Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-30
PROFESSIONAL CYCLERs TO RACE.
First Meet of the New Organization to
be Held Tomorrow.

The first race meet of the American Rae
ing Cyclists Union, the newly organized
body Of professional racing men, will be
held in this city at the track of the Park
Bicycle Club on the Conduit road. tomor-
row afternoon, comm ancing at o'clock.
The option which was given to the man
ayers of the Colosseum track at Baltimore,
to take the meet for that date, was not
accepted. and the preparations Were rush.
ed for the local meet.
All of the prominent racing men are now
in town, and are at the Hotel Regent.
They will remain in this city for nearly
a week, staying over for the two race meets
sch aduled.
OF the racing men, twenty-eight out of
the original thirty who signed the papers
for preliminary organization of profess
SIGNALS are in town. Among the number
are Eddie G. Bald, Tom Cooper, Arthur
Gardiner, Major Taylor. the colored Won
der; Floyd mcfarland, Orlando Stevens,
Earle KiSer II. Il. Freeman, Owen kimble,
Jay Eaton, DIR. A /. Brown, W. Fred Sims
w. Z. Becker, Harry Taylor, Eddie Walsh.
Billie Sims, Otto Maya and several others.
At the meet tomorrow, the initial meet
Of the new organization, none of the old
officials of the local division of the League
of American Wheelmen Of this division will
officiate. Walt. Wilson will act referee
while A G. Batchelder will perform the
handicapping, being assisted by William
the District The other officials of the
meet will be selected from well-known
wheelmen Of the city, who are willing to
aid the movement at the risk of being sus-
pended from any league track in the fu-
ture.
The new organization has received the
support of a number of tracks in the coun-
try, particularly in the east and in New
England. Comparatively little riding can
be done up north the balance of the year,
as the weather is almost too cold. Berkeley
oval and the Manhattan Beach track are
two courses that have been secured, while
Madison Square Garden will be used this
winter for indoor events. In Connecticut
the Pleasure Beach track at Bridgeport
and the track of the Springfield club are
offered. The famous Charles River track
at boston VIII join the movement, assur-
ances to this effect being received
The Culver Park at Rochester the Ath-
letc Field at Buffalo and on or two other
tracks in New York state are in line, The
Willow Grove and Woodside Park tracks
at Philadelphia are counted in. The Col
osseum track at Baltimore is expected to
join. No attention has as yet been paid to
tracks further south. The Chester Park
track at Cincinnati, the Athletic Park at
st. Louis, managed by Tim Hurst, and the
Sportsmen's Park in the same city are also
with the professional riders. Shutes Park
at Denver, Col. and number of other
tracks in the west can be counted on In
California. the home of the secession move
ment year ago, there is scarcely a track
that remains under the control of the league
and all of these tracks will be used. II
possible, a circuit will be arranged on all
of the tracks of the land of sunshine and
flowers which will extend until late in the
season.
30 far as the American Racing Cyclists
Association is concerned. enough dates
have been secured to fill out the remainder
of the season. With the exception of Bal
timore, every one of the places on the
schedule for the national circuit have made
the flop and cast fortunes with the new or.
ganization. AS completed, the schedule for
the remainder of the season Is as follows:
Washington, D. c., October and 5: ST.
Louis, No., October s and O.; Cape Girar-