The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
THE WHEELMEN.
The Continued Pleasant Weather
=" Conducive to Country Riding.

The Continued Pleasant Weather
- Conducive to Country Riding.
-. CLUB EVENTS TOMORROW.
Acme Club wheelmen-To Haywards.
Alpha Cycling Club-To Haywards.
: California Cycling Club-Road race to
Haywards.
" Call Bicycle CIub-Run to Camp Tay-
. Ior...
=. Diamond Bicycle Club-Road race to
Haywards.
Garden City CycIers-Run to Wood
side.
g. Liberty Cycling CIub-Run to Ingle-
side.
Liberty Cycling Club Qadies' annex
Run to Lagunitas.
:. Lily Cycling Club-Run to Haywards.
Olympic Club Whee1men - Run to
Woodside.
=. Olympic Cyc1ers-To Central Park.
Reliance Club .Wheelmen (Oakland)-
To Haywards.
- Royal Cycling CIub-Run to Center
Vile.
: San Francisco Road Club-Road race to
Haywards.
waverley Cycling CIub-Run to Hay
wards.
I
Los Angeles the latter part of next week
will attract the most attention of any cy-
cling event in the near future. It is to be
hoped that upon their return here the
middle of Decemb other meets can be
arranged in this vicinity so that we may
have further opportunities of seeing this
high-class racing.
The Petaluma wheelmen are to hold a
meet on Thanksgiving day, all of the
events being for class A riders. There will
be one mile novice, one mile open, one mile
handicap, one mile club handicap, two
miles scratch, county, and half mile for
boys under 10 years. The prize list IS val
liable and the meet will be success.
The subject of tracks is still being dis
cussed in this City and before long some
arrangements will doubtless be made to-
provide San Francisco with irst-class BIZ
cycle racecourse.
The proposed ordinance before the Board
of supervisors making the carry
ing of lanterns by wheelmen COM
pulsory after dark has been practically
defeated, thanks to the efforts of Judge
Kerrigan, Supervisor Hisrch and President
Coffey of the Olympic Cyclers. 1t was be-
fore subcommittee yesterday, when
these gentlemen appeared and discussed
the proposition, and the committee prom
ised TO recommend to the board that the
ordinance be adopted without the propo-
sition requiring the carrying Of lamps or
lanterns.
A proposition Is before the Supervisors
OF Tulare County TO build bicycle path
nine miles in length, extending from
Tulare to Visaiia. 1t runs through the
Lindweod district.
The Alpha Qadies0 Cycling Club will
enjoy run TO Haywards tomorrow under
Captain Wynne, and on the following
Sunday will have joint run to the park
morrow's run will start on the 9 80 A. NJ.
boat.
The Waverley Cycling Club. also has a
run to Haywards tomorrow. The ROYAL
Cycling Club will ride to Centerville, and
the Acme and Reliance clubs OF Oakland
will go to Haywards.
The second of series of tive-mile road
races will be run by the Acme Club Wheel
men on Sunday, November "a.
Captain Williams has called run of the
members of the San Francisco Road Club
for tomorrow to Haywards, to witness the
postponed five-mile race between L.
Leavitt and George Hamlin. Members
will assemble at clubrooms at A. NJ. The
club is now in prosperous condition, and
at every meeting. It is the intention to
incorporate the club next month. At the
last meeting Sol Peiser, on behalf of the
memb bers, presented the past president,
Ed Sands, with handsome gold medal as
token of their esteem for the faithful
work he has performed for the club. Mr..
Peiser was appolnted to furnish the press
with news about thesclub.
Zimmerman, the;* worlds champion BIZ
cyclist has met with hearty reception in
Australia He. was met at Adelaide station
by all the prominent citizens in the sport
loving metropolis, and welcomed by the
Mayor in the town hall. He is training
there today; He will return to the United
States via this City.
Mr. r, NJ Welch, representative of the
National racing board, has written for THE
CALL thefollowing statement of his posi-
ton toward the class A men who intend
to follow the southern circuit:
NOVEMBER Is, 1895.
Recent newspaper illusions thereto indicate
A men.of San Francisco and vicinity who de-
sire 10 follow the National circuit through
Southern California is not clearly understood
The constitution of the league provides that
o"an amateur of class may not compete in
any race outside of his own State at q distance
greater than 200 miles by the usual line or
route OF travel from his legal residence, except
by special permission from the member of the
racing board in charge OF his district" This
provision was framed without considering the
extent OF California.
The class A men from hereaboutS who go to
Southern California Will compete at no point
less than 4S0 miles by the usual route OF travel