The times., 1898-07-17

viii give some practical advice as to how
this may be accomplished most anvan-
tageously- Gov. Mount appreciates fully
the benefit Of good roads To the farmer
and all users Of roads. having been rails
ed upon farm, closely identified with
The country up 10 the time Of his cleo
ton 10 the gubernatorial chair. The
state house Will be open TO visitors and
the executive building of indianapolis is
well worth visit. During the evening
concert Will be given in the building
The fact that the New England Pas
senger Association has granted one fare
for she round TRIP for the national meet
Is being felt throughout the New Eng
land States, and &; is Believed that more
wheelmen viii attenl the national meet
than even visited Philadelphia last Au-
gust. The rate from Boston Of s.. is one
Of the lowest ever made out Of that city,
and as all OF the wheelmen in New Eng
land are Interested IN the success OF
Boston in her Efforts 10 secure the meet
Of 81. viii take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity 10 come 10 indianapolis and as
sis, the Boston 80 meet club
Chairman F"ltZ, of the race comm ttee
Will make hls appointments for track
officials AT the national meet during the
AlENA HNth = u VI TIE fgJSlL4DIS Will Dc
given 10 the men prominent In cycling
circles thrcUghou, the country. aud
non-resldents Of indianapolis. There viii
be a number Of familiar faces on Chair
man Foltz's slate-men who have acted
in various capacities in national meets
in the past and know every inch OF the
racing game.
rhe National Track Association team
has decided TO send its crack pacemakers
and several of its crack riders to Indian
ap0lis for The week Of the national meet
This will add greatly to the interest of
the races, particularly In the pacing con
tests and from that team the two con-
testing in the big middle-distance event
viii probably be chosen. President New
by, OF the International Track Company
has decided 10 put on several amateur
pacing teams. There viii be at least
tandem. triplet and quad team working
The indications are now that many of the
fast men will come 10 Indianapolis a week
or ten days before the national meet for
the purpose of working out on the new
track Several Of the speedy amateurs
of the country are already here
1t was decided at the last meeting of the
executive committee TO open a registra-
ton office for women during the week of
the meet at the Propylaeum. This will
enable the women visitors to register and
obtain their credentials without having TO
mix up with the crowd at headquarters.
Miss Ada Newby, chairman of the COM
mittee on reception Of women. will have
charge Of this feature of the work.
The DeHison Hotel has been chosen as
the headquarters hotel during the week
Of the meet, and many Of the prominent
racing men and officials viii stop at that
hotel. although the Grand, Bates and
English Will also be prominent centers
for the wheelmen.
The committee has now under consid-
GRAFTON plans for running a big excur-
sion the Sunday following the meet 10
BloOmingdale Glens and the Shades of
Death, two beautiful and picturesque re-
sorts some sixty miles west of Indian
apolIs. The scenery at these two places
Is well worth going miles to see. The
roads leading from the two resorts are
excellent for cycling and il is thought
that this VIII prove delightful riding for
those who remain after the meet.
The accommodations committee are
now preparing to publish a list of the
hotels and boarding houses together
with their location and rates charged.
This list will be sent to anyone desiring
It Accommodations can in this way be
engaged in advance Requests for them
should be made either to Secretary Wooll-
en- or Hal w. Reed, chairman press
committee
The Millerville cycle path has been fin
ished and furnishes even more delightful
riding than the famous Broad Rfpple
course. The Wheelway League which
controls both the Board Ripple and MIL
lersVlHe cycle paths. have extended the
courtesy TO these two paths to the Wis
itors attending the 9S meet. and the SOU
venir badge issued by the meet club will
be recognized on both paths.
Chairman Brown. of the reception and
entertainment committee has appointed
i've subcommittee. They are as fol-
lows: ". ". Hammel reception at the
state house; r. f. Springsreen, band con-
certs; H. f. Hackedorn. German House:
Frank Staley. Broad Ripple; Charles
l-ayman, smoker. These suocommittees
VIII meet every evening this week in the
governors room at the L. A. w. club
house
Herbert Foltz reported al the last meet
ing of the executive committee that the
Newby oval has more than come IN To
the expectations of the track comnanv
and he considers it one of the fastest hi
cycle tracks in the world. The interest
that is being taken by the racing men in
the track, and the fact that they will all
be here, encourages the members of the
executive committee i'm the belief that
many of the worlds records will be sent
tumbling during the week of August Q 10
l3 inclusive.