The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-08
L. A. W. NATIONAL MEET.
Milwaukee Is Prepared to Entertain
Cyclists Next Week.

| Cyclists Next Week.
| A number of members of local bicycle
clubs have signihed their intention OF at
| tending the national meet of the L. A. W.
| to be held at Milwaukee July 10 to Is.
Several have already gone and others will
leave today and tomorrow.
Unusually extensive plans have been
made by the Milwaukee cyclists and cfti-
zens generally for the entertainment of
the large number of visitors who have no.
titled the several committees of their COM
! ing.
The transportation committee has. after
considerable consultation and correspond
ence with the Trunk Line Association,
Central Traffic and Western Passenger AS
sociations, secured the following conees-
sions in railroad rates to Milwaukee for
! the meet as follows:
One fare plus 81 for round trip from all
points east of the Missouri River, and one
and one-third fares west of the Missouri.
On all points where the fare is SO or less.
the rate will be one fare and one third
All tickets to be purchased on certificate
plan. Tickets will be on sale July ITO,
inclusive. good for return up to and in
Guiding July IS; limit Of certificate will be
extended by joint agent for purchase Of
return ticket up to and including July 25
upon payment Of a fee Of so cents.
Wheelmen and wheelwomen who expect
to visit the meet should take thine by the
forelock" and provide themselves with no.
tel accommodations. as enquiries for the
same are coming in thick and fast. Mr..
H. p Hanaford. Chairman Of the Hotel
Committee. is booking and placing large
number OF prospective visitors daily.
Present appearances indicate that the
National Circuit will not assume its old
time Importance until after the meet The
fact that the national meet will offer the
first, perhaps the only, opportunity this
year to see all the professional and ANA
teur crackajacks OF the country gathered
together in a grand struggle for valuable
prizes will in no wise detract from its
interest; indeed this fact alone will prob
ably attract thousands Of out-of-towners
to the city during the last four days OF
the meet, If not during the whole week
When It is remembered that three OF
the eighteen events which will make up
the four days programme are champion
ships, and further that eleven OF the fore
mentioned eighteen races are for profess
SIGNALS. 1t must be apparent to all that
these races will afford golden opportunities
Tor the speedy ones. And that the So, 900
in prizes cannot fail to result in the gath
ering together at the Exposition building
of the largest and fastest aggregation of
professional and amateur racing men in
the world.
The exhibition Of cycles and cycling APP |
planes, which is to be held in the Art |
Gallery" OF the Exposition building in con- |
nection with the meet, is an assured sue
cess.
Mr.. H. P. Hanaford. who is in charge OF |
the same has Just returned from a ten |
days trip through the East. in the in
terest of the exhibition He has the as
surance of all the leading dealers and
of cycling goods and ap-
plances to make display and there is
little question that there will be the
largest display of cycling goods ever seen
in the West.
The delegation from the Philadelphja
Century Club which is going to MiIwau-
kee. will leave the City of 'Brotherly
Love" this morning. and will meet the
Boston delegation at Buffalo, coming on In
from that point.
Wheelmen and wheelwomen who will at
tend will soon after their arrival appre-
ciate the many fine roads reaching out
from the Cream City all leading to places
Of interest. To the inland lake resorts up |
and down the lake shore. around the beau