The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-21
THE WHEELMEN.
The Bay City Wheelmen' FIve-Mile
Road Race Tomorrow.
CLUB EVENTS To-MoRROW.

Road Race Tomorrow.
CLUB EVENTS TOMORROW.
Acme Club WheeImen-To Park.
Bay City WheeImen-Road race Hay
wards
California Cycling Cubic Bolinas.
Cal" Bicycle CIub-To Park.
Diamond Cycling Cubic Park.
Golden Gate Cycling CIub-To Park.
Imperial Cycling CIub-BIind run.
Liberty Cycling Cubic Park.
Outing Road Cubic Haywards.
Pacific Cycling Cubic Camp Taylor,
Petaluma Wheelmen-To Park.
San Francisco Road Cubic Park.
Road racing still continues popular with
the cycling clubs, and while there is not
much to see at the finish of one except a
dozen or more men riding through a
gauntlet of wheelmen, usually in Indian
file, separated anywhere by from one to
10U yards, still the riders like to be there
and talk it over and make up amateur
Paris mutuals on the possible winners.
There were two road races last Sunday,
both finishing at Haywards. This after
noon, at 3 o'clock. the cyclers of the Young
Mems Christian Association will hold a
five-mile event from San Mateo to San
Carlos for which there are ten entries,
who, with their handicaps, are: J. E. Ed
wards, scratch; J. Sims, min. F. Han
cock, IL min; J. Keller, IL min; F.
Stackpole, ~ min; P. Burr, ~ min. F.
Crowell, min; B. Waterman, 2 min; J.
D. CardineIl, "a min; F. Kahn, % min.
OF these riders, Edwards, the scratch man,
is by far the best. and should make fast
time, as he is a very speedy man both on
track and road. Sims, Hancock and Burr
may be looked to for fast riding, while the
others are all well trained and with the
handicapping should stand about an even
chance. The time prizes will be gold and
silver medals, and there are four valuable
place prizes as well.
The Bay City Wheelmen will hold five
mile handicap road race tomorrow over
the San Acknowledgements course. There
are twenty-five entries, whose names were
exclusively published in THE CALL last
Monday. The handicaps have not yet been
announced, but will be made up tonight.
A club run has been called to witness the
race, leaving on the A. NJ. creek-route
boat. In announcing this run by postal,
the secretary facetiously says: "This will
be the first run under command of our
newly elected captain, Sanford Plummer,
and it is the duty of all Bay Citys to turn
out and show him that we appreciate a
good thing" somewhat questionable
compliment to Mr.. Plummer.
Harry Larkin of the Bay Citys, whose
terrible fall was mentioned in THE CALL
Thursday, is still unconscious, and but
little hope is entertained for his recovery.
Should he pass away at any hour before
the road race it will be Immediately called
off, as will several other contemplated
trips and entertainments the club had in
prospect.
The date of the proposed theater party
for the benefit of the California Associated
Cycling Clubs is announced for Thursday
evening, October 8. The Columbia The
alter has been secured and the play will be
''Ihe Magistrate" a light comedy, thor
oughly suited to the occasion. 1t will be
presented by the Dixey- Barrymore Stock
well-Coghlan troupe of players, whose
names are sufficient guarantee of the ex-
cellence of the performance. All of the
prominent clubs will take blocks of seats,
the Olympics and Bay Citys alone requir-
ing over 300. San Jose and Oakland will
be well represented, particularly the latter
city, whence the Acme and Reliance
clubs will come over in body. The box
next Monday. Full particulars may be
had of Secretary ]. T. Hancock, at his
Office in the Nucleus building. The profits
from the sale of tickets will go toward the
purchase of valuable prizes for the associ-
atoms annual ten-mile road race around
the San Leandro triangle on October ID.
which will be the greatest cycling road
event since the 100-mile relay race in April.
Tomorrow the Pacific Cycling Club will
ride to Camp Taylor, taking the A. NJ.
boat.
THE CALL Bicycle Club will meet to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock at Truewor-
thy's cyclery, on Fulton street, near D.
After the meeting, at which uniforms,
clubrooms, ETC., are to be discussed, the
club will have a run through the park, and
II only half of the seventy-four members
turn out, they will make big showing.
Tomorrow the Golden Gate Cycling
Club of this city and the Diamond Cycling
Club Of Alameda will have a Joint run
through the park. A large attendance
from both clubs is expected.
Captain Mass and Lieutenant Quadt of
the Golden Gates have Just returned from
trip through the San Joaquin Valley.
The recent rains made the roads in some
instances very bad. From Stockton to
Sacramento it was impossible to ride the
road. so for distance of thirty miles they
were compelled to ride the narrow path
alongside the railroad track. Nevertheless
they both declare they had Jolly time
and an interesting trip.
The Outing Road Club will hold a run to
Haywards tomorrow TO witness the finish
of the Bay City Wheelmen's road race.
Last night the club held a smoker for
members only at the clubrooms on O'Far-
rell street. n. Brown of this club, who
was thrown in the road race last Sunday,