The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-11


W exhilarati0n of spirits
and freedom from con-
ventionai estraini
o"'"u' which are the charms OF
cycling. either goes to the park or across the
bay. The dark-eyed whiie-capped girls of
Fruitvale think nothing of spin to San
LeaHdro or Haywards before lunch and
feel all the better Tor their outing. AS vet
none of cur lady riders have tried to make
records for speed or endurance. They
bike" just for the fun of il. Not so with
Miss Johanne J0Igensen, whose portrait is
here given. She Is q years old and holds
the championship OF Denmark That her
endurance is remarkable is shown by the
fact that she has ridden 100 miles in six
hours and 80 miles in about II hours.
Many male wheelman would be proud if
he could accomplish the same feats Miss
JOTgensen rides tandem with Nj. Petersen.
tile Danish racer, and they have ridden six
Danish miles, (nearly 80 English miles) in
l hour AZ min.. which cOns.itn ties the rec
ord in Denmark. On her safety wheel tie
plucky young woman is said 10 have ridden
four Danish miles, or ab0Ct 20 English
miles, III 80 min., and 80 English miles in
/ hour - min. She thinks nothing OF going
from one town TO another at the rate Of Il
or 10 miles an hour.
Tie results of the bicycle races at River
side on July I were hot reported by tele-
graph. and are therefore given here:
The mile safety, $40 class. was won by
William Ruby IN > 90 40, Joseph Wilson
second and George Rice Jr. third.
The first heat OF the half-mlle safety was
won by l.. W. FOX OF Cotton IN l 10 % A.
Stewart took the second heat III ! :35 1-5
The final was captured by Fox in LII.
In the one-mile safety race the starters
were ID. l.. Burke and A. j. Stewart of Los
Angeles. Casey Castleman OF Riverside and
Frank Waller of Oakland. Burke won.
A..
have been the coast record had Foster not
done better ut Alameda on the same day.
Stewart was a good second.
Tie thTee-miie safety was also won by
Burke, who this time really established a
coast record, making it in $3.50 rs. Castle
man Was second and Waller third.
Smashing records is tie most popular
form OF amusement among American wheel
men THIS season. In fact a record isn't
allowed to stand long enough nowadays to
get steady on lis legs before ii Is knocked
out of sight. Only last week Zimmerman
excited wonder by making half mile In
60. but since then a. +. Lumsden of the
Chicago Cycling Club has gone tie same
distance from scratch in a handicap race in
:03 %. If this means anything il indicates
that NiGdies mile in 10 will be beaten
before the close Of the year. Then on July
l.. ID. Munger, also Of Chicago, broke the
mile competition II cord, reducing IL to 2:22
Not satisfied with the iaurels already won
by the lakeside city boys, T. h. Spooner
started out on the Parkslde Tract at 3 r. NJ
on Friday TO beat the worlds 2i-hour record
recently made by Frank Waller of the
Acme Club Of Oakland on the Alameda
track. lie accomplished his task, covering
nearly SO miles. though finishing in an
exhausted condition. This feat aroused
Waller, who has already me into training
and announced bis intention OF making 400
miles in % hours or dying in the attempt
II n Of
this 2-hour record. ii might not have been
held so long as II was by HOlb .ln in any
good rider had really tried to lower
IL, before the Flying DutchnIan" made his
successful attempt
Il. +. Berlo of the Manhattan Athletic
Club enjoys the distinction of having eslab-
Iished two worlds records within week
At Hartford, Conn, on July L. he made a
quarter of mile in % 10 seconds with n
flying start. and at the meeting of the River
side wheelmen on Saturday he won the ten
mile race for the championship of America
IN 80 40 %. Nindie, who was married in
June, hasn't been heard from since, and
OSmond seems To also be ia retirement
They had better lie getting in training if
they would maintain their present reputa-
tons.
The Pacific Road Club had scorch run
yesterday from Fruitvale TO Haywards
Captain Hancock got in first in 81 40 c.
Hazel second with j. Ii. HutafT ana NJ j.
a
dinner the boys proceeded 10 Niles Canyon
before returning home.
A parry Of about 40 wheelmeD, composed
of members OF the Alameda Bicycle and
Athletic Club, the Acmes of Oakland and
the San Franchises, went on a moonlight
run TO San Jose on Saturday night. They
were well entertained by the Garden City
wheelmen. and returned home at their leis-
ure yesterday morning.
Captain Hewlett of the Alameda Bicycle
and Athletic Club has called a club run TO
Walnut Creek. The start Will be made
from the club grounds next Sunday at
O'clock 4. NJ
Captain Vdy has resigned as captain of
the Orienials and has been succeeded by j.
Becker
Arthur Dletle aud L. A. vidy have re-
turned from pleasure trip 10 Mana.
Al Acay aga is looking well after his vic
tories at Stockton. He will be heard from
at san Jose on Admission day.
The membership of the California Club
Is rapidly increasing
The division meet at Stockton was highly
su ceessful from financial point of view
Horace Vincent, the popular secretary of
the Oak Leai Nheelmen. starts this week
for a trip awheel 10 Lake Tahoe. He ex-
poets to be gone - days or more.
The Vallejo Bic, ceC Club has been organ
lied with the following officers: President,
q. q. Ii uliiday secretary and treasurer. w.
A, Plymire; captain. l.. j. Andrews; lieu
tenant, John Rothchilds; club committee
f. A. Mitchell aud William Russell A
committee has been appointed 10 prepare
bylaws and also 10 adopt a uniform.
Already the racing men are looking for
ward with interest To the big meet at San
Jose on Admission DAY. IL promises to be
the event of the year, as all of the clubs
are expected to participate in the friendly
contests. If Burke, Cromwell and Spiers
could lie induced to come up from Southern
California the meeting would really be of
Stale Importance.
There is talk OF arranging a circuit OF
races TO he run in September. the present
idea being to have races at Alameda on the
5tn at San jose on the 9ih aud at Sacra-
mento on the 18th. The men could keep i'm
training and good sport would be assured
TO the spectators at eIch course.
For the first time in British Columbia bi-
cycle races we're made the feature of the
celebration Of Dominion day at Vancouver
on July 2. Charles Milne. very clever
rider. carried off the honors, winning three
races and being good second in two others.
The time made was not fast, but this WAS
probably due to the lack of a regular hi v
Gle track with raised turns. However,
Milne made half mile in / 81. He prom
ises to become the champion of the Cana
dian Northwest