Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-05
/. 4. W. RACES.

Entry blacks for the races to be held
in connection with the 2lst annual
meeting of the L. A. w, which will |
be held in Milwaukee July 10th 10th, |
are now ready for distribution and can |
be had upon application to q. Aussem,
chairman of the race meet committee,
No. 207 Grand avenue, milwaukee,,
Wis. Entries positively close at noon
Saturday, July It'll. Entrance fee Will
be 81 for each event.
That there may be no dispute regard
ing positions in trial and final heats
the race meet committee has made
arrangements to have every finish
photographed. winners by inches"
are thus assured of getting all they
earn. The races will be held on the
new nine.lar board track, constructed
especially for this meet at the exposition
building This track, 1T is .believed,
will prove to be the fastest IN the world
and special Inducements will be offered
in these races for the establishment OF
competition records. The trial heats in
each days contests will be run in the
morning of that day, commencing
promptly at 8 O'Clock, the seni-tinals
will be run in the afternoon com
mencing promptly ut 3 O'Clock, and the
HuhlS III Vie tN6uIuE nv q " WYNN sh"i y.
| The track will be open for training
purposes the week commencing July
| Sd, only to those who have entered the
| races and upon presentation vi con-
| testant's ticket. The exposition build
| ing is within easy walking distance
/ from any of the hotels and can be
reached by any of the electric lines.
| The right to reject any or all entries is
reserved. Tho programme for the four
days racing, with prizes awarded in
each event, follows:
| PROFESSIONAL.
One-third mile, national champion
ship. sl50, s75. s25.
] Two mile handicap. 500, $50, 800, $40.
One.mile, =. 10 class. $50. $40, $40.
One-mile circuit championship. 500,
$50, $40
One-m mile, 9 10 class. $50, $40. $40.
15.mile, middle distance match. $3.50,
500.
Two mile, national championship
$3.50, SO, S25.
| one.mile, handicap. 500, $50, $40. $40.
l5-mile middle distance match. sl50,
| 500.
One third mile, dash. 500, $50, %.
One hour, middle distance, match,
$3.50, $3.50.
AMATEUR.
One-mile novice. Prize values, 500,
$40, s..
One.mile handicap. Values, $50, $40,
$40.
Two-mile handicap. Values. s35, 800
$40.
One-mile open. Values, 1885, 800 $40
One-miie. /. G. U. trial; one third
mile, l. O. U. trial; two-mile, /. O.
U. trial; $3.50, s35, s25,
Quite a number Of applications fo
reserved seats and for choice position
! in the press section have been received
at headquarters since June 1st. Out
Of town cycling press men who con
q template visiting Milwaukee during tn
. annual meet to be held during tn
week of July 10th 18th, should fill
their applications at once. The pres
committee must necessarily assign lat
a corners the least desirable locations
A. j. Hoffman,, chairman of the cen
tury run committee, has selected tn
3 following centurions as assistants: II
L. Marshal, Louis Pierron, L. @
a Firnhaber, Otto Tank and L. A
!. Thiele. W. q. Minnemeyer of Joliet
ILL.,, chairman Of the national centur
;. committee having the run for the NEE
h in charge has made all State officers G
4 the Century Road Club members of hi
n committee. He has also appointe
James McIlrath, Jr., of St. Paul q
i chairman of a special committee to tax
Ia charge of the Western end of the rur
The different committees have d.
l. cidei upon the following course to
"a used in making this run: The Chicag
/ OF Eastern Division will ride over Ii
I s,t nA,.s
r. course, and will be checked at Evan
~ and Racine. The Western Division
~ to start at Madison, but as Madison
"a net 100 miles from Milwaukee, Il
f. direct line has not yet been fully d
" cided upon. The ride will either ha'
h. to be made from Madison via Waite
n. town in a roundabout way SO as
H. make up 10 to Is miles, and fro
n Watertown to Milwaukee by the ofiici
II. course; or possibly a better way wou
ar. be to run straight through from Mao
m, son via Watertown and Milwauk
nj. to South Milwaukee and there me
n. the other division. The two q
1r. visions would in this way be enabl
,es to enter Milwaukee together and pr
tia coed TO the headquarters at the Plank
r. ton House. A new checking system "
ne be- in use. Each rider will be provid
.ov with tag with perforated couEo
nre attached, each coupon having the nal
,d. of checking station. At each checki
rnr station the coupon for that station W
mi be detached by the checker. after t
IN passing of the last subdivision at a
or. one of the stations the checker W
hit, promptly forward the coupons detach
Mr., by him to Milwaukee, where they Q
d. easily he checked up with the riders
ed. they come in. The Chicago divisi
,ly. will have three speed divisions, IL,
w and hours, and these will start
hours apart so as to arrive in NJ
waukee at the same time.
The amount of $1,000, which is bu
No up in purses for the professional ra
in connection with the meet, will c
re- tainly re an incentive for all the era
Viii to meet and fight it out among the
,ver selves. While the $3.50 TO the win
the in the l. @. U. trials will no dol
,ple bring all the crack non profession
TO-, together, this $50 is to defray
evil winners expenses to Paris and retu
,ton where ne will take part in the I'M
the national championship events.
lea winner will be the rider scoring
,ipe most points in the three |. @. U. tri
min. counting four for the first, two for
the second and one for the third. h
to trial will be limited to three start
mes, First prize Of $50 will not be paid
nave rider unless he agrees to repres
be America in the I. G. U. worlds Oh
Y be pionships to be held In Paris Aul
ut is l2th-l9th. The money will be pai
J to the treasurer Of the N. @. A., who
,trio hold it in trust until the depatur
tho ri6ar "a aGanraI