The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23

California cycling Club-To park with
Alphas.
Call Bicycle Cubic park.
Camera Club CycIists-To beach and
Preside.
Crescent Road CIub-Blind Run.
Imperial Cycling Cubic Cliff House.
Liberty Cycling Club - To Crystal
Springs.
Olympic Cyclers-To Mayfield.
San Francisco Road Cubic Camp
Taylor.
San Jose Road CIub-To Los Gatos.
If the fair weather of the past two weeks
continues there will be any number OF
country runs made by the various wheel
ing clubs tomorrow; and although the
weather prophets predict Light showers
the captains are issuing their notices of
runs just the same, for even weather fore
casters sometimes err in Judgment. The
result of Mr.. McAdie's forecasting for yes
terday, to-day and tomorrow is of more
importance than would appear st first
thought. Thursday he predicted gather
ing clouds" and yet the sky was never
more clear. Yesterday it was increasing
cloud ness, probable light showers, north
ery winds" The latter was true enough,
but up to noontime the increasing cloudi-
ness and light showers had failed to mate
rialize, and the club captains decided he
must be wrong, and the above long list of
club runs Is the result. Now if the cap
tains are right and no signs of rain appear
there IS going to be trouble all winter, for
they will continue calling runs when the
Weather Bureau announces rain and order
the.-I postponed when fair weather is an
nounced, and everything will go by con-
traries; whereas, if the Weather Bureau is
supported In its predictions and rain does
come the precedent of accuracy and COM
potency thus established will last through
out the season, and the calling of runs,
etc, will be decided by the forecast made
on Thursday evenings at 6 o'clock. Thus
you Will see the Importance | attach to
the weather, which is the sole influence
that l know of that can control bicycling,
and then only for a few short winter
months.
The Geographic reports from Southern
California will be watched with interest
during the next two weeks BY the wheel
men, for there Will be races in that part of
the State at various points nearly every
day between the Eastern riders and North
ern and Southern California cracks. Class
A riders from this part of the State are
also there, and those in the south will find
Mcfarland, Freeman and Downing pretty
hard nuts to crack.
With the requirement of cycling knowl-
edge by the general public will come an
increased demand for improvement in
many details OF cycle construction now
overlooked by the majority of BUYERS, AL
though the general lines OF the high grades
OF bicycles are about as near the perfect
form as 1t Is possible TO make them, there
are too many points for friction in the
general character of the running gear Its
slmplltlcatlon must occupy the inventive
genus OF our cycle factories so as to meet
tie demand which is sure to come from the
pubic Tor easy, smooth-runnlng qualities.
There is great opportunity for popularity
for the maker who puts into practical form
Improvements of this character.
One feature the single-tube tire possesses
which commends itself to cyclists is the
absolute certainty of its rider being able to
get home with its aid in case of puncture
Ii no other repair outfit is available
piece OF chewing gum inserted in the hole
and handkerchief wound tightly about
the tire will suffice to temporarily stop
the leak until a permanent repair can be
effected. Repair-strip devices inside the
tire can scarcely be said to effect the pur-
pose for which they are designed, for
should puncture occur in the immediate
vicinity of previous puncture, where the
strip has been made use of, it compiicates
matters and is valueless to remedy the
second puncture, as it is, by virtue of its
service in the first puncture, part of the
inner tire. In the case of a sharp nail
penetrating through to the part of the
tire next the rim the repair-strip is bound
to suffer and become valueless The
only safe and sure way to repair a single
tube tire is by the Dlunt-edge patch plug
method. The imperative features of the
repalr-strip sometimes used in double
tube tires present one of the strongest
arguments that can be made in favor of
the single-tub tire The former is compIi-
cation, theIatter simplicity.
The Jr. Q. U. A. NJ. Cyclers is the name
OF new club recently organized here, the
mem bershlp being confined to membe of
the Junior Order United American Me-
chanics and its sister organization, the
Daughters OF Liberty. 1t is the first local
cycling club to admit ladies to the full
privileges, they paying dues and ENJOYING
the same rights as the men. The riders
VIII appear in white caps, with crossed
American flags on the 'front.' red, white
and blue streamers on handle bars of
wheels, and peculiar emblem, or more
properly insignia, upon sweater-fronts,
formed by a square, compass, arm and
hammer, surrounded by the outlines of a
shield, a design which will cause some
study until it has become familiar 20 the
blcyclists 1t generally takes some time
for an emblem to become distinguished.
but when once it is generally known to
riders 1t Is satisfaction to the wearer to
the pedestrian or cyclist 10 be able to tell
to what club a man belongs. Simplicity
of design in an emblem minimizes the
chance Tor error in this regard. S6 when
ever you see square, compass, arm, ham,
mer and shield coming toward you all at
one time make up your mind the wearer
belongs to the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Cyclers, and
give him the password.
Harry Terrill is now in Michigan, and
writes me from there as follows:
SALEM, November Is, 1895.
Dear Friend Harry: Received your letter and
the papers you sent me, and read them with
pleasure. THE CALLS bicycle news is ell right
and up to date, you bet. | arrived here yester-
day from Detroit. Visited the Cleveland
bicycle factory while in Toledo, Ohio
IL has not showed here yet, but if the CITY
editor should happen to ask you tell him it is
very cold. When go out wear two suits of
underclothing, one pair of socks, one pair extra
heavy golf stockings, one pair heavy shoes, one
pair oyershoes FLANNEL lined), one suit OF
clothes, one very long heavy ulster with a IL
inch collar, one fur cap and earflaps and one
extra-heavy pair of fannel-lined knit golf
gloves. The thermometer reads % degrees as
] am writing. The prophet predicts snow in n
day or so, with the thermometer al 10 degrees
below zero. Guess I'll have TO get out and do
some more racing to keep warm. lean imagine
the boys in Southern California. racing around
in their suits here. 1t gives me chill TO think
of If.