The herald., 1895-05-27

Robert M. Welch. as the representative
OF the national racing board, League of
American Wheellmen, has just issued
bulletin A, containing information as
follows:
Vidy, Eureka; June 1st, San Jose Road
club, San Jose; June 18th, Pilot Wheel
men, Santa Cruz July 4th, Riverside
Wheelmen. Riverside.
Godfrey Schmidt of Los Angeles having
failted to answer inquiries as to his class
A status, is transferr to class b.
III. l.. Williams OF Santa Paula having
made pace for class men in public at
Santa Barbara May 10, 1895, is transferred
to class B.
Horace Slater of Los Angeles is sus-
pended from all class A races, pending
investigation.
Travelling permits have been granted
class A men as follows: Frank Byrne of
San Francisco to ride at Portland. Ore.
May 30. 1895; Melville Dozier, University
of California, to ride at the intercollegi-
ate contests of the eastern universities.
AS Godfrey Schmidt fully desired to
run in class b, the decision of the racing
board does not mean any friction.
Chairman Gideon will in his next bulle-
tin make the announcement that any class
A man who races on wheel con 81 gned
to him by the manufacturer or dealer
will pc promptly transferred to class b.
OF course the A IS will find many ways to
get around this. but the swarning will be
issued.
at the very interesting bicycle races
OF the Kexleigh Athletic club at the Den
yer Wheel club track on May 18th, two
worlds records were broken. as follows:
against time. held by Anderson of Bood
hous. ILL.,; in 2:22; broken by E. A.
Swanbrough, Denver. in 2:1S 3-5.
Two mile flying start. unpaced, against
time, made by Porter at Waltham, in
:55 1-6; bro Ike by swanbrough. II
;53 Is.
Glass A, mile, unpaced, flying start,
yer and u. A.'Swanbrough in 207 1-5.
Signs multiply that Americans viii
supply Europe and Asia with bicycles in
quantity at no distant day. Australia
will become a good customer of America.
The flag of American progress will yet
it does in racing. American made bicy
cles will leave their imprint on the shores
or the world. The English, French. Rus
sian, italian. Australian, Japanese, Chi
nese, German, and all nations will ride
American bicycles and will praise them,
too.--Am erican Wheelman.
The entries for the big Chicago road
race, which will be held on Decora ton
Day, closed Thursday with sos entries,
Abe largest number ever known in road
event. This is the second record made
by this big race. American Wheelman.
Roy keator the unicycle rider, is soon
to attempt trip from Chicago to New
Y ork on 54-inch pneumatic wheel.
Annie Londonderry. the world -girdler,
is in Los Angeles. She gave a lecture at
the Athletic club Sunday event ing on
things she and other people have seen.
Her trip around the world was the theme.
McAleer and Jenkins have been
matched to ride 10mile race May 3Oth.
The conditions are as follows: The race
to be 10 miles, 9A miles to be with pace;
no pace to be allowed on the last quarter.
If either contestant gets behind, no pace
to be allowed to bring him up, only the
leading man to be allowed pace. Prize
to be of the value of 500, given by the
Los Angeles wheelmen. In case OF acci-
dent. fall or punctured tire, race to be
stopped and restarted where such acci-
dent occurred. If either contestant re-
fuses to ride, the one appearing on the
scratch and willing to ride to be award
ed the race and prize.
The entry list for the Bay City Wheel
men S race meet to be held on Decor alton
day at the Central park track closed last
night with good representation from
all the crack riders in the state. Castle
man and Burke are entered; Walter Fos-
ter is also entered, although he is still
suffering from his recent fall Mt Oakland.
+. M. Byrne, the local crack of Glass
A. Is now in Portland, so he will not an.
pear, but the Imperials have entered sev,
eral speedy riders.