The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-06

nesday and Thursday last, and bad several
consultations with Chief Consul Melrose and
Attorney kerrlgan, in regard 10 the improve
ment OF be condition OF the league.
If the Garden City Cyclers open their new
clubhouse Saturday evening, the 18th inst, as
has been suggested, few OF the wheelmen from
pies smoker" that night, while on the follow
ing Saturday night, The 19th, The Bay CITY
Wneemen viii hold euchre tournament. IL
Is 10 be hoped that none OF the dates for these
events Will clash. as the wheelmen are DESTROYS
OF attending all tire affairs, II POSSIBLE
II has been announced that Zimmerman VIII
not race any more, but will retire from the pain
and devote himself TO his business. In this
event perhaps John S. Johnson will enter the
professional ranks shortly, and he would easily
take "Zimmy's" place, considering his superb
ority over all the other professional riders.
j. r.. Lille. who lives at Lodi, Cal, and Is a
member OF the Ca Leaf Wheemen, Stockton,
is now a professional. having recently COM
peted against John S. Prince in the thirly-mile
indoor race az Stockton and winning il by over
a fifth OF mile. Lille VIII be remembered by
many as the holder OF the San francisco New
York ranScontuental record, which lie made
the middle OF last year. l.. A. w. members
should bear 10 mind now that If they compete
against or pace Lille In any race they will be
declared professionals and lose tn ir amateur
Standing.
good roads convention is 10 be held 10 the
Croker Art Gallery, Sacramento, commencing
Thursday, February z. The l.. A. w. will be
represented by II. F. Wynne. chairman of the
hoped that some good will come of this conven-
ton, and Mr. Wynne should be especially ac-
tive in his efforts TO secure legislation I'D behalf
OF better roads In California. which we are sadly
In need OF, Good roads mean good wheeling,
you know
II. l.. Long OF the Olympic Wheeimen and
Tony Demas of the Garden City Cyclers have
always heretofore been credited with the quar-
ter-mile unpaced tandem record, made at sac
ramentO on October IL. 1894. while pacing
Otto Zegler. their time being "a 35 seconds.
4 Mall,
I. S. Hall of the Bay City Mheemen are right
fully entitled to the record having made the
SINE performance In "a 20 seconds while
pacing Wilbur j. Edwards ON DC ODER II at
Sacramento. They have recently secured their
papers supporting this clam which are now in
the hands of l.. s. Epson OF Sacramento Ac-
cOrdlng 10 this, then, wells and Hall are the
champion tandem Team OF the world Tor one
quarter OF mile unpaced unless some Eastern
star performers have done better than they lid
since October, which IS doubtful.
The Liberty Cycling Club recently elected II.
E. Morton, j. fl. Mclaughlin and B. Bouton as
delegates to the California Amateur Cycling
Club.
The Prince of Naples is riding wheel with
pure ivory and gold handles, and the royal
arms IN gold on the mud guards.
"Who would have SAID that the bicycle could
one day resolve the social question: asks
L'Univers- Illustre, and it adds: This afflrma-
tion is perhaps not so sweeping as 1t appears at
frsC SIGHT, for the cycle is specially the vehicle
OF rich as we'll as poor people Yes. but 1t Is
also vehicle for princes. Inc accompanying
sketch proves it by reproducing a photograph
OF the Emperor of Russia, Prince Waldemar OF
Denmark. Prince George OF Greece, Prince
Nicolas of Greece and Prince Charles OF Den
mark. each one with his bicycle In his hand"
new word has been coined by the French.
lt Is "velodrOme," and stands Tor large nall
where cycling exhibitions take place. The
Winter Veledrome is the haunt OF all the cyci0-
maniacs in Paris just now. but In spite of the
craZe Tor the wheel among royalty, none of the
scions OF European monarches have yet APP
peared as riders In the velodrome.