The San Francisco call., 1896-04-25

ton involved will be particularly beneficial
Nothing brings on fatigue so much and
SO quickly as riding In one position. A
change of posture occasionally relaxes
certain muscles and brings others into play,
making it possible to accomplish greater
results or to return from journey with
out being all used up.
Fatigue at the wrists may be relieved by
change of grip so as to catch the handles
with the palms up, also by raising or
lowering the shoulders so as to change the
angles at which the wrists are bent This,
as well as changing the grip, will relieve
pain on the outer side of the arm, but the
practice of leaning on the arms. throwing
all the weight on the handles is a poor
one at best. The riders weight should be
distributed between the saddle and the
pedals, with just enough thrown onto the
handles to keep his balance; and while
riding with the hands off the bars is not
to be commended, except for the trick and
fancy rider, the body should be so poised
as to make this possible. Leaning over
often brings fatigue to the chest muscles,
while pain in the back is often due to the
same cause. Sit up straight and it will
disapper. In other words, there is hardly
position which the rider assumes that
cannot be changed to some other tempo
rarily, at least, to relieve the strain brought
on certain muscles.
Entry blanks are out for the National
Circuit race meet to be held in this City on
Saturday, May LII, on the new six-lap
board track now being constructed in Gem
trail Park by the San Francisco Cycle Rae
ing Association. The track will be finished
next week, and the local riders will have
the advantage OF two weeks training upon
1t prior to the meet. The races and prizes
will be as follows:
One mile, scratch, amateur First. suit
clothes, $35; second, suit clothes, S25; third.
furnishing goods, SIS.
cash, 800; second, cash, $50: third cash s25
one mile, handicap, amateur - First. suit
clothes, $35; second. suit clothes, $25; third,
racing suit, $15.
One-half mile, scratch, profassional-First.
cash, $50; second, cash, $25; third, cash. SI5'
One mile, scratch, Professionalism cash.
800; second, cash, $50; third, cash, $25.
The entries close May L. and as some of
the fastest OF the circuit followers will be
here at that time it promises to be one of
the best meets ever held in this CITY.
The Olympic Cyclers are making extern
slve preparations for their minstrel enter
tainment, to be held at Native Sons Hall
Thursday, May IA. The best amateur tall
ent OF the City will appear, and the vari-
Gus wheeling clubs of the City will turn
out in full force. Dancing will conclude
the evenings programme
Presidenr f. II. Kerrigan and +. H.
Dunno of the Bay City Wheelmen have
gone to San Luis Obispo to attend the
meeting of the Grand Parlor of the Native
Sons. Judge Dunpe is grand president Of
the order, and Judge Kerrigan is dele
gate from Stanford Parlor No. rs.
The San Francisco Road Club will hold
its semi-annual election next Tuesday
night. The nominees for the various
offices are as follows: President. o. r.
Sterling; vice-president, A. Wiehe; record
ing secretary, William Macfessel and J.
NJ. Liebert; financial secretary, Max
Meyer; treasurer. S. Bachman; sergeant-at-