The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-13
TO-DAY'S GREAT CYCLE MEET
N. IT. CYCLING CLUB TO HOLD NA.
 TION.AL CIRCUIT RACES.
Racing Stars Arrive for To-day's Events Bald to be Here This Morning-Im- portant Events to be Run or Late.

portant Events to be Run or Late.
 All arrangements are now complete for the bicycle race meet at Elm City Park this afternoon. The carpen- ters who have been putting the track fence in good condition and repairing the grand stand throughout completed their labors yesterday afternoon. The track has been carefully scraped, and is in fine condition, promising fast time for both professional and amateur events.
 The races commence at ? o'clock, when the trial heats of the different events will be run off in order leaving the finals in all the big races to be run off after o'clock. The race between the horse, Albatross and Clint" Coul- ter, the worlds unpaced king, also takes place late in the afternoon.
 Later entries received last night in clude Otto Mayo H. B. Hills, John l.. Decker, J. P. Walsh, w. P. Scott and w. Martin in the Pro" events. U. Fl. Mimic. Ambrose Johnson and R. F. Ludwig complete the amateur men who Will SLTlN6 TOT HOHOTS lO-Qdy.
 Major" Taylor "Plugger" Bill Mar tin, champion of Australia, and William Becker were guests of the Cycling club in their new rooms last night. The sale Of both reserved and entrance tickets has been very gratifying and the pros- poets are that New Haven will witness the most successful meet ever held in this city.
 
 Major Taylor with number of other "Pros" and amateurs was out on the track yesterday for little pre- liminary practice.
 R. F. Ludwig of Chicopee Falls, Mass, one of the late entries, will set up hot pace in the amateur races.
 Eddie Bald, "Plugger' Bill Martin, 'Major" Taylor and Mcfarland are all after the first prize in the one mile open. But there may be some one of the other Pros" not mentioned who will take the prize.
 Charlie Ward, manager of Freeman, who will be in the Pro-" races to-day, and who is also transportation manager for the national circuit riders, has been spending few days in town.
 R. F. Kelsey of Hartford will be the official handicapper at the races to-day.
 Eddie Bald will arrive this morning.
 "Rube" Shields and George Phillips, alias twill and Cousin Will'' will give an exhibition at Elm City Park this afternoon before the races and while the different heats are being arranged. They alone are well worth the price of admission to the park "Rube" is in imitable in his part of the country jay, and the crowd will enjoy his "hayseed' actions. Cousin WHIP will do some of the cleverest bicycle riding ever seen in this city. They will have a clear space and perform their feats without any interference from the crowd, as was the case last night in front of the new club rooms of the club on Orange street. Nobody should miss their per- formances at the track this afternoon.
 LIST OF ENTRIES AND PRIZES.
 Following is list of events and prizes to be given at the national cir cult races at Elm City Park this after- noon:
 One mile national championship First prize, $15O cash; second, $65 cash; third, s25 cash.
 Clinton B. Coulter, unpaced cham pion, vs Albatross, the "Guideless Wonder"
 Two mile handicap, professional First prize, $75 cash; second, s35 cash: third $20 cash; fourth, $10 cash.
 One mile open, amateur-First, dia- mond S35; second, value s20; third, value SIP; fourth, value s.
 City championship, amateur, Gnvita- tion), one mile handicap-First, silver championship cup, value $2O, and ring, value s1O; second, value s10; third, value $5.
 One mile tandem handicap amateur First prize two diamonds, value $40; second, value s20.