The herald., 1895-04-01

racers in America, who has carried the
crimson rims many times to the lore,
while the Stearns house will be repres-
ented by LOUIS Callahan, who has broken
many worlds records in like events.
Eddie Leonert on Globe may be in the
race, and possibly Van Waggoner on
Barnes. From San Francisco and the
north will come Wells, Foster, Osen..
Chapman, Mcfarland, and string OF
others, while every ambitious rider IN
Southern California and Arizona will take
part.
The Syracuse people have already do
mated crimson rim tandem toward the
prize list, and q lot of other big prizes
will soon be announced.
One of the interesting events of the Los
Angeles Wheelmen's meet OF May SUN
will be heat mile, Class A race. This
race is to be known as the Annual Syra-
cuse Glass stake, and among the condl-
tons are to be found time limit of 2:35
and q rider is to win best three in five
to entitle him to first prize. First prize
will be q crimson rim and second prize q
diamond.
The dealers all announce trade as being
in most splendid condition and all seem
to be happy in consequence thereof. Los
Angeles is destined to become the jobbing
center of the coast in the bicycle business
and more wheels will be handled in this
city inside of two years than are handled
in San Francisco, as this city is the ma
tural and only distributing point for the
Southern California trade.
According to an article printed in the
Referee, dated Milwaukee, this is the
last year Walter G. Sanger will ride as a
Glass B amateur. Next year he will be-
come a professional. This announcement
was made by him recently, and it has not
caused a great deal of surprise, because
he has had the matter under cosideration
fnr 90 hnI IG nt
riding for trophies, that are worth about
a third the value advertised and which
he cannot use except to decorate his pa
rents parors. He said he had hoped the
l.. A. W. would change its racing rules so
that Glass b men could sell their win
nings He points to the number OF wheels
he has won, all of which cannot be used
by him, and which are rusting in his
fathers cellar. Were he allowed to sell
them. there might be an object in his
racing. He says most OF the Glass b men
feel as he does, but are afraid to come out
and express their views.
In speaking of the report that Wheeler
and Zimmerman would like to get back
in the l.. A. W., he says neither would go
back if paid $4,000 apiece to do so, because
they have made too much money and
have elegant prospects of doing the same
this season. If he had been a professional
last year he would have won a bank ac-
count OF S5UOO at least. MS prizes won
were rated at 5000, but their real value
was about $500. Sanger says he sees no
reason why the l.. A. W. should not con
troll professional riders as a separate class.
When Glass b had been formed it had
been predicted that the league would go
to the dogs, but the races during the year
had been as well attended as ever. Peo-
pie wanted fast riding, and cared little who
did it-whether professional or an anna
teur.
Allen & Patterson placed an agency this
week at San Luis Obispo and also one al
Bakersfield.
Kuipi enberg has lately placed agencies
at San Diego, Pasadena, Santa Monica,
San Pedro, Needles, Sacramento and For
tuna.
Phil Kitchin is fast rounding into rae
ing form.
Long, Griffin and Schmt are rapidly re-
covering from their recent injuries.
Clyde Washburn and Taylor the fast
Duarte men, are both to ride the Syracuse
in the Pasadena road race.
Kitchin, Washburn and Schmidt are
looked upon as likely first time winners
in the Pasadena road race.
UlbrIght and Lacy start for the north
tonight, to ride i'll the relay for the Bay
City.