The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
plan of the Pacific Coast Bicycle Track AS

plan OF the Pacific Coast Bicycle Track As
sociatlon, recently organized.
The original members of the committee
on organization are: John A. Richards,
chairman; G. f. Johnson, secretaryi Will
Charles L. Ackerman, w. III. Men aughton,
=. Il. de Tamble, Thomas R. Knox J. j.
Hassell, and the committee has now been
increased to thirty.
:, The following extract from the objects OF
the association show what is contem-
plated: -:
10 promote the sport. of bicycle-racing and
road-rlding by uniting all the bicycle-traek
associations OF the Pacific Coast in one associa-
oioli, SO as TO arrange bicycle race meets and
clrcults to the mutual advantage OF all tracks
ana 70 confer together in any matters of COM
hiTn Tn inleIest III track management.
10 construct and maintain as bicycle head
quarters in San Francisco large modern
plCyeie building and wheelmen's hotel in
"hlch can be housed in separate. apartment is
as many bicycle clubs as desire to avail them
selves OF Its advantages at a nominal charge.
Inc building to have complete gymnasium
attached and bicycle training apparatus. with
prolesslonal trainers; hot and cold fresh and
sait water baths, swimming and shower baths
library and reading-room, stocked with works
on plcycllng, newspapers. magazines and all
blcycle publications; billiard and pool tables,
bowling alleys, restaurant, a large assembly
room for concerts, meetings and dances, to-
getner with private rooms for exclusive use OF
individual clubs or visiting wheelmen, and
any other attractions necessary TO the COM
plete equipment of such building.
10 construct and maintain racing or. train
Ing tracks and TO cooperate with all other per-
sons, clubs or associations interested in the
same same olrecuon, and to engage IN any other
legitimate enterprise tending to develop the
sport of bicycling.
The main clubhouse to be erected at some
central location in San Francisco most con.
iaT,f to oil, Of 10 nj
streetcars, to be hereafter selected.
A clubhouse and wheelmen's rendezvous to
be erected on the grounds OF the water chute
Halght and Cole streets, with swimming bath
connected, also a small training track or such
other accommodations as these GROUNDS aftord.
A racing track of not over three laps equal,
II not superior, to any track on the racine
Coast to be constructed in or near to San
Francisco at site to be hereafter selected.
The proposed clubhouse and equipments
it is estimated will cost $25, 600. A very
handsome design has been prepared by
Architect S. Newsom. 1t IS adapted from
an old Dutch design of the highest class of
architecture, as arranged as to give the
greatest number of small rooms on each
floor in tie front of the building. The en-
tire front is composed OF glass windows.
giving about twenty-five rooms. Wheel
room will be in the cement foored base
ment, restaurant and offices OF the aSsocla-
ton on the ground floor, gymnasium and
library on the second floor, and upper
floors divided: up as clubrooms, etc. The
main building is four stories high, with a
very high old-fashioned Dutch peak roof
containing large number OF very desira-
bic small rooms.
The building is unique and the finest
th ing of the kind in the United States.
Every club and track on the coast will be
represented in the association. This
schem will make San Francisco the coast
headquarters for racing and give cycling a
big boom.