The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-16
PLANS aRE ABOUT COMPLETE
FoR GAZING FOR RIDERS
AND OTHERS
VIII Be Staged Decoration osy-ooe.
too VIII Foiio~ Riders Alona
RoSte-Asny Applicants.

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Earl BraunIich. chairman o. the
race committee. that IL planning the
Decoration Day race. has received a.
surancs from the secretary Of TIE
Ohio VALLEY Automobile Association
mat they viii 90 all In their power
20 k,cp the road clear on the day q
TIE big event. The committee IN
cnarse OF the race has also received
ne assurance Of the Association thar
hey VIII furnish machines 70 take
guards 20 the country districts for the
purpose Of guarding the dangerous
cross roads and curves on the course.
A. meeting Of the club members
held last Tuesday evening. the matter
OF selecting timers. starters. checker
aud other officials vas taken up. prac-
ucally all these officers were named
with the exception OF several who will
20 70 the country districts. A guard
viii be placed at the more dangerous
places over the entire course and n
n likely that a checker aud timer will
be stationed a. the top OF the Country
Club Hill. Clinton. West Liberty. At.
kinson's Crossing and Elm Grove, for
the purpose OF the taking time Of the
riders that are participating In the
big event This time will be teIe-
phoned TO the city as II Is taken from
the course and bulletins posted show
Ing the standing OF the riders az the
different points
IN and Out On the Pike.
Slight changes have been made IN
the course. as Il was previously laid
out 70 10 up Main street through
North Wheeling and Warwood TO
Short Greek and then TO West Liber-
ty On account OF the condition Of
the roads from WarwoOd TO Short
Creek this part OF the course was
abandoned and Il was decided TO sub
sutute in fits place the following route
starting at the lntelliEencer building
up Main TO Tenth. across by way OF
Tenth 10 Market up Market and over
Wheeling HIN TO Fulton. taking the
Bethany Pike at Woodsdale and by
way OF Country Club road 10 Clinton.
from Clinton they will go TO West
Liberty and from West Liberty TO At
kinsons Crossing on the National
Ptke,near West Alexander. and follow
the Pike TO the city. where they will
nnish at the top OF Wheeling hin. II
must be said that the committee In
charge OF deciding on the course used
extremely good judgment In selecting
the above route as II could not have
been better selected for an event OF
this kind.
Many Applicants.
Reports from the secretary OF the
club and the chairman OF the race com
mittee are 10 the effect that they are
receiving requests from all the sur
rounding towns for entrance blanks
for the event The handsome cash
prizes that are being offered for the
winner attracting riders from all parts
OF the country.
The Motorcycle Club has also made
arrangements for having a doctor fol
low closely in the rear of the riders
10 pick up any who are so unfortunate
as TO take spill and get injured
The danger signs are now ready
to be placed on the course 20 warn the
riders of the places where there Is
danger OF having wrecks II Is the
intention OF the Club 10 give the riders
every possible warning "a 10 where
there IL danger and at the same time
give the rider the advantage OF all the
speed that he could possibly maintain
for the distance IL Is expected that
all the minor details will be arranged
within the coming week and every
thing Will then be In readiness IL Is
expected that about 20 OF the best and
more daring riders Of the local club
will participate in the event