The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-05

of a mile, in &c seconds. Allowing that he
could retain the same rate of speed for a
mile, he would make the latter distance
in min. IL sec.
Immediately following this performance
w. A. Terrill rode over the same distance
and surprised the tlmekeepers and spec
tators when it was announced that he had
cut one second off the previous trial, max
Ing the distance in % seconds.
Foster. the record breaker, is at present
enjoying vacation at Marysville. He
Will be home in few days and will at once
90 into training for the big meeting in July.
Grant Bell of the Acme Club of Oakland.
who holds the coast fve-mile record. ook
several spins over the track. He will train
for the twn-mile handicap races.
W. II. Topkee is training for the sprin I
races and his friends are very confiden t
that he will give good account OF himself
when the time comes.
DIR. o. B. Burns and Ben Bogner are
training hard for the slow race. the prize
for which will be a real nice leather
medal. POol-selling is lively on this event,
with BogEer big favopne. The doctor
says he has a surprise N store for Ber-
nardo and that he will win the medal if it
costs him a tooth.
The ordinary race will figure for the
last time on this coast on the programme
of the Bay City Wheelmen next month.
d. Marshall now holds the one-mile coast
record, which is minutes % seconds for
high-wheel racing. MarshalPs opponents
Caldwell, l.. Lipsett, j. Desmone, H.
Smith and one or TWO others from Oakland
and Stockton.
The programme of the July meeting is
as follows:
July l. one-mile maiden. two-mile sealed
handicap, half mile division champion
ship and one-mile handicap.
II mi 10 L.
nary, two-mile sealed handicap, one-mile
division handicap.
July 3. quarter of mile dash, half a
mile handicap. two-mile sealed handicap.
oDe-mIe Pacific Coast championship.
The prizes Will aggregate $1,000.
Championship prizes will be limited to
medals which in value will not exceed $50
Any of the other prizes will not exceed
in value $3.50.
Entries for the events will close one
week before July l.
The Bay City Wheelmeu's president
states that the Central Park grounds will
be omen to all wheelmen during the COM
ing week and that after Sunday next only
cyclers who are training for the July races
Will be allowed to enter the grounds. 1t
is expected that on Sunday next several of
the crack riders of the city and country
will be at Central Park
Victor A. Hancock, who is compiling the
route book for the l.. A. w., arrived in
town Saturday, returning from Red Bluff
via Stockton. He went up via Benicia
and Woodland and down the other side of
the Sacramento River
Vic has ridden over 1900 miles, visited
twenty-five counties, and reports cycling
booming throughout the State. He has
gathered in over 100 applications for men,
brrship TO the league and fixed reduced
rates for league member at hotels in all
large towns.
Although travelling over many rough
roads and doing considerable night riding,
he has not had single puncture in his
pneumatic or had a elishap of any kind.
side of The river among the finest in the
State, but those on the Marysville side be-
low the average. He starts out again in
day or two TO complete the book.