The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30

that club run would fail to attract any
members out of town tomorrow, and as a
result nearly every one who cares to ride
will go to the park. 1t is the first Sunday
for many months that there has not been
a road race over the Haywards course,
which is Just as well, for there have been
so many five and ten mile events there
this season the public has tired of them.
The timers and officials, too, deserve a
rest, to say nothing of the various cycling
editors. Riders are already beginning to
talk about the Associated Clubs annual
twenty five-mile event in February, how
ever, ana now and then one hears the re-
lay race mentioned, although it is little
early for that. As a matter of fact the '96
models OF standard makes OF wheels in
terest the wheeimen now more than every
thing else, for where lives the cyclist who
has not an ambition to trade or sell his
this years mount for new 96 with large
tubing, narrow tread Gf possible) and
high gear.
1t is nothing uncommon now to see any
thing from 20 to an 81 gear on the road,
while this time last year 70 gear was con-
sidered absurdly high. These large gear
lngs are all well enough upon level road,
but when the rider attempts to mount or
descend hills he will find himself at a
great disadvantage and unless he is pos
sesSed of extraord mary driving power he
will have 10 walk. Back-pedaling on a
high gear is extremely difficult and hill
climbing is very tedious work.
The dealer in bicycle sundries who has
laid in q stock of bells is now reaping a
rich harvest, for the new ordinance requir-
ing their continual use has created a sud-
den and immense demand. A light,
sweet-toned gong bell is more popular
than a sleigh or COW bell, though it is re-
markable the various tastes shown in the
selection of the articles, for all the differ
ent kinds are called for. Meanwhile Ian
terms are at a big discount and riders are
very much pleased that they are not
obliged to carry them.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of the
California Associated Cycling Clubs will
be held in San Jose next Saturday night,
at the rooms of the Garden City Cyclers.
As it is the first meeting under the new
board of governors all the delegates are
requested to be present. The report of the
racing board and other important COM
mittees will be heard with interest.
Fred I. Merrill and B. L. Lucas, two
gentlemen prominent in the wheeling cir
cles of Portland, are in the City. Merrill
rode a bicycle in this City twenty-five
years ago, and sixteen years ago he won q
six days race at the Mechanics Pavilion.
He also raced in the East considerably
and competed against Fred Cook and
other champions at Springfield, Mass, in
1884. He only rides for pleasure now, and
is in the cycle business in Portland.
The Creigniss brothers arrived in this
City last Wednesday night, after having
ridden all the way from Minneapolis,
which point they left on October q Ali
that could be learned about them that was
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the trip on compressed foods principally
and found the same very palatable and
sustaining. They will remain in this CITY
a short time only.
George A. Nissen, the Acme Club fiier,
will try for Hamlin's fve-mie worlds
road record on Sunday, December 10, over
The San Carlos course, paced by two tan
dem teams OF the Imperial Club, Egan and
Panario, Sorenson and Spiegler.
Judges Dunno and Kerrigan are ex-
pected back from their southern trip to-
morrow. They have been following the
National racing circuit part of the time,
and acted as officials at the various meets,
incidentally giving the Bay City Club yell
now and then to cheer on their eliminates
who were raciag. The Bay City Wheel
mems team now riding on the southern
circuit consists of Cooper, Murphy, Kiser,
Wells, Randall, TerrIll, Hatton, Lacey,
Ulbricht and McCrea in class B and H. B.
Freeman in class A. The latter fell and
had his collaTbone broken Thanksgiving
day, having been fouled by Floyd McFar-
land. He had been riding in splendid
form, having finished in either first, sec
ond or third position in every race in
which he started on the circuit.
The agitation raised by Chief Consul
Potter of The New York State Division of
the l.. 4. w. to the effect that the league
could do very well without racing has
caused no end of comment from one end
of the country to the other. The general
sentiment is that no organization IN Amer
lea is better suited to govern this branch
of sport than the league. 1t nursed it
from its infancy and put the very life int
il when the last flicker seemed destined to
die out. Now that it is strong infant
and capable of withstanding the buffetine