The herald., 1895-07-29
OO|NGS Of THE NHEELMEN
Santa Barbara. Racing Tourna-
ment Today
HERBERT M'CREA is BACK
He Won New Laurcls at the Salt Lake
Races
Generally Quiet In the Cycling Swim-Swarms
of Bicyciers Over the Country
Roads Yesterday

DAY and early this morning to attend the
only big Southern California cycling
event of the week, The race meet at Santa
Bar bara today. There are a number of
Los Angeles men entered and when the
telegra phc accounts arrive it is expected
that their respective victories will be an
nounced. AS the crack riders of the clubs
have been training industriously up there
on the track, the boys who are left are
preparing to jubilate over the glory and
scalps the riders will bring home with
them.
The tournament is promoted by G. r.
Jordan. and the entries closed last Mon
day. Events and prizes are as follows:
One mile novice race-First prize, clock,
Sll; second, silver-mounted razor, $3.50.
Half-mile, scrath. class A-First prlze.
carving set, $l5; second, clock, $40; third,
gold pencil and pen. S..
Half-mile. scratch, class B-First prize,
silver pitcher. SIG; second, gold headed
cane, $40; third, shaving cabinet, $3.50.
One mile handicap, class A-flrst
ond watch. 500.
One mile scratch, class B-First prize.
suit of clothes to order, $780, second, ban
| quet lamp. $3.50.
Two mile handicap, class B-First
| watch, $35; third, oak desk, $l5
Two mile handicap class B-First
prlze, gold watch, $50; second, pair fine
| field glasses. $1S: third, handsome swing
ing char, $40.
! Herb McCrea of well-known cycling
! fame, returned Saturday from Salt Lake
| CITY, where he has been attending the
tristate or ''free silver" tournament.
and where he gained laurels for himself
| and Los Angles by the fine showing he
made. He is enthusiastic over the splen-
did three-lap track and training quarters
and is corresrondiugly ardent for the
| projected track here.
| His triumph there was his brilliant rid
! ing whereby he won first place IN the one
mile class B race in 2:05%, ana second
place in the half mile class event. His
prizes will adorn his collection, all eady
very well founded. But Herb comes back
with sore pair of lungs. The light air
up in Utah and the not training and
racing fairly burn out the breathing ap-
| paratus of one used to the pleasant. mild
sea and mountain breezes OF this vicinity.
and the Los Angeles boy suffered accord
lngly.
Will Knippenberg, Ell route to ST..
Louis and the east stopped in Salt Lake
| to see Wells and McCrea race, and has
continued on his journey. His last tele-
gram was dated Pixies Peak, so by now
he is in st. Louis. Knip will be back in
a month or so.
In the nalf-mile at Salt Lake. McCrea
got in second. The race was won by the
well known Wells, who broke the Utah
| record in l :03 As. Denver and Salt Lake
cracks peted in the events. and Nc
Crea's S friends are more than proud of his
exploits.
s. G. spier. the well known wheelman.
has secured the cyclery rooms formerly
kept by Allen & Patterson. Stearns
agents. on South Spring street, and
| Thursday he will open q bicycle livery
house. A. D. Thompkins will have
charge and Spier will be captain in the
field. The management will put in all
new wheels and will run first-class ex-
clusively livery house. the only one of it's
kind in Southern California. There will
| be dressing rooms, machine shop and
a private riding school.
| = = =
G. F. Taylor and G. W. Chamberlain,
| jr., two young Tacoma wheelmen, started
SATURDAY. to ride to Los Angeles on
bicycles. They expect to make the dis
| ing The railroads from there to San Fran
cisco and the coast the rest OF the way.
They are making the trip for pleasure and
4 will return by steamer.
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Warden A.. Twomb bley. the 1s-year-old
son of Mrs. e. ]. Twombley of this city,
leaves on his bicycle this morning 20 ride
to follow the Santa Fe route to Ch ciago,
and thence will ride down to Florida
and the south.
The meeting called for the organization
OF Y. M. c. A. Cycling club failed of its
object. Few attended it and no action
was taken. A Y. NJ. G. "A. club seems
ferring not to enjoy the Sunday Iun that
keeps up the laggards of such organiza-
tions. Any other day is out of bounds
because nearly all the young men work
the entire week through.
Everything is in readiness for the dress
rehearsal of Around the World on Wheels,
night. Wednesday, and for three nights
| or more in succession, this original and
unique wheelmen's drama will be pro-
dued, for the benefit fund for the construc.
tion of the Los Angeles Wheelmen' s
thrse-lap racing track. Negotiations for
seats have been numerously made and
the scramble for tickets will be unpre-
cedented.
| Il + =
| Yesterday the East Side Cycling club
took it's semi-monthly hump to the
country, and enjoyed great run to San
Pedro and Wilmington. There was din
ing and swimming at Terminal island
| and impromptu road racing here and
there. A large crowd of wheelmen took
advantage of the outing and had most
I joyohs time.
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The Roamers' Road club and Los An
| geles Read club mad regular runs yester-
day.
Captain Tracy Q. Hall is expected to
call out the Wheelmen next Sunday. il
there are enough OF them left in the city.
Eat and Be Happy
Nobody can do this who has dyspepsia.