Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20

race promoters and road riders rela-
tive 10 the future conduct of all road
events. AS has been agreed between
the 4. c. W and \. c. A.. the govern
ment of all road events has been vested
in the A. c, W. and each organization
will support the rulings Of the other
Promoters and contestants are invited
to promptly cooperate with the two
organization in the upbullding and
publication OF the snort.
Following is the registration notice.
Notice is hereby given to road race
promoters and amateur road riders
throughout the United States that the
books of the road records and sane
lions committee American Century
Wheelmen, viii be opened on Monday,
May eth, fer the registration OF anna
tenr road racing men, and the consid-
GRAFTON and issue OF sanctions for races
to be held upon the public highways
Those residing in section A-all
States east of Ohio, including Virginia
and West Virginia, and the city OF
Cleveland, VIII apply TO Walter A.
Hastings, SEE Central avenue. Cleyc-
land; those in section Ball States
west and south Of section A. and east
Of the Mississippi river. except Illinois
and the city of Cleveland to Charles O.
Phelps, $50 Langdon street. Toledo o.;
those in sections G. the State of Illinois
and all territory west Of the Mississippi
river. to g. H. Alexander, 2033 Van
Buren street, Chicago
In localities, however, represented
I by district centurions, applications
should be made direct TO such officers,
who will forward TO members OF tho
r. X. and S. committee in whose Sec
( ton he resides. The registration fee Ia
1 but fifty cents. good for the entire year
! 1900. Applications for sanction must
/ be fled with the r. Il. and S. commits
/ tee at least five days before the date
4 Of q race, and not more than one sane
! ton will be issued for races held upon
I the same day whose starting or finish
! ing points are within ten miles OF
each other Copies of road racing
rules will be furnished to promoters
and contestants upon application to
this committee
Last year it was thought that the
\ historic Irvington Milburn road raca
which has correspondent to the 20
man and Wheeling races In Chicago,
: had been carefully buried with appro-
pirate obsequies But with the A. c. c.
backing him for the twenty-five mile
7 event, f. L. Blauvelt viii attempt TO
4 make the race a success this season.
I Entries will close May 2Sth and tho
! race will be contested Derocation Day.
/ Bicycles are too cheap as prizes nova
! days. say the cyclists, and as a result
/ the trophies offered will range from q
! piano to parlor table.
Teddy Hale has completed hts two
/ hundred and Ifty-second consecutive
4 century on his English chainless.
/ AS usual, the Wyandotte leads on
I this season again with the first wheel
/ events. At their picnic on July "a al
/ the State Fair grounds ono OF the
4 numbers ON the entertainment pro-
gramme viii be a two-miIe handicap.
+ The race is in charge of j G. stamp.
and all entries must be addressed 10
4 him. William Stevenson viii do tho
handieapping Enough said
4 The prizes hung up for the event are
! very nice. They are as follows. first,
/ diamond pin; second, racing suit;
+ third. gas lamp fourth, fine jersey.
/ fifth. saddle. sixth, cyclometer
This is the first local track event Of
I the season. and II will be a good chance
70 see how the old last year material
I Is holding ont, also what's new.
( Try as for fine Diamonds.
DILLON HANcHER & co.
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