The morning call., 1894-05-06
THE WHEEL.
Enthusiasts Who Are Keeping in
Trim for Near Future Events.


Trim for Near Future Events.
The great bicycling contests which were
held yesterday at Recreation Park proved be-
yond any doubt that wheeling is now the great
outdoor sport.
The results Of the handicap races gave sur
prise TO many people, Ii is certainly evident
that handicapping wheelmen is hard thing TO
do properly, and good handicapper must have
a thorough Knowledge of his mrn to guarantee
to those who patronZe the sport the pleasure
OF Witnessing close and exciting finishes. The
result OF the races will be found elsewhere.
The following interesting items have been
received. They are from the pen of one Of the
crack riders OF the State:
Wheelmen are tiocking TO the city again from
all parts of the State. They are coming 10 do
battle on Saturday, May .. the Olympic Clubs
day at the MidwiUIer FaIr for the supremacy
of the cycling arena.
W. A errin. Foster. Wells, Haley and Long
will arrive here tomorrow from Stockton,
where they have been for the past week train
ing under the tutorshlD of Trainers Schaefer
and Lyman, who are out here from the East.
Uuder the guidance OF such excellent and eX-
peTieuced trainers these men should indeed do
their best, and 1t is foregOne conclusion that
they will surpasS themselves In Saturdays S
races.
Wonderful strides have been made within
the last year by our local riders in the matter
of speed At the beginning of last season 1t
was anticipated by The CALL that, with The
use of racing wheels, the coast records
would be brought down TO somewhere near a
favorable comparison with the Eastern rec
ords. AT that time ID. l.. Burk OF Los Angeles
held the Pacific Coast record Tor mile, which
was 2:3O 4-5, and at the end Of thr acing
season that record rested on the shoulders of
the popular san Jose flyer, Wilbur j. Edwards,
aud is 2:15. This was made In competition at
Sacramento, and in view of the fact that The
best Eastern record made 10 competition for
The mile Is 2 :0S and fraction, beld by Walter
SANGER favorable.
siderng the Incl eased facilities and advantages
the Eastern riders have over those of HE Pa
ciic Coast. All other records for the quarter,
half and TWO miles were Vefy materially re-
duced also.
The present racing season, after contact with
the Eastern cracks, Bliss ana DlTn0elger, who
are training al Stockton, and with the advan-
Iages OF the training that some OF our local men
arr now enjoying, liders VIII be developed VINO
can creditably represent tho State In any COM
pany.
Wilbur J. Edwards, in the quarter mile dash
ridden at The MidwInter Fair track on Satur-
day. April %. ara not come up to The eXpecta-
lions or his admirers and fell an easy victim 10
Otto Ziegier Jr. In that race w. a. Terrill
showed squirt OF which his most ardent admir-
eI : did not Ihink him capable. He has always
heretofore been rated strong and gritty rider
for any distance from two miles up. OF our
local flyers he is the most admired by Bliss and
Dirnberger.
The bicycling committee Of the Midwnter
Exposition, II 1t desires 10 throw real life Into
a race, should endeaEOr 10 bring Foster, Zeg-
Ter, Wells, Edwards, ". a. Terrlll and some
other cracks together ID mile scratch race.
This would be an event worth going long
ways o see. and would settle the mOoted ques-
tiOU, Which is the better man?
II is to be hoped by all lovers OF the sport
that Harry Ierrli, the present holder OF The
quarjer.mile record OF 80 seconds, viii get him
self into condition for the races 10 be held on
the 19Ih and % h insts.
a. Reid and E. Langueiin of this city, c. l..
Davis OF San jose and other Cleveland riders
have secured trainer and coacheT In the per
sou of W. j. Caldwell, who Is himself a very
fast rider Much IS expected OF these men IN
the coming races.
The races on the 9th inst. at the Midwinter
Fair track viii probably consist of mile
maiden, hait-mlle handicap. mile scratch,
QuarteT-m1le dash and TIL ee-mlle handicap. IN
these races Bliss and DlrnbeTger VIII make
their initial appearance.
Ii is IumoIed that the Bay City Wheelmen
are TO challenge the Acme Athletic Club OF
Oakland and the Garden City Cyclers OF San
Jose for so or 100 nile relay race, 10 take
place on the track at Central Park. A three
curnered struggle of that Kind, II II can be az
ranged, should prove very Interesting.
w. L. Foster in me two-mlle handicap race
of April 2S, rode splendidly and showed one Of
bis old-tlme spurts, ano those who have looked
on him back numbrr had 10 acknowledge
that The speed was there on draugnt and in
quantities 10 satisfy the most rX2cting. In that
race lie romped away from Fox aud finished
third IN SOL AS, which is within four ffths of
a second OF the coast record, Which, with the
severe wino which prevailed, was very splen-
did performance.
The OlympicGlub had theater patty at The
TfyOli last evening.
John s. johnson, in accepting the open chal-
lenge OF Arthur a. Zimmerman, has deserted
the amateur ranks.
The track at the fair Is in excellent condi-
ton. 1t viii, however, require few finishing G
touches TO put it In perfect shape The first
time meet is held there and The wind does not
blow some coast records Will be shattered.
The track OF The Bay City Wheelmen at Cen
tral Park is being Fut INTO condition for the
race meet 10 be held there on May 30.
The Garden CITY cycleTs OF San Jose hold a
race meet ON Friday which promises to be q
yery successful affair. JOLLY SDtOKEI."
Oakland police officers are allowed 10 'doi
their beats on bicycles. The brilliant STARS,
although very well pleased 10 do mount duty
between stations. object to rule 2 which
saws that officers doing duty on wheels will Hoi
be permitted slop-over tickets on streets where
saloons are located.
Some people seem to imagine that II the
bearings and chain are on the loose side the
machine runs BEST This is great mistake
Bearings. especially, should be adjusted 10 q
nicety There should be absolutely no side
shake but at the same time the wheel or crank
axle as Tie case may be, should leVolve freely
and should sop slowly. II the chain Is re-
moved it is quite easy 10 adjust The hind wbee
and crankaXle bearings; but with the chain
on il requires some little skill, 1t Is difficult
to tell which bearing is too loose or too tight.
In The case of The chain the sl2ck should al
ways be just perceptibe.
DON'T rely on your brake. always make sure
that your brake is in order, and should you
hurt your knee don't continue riding, are ex-
cedlent InaXims. A friend ot onrs VINO has
never cultivated back peddllng raised his
handle and neglected 10 adjust the brake he
commenced % descend a moderately steep hill
with a sharp turn at the bottom aud lost con-
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