The morning call., 1893-07-19
CYCLISTS STEW
The Head of the Olympic
Annex Is in 1t.
A Proprietor of Country Resort
Who Threatens to Bring Suit
for Damages.

The Olympic Club cycling annex met
last evening in the iounging-room of the
club, and the principal matter discussed
was the recent dinner at Tocaloma. Marin
County, in which twenty-five members Of
the annex participated.
1t appears that Robert R. Russ, the cap
tain Of the annex, wrote to the proprietor
of the hotel at Tocaloma If he could ac-
commodate $50 able-boded knights OF the
rubbered wheel with a substan tial dinner,
consisting of cOrn-fed chicken, mountain
trout, venisOn, frogs, terrapin stew, etc.
The Keeper of the rural resort, with
a close eye to business, consulted the
gentleman who looks after the require
ments Of the inner man, and on learning
that the athletes of the great Olympic
Club could be accomm odated with any,
thing from a iamale lunch to a genuine
old-fas shioned French dinner on reason
able notice, he Immediately telephoned to
the captain of:the annex that he was in 1t
and would have the spread of the season
waiting the arrival of the wheelmen
when they landed at the great angling re-
sort.
After numerous dispatches had been
exchanged between the captain Of the
the Hotel de TocalOma, the latter. IL is
said, was kept busy for several days put
ting in supplies in his larder, which con-
sisted of the good things of the season.
All went along swimmingly between the
captain and the man who Keeps the hotel
until the day of the big feast, when the
latter received word that it would be very
necessary to cut down rations, as not
more than twenty-five of the mum ber
agreed upon could avail of the opportunity
of feast among the redwoods.
The speculative proprietor of the coun.
try resort smiled when he had read the
early morning telegram, and laughinglv
remarked to his specially engaged cook
that wheelmen were full of jokes, and this
was one of their fancy tricks.
The cook, who was up to his eyes in
dough, working like Trojan for repu-
tation as ''cracker Jack" cook, laughed
right merrily. and digging his deft fingers
deep into the recess of trough he had
close at hand, yanked up the Most deli
cious-looking brace OF frogs that gormand
ever feasted eyes upon.
II will make the boys feel so much the
good by and by. monsieur. that they will all
ride home on the steam cars" chuckled
the artist as he eQulckly returned the green
backs to their element.
1t was about midday when the cavalcade
OF wheelmen. with Captain Russ in COM
mand, dashed over the bridge leading to
the hotel. and when their umbers-twen-
ty-five ali told-wers handed to the propr-
etor of the hotel, the latter felt dizziness
in the head.
Itswas explained by the captain that,
owing to death in the ranks of the Acme
Club Wheelmen, none Of the latter Joined
in the run. and as number Of the Olymp-
ans were enjoying vacation. the gather
ing was consequently small
The upshot of the whole affair is that
the proprietor of the hotel has threatened
To bring suit for damages against Captain
Russ, and as the mem bers of the annex
look upon the whole affair as huge joke,
it is probable that the enterprising hotel
manager will have to whistle for his
"when the robins nest again."