The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

Imperial Cycling Club, Santa Rosa.
Liberty Cycling Club, Centerville.
Olympic Club Wheelmen, Redwood
City.
Olympic CycIers. Centervil1e.
Santa Rosa Wheelmen, with the Inn
periaIs.
Now that the big indoor tournament is
over, as far as the club wheelmen are con-
cerned, they are turning some attention to
the sport in other directions. Touring will
be very popular from now on, and the
great annual relay is only distant three
weeks from tomorrow.
The recent indoor meeting has been an
immense success from all points of view.
The dealers have profted immensely by
the advertising it gave them and the way
it doomed the sport. The racing men were
brought into competition with one another
and given the opportunity to win valuable
prizes The interest in clubs was revived,
for it had Jagged somewhat during the
winter months.
There was intense rivalry between the
Bay City Wheelmen anu the Olympic
Club Nheelmen, but it was the sort Of
rivalry which promotes the sport. Thurs
dav night, when Wells, Bay City, beat Ed
wards, Olympic, in match race, there
was great JOY in the maltese cross camp.
Later in the evening the tables were
turned, and Tantau, Olympic beat Grit
fiths, Bay City, in a Tve-mile match race;
but the Bay Citys did not sulk. They
Joined IN the Olympic Club yell, which
shook the building, and grasped hands
with the Olympics, saying: Now its
horse and horse; the honors are easy"
And the goou- fellowship which is so char
acteristic of the individual members of the
two clubs on the road was preserved in
the same degree as rivals for supremacy
in track honOrs. This is all as it should
he, and marks new era In the sport on
this coast, for heretofore there has always
been endless STRIFE between these
two big clubs The hatchet was
practically buried Thursday night when
President Kerrigan of the Bay Citys
grasped hands with President Adams OF
the Olympics directly after the Tantau-
Grifiths race, and they declared it horse
and horse" The Olympics were glad to
win, the Bay Citys We're glad they had won.
And thus ends a fight which commenced
in 1884, when several active cyclers who
Withdrew from the old San Francisco BIZ
cycle Club, which was absorbed by the
0lympics in 1898, organized the Bay City
Wheelmen. The rivalry has always been
extreme, and it was carried into the Olym
pic Club. 1t will be Just as intense in the
future, but in a gentlemanly sportsmanlike
way.
The most consistent performer during
the indoor meet of the new racing men was
George Tantau of the Olympic Club Wheel
men. Last Tuesday night was the only
night during the entire tournament that
he did not win a heat, semi-final or a final.
His record is summarized as follows:
Thursday night (opening night, won
ninth heat mile scratch; won third semi
final; also rode dead heat with Griffiths,
Bay City, in the tenmile club cup
race. Friday night, won eleventh heat
mile handicap, from IS yards, and third
semi-fnal; won third heat two-mile
scratch. Saturday night, won third heat
mile invitation; lost semi-tinal, but al
lowed in final on foul; won final in
2:30 3-5. Monday night, won fourteenth
heat mile handicap, 45 yards; won fourth
Wednesday night, in quarter-mile scratch,
won third heat, second semi-final, and rode
second TO Edwards in the final. Thursday
night defeated Gritiiths. Bay City, in five
mile match race. Time Is &c
For new rider this is q remarkably fine
record, and Tantau, who is a modest, un-
assuming Young man, IS deserving OF all
the credit that has been showered upon
him. He rode all his races fairly and be-
came very popular with the Pavilion audi
ences.
The California Cycling Club Will hold
ten-mlle try-0ut tomorrow from Fruitvale
to Haywards, to aid in the selection of the
clubs relay team, which Will be particu-
larly strong this year.
The regular monthly meeting of the
North California division, League of
American Wheelmen, will be held next
Saturday evening al O'Clock at the rooms
of the Garden City Cyclers San Jose All
the delegates from this City and Oakland
Will go down early Saturday afternoon
eorOa bI- yUhael and ot hers nv Of
Consul Kerrigan and the secretary-treas-
urer are going down on a tandem and offer
to pace any of the delegates or officials
who think they can ride fast enough to
keep up with them.
The steamer Alviso, which makes daily
trips between Alviso and this CITY, Will
hereafter leave the former port for here at
p. NJ, the old time card having been
changed. 1t Is Il popular route for wheel
men returning from trip TO San Jose, as
they only have to ride few miles up on
{ the Oakland side and then take The steamer
and have q pleasant trip home bv water.
The run Of the Camera Club Cyclists will
return that way tomorrow.
The Olympic Cyclers have a joint run
scheduled for tomorrow with the Garden
City Cyclers at Centerville. After one of
Mr.. Gregory's fine lunches, for which he
has become celebrated among the wheel
men, there will be match came of base
other competitive athletic events.
W. f. Bouton, who has held the position
of secretary of the Liberty Cycling Club
for the past two years, has resigned his
office, owing to press OF business. Frank
Thral has been appointed secretary pro
tenn. until the next regular election of the
club, which viii be he'd on Tuesday,
March II.
The Garden City Cyclers will hold a five
mile handicap road race next Sunday
over new course which they have re-
Gently chosen, from Morgan Hill to San
MARITIME, Santa Clara County. The start
ing point is about twenty-one miles south
of San Jose. In this race Otto Ziegler Jr.
will ride from the scratch mark, paced by
tandems, and as the course is perfectly
straight, smooth and level, he hopes to
reduce Hamlin's worlds five mile road rec
ord of II IL 2-5. After the race the cyclers
will hold bulshead brea kfast and bar
6ecue. They have invited the league