The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
CARD FOR STATE MEET
ELEVEN RACES SET FOR AFTER
NOON AND EVENING.
Greatest Interest Centers in the One
Mile State Championship-Pro
fessiOnaI Lap Race.

The race committee of the l.. A w. Club
has completed the programme for the state
meet after some little difficulty There was
never meeting of the committee until yes
terday, though each member had prepared
drafts of a programme which they sub
mitted at yesterdays meeting. C. X. Hen
derson was not present, and subsequently
he sent a letter to President Hiram Brown
of the club offering his resignation as a
member of the committee. He seemed to
feel that Messrs. Erdelmeyer and Foltz, the
other members of the committee, had not
treated him well because he had not been
invited to attend the meetings. The true
state of affairs was made known to Mr..
Henderson, and it is likely that he will
withdraw his resignation. The official pro-
gramme is as follows
Afternoon
One mile, novice-First. $50; second, $40;
Quarter mile, state championship: anna
teur-Gold medal, silver medal.
One mile, open; protessionaI-$35, $780, $40
and s.
One mile. open; amateur-$S5. $40, $40
and S..
Two-mile handicap; professionalism $25.
SIS, $40 and IS.
One mile, state championship amateur
Gold medal silver medal.
Evening
Half mile, state championship; amateur
Gold medal, silver medal.
One mile, open; professionalism. 800. $40
and So.
Two-miIe handicap; amateur-$S5, $40, SIS,
$40 and So.
One-mile lap; professionalism, $25, $40
and S..
Five-mile state championships amateur
Gold medal, silver medal,
1t should be noted that the prizes for
amateur events are given in value. No cash
prizes can be given in such events under
the rules. The club has not yet purchased
the prizes, but has designated the value
OF them. In all cases the first prize will be
diamond of the value of $35, the full limit
of value allowed under the rules.
There are some interesting features of
the programme. The one mile state cham
pionship, amateur, is especially so on ac-
In the coming national meet there is a race
for state mile champions, the starters of
which must have won the state mile cham
pionship in their respective state meets. 1t
may be, however. that the winners of all
the state championships will be made eligi-
bic to this big national event. 1t all de-
ers there will be. H. w. Foltz chairman
OF the race committee of the national meet,
will wait until he gets some idea of the
number of mile champions that will enter.
If he finds that entries will be made by the
champions of dozen or more States it is
likely that the race will be made open to
only winners of the state mile champion
ships If, however, it appears as though
there would be few entries in this limited
CLASS the race Will D0 thrown open 10 the
winners Of all state championships up to
one mile-the quarter-mile champions, the
third-mile champions, the half-mile cham
pions and the mile champions Or it may
be that he will arbitrarily open the race to
all these champions and make 1t a heat
race.
The one-mle lap race for professionals is
another which deserves more than passing
notice. 1t is a style of race that has not
been seen here for two years and rarely
before that time. 1t is not the most popular
with the riders, but is extremely pleasing
to the spectators because it brings out all
the speed and does away with the loafing,
which is so abominable to the spectators.
The riders are scored by points for each
lap. On the Newly Oval there are four
laps to the mile, and the riders will be
scored four times. The first man to cross
the tape the first lap will be credited with
many points there riders, the Sec
ond with one less and so on. On the sec
ond lap the same credits are given, the first
man getting the highest number of points
and the others one less in their respective
positions. 1t may happen. therefore, that
the winner of the race may cross the tape
for the finish in second or third place In
such an event every lap is race and it is
impossible for the riders to loaf for three
laps and sprint to the tape from the stretch
in the last lap.