The times., 1899-05-30
SUCCESSFUL Meet
PROMISED FOR TODAY
Many Well Known Riders En-
tered in the Cycle Races.
Professionals and Amateurs Will
Contest for Valuable Prizes.
The Ten Applicants for Chnmpion-
ship Honors Are in the Best
of Condition.

The Decoration Day races TO be held this
afternoon at the Park Cycle Track, on the
Conduit Road, promise to be as successful
as the meet given during the week of the
Jubilee. Many of the best riders of the
country will contest and the entry list in
cludes the name of Eddie Bald Nearly
all the racers who will try for the prizes
were contestants in the recent meet, and
it is thought that few more records will
be smashed. The best. amateur talent of
the District will participate in the non
professional events. The racing will be-
gin promptly at p. m.
The following is the list of entries thus
far received: Eddie Bald, D. L. Stevens,
H. B. Freeman, o. B. Babcoek, A. c. Mo-
ran, Otto Mayo, Al Newhouse, d. A.
Kreamer, r. a. Miller, H. w. Eckhart, A.
C. Mertens, William Sims, H. r. Steen-
son, G. l. Kreamer, Charles Houchen,
James Carmichael, o. H. Miller, H. B.
Smith, George C. Walker, G. l.. Brown, C.
l.. Miller, H. A. Rhine. F. L. Stewart, w.
A. Bolden, W. H. Lewis, J. II. Werner, E.
C. Houseman, W. A. Rutz.
The events will be:
cash-$50, $50, and SO.
Second-0ne- third mile open; professional;
prizes, cash-S5O, $50, and so.
Third-One mile novice; amateur; prize, medal
SIS.
Fourth-Two-third mile, open; amateur; prizes,
diamonds-S25, Sl5 and so.
Fifth-one mile handicap; amateur; prizes,
diamonds-S25, Sl5 and SO.
SiXth-Tandem, Australian pursuit. amateur;
diamond 10 each man of winning team-S20 each.
Throughout the racing district the racing
men are now preparing for the New York
circuit of the n. A. c., which promises
to be quite as important as the previous
circuits run through the Empire State.
Four Saturdays starting with the Flush
ing meet OF next Saturday have been filled
and between these weekly returns to the
Metropolitan district there will be trips
up through the State. 1t is probable that
on June Is the circuit will be at Buffalo for
a night meet Rochester. Syracuse, Utica,
Binghamton, and a number of other points
have made applications for dates
The full strength of the cycle field Will
be seen along this circuit. Bald, Cooper,
Gardiner, Kiser, Mcfarland Stevens Free
man, Downing, Kimble, Elkes, Zimmerman,
Fournier, Newhouse Mertens, and score
of other cracks will be regular followers.
AS giving line upon the championship
battle on the grand circuit which starts
late in June at the close of the New York
circuit, this months work of the cracks
will be invaluable. A point system of scor-
ing will be followed similar to. that which
Will be used along the grand circuit in
determining the championship and points
will be scored upon all open races.
Ten better conditioned men than the top
notchers in the fight of the present year
for championship honors we're never seen
before. Superior training advantages have
been secured this spring by kind interven-
tion of providence which has given almost
perfect training weather at Louisville,
Washington, and elsewhere.
During the progress of the New York
circuit Sunday meets and Baltimore,
Washington, and Bridgeport meets will be
interviewer, giving the racing men what
will be almost continuous racing all
through the month of June and the busiest
month of work they ever experienced.
Waltham and Newark will be visited fire.
quently.
Amateurs will not be taken into member
ship by the American Racing Cyclists I'm
ion. The organization of the professional
racing men has rescinded its action of last
fall in taking the amateur contingent into
full membership, and will hereafter stand
upon the same lines as the famous syndi-
cate of France, an organization very SINH
lar to the American organization. Hav-
ing taken this action the union withdraws
its action in regard to the color line taken
short time ago. The members of the
union will refuse to ride against colored
men in the professional class. They have
received promise from the National Cyc-
ling Association that they will never be
called upon TO do so.
This action of the union is taken in Or
der that claims of unfairness may not be
made against them and to meet the action
of the National Cycling Association Board
of Control which will register no rider
who is not in good standing with the union.
All professional riders will be required to
join the organization.