish.
The following officers will have charge of
the races:
starter-L ]. Keck, indianapolis.
Clerk of Course-Frank Erdelmeyer, In
dianapoliS.
Assistant Clerks-George o. Rossen, Terre
Haute Ind; George +. Kast, Louisville.
KY.
Judges-R. F. Nitsche, Terre Haute, Ind;
Z. X Henderson, Indianapolis; Harry Pom
thus, Charlottesville Ind; Charles Kolb
Goshen, Ind; Al Piers, Jacksonville, Ind
Howard "A. Dill, Richmond, Ind.
I1mers-M. j. Fleck, Louisville KY:
George Kern, Indianapolis; Charles I. Nehf.
Terre Haute, Ind; 4. b. Hatfield, Indian
apohs; X. i. Springsteen, Indianapolis.
Scorers-Wallace Sherwood, Indianapolis;
r. X. lowering, Lafayette, Ind; Hiram
Brown, indianapolis; Delos N. Weaver Elk
hart; 10. l.. Apperson, kokomo, Ind.
OmPires-Ed Morris, indianapolis; Ed Tai
bert, Indianapolis
=; Alp1nouncers-Tom Hay. Indianapolis; Carl