The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02

Shafer, the celebrated trainer, once told
the writer that it was the trainer, and not
the rider, who made the racing man. He
said he could take any ordinary road rider
who was strong and good ''plugger" or
"grinder" (terms which are purely cycular,
and mean one who can maintain a me-
dium, but steady, pace for a long whitley
and make fast track man out of him.
He said that only an experienced and
clever trainer could do this. l looked at
him admiringly and have had an advanced
opinion of Mr.. Shafer's training abilities
ever since.
The Liberty Cycling Club will have a
run tomorrow to Camp Taylor, under
Captain Beattie. J. Vanderbose, A. Null
Ter and E. Essting have been elected to
member ship.
/ R. NJ Welch OF the National Racing
Boa rd has issued his bulletin for the week
as follows:
Bulletin No 8. -
Sanctions granted-May l, Fresno Jockey
Athletic Association, Portland, Or; NAV Is,
CentervIlle Athletic Club, Centerville Cal
May %, independents A. A. Club, Independ-
Transferred to profess ional class-AIlau n.
Jones, F. NJ. Byrne, San Francisco; at their
own request J. E. Edwards, San Francisco,
under clause l.
Suspensions of Rudolph, Russ and Bonfield
Of Lowell High School for competing in un-
sanctioned races terminated, it being shown
THAT they rode under the belief that all neces-
sary authority had been obtained
r. NJ WEIGH
Member National Racing Board
There will not be nearly enough tam
dems this season to supply the demand,
and those who are contemplating gettin G
two-seater had better place their orders
early. So pressed are the manufactures
now trying to supply the public with sin
gle wheels that few of them have had op-
portunlty to turn their attention to the
manufacture of tandems. From all over
the United. States the dem and for the
double machines has been universal II is
the spirit of the times; the com panionable
and easy-running tandem is the wheel of
the hour. But, as a welI-known manu-
facturer puts it, I'VE are head over heels
in work getting out the single wheels,
and, although our dies and gauges for tam
dem construction are ready, We cannot
take our workmen off their present labors
to build tandem machines" Why? you
ask; l imagine it's because it is not as
profitable to sell one tandem as it is two
singles.
The postponed run OF the San Francisco
Road Club will be held tomorrow to To-
caloma, taking the 9:15 Sausalito boat, un-
less rain again forces Captain Pixley to
postpone it. At the election Of the Club
last Tuesday the following members were
chosen for the respective Offices: Presi-
dent. o. r. Sterling; e-president. Al
w. Wehe; financial secretary, Max Mayer;
recording secretary. William Macfessel; /;
treasurer, Samuel Hoffman; sergeant-at-
arms, L. Schoenfeld; captain, W. /. Pix
ley. The captain will appoint his own
lieutenants and wiz probably retain those
who are now serving him.. Lewis and
A. Gilmore. The club has two new tan
dem teams-G. Cotton and II. Zimmerly
and Ralph Robinson aud Bob McClunie.
"A new wheeling paper, to be known as
The Cycling World, is about to be launched
at San Jose by /. Percy Mills.
The Alameda Cyciers will have a club
run to Centerviiie tomorrow under Cap
tain Dodd, and large crowd is expected
to go down and enjoy one of Mr.. Gregory's
celebrated wheelmens dinners.
Captain w. B. Fawcett has called a run
of the Olympic Club Wheelmen for TODAY
to Santa Rosa, and the memb bers will turn
out in full uniform. in the endeavor to
win the cup offered by the Rose Carnival
Association for the club making the best
appearance in the floral parade there to-
day. They will take the 7:30 A. NJ. Thu
ron boat, returning on the train which
leaves Santa Rosa at P. NJ. Their head
quarters will be at Byington's Hall, which
has been secured and tastefully decorated.
and here the wheelmen will keep open
house all day and receive their friends.
President Adams. Lieutenants Berges and
Plagemann, and other handsome members
OF the club, win assist Captain Fawcett in
receiving and entertaining the visitors.
Chairman Gideon of the National Racing
Board has announced the complete Ma
tional racing circuit as follows:
May-oakland, CAL, L: Santa Rosa, 2; San
Jose, 81; San Francisco, 16; Santa Monica, %:
Phoenix, Ariz., 30. June-Tucson, Ariz., 1; Ell
Tex, 8; Houston, Tex. 10; New Orleans. La,