The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

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Mershon. The club will elect officers at
its regular meeting next Tuesday evening
The Acme Clubs ten-mile road race will
be started at IL A. NJ. next Sunday from
High street, Haywards. 1t is the fourth
race of a series and a large number of
riders have entered.
Harry Sherwood, president Of the Fresno
Athletic Club Wheelmen, is in the City on
visit.
Robert Mitchell, popular local wheel
man, who took part in the Bay City
| Wheelmen's and Olympic Cyclers' min
strel shows, will be rendered benefit by
these two organizations and the Native
Sons. 1t will take place Wednesday even
ing, July 1, at Native Sons Hall. Mr..
Mitchell recently met with severe accl-
dent, and his many friends have taken
this way OF attesting their sympathy and
friendship. The entertainment will be
largely attended by the wheelmen.
Henry Meyer and Matt Lindsay left last
Friday a-wheel for the Yosemite Valley.
They took camping outfit with them and
Will camp along the road and in the valley.
IEey Will be absent about two weeks.
There will be a three days indoor cycle
racing tournament at Sacramento on July
%, "A and %, conducted by Mr.. Weiner
OF that place. A track will be built in the
big Agricultural Pavilion. Many of the
riders from this City will compete.
Otto Ziegler Jr., accompanied by Trainer
Aylward, joined the National racing Cir
cult at San Antonio, Tex. In a letter from
that place to the cycling editor of The
CALL, dated June 2, Aylward says:
1t will be gala day for San Antonio on the
4th inst. All of the stores and business places
| Will be closed, and the excitement over the
coming meet runs very high. Texas is simply
bicycle crazy
The climate does not agree with US very well,
| 1t is so hot. The thermometer registered 1O5
deg. in the shade to-day at noon. We are tax
ing very light work, riding only once day. 1t
| is good weather for speed, though, for riders
| muscles are soft and quick.
The party from the coast will arrive Thurs
day afternoon The track here is half-mile
dirt course, seemingly very fast, and is located
about two miles from town. All the riders on
| the circuit now are in excellent condition, and
| there can be no excuses on that score
Otto and myself are trying TO get up party
| to visit the coast after the racing season is
over. We already have Arthur Gardiner and
| Trainer John West, Tom Cooper, Pat O'Connor,
! the Irishman; Harley Davidson, the Canadian
rider, while Sanger OF Milwaukee and Trainer
| Dunn Dleton will go provided Walter is able to
| sign with some big firm.
| There is possibility of Morgan & Wright
sending its entire team to the coast for records
| at the end OF the season, and our hammer is
| continually pounding to that end. Mr.. Len
ME, their representative there, could help US a
good deal, Tor he knows the record season lasts
| great deal longer on the coast than else
where. Your paper could also aid US consider
| ably In our efforts to have them send the team
out, and by so doing would start great cycling
| boom on the coast. NJ. & w. are an exception
| ally liberal firm and they would do the sport
| more good than any OF the teams that have
| gone for records out there. Their team con-
| slsts OF eight riders, four trainers and man
| ager, and it would mean at least twenty men
| IN all were we TO so for records. There would
| be Zlegler, Gardiner, Cooper, Sanger, O'Connor
and several others, and with such stars as these
! on the coast winter racing at Central Park and
/ lose. m
| with Wells, Foster, JONES' Coulter, the Terrills
| and other coast hiers, would do more to boom
| the sport than anything else There would
also be more dates on the National circuit in
| California if they had these men to follow it
! from the start. You can appreciate this.
! think beyond all question these men will un-
! douOtedly be with you in the fall. Will keep
| you posted on the outlook, and give you the
news OF the circuit as we move along. Yours
] as ever, r. P. AYLwARD.
| If things turn out as Aylward predicts
| and these crackeria jacks winter in California
1t will create renewed interest in cycle
racing here and beyond question their
coming here will attract many Others
| John S. Johnson and trainer, Tom Eek,
will be in California in the fall and Eddie
Bald is also expected.
| a joint run of the Olympic Club Wheel
men and the Reliance Club Wheelmen has
| been arranged by Captains Fawcett and
| Griffiths for next Sunday to Woodside,
San Mateo County. The Camera Club Cy-
clists will go to Camp Taylor The Bay
City Wheelmen will ride to Lake Piarcitos
on June 21, under Captain PIummer.