The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
THE FIELD OF SPORT.
What Sportsmen, Athletes and
Cyclists Are Doing.

have not openly expressed their views on
this question, it is the general impression
that class B will be their choice.
Z. C.. Bald, the champion class man OF
1895, has not signed for this year, pre-
ferring to await the action of the delegates
regarding the various classes of racing
men. He is quoted as being anxious that
class B be retained for at least another
year. He once asked the mighty thinner
man if it would be wise for him to become
a professional. and the latter in short,
sharp reply, characteristic of the man, adj
vised him, s'No; stay where you are."
Bald has great deal of admiration for
Zimmerman's business acumen and fore
sight and he gladly followed the advice
given.
A large party of the Bay City Wheel
men will go across the bay this afternoon
and tomorrow to train on the San Lee
andre triangle for the Associated Clubs
twenty-five mile race on Washington S
birthday. They will be paced by several
tandems. T. A. Griffiths, T. S. Hall, Emil
Languetin, Archie Reid, A. ]. Menne, F..
IL. Day and other fast riders are training
constantly for the event. The clubs class
men, nearly all of whom are now in
Southern California, may make flying
II. p up here to take part in the race. They
are c. S. Wells, w. A. Terrill, Emil Ul-
BRIGHT, F. G. Lacey, H. E. McCrea, w. w.
Hatton and w. w. Hamilton.
The National assembly of the league
should take some steps to protect handi-
cappers. Every rider who enters for g
handicap event should be compelled to
compete or suffer punishment. When the
ladder of race is figured out from a
scientific standpoint, and then several
competitors refuse to ride, it makes a bad
break in the calculations, and in many in
stances some of the riders close to the
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that their chances of winning would be
small. This is a fault that should find 8
speedy remedy.
The Garden City Cyclers will hold try
out road race over the East San Jose course
tomorrow. The Reliance Club Wheel
men of Oakland will ride over the Fruit.
yale-Haywards course.
The visiting committee of the League oi
American Wheelmen called upon the Ala
media Cyclers last evening and were>wel
received. Next Friday the com mittee will
visit the Olympic Cyclers; on Monday. the
18th, the Imperial Cycling Club, and or
" ednesday, the 26th, the Reliance Club
Wheelmen of Oakland.
The Imperial Cycling Club has elected a
great many new members within the last
few weeks, among whom are l.. Raymond
and ]. F. Staver, two prominent class B
men now at Santa Monica. E. Winesett
of the Imperials is also training at Santa
Monica.
The Imperial Club is taking foremost
position among the organized wheelmen
of this City, and its success is in consid-
cradle measure attributable to the energy
and activity shown by President w. II.
Tooker, Secretary John S. Egan, George J.
Panario Captain Catanich and few other
hard workers for the club. Tomorrow the
club has a run to San Leandro, and the
road-racing contingent will have a chance
to try its speed over the triangular course
there.
The New York Clipper Annual for 1896
IS to hand, and contains theatrical and
sporting chronologies for 1896; list OF
deaths in the amusement profession
aquatic, trotting and bicycling records
baseball, cricket, billiards. etc.; records of
fastest time and best performances in all
departments of sport. It is elegantly illus
trated and as a book for reading and refer
ence is invaluable.
The tournament to be held in the Pa
villon next month is now an assured sue,
cess. Entries for the races are being re-
! ceived every day. The first two to come
in were those of T. a. Griffiths and r. S.
Hall. two of the Bay City Wheelmen's
fast class B men. The handicap class A
races will have large fields of starters. The
cycle show IN conjunction with the racing
will be an Interesting feature, as many OF
the novelties of the recent Chicago and
New York shows are being shipped out
here for the event. Twenty nine local
agencies have already signed for space.
The New York cycle show edition of the
American Wheelman is just to hand and
is wonderful production for cycling
weekly. 1t is the largest bicycle paper
ever published and consists of 2SO pages,
handsomely illustrated and containing
lots of valuable and interesting reading
matter. The publishers show great enter
prise in getting up such fine edition.
The latest local racing news of any i'm
portance is to the effect that Frank NJ
Byrne, the Imperial Cycling Clubs best
rider, will enter the class B events at the
indoor tournament. He thus gives up hi:
class A standing, which has been high, al
there were few who could equal his speed
SPALDING.