The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
THE WHEEL.
Look Out fer the Greatest Event of the Sea-
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the great. 100-mile relay race to be run
around the bay tomorrow. The men are
in. splendid condition, and everything
points to It's being the greatest contest on
the road ever held between the wheelmen
OF this part okthe State. For the past few
days the men have been training over the
particular course they will ride, but to-day
they Will rest up so as to be IN the best
shape for to-morrow's trials.
a complete list of all the riders of the
seven different clubs entered, with the re-
lays they would each ride, was published
in yesterdays CALL. Comparisons of the
men, according to their known abilities as
road-racers, have since been made, and it is
hard to see where any one club has an adj
vantage: They are all about evenly
matched. and should finish very close to
each other, barring accidents. In this
latter regard every rider has been provided
with. trailer from his club, who will start
one. minute later than the relay riders and
follow them for each ten-mile stretch. In
case Of. a. breakdown the trailer viii give
up his wheel TO the rider, who can thus
continue: on his course, but IN no event
can this exchange be made except In case
of an accident, and the trailer cannot take
the relay packet of his clubmate on TO the
next station should he be injured. Thus
the club loses all chances In the race If the
relay man is unable to ride.
Yesterday Mayor Sutro of this city in
dited seven letters, all alike, to Mayor
Davie Of Oakland. which the riders will
yin their leather pockets. Oakland's
Mayor will be at the finish to receive this
communication, and the club which can
first deliver him the epiStle, after carrying
md blb aU h1rfp WI ba
clared the winner of the race.
The start will be promptly at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning from in front of the
Rambler agency, Market street. between
Ninth and Tenth, Mr.. Varney being the
donor of:the trophy for which the clubs
will ride-an elegant silver cup, which re-
mains. in the possession Of the winning
clubs from year to year. The Garden City
Cyclers ofSan Jose now have it, owing to
their victory In the race year ago. They
claim to have the material in their team to
enable. them to retain it another year, but
this is loudly disputed by all the other
clubs, and the fact is they will have to ride
faster than ever before II they expect to do
so.
The Bay City Wheelmen want that cup
this year, and the care they have exercised
IN selecting their team, and the careful at
tention and conscientious training the men
have undergone, indicates determination
to get possession Of it if possible. They
have U1bricht and Lacey of Los Angeles
who arrived yesterday morning and are
now at their relay stations the second and
ninth, respectively, and the balance of the
team comprises some of the best road
riders in the State. President Kerrigan
exhibited with some pride yesterday a tel
egram from an absent member ST the club,
Harry Larkin, who is at present in Port
land 1t reads: "You can win Sundays
relay race if you have sand" Mr.. KERR
gan asserts if that is all that is needed,
they have the race already won, but is
more pleased at the club loyalty that in
spired fellow-member nearly 800 miles
away to wire such words OF encourage
ment.
The Olympic Wheelmen's team has been
so badly crippled by accidents to the men
that they admit they stand but a small
chance of winning, but every one admires
their pluck in staying with the issue under
such heavy handicap, and their fellow
members will be none the less enthusiastic
should they finish first or last.
A list of officials has been given out by NJ.
R. Gibson. swho as chairman OF the road
racing committee of the Associated Clubs,
had that matter in charge. They are as
follows. Referee, Henry T. Wynne, presi-
dent c., A. G. c.; starter, Dewitt Van
Court; Acme; clerk, V. A. Hancock, Bay
City; scorer, L. Jacobus, Reliance; judges
and timers, L. D. Owens, Olympic; G. J.
Sullivan, San Jose Road Club; II. A. Alex
ander, Garden City; E. B. Jerome, Reli-
ance; T. Williams, CALIFORNIA;; G. f.
Neece, Acme; George ?. Wetmore, Bay
City.
Now, in regard to witnessing this race;
if you. want to see both the first and last
relays 1 should advise short spin Sunday
morning to the top of the six-mile hill or
some place along there. Then you can see
tho man thew como alODU ond ba
trailers after them, and if you are on the
hill and. belong to club that has a team
in the race don't fail to have your wheel
ready to lend TO your club mate if he
should break down on the hill, which is
rough place and hard on light racing
wheels. Many, spectators will go as far
as Baden, half mile this side of which
town the first relay ends and the exchange
of packets is made.
Having had your wits scared half out of
YOU watching the break-neck pace of the
men down past the Six-mile House, you
have then ample time to wheel back to the
city, get luncheon and cross the bay in
time to see the finish, which will be at the
junction of Ninth avenue and Fourteenth
street, East Oakland, as per map published
III the CALL last Saturday, showing COM
pletely the relay course through Oakland.
To reach this point take the local train to
Clinton or Brooklyn stations, ride north to
Fourteenth street ana you can Hollow the
route to The finish. Or you can leave the
train at Oak-street station, ride to Twelfth
street, then turn to the right and pass Lake
Merritt and turn up Fourth avenue to
Seventeenth street, and then you are but
five blocks from the finish at Ninth avenue.
The Havwards electricians pass the nearest
to the finish for those who are without
wheels.
To-morrow's race promises to be one of
the most holly contested rides between the
different clubs around the bay ever wit
messed on the road. Every club is tout to
win" and it is safe to say that last years
record of hours @ min. q sec. will be
lowered fully twenty minutes. Wells,
Edwards, Castleman, Foster, Harbottle,
Reid and Otto Ziegler will finish the race
Tor their clubs, and in the last ten miles
the San Leandro ten-mile record of 27:15
will probably be dropped out of sight.
Captain Etting took a party of dozen
members of the Pacific Cycling Club to
Tocaloma last Sunday. They left here at
A. NJ. and after a pleasant ride and an ex-
cellent dinner returned by o'clock. The
home trip was in the nature of road race,
each man trying his best to be the first to
reach San Anselmo, but they all had to
slow up on Whites Hill and so came min
bunch.
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