The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
FOR THE INDIANA MEET
PREPARATIONS TO MAKE THE JULY
EVENT GREAT AFFAIR.
Mile Championship Race-Early Rec
ord Breaking-NOtes About
WheeImen.

The all-absorbing topic among wheelmen
of indianapolis at present is the state meet
which is to be held on the new track July
f. 1t is expected that the holding Of the
state meet at this time will have the effect
of creating some interest in the national
meet which might not otherwise be created.
Chief Consul Wallace Sherwood, of the In
diana division, is engaged now in prepar-
ing and sending out press sheets to the
papers published in the State and he will
also send some information regarding the
meet to the metropolitan papers published
in the large cities of surrounding States. in
Guiding those of Chicago Milwaukee, De-
troit, Cleveland Toledo, Columbus, Cincin-
natl, Louisville and st. Louis.
1t is believed this plan will cause wheel
ing organizations of these cities to take ad
vantage of the opportunity to come here and
survey the ground where the national meet
is to be held. All these cities are expected
to send large delegations to the national
meet and 1t may be considered important
that headquarters be engaged in advance. A
committee coming here as the representa-
tive of the wheelmen of any of these cities
would certainly have q tendency to in
crease the size of the delegation which the
city would send to the national meet, pro-
vided they found everything here of a char
acter that promised good sport at the big
meet.
That the prospects will be good there can
be no doubt. The most modern track in
America will be here and it is hoped that it
will be made the fastest quarter-mile track
In the world The Indianapolis Track Asso-
citation has the advantage of the experience
of the world in carrying out it's project and
there is reason to believe that they have
profited by this and the result will be
brought out in the track and track arrange
mentS.
having such a track over which to run its
races. Indiana broke all records in it's
state meet last year by giving one of the
best state meets held in the West and quit
ting with a nice sum the profit side of
the account, while the state meets in all
and losing ventures financially. The meet
was held last year at Terre Haute and the
races were run over a mile dirt track This
year the meet will be held in the state capt.
tai, the place OF the national meet, and the
races will be run over the fastest track in
the world.
Probably the most interesting event on the
race programme will be the mile state
championship. This becomes especially in
terestlng on account Of the race for state
mile champions which is on the programme
of the national meet. The winner of this
race at the state meet becomes the repre-
sentative of Indiana in the race at the ma
tional meet. The race programme has not
yet peen prepared, but 1t will be completed
within q few days. Riders from all parts of
the State are already writing for informa-
ton regarding the meet and the indication
is that all the crack riders of the State will
pe mere. Inc prizes In every race will be
the full limit allowed under the rules of the
l.. A. w.