The morning call., 1892-06-20
First Run Of the CALIFORNIA; - Activity of
the Pacific Road Club More
Records Lowered.


run at Stockton, on the showing that they could
give u successful meet and had positively Sc
cured track. This action was taken on the
ground that as the b. G. W. had been voted an
interest in The annual meet, they had moral
right 10 carry out the favor voted them IL they
were able TO do so in a satisfactory manner.
Referring to certain articles. published he
does not say where, Mr.. Wright thus eX-
presses his opinion OF journalism:
/ wish to say that the e. C. w. are not deserv
ing such adverse criticism, and desire TO call
tile attention OF the members 10 the fact that
news items are generally garbled accounts oil the
actual facts
In a communication addressed to the l..
A. W. clubs of the California division the
Alameda Bicycle aud Athletic Club says:
Had the league board approached US in
friendly spirit We should not have made any OPP
poslliOn and our track would not be In use July
A. but from the acl ion Of the board and the con-
duet OF the b. &. w. We have been constrained
to protest against the meet at Stockton for the
reasons. first that Sacramento has not formally
surrendered its rights; second, that Alameda,
being second choice OF the division, is entitled 10
the meet II Sacramento does uriendeT us rights,
third, that the meet being held at Stoekton Is Tor
the interests OF the b. G. W. aud not for the In
ferests OF the league, and fourth that he league
would profit by holding the meet at Alameda by
One-ihlrd OF the receipts OF the day.
Ii is the unanimous desire OF the club to be-
come league club, aud our application to that
end Will shortly b. forwarded We VIII go into
the league with 200 members aud pledge you
thereafter all Of the. clubs Will have fair show
If our votes can help 10 attain that end.
We intend 10 hold race meet on our track
July 4, under The sanction oil The racing board
already granted us.
We may add that we are indeed sorry that the
clubs clash al all, fOr We have the sport OF
cycling generally at heart and feel that 1t can
best be advanced by tue general cooperation OF
ali interested.
In a formal letter NJ. S. Lavenson, presi-
dent of the Capital City Wheelmen, says:
We have decided TO JOIN forces with tie Ala
media club, though not financial gamers thereby.
The Orientals have also agreed to send
their racing men TO Alameda, and it is I'M
derstOod that Grant Bell and other of the
AGNES; Edwards and Delmas, the Garden
City flyers, and several more scOrchers have
entered at Alameda. The prizes will be
valuable and the events are listed as fol-
lows: 0nc-mile safety, novice; two-mle
safety, Pacific Coast championship; one
mile safety. handicap; one-mile ordinary,
handicap; five-mile ordinary, champion
ship; fve-mie safety, scratch; halt-mile
boys race.
That the Stockton meet will also attract
many good riders IS evident from the fol-
lowing summary of events: Chenille
safety. novice; one-mile ordinary, cham
pionship half-mile safety, scTatchi two
mile safety. handicap; haf-mile ordinary,
scratch One-mile safety, handicapi i've
mile safety, State Championship
Stockton, it seems. has two bicycle tracks,
one quarter mile at Banner Island, the
other half mile at Goodwater Grove.
THE latter says a correspondent, was
chosen owing to its advantages. 1t is To-
Gated at GOOdwater Grove, one Of the ter
mini of the new electric road, and just
OF the city. 1t is eliptcal in shape, So feet
wde and has two very easy turns. The
first turn is banked one foot 10 ten, the
second one in seven. An excellent feature
is the back stretch OF 500 yards or more
straight away. The grand stand is quite
large, while the track itself Is well fenced
in, thus insuring the absence from the track
Of all but officials. While the track is now
in excellent condition, no efforts will be
spared TO make it all the racing fraternity
could ask for"
The Native Sons are cooperating with the
Bay City Wheelmen, and two steamers will
be chartered 10 carry spectators from this
city to Stockton and return.
The California Cycling Club made its
first run yesterday, going to Haywards.
The affair was successful in every particu-
lar. Those who participated were Captain
Ii. +. Wynn, First Lieutenant c. A. Hess
Ter. f. n. Bent. +, A. Forster, E II. Hess
Ter, T. c. Council, l.. T. Fem. Ii. Stewart
J. II. Dawson, c. ii. Lamb, j. A. Boyter,
r. +. Creighton, j. s. Sullivan, r. X. Nc
Pherson. G. A. Hueter Columbia Kenny,
f. Harris, a. de Smet j. n. McVeigh, Ray
Creighton
The Pacific Road Club will hold club
road race next Sunday morning, the 10th
inst. at the San Leandro triangle. The
distance is TO be five miles The start takes
place at $50 A. NJ from the junction, on
HaywaTds avenue, the finish to be at San
Leaudro. The first prize will be a gold
medal bearing the club emblem. All wheel
men are invited to witness the race. The
club is progressing very fayorably and new
members are constantly coming IN.
Yesterday Il. 5. Battles of the Pacific
Road Club rode TO HalfmoOn Bay and re-
turn in eight hours.
The StocktOn-Sacramen record was low
cred last Sunday to 3 hours, 16 min
utes. /. Marschutz and c. c. Hopkins
started from Hunter and Weber avenue at
1870 A. NJ. and Hopkins reached the apital
in the above time, Mars chutz few minutes
later. The best previous time was :2S
After q stop Of 10 minutes Hopkins started
on the return trip against a strong head
wind and arrived home at 10 even, cover
Ing the l03 miles IN hours and As minutes,
actual riding time being hours minutes.
The time is properly yGuched for by several
persons. Part OF the road is In good shape,
the other half rough and dusty as usual.
The Los Angeles Herald has started
newsy bicycle column. The following eX-
tract should lead to some matchmaking in
the near future:
Down here we don't recognize Bell or Foster
as superior 10 several Los Angeles men. 1t Is
no use of minclng matters. The local club con
tains more speedy riders than any club In the
State II there is any interested party who labors
under the impression that the writer is at all
oveTenlhusiastlc, why. there need be little or no
difficulty In arranging for race meeting, club
against club.
At the last regular meeting of the Los
Angeles wheelmen the following were
elected officers of the club: j. Phil PEREZ
val, president; d. c. Garvin. vice pres
ident; +. w. Stuart, secretary treas
urer; d. G. McGaryin, captain; w. j.
Allen. first lieutenant; II. b. Cromwell,
second lieutenant II. G. +. Smith, John s.
Thayer and f. e. Russell, members of the
executive committee.
Latest advices from Europe give encour-
aging reports of the American representa-
tive. Arthur A. Zimmerman. 1t was only
last fall, at Springfield. that Zimmerman
created now worlds record for the half
mile. riding the distance in l min. 6 sec.
His latest record is min. sec. for the half
mile. He is now said to be In first class
shape and is booked TO win some OF the
championships OF the National Cyclists
Union, which will be held next month.
In some Of the recent Eastern meetings it
was demonstrated that number of men are
riding very fast. p. J. Berlo of the NJ. A.
c. rode the mile at New Haven in min.
80 Sec, and l.. ID. Munger, the Chicago
racer. has ridden from the 100 and 90 yard
marks in one-mile races in Q min. % 3-5 see.
and min. "a sec. respectively. These
times, with the performance of Seeley and
Hermann OF the M. A. c., who rode mile
on Tue tduutm AT new haven IN min.
80 % sec. without pacemakers, are evidence
that some records are in danger.
The Manhattan Athletic Club has been
adding to lis membership number of
speedy bicyclists of late. Jim Robinson,
the clubs trainer, Is authority for the state
ment that the club intends sending team
of dozen men to Europe next season to
compete in all the big races. The team will
include the pick OF American racers, and
will be IN charge OF man familiar with
English methods of training and racing.
The cyclists of Sacramento must be "the
people," for the editor of the Bee COM
nlalna that I'll has cnmR To snch n nass In