The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-23
From a photograph.

pleted the measurement of all the relays,
and the following interesting data shows
the result of their work:
The start is in front of Mr.. Varney' s
store on Market street, between Ninth and
Tenth this city, thence to Ninth, to Bran
nan, TO Potrero avenue, to Nevada, TO
Nebraska, to San Bruno road, finishing on
the level half mile east of Baden, and about
One-haf mile further south than finish OF
first relay in 1894.
Second relay-Continues on San Bruno
road to county road, finishing Immediately
in front of a slate-colored cottage on
Hobart stock farm, one-half mile south of
the county road bridge at San Mateo.
Third relay-Continues on county road,
finishing in front of Atherton estate, two
thirds of mile north of Menlo Park and
three-eighths of mile south of finish of
1894 relay.
Fourth relay-Continues on county road,
finishing. one mile south of Mountain
View, midway between two red water
tanks.
Fifth relay-Continues OH county road
TO Santa Clara, turning into Fremont
street, thence on the Alameda to point in
dicated by the fifth telegraph-pole from
Race street.
Sixth relay-Continues from this point
to Santa Clara street, to Mclaughlin ave-
nue., to Storey road, to King road, to Alum
Rock avenue to Capitol avenue, finishing
in front of orchard of E. NJ. WEIGH, at a
point marked, about midway between a
red water-tank and green pumphouse.
Seventh relay = Continues from this
point along Berryessa road to Milpitas
road, to point one and half miles south
of lrvington; relay mark midway between
white barn and yellow cottage.
Eighth relay-Continues to Irvington,
turning TO right in that town, crossing rail
froad track, and turning to left between
hon oh
northerly to Niles road, through Niles to a
point quarter of mile north OF a ceme-
terry situated north of Decoto.
Ninth relay-Continues on road, through
Haywards to road forming the base of the
San Leandro triangle; turning into this
road and ending on the backstretch OF
triangle where the start of ten-mile course
is indicated, near narrow-gauge railroad
crossing.
Tenth relay-Continues on triangle
westerly through San Leandro to Four
teenth street, East Oakland, to First
avenue, to Twelfth street, to finish at Lake
View Cottage, opposite Lake Merritt.
The finish of each relay is indicated by a
black sign, white lettered, reading: END
of - relay, - miles. c. A. C. c." These
signs are always to be useful as indicating
distances on the road, and the association
or the league may some day erect similar
signs only a mile apart. On all except the
third, ninth and tenth relays the signs are
placed on the right-hand side of the road
way as the relay is run. On all except the
seventh, ninth and. tenth relays they are
secured to telegraph-poles. At the seventh
the mark is placed on stakes driven close
to the roadside; on the ninth it is placed
on white picket fence, near the starting
mark of the ten-mile triangle course. AT
the finish OF the tenth relay the mark is on
a white fence surrounding Lake View Cot.
tage, opposite Lake Merritt
Each relay is an exact ten miles Ecvclom-
eter measurement. In the first relay,
Brannan street. from Ninth to Potrero
avenue, is the only bad place. The second
relay is better than last year; no new mac
adam. The third relay, the fastest one
last year, is bad for mile and a quarter
past Redwood City, owing to new road
surface. Effort Will be made to open a
riding path through this section. Fourth,
fifth, sixth and seventh relays are all good
The road surface of the eighth is good, but
hilly from Niles. The ninth is good, save
a mile north of Haywards. The tenth is
good, except the last five blocks on Four
teenth street, East Oakland, which are oil
very uneven surface.
There are at present but two teams Sc
lected, those of the Garden City Cyclers OF
San Jose and the Olympic Club Wheelmen
of this city. The personnel of these teams
has already been published in the CALL.
The makeup of the teams of the Bay CITY
Wheelmen and California Cycling Club OF
this city, and the Acme and Reliance clubs
of Oakland, will be decided by the try-outs
of these clubs, which will be held to-mor-
row, if the weather holds good, over the
San Leandro course. The Imperial, Crescent
and Y. NJ. c. A. clubs of this city will not
enter teams, and it is doubtful if the San
Jose Road Club will either. although it has
some good men. Much is expected of the
Acme and Bay City teams, and the result
of their try-outs tomorrow will be watched
with interest Each club has five or six
men already selected, all of known ability,
but as one weak man in the ten would