The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-31
me NATIoNAL CIRCUIT.
Rich PfIzes aud Purses to be Contes
ed for On August.

ell for In August.
Despite the unsettled condition Of
professional cycle racing in this coun-
try and the tmIdlty of some promoters
In conducting race meetings, there Will
be more money distributed among the
riders on the L. A. w. national circuit
during august than during any similar
period in any previous year, is the as
sertion Of the l. A. W, press commit
tee.
During the present racing season the
L. A. w. has carried on It's racing de-
partment with no ostentatlous claims
and without regard to the attacks Of
the dlsgruntled ex-offlclals who have
endeavored 10 Inture It In the public
mind. but there has ben no lack Of aC
tivity in promoting the interests of rae
ing on the principles to which the
league has steadfastly adhered for the
last twenty years, ana which has re-
suited In cycle racing occupying the
permler position In outdoor sport. The
evidence of this Is shown In the sup
port given the national circuit by the
promoters and In the immense meetings
to be held at Montreal and Boston next
month. In these two meets alone, the
entry blanks for which are out, prizes
are offered In the professional events
amounting to S6,S45, and the amateurs
will receive prizes valued at $500.
These are divided: Boston, professional,
1880: amateur, $755: Montreal, pro-
fesslOnal, S2,5l5; amateur, S605. These
amounts represent only the races which
have been scheduled to date. and do
not take into account several special
races to, be added later.
Aside from these two meets, the 9TH
ers on the circuit, before and after the
Boston and Montreal meets, Will add
over $1,000 more for the professional
total and $1,000 more for the amateurs.
The meets and prizes. therefore, which
have been announced make an aggre-
gate OF prizes on the circuit for the
month OF August OF over $4,000, and
even that large amount does not repre-
sent the total that will be distributed,
as there are other circuit meets which
have not announced their prize lists.
From this summary II will be seen
that the L. a. ". Gets Will offer some
rich rewards to the men who have re-
mained loyal to 1t during the season,
and II would not be astonishing IL the
amount to be struggled for in this sim
gle 'S.cnth VIII induce some OF the out
laws to desert the deluslon they have
been following without ever seeing the
sight OF prize. for the tangible prizes
which they know are always assured
them under an L. A. W. announce
mem Many Of the men who have been
adherlng to the outlaws" under the
belief that they would be regarded as
deserters by their fellows II they re-
turned to the league, are not satisfied
that they have not been the victims of
some OF those same riders. who have
been using their support to maintain
an appearance OF numbers that would
induce n few promoters to conduct
meets and let the leaders have n
chance TO win everything In sight, at
the expense OF their deluded companion.
And even among the leaders OF the
OUTLAW" riders there IS much discon-
tent, for they have nscertained that
the co-called circuit OF the outlaw"
organization has heen inflated and
padded" to Offset the big prizes and
number OF meets on the l.. A. W. ma
tlonal rcIcuIt. They know that many
OF the promoters who have been placed
on the so-cnlled circuit for racing dntes
have no Idea of conducting meets at
the times stated.