The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-16

Southern California flyers, will be in San
Jose during the coming week to commence
training. Castleman rides under the colors
of the Olympic Club and viii be on their
relay team, while Burke may join the
Acme Club of Oakland.
Santa Barbara is soon to hold race
meet Santa Ana now has an excellent
three-lap track, and there is one of five
laps at Riverside. Wheeling is booming
at Los Angeles. The Visalia Cycling Club
has recently joined the league of American
wheelmen.
The following new members have been
elected by the Olympic Club Mheelmen;
J. A Code, F. P Lindley. II. c. Johnson,
7. Y. Harris and J. j. Sweeney. The
wheelmen have adopted a new set OF by
laws. Much satisfaction is expressed at
the personnel of the relay team selected by
Long and Hobson, which was published
being general that the team comprises the
ten best road-riders in the club.
The Bay City Wheelmen will hold
another ten-mile handicap road race Sun
day, March "a, for members only. Entries
close the night before the race. The time
of start and course have not yet been
selected, but Captain Dodge thinks he will
from there to Redwood City, as after last
Sundays ride the men are greatly dlssatls-
fed wit h the triangle at San Leandro.
The first relay this year will leave this
city as follows: Starting on Market street,
near Ninth, down Ninth to Potrero avenue
(instead of Howard street, as formerly and
out said avenue to the San Bruno road.
The Garden City Cyclers have omitted
from their list of events for the meet OF
April 10 and 20 the proposed ten-mlle club
race and substituted in its stead a one
mile, class A, invitation from scratch. The
| change is to be regretted as the club race
! always excites great deal OF enthusiasm
among the riders and club men, and more
glory attaches to the winning of such an
| event than to a mile scratch. However,
taken altogether the programme OF races
! offers some excellent sport and the meet
viii without question be great success,
| particularly as so many OF the Eastern
! cracks will ride.
One question which interests a good
many just at present is: Are the Eastern
riders now here and to come, going to
.. race at the meet to be given in this city on
| April 16 by the Bicycle Track Association
| Without question they will if they are in
condition. Bald and Mcdonald tried the
Central Park track last Tuesday, and were
delighted with its banking and general ap-
pearance, their only complaint being
directed to the wind on the back stretch,
which is a fault that may be remedied.
Ziegler always did like the track, and so
do Foster, Wells, Terrill and the other
crack class riders. Edwards has never
raced on this track but after trial of it
recently said he thought it was the equal
of any four-lap track he had ever ridden
on.
F. Edward Spooner of Chicago, who was
at one time a celebrated long-distance in
door rider, recently conducted party of
racing cyclists to Mexico, the party includ-
ing Maddox, Leonert, and other we'll
known flyers, known as the "An Ameri-
| can" team. They are now in Ell Paso,
where they will race on the 18th to the
18th of this month and will then proceed
to Los Angeles. M. f. Dirnberger has
joined them, and inducements are now be-
ing extended to the entire crowd to come
here and race at San Jose next month.
Owing to the presence of Bald, Macdonald
Edwards and Ziegler there, it is quite
likely they will do so.
The Reliance Club wheelmen and the
Acme Club wheelmen of Oakland will each
hold road race over the San Leandro
course on Sunday, March a. The result
will finally determine of whom their relay
teams will consist.
The Liberty Cycling Club held very en-
joyable ladies' night last Tuesday evening
which was well attended. To-day Presi-
dent Morton of this club will start for a
weeks trip to Stockton and vicinity. The
club will hold tive-mile handicap road
race April II.
Next Friday evening the Garden City
Cyclers hold their first reception in their
new clubhouse for members and their lady
friends, and the next night will hold a
smoker" A large number of wheelmen
from this city will attend the latter func-
ton, riding down Saturday afternoon.
Windle, Bald and Macdonald pronounce
the Garden City cyclers new track a
record-breaker, and are delighted with
O. e..
says the reception accorded himself and
the racers last Wednesday night was the
finest they have ever received while travel
ing around the country. A big coaching
party is being arranged for the visitors, tc
take in the Santa Clara Valley and Stan
ford University. Tomorrow Captain Del
mas has called a cross-country run, the
destination of which is secret. The pro
posed matinee races for tomorrow have
been postponed one week, as the track vii