The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-09
THE WEEELMEN,
Garden City Cyolers' Relay Team-News
From All Parts of the State.

good deal of talk was heard since the
25-mile road race was run last Sunday
about what might have happened if things
mad been different. Some say that u
BRIGHT should have set such a pace as to
XIII oil Foster, but the latter's admirers
say that was mpOSsible-that no man can
ride so fast as to leave Foster behind
When the latter fell from his wheel u
BRIGHT had the opportunity, had he wished
II, and that he did not take advantage of the
chance Is evidence that either he was IN
able TO increase his speed or he is too
square sportsman to take such an unfair
advantage Be that as it may, the fact re-
mains that Foster. remounted after his fall,
ana as his wheel was uninjured he soon
caught up with the scratch men again and
eventually won the race.
Considerable complaint was found with
the handicapping in some instances, and
Justly so. When it is remembered that out
OF the thirty-nine original entrants ten re-
fused to start, and of the remaining twenty
nine starters but sixteen finished the race,
1t viii be seen that something was wrong.
Some say that Handicapped Smyth is too
buslly engaged with his numerous business
duties to enable him to give all the neces-
sary time to the work. On the other hand,
handicapping is always a very difficult
matter early in the season and particu-
larry In long road race.
OF course the uppermost topic of CONVEX
sation among wheelmen now is the great
annual 100-mile relay race around the bay,
to be run on April Z. The captains of the
various clubs are now picking out their
teams of ten men each. In most cases
q half ha- -,
club who can be depended upon to ride at
the necessary rate of speed, and the re-
mainder are selected by ten-mile tryouts,
several of which are to be held over the
San Leandro course tomorrow.
The Gar den City Cyclers of San Jose is
the first club in the field with a complete
team, which is already selected and now in
training for the event. The men who will
comprise 1t are: Edwards, Osen, Smith,
Jones, Delmas, Alexander, Jarman, Hub
bard, Davis and Cushing The club will
not hold try-out, although it was at fist
intended TO do so, on the 18th inst. The
men above named are some of the fastest
riders in California, and the team that may
defeat them will do it by very small
margin, and the men Will know that they
have been in a race.
Captain Kitchen of the Acme Club of
Oakland has not yet decided upon the per-
sonnet of his team, but it will, no doubt
be made up largely of the same men who
rode for them last year.
The Olympic Club Wheelmen have six
men selected TO ride for them, Messrs. Eos
ter, Long, Coulter, Haley, Castleman and
Chapman. They may add Leavitt or
StinsOn, but the others will have to be
chosen by try-out.
The Bay City Wheelmen will show UP
strong this year, and have as a nucleus OF
knf,~ VII T
II. F. Terrill w. A. Terrill and Griffiths
As this club has more racing men than any
other on the coast they viii have little diff
ficulty in selecting the others; but to give
all a fair chance ten-mile road race will
be run tomorrow from Fruitvale TO HAY
wards. The result of the match will aid
Captain Dodge materially in determining
OF whom the remainder of the team shall
consist.
On April u and 10 the Garden City Cv-
clers OF San Jose will hold the greatest race
meet ever held upon the coast at their new
one-third of a mile cement track, which is
now finished. The features OF the races
Will be a one-mile invitation event for class
b riders and ten-mile club race for class
\. The latter race viii take place the af-
ternoon of the second day Saturday., to
accommodate visiting wheelmen who can
not come on Friday.
AT this meet will occur the long-looked-
for meeting between Edwards and Ziegler
upon a good track. The other participants
In the invitation race besides these two
will be Bald, Macdonald, Harbotte,
Simms, Coulter, Castleman, Terrill, Foster,
Osen, Wells, Long, Davis, Delmas, Smith,
Ulbricht and Cushing.
On Saturday night after the races there
Will be a reception to the visiting wheel
men at the new quarters of the Garden
City Cyclers, and on the day following a
picnic run to Alum Rock will be held. The
various committees are already at work
preparing for the events. The prize list,
racing events and entry blanks will be out
next week.
Messrs. E. C. Bald, Ray Macdonald and
w. F. Simms, the Eastern racers, with
Trainer Asa Windle, left the East last
Tuesday, and are due here Monday or
Tuesday next. They will at once 90 into
training for some of the many events to be
held during April, although it is doubtful
if they can get into their very best condi-
ton until the latter part of that month.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Cyclers OF this city are about to adopt
new uniform, samples of which were sub
mitted at their meeting last Tuesday even
ing. They will not be represented in the
relay, but their men will be prominent in
the many track events of the year.
Tomorrow the Olympic Club Wheelmen
will have tive-mile handicap road race
from Fruitvale to San Leandro, the start
being at y o'clock noon. There are four
teen entrants. and the handicapping was
done by Captain Thornton as follows: c..
r.. Coulter, w. +. Foster and r. L. Long,
scratch; w. II. Haley and e. Chapman, 80
sec: w. J. Christ, 10 Sec; 3. W. Bernhard
and F. w. Fuller, II min; William Hob
son, c. r. Lennon, Bert Gum and O. H.
Hanson, III min; j. f. Cunningham, ].
PIagernan and II. Haydenfeldt, 2 min.
one time prize and five place prizes have
been offered for the race. OF course the
greatest interest centers in the three
Scratch men-Foster, Coulter and Long
as they are on rival teams and are anxious
TO defeat each other, Foster is in the best
condition, while Long is hardly fit to ride,
having been too busy to train. But
nevertheless a good race will result, and
the record may go.
Wallace L. Thompson of the Bay City
WheeImen, who made such good show
ing in the class a races at the Pavilion
last month. has just returned from a
wheeling trip to Santa Cruz. He says the
roads from here to San Mateo are very
poor wheeling. From there to San Jose
thew are in excellent condition, continuing
SO to Los Gatos, where the mountain climb
begins. In the mountains the roads. are