Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-24

The Committees Putting Forth Every Effort TO
Make Fall Meet a Success.

Hut two weeks now remain before the
fan meet Of the Maine Division. L. A W.
viii he held in this city. ana the commit
tees are making things hum in their ST.
forts TO have the affair a success. Tnr
Waterville Bicycle club, under whose
auspices the meet l. to be held. intended
70 start things moving long before this
time. Everything was already as far as
the local end was concerned. The division
officers. however ala not want move
made until after the Boston meet was
over ana for that reason nothing was
done.
Now that the Boston meet is over the
committees are working like dogs. The
entry blanks viii be sent out at once and
there is but slight question from the way
different mon are talking that every race
Will I'LL. There will be seven races on the
afternoon card. They will be: Mile nov
ice half mile open; five mile team race,
three teams 10 fill; mile race. open to
Somerset ana Kenncbec county riders;
mile State championship race; TWO mile
handicap; mile tandem race.
The pursuit race ~ looked on as one Of
the drawing cards for the day. There is
but slight question that Lewiston and Au-
gusta will send teams ana there is a pos
sibilty that the Biddeford Bicycle Club
will send in team. Another drawing
card will be the mile race open TO men in
Somerset and kennebec counties. There
are a number Of unusually fast men in
this city and in Skowhegan there are said
to be some unusually good men. Pitts.
field il is known has good men.
In the Statp chamnipnShin tIIara a. s,,r,
to be good sport as there is "A determi-
nation to place the championship in an
other part Of the State. Taken all IN ali
the races promise to be good
That the visiting men will be enter
tanned in a royal manner there is not
the slightest question. One departure wi.
be made from the usual manner OF run
ming the days programme. That will be
the omission of the banquet in the eve
ming. In the past the banquets have been
anything but satisfactory, especially il
some sections. For that reason it has
been decided to omit the banquet this
year. Instead the division men will be
at the club rooms or in some
other place during that evening. The rea;
difference will be i'm the entertainments.
Sunday evening preceding Labor day
That day the riders will make run |
probably TO China. There a supper will |
be served and the members entertained |
probably by Il sail on the lake At any |
rate there will be a general good time |
The return will be made in the evening |
and as there will be a moon. that eve |
ming, the run will be doubly pleasant.
The real events of the meet will be nelo
Monday and will begin with the bIcyc1e
parade in the morning at 10 o'clock Aft
er the bicycle parade the business meet
ng of the league will be held Then the
officers will be chosen for the ensuing
year.
In the afternoon the races will be hell
It the Driving park in Fairfield. Already
IN offer has been made of a triplet for
pacing the races so that fast time wifi
doubtless be made. The triplet will be
idden by two of the members of the Wa
erville Bicycle Club with the regular
nan to steer. The same two men who
re to do the riding We're in similar ,
lace, year ago at Foxcroft and as A ,
esult know what is required. ,
1t has not yet been definitely decided ,
What will be done for the entertainment
n the evening. There has been talk Of !
aving some first-class theatrical com
any In the hall that evening and enter ,