The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-26
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS,
Crescent Club WheeImen Hold
a Try-Out for the Re-
lance Races.
Doubt About Accepting the Holmes
Library-Professor Gay
ley's Books.

BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25.-The wheel
men of the Crescent Athletic Club held a
try-out this morning at the Oakland Trot-
ting Park for the purpose of determining
the entries to be made in the Reliance
races to be held on September 7, in which
it is expected that five Crescent men will
take part in the fve-mile relay and two in
the class A events. On account of there
being so many of the Crescent wheelmen
away at present only eight were on hand
to enter the try-out. Those who ran over
the nile course were Metcaf, Sherman,
GompertZ, Kennie, Brehm, Wilcox, Nc
Claim and Kroman.
Following are the five who came out in
the lead, with the time made by each:
Kroman, 2:25; Kennie, 2:45; Sherman,
2:45; Metcalf, 2:4S; Gompertz, 2:4S.
AS Wilkins, the speediest rider in the
club, was not present, the decision as to
who shall make up the team to be pitted
against the Reliance cracks has not yet
been finally decided upon, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it was purposed to select
the five best men from to-day's events as
representatives of the club in the coming
races.
No Library for the Town.
The members of the Board of Town
Trustees have been advised by Attorney
Hayne that it is not possible for the
town to assume control of the Holmes Lii
brary under the act of 1880. as that statute
provides for board of five trustees. Since
there will be no municipal election for two
years, any money levied under the provis-
ions of the act would lie in the treasury
until the election of the library trustees
took place. 1t is doubtful, in the Town
Attorneys mind, whether the Town Trus-
tees can appoint such trustees, as there is
nothing in the town charter, or even in
the act itself, which gives them that
power.
The authorities of the library short
time ago offered to turn over the entire
collection of books and equipment to the
town, without incum brance, providing the
library should be perpetuated. This was
done on account of the rapidly increasing
patronage OF the institution and the lack
OF means to properly conduct it. If it is
finally decided that the town cannot &C
cept the offer it is feared the library doors
must necessarily be closed.
Professor Gayley's New Books.
Professor Charles Mills Gayley, head of
the department of English at the univer-
sity, is at work on several new books,
chief among which are: San Introduction
to the Study OF Literary Criticism in
tended Tor graduate students and profess
sors, and two works for the Atheneum
Press series, entitled, "Theory and Poetry
and Matthew Arnold's Essays in Literary
Criticism" Professor Kittredge of Har-
ward is the editor-in-chief of the Athen-
cum series, and Professor Gayley has been
asked to edit two of the series, being al
lowed until 1898 to finish them.
The first volume of his Literary Crit
cism' will be out in about three months.
In speaking of the Atheneum series, Pro-
lessor Gayley said to-day that they would
undoubtedly be the best series of English
classics ever undertaken in the United
States.
Reception to Freshmen.
An informal reception will be rendered
the freshmen class of the university on
next Tuesday evening at the Trinity
Methodist Church, corner Allstonway and
Fulton streets.