The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31


may be held in San Jose, though this is
uncertain.
The San Francisco Road Club will hold
a tve-mile road race on September 20 and
are wondering whether the San Leandro-
Haywards or San Mateo-San Carlos course
will be best. The fastest time has been
made over the former course of late.
Under a head reading "Baggy at the
Knees" Cycling, that newsy weekly de-
voted to the sport published at San Jose,
says:
w j. Edwards has had enough of the circuit
and it wasn't because the speedy San Josean
failed to get place at Petaluma, either. Ed
wards can accept defeat with the most marvel
Gus grace in the world, but it was the treat
ment he received that convinced him that he
was no fireeracker. Edwards was to go an
exhibition mile against time at the opening
meet of the "hoop" and was promised q fuil
corps OF pacemakers and pacing machines
When the time came for the trial there wasn,t
a sign of quad, tandem or single, and Edwards
inquired when the next train lett Tor nome
THE CALL is responsible Tor the statement that
quite a number of riders returned after the
first day, dissatisfied with the management
which seemed to be baggy at the knees. Ed
wards will ride at San Jose, however, and his
little experience at Petaluma will no doubt
teach him not to depend too much on f1owery
promises.
The story of how Edwards was treated
was exclusively told in THE CALL last Sun
day. Five days before the meet he re-
ceived letter from G. n. Ravlin saying all
pacing had been arranged, and they ex-
pected him to be there and hoped he would
enter in the open events also. Ravlln en-
tered him without even asking him his
consent. Three days before the meet, Raw
lin (as he afterward admitted to Edwards),
knew it would be impossible to get the
pacing. and that the quad team would only
pace their own man, Foster, but fearing
Edwards would not go to Petaluma II he
knew it, and the meet would thereby lose
great drawing card, Ravlin kept it quiet
and only told Edwards an hour or so be-
fore the races began. 1t is such treatment
as this which makes racing men dlstrust-
full, and meet promoters with honest in
tentions are made to suffer In consequence
of the acts of individuals working solely
for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The Crescent Road Club of this City will
hold a fve-mile handicap road race to-
morrow over the course from San Mateo
to San Carlos. The entries and handicaps
are as follows: III. Cohn, James Conlin, K.
Cohn and Joseph Leve, IL minutes; j. F.
Forbes, E. Van Wynen and MauriceJ usth,
II minutes; James Hale and l. Peiser. 1
minute; III. Gunderson, 45 seconds; L..
BearHald, l.. Sittenheim and w. q. Lee,
80 seconds; A. Bearwald, Thomas Bran
men and W. E. Wehser, scratch. Appro-
pirate prizes for time and place are offered
and the race will be well contested.
The Golden City Wheelmen will enjoy a
watermelon run to Woodside, San Mateo
County, TOMORROW. Woodside is about
six miles out of Redwood City on the La
Honda road, and as the club intends to
ride the round trip awheel they will have
completed a seventy mile journey ere the
day is over.
III. J. Geary, sporting editor of THE CALL
hoe met cd olrcih
ing and fishing trip in the Sierras, and
tells an amusing story of an adventure
with a wheelman near Boca, Nevada
County. Mr.. Geary, with Donald McCrea
and J. Sammi of this City, had been out
fishing all day. They were near the county
road and McCrea said he would follow it
a short distance and look for some grouse
for their dinner. So he took gun and
started off, going down the hill. A short
distance off he met wheelman coming up
the grade. Now McCrea in his hunting
toys is an entirely different looking in
dividual from the stylish young man
whom his friends know here, and he con-
fesses he may have looked like hard
character in his high boots, overalls, SOM
two weeks growth of beard on his face.
Anyway, the wheelman was very suspi-
cious, and as soon as he saw him he
stopped and reached around to his hip
pocket as if for a revolver. To reassure
him Nc called out, "See any grouse down
there?' and hearing Mes voice Geary and
Sammi also stepped out into the road to
see what was going on. This was too much
for the now thoroughly frightened cycler,
who turned his wheel around and sped
down the hill as if the devil was after him.
Geary says he never saw such burst of
speed before. The trio were laughing SO
hard they could scarcely do anything, but
managed to shoot off their guns a few
times in the air, at which the retreating
cycler, enveIoped in cloud of dust of his
own creation, redoubled his efforts and
was soon lost from sight. AS he wore
maroon sweater and corduroy suit, Geary
thinks it may have been Tommy Atkins,
better known as Merton Duxbury, who is
touring across the continent and left here
July %, which would have brought him in
that vicinity about that time. At any
rate, whoever he was, he no doubt carries
the impression that he narrowly escaped
hold-up.
The picture presented this week is of
Herman Sternberg, the fastest rider in
the Royal Cycling Club, of which he is
first lieutenant. He is always on scratch
in all their races, and on the road has the
reputation of being a very speedy rider.
The Pastime Bicycle Club will hold its
first club run tomorrow to San Jose.
Rather a long journey for an initial run,
but as the members are all good riders
they will make it easily. SPALDING.