The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17

but has large and constantly increasing
membership, and there is talk of holding
race meet in the near future.
Dates have been arranged for the pro-
posed coast racing circuit as follows:
Petaluma, August "a; Dixon, 26; Wood
land, %; Chico, % and 81; Sacramento,
September 2; Oakland, 7; San Jose, g;
and Napa, II, Is and 10. Some of these
places, however, have as yet made abso-
lutely no preparation for holding meet.
The meet at San Jose should not be cred
tied to the circuit, as the Garden City cy
clers would have held it and have for
years past on that day, whether there was
a circuit or not. This circuit, to come
down to plain facts, is being used to adver-
tise one or two favored dealers and a cheap
cycling paper, and has received no en-
enlargement from those in position to
know this. There was not a club to be
found in San Francisco that would take a
date on the circuit, which speaks volumes
for the city clubs good judgment. The
destruction of the Central Park track was
delayed nearly two weeks in the hopes
that some club would use it for circuit
race meet, but the city clubs are too wise
to attempt anything so likely to be a fail.
ure and possibly throw them in debt.
They would not be catspaws for the dealers
in this instance. The cycling clubs in the
cities where the circuit touches had better
be careful how they jump at this PROPOSE
ton or they may afterward have cause to
regret it.
The Outing Road Club held an i'm
portant meeting last Monday night. 1t
was decided to abandon the present club
house on Eddy street, and new one. has
been secured at 2046 O'Farrell street, near
Devisadero. The dues have been raised
from fifty cents to 81 per month, but this
n herc fy.ryr
joining. Tomorrow the club, in common
with most of the other clubs, will have
run to San Mateo to witness the two road
races. leaving the new clubrooms at 8 A. M.
The Pastime Cycle Club held its first
run last Sunday to Haywards, where
lunch was spread and the members had
most enjoyable time. To-morrow's run
will be to the park and Preside.
w. J. Gorham. a cycler of Alameda, has
Just patented a pneumatic saddle, for
which he claims many advantages over
the present leather affairs. 1t is hollow
in the center and inflated around the
sides, making a very comfortable seat.
One forgets many of the difficulties and
hardships of long trip, according to Mr..
Gorham, when riding one of these saddles.
They will be on the market shortly.
A new bicycle club has been organized
in Stockton and the following are the
charter members: Thomas r. G. Kidd,
Otto Salbach, Gottlieb Merz, J.
Rothschild. e. Adams, Carl Steinhart,
E. Salbach, Albert Cashier, w. o. Bigelow,
w. II. Stone, George H. Duff. E. M. Brans-
ford, Arthur HeaIy, Charles Yost, NJ. Con-
way, Nat Cohn and Morris Levy.
The Golden City Wheelmen will have
joint run with the Santa Rosa Wheelmen
tomorrow at Aqua Caliente, where they
will be rendered the freedom of water
melon patch, afterward riding to Santa
Rosa, where the home club will entertain
them. The city club will leave here on
the 8 A. M. Tiburon ferry and take the
train to Sonoma, where they Will be met