The morning call., 1890-06-29
THE WHEEL.


Success of the Bay City's Building
Scheme.
The handsome programme of the league
meet at San Jose on July 4th has been is
sued. 1t is a very neat affair and full of in
formation. The Illustrations are amusing
and the arrangement excellent. One has
been sent to every league member.
Last week the Race Committee met in
San Jose aud completed all the arrange
ments. Everything was found to be in
good shape except the track. Work was
Immediately begun upon it, and it has been
kept up all through the week, so that it now
has smooth, hard surface. The shape of
the track is excellent, and the corners are
nicely banked, SO that very fast time can
be made on it. The medals to be awarded
are the finest ever given on the Coast, and
are on exhibition in San Jose. The entry
list closed last night in san Jose.
Burke is in excellent condition, but is
still nervous about taking the corners, hav
ing been used to mile track. The opinion
seems to prevail that Charley Wheaton
will beat him. The safely events promise
to be very interesting, rs the very best
safety men on the Coast have signilied their
intention to contest. There will be large
number of novices on the track, many from
San Jose, and some good brushes are an
ticipated.
The general headquarters during the
meet will be the cluU-rOomS OF the Garden
City Wheelmen.
The American Bicycle Club has signified
its intention to attend the meet and partici-
pate in the parade as has the San Francisco
Bicycle Club.
1t rests with the Board of Officers
whether the winners of the district cham
pionship races be sent East or not. OF
course they Will not send man who does
not show himself able to make a good
showing for the division. Eastern men
have been riding so fast this year that even
the Coast record does not compare very
1aVOTaOly, though Burke has announced MS
intention to lower all the records both long
and short distances. If he can do so he
will very likely have chance to show what
he can do on the Eastern track.
Last Sunday a. Dallam Jr., w. E. Thomp-
son, II. w. Spaulding and h. Lands made
the trip to SpaniShtOwn and return. Roads
are reported in good shape. Last Sunday
the san Francisco Bicycle Club also had a
very successful club run to Walnut Creek.
The roads were slightly dusty, but never
theless the ride was greatly enjoyed.
Notice has been given of a joint run Of
the San Francisco Bicycle Club and the
Oakland Bicycle Club to San Jose by moon
light on Thursday. The first division, for
the accommodation OF new riders, Will start
from Twelfth street and Broadway, Oak
land, at 40 o'clock in the afternoon, and
and Broadway at Z 80 o'clock in the even
ing. Division No. l will stop at Centervllle
for dinner, and both divisions will arrive at
San Jose at about the same time. The clubs
VIII also run to Santa Cruz and return to
San Jose on Saturday and Sunday Cap
tam Manning states that the San Francis
cos will be pleased to have any of their
cycling friends accompany them on either
run.
The meet programme has the following:
Tue wheelistS OF the metropolis are preparing
10 begin the perllOus descent of the precipitous
declIyItes to the plains of san Jose; while, with
ear to the ground, the anxious Chairman OF the
General Committee hears raspiug sound. as the
lone cyc list Of SiskiyOu saws of the uuthawed
legs OF his wiuter oyeIaIls TO make kniekerboek-
eis. A letter just received fIom an intending
'meeIer," who evidently resides IN The MurclliS0n
part of Los Angeles, says: What IS the special
booking for cyclists 10 San Jose, don't you
know? Aud Is there tavern in the beastly vii
lage ?"
Chief Consul Thompson of the Building
Committee of the Bay City Wheelmen an
nounces that the subscription list for bonds
has been started, but as yet only few mem-
bers have been seen and over $1,000 has
been secured. 1t is thought that there will
be little difficulty in collecting the necessary
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