The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-11

mond, $25; second, diamond locket, SIS;
third, pair OF solid gold link cuff buttons, $lO.
One mile, handicap, professional-First, $50
second, $25; third, $15.
Half q mile handicap, amateur-FIrst, suit
OF clothes, $25; second, silk racing suit $l5;
third, bath robe, $40.
Friday evening, July "a 1s96-Two miles,
scratch. professional-First, $50; second, $zo
third, SIS.
stop watch, $25; second, bicycle SUIT, COM
plete SIS: third, gents furnishings, $40.
Half a mile, handicap, Professionalism,
$50; second, $25; third, SIS.
Quarter of a mile, scratch, amateur-First,
sui OF clothes, sos: second, silk racing suit,
SIS; third, bicycle goods, $40.
scratch, professional-First, $50; second, $25
third, SIS.
Two miles, scratch, amateur-First. unset
diamond, $25 second, bicycle suit, complete,
$15; third, bath robe, $40.
One mile, handicap. profe ssioual-First, $50;
| second $25; third, $15.
Half mile, handicap, amateur-First cam
era, $25; second, solid gold vest chain, SIS
third, merchandise, $40.
Captain Black has called q run of the
Golden Gate Cycling Club for tomorrow
to Haywards, taking the $50 A. NJ. boat
and stopping at San Leandro to see the
road race. AT the last meeting E. A. Kirk.
patrick was elected to membership and
several other applications were received.
G. Unfred OF the Golden Gates has re-
turned from his trip to San Luis Obispo
and reports the roads in that county in
fair condition. P. j. Hyde, secretary of
this club is working on new proposition,
which If successful will be an innovation
in the good-roads movement.
The Cycle Board of Trade will meet next
Wednesday evening, July ID. at the Ramb-
Ter Biclorama, Tenth and Market streets,
to further discuss the proposed big street
parade of wheelmen on SATURDAY. evening,
July 20. The various City clubs have been
invited to send delegates to the meeting,
II being suggested that the captain of each
club attend. 1t may be news to the Board
OF Trade, but have canvassed several of
the big clubs and find it is a fact that they
are not wholly in sympathy with the
movement to have big wheelmen's pa
rade.
The individual riders themselves do not
like to parade, at least the majority do not.
1t is hard work to ride in line slowly over
rough streets and cobbles, which have,
perhaps, been sprinkled, with the posi-
bility of some small boy thrusting stick
through your wheel any minute. Again,
the big clubs and the Board of Trade are
| not so thoroughly in touch since the re-
fusal of the latter to stand in and help the
clubs support the Central Park track.
we wanted their help then and they
refused it; now let them whistle for ours F"
was the way one gentleman, the president
OF club, put it. Evidently his club will
not turn out. If any of the Bay City
Wheelmen turn out, either, it will be a
surprise to me. have talked with over
half of them on the subject; the mere
mention of cycle parade is abhorrent to
them; they never did and never will
parade, except for their president, Frank
II. Kerrigan, in political times.
But this is only the dark side of it.. 1t
must not be thought by the wheelmen or
! the clubs that they would be doing the
Cycle Board of Trade any more good than
they would themselves by helping to
! make this parade big success. Improved
streets and the lighting of the park will no
doubt aid IN the sale of more wheels. but
what great boon they will also be to the
riders them selves. If this parade is to be
held at ali, let US make it big success. 1t
would be mistake for the wheeimen to
turn out few in number and half
I heartedly. / am of the opinion that lust
about this time representative wheel
mems parade would do world of good in
showing to the people the number and
J strength of the bicycles deyotees. Now,
I if the captains of the big local clubs will
each take a personal interest IN the mat
| ter and work it up among their membe
n doubt the greater portion of them will
! turn out this time, and they certainly owe
1t to themselves to do so. Let the various
! captains attend that meeting next
Wednesday night and become snthused
| on the desirability of the project, as
| have.
The League of American Wheelmen IN
North California now numbers Just 1900
the total number in the United States be-
ing 56, 900 odd. SPALDINe.