The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21

possible to decide upon a captain. The
position was offered to f. w. Fuller, but
he would not accept. w. Is. Fawcett, ii.
ID. Haydenfelt and several others are men
toned for the office. The election will be
held the second Tuesday in January.
The Junior O. U. A. NJ. Cyclers are pro-
crossing finely and are rapidly gaining in
membership. Last evening they held
social at the residence of Captain III. d.
Luce, 221 Devisadero street. Permanent
quarters will shortly be secured and the
club will be decidedly to the front next
year.
l am in receipt of a letter from Charles
s. Wells, the great class rider, dated at
Santa Monica, December IA, in Which he
says:
We are gradually getting into shape and will
leave for San Diego next week, where we Will
proceed to knock the records out on the mile
track. The quad went mile this morning in
and Schmidt They are going to make one of
the fastest quad teams in the world. VIII keep
you posted on what takes place in our record
camp. Regards to all the boys. Yours truly,
c. S. WELLS.
It is said the one-mile horse track at San
Diego, with its clay surface, is one of the
fastest courses in the world, and with the
class of men gathered there now it is likely
that the records will be considerably
lowered.
At the Santa Monica track the Stearns
aggregation of racing men, consisting OF
Wilbur j. Edwards, the San Jose tiier,
Earl II. Kiser w. NJ. Randall, J. M. Camp
efforts OF the Syracuse combination at San
Diego. They will have in few weeks
pacing machine known as sextet, the
fastest machine ever constructed for hui
man propelling power. Whether it will
be manageable on three-lap track is
question, and If it ever should break
what would happen to the ridersP
Owing to the recent rains and the holi-
day season being so close at hand it has
been decided best to postpone the proposed
joint club run of the Examiner and Call
Bicycle clubs until some time in January,
when they will assemble together and
have a jolly time.
1t has been conclusively proven by this
time that the Cycle Board of Trade does
not care to assume the responsibilities of
racing, and, in fact, never had any inten-
ton OF injuring the League of American
Wheelmen by interfering. The Cycle
Board of Trade was organized for mutual
protection and is going to get it. No one
disputes the fact that the manufacturer
was responsible for the great interest that
centered in the sport last year, for it was
the manufacturer who provided the racing
teams and thereby furnished the grand
ica's hardest and speedlest riders. Conse-
quently the manufacturer feels he has
right to ask few privileges, and the
Cycle Board of Trade is going to do just
this thing. In the first place it seems en-
tirely unnecessary for the racing men to
make big jumps as they were required to
do last summer. Think OF the men being
required to ride in Canada and then clear
out so as to be in New York the next day.
The amount of advertising the manufac-
turer gets does not pay for the expense en-
tailed. Naturally the conference between
the race committee of the Cycle Board of
Trade and the National Racing Board of
the League of American Wheelmen will
result iii an interesting debate, and there
is no doubt but that the demands of the
maker will be readily granted.
1t Is by no means certain that the manu-
facturers will send racing teams on the
circuit next season. The question of the
feasibility of this plan was put to the
members of the c. B. of r., and the an
swers came back overwhelmingly against
it. Such is the sentiment of the manufac-
turer. This does not mean that he will
not employ racing men, but that he will use
his discretion in regard to the employment
and direction of such men. Racing men
will not be paid such large salaries as they
have received in the past. There are too
many good riders in the field, and there
will be no very frantic endeavors to land
the top-notchers. Again, the decision of
the National Assembly of the l.. A. w.
when it meets in February, regarding
classes A and B and professionalism, may
have great deal to do with all this.
SPAInNG