The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07

the large entry list insured its being excit-
ing, ten teams having entered. The post
ponement Will give them an additional
week in which to train. and the race will
be all the more creditable when it does
come off.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of the
California Associated Cycling Clubs will
be held this evening at the rooms OF the
Garden City Cyclers i'll San Jose and will
be largely attended. The associations
principal object is to foster road racing,
and it numbers among its members all the
prominent clubs of the State.
The theater party rendered Otto Ziegler
Jr. last evening by the Olympic Club
Wheelmen at the Columbia was largely
attended and very enjoyable. The wheel
men had secured the four lower boxes OF
the theater and numerous orchestra seats,
and it did not take long for them TO ac-
quaint the public with the fact that they
were there. Everything was taken in good
part, however, and the popular little cham
pion, the guest OF the evening, was given
an ovation when he came in. Alter the
performance the wheelmen adjourned to a
neighboring lotisserie and enjoyed late
supper.
We are soon to have another cycling pa
per inflicted upon us. 1t will be styled
The Bloomer, halls from Stockton, and
always welcomed the bloomer and its de-
voices, and this will be no exception to
the RUE.
The one great object which several of
the well-known circuit riders have in view
now is riding thirty miles in the hour.
Now this is travelling at wonderful rate
of speed, and wheelmen must be keyed up
to the highest possible physical condition
to successfully make the trial. A man
cutting space at such gait is going forty
four feet at every second of the time.
The Phoenix Cycling Club of this City
had a run planned to Redwood City for to-
morrow, but the rain has spoiled it. They
will try again next week. The Bay City
Wheelmen's run to the same place has
well says they hope to get down there
some time this winter Meanwhile the
park offers good riding, and the distance
is not so long or tiresome.
The plan OF Champion Murphy to ride
a mile on wheel in one minute, paced by
a locomotive, has received considerable
notice in the Eastern papers. Murphy IS
scheme is to build board track, between
the rails OF coed straight railroad course,
at least three miles long. thus allowing
one mile to get started in, one to make the
trial and another TO slow up. In this con-
nection Cycle Topics advances startling
suggestion, which is: Would there not be
a Likelihood OF the rider being drawn I'M
der the wheels of the locomotive by the
suction that would result from the engine
going at such high rate of speed?
Captain Williams had run called for
the members of the San Francisco Road
Club for tomorrow to Haywards, out it is
now off one week Mem bers will please
take notice. The club has just moved into
new quarters at SOB Golden Gate avenue,
near Polk street. A large two-story house
has been secured, which is being fitted up
in elegant style, and the club can soon
boast Of home the equal of any club in
the City. New members are coming
in rapidly, and the club, unknown in the
wheeling world a year ago, is one of the
largest and strongest in the City to-day
This is due to the untiring efforts of few
of the mem bers and the general co-opera-
ton of all. To Messrs. Cross, Peiser,
O'Malley. Lewis, Korn, Williams, Crane
and others great deal of credit is due for
the clubs prosperity. Mr.. Cross rendered
the members champagne banquet last
Wednesday evening, when the new club
house was opened.
There will be no abandonment of the
use of steel-drop forgiHgs the coming sea-
son as frame connections among the lead
ing manufacturers of bicycles, as they
have been successfully proved 10 be the
only material for that important purpose
upon which the makers can safely rely.
The result of making frame connections
with steel stanlpings is always problem
atical They may last and they may not
but torgings can always be figured on as