The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-13
FOB THE HOOSIER MEET.
Indianapolis Event Promises Some
Very Interesting Trials.

| The new bicycle track at Indianapolis will
D De formally mall O. opened on Jgy with the
| Ash:rger is pushing the work of construction
| as fast as possible and now has half the
track practically finished dFhe plans for
prepared by Herbert w. .FoItz. have been
! accepted by the track COMPANY and work
was begun en- them last week. The track
Will be the most complete in detail of any in
the country, and every effort has been made
for the care and accommodation of the riders.
The state meet promises to be. the most sue
| cessful one ever held in Indiana, due largely
10 the fact that the nationals meet will be
held there in August. rTour of the
state championships, will be sun off at the
entered in the interstate pursuit race, which
takes place during the week Ut the national
meet. al n
H. w. Foltz. chairman of the race COM
mittee Of the 98 meet club has decided that
the interstate pursuit race, which in the pro-
gIamme was iimfssd to the mile state cham
pions hips at the different state meets, shall
be thrown open to the winners of all the
state championships.
Central Indiana have written Secretary
Woollen, of the meet club, extending an in.
vltation to the visiting wheefmen to come
to their cities during the week of the meet
Special pains will be taken to entertain The
riders who follow the lead Of the tours and
runs committee that week. o29This is some
,AitAi3 VI e. new icdCuIe III HfSet WORK, and
luncheon or dinner or something of that
sort viii be given in. almost all of the towns
which will be the objective, points. S.,'s4 -
Buffalo is already working for the 90
meet. rr't'H' @ tzs .asvJ7--s .7ycz - =
In the three championships the haIs-mile
mile and two-niile, to be run, at Indianapolis,
the winners will be, credited with sixty points.
just ten times the number they receiye In
winning championship on the circuit. and
any rider so fortunate as to carry; two
or the three events that will be run at Indian
apoifs is almost certain to win the CHAMPION
ship table at least. All of the riders. incIud
ing the circuit chasers, the rot hunters and
the men employed by the three big associa-
tloGs, Will be in Indianapolis next August
ard. as every form of race is included in the
race programme for the meet, the riders will
nave an opportunity to show Just what thew
can do in their peculiar style.
Hiram Brown, chairman Of the entertain
ment committee, has begun to select his sub
committees for the week of the meet. One
OF the most important committees has heen
turned over to Lew Keek who is one of the
best known bicycle men in the country. Mr..
Neck VIII have charge of the e'festival" at
Bread Ripple park and will be given Friday
afternoon. Aug II. The committee which
made up the entertaining programme did not
nave much idea about what should he in
ciuoed IN the term festival. but it was con-
sidered less harmful than several other names
that were suggested, and 1t was so called. The
intent OF the entertainment committee was TO
turn the people loose in Broad Ripple mark
and let them have a good time. Mr.. Keck,s
duties will be confined to seeing that they
do have good time. He has promised some
thlng outside OF the ordinary.