The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
THE L. A. w. STATE MEET
IT Is FORMALLY AWARDED TO IN
DIANAPCLIS L. A. w. CLUB.
Contract for the National Race Track
Ready to Be Awarded-The Pro-
gramme Ready.

The executive committee Of the Indian
apolis l. A w. Meet Club, at it's regular
meeting yesterday, formally awarded to the
Indianapolis L. A w. Bicycle Club the
privilege of conducting the State meet. July
and 5. The board of officers of the IN
diana division of the League of American
Wheelmen, at it's meeting last December,
placed this meeting in the hands of the
Meet Club. The state meet, if properly ham
died. is a source of revenue to its promoters,
and it was thought the Meet Club might
make something out of the state meet to
go toward entertainment of visitors to the
national meet in August. The entertain
ment and reception Of visitors has been
placed in the hands of the L. A. w. Bicycle
Club, and whatever profit may be made by
this club out of the state meet will be used
for this work. provision to this effect
was made in a resolution granting the state
meet to the l.. A. w. Club. The provision
was inserted at the request of members of
the governing board of governors of the
L. A. w. Bicycle Club, who also mem
bers of the executive committee of the l..
A. w. Meet Club.
There were some changes made in person
mel of the executive committee. C. B. Rock
wood who was chairman of the entertain
ment committee, resigned. He is to leave
the city permanently to locate in Nashville.
Hiram Brown, his successor as president
of the L. A. W. Bicycle Club, became, ex
off1cio, his successor at the head of the
committee. Robert E. Springsteen, vice
president of the L. A. w. Bicycle Club, WAS
added TO the entertainment and reception
committee and made a member of the ex-
ecutive committee. The office of chairman
of the committee on the prevention of ex-
tortion was declared vacant on account of
the failure of the chairman to attend meet
ings. Conrad Mueller was elected to fill
the vacancy.
The chairman of the press committee was
authorized to employ stenographe. in his
work of getting out bulletins for supplying
the daily and trade papers with information
and news calculated to advertise Indianap-
oils and the national meet. He was also
authorized to enter into an agreement with
photographer to prepare photographs for
newspaper cuts of members of the executive
committee and prominent citizens who are
working for the success of the meet. These
are being asked for by papers all over the
United States. Photographs for cuts are
also to be made of attractive points in and
abO'.t the city.
Chairman Foltz, OF, the race committee,
reported that he had finally prepared q
programme for the three days races which
he believed was a little better than any that
had ever been given at a meet. The pro-
gramme was the result of the opinions of
experts all over the country. 1t had been
submitted to Chairman Mott of the ma
tional racing board, and complimented by
him. 1t will be reported in detail at the
next meeting of the executive committee.
Chairman Newly. of the track commit
tee. who is also president of the Indanap-
oils Cycle Track Association, the company
which is to build the track reported that
the company had received one bid for the
construction Of the track, and expected
hnoaS 70 M rr Tattf pueer d OF b G De' bd
Mr.. Newly thinks the contract will be
awarded by the first of next week.