The evening times., 1898-08-01
THE indianapolis MEET
Everything in Readiness for the
Wlleelmen Next Week.
GOOD WORK OF MEET CLUB
Plans for the Entertainment Of the
yisitorS-Teurs and Runs Mapped
Out-The National ChaApionship
Races-Six Events VIII Ne Ran
Each Day-Other Newsy Notes.


indianapolis. August 1.-tSpeciai>-Ths
'9S Meet Club has made special prepara-
tons for the entertainment of women
during the week of the national meet. In
almost every feature in the program they
have beeen included and their comfort
and enjoyment will be one Of the con-
Germs OF the Meet Club. Miss Ada Newby
is chairman of the committee on recep-
ton and entertainment Of women. The
Propylaeum has beeen secured for a wo-
mans headquarters and they will be of
just as much Importance during the
week Of the meet as any man. no matter
If 1t be President Potter himself Hoosier
hospitality is not one-sided. With a re-
ception at the State House. a vaudeville
entertainment at English's Opera House,
special program at the German House,
a run over the Millersville path, a break
fast at the Country Club and an after
noon at Broad Ripple Park. the women
Will ind plenty to occupy their time, and
no man Will regret bringing with him his
wife. his sister or his sweetheart.
The most important OF the subcommit
tees of the '9s Meet Club is that on re-
ception, of which Hiram Brown Is chair
man. MI. Brown Is one of the well-known
cycling enthusiasts of indianapolis. and
Is president OF the L. A: w. Bicycle Club,
which was organized largely for meet
purposes. and he has some $50 men work
ing under him In various capacities on
the different subcommittee. Mr.. Brown
mas his plan well systematized. There Is
an escort committee. composed Of some
seventy-hve members of the club
which will be on duty at Headquarters
and at the Union Station All of the yis-
itors Will be received by members of the
committee and taken to the various ho-
teis and boarding-houses where they may
wish to stop. .- -,
Another of the important subcommittee
under Mr.. Brown's supervision is thai
which will have charge of the reception
at the State House on Tuesday evening.
august >. Other committees have arrane-
ed Tor the vaudeville entertainment and
smoker the night at the German House.
the musical fetes at Fairview and Gar
held Parks, the festival at Broad Ripple
ana the special excursion to the Shades
OF Death and Bloomingdale Glens. All of
these various committees report directly
TO Mr.. Brown, and at the last meeting
OF the executive committee he stated that
his part of the work was done.
special attention has been paid to tours
ana runs In connection with the national
meet this year. In this respect Indianap-
Oils Is particularly fortunate. and It can
safely be said that no city in the country
Is so well equipped with excellent turn
pixies radiating from it in every direction
as the Hoosier Metropolis. Merrill
Moore. chairman of this committee. will
have under him a working force of
twenty-five good road riders, not scorch-
ers. for to fully appreciate Indiana roads.
II Is necessary to jog along at about an
eight-mile-an-hour clip. The program
provides for eleven tours, varying in
length from ten to one hundred miles. All
of these are over delightful roads. Mr.
Moore has exercised great care in choos-
ing his routes and feels able to assure the
visitors that they will miss much of the
pleasures of the meet if they do NOT ac-
company his rough riders on at least two
or three of the trips.
One of the most important committees
of the '9S Meet Club is the press commit
tee. The work of publicity has been in
the hands of Hal w. Reed. chairman of
that committee, who is also sporting edit
or of the Indianapolis News. He has been
assisted by A. o. Royse, bicycle editor OF
the Indianapolis Journal: f. H. Bingham.
sporting editor of the Sentinel and F. w.
Vansicklen. This work has been system
atized and not week has passed since
the return of the Hoosier Boomers from
Philadelphia, but something concerning
indianapolis and the meet has been sent
to the leading papers throughout the
country. In this way II is believed that
Indianapolis has been thoroughly ad-
ver:ised and the wheelmen are acquaint-
ed with the good things in store for them
during the week of August to 13. inclus-
i've. in the Hoosier Capital
Boston and Buffalo will invade In
dianapulis in strength during the week
of the meet. The delgations from those
two cities have engaged headquarters
ard come prepared 10 make hard fight
for the meet in 's9. Their work in In
dianapolis will be one Of the side tights
of the big meet and they will assist in