Evening star., 1898-10-26

project will be outside people who have
the advice of local people thoroughly
familiar With the racing game. The In
door racing season will hardly begin before
december, and generally the leading event
of the kind Is the big six-day go-os-you-
please race which is held at Madison
Square Garden. and over which so much
comment has been raised. This Is regarded
as the biggest indoor event of the kind held
In this country, and riders all over the
United States, and many foreign cyclists,
are attracted by the big prizes that are Of
fered. All Of the riders get in condition for
this race. and IL order to have every pos
sible point in their advantage refrain from
entering any other events until after 1t is
over. 1t Is on this account that the Madison
square race is the leader of the season.
After 1t is over the riders separate and take
In other cities which announce events of a
similar nature.
list Of entrants of the Madison Square Gar
den will be brought down to this city, and
give similar event. If the New York race
Is held about the middle of December the
month at least, in order to give the con-
testants chance to recuperate from their
first trying ordeal. On that basis Of calcu-
lation, the local event. If it comes off at
all. would hardly materialize before the
middle OF January, and possibly as late as
February.
In the meantime, preparations for the
first road race of the season are being
pushed forward. The race win be held
Thanksgiving day morning, and will be
over the Conduit road, on what Is known as
the upper course. The distance will be ten
miles. the start being at the spring in front
of Glen Echo, thence to the Anglers Club
House and return TO Cabin John bridge,
the finish being directly in front Of the no.
tel. 1t will be strictly amateur road
race and large list of prizes will be Of
fered.
The local amateurs are thanking their
stars that the season Is practically over,
and that it will not be necessary for them
to train for future race meets. So far as
cycle raging is concerned they are like a
where they can train. The third -mile
board track of the Park Bicycle Club is
just as much closed to them as II 1t was
surrounded by q solid masonry wall six
of the track is concerned the amateurs can
train on the course, but the League of
American Wheelmen inteFpOses the objec-
ton. The cyclists capnot ride on the track
under penalty Of being suspended for a
more OF less period, because the racing
rules are violated by riding upon q black
listed track. Unless something turns up
during the winter the riders will be in a sad
predicament at the opening of the spring
season. The local division OF the league is
entirely too poor to build a race track, and
1t Is hardly likely that any other persons
with sufficient capital at hand will build a
track simply for the sake of having league
track in the city. The Van Ness Park
track, used by the Columbia Athletic Club
is hardly suitable for training purposes un-
less improved considerably. In view of all
this, the amateurs are. indeed in sad
predicament, though through no fault of
their own.
The annual election Of the local division
of the League Of American Wheelmen will
shortly be held. and the announcement Of
the date can be looked for within the next
few days. 1t seems hardly likely that the
interest in the election will be as great as
last season. The nominating committee
has selected list of officers for the en-
suing term. but this fact does not prevent
the naming of any new candidates that
may be posted up for election by different
individuals. With a loss Of over 300 in
membership since last year. and a propor-
tCnate decrease in the interest displayed
by the remaining members, the election
will hardly excite any particular Interest