The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
THE LATEST IN CYCLING.
The Proposed Racing Circuit Not Likely
to Be Success.

The Proposed Racing Circuit Not Likely
to BE a Success.
There will be circuit of race meets in
Southern California during September as
follows: Santa Ana, 9Th; San Diego, It'll !;
Riverside, 9th; San Bernardino, 18th; Los
Angeles, 14th; Pasadena, 21st. There will
be both class A and B events, and no doubt
several of the northern flyers will attend.
1t looks doubtful whether the proposed
circuit in this part of the State will come
off at all, and if it does, success is very
problematical, as there seems to be no
head to the venture. The opening date
was originally intended to be August 10,
which was changed to the 18th, and is now
again postponed to the oath, at which time
the circuit may start at Petaluma. AS the
best class A men cannot follow it, however,
and there are few class B men to race at
home to say nothing of following circuit,
it will be devoid CT attractions. The racers
had better know that their prizes are guar
anteed before they ride or they may have
the same trouble as with the Midwinter
Fair and Santa Cruz meets.
The Waverly Cycling Club is the latest
wheeling organization in this City, and
starts out with a charter membership of
fifteen The officers are: George NJ. Ham
ary-treasurer; Ernest Elliott, captain;
Joe Reay, first lieutenant; Henry Heinze,
second lieutenant.
Captain Theodore c. Dodge and Harry
F. Terrill, of the Bay City Wheelmen, will
start this morning on weeks tour awheel
through San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa
Cruz counties. w. E. Lee and A. w.
morning for Lake County, where they will
enjoy q two weeks vacation. Sanford
Plummer and E. E. Stoddard, of the Bay
Citys, have just returned from hunting
trip through the western part of Sonoma
County.
Walter D. Sheldon and Harry E. Terrill,
of the Bay City Wheelmen, met with pc
cuiiar accident last Sunday night. They
were riding tandem out Golden Gate
avenue, and as they reached Franklin
street boy on single wheel turned the
corner. There was not time to avoid
collision, and the tandem was badly dam
aged, while the rider of the single wheel
was knocked fully twenty feet away and
his wheel went with him. Terrill was con-
siderably bruised and the boy suffered sew
eral Commissions. The fault lay with the
boy on the single wheel, as he was racing
around corner without paying any heed
to possible consequences.
Next Sunday will see three different at
tempts made to lower the coast five-mile
road record, as handlcap races are to be
run for that distance by the Olympic and
Reliance Club Wheelmen and the Imperial
Cycling Club. The Olympics will have the
most talent entered in their race and are in
doubts as to whether the Fruitv ale-San
Leandro or San Mateo-San Carlos course is
the best. This will be decided at meeting
this evening. 1t would be desirable if all
three clubs would hold their races over one
course as then the other clubs could at
tend and enjoy good days sport. The
Reliance Club riders know every inch of
the way over the San Leandro course, as
they live across the bay and train on it.
So they will probably favor their race be-
ing held there; but the Olympies and I'm
perials think the straightaway stretch be-
yond San Mateo is in better condition. and
they want place where their men will
have a chance of beating Alexander time
of 1908 2-5.
Captain Dodge has called club run of
the Bay City Wheelmen to Golden Gate
Park for next Sunday, which will be
largely attended, as it is his last run but
one, the club election being held early in
September. The members are at loss as
to whom to chose for the next captain, and