The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06

those who love to ride on pneumatic tires,
and the parade was witnessed by thou
sands, who lined the streets through
which the procession passed.
The cyclers were enthusiastic, and on
many points along the line they were
loudly cheered, and in response to the
cheers came the cry of the various clubs,
which often drowned the sounds of the
music in the band wagon. As an earnest
of a desire for good roads the parade, in
which there were more than thousand
participants, was success.
By the time darkness spread over the
City the hall of the Olympic Club on Post
street was scene of great activity. There
was a rushing to and fro of those mem
bers of the organization who belong to the
cycling S ction, getting ready for the
event. There was the dressing of wheels
the fixing OF lanterns of various hues,
flags and coiored bunting. flowers and rib
bons to make silent steeds gaady and at
tractive. And every now and then there
came from the inner rooms participants in
riding attire, some plain. some gorgeous,
some comic and many grotesque. Some
OF the young men appeared as the new
woman and as the bloomer girl, while
others, who seemed to carry out the char
While this rush and excitement was
going on in the big building there was an
unusual commotfon on Post street, from
Taylor down to Grant avenue. There was
a gathering of people on the walks anxious
to see the start, and collections of cvclers
on the cross streets, singly, in pairs and
by CLUBS, riding to the various points
assigned them by the marsh Il of the
night. Then came the band wagons and
the floats and the fireworks wagons. Then
in short time there was lighting up of
lanterns and the burning of red and white
fire, which illuminated the scene and pre-
sented to the onlookers gay and festive
picture that resembled some grand carni-
val. The gayly trimmed bicycles and the
vari-colored uniforms of the riders were
brought out in full effect by these strong
lights.
Sharply at half-past O'Clock Marshal
Edwin Mohrig gave the order to fall in
and follow the band wagon, and to the air
of Sousa's Liberty March" the procession
moved on. After the mounted police
came the Alpha Qadiesl Cycling Club. the
Olympic Cyclers, visitors on wheels from
San Rafael, San Jose, Oakland, Alameda
and Berkeley. the Reliance Athletic Club
Acme Club, Camera Club Cyclers, Waver-
leys, Pathfnders, Liberty Club, Golden
Gate Cyclists, Yellow Fellow Club, Yosem-
ite and Eintracht Club, Imperial Club
Coium bias, Bay City Wheelmen, Barker
Cyclers and many independent heelmen.
There were a mum Der of attractive fea-
lures in line, the most prominent of which
was large float prepared by the Olym-
pics. 1t was representation of Roman
gladiator George Miehling) extending the
hand OF fellowship to the modern cycler
(Allen Jones).
The PaIhfinders had in line an imita-
tion prairie schooner such as was used to
cross the plains in early days, and labeled
the John G. Fremont pathfinder of '46. -
The purpose of this was 10 find a good
path for cyelers in the City.
The Olympics carried a TRANSPARENCY
bearing the words, "a clean sweep at the
polls means a clean sweep for our wheels. !"
Charles H. Northrop, made up as Rip
Van Winkie, an independent cycler, at
tired in paper suit, carried a banner
with this strange device. Journalism up
to date. "
The Golden Gate Club had a float on
double quad representing a golden gate.
festooned with flowers and hung with
many lanterns. The Yosemite and Elm
tracht clubs we're all attired as red devils.
with fierce painted faces. The Imperial
Club turned out an immense elephant.
mounted on double quad. and on this