The record-union., 1896-07-15
| MANEUVERS FOR WHEELMEN
To be PfaCtiCed for Occasions Of ParadeS
and Runs.
Improving the Folsom Wheelway-
Racing Men to Come to the
City To-Day.

The Capital City Wheelman's Club
has resolved to organize drill corps
within the club. All club members are
invited to unite with ut, and ladies ac-
companying members are to be wei
come. The idea is to learn the facings
and movements on the wheel in bodies
of wheelmen, for professional ana
run purposes.
The evolutions laid down by wheel
tactics are very pretty and not difficult
1t is hoped that all the members OF the
club will unite with the drill corps, no
cost attaching. o. w. Erlewine has con-
sented to drill the corps in the fac1ngs
and company and column movements.
The first drill will take place at Agri-
cultural Park ait o'clock Friday even
ing next
Among wheelmen the watermelon
function at Stockton on August 9th
is the matter of prime consideration
just now. 1t is proposed to have large
delegation from the Capital City Wheel
men go down. 1t is estimated that 0here
will be from 2, 600 to 5000 wheelmen and
wheelwonen present, and the hoSplt-
able people of Stockton are making
preparations to make the reunion one
of perfect enjoyment and rational pleas
ure.
A good many wheelmen propose to
leave here the preceding Saturday
night, ride to Gait on the wheelway,
| leave Gait the next morning, after five
hours sleep, and reach Stockton for
| breakfast on the day of the reunion.
Others will take the train, excursion
| rates probably prevailing.
The Construction Committee of the
Capital City Wheelmen has resolved to
| put decomposed granite on the Folsom
| wheelway from Helvetia Cemetery to
| the gravel pit below McCarty's. The
stone has already been placed on the
path from that point nearly to the
| Junction. The work will begin at once,
and six carloads Of the material will be
| ordered to-day. After spreading it, the
riding Will be heavy, but after one or
| two wettings and some rolling the path
will be vastly improved.
| Some Of the professional racing wheel
men who are to contest at the coming
| bicycle tournament in the Pavilion are
| expected in the city to-day to begin
| their practice over the new indoor track.
Those who have written that they will
| be here to-day are:
| HTOItSSlOIldlS-f IL. OdVlS VI lilc oesi
Francisco Olympic Club, Russell Cush-
| ing Of the Garden City Cyclers, Bob
TerrilI of the Bay City Wheelmen and
Candy Hewett of Los Angeles.
Amateurs-E. E. Lauquetin OF the Bay
| City Wheelmen and Tracy r. Mott Of
the Oakland Reliance Club.
| R. E. Smythe of San Francisco will be
here ON Sunday to arrange the handi-
caps.
While the place is open for the riders
to train at all hours, Mr.. Winans states
that the regular time for practice will
be in the evening after o'clock. Those
who desire to witness some sensational
scorching around the forty five degree
turns will thus have an opportunity each
evening.
| who had been training hard and was
getting in fine condition for the race
meeting, had been obliged to abandon
the wheel, for several days at least. He
was bitten on the right knee by spider
the other day and his leg is badly
swollen in consequence. pete" is great
ly disappointed, as he expected to make
a good showing among the top-notchers.
There were upward Of a thousand
spectators at the Pavilion last night to
see the men ride. Tommy Welch made
mile in the fast time of 2:24 for an
indoor track and Wallace Leitch made
an eighth of mile in IA 40 seconds.