The San Francisco call., 1896-11-23
AMONG THE WHEELMEN.

Yesterdays Runs Postponed Harry
Terrill Not Seriously Hurt.
All of the bicycle runs scheduled for
yesterday had to be postponed one week,
owing to the inclement weather. In con-
sequence the different clubhouses were
crowded all day and evening, and natur-
ally the principal topics, of discussion
were the many exciting events incident to
the opening meet of the Velodrome Satur-
day.
Harry Terrill was at the Bay City Club
in the afternoon with his head all band
aged, but he is not suffering much from
the effects of his fail and expects to be able
to ride again at the meet Thanksgiving
day. The Terrill brothers gave the public
sample OF the grit for which they are
noted in the race in which they were both
thrown. The fall was near the tape, and
all but two. Downing and Becker, went
down.
| These two finished, and the Thrills. as
| soon as they got their senses seemed to
third prize to be had, and at once jumped
up and started to drag their badly dam
aged wheels toward the tape. "Bob,"
| who was the least injured, got there first,
and Harry gave up, falling into the arms
of two of his clubmates who had rushed
| toward him, thoroughly exhausted.
| Decker of the Acme Club had narrow
escape from hitting the judges stand
when he fell. and was lucky to escape
| with what few bruises he received.
| The riding of Kenna, the amateur
champion and new acquisition to the
already long list of cracks carrying the
! old gold and crimson of the Bay CITY
Whee;men, was the best seen here in
many dav, and ranks him as star per-
former. He would be formidable in the
professional class, but does not care to
race for money, and is satisfied to remain
| where he Is.
Leitch of Sacramento did not appear at
this meet as professional, notwithstand-
! ing the announcement OF a morning
| paper.
The Olympic Club Wheelmen have lost
! some good member recently. Harlow Fl.
White and Len D. Owens have resigned
from the club and cast their lots with the
new Olympic Gun Club. which has re-
Gently established an elegant clubhouse
| the professional racer, has left the Olym-
pic Wheeimen and gone to the Imperial
| Club. Dan e. Whitman, another sspro -
has joined the Garden City Cyclers
D. E. Becker, the tive-mile Nationsl
champion, has challenged bob" Terrill
to race for the Velodrome shield, which
the latter won Saturday. The event will
take place in two weeks.
+. +. Castle, well-known wheelman of
New York, was a spectator at the races
Saturday, and pronounced the meet a big
success in his estimation, and the track
one of the best he has ever seen. He is
representing a patent headlight for bicy-
cles, and will be here fortnight.
The Thanksgiving day meet at the Velo-
| drome will have a good programme, but
it is being given by the management
against the sage advice of all the wheel
men prominent in local cycling affairs
and who have had lots of experience in
promoting race meets. They realize that
the intercollegiate football game and the
horseraces will draw so many people that
there will be but few of the sport-loying
| public left to attend bicycle races.
! Harry Larkin, secretary of the Bay City
| Wheelmen, is in Fresno on business.
I The Bay City Wheelmen's pool tourna-
ment commences this evening.