The herald., 1895-05-24
THE CIRCUIT is A FAILURE
San Bernardino Ends lt---Santa Ana to
Be Run
The Boys Say the Tracks We're Poor-'Stiff-
Legged" Kicking Among Thcm-The
Financial Loss Consideration

The meet at San Bernardino finished
the races of the California cycle racing
circuit confederation, managed by
Charles +. Gates for the big Rambler
house, that began at Santa Barbara May
18th. Santa Ana. San Diego. Bakersfield
and Fresno will not be run, though
Harry Bundy is trying to keep it together
under the sanction obtained by T. H.
3. Varney for his teams.
The local Rambler men ssid Eyes,
the circuit IS abandoned. 1t was not
even paying expenses and the tracks were
exceedingly poor everywhere. Good
racing could not be had and until the
southern cities have tracks circuit racing
is a failure. However, it has givcE all
cycling somewhat OF an impetus and we
hope for good resulrts everywhere.
Mr.. Gates stated that the races would
be considered postponed to date to be
announced after Il council OF war Mon
day.
The madly seething cyclists caldron
again boils up a scum of iil-feeline and
the account of Manager Z. Gates OF the
California cycle circuit confederation OF
tile San Bernardino races is objected to
by many Of the local cyclists. one or
whom expresses himsef in letter. lie
crtcizes the following portion OF the
account:
Wasson of Riverside had mortgage on
the championship. but his fall when
Cleavor fo,iled him Obliged HIM to get Il
strange wheel; so King beat him out.
Wasson had thrty-five yards, but came
back to scratch. Cleaver objected. The
scratch men moved down the field on the
back stretch until Cleaver slowed up.
This move threw Wasson and several
close behind him. A foul was claimed.
Cleaver only had two more men to pass,
so came in home first. The judges con-
sidered the foul SO fiagrant that they re-
fused to give decision. but finally de-
cided that they must leave the matter to
the referee. Wasson entered written
protest and the referees disqualified
Cleaver for reckless riding.
Relating to the above the sporting ed
itor received the following communica-
tion:
In the report of yesterdays races at
done to me by stating that was disqual-
flied for foul riding. The facts of the
case are these, and | have dispositions
to prove them: Mr.. C. f. Gates has a
personal spite against me; therefore at
the races he was ready and anxious to
do anything that would prevent me win
ming the race, and failing in that, to de-
prive me of the prize if l did win.
81 won the race fair and square. but to
my surprise was told / was disqualified
for fouling Ed Wasson and causing him
ana two others to fall. 1t seems that he
was following me too close and touched
my rear wheel with his front one. caus-
ing him to fall. l. being in front. knew
nothing of the fall until the race was fin
ished. Gates took particular pains to go
to Wasson and ask him to protest me, but
Wasson refused, saying before witnesses
that it was his own fault and he had no
protest to make.
Gates kept at him until he consented
to protest me, after the races were all
over. and then this Gates. being a self
appointed referee. disqualified me. have
filed a protest against his decision to the
racing board and have several of the Off
cials' declaration that | made no foul and
was Justly entitled to the race and prize.
l will further add that the cause Of his
spite is that l objected to having him
make $40 or SIS off of a prize | had won
at previous meet, and which he had
the disposition Of A. W. CLEANER"