The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-24
CYCLING RUN TO NILES,
Annual Picnic of the California
Associated Cycling
Clubs.
Five Hundred Wheeimen Attended.
No Accidents to Mar the
Sport.

The annual Joint run of the California
Associated Cyling Clubs to Niles Canyon
yesterday brought forth all the prominent
club wheelmen from every city and town
around the bay and a conservative
estimate placed the number at Niles at 500.
Certainly there were more different makes
OF wheels, and more vari-colored sweaters
with all sorts of emblems on them, than
ever before assembled at any one place.
The wheelmen from this City left on the
A. NJ. creek route boat and rode from the
foot of Broadway, Oakland. where they
were joined by the Oakland riders. The
San Jose clubs rode direct to Niles,
and as they had a shorter
distance to traverse, and wise
captain who started them early, they were
the first at the park, and had dined before
the main body arrived. Those San Jose
ans must have voracious appetites, or else
the innkeeper failed to gauge the supply
of edibles by the number and hunger OF
wheelmen, for when the big party got
there it was evident there would not be
halt enough to 60 around. But hungry
cyclist is the last man to despair in such a
predicament, so those who could dined at
Niles, and most of the others rode to Cen
terville, three miles away, where they
were generously fed, whereupon they
wheeled back to Niles again.
Alter luUCQeON the TlQerS all went I'D
the canyon a short distance, where there
is a swimming-pool, which soon looked
like struggling mass of undressed men,
so many took advantage of the refreshing
plunge. Halt thousand active wheelmen
can make things pretty lively anywhere,
and the woods re-echoed with their shouts
and club cries.
hor was made, and many pretty little
rae was INDUCED in going back between
the mem bers OF the rival clubs.
There were few collisions, falls and in.
jured wheels In consequence, but nothing
serious to mar the days pleasure. 1t was
very warm and dusty, but excepting be-
tween Haywards and Niles the roads were
excellent, ana every one seemed to enjoy
the ride.
The following clubs, members of the as.
ISOLATION, turned out in large numbers
Acme Club Wheelmen, Bay City Wheel
men, California Cycling Club, Crescent
Road Club, Garden City Cyclers, Imperial
Cycling Club, Olympic Club Wheelmen
Reliance Club Wheelmen, Royal Cycling
Club, San Jose Road Club.
All clubs not members of the association
who desired to attend were cordially in,
vited, and the following availed themselves
of the opportunity: Eintracht Cycling
Club, Golden Gate Cycling Club. Liberty
Cycling Club, National Road Club, Outing
Road Club, Pacific Cycling Cluo Sunset
Cycling Club, San Francisco Road Club.
Captain John F. Burk of the CALIFORNIA;
had charge of the run and was ably as
sisted by the captains of all the other
clubs.
During the afternoon Louis Deioy of the
Imperial Cycling Club of San Francisco
had narrow escape from drowning. He
was in swimming with a party of wheel
men, when he was taken with cramps and
sank to the bottom. Supposing he was
swimming under water no notice was at
first paid to him, but when the true cause
of his disappearance was realized, C. T.
Dodge, captain of the Bay City Wheelmen,
who was also in bathing, diveG to the bot
tom and brought Deloy to the surface
brought to shore, where it took almost ten
minutes to revive him.