Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-26
S 0 ME. CYCLE CHA

Though rather too early for any bicycle
race meets, 1t Is not too early to secure
sanctions for events to be held all through
the season. The management of the In
ternational Athletic Park has already done
this. In the first batch of sanctions which
have been issued by the chairman of the
racing board three have been awarded to
this city, taking in Decoration day, the
Fourth of July and Labor day, which falls
about September 5. While the sanctions
are given in the name of the park, they
can be transferred to any organization
which cares to run the meets on that date.
In connection with these meets, application
mas already been made for the national cir
cult race meet, the date of which will not
be announced until some time in April
when the head of the racing board will ar
range the circuit for the convenience of
the circuit chasers. In addition to these
events, there are two more meets Sched-
uled, which will be held under the auspices
OF the National Track Owners Association,
one of which comes in the early spring
and the other in the fall This makes a
total OF six meets that have now been prac-
tically arranged for. There is every likeli-
hood that fully this number of meets will
be given between the dates, so that the
sport will be every bit as lively as last
year.
There is also a strong proba bility that
season, and be more of Il success than the
races of last season. The management OF
international Park have written to NJ. +.
Carter, in Baltimore. who, it is expected,
VIII look out for the affairs at that end
OF the line. Bicycle racing in Baltimore
last year was something of a failure, and
an effort is being made this year to bring
the sport back to its oid-time popularity.
Carter is at the head of the movement,
and it is through his eff orts that the
tWenty-five-mile match race between LIE
Compte and Moran was arranged Should
ne be willing to take hold of the matter
1t is quite likely that the series will be
success, as Carter is a hustler. 1t may be
that the series will consist of only three
races, instead of five, as has heretofore
been the case One of the races will be
held IN this city and the other in Baltimore
the location of the third place being de-
clded by Il toss-up. A series of three races
will prove every bit as interesting as one of
hVc races.
. An effort is being made to have bicycle
polo become a popular sport during the
winter season in the city. The effort is
not meeting with much success, however
The game was introduced in the city last
year, and seemed mure popular during the
nrst season than it has been the present
season. The championship of the District
Is claimed by Thomas ]. Reed and Harry
l. Dodge, and during the week they issued
a challenge TO meet any team in the Dis
trlct for game of bicycle polo, the result
of which would determine the champion
ship.
Local Wheeimen will be glad TO learn
that the wheelmen of Hagerstown, Green
castle and Chambersburg, Nd, have made
arrangements to build Il cycle path from
Ghambersburs to Hagerstown. passing
through Greencastle. The distance is twenty
miles. and it is proposed to construct the
path Of sand, clay and cinders. The cost
OF the improvement is placed a $1,000. The
wheelmen not having the funds to spare
with which to pay for having the work
done, will construct path themselves,
expecting to get it completed before the
season is over. The width of the track
Will be between 4 and 8 feet. a-,r