The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
Century CLUB IDEA
TO MAKE THE 100 MILE RI rs
LITTLE MORE POPULAR THIS
YEAR.
JUST INSIDE TIME LIMIT.
BELIEVED THAT Experienced
CENTURY RIDERS CAN COACH
THE UNTRIED ONES.
NEW STATE CYCLING hooks,
With Mans and Other Useful InfOr-
nation are on the Press Soon
to He Published.

Paul and Minneapolis riders tried the
trip to Mortified, but only two OF that
number succeeded in completing the
trip within the time limit. G. H. Van
derhoof of Minneapolis, made the fast
est century this year, finishing in
hours and so minutes. Allen Under
wood finished with little time to
spare. There were also hundreds Of
riders out for short runs. The most
popular trip seemed to be out Summit
avenue to the river, as there was a
string of Wheelnen going out that way
all afternoon. If Mr.. Lyons is able to
make good his prediction, tomorrow
will see even a larger number of pleas
ure parties out for an afternoon spin
on the hill.
The big state meet which is being
looked after by Chief Consul Ovitt is
being given considerable impetus these
days. The officers of the Capital City
Cycle club are corresponding with
number of crack riders in the East with
a view to getting St Paul in the circuit
this year for a three or four-day meet.
Judge OVitt will call together before
the season opens fifteen representative
cyclists from all parts of the state, to
arrange for the matter. 1t is proposed
to make this one of the most success
full affairs of the kind ever pulled OFF
In the Northwest. If efforts which are
being made to secure for ST. Paul dates
with the circuit followers is successful,
such men as Bald, Cooper, Sanger and
others will participate in the profess
sonal events. The meet will be an
amateur one, open to all, but to secure
q large attendance of wheelmen from
Duluth and other parts of the state
professional events will be added. The
Capital City people, who have the ar
Tangements for the Eastern attrac-
lions under way, will report to the L.
A. w. people as soon as anything def
mite is learned One of the most i'm
portant things connected with secur-
ing a date with the circuit men is the
guaranty fund which is usually neces-
sary to secure the attendance of fast
professionals. If they cannot be secur-
ed without the guaranty, the commit
tee of fifteen which will be appointed
in the near future will take steps look
ing towards the raising of the neces-
sary guaranty fund. Judge Ovitt says
they have not decided whether the
meet will be held at the fair grounds
or not. Mr. Ovitt says the matter is
meeting with the support of the St
Paul wheelmen and he expects to have
adviceS from the circuit riders soon
If they are not able to secure profess
sional riders, they will go on with the
arrangements for the meet. as it is
thought, if liberal prizes are hung up.
it will attract Wheelmen from all over
the state.
The national convention which con-
VeneS at st. Louis Feb. 9, is the ab-
sorbing topic of discussion among the
L.. A. w. men, as the West is really
anxious to get representation on the
board. Minnesota men will support
any slate which includes a place for
either Illinois, Wisconsin or such q
thing of Minnesota getting a repre-
sentation is not impossible. Probably
no man has done as much in any Of
the states for good roads as A. E.
Ov1tt, who is well known among the
most influential L. A. w. men in the
country. In case of q deadlock on
some of the other offices which is not
altogether improbable, Mr.. Ovitt will
make a good compromise candidate.
one day during the convention will be
set aside to the discussion of WAYS and
means to better the highways of the
United States. One of the Minnesota
delegation will read a paper on the
subject. 1t is understood that A. B.
Choate, of Minneapolis, has been Sc
lected.
4 mail vote has been In progress for
the past two weeks among the state
centurions Of the several states and
the officers of the Century Cycle club
IN all the states, to ascertain the SEN
t1ment of the organization as to the
admlttance of professionals to MEM
bership in the club. The vote will he
canvassed next Sunday In Chicago. by
the executive board of the organiza-
ton: State Centurion Mace will at
tend the meeting, and said to the
G b e yesterday the vote would
probably result in the admittance of
professionals. The. result is being
eagerly looked forward to by the cv-
cling world, as it Is a question which
has been constantly coming up for
several years. Other amendments to
the constitution of the Century club
will be made in the same manner be-
fore the national assembly meet Feb
% ~
The Local Century Road club Is
planning series of short runs as soon
IS the season opens Invitations
will be issued to cyclists not identified
Win lHe CIuD looking towards Secur-
ing them as members of the cI11b
These runs will be taken under the
direction of members of the club and
promise to be quite interesting. as it is
also proposed to make century runs G,
as to finish within a half hour Of the
time limit, which, when under the
direction of an experienced century
rider. will make 1t easy for
most any rider to make
century 1t is intended to in
Vite some prominent men in the city
who have expressed themselves as de-
sirous of making a century to partici-
pate in one of these slow trips One Of
the district judges, and an editor. liv-
Ing in his neighborhood, both of whom
nave more than the amount of flesh al
lotted to the average enthusiast.
have both expressed themselves openly
on the subject, and the Century club
have taken them up, and set June 10
as the day when the fat mans trial
will be made
The national committee Of the l.. A.
W. on highway improvements have
recently issued q circular asking for
the names of the farmers living in the
vicinity of the large cities It is for
the purpose of aiding the national com
m1ttee In their distribution of the
100000 copy edition of a pamphlet on
good roads. The pamphlet is just from
the printers hands, and explains the
advantages to the farmer Of having
good roads. The pamphlet is quite at
tactive In its presentation of the SUBJ
5ect.
A state pamphlet is being prepared