The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
Walter B. Fawcett, Manager of the
New Velodrome Track.

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handicaps and complete programme of
events was given in THE CALL yesterday.
The exact order in which the races and
heats will be ridden was given, and with
that article before one a programme will
be unnecessary.
Dozens of people have asked me who
l thought would win the match races be-
tween Wells and Foster to-day, and with
absolutely no partisan feeling on either
side, and with perfect knowledge of the
condition OF the two men and their past
performances for years back, / have been
unable to say. They are as nearly matched
as any two men on the coast could be.
might venture that Foster will have q
little the best of the one-mlle run and
Wells OF the i've mile, but the advantage
either way, If any, is too slight to count.
Wells is slower to start a sprint than
Foster, being more bulky, put he has the
most endurance. He has also had the ad-
vantage of two seasons on the National
circuit, but that won't serve him to much
good in a match race, and particularly
against such an old hand at the game as
Walter Foster.
on the result OF the races, the odds being
even. 1t is to 5 Foster will win the mile
and to 5 Wells will win the five mile
And there you are.
Between the two clubs the men belong
TO, the Bay City Wheelmen and Olympic
Club Wheelmen, there has always been
an intense rivalry and that has naturally
extended to the men and all the members
They will all turn out in full force this
afternoon to help root" for their fayorite
and one side or the other is bound to go
broke on the result 1t will be the race
OF the year surely, and between two as
game, speedy and gentlemanly fellows as
ever threw leg over a saddle. May the
best man win.
Wilbur +. Knapp of the Bay CITY
Wheelmen, the popular announcer at all
racemeets on the coast, will be home in
few days from his Eastern trip. Knapp
has closed deal to represent the World
people on the coast for next year, and
will use his endeavors to bring that firm g
big racing team here this winter, consist
ing of Johnson, Michael, Waller and sew
eraI pacing teams.
Tomorrow Captain Lewis will lead the
mem bers of the San Francisco Road Club
on blind run. Last night they enjoyed
a trip to Sutro's Baths on the cars. The
clubs dance, to be held the second Tues
day evening In Decent Der, will be quite a
social function in the cycling world. 1t
will be at Union-square Hall.
There are 752 league clubs IN the United
States. The total mem bership is now
69,640, of which the North California di-
vision has 1640 New York has attained
the goal sought by passing the 20, 900 mark,
having to date 20, 131 mem bers.
Captain Henry L. Day will take the
members of the Bay City Wheelmen to
Laundry Farm tomorrow, via the 8 A. M.
creek-route boat. The hotel there has
been sampled and its table reported excel
lent. Necessary implements for football
and baseball will be taken along, to make
the run picnic. The clubs handicap
pool tournament begins next Monday
evening and there is large entry list, in
Guiding such crack players as Pike, Lea
witt, Kellum, Fred Day, Rhys, Menne,
George Caldwell, WEIGH. Plummer, Rob-
erts, George Hail. Merry, Bob TerriII,
Lund, Harloe, Howard, Dixon and Spal-
ding.
Frank Foster of the Olympic Club
Wheeimen, who was Zeigler's trainer on
the National circuit in 1895 and Couiter's
IN the early part of 1896, returned Thurs
day from the East. He has been handling
Ray Macdonald who was here with the
Columbia team in 1895 and whose remark
able showing while in france this year
was the subject of much comment. Mac
donald went across the water as an ordi-
nary star IN a team of Tom Eck's, with
Johnny Johnson as the planet. Macs
orbit was not large enough for him, how
ever, and he was soon swinging IN
Johnny's circle and finally totally ecIipsed
him in point of winnings and speed
Foster says be expects to go to Australia
with Ray early next year and that Eddie
Bald may go with them.
The scramble OF cyclists all over the