The morning call., 1893-05-29
BICYCLE CONTESTS
Races to Take Place at
Alameda.
DECORATION DAY EVENTS
Gossip About the Men Who Have
Trained for the Trials of Speed
on the Wheel.

1t is now foregone conclusion that the
bicycle races at Cycle Park, Alameda, on
Tuesday afternoon will excel in interest
and excitement any similar contests ever
heId on the coast. The Alameda Bicycle
and Athletic Club, under whose auspices
the meeting will be held, has succeeded in
securing a list of entries including all of
the fastest riders in Northern California
and long enough to insure several hours of
uninterrupted sport. Indeed, with no less
than seventy-fve men waiting for the
crack of the starters pistol. the trouble
will be to complete the programme before
the shades of evening fall.
Strange to say. the work OF the official
Handicapped. f. D. Elweil. seems to give
general satisfaction. His most difficult
task was in assigning the distances in the
compete. The handicaps as finally fixed
George Il. Oscar, w. J. Edwards and
Walter F. Foster-scratch e. S. Wells.
j. E. Alexander-25 yards. j. c. Smith.
Theo A: Schlenter-30 yards. 6. 4.
Nissen, C. l.. Davis-35 yards. j. r.
Sampson, r. L. Long. II. c. Smith, J. A.
Desimnne. E. f. Nissen-40. F. NJ. Magll.
A. L. Hubbard, REUBEN Ready. David
Marshall. W. H. roepke. W. j. Caldwell
30 yards. NJ. F. Rose, I. r. McCuen, Oscar
Osen. Otto Ziegler. p. J. Grinde.I-60 yards.
Ehman, C. j. Be loli, ". II. Upset, c. D.
Smith. l.. a. McDoDald-75 yards. u. b.
Harris. L. E. Marsh, L. c. Reynolds. Her
bert Gunn-S0 yards. w. A. Terriil. Otto
PutZker-S5 wards. w. A. Dexter, 30
yards. G w: Simpson, E. S. Battles, T.
Cushing, WILDER Walker. G. n. Laugton,
H. Y. Ready, a. Berryessa-1o0 yards: NJ
A. Griffith, 10 yards. J. Gllies, j. II.
Huff, W. Ii. McDonald-120 yards.
This race is certain-tO be very cinse and
exciting. There are so many entries that
there will be five heats before the final.
which will probably narrow down to a
contest between Wilbur j. Edwards, the
little giant OF Palo Alto; Walter Foster,
Alameda's first love; and George OSen,
the biggest and iolliest rider Of the Garden
City. Between these men, who will also
compete in the two-mile race for the l.. A.
| w. championship, 1t will be impossible 10
name the winner until he crosses the tape.
! Whoever may prove victorious will be
given an ovation al the finish, for all will
have hosts of friends among the spec
tators.2
The novice race is expected TO develop
| several surprises. So many men whose
records are unka0wn VIII struggle for
| supremacy that exceptionally good time Is
! likely to be made. sampson, who did so
well in the twenty-fve-mile race over the
| San IeandrO triangle. is something of a
! fav0rite across the bay, but he Will have
very dangerous competitors in Zieglar,
! Nisseu, Smith, Terrll and several others,
and it may be taken AS a straight tip to
| keep an eye on Granger Long when the
bell rings for the last lap.
In the two-mile cham Dlopship contest, j.
c. Smith of San Jose and Il. I. Terril of
the Bay City Wheemen will disappolnt
| hal nd m hay n m n n ST N
places in the final heat. There are two
other men who must also be taken INTO
account when considering the probable
outcome Of this race They are Wells of
Sacramento and Davis Of San Jose. On
mile track Wells, who is a heavyweight,
is quite at home. but he finds 1t difficult to
| hold the corners on the Alameda course,
! Notwithstanding the scientific manner in
which the track is banked
Jack Alexander is also a man to be
feared. He IS very speedy and has been
carefully trained.
! Magill of the Alamedas is in good form
and will do his best to make record,
! though he may not ca rture prize.
George Osen has done all OF his training
Oh the San Jose track. His condition is
therefore unknown to his rivals, all of
whom have wholesome respect for his
! gigantic figure when it looms up astride a
| lilliputian wheel on the track.
Wilbur Edwards has just received a new
| twenty-pound racer. Ii is beauty. and II
he can become used to it before Tuesday
| it Will materially assist his speed by its
| lightness.
The Alameda track. which is the best on
the coast, is in splendid condition and will
be swept as clean as floor Oh Tuesday
morning. The races will begin promptly
| at 2 O'Clock.
| The officers of the day have been chosen,
! as follows: Referee. f. d. Elwell Judges,
q. 2. Wetmore. Ii. F. Wynne and All
! Cole; timers. George H. Strong, l.. A.
| Lamory, E. Monrig. Fl. G. Fnkler. W. H.
| Leaner and +. e. Browning; scorers, s.
g. Seovern, T. a. Barnes aud a. F. Meri-
| got; umpres, j. Z. Hancock, Charles
! Lutcke. A. L. Storey and j. Van Daen {;
starter. r. A. Smyth; assistant starter, F..
| Howlett; clerks OF the course, 5. A. Bur
rell, W. d. A. Chase and L. ii. Lake; an
nouncers, j. S. Dunnigan and S. Mid
| dlemas.
Besides the bicycle contest there win be