The morning call., 1892-07-25

F. w. Shorthand made "a miles more than
had been accomplished before In the same
time. This information is unsatisfactory,
lnsomuch as it is not stated with whose rec
ord the comparison is made. There is no
question. however, that ShOr land is now
champion of the world, and as such
sketch of his cycling career Will be OF in
terest.
Frank William Shorthand was born on
September g. 1871, at OrtOn, near North
amptOn. He is a. clerk by occupation. His
first possession in the cycle line was bone
shaker, which was owned in common by
himself and friend In 1888 he began TO
ride Cleared Facile." His first perform
ance Of importance was on July 10, 1889.
when be rode his club 100 miles IN hours
min. over bad roads. On July "a he COW
cred 153 miles in ii hours and As min. on
the North Road, and on August 10 rode
16C;4 miles in l. hours. this being record at
the time. aud in the course of this ride COW
cred the first % miles IN hours 5S min,
and 100 miles in hours 80 mln. On Au-
gust 30 he finished his memorable London
Edenburg ride. completing the journey in
81 hours 40 min, and beating previous
records by 10 hours On Septem-
Der S, In the North Road "a hours ride, no
gained second place, having covered 292
miles. On September p he won with great
ease the 10o-mile scratch race of the Wand
erers' c. {. from Dd0lin TO marlborough
and back. On October - he started with
W. C. Goulding, who was going for the 30
miles tricycle. record. and finished In hours
so minutes 13 seconds, only a little outside
tho bicycle record. In person Shorthand is
tail and slight, height about feet II inches,
and weighs about 135 pounds. He is a
member Of the Southgate {. {. and the
North Road c. c., and during his Irish trip
was elected q memper OF the Wanderers {.
c.. Dublin. He has been successful in
many important lcnG-distance rides, and
last year won the North Road Cycliug
Clubs 24-hour race. the chief event Of the
kind In the world He rides geared ordi-
nary, with pneumatic tires.
Last Wednesday evening as jolly party
OF pedaleTs as ever rode on wheels arrived
in this city after a ride of several hundred
miles. They were j. +. Ewing. u. B. Craig
and A. II. Greeley, of Fresno. and l.. j.
Bernheim of Santa Cruz. The Fresno boys
started from home early Sunday morning
and visited all the towns down 10 Monterey,
crossing three mountain ranges and going
To the top Of Mount Hamilton. Al Santa
Cruz they were joined by Burnheim, who
on Thursday wheeled his way back down
the coast, while the others went on to
Sacramento, proposing to return home
via Stockton. Before leaving Fresno the
boys requested 4. c. Banta, a boon COM
panon, TO send their Sunday 60 to- -meetn'
clothes TO this city, so they might attend
the AlcaZar and see If George OSb0urne
could act as well as he could raise raisins.
Banta saw a chance for a practical joke and
proceeded to get in his fine work. He sent
three dTyEoods boxes by express TO the wan
deTers, care OF q LaTkin-street bicycle es-
tablishment, and when the boxes were
opened and the masquerade suit, vial of
vigoT of life. pony glass. army blankets
and straw they contained had been duly
inspected by sympathetic friends. the
Fresno delegation went into executive ses-
sion and passed resolutions scarcely suit
able for publication in family newspaper.
Tie directors of the San Francisco Bicycle
Club held meeting at their clubrooms on
Saturday evening for the purpose of ap-
pointing three delegates to represent the
club in the new California Wheelmen As
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