The San Francisco call., 1896-08-29
THE WHEELMEN.


Entries and Handicaps of the Lib
erty Cycling Clubs Road Race.
Club runs are becoming less frequent
as the Sundays pass by. owing to the dusty
condition of the roads and the heat of the
country. After the first rains, however,
touring will be renewed one might say,
for in California the best time for riding
is in the fall months.
There is one road race scheduled for to-
morrow, that of the Liberty Cycling Club,
which will be held over the San Leandro-
Haywards course at P. NJ. The entries
and handicaps are as follows: Albert
Shieb, F. R. Haley, F. Struven, scratch; |;
Thomas White, H. WANING, 30 seconds; /;
Ben Muller, Charles Lieb, Fred Rusher,
100; NJ Kielberg, Charles Barnes, 1 80;
H. Griffith, Fred Koch, 200; Joseph
Hole, II. Roberts, 2:30. The club men,
bers will have run to witness the event,
taking the 10 o'clock broad-gauge boat.
The Alpha Qadies) Cycling Club will
have run to the park tomorrow, leaving
their clubhouse at 10:30 A. NJ. under Cap
tain Mahony.
George E. Sheldon of the Bay City
Wheelmen has returned from an extended
trip to the north. Victor A. Hancock of
the same club left Stockton Wednesday
morning en- route to Lake Tahoe in the
interest of the league road book, new
edition of which will be issued about
September Is. The Tahoe trip has never
appeared on the road maps of former
editions, and Mr.. Hancock makes the trip
for that purpose.
David Marshall of the Bay City's has
returned from Stockton, where he has
been for the past week on a business and
pleasure trip.
If w. a. Terrill, the champion profess
sional rider of the coast, cannot get a
match race with Downing of the Garden
City Cyclers, or does not care to ride
against Downing, he can have match
with Oscar Osen at Stockton on Septem Der
8, and the athletic club there will put up
good-siZed purse for the event. The
Stockton half mile track is being watered
and rolled daily and will be a fast course
on the day of the races.
There are number of the cracks now in
training on the San Jose three-lap track,
and the Garden City Cyelers meet on the
9th prox. will draw large number of en-
trants and the usual crowds of spectators.
Ed Chapman, one of the Olympic
Wheelmen's promising amateurs, has
Joined the professional ranks, more at the
suggestion of the racing board than of his
own volition. He should do we'll in handi-
cap events.
j. L. Boutwell,, prominent member of
the Garden City Cyclers, is in the City oa
a visit. Bert Thorndyke of the same club
is also here on his return from Stockton,
where he has been visiting relatives.
The Eintracht Cyclers will have a club
run to Camp Taylor tomorrow under
Captain Frank, leaving on the first boat.
The women riders of the East have eff
fected pretty combination for the warm
ha hnf on hor 4har
and canvas leggins are not worn so gener-
ally as they were earlier in the year. The
skirts have been heightened slightly and
ordinary stockings are worn. These look
neat and comfortable. The women are also
wearing fetching shirt waist in pleasant
colors with very wide sleeves. The effect
is pretty. As they skim by with these X
ray sleeves huttering in the wind they
look not unlike gigantic butterflies
The North California Division. League
of American Wheelmen, has issued the
following circular to all local consuls,
league hotels and representatives, which
explains itself:
SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 1895.
Dear Sir: beg to advise you that certain
parties, protesting to be connected with the
North California Division, League of American
Wheelmen, are soliciting advertisements for
road book, announcing that it is the official
League of American Wheelmen road book
Such statements are false, and you are urged
to. use your power among your townspeople,
informing them of this fact.
The official league road book of this division
is now being completed, and viii be issued
about September 80, and the only advertise
ments to be found therein are from the trades
people of San Francisco.
Kindly give this the publicity which it de-
serves, thereby aiding the board of officers of
this division. Fraternally yours,
North California Division, League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen.
FRANK II. KERRIGAN, Chief Consul.
STANLEY G. ScovERN, secretary-Treasurer.
The San Francisco Road Club will have
a run tomorrow 10 Mill Valley and Lark
spur, under Captain Pixley, taking the
o'clock boat from this SIDE
President Conwell of the Cycle Board of
Trade has appointed J. W. Mcguire, l.
Schwartz and James NJ. Hamilton a COM
mittee to arrange banquet of the board
with the South Side Improvement Club, a
little feature which has been on the tapis
ever since the big parade on July 25
Walter B. Eawcett has resigned the cap
taincy of the Olympic Club Wheelmen,
but this fact has created little surprise, as
he has been SO employed of late in the
conduct of race meets that he has had little
chance to give any attention to the club,
and 7. G. Spillane has been acting as cap.
tain IN his stead. Mr. Spillane may now
be honored with the captaincy, or the
honor may fall upon Lieutenant PLACE
man.
NJ ssrs. Stratton, Cosgriff, Edwards.
Ravlin and Hadenfeldt of the Olympic
Club Wheeimen will ride to San Jose to-
day, returning tomorrow. They com pose
a committee from their club to arrange for
joint road race with the Garden City Cy-
clers at five miles, to take place about Sep
tember %. Such an event should be of
considerable interest.
Chief Consul Kerrigan has called meet
ing of the North California Division,
League of American Wheelmen, for Satur-