The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-14
THE WHEELMEN.
Three Road Races From San Lean
dro to HayWards Tomorrow.

Three Road Races From San Lean
dro to HayWards Tomorrow.
The early rain came in the nature of a
surprise TO the cyclists, and those who
were training for the three road races TO
be held over the San Leandro-Hayward
course tomorrow had to suspend their
work for the time being. But as little ac-
tive training is done the last few days
before race, it will hardly affect the con-
dition of the men. Yesterday having been
warm and sunny, with probabilities of to-
day and tomorrow being the same, the.
road should be thoroughly dried up and,
if anything, in even better condition than
if the rain had not fallen. There was no dis
position to postpone the events for such
trifilng matter, and they will all be run
off as if nothing had happened. The
afternoon has been selected as the most
desirable time, as there is usually good
wind at the riders backs then, which
facilitates speed. Full data of the three
races will be found further on.
There is a rumor which is now pretty
well verified that Thomas ii. B. Varney
Will open the Panorama building, at the
corner of Tenth and Market streets, as an
immense cyclery. 1t 'yi'' certainly be
that. Judging from the size of the place.
The location is good and Mr.. Varney should
do q big business, as he IS very popular
with all wheelmen and the public in gen.
eral. and the wheel he handles-the Ram
Her-shares that popularity with him.
Another report, which should interest
every one connected with cycling. is to the
effect that a combine is being formed by
the Pope Manufacturing Company (Co-
lumbia), Overman Wheel Company Vic
tori, Devany, Hopkins & Co. (Stearns),
Thomas II. B. Varney (Rambler) and
Edwin Mohrig (Ph9nix) to uphold the
price of high-grade wheels for 1896 at the
present figure ($105) and to control INSTALL
ment sales so that no wheels will be sold at
less than $35 down and SIS month. So
you wlo have intended buying wheel at
$40 down and 81 so week, more or less,
had better be quick about it or the golden
opportunity may fade away-that is, if you
intended buying one of the wheels repre-
scented in this combine.
The racing season on this Coast is not
over by any means. Next week, on the
18th, 20tl and 21st, there will be three
days raGng at Napa, at which all the
cracks viii compete. The entries close to-
night with the secretary Of the Napa club.
The track there is fast, and if the meet is
we'll handled it should be credit to the
sport and abeneft to the racing men; but
it is on the Pacific Cyclist circuit, and the
and at Gilroy Tuesday would not indicate
that that is much of drawing card. Still,
the Napa cluhis healthy, active organi-
cation, made up of the best young men in
the city, and al they have had experience
at handling nee meets they certainly
should promoR this one, with credit to
themselves andthe sport.
Evidently the San Jose public was not
in sympathy with Foster and Jones when
they tried to jockey Long out of a race
there last Mondsy. The two riders were
loudly Kissed at the time, and now the
San Jose Mercurysays editorially:
1.-The San Jose public has 10 more use
for fake cyclers."
1.-The people of San Jose will not be in
hurry to again put up good money to see
fake bicycle races"
1.-The managers Of the recent bicycle
meet in this city express themselves as
also dissatisfied with the character of that
meeting. They saythat the fault lies with
individual riders, ant with the rules of the
National organization, which certainly
must be very defective if they cannot pre-
vent fake racing"
To all of which we Tan only say, hear,
hear Wheelmen of two years ago will
remember the same trouble was expert
enced at the Midwinte. Fair tournament.
There was team neary all of whom were
clad IL, orange suits, composed of NJ. F.
Dirnbefger and julian Pye Bliss OF
Chicago, Otto Ziegler j., T. s. Eall, r. L.
Long. Charles S. Wells W. A. Terrill, w.
H. Haley and w. F. Foster. To see the
seven last famed on the same team now,
would MAKE the average club man faint
from sheer establishment However, they
were team mites then, aid it was the first
team ever seeh on the Coast Club feeling
mattered nothing for there were Bay Citys,
Olympics and a San Jose man together.
Their purpose N SC banding together
was to win RACES on the wheel they
all rode and theeby advertise it.
They were fairly successful. though
J. E. Alexander of lan Jose upset their
plans by winning the lalf-mile invitation.
the race of the day, arA G. l.. Davis. Harry
f. Terrill and T. A. GTtfiths also made it
hot for them. There vas no class A or B
in those days (happ3 days). But the
spirit shown then awos so much antago-
nism among wheelmen hat the advertise
ment proved a bad one,t Ind the team was
greatly reduced in nuiber. 1t was the
largest racing team eve1organized in the
country. 10 see Jones ad Foster trying
the same tactics at San JSe on Admission
day recalled those old ubleasant memo
ries of 1913 in the minds OIL who remem.
Dereo the incidents, ana q reception the
two men received was no4erv fattering
to say the least.
A good story went the roIds about that
time concerning the two LEI III boys. For
some reason Harry Terrill, ten (and nowl
one of the crackerjacks ofhe coast. and
who could beat Foster, Zlegr, Wells or
anybody else at quarter me-, refused to