The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08

in large and excellently appointed club
house near the waters edge. The club
has parlors, gymnasium, baths, wheeI-
room, billiard-room, lockers and all other
conveniences, including a room for the
storing of shells and racing-boats used by
the rowing annex, which is an important
feature of the club. Among the wheel
men in the club one will meet Arthur
Wright, Bob Inglis, Fred Eckstrom,
Hutchinson, McCuen and dozen others
who were well-known as members OF the
Oak Leafs, together with considerable
new blood which has been Infused into
the ranks of late.
The Stockton Road Club is a new and
strong organization numerically, having
more members than the Terminal Citys or
the cycling annex of the athletic club.
The Terminal City Club is league club
and in this connection considerable good
work for the league has been done by Or
rim S. Henderson, the local consul, who,
by the way, is one of the champion swim
mers of Stockton.
The Olympic City Wheelmen are talk
ing of joint run with the Reliance Club
Wheelmen to Stockton by boat Saturday
evening, August %. Hearing of this the
wheelmen of the athletic club have de-
cided to invite them to be their guests
while there and will also invite the Bay
City Wheelmen to come up at the same
time. A run to Lodi and a feast upon
watermelons would be features of the re-
ception.
race meet to be held on the Central Park
track on Saturday afternoon, August y.
He has the support of all the local cycling
clubs ana the Cycle Board of Trade has
called a special meeting for next Monday
night to consider in what way they can
lend the project their aid. Wheelmen OF
this City are alive to the fact that there
should be race meets held in this City and
that they can be made success If prop
ery handled, and Mr.. Fawcett is receiving
a great deal of encouragement in his pre-
liminary arrangements. Suitable prizes
will be awarded in the different events
and there will probably be match race
between two crack professionals from diff
ferent clubs, paced by tandems.
Collisions are sometimes unavoidable,
no matter how careful rider may be. OF
course. it is always better to avoid a
smash-up if such a thing is possible.
There are cases-and 1t happens to nearly
every cyclist-when a collision cannot be
avoided. Then the old saw, "Self-preser-
vation is the first law of nature" comes
in. Put on little extra steam and strike
your adversary's wheel lead on. DON It
allow him to hit you broadside or your
wheel won't be worth much. Above all
always keep cool and observe the rules of
the road. If you do this it will be the
other fellow fault if there is any trouble.
Wheelmen should avoid all sweetened
drinks when on tour. They only serve to
increase the thirst. The most beneficial
drink is ginger ale. The imported article
is the best, and if served in large glass,
with fresh egg broken in it and thor
oughly mixed, the potion is delicious and
exceedingly refreshing.
Tom Cooper, who leads the racing men
on Spooner's percentage ladder, Is youth
who is trained to perfection. In fact, it is
said he could never get into finer physical
condition. Old trainers say that unless a
rider shows progress he must go back.
This is apt to happen in Cooper's case.
He is now i'll that rare form where his con-
dition is faultless. There is chance of
his breaking down any day. Unless he
pays strict attention to himself the strain
is apt to affect him. Experienced men
say he cannot last the season out at his
present gait. Bald is larger man and
seems to have more strength and nerve
force, but the circuit last year told on him.
Cooper is more conservative young man
than Bald, however; saves his money and
does not run around with the boys'; as
result he is not as popular among the
circuit followers as is Bald.
The cyclists of this country are looking
toward Louisville, where the annual race
meet of the League of American Wheel
men will begin on August 10 and continue
five days. Everybody had royal time at
Asbury Park last year, but those who 20
TO the Blue Grass State will, in all proba-
oilitY, not be sorry that they made the