The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-05-01

dianaDais has been decided upon. and |
the experts who have examined il say
that ii l. the greatest race program ev-
er arranged for a national meet. Her
bert FoItz chairman Of the race COM
mittee. has spent weeks on the program.
and has called TO his assistance all Of
the leading race promoters and mem
hers Of the racing board and handicap
pers in the country Many of these men
were asked to prepare a program FOR the
three days race meet and from the
dozen submitted Mr. Foiz mas incorpor-
ated some suggestions from each pro-
gram and embodied them. together with
his own. I'm the official program for tho
race meet
There viii be three days OF racing. with
six events each day. The heats will be
run in the morning, beginning at
O'Clock and the finals al o'clock in the
afternoon. There will be two or more
championship events each day in addi-
gion TO handicap events. pursuit races
and multiplet racing. No first prizes in
the professional events are less than 500.
and IN several Of them the first money is
$50
The big event Of the first day viii be
q 2-miIe multiplet handicap race. pro-
fessioual invitation. for a purse Of $500
Mere VIII also on inAA Gay De the --nll4F
professional championship. FOR a purse
OF $50.
The second days program has a star
feature in the Great American Handicap.
two miles professional for purse of
Si130. Of which s2oG VIII be distributed
in the trials and semi-finals. The first
money I'm the finals will be $500 This Is
the biggest race ever promoted at a ma
tional meet The half-mile national
championship viii also be run on thai cay.
The one-mile professional champion
ship wili run the third day. But the
leading feature Of that days program
viii be the international pursuit race,
which win call out all the foreign riders
IN the country There viii probably be
in addition a middIe-distances event at
night bur the arrangements FOR this have
not been completed
THE NATIONAL MEET PROGRAM:
One-mile handicap pro3 900 50. s..
So Sl0-s2oO.
Half-rnile championship tam9, So. SIS
So
Two-rlile national championship opro.1.
$50 $50 So SEQ.
interstate pursuit race CamJ. STATE
mile champions So % $40 $50.
Tryo-nile muItiplet handicap tproD, in
vitauon. 1853 So. 80. S25-s3tO.
Five-mile championship ,aln.l. 80, So
Soc
Second Day-One-miIe handicap tam.
So So So $40, $50
HaIf-ruile national championship pro-
$3.50 so 81. $3.50.
Quarter-mile championship tam. So
$50.
OHe-mile tandem championship tam.j.
four prizes-slG0
Greal American handicap uwo miles
pro- s2fl in trials and sem-dnals SJoJ
5000 So S25-Sl.p99
Tuo-miIe championship tam. 50. So
sH
Third Das-Amateur national cham
pionship zone mne,. me6ai-s35.
Two-mile tandem pros 500. 81. -.
s2u-se99
In7er-I-rban team pursuit race 6am.1
three prizes-S75.
One-miIe national championship pro-
SIG SO 81. SI5-s25J.
TNo-rnile handicap tam1 So So. 81. 10
$50
international pursuit race. sI5o. 50. So
$500
The war has not i'm any way affected The
enthusiasm Of the members of the IS
Meet Club. and they are going steadily
about their work Of preparation for the
entertainment Of the wheemen IN the
beautiful inland city on the banks OF
White River next August The executive
committee meets every Saturday after
noon and all Of the preliminary work has
been done The track company has -
erything IN readiness 10 begin work on the
new track. and the contract for the track
viii be lei this week All OF the promi-
nent track builders IN the country haV,
pun IN bids. and members OF the company
say that The plans submitted have salts
fed them that indianapolis viii have tin
fastest track in the country this Sum
mer. An effort VIII be made to have j
completed by july J. and several blue rib
bon meets and the State meet viii b'
held before the national meet
The committee on accommodations vii
decide on the official hotel this week. and
the headauaTters viii be opened May I
III is likely that the Denison House vii
be made the League headquarters II is
the best located for wheelmen, close both
10 Tomlinson Hail and the J.. 4. ". club.
house within block OF Meridian Street
the principal residence thoTouEhfare. and
easily accessible TO the cycle path.
The finance committee has gone 4
work and the entertainment fund viii b.
raised within the next two weeks. Tn
members OF the committee have met witt
decided success 50 far. and think that
necessary. they can raise twice tn
amount asked for.
The committee appointed for the on
tertaiument Of women during the wee
OF the meet has held several meetings
and the chairman Mrs. Dean. says tina
an attractive program VIII be mappe
out for the women visitors who com
here in August
The tours and runs committee has be
gun 10 map out the tours for the wecl
Of the meet. There viii be al least f0u
runs every day, including one century
The cycle paths will be used for bourl,
trips. The committee now expects Il
have one hundred hardy road riders 81
duty TO pilot the riders over the roads
chief Consul Sherwood Of the Indian:
division. has again offered his service
20 the Government TO organize a specia
bicycle corps Of Indiana wheelmen. ant
h mas be- sent 20 the front within TIA
next week Gen. Miles thinks well OF tn
wheel ia warfare. and has written Nh
Sherwood that a bicycle corps win be on
Of the accessories 10 every division Of tn
Army Mr. Sherwood served under Ger
Miles through one campaign in Arizona
in which the famous Apache. Geronimo
was captured. He has had much eX
perience ia the signal service work. an
il ms offer Is accepted viii probably b
detailed for that work during the presen
hostIities.
u Is not believed here that the war Wi
have much effect on the success Of tn
meet IN the event of hostilities ben
prolonged il might affect the attendant