The herald., 1895-12-09

affairs of the division are in good shape,
snd turned over the books Of the league
to the new treasurer, Mr.. J. A. Kelly.
Mr.. @. G. Monaghan of Santa Ana, the
chief consul, announced his intention OF
making this the banner state in the mat
ter OF increase in league mem bership. A
local consul will be appointed in every
town IN Southern California, and Los
Angeles will probably be provided with
four. There will be meeting OF ths
local consuls in the near future, to which
representatives of the league club will
be invited. The consuls will receive
transportation and hotel expenses, IN
order to assure their attendance. At the
first meetine arrangements will be made
for the immediate publication OF road
book Of Southern California, and the
booming of the league in every way will
go merrily on. fhe official organ OF the
league was matter that brought Jut q
GOOD deal of discussion from an interest.
ed party, bu; finally it was unanimously
cifio Field, the local bicycle publication.
Harry Laverty, the editor, will furnish
every member of the league with week.
ly copy of this excellent paper. Among
those prominent in wheel circles who
attended the last meeting were II. Q. Il.
Smith, the official Handicapped; j. A.
Kelley, che secretary-treasurer; A ].
Hinckisy, the division attorney; and
league mem pers from the Citrus Wheel
men, the East Side Cycling club, and the
Roamers' Road club. Every effort will
be made to have 1000 members in this
division by the end of next year. The
small amount of money that is required
to join the League IS nothing to the BEN
ents that are derived from the member
ship.
THE LAST WORD.
The National circuit has come and
gone, and with it have gone the speedy
riders ,,and the wise trainers who made the
great races witnessed here. There were
four meetings in Southern California, Los
Angeles, Santa Ana. Riverside and Red
lands. and out of these Los Angeles gave
the poorest support to the fnrst bicycle
racing ever seen out here. Both River
side and Redlands, comparatively speak
ing, turned out larger crowds than ever
did Los Angeles at any one of the tn ee
days racing, and at Riverside thero were
actually more paid admissions than were
taken in at any day in Los Angeles. Let
is hone that suci, poGr support will not
be given to these giants of the circuit
when they como out next year.
Il. Q. Bald, Tom Cooper and Trainers
asa Wlndle and James Temple all lett
for the east on Friday. They will go to
their homes for Christmas, see the cycle
shows at New York ana Chicago, and
then return to Southern California in the
early spring to get into shape for tho
circuit of next year,. 1t is too far ahead
to say where the traininc quarters will
he. hut one @: tho big tracks near Los
Angeles will probably be chosen in order
to have convenient base of supplies,
abundance of paoemaksrs. etc. The
Stearns and Syracuse teams will both
winter here and 90 for records, the
former on the Santa Monica track. Tie
Syrause team, managed by Dave Shafer,
the noted trainer, may GO elsewhere, as
Dave has heen inspecting every track in
Southern California with an eye to record
breaking. He SPEAKS lovingly of the
mile track at Coronado. and b, may vet
up tent like the Arab and silently steal
away for the city OF Bay'n climate.