The times., 1898-06-06

indianapolis, Ind, June 5.-(SpeciaL)-
| The executive committee of the SO meet
club has opened its permanent headquar-
ters in the Commercial Club building.
and from now on all business in connec-
ton with the meet viii be transacted at
these offices. The work Of preparation
| has advanced so rapidly that it has been
| found necessary TO open permanent head
quarters this early in the season, and al
/ though the meet is two months off, the
members of the committee are satisfied
that 1t win be gigantic success. In
/ quiries are now being received every day
/ from wheelmen of different parts of the
/ country asking in regard to rates. ac-
| commodations. plans for entertainment
and a dozen different things which show
1 the active interest that has been aroused
/ in the 9S meet. Heretofore committee
meetings have been held once a week
/ but it has been found that this is not
often enough to transact all the work
which accumulates from day to day. and
1 from now on meetings will be held two
or three tiIs a week, and later, every
day
/ The chairmen of various subcommit-
! tees who are working on the details in
| connection with the big affair. all report
that they have their work well in hand
and their committees will be ready to do
their fun duty when the time comes.
Nothing that will tend TO the comfort and
pleasure of the visitors next August will
be left undone and now there are TWEEN
ty-five active, aggressive business men
devoting much of their time as to how
! the interests of the wheelmen of the
country can be best served during the
week of August 9 to 13 inclusive
The information committee has gather
ed together during the past ten days al
most everything in the way of informa-
tion which could be of benefit to the visi-
tors. Ii has secured lists of the hotels.
their rates, selected centrally located
! places for the stabishment of informa-
ton bureaus during the week, prepared
map of the city. showing the paved
streets and prettiest rides, located the
public buildings, points of interest and
! prepared the data for book of informa-
ton which will be given to the visitors
| during the week of the meet
The finance committee has succeeded
in raising almost the entire amount ask
ed for by the entertainment committee
! Chairman Sahm has prosecuted this part
/ Of the work vigorously and he has met
| with great encouragement. A large part
of the city has not yet been canvassed
and he fully expects that as soon as he
can get over IT he will have more than
the amount of money asked for by the
/ executive committee.
Chairman Foltz of the race committee is
! being bombarded on every side by letters
from riders. trainers and race promoters
asking for further details in regard to the
race program Of the national meet. There
are several decidedly new and novel feat
ures in this program which have never be-
fore been sprung on the cycle racing
public The multipIet handicap event.
and the Interstate pursuit race both seem
! 10 be vexing problems. The chairman
himself has not yet decided Just what
method will be employed in running them.
The great American handicap which
comes the second day, has also attracted
much attention among the riders and the
! indications are that there will be over one
hundred entries in this one race. The
amateur national championship on the
third day is practically a new event. the
entries being restricted TO the winners of
the mile championships of the different
States. This will cut down the field. but
| II will bring together the fastest amateurs
in the country and prove one of the most
interesting events of the week The win
ner Of this race can call himself the
champion amateur Of the season.
The fnterurban team pursuit race for
amateurs which will take place Saturday.
August u, has aroused much interest
among amateur riders in this section of
the country. Chairman Foltz states that
the teams will be composed of three men
each, but whether the heats will he made
up Of individual riders from each team.
or be between the teams themselves with
| three men qualified for the final is ques
ton which he has not yet decided. He
still continues to receive many compIi
ments on the excellence of the race pro-
gram for the national meet
work on the new track is progressing
rapidly. Charles Ashinger, the veteran
track builder, is in charge Of the con-
struction and has large force of mon
at work. Herbert Foltz, supervising ar
chitect, has all the plans of both The
track and stand completed In drawing
them he has had the benefit of the ex-
| perience gained in the building of tha
Chester Park, Fountain Ferry, Detroit
and Montreal tracks, and it is believed
that the indianapolis track, when com
| pleted, will not only be more accepta
bic to riders, but will provide better com
fort for the spectators and particularly
the newspaper men to whom attendance
at a national meet is anything but y
pleasant job. The track will be finished
by June 90 and will be opened with the
State meet on July 4.
The directors of the Indianapolis Cvcle
Track Company are still wrestling with
the name for the new track in Central
Avenue. A request with suggestions for
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