The times., 1898-06-19

this Government has decided that Cana
dian wheels, when accompanied by their
owners. can be admitted to this country
free of cost, is one feature which is
thought will bring many visitors to the
meet. and also the fact that the fight
between Buffalo and Boston is waxing
stronger every day. Buffalo has begun
to branch out and not only are the wheel
men of that city working vigorously for
the meet next year, but they are using
their influence with the riders of both
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Boston is work
ing largely in the New England States.
but the wheelmen of the Hub will have
to extend their work in the Middle and
Western States If they expect to be sue
cessful.
Chairman Lazarus, of the transporta
tion committee. reports that all the trunk
lines in the country with the exception of
the New England association, have made
one-fair rate to the national meet. The
Western Passenger Association has. how
ever, put in a proviso which carries with
1t an additional two dollars over the one
fare. Heretofore the usual rate has been
a fare and third, and the rate which
has been established for the meet of one
fare Is much lower than any terms which
the Western Passenger Association has
ever indorsed Indications now point to
the greatest gathering of wheelmen next
August that has ever been seen in this
country Clubs have been organized in
all the Eastern and Middle States. and
also in a few of the Western States. and
If the promises of the present are carried
out. there viii be from forty to fifty
thousand visitors in Indianapolis during
the week Of August to 13 inclusive.
Thomas Hay chairman of the badge
committee. offered a number of designs
for the official badge and souvenir dur
ing the week Of the meet to the execu-
tive committee at the last meeting
Some of them were decided novelties
and, after some discussion Mr.. Hay was
allowed another week in which to select
the official badge and souvenir.
The fact that the executive committee
| will not get out an official souvenir pro-
gram this year in connection with the
meet viii be appreciated by the manu-
| facturers throughout the country The
committee. however, will have published
four or slx-page folder. setting forth
| the advantages possessed by IndianaD-
| oils. together with the program of the
entertainment and race committees of
! the week. which Will be sent to all of
the manufacturers and by them distrib-
| uted TO their agents throughout the
| country.
The new track is rapidly assuming tan
! gibe formation. Superintendent Ashinger
! has a large force of men at work and the
track now is ready for the surface. The
work on the grandstand and amphiJhea-
ters has also been begun. and the con-
tractors are under bond to have them fin
ished by July g. This will probably neces-
| state night work, and contracts for the
lighting have already been let.
The State meet of the Indiana division
| will be held in this city on July T. The
| program will consist of eleven events.
The meet will be under the auspices of
the Indianapolis L. A. ". Club, and will
mark the opening of the new track
Chairman Foltz has received several
| propositions from middle-distance racing
men to race here during the week of the
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slate for the big event, which viii take
place on Friday, August u. The middle
distance men have not yet thoroughly
get into their harness for the season
and until several races have been pulled
off it will not be known just who are tht
fastest men in the country at that game
Mr.. Foltz is determined that inasmucf
as the middle-distance race has never
been pulled off in connection with the ma
tional meet, that the two fastest men il
the country be secured and the purse
which will be offered for that race viii
in itself be a sufficient inducement TO at
tract the fastest men who are in the mid
dle-distance game. 1t is not unlikely tina
either Michael or Linton will be one o
the contestants. One or the other vii
then be pitted against some crack Amer
lean rider.
Merrill Moores has this week started hi:
: rough riders out over the State They will
cover all of the roads within the imme
diate vicinity of Indianapolis. and many
of them within a radius of seventy miles
The program of the tours and runs fo
the week of the meet will be made up a
soon as they report. Invitations have beel
; received from many of the towns and cit
les near indianapolis, asking that tn
visitors be invited to make the run t
their respective cities, and several o
these invitations will be accepted
al The tour book of the Indiana divisio
4 L. A. w. has been published for 1898 an
l distributed among the members. 1t
e neatly bound in flexible leather cover, an
!, is of size convenient for carrying i
= the pocket The contents are 157 route!
o each routing showing the distance forr
point to point, the material of which tn
roads are made, the grades and cond
| ton of the roads at best.
There are also numerous notes in whic
special pointers are given, such as war;
ing about riding upon sidewalks, refer
ence to hills and bad stretches of roaC
| | and points of interest along the rout,
The routes are doubly indexed an
| | accompanied by large map of the Stat
| The book was prepared for the divisio
| by the following members of the l.. A w
Vice-Consm w. B. Hassen, chairman
| | Jeffersonviile; ]. r. Mutz, Edinburg; F
| | c. Henshaw, Elkhart; w. r. Teel, Teri
| Haute; W, G. Heberhart, Madison: {
| THERE is A CLASS OF PE0PL