The herald., 1893-07-02
WHEELING FOR VEAL OR WOE,
Some BicyclistS Will Be Happy
X and Others the Contrary.
Entries for the Great Road Race to
Santa Monica on Tuesday.
Cycling Has Assumed an Important Po-
sitIon Hersabouts--rhe Athletes
Who Will Contest and tho
M Prjzes offered.

OF all the various ont-oi.door amuse-
ments and pastimes which have sprung
up in the last few years to relieve the
monotony OF "young Americas" daily
scramble for riches, none have proved
themselves to be as permanent bess-
ing as has the bicycle, both as a means
OF pleasure and recreation and also as a
useful vehicle OF daily life. 1t is esti-
mated that over 800 bicycles are in daily
use in Los Angeles and the person who
doubts it, has only TO stand any place
on Spring street and count the wheels
which pass during period Of five
minutes to be convinced. Ever since
the bicycle has become 90 popular
with all classes all over the country, has
the interest in trials Of speed and en-
durance been greetly on the increase,
especially 30 with regard to the great
road races. which fill the same places in
the heart of the cycle enthusiast that
the American Derby and Broyklyn
Handicap do with the borse cranke.
The event which probably attracts more
attention than any in the cycling world
ia the Pullman Handicap, which is an
annual event, run always ON the 30th of
May from Chicago to Pullman, IA miles.
Notwithstanding the road Is terror,
being mixture of sand, mud and ruts,
the field is always . big one;
the 1898 race having over 300 start
era. What the Pullman ia to
Chicago the Irvington- -Milburn race
10 to Boston and . vicinity. ~ While
the Cincinnati people wonder at the
time made in their Poormsn road race,
the riders around Milwaukee are inter-
ested in the Milwaukee Waukesha road
race, and here on the Pacific coast the
interest centers at the Los Angeles
wheelmen's annual Fourth of July race
to Santa Monica over the so called
boulevard, which as some tired pedal
pusher once remarked after going over
and sandy hills. The race was organized
in 1891 by w. J. Allen, and had 16
entries, the time made was l hour, IL
minutes. In '92 the starter sent off
double that number and the distance
was covered in l hour, 2 minutes, %
seconds. The '93 race which will start
ct the corner OF Hill and Sc ,ond streets,
Tuesday at 8 AS, will see over so riders
competing for a list Of prizes worth
$3.50, which are on exhibition at Garter
and Machin's, 106 South Spring street.
A riding time limit OF l hour and 80
minutes has been placed on the race.
Wheelmen and friends are invited to
make use of the special train over the
Southern Pacific which leaves the Ar
cade depot at 10 and will reach Santa
= Monica in time to see the finish.
The course OF the race is as follows:
Starting from Second and Hill streets,
Hill to Pico, to first road west of Gath
olic school, to Washington, continuing
same road through The Palms to Santa
Monica, finishing Third and Utah. Fol-
low the hags-all turns and crossings
will be plainly marked with flags.
Riders will be checked at Pico street,
Halfway House and The Palms.
The list OF entries, their handicaps and
places of residence are as follows:
Paul Flammer. city, IL minutes; A.
A. Cast, city, 10 minutes; B. v. Duque,
city, 10 minutes; H.A. Phillips, city,
9 minutes; 9. Washburne, Duarte, s
minutes; L. w. Erdman, city, min
utes; E. d. g. Campbell, Pasadena 8,
minutes; W. Kleckner, city, 8 minutes
George Knight, Azusa, minutes; w.
I. Stewart, Ontario, z minutes; II. w.
Cobb, San Diego, 7 minutes; W.
A. Wallace, city, minutes; X. Bid
well, city, 7 minutes; E. Gamble, Pasa-
dena, minutes; @. O. Glass, Pasadena,
Z minutes; A. II. Smith, city, 81 min
utes; Ed Williams, Alhsmbra, 81 min
utes; Q. A. Brant, Redondo, 6% min
qtes; George Brown. city, 61a minutes;
]. G. Todd, city, 61a minutes; R. W.
Potts. city, 61a minutes; E. E. Nicol,
citv Az uinutoa. u n VALIANT .;t-'
81 minutes; B. =. Williams, city, 61S
minutes; H. L. Williams, Santa Paula.
o. minutes; s. @. Wilson, Long Beach,
6te minutes; @. H. williams, city. 8
minutes; Jno. Edwards, city. G min
utes; 4. Davidson, city, 6 minutes r.
II. Gaylord, Pasadena, 6 minutes
Nj. Thompson, Pasadena, 6 min
Sutes; Joe --, Pomona, 6 minutes:
NV p. Kitchener, Pasadena, 6 minutes; |
d. H. Sherman, city, 6 minutes; B. NJ.
lNssk, Pomona, 5 minutes; G. s. lap
BAN, city, minutes; w. X. CowAn,
city, 8 minutes; Alphonse jay. city. 5 |
minutes; G. B. Cox, Riverside, s min
utes; F. B. Stamm, Ontario, 8 minutes;
II. y. McCres, Riverside, s minutes; O. |
II. McKeag, city, 3 minutes Fay Steph-
enson, city, 5 minutes; III. b. franklin,
city, minutes; W. e. Tyler, city, A
minutes; A. H. Bsllentine, Santa Bar
bara, 8 minutes; Joe Mclaughlin, city,
3 minutes; ]. w. Cowan, city, 8 min
utes; L. @. Wills, city, 2 minutes: @. w.
blanchard, city, Q minutes; G. E. Nc
GEes, city, 2 minutes; @. A. Cowan,
Riverside, 2 minutes; Fred Holbrook, |
city, minutes; w. g. Houston, city, J