The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
LATE WHEELING NEWS.
o-Morrow's Racing Will Be Good-The
Racing Board Again Heard

The bicycle track at Central Park pre-
sents lively scene nightly with the many
racers there in training for the Bay City
Wheelmen's meet tomorrow. Burke and
Castleman are here from Los Angeles and
are riding very fast. Wells, Foster, Long
and Haley, local class B men, are riding at
their best, although Foster and Wells are
both still sore from their fall at the Fabi-
ola fete. Of the class A men Harry Ter
rill appears to be the best, but as he must
ride from scratch the handicap men will
have a good chance, and Metcalf, Mott,
Languetin, Day, Clerk, Mcfarland and
some of the other entrants will undoubt-
edly be up front at the finish.
An interesting feature of Thursdays
bicycle races at the Central Park track will
be spe cial race between Frank Rudolph
and Walter McMenomy at one mile It
seems these young men finished first and
second respectively in race at the butch
ers' picnic last week. McMenomy thinks
he can defeat Rudolph, however, so they
will have match race tomorrow in con-
junction with the Bay City Wheelmen's
meet. AS Rudolph time for the mile race
last week was 2:34 on a dirt track it should
prove fast event on the cement track.
Saturday morning in the park between II.
G. Ahlers and Count Cavalier. The former
had been parading his racing ability be-
fore the count, who finally challenged him
to a race from the Baker-street entrance to
the park out to the bridge crossing the
railroad tunnel near the beach and return,
distance of about eight and half miles
Last Saturday morning at Z o'clock was
the time set for the contest, and Frank
Fax, Allan Marshall, Harry Tuckey and
James Duncan were on hand to act as of
ficials. Fifty dollars was placed by the
riders in various bets as to the winner
time made, etc. Marshall was sent ahead
to the end of the course to see that they
completed the full distance.
At the start Ahlers took the lead and
held it all the way out, the count being
contented to hang on behind. This posi-
ton was maintained on the return until
the superintendent house was reached,
when the count assumed the lead and set
merry pace down the panhandle, win
ming by 100 yards in % minutes and also
considerable sum in side bets.
Ahlers complained of cramps and de-
manded a return match, which was agreed
to and will be run as soon as the men have
trained little.
The racing board of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen has issued it's bulletin No.
10 under date of May %, 1895, as follows;
Sanctions granted-May 80, Santa Barbara
Wheelmen, Santa Barbara; May 80, Redlands
Cycling Club, Redlands; May 80, Coronado
Track Association, San Diego.
Transferred to class B-George L. Hall of San
Francisco for competing with men at Oak
land May %; w. E. McCrary of San Bernar-
dino for competing with B men at San Ber-
nardino May %.
suspended-A W. Cleaver of Los Angeles
from all racing, pending investigation of
charges of professionalism.
The attention of racing men is called to the
new rule of the National racing board requir-
ing a deposit of 81 in all appeals from the de-
cision of a referee, to be forfeited if the de-
cision is sustained, otherwise to be returned.
R. NJ. WEIGH,
Chairman Racing Board.