The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-21
CYCLING CIRCLES.
Annual League Meeting
Next Saturday.
Five Interesting Events Arranged
for Thirty-five Mile Run to
CentervilIe Yesterday.

The local wheelmen are making elaborate
preparations for the annual league meeting of
Northern California district which is 10 be
held at the Midwinter Fair track on next Satur-
day. George 7. Wetmore. the chairman of the
cycling committee for the occasion, reports
having received large number of entries. and
there Is a general feeling among the interested
ones that be several vents wtllIbe of an I'M
usually interesting character, judging from the
vlrulence OF the rd-breaking fever that has
broken out among he wheel-whiIlers OF late.
Thrre are to be five events. as follows
Class a, one-mlle race for nOViceS aud one
half mile handicap race. Class i, One-mIe
championship race, two-mile handicap and
Ming their entries are obliged to name the last
two events in which they competed and give
date aud particulars. Class A Is limited 10
fiuers tnat reside IN this State or live within
200 miles OF this city, and the prizes for which
do not exceed $50. Class includes races
that have prizes exceeding $50 in value aud
wnleh are open TO any rider, under Glass B
definition, according TO L. A. " . rules. The
entries were closed yesterday, buI they will
have to pass the inspection of the committee.
The racing at the fair track on Saturday was
the chief topic of gossip the rooms OF the
Bay City Wheelmen yesterday and IL developed
one thing and that Is that the wheelmen are OF
a very foTgiVlng disposition as regards the
rather careless manner In which the fair man
ayers treated The details OF the tournament
They were all willing TO admit that If 1t had not
been for tie flower fiesta they would have re-
ceived better attention. Even T. p Robinson
was forgiven and all agreed that II he had not
been mounted upon a horse which was addicted
10 The habit OF stopping every ten yards OF so
to reflect upon come suddenly remembered
event OF his early youth better time might
have been made across the grounds aud the
gallant cOonei would have arrived in ample
time 10 have started The ball.
"GOody" Goddard OF the Bay Citys came in
for considerable sympathy yesterday from his
! felloW-wheemen regarding his adventure Sat
utday. He had entered his maiden race and
mad high hopes OF tying, If not breaking a
record, but he only came In fourth. He
claimed, though, that he was perfectly satisfied
with the position which lie had gained. IL was
whispered ha Goddard had only been ''play-
| ing his competitors, and had purpOSely re-
! Trained from taking first position, because he
was playing for points on their movements,
which he could only get by remaining in the
lear. Having them sized up, he fully intended
10 take "A good weeks rest, tDen-weli. next
Saturday would tell the tale as to what he
would do then.
In order to keep in good condition for This
week Goddard Yesterday led a party OF the
Bay Cltys on butterfly run" down TO Center
VILE, distance of thirIy-6ve miles. Those in
the party under General Goddard we're: A.
kenZle, S. d. Vincent, T. A. Griffith. (. ID.
hoach. Z: NJ. Nutter. A. W. Small, II. Z. Trim
bic and w. II. Hallett.
Wilbur f. Knapp made quite hit at Satur-
Gays tournament as an announcer Hitherto
j.. A. Larsen has been looked upon as the
champion In that line, but Id his absence on
saturday Knapp displayed vocal powers that
would have done credit to a fog siren.
b. u. Bent, the photographer of the Bay
CItys, started on three days trip TO Santa
Cruz yesterday, and Is expected to return with
some select views 10 add to The clubs album.
here VIII be meeting of the captains of the
various cycling clubs Of the city on TUESDAY
night at the Olympic Club rooms TO arrange for
d grand joint union run some time next month
+. W. ). Van Slayke returned yesterday from
a wheeling tour through the southern part of
Inc olate. lie had been gone three weeks.